Van der Breggen climbs UCI Women's WorldTour rankings after La Fleche Wallonne win
Armitstead continues to lead Boels Dolmans sweep - Video
Although it was Anna van der Breggen (Rabo-Liv) who won La Flèche Wallonne Féminine on Wednesday, world champion Lizzie Armitstead continued to hold the lead in the UCI Women's WorldTour rankings, though the margin between her, teammate Chantal Blaak, and the rest of the elite ranks has shrunk significantly.
Armitstead came out of her Tour of Flanders victory with 368 points to Blaak's 343, with Emma Johansson (Wiggle-High5) a distant third with 285 points. But with her third place on the Mur de Huy, Megan Guarnier makes it three Boels Dolmans riders at the top of the standings, pushing Johansson to a tie for third with 325 points.
Van der Breggen inched up to fifth from sixth, and now trails Armitstead by 68 points.
The UCI Women's WorldTour now moves to China for the Tour of Chongming Island before coming to the USA for the Tour of California - the last chance for countries to alter their allocations for the women's road race at the Olympic Games.
The WorldTour then continues with the Philadelphia International Classic and Aviva Womens Tour in Great Britain before the Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile.
Women's WorldTour Rankings as of April 20, 2016
1 (1) | Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 368 | pts |
2 (2) | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 343 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 (4) | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 325 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 (3) | Emma Johansson (Swe) Wiggle High5 | 325 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 (6) | Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | 300 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 (7) | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | 235 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 (5) | Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Orica-AIS | 209 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 (8) | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | 202 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 (10) | Jolanda Neff (Swi) Servetto Footon | 144 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 (9) | Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica-AIS | 124 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 (11) | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | 112 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 (20) | Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Canyon SRAM Racing | 110 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 (12) | Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Liv-Plantur | 106 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 (13) | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | 101 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 (-) | Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 100 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 (14) | Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Hitec Products | 95 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 (18) | Carmen Small (USA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 86 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 (15) | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | 85 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 (16) | Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 85 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 (19) | Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 85 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 (17) | Amy Pieters (Ned) Wiggle High5 | 84 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 (21) | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' Cipollini | 60 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 (22) | Shelley Olds (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling | 58 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 (23) | Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | 55 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 (24) | Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Liv-Plantur | 40 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 (25) | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon SRAM Racing | 40 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 (30) | Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) Ale' Cipollini | 40 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 (-) | Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Orica-AIS | 35 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 (26) | Sarah Roy (Aus) Orica-AIS | 34 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 (-) | Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | 30 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 (27) | Coryn Rivera (USA) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 30 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 (28) | Romy Kasper (Ger) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 25 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 (29) | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | 25 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 (31) | Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) Bepink | 24 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 (32) | Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica-AIS | 22 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 (33) | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon SRAM Racing | 20 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 (34) | Jessie Daams (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 18 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 (35) | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Lensworld-Zannata | 18 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 (36) | Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | 16 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 (37) | Danielle King (GBr) Wiggle High5 | 16 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 (38) | Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 16 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 (-) | Rachel Neylan (Aus) Orica-AIS | 12 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 (39) | Emily Collins (NZl) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank | 12 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 (40) | Shara Gillow (Aus) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | 12 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 (-) | Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Ale' Cipollini | 10 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 (41) | Elizabeth Williams (Aus) Orica-AIS | 10 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 (-) | Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 8 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 (-) | Janneke Ensing (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 6 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 (42) | Joelle Numainville (Can) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 6 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 (43) | Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Wiggle High5 | 6 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 (44) | Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 6 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 (45) | Roxane Fournier (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | 6 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 (46) | Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | 4 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 (-) | Anna Plichta (Pol) BTC City Ljubljana | 2 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 (47) | Lotta Lepistö (Fin) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 2 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 (48) | Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | 2 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
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