2011 UCI World Tour

The 2011 UCI World Tour was the third edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under

2011 Tour Down Under

The 2011 Tour Down Under was the 13th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 18 January to 23 January and was the first race of the 2011 UCI World Tour...

's opening stage on 18 January, and consisted of 14 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 15 October.

Events

All 26 events from the 2010 UCI World Ranking

2010 UCI World Ranking

The 2010 UCI World Ranking was the second edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 19 January, and consisted of 13 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 16...

 were included, though the UCI ProTour

UCI ProTour

The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...

 classification of events under which 16 of these were previously promoted has now been disbanded. In addition to this, the five stage Tour of Beijing

Tour of Beijing

The Tour of Beijing is a stage professional bicycle road race held in China. Its first edition took place on October 5-9, 2011, as the second to last event in the 2011 UCI World Tour....

 has been added to the schedule.

The 18 teams that hold UCI ProTeam status are obliged to participate in all races. The organisers of each race can additionally invite other teams that hold UCI Pro-Continental status, or an ad-hoc national selection, to compete.

Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third	Other points (4th place onwards)	Stage points
Tour Down Under 2011 Tour Down Under The 2011 Tour Down Under was the 13th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 18 January to 23 January and was the first race of the 2011 UCI World Tour...	January 18–23	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Paris–Nice 2011 Paris–Nice The 2011 Paris–Nice was the 69th running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun. It started on 6 March in Houdan and ended on 13 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages, including a time trial...	March 6–13	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Tirreno–Adriatico 2011 Tirreno–Adriatico The 2011 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 46th running of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycling stage race, often known as the Race of two seas. It started on 9 March in Marina di Carrara and ended on 15 March in San Benedetto del Tronto and consisted of seven stages, including a team time trial to begin the race...	March 9–15	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Milan–San Remo 2011 Milan – San Remo The 2011 Milan – San Remo was the 102nd running of the Milan – San Remo single-day cycling race. It was held on 19 March over a distance of and was the fourth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season....	March 19	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	N/A
Volta a Catalunya 2011 Volta a Catalunya The 2011 Volta a Catalunya was the 91st running of the Volta a Catalunya cycling stage race. It started on 21 March in Lloret de Mar and ended on 27 March in Barcelona, and consisted on seven stages...	March 21–27	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Gent–Wevelgem 2011 Gent–Wevelgem The 2011 Gent–Wevelgem was the 73rd running of the Gent–Wevelgem cycling race, held on 27 March 2011. 's Tom Boonen won the race in a sprint finish ahead of rider Daniele Bennati and Tyler Farrar of .- Teams :...	March 27	(80 pts)	(60 pts)	(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
Tour of Flanders 2011 Tour of Flanders The 2011 Tour of Flanders cycle race was the 95th edition of this monumental classic and took place on 3 April. The course was long and was held between Brugge and Ninove. The race was won by Nick Nuyens ahead of Sylvain Chavanel and Fabian Cancellara....	April 3	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	N/A
Tour of the Basque Country 2011 Tour of the Basque Country The 2011 Tour of the Basque Country, was the 51st running of the Tour of the Basque Country cycling stage race. It started on 4 April in Zumarraga and ended on 9 April in Zalla and consisted of six stages, including a race-concluding individual time trial...	April 4–9	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Paris–Roubaix 2011 Paris–Roubaix The 2011 Paris–Roubaix was the 109th running of the Paris–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the Hell of the North. It was held on 10 April 2011 over a distance of and was the ninth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season....	April 10	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	N/A
Amstel Gold Race 2011 Amstel Gold Race The 2011 Amstel Gold Race was the 46th running of the Amstel Gold Race, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 17 April 2011 over a distance of and was the tenth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season....	April 17	(80 pts)	(60 pts)	(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
La Flèche Wallonne 2011 La Flèche Wallonne The 2011 La Flèche Wallonne was the 75th running of La Flèche Wallonne, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 20 April 2011 over a distance of between Charleroi and Huy in Belgium, and was the eleventh race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season....	April 20	(80 pts)	(60 pts)	(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2011 Liège–Bastogne–Liège The 2011 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 97th running of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 24 April 2011 over a distance of , starting in Liège and finishing in Ans, via Bastogne in the Ardennes region of Belgium...	April 24	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	N/A
Tour de Romandie 2011 Tour de Romandie The 2011 Tour de Romandie, was the 65th running of the Tour de Romandie cycling stage race. It started on 26 April in Martigny and ended on 1 May in Geneva and consisted of six stages, including a race-commencing prologue stage and also a penultimate day individual time trial...	April 26 – May 1	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Giro d'Italia 2011 Giro d'Italia The 2011 Giro d'Italia was the 94th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started on 7 May with a team time trial in Turin to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification, when the city served as the first capital of the single state.The route was...	May 7–29	(170 pts)	(130 pts)	(100 pts)	90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2	16, 8, 4, 2, 1
Critérium du Dauphiné 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné The 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné, was the 63rd running of the Critérium du Dauphiné cycling stage race. It started on 5 June in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and ended on 12 June in La Toussuire and consisted of eight stages, including a race-commencing prologue stage and an individual time trial, held as...	June 5–12	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Tour de Suisse 2011 Tour de Suisse The 2011 Tour de Suisse was the 75th running of the Tour de Suisse cycling stage race. It started on 11 June with an individual time trial in Lugano and ended with another individual time trial on 19 June, in Schaffhausen...	June 11–19	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Tour de France 2011 Tour de France -Pre-race favourites:2010 winner Alberto Contador was suspended from cycling during a doping investigation from September 2010 to February 2011, during which time 2010 runner-up Andy Schleck was regarded as the favourite. When the suspension was lifted, Contador declared his desire to compete in...	July 2–24	(200 pts)	(150 pts)	(120 pts)	110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4	20, 10, 6, 4, 2
Clásica de San Sebastián 2011 Clásica de San Sebastián The 2011 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 30th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 30 July 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain...	July 30	(80 pts)	(60 pts)	(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
Tour de Pologne 2011 Tour de Pologne The 2011 Tour de Pologne was the 68th running of the Tour de Pologne cycling stage race. It started on 31 July in Pruszków and finished on 6 August in Kraków. It was the 19th race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season....	July 31 – August 6	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Eneco Tour 2011 Eneco Tour The 2011 Eneco Tour of Benelux was the seventh running of the Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling stage race. It started with an individual time trial in Amersfoort in the Netherlands on 8 August and finished on 14 August 2011 in Sittard-Geleen, also in the Netherlands.The race consisted of seven stages,...	August 8–14	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Vuelta a España 2011 Vuelta a España The 2011 Vuelta a España was held from 20 August to 11 September. The race began in Benidorm with a team time trial and ended, as is traditional, in Madrid. The 2011 Vuelta was the 66th edition of the race and was the first Vuelta in 33 years that visited the Basque Country...	August 20 – September 11	(170 pts)	(130 pts)	(100 pts)	90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2	16, 8, 4, 2, 1
Vattenfall Cyclassics 2011 Vattenfall Cyclassics The 2011 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 16th edition of the Vattenfall Cyclassics, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 21 August 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Hamburg, Germany...	August 21	(80 pts)	(60 pts)	(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
GP Ouest-France 2011 GP Ouest-France The 2011 GP Ouest-France was the 75th edition of the GP Ouest-France, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 28 August 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Plouay, France...	August 28	(80 pts)	(60 pts)	(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
GP de Québec 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec The 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec was the second edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, a single-day professional bicycle road race. It was held on 9 September 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada...	September 9	(80 pts)	(60 pts)	(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
GP de Montréal 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal The 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal was the second edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, a single-day professional bicycle road race. It was held on 11 September 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...	September 11	(80 pts)	(60 pts)	(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
Tour of Beijing 2011 Tour of Beijing The 2011 Tour of Beijing was the inaugural running of the Tour of Beijing cycling stage race. It started with an individual time trial around the Beijing Olympic Village on 5 October and finished at the Bird's Nest on 9 October....	October 5–9	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Giro di Lombardia 2011 Giro di Lombardia The 2011 Giro di Lombardia was the 105th edition of the Giro di Lombardia single-day cycling race, often known as the Race of the Falling Leaves. It was held on 15 October 2011, over a distance of , starting in Milan and ending in Lecco for the first time...	October 15	(100 pts)	(80 pts)	(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	N/A

Standings

In a change from previous years, only riders of a UCI ProTeam can score points for the world ranking.

After the Giro di Lombardia

2011 Giro di Lombardia

The 2011 Giro di Lombardia was the 105th edition of the Giro di Lombardia single-day cycling race, often known as the Race of the Falling Leaves. It was held on 15 October 2011, over a distance of , starting in Milan and ending in Lecco for the first time...

, these are the standings:

Individual

Riders tied with the same number of points are classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages.

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1			718
2			574
3			471
4			436
5			357
6			349
7			307
8			289
9			286
10			284
11			272
12			260
13			252
14			252
15			230
16			230
17			230
18			222
19			217
20			207

• 230 riders scored points. 54 additional riders on non ProTour teams finished in positions that would have earned them points.

Team

Team rankings are calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table. Teams with the same number of points are ranked according to their top ranked rider.

Rank	Team	Points	Top five riders
1		1099	Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist...  (718), Greipel Andre Greipel André Greipel is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .He currently lives in Hürth, close to Cologne in Germany...  (132), Van Den Broeck Jurgen Van Den Broeck Jurgen Van Den Broeck is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He specializes in the time trial, having been Junior World Champion in time trialing...  (125), Roelandts Jurgen Roelandts Jürgen Roelandts is a Belgian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam team .-Palmares:20012002Jürgen Roelandts is a Belgian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam team .-Palmares:2001...  (66), Vanendert Jelle Vanendert Jelle Vanendert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Palmares :20012006...  (58)
2		1059	Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines....  (289), Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no...  (260), Froome Chris Froome Chris Froome is a professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTour team .Born in Kenya, Froome moved with his family to South Africa as a teenager, and although he began his career registered with the Kenyan cycling federation, since spring 2008 has ridden under a British licence on the...  (230), Urán Rigoberto Urán Rigoberto Urán Urán is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, currently riding for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:Urán's first cycling race was at the age of 14, three months before his father was accidentally killed in a gunfight related to the drug war in Colombia...  (169), Gerrans Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for the British UCI ProTour team, .-Biography:Gerrans was born in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in Mansfield, Victoria....  (111)
3		1024	F Schleck Fränk Schleck Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial...  (284), A Schleck Andy Schleck Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974...  (252), Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...  (252), Fuglsang Jakob Fuglsang Jakob Diemer Fuglsang is a Danish professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . Before turning professional for Team Saxo Bank, he was a mountain biker racing for Team Cannondale-Vredestein. He has won the U23 World Cup...  (136) Zaugg Oliver Zaugg Oliver Zaugg is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He has previously ridden for , , and .Zaugg won his first major race in 2011, when he won the Giro di Lombardia.-Palmares:2006...  (100)
4		886	Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion...  (349), Goss Matthew Goss Matthew Harley Goss is an Australian professional road and track racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI ProTour outfit .-Career:Goss started in the business with track cycling...  (217), Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...  (152), Pinotti Marco Pinotti Marco Pinotti is an Italian road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . Pinotti is a specialist of individual time trial, in which he is a five-time Italian Time Trial Champion ....  (110), Sivtsov (58)
5		877	Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...  (574), Ballan Alessandro Ballan Alessandro Ballan is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team , and is a former world champion. Although he possesses a frame that is usually more associated with climbing, Ballan has established himself as a leading spring classics contender in recent years...  (100), Van Avermaet Greg Van Avermaet Greg Van Avermaet is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam .- Palmarès :2006Greg Van Avermaet is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam .- Palmarès :2006Greg Van Avermaet is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer,...  (90), Phinney Taylor Phinney Taylor Phinney is a world champion American racing cyclist, specialising on the track in individual pursuit. He is the son of former professional racing cyclist Davis Phinney and former Olympic gold medal racing cyclist and speed skater Connie Carpenter-Phinney...  (71), Frank Mathias Frank Mathias Frank is a Swiss road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is a good climber and is also strong in the hills.-Palmares:2006...  (42)
6		808	Martin Daniel Martin (cyclist) Daniel Martin is an Irish racing cyclist who currently rides for .-Early Life:Born in Birmingham, Martin became British National Junior Road Race Champion in 2004, before deciding to ride for Ireland. His brother Tom will ride for the UC Aubenas squad in 2009...  (286), Millar David Millar David Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007...  (185), Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...  (123), Farrar Tyler Farrar Tyler Farrar is an American professional road racing cyclist since 2003.-Cycling career:Farrar started racing at 13, and rode for in 2003, in 2004, and in 2006 and 2007. In April 2006 he crashed near the finish of the Circuit de la Sarthe and broke his collarbone and missed most of the season...  (108), Meyer Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first represented his country at the World Junior Track Championships in 2005. Meyer won his first senior World Championship in the Points Race in Pruszków, Poland...  (106)
7		784	Scarponi Michele Scarponi Michele Scarponi is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam .In 2006, Scarponi was implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case...  (357), Cunego Damiano Cunego Damiano Cunego is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rides for the Italian UCI ProTeam . His biggest wins are the 2004 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Amstel Gold Race, and the Giro di Lombardia in 2004, 2007, 2008. He finished second in the UCI Road World Championships in 2008 and in the...  (203), Bole Grega Bole Grega Bole is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :200320052010...  (91), Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for .A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 51 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010.In 2007 Alessandro was banned from cycling...  (81), Niemiec (50)
8		779	Nibali Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides UCI ProTeam . Born near the Strait of Messina, Nibali's nickname is the "shark of the strait" or simply "the shark." His first major win came at the 2006 GP Ouest-France, where he beat an impressive field on a tough course...  (272), Basso Ivan Basso Ivan Basso is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who is currently racing with UCI ProTeam . Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, is among the best mountain riders in the professional field in the 21st century, and is considered one of the strongest stage race riders...  (230), P. Sagan Peter Sagan Peter Sagan is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Sagan had a successful junior mountain bike racing career, winning the Junior World Championship in 2008, before moving to road racing....  (198), Ponzi Simone Ponzi Simone Ponzi is an Italian road bicycle racer who rides for in the UCI ProTour. He turned professional in 2009.- Palmarès :2011-External links:...  (54), Capecchi Eros Capecchi Eros Capecchi is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional with in 2005 before moving to in 2008.- Palmares :200420082011- External links :...  (25)
9		696	Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...  (471), Nuyens Nick Nuyens Nick Nuyens is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . His biggest wins to date include the semi-classics Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Omloop Het Volk, Paris–Brussels and the classic Tour of Flanders. He is generally viewed as a classics rider. He is married to the Belgian multiple...  (101), C A Sørensen Chris Anker Sørensen Chris Anker Sørensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour .Chris Anker Sørensen started his professional career in 2007 with Team CSC...  (80), J. J. Haedo Juan José Haedo Juan José Haedo is an Argentine professional road racing cyclist and former track cyclist on . He is the brother of Lucas Sebastian Haedo...  (34), Porte Richie Porte Richard "Richie" Porte is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on . In his first year in the UCI Pro Tour, Porte has been a consistent performer in the General classification at several stage races....  (10)
10		673	Gesink Robert Gesink Robert Gesink is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.-Early years:At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race, while riding for team De Peddelaars in...  (222), Mollema Bauke Mollema Bauke Mollema is a Dutch professional cyclist currently riding for Rabobank. Mollema is a Climbing specialist.-Early years:...  (184), Kruijswijk Steven Kruijswijk Steven Kruiswijk is a Dutch road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank. In 2009 he won the Under 23 category of the Dutch National Road Race Championships-Palmares:200720092010...  (120), Matthews Michael Matthews (cyclist) Michael Matthews is an Australian track and road cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . In 2010 he became the Under 23 Road Race World Champion.- Results :2008...  (74), Ten Dam Laurens ten Dam Laurens ten Dam is a Dutch road racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Rabobank.A native of the village of Zuidwolde in Groningen, Laurens ten Dam has been racing since 2002 and, by the end of 2005, has risen to world-class ranking among professional racing cyclists.- Palmarès :2006***...  (73)
11		639	Klöden Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and second place in the 2004 Tour de France and 2006 Tour de France...  (207), Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a...  (158), Horner Chris Horner Christopher Horner is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . A native and current resident of Bend, Oregon, Horner dominated the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar.-PAA-NutraFig...  (143), Brajkovič Janez Brajkovic Janez Brajkovič is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for on the UCI ProTour.-Career:...  (71), Rast Grégory Rast Grégory Rast is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He will ride for from 2012.- Palmares :20022004...  (60)
12		622	Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He has been competing since 2001, and currently rides for the UCI ProTour team .- Palmarès :2001...  (436), Moreno Daniel Moreno Daniel Moreno Fernández is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .In 2007 he won the Escalada a Montjuïc while riding for Relax-GAM...  (80), Pozzato Filippo Pozzato Filippo "Pippo" Pozzato is an Italian road racing cyclist with UCI ProTour Team Katusha.-Career:...  (50), Kolobnev Alexandr Kolobnev Alexandr Viktorovich Kolobnev is a Russian professional road bicycle racer on the UCI ProTour with , currently suspended after his A sample revealed doping products.-Career:...  (30), Brutt Pavel Brutt Pavel Brutt is a Russian professional track and road bicycle racer. He currently rides for UCI ProTour team Team Katusha the first Russian-owned team to compete in European cycling's elite,...  (26),
13		474	Intxausti Beñat Intxausti Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .-Palmares:20052006...  (118), Costa Rui Costa (cyclist) Rui Alberto Faria da Costa is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam ....  (101), Rojas José Joaquín Rojas José Joaquín Rojas Gil is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional in 2006 with the Liberty Seguros-Würth team. His older brother Mariano was a professional cyclist as well, riding for ONCE until 1996...  (95), Tondó Xavier Tondó Xavier Tondo Volpini was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who specialized in mountain stages of bicycle races- Death :...  (90), Ventoso Francisco Ventoso Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi is a Spanish road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . Ventoso turned professional with in 2004 before moving to in 2008. He won the 2010 Paris-Bruxelles in a bunch sprint...  (70)
14		471	Sánchez Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez González is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was the gold medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men's Road Race. In recent years Sánchez has proven himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton...  (307), Nieve Mikel Nieve Mikel Nieve Iturralde is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi. Nieve won the sixteenth stage of the 2010 Vuelta a España, and the fifteenth stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia, with a 50 km solo, the queen stage of that years edition, which Alberto...  (86), Antón Igor Antón Igor Antón Hernández is a Basque professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi....  (70), Castroviejo Jonathan Castroviejo Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolás is a professional cyclist riding for UCI ProTeam . After riding for two seasons with the feeder team of the de facto Basque national squad, he joined in 2010...  (6), Pérez Rubén Pérez Rubén Pérez Moreno is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi....  (2)
15		422	Vinokourov Alexander Vinokourov Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, is an ethnically Russian Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer who currently competes with the UCI ProTeam Astana...  (230), Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger is a Czech professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Kreuziger is an all-rounder, with climbing and time trial abilities, becoming a contender for the General Classification of stage races...  (135), Tiralongo Paolo Tiralongo Paolo Tiralongo is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .He joined Astana for the 2010 season, on a 2 year contract.- Palmares :1999* 1st, Triptique Ardennais Overall2001...  (21), Hryvko Andriy Hryvko Andriy Grivko is a Ukrainian racing cyclist for . He competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the road race, in which he did not finish, and the individual time trial, where he finished 31st.-Palmarès:200520062008-External links:...  (20), Clarke Simon Clarke Simon Clarke is a former English footballer who played, as a striker, for West Ham United.-Career:Clarke was a product of West Ham's youth system. He played for Chelmsford Schools before signing for West Ham, playing for their youth and reserve teams...  (16)
16		379	Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Championship. He is a member of the team, and is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing sprint...  (140), Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother Sébastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-René Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulangère in 2003...  (90), Ciolek Gerald Ciolek Gerald Michael Ciolek is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . In 2005, Ciolek won the German National Championship road race at age 18, the youngest ever rider to do so....  (67), Devenyns Dries Devenyns Dries Devenyns is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Quick Step.- Palmares :201120102009*...  (50), Cataldo Dario Cataldo Dario Cataldo is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .After surprisingly winning the Baby Giro in 2006, Cataldo signed as a neo-professional for Liquigas for the 2007 season. In January 2007, Cataldo was hit by a car while training...  (32)
17		372	Péraud Jean-Christophe Péraud Jean-Christophe Péraud is a French cyclist and was a member of the French team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He won the Silver medal in the cross-country race. In June 2009 he became the surprise winner of the French National Time Trial Championship...  (151), Gadret John Gadret John Gadret is a French professional racing cyclist in cyclo-cross and road racing disciplines for UCI ProTour team . He became a stagiaire for Cofidis in 2003 before turning professional with the team in 2004....  (116), Nocentini Rinaldo Nocentini Rinaldo Nocentini is an Italian racing cyclist with UCI ProTour team .In the 2009 Tour de France, his first participation in the race, he became leader in the General Classification after participating in a stage-long breakaway on stage 7 to take the yellow jersey from Fabian Cancellara with an...  (46), Mondory Lloyd Mondory Lloyd Mondory is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Major results :2005...  (31), Dupont Hubert Dupont Hubert Dupont is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .-Palmares:2006...  (28)
18		369	Marcato Marco Marcato Marco Marcato is an Italian racing cyclist currently riding for .- Palmares :200520062007...  (102), Poels Wout Poels Wouter Poels is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .-Career highlights:20082010...  (94), Leukemans Björn Leukemans Björn Leukemans is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. During 2008 Leukemans was suspended for doping with artificial testosterone. For 2009 he joined the .- Palmares :2011...  (76), Božič Borut Božic Borut Božič is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for . Considered a sprinter in the mould of Óscar Freire, Božič's career highlights include winning the 2007 Tour de Wallonie, victory in the first stage of the 2009 Tour de Pologne , winning the sixth stage of the...  (57), Van Leijen Joost van Leijen Joost van Leijen is a professional Dutch road cyclist, currently riding for Vacansoleil-DCM.-Palmarès:20052007Joost van Leijen is a professional Dutch road cyclist, currently riding for Vacansoleil-DCM....  (40)

• All 18 eligible teams have scored.

Nation

National rankings are calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. Nations with the same number of points are ranked according to their top ranked rider. The national rankings are used to determine how many riders a country can have in the World Championships and the Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...

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Rank	Nation	Points	Top five riders
1	Spain	1427	Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...  (471), Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He has been competing since 2001, and currently rides for the UCI ProTour team .- Palmarès :2001...  (436), Sánchez Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez González is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was the gold medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men's Road Race. In recent years Sánchez has proven himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton...  (307), Intxausti Beñat Intxausti Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .-Palmares:20052006...  (118), Rojas José Joaquín Rojas José Joaquín Rojas Gil is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional in 2006 with the Liberty Seguros-Würth team. His older brother Mariano was a professional cyclist as well, riding for ONCE until 1996...  (95)
2	Belgium	1184	Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist...  (718), Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Championship. He is a member of the team, and is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing sprint...  (140), Van Den Broeck Jurgen Van Den Broeck Jurgen Van Den Broeck is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He specializes in the time trial, having been Junior World Champion in time trialing...  (125), Nuyens Nick Nuyens Nick Nuyens is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . His biggest wins to date include the semi-classics Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Omloop Het Volk, Paris–Brussels and the classic Tour of Flanders. He is generally viewed as a classics rider. He is married to the Belgian multiple...  (101), Van Summeren Johan Van Summeren Johan Vansummeren is a Belgian road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam .During the 2007 Tour de France, commentator Paul Sherwen repeatedly praised Vansummeren's work in support of his team leader, eventual second place finisher Cadel Evans, even going so far as to say "I would like to...  (100)
3	Italy	1172	Scarponi Michele Scarponi Michele Scarponi is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam .In 2006, Scarponi was implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case...  (357), Nibali Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides UCI ProTeam . Born near the Strait of Messina, Nibali's nickname is the "shark of the strait" or simply "the shark." His first major win came at the 2006 GP Ouest-France, where he beat an impressive field on a tough course...  (272), Basso Ivan Basso Ivan Basso is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who is currently racing with UCI ProTeam . Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, is among the best mountain riders in the professional field in the 21st century, and is considered one of the strongest stage race riders...  (230), Cunego Damiano Cunego Damiano Cunego is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rides for the Italian UCI ProTeam . His biggest wins are the 2004 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Amstel Gold Race, and the Giro di Lombardia in 2004, 2007, 2008. He finished second in the UCI Road World Championships in 2008 and in the...  (203), Pinotti Marco Pinotti Marco Pinotti is an Italian road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . Pinotti is a specialist of individual time trial, in which he is a five-time Italian Time Trial Champion ....  (110)
4	Australia	1082	Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...  (574), Goss Matthew Goss Matthew Harley Goss is an Australian professional road and track racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI ProTour outfit .-Career:Goss started in the business with track cycling...  (217), Gerrans Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for the British UCI ProTour team, .-Biography:Gerrans was born in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in Mansfield, Victoria....  (111), Meyer Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first represented his country at the World Junior Track Championships in 2005. Meyer won his first senior World Championship in the Points Race in Pruszków, Poland...  (106), Matthews Michael Matthews (cyclist) Michael Matthews is an Australian track and road cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . In 2010 he became the Under 23 Road Race World Champion.- Results :2008...  (74)
5	United Kingdom	947	Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines....  (289), Froome Chris Froome Chris Froome is a professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTour team .Born in Kenya, Froome moved with his family to South Africa as a teenager, and although he began his career registered with the Kenyan cycling federation, since spring 2008 has ridden under a British licence on the...  (230), Millar David Millar David Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007...  (185), Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...  (152), Swift Ben Swift Benjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:...  (91)
6	Germany	798	Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion...  (349), Klöden Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and second place in the 2004 Tour de France and 2006 Tour de France...  (207), Greipel Andre Greipel André Greipel is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .He currently lives in Hürth, close to Cologne in Germany...  (132), Ciolek Gerald Ciolek Gerald Michael Ciolek is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . In 2005, Ciolek won the German National Championship road race at age 18, the youngest ever rider to do so....  (67), Wegmann Fabian Wegmann Fabian Wegmann is a German road racing cyclist, known as a climbing specialist. He is currently riding for UCI ProTeam ....  (43)
7	Netherlands	693	Gesink Robert Gesink Robert Gesink is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.-Early years:At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race, while riding for team De Peddelaars in...  (222), Mollema Bauke Mollema Bauke Mollema is a Dutch professional cyclist currently riding for Rabobank. Mollema is a Climbing specialist.-Early years:...  (184), Kruijswijk Steven Kruijswijk Steven Kruiswijk is a Dutch road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank. In 2009 he won the Under 23 category of the Dutch National Road Race Championships-Palmares:200720092010...  (120), Poels Wout Poels Wouter Poels is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .-Career highlights:20082010...  (94), Ten Dam Laurens ten Dam Laurens ten Dam is a Dutch road racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Rabobank.A native of the village of Zuidwolde in Groningen, Laurens ten Dam has been racing since 2002 and, by the end of 2005, has risen to world-class ranking among professional racing cyclists.- Palmarès :2006***...  (73)
8	United States	551	Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a...  (158), Horner Chris Horner Christopher Horner is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . A native and current resident of Bend, Oregon, Horner dominated the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar.-PAA-NutraFig...  (143), Farrar Tyler Farrar Tyler Farrar is an American professional road racing cyclist since 2003.-Cycling career:Farrar started racing at 13, and rode for in 2003, in 2004, and in 2006 and 2007. In April 2006 he crashed near the finish of the Circuit de la Sarthe and broke his collarbone and missed most of the season...  (108), Phinney Taylor Phinney Taylor Phinney is a world champion American racing cyclist, specialising on the track in individual pursuit. He is the son of former professional racing cyclist Davis Phinney and former Olympic gold medal racing cyclist and speed skater Connie Carpenter-Phinney...  (71), Danielson Tom Danielson Tom Danielson is a professional road racing cyclist. Previously riding for the Saturn Team on the U.S. Pro Circuit, and for Fassa Bortolo in Europe, Danielson is currently a member of , but rode for the Discovery Channel team between 2005 and 2007.Danielson currently holds the record for the...  (71)
9	Luxembourg	536	F Schleck Fränk Schleck Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial...  (284), A Schleck Andy Schleck Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974...  (252)
10	Switzerland	470	Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...  (252), Zaugg Oliver Zaugg Oliver Zaugg is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He has previously ridden for , , and .Zaugg won his first major race in 2011, when he won the Giro di Lombardia.-Palmares:2006...  (100), Rast Grégory Rast Grégory Rast is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He will ride for from 2012.- Palmares :20022004...  (60), Frank Mathias Frank Mathias Frank is a Swiss road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is a good climber and is also strong in the hills.-Palmares:2006...  (42), Albasini Michael Albasini Michael Albasini is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Albasini began his career in 2003 with , moved to at the beginning of 2005, and signed with for the 2009 season...  (16)
11	France	416	Péraud Jean-Christophe Péraud Jean-Christophe Péraud is a French cyclist and was a member of the French team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He won the Silver medal in the cross-country race. In June 2009 he became the surprise winner of the French National Time Trial Championship...  (151), Gadret John Gadret John Gadret is a French professional racing cyclist in cyclo-cross and road racing disciplines for UCI ProTour team . He became a stagiaire for Cofidis in 2003 before turning professional with the team in 2004....  (116), Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother Sébastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-René Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulangère in 2003...  (90), Mondory Lloyd Mondory Lloyd Mondory is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Major results :2005...  (31), Dupont Hubert Dupont Hubert Dupont is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .-Palmares:2006...  (28)
12	Norway	390	Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no...  (260), Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...  (123), Kristoff Alexander Kristoff Alexander Kristoff is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer with the UCI ProTeam .At nine, he moved from Oslo to Stavanger. His stepfather interested him in cycling rather than football. He started riding for Stavanger SK. At 16 he won the Norwegian youth championship, and finished fourth in...  (7)
13	Republic of Ireland	309	Martin Daniel Martin (cyclist) Daniel Martin is an Irish racing cyclist who currently rides for .-Early Life:Born in Birmingham, Martin became British National Junior Road Race Champion in 2004, before deciding to ride for Ireland. His brother Tom will ride for the UC Aubenas squad in 2009...  (286), Roche (19), Deignan Philip Deignan Philip Deignan is an Irish Olympian and professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . He was educated at St Eunan's College.- Career :He first set foot on a bike in 1997 during a charity cycling event organised by Paddy Delap in Letterkenny. He has been professional since 2005. Before that he...  (4)
14	Denmark	285	Fuglsang Jakob Fuglsang Jakob Diemer Fuglsang is a Danish professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . Before turning professional for Team Saxo Bank, he was a mountain biker racing for Team Cannondale-Vredestein. He has won the U23 World Cup...  (136), Sørensen Chris Anker Sørensen Chris Anker Sørensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour .Chris Anker Sørensen started his professional career in 2007 with Team CSC...  (80), Bak (54), Rasmussen Alex Rasmussen Alex Nicki Rasmussen is a Danish professional racing cyclist. Rasmussen specialises in track cycling, and was the Scratch world champion in 2005. Rasmussen has also found success on the road, winning the 2007 Danish national championship road race...  (13), Jørgensen Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Jonas Aaen Jørgensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer. He joined Team Saxo Bank in 2010 after leaving the Danish Capinordic team where he had five victories during the 2009 season.-Career:...  (2)
15	Kazakhstan	234	Vinokourov (230), Renev Sergey Renev Sergey Renev is a Kazakhstani road bicycle racer for of the UCI ProTour.-Palmares:20052008-External links:...  (4)
16	Slovenia	219	Bole Grega Bole Grega Bole is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :200320052010...  (91), Brajkovič Janez Brajkovic Janez Brajkovič is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for on the UCI ProTour.-Career:...  (71), Božič Borut Božic Borut Božič is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for . Considered a sprinter in the mould of Óscar Freire, Božič's career highlights include winning the 2007 Tour de Wallonie, victory in the first stage of the 2009 Tour de Pologne , winning the sixth stage of the...  (57)
17	Slovakia	212	P. Sagan Peter Sagan Peter Sagan is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Sagan had a successful junior mountain bike racing career, winning the Junior World Championship in 2008, before moving to road racing....  (198), P. Velits Peter Velits Peter Velits is a Slovak professional road racing cyclist for . His career highlights include winning the 2007 UCI Road World Championships - Men's Under-23 Road Race. His twin brother, Martin Velits rides on as well. In 2012 Martin and Peter will be riding for Quick-Step .- Palmares:2003...  (14)
18	Colombia	175	Urán Rigoberto Urán Rigoberto Urán Urán is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, currently riding for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:Urán's first cycling race was at the age of 14, three months before his father was accidentally killed in a gunfight related to the drug war in Colombia...  (169), Soler Mauricio Soler Juan Mauricio Soler Hernández is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier. He won that year's King of the Mountains title. Soler stated the stage win...  (6)
19	Portugal	163	Costa Rui Costa (cyclist) Rui Alberto Faria da Costa is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam ....  (101), Machado Tiago Machado Tiago Machado is a Portuguese professional cyclist. He rides for the UCI ProTour team .-Notable Results:2008...  (33), Cardoso (27), Paulinho Sérgio Paulinho Sérgio Miguel Moreira Paulinho is a Portuguese road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He was a domestique in the 2007, 2009 and 2010 Tour de France....  (1), Oliveira Nélson Oliveira Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a striker.-Club career:Born in Barcelos, Oliveira finished his youth career at S.L. Benfica, having arrived at age 15 from Sporting de Braga, being a prolific scorer for both clubs. He made his first team debut...  (1)
20	Czech Republic	136	Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger is a Czech professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Kreuziger is an all-rounder, with climbing and time trial abilities, becoming a contender for the General Classification of stage races...  (135), Raboň František Rabon František Raboň is a Czech road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam .Raboň turned pro in 2006 with German outfit , after having been European road champion the previous season and 3 times Czech Under 23 time trial and one time road race champion.-Palmares:200320042005František Raboň is a Czech road...  (1)

• Riders from 35 countries scored points.

Leader progress

Event (Winner)	Individual	Team	Nation
Tour Down Under 2011 Tour Down Under The 2011 Tour Down Under was the 13th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 18 January to 23 January and was the first race of the 2011 UCI World Tour... (Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first represented his country at the World Junior Track Championships in 2005. Meyer won his first senior World Championship in the Points Race in Pruszków, Poland... )	Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer is an Australian professional racing cyclist, riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first represented his country at the World Junior Track Championships in 2005. Meyer won his first senior World Championship in the Points Race in Pruszków, Poland...		Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
Paris–Nice 2011 Paris–Nice The 2011 Paris–Nice was the 69th running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun. It started on 6 March in Houdan and ended on 13 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages, including a time trial... (Tony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion... )	Tony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion...
Tirreno–Adriatico 2011 Tirreno–Adriatico The 2011 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 46th running of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycling stage race, often known as the Race of two seas. It started on 9 March in Marina di Carrara and ended on 15 March in San Benedetto del Tronto and consisted of seven stages, including a team time trial to begin the race... (Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in... )	Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...
Milan – San Remo 2011 Milan – San Remo The 2011 Milan – San Remo was the 102nd running of the Milan – San Remo single-day cycling race. It was held on 19 March over a distance of and was the fourth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.... (Matthew Goss Matthew Goss Matthew Harley Goss is an Australian professional road and track racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI ProTour outfit .-Career:Goss started in the business with track cycling... )	Matthew Goss Matthew Goss Matthew Harley Goss is an Australian professional road and track racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI ProTour outfit .-Career:Goss started in the business with track cycling...
Volta a Catalunya 2011 Volta a Catalunya The 2011 Volta a Catalunya was the 91st running of the Volta a Catalunya cycling stage race. It started on 21 March in Lloret de Mar and ended on 27 March in Barcelona, and consisted on seven stages... (Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... )
Gent–Wevelgem 2011 Gent–Wevelgem The 2011 Gent–Wevelgem was the 73rd running of the Gent–Wevelgem cycling race, held on 27 March 2011. 's Tom Boonen won the race in a sprint finish ahead of rider Daniele Bennati and Tyler Farrar of .- Teams :... (Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Championship. He is a member of the team, and is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing sprint... )
Tour of Flanders 2011 Tour of Flanders The 2011 Tour of Flanders cycle race was the 95th edition of this monumental classic and took place on 3 April. The course was long and was held between Brugge and Ninove. The race was won by Nick Nuyens ahead of Sylvain Chavanel and Fabian Cancellara.... (Nick Nuyens Nick Nuyens Nick Nuyens is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . His biggest wins to date include the semi-classics Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Omloop Het Volk, Paris–Brussels and the classic Tour of Flanders. He is generally viewed as a classics rider. He is married to the Belgian multiple... )
Tour of the Basque Country 2011 Tour of the Basque Country The 2011 Tour of the Basque Country, was the 51st running of the Tour of the Basque Country cycling stage race. It started on 4 April in Zumarraga and ended on 9 April in Zalla and consisted of six stages, including a race-concluding individual time trial... (Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and second place in the 2004 Tour de France and 2006 Tour de France... )
Paris–Roubaix 2011 Paris–Roubaix The 2011 Paris–Roubaix was the 109th running of the Paris–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the Hell of the North. It was held on 10 April 2011 over a distance of and was the ninth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.... (Johan Vansummeren)	Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...		Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Amstel Gold Race 2011 Amstel Gold Race The 2011 Amstel Gold Race was the 46th running of the Amstel Gold Race, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 17 April 2011 over a distance of and was the tenth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.... (Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist... )			Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
Flèche Wallonne 2011 La Flèche Wallonne The 2011 La Flèche Wallonne was the 75th running of La Flèche Wallonne, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 20 April 2011 over a distance of between Charleroi and Huy in Belgium, and was the eleventh race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.... (Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist... )	Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist...
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2011 Liège–Bastogne–Liège The 2011 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 97th running of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 24 April 2011 over a distance of , starting in Liège and finishing in Ans, via Bastogne in the Ardennes region of Belgium... (Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist... )
Tour de Romandie 2011 Tour de Romandie The 2011 Tour de Romandie, was the 65th running of the Tour de Romandie cycling stage race. It started on 26 April in Martigny and ended on 1 May in Geneva and consisted of six stages, including a race-commencing prologue stage and also a penultimate day individual time trial... (Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in... )
Giro d'Italia 2011 Giro d'Italia The 2011 Giro d'Italia was the 94th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started on 7 May with a team time trial in Turin to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification, when the city served as the first capital of the single state.The route was... (Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... )			Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Critérium du Dauphiné 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné The 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné, was the 63rd running of the Critérium du Dauphiné cycling stage race. It started on 5 June in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and ended on 12 June in La Toussuire and consisted of eight stages, including a race-commencing prologue stage and an individual time trial, held as... (Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines.... )
Tour de Suisse 2011 Tour de Suisse The 2011 Tour de Suisse was the 75th running of the Tour de Suisse cycling stage race. It started on 11 June with an individual time trial in Lugano and ended with another individual time trial on 19 June, in Schaffhausen... (Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a... )
Tour de France 2011 Tour de France -Pre-race favourites:2010 winner Alberto Contador was suspended from cycling during a doping investigation from September 2010 to February 2011, during which time 2010 runner-up Andy Schleck was regarded as the favourite. When the suspension was lifted, Contador declared his desire to compete in... (Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in... )	Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...
Clásica de San Sebastián 2011 Clásica de San Sebastián The 2011 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 30th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 30 July 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain... (Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist... )
Tour de Pologne 2011 Tour de Pologne The 2011 Tour de Pologne was the 68th running of the Tour de Pologne cycling stage race. It started on 31 July in Pruszków and finished on 6 August in Kraków. It was the 19th race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.... (Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Peter Sagan is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Sagan had a successful junior mountain bike racing career, winning the Junior World Championship in 2008, before moving to road racing.... )
Eneco Tour 2011 Eneco Tour The 2011 Eneco Tour of Benelux was the seventh running of the Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling stage race. It started with an individual time trial in Amersfoort in the Netherlands on 8 August and finished on 14 August 2011 in Sittard-Geleen, also in the Netherlands.The race consisted of seven stages,... (Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no... )
Vattenfall Cyclassics 2011 Vattenfall Cyclassics The 2011 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 16th edition of the Vattenfall Cyclassics, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 21 August 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Hamburg, Germany... (Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no... )
GP Ouest-France 2011 GP Ouest-France The 2011 GP Ouest-France was the 75th edition of the GP Ouest-France, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 28 August 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Plouay, France... (Grega Bole Grega Bole Grega Bole is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :200320052010... )
GP de Québec 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec The 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec was the second edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, a single-day professional bicycle road race. It was held on 9 September 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada... (Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist... )	Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist...
Vuelta a España 2011 Vuelta a España The 2011 Vuelta a España was held from 20 August to 11 September. The race began in Benidorm with a team time trial and ended, as is traditional, in Madrid. The 2011 Vuelta was the 66th edition of the race and was the first Vuelta in 33 years that visited the Basque Country...   (Juan José Cobo Juan José Cobo Juan José Cobo Acebo is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who currently races for . He won the 2011 Vuelta a España, his first major title.He is considered a climber who also is able to time trial.... )
GP de Montréal 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal The 2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal was the second edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, a single-day professional bicycle road race. It was held on 11 September 2011, over a distance of , starting and finishing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada... (Rui Costa Rui Costa (cyclist) Rui Alberto Faria da Costa is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .... )
Tour of Beijing 2011 Tour of Beijing The 2011 Tour of Beijing was the inaugural running of the Tour of Beijing cycling stage race. It started with an individual time trial around the Beijing Olympic Village on 5 October and finished at the Bird's Nest on 9 October.... (Tony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion... )
Giro di Lombardia 2011 Giro di Lombardia The 2011 Giro di Lombardia was the 105th edition of the Giro di Lombardia single-day cycling race, often known as the Race of the Falling Leaves. It was held on 15 October 2011, over a distance of , starting in Milan and ending in Lecco for the first time... (Oliver Zaugg Oliver Zaugg Oliver Zaugg is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He has previously ridden for , , and .Zaugg won his first major race in 2011, when he won the Giro di Lombardia.-Palmares:2006... )