Van Avermaet extends WorldTour lead with Gent-Wevelgem victory

Gent-Wevelgem victory has extended Greg Van Avermaet's position atop the WorldTour rankings with the BMC rider leading Peter Sagan 1498 to 1215 points. The win was Avermaet's third of the 2017 WorldTour following his Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and E3 Harelbeke victories.

In Spain, Alejandro Valverde's Volta a Catalunya victory has elevated the Movistar rider into 11th place on 579 points. In the team standings, Quick-Step Floors are leading on 4131 points with BMC second on 3663 points.

Second place overall in Catalunya also saw Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) move up the rankings and slip into third place on 823 points. Despite not racing in Spain or Belgium during the week, Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) and Richie Porte (BMC) hold onto their fourth and fifth places overall.

BMC, who were the first leader's of the team rankings, are second overall to Quick-Step Floors on 3663 points with Orica-Scott third as the only other team with more than 3000 points. At the other end of the rankings, Team Dimension Data sit bottom with just 700 points from the 12 events so far in 2017. 

The Tour of Flanders on April second is the next WorldTour event on the calendar with 500 points awarded to the winner. The Tour of the Basque Country then follows from April 3-8 with 400 points to the overall winner. 

WorldTour Rankings - March 27

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Individual
#Rider Name (Country) TeamHeader Cell - Column 2 Header Cell - Column 3
1Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team1498pts
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora–Hansgrohe1215Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alberto Contador (Esp) Trek–Segafredo823Row 2 - Cell 3
4Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky820Row 3 - Cell 3
5Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team812Row 4 - Cell 3
6Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors785Row 5 - Cell 3
7Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors670Row 6 - Cell 3
8Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team660Row 7 - Cell 3
9Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team620Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky607Row 9 - Cell 3
11Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team579Row 10 - Cell 3
12Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb541Row 11 - Cell 3
13Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale520Row 12 - Cell 3
14Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica–Scott517Row 13 - Cell 3
15Dan Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors495Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica–Scott473Row 15 - Cell 3
17John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek–Segafredo450Row 16 - Cell 3
18Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha–Alpecin440Row 17 - Cell 3
19Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica–Scott422Row 18 - Cell 3
20Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ412Row 19 - Cell 3
21Nathan Haas (Aus) Team Dimension Data400Row 20 - Cell 3
22Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica–Scott390Row 21 - Cell 3
23Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors389Row 22 - Cell 3
24Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora–Hansgrohe385Row 23 - Cell 3
25Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates376Row 24 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamHeader Cell - Column 2 Header Cell - Column 3
1Quick-Step Floors4131pts
2BMC Racing Team3663Row 1 - Cell 3
3Orica–Scott3103Row 2 - Cell 3
4Team Sky2394Row 3 - Cell 3
5Movistar Team2342Row 4 - Cell 3
6Bora–Hansgrohe2273Row 5 - Cell 3
7Trek–Segafredo2191Row 6 - Cell 3
8Team Sunweb1527Row 7 - Cell 3
9Team Katusha–Alpecin1344Row 8 - Cell 3
10LottoNL–Jumbo1291Row 9 - Cell 3
11Lotto–Soudal1241Row 10 - Cell 3
12Astana1128Row 11 - Cell 3
13AG2R La Mondiale1101Row 12 - Cell 3
14FDJ1058Row 13 - Cell 3
15UAE Team Emirates981Row 14 - Cell 3
16Cannondale–Drapac900Row 15 - Cell 3
17Bahrain–Merida736Row 16 - Cell 3
18Team Dimension Data700Row 17 - Cell 3

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