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2009 UCI World Ranking

The 2009 UCI World Ranking was the first edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), replacing the rankings previously part of the UCI ProTour, with which it would be merged in 2011 to form the UCI World Tour. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 20 January, and consists of 13 stage races and 11 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 17 October. All events except the Tour Down Under took place in Europe.

The individual ranking was topped by Alberto Contador, who took the lead after his win in the Tour de France and was assured of winning the classification when second-placed Alejandro Valverde was absent from the final race of the series. Contador's team took the team title, with Valverde again second as leader of , and with a third Spaniard, Samuel Sánchez, completing the top three in the individual classification, Spain won the national rankings by a wide margin over second placed Italy.

Events

All 14 events of the 2009 UCI ProTour were included in the series calendar, along with the three Grand Tours, two early season stage races, and five one-day classics.

Race	Date	Winner
(4th place onwards)	Stage points
Australia Tour Down Under	Jan 20 – Jan 25	Allan Davis
(100 pts)	Stuart O'Grady
(80 pts)	José Joaquín Rojas
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
France Paris–Nice	Mar 8 – Mar 15	Luis León Sánchez
(100 pts)	Fränk Schleck
(80 pts)	Sylvain Chavanel
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Italy Tirreno–Adriatico	Mar 11 – Mar 17	Michele Scarponi
(100 pts)	Stefano Garzelli
(80 pts)	Andreas Klöden
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Italy Milan–San Remo	Mar 21	Mark Cavendish
(100 pts)	Heinrich Haussler
(80 pts)	Thor Hushovd
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	N/A
Belgium Tour of Flanders	April 5	Stijn Devolder
(100 pts)	Heinrich Haussler
(80 pts)	Philippe Gilbert
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	N/A
Spain Tour of the Basque Country	Apr 6 – Apr 11	Alberto Contador
(100 pts)	Antonio Colom
(80 pts)	Samuel Sánchez
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Belgium Gent–Wevelgem	Apr 8	Edvald Boasson Hagen
(80 pts)	Aleksandr Kuschynski
(60 pts)	Matthew Goss
(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
France Paris–Roubaix	Apr 12	Tom Boonen
(100 pts)	Filippo Pozzato
(80 pts)	Thor Hushovd
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	N/A
Netherlands Amstel Gold Race	Apr 19	Sergei Ivanov
(80 pts)	Karsten Kroon
(60 pts)	Robert Gesink
(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
Belgium La Flèche Wallonne	Apr 23	Davide Rebellin
(80 pts)	Andy Schleck
(60 pts)	Damiano Cunego
(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
Belgium Liège–Bastogne–Liège	Apr 26	Andy Schleck
(100 pts)	Joaquim Rodríguez
(80 pts)	Davide Rebellin
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	N/A
Switzerland Tour de Romandie	Apr 28 – May 3	Roman Kreuziger
(100 pts)	Vladimir Karpets
(80 pts)	Rein Taaramäe
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Italy Giro d'Italia	May 9–31	Denis Menchov
(170 pts)	Danilo Di Luca
(130 pts)	Franco Pellizotti
(100 pts)	90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2	16, 8, 4, 2, 1
Spain Volta a Catalunya	May 18–24	Alejandro Valverde
(100 pts)	Dan Martin
(80 pts)	Haimar Zubeldia
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
France Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré	Jun 7 – Jun 14	Alejandro Valverde
(100 pts)	Cadel Evans
(80 pts)	Alberto Contador
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Switzerland Tour de Suisse	Jun 13 – Jun 21	Fabian Cancellara
(100 pts)	Tony Martin
(80 pts)	Roman Kreuziger
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
France Tour de France	Jul 4 – Jul 26	Alberto Contador
(200 pts)	Andy Schleck
(150 pts)	Lance Armstrong
(120 pts)	110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4	20, 10, 6,4, 2
Spain Clásica de San Sebastián	Aug 1	Carlos Barredo
(80 pts)	Roman Kreuziger
(60 pts)	Mickaël Delage
(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
Poland Tour de Pologne	Aug 2 – Aug 8	Alessandro Ballan
(100 pts)	Daniel Moreno
(80 pts)	Edvald Boasson Hagen
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
Germany Vattenfall Cyclassics	Aug 16	Tyler Farrar
(80 pts)	Matti Breschel
(60 pts)	Gerald Ciolek
(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
BelgiumNetherlands Eneco Tour	Aug 19 – Aug 26	Edvald Boasson Hagen
(100 pts)	Sylvain Chavanel
(80 pts)	Sebastian Langeveld
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	6, 4, 2, 1, 1
France GP Ouest-France	Aug 23	Simon Gerrans
(80 pts)	Pierrick Fédrigo
(60 pts)	Paul Martens
(50 pts)	40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2	N/A
Spain Vuelta a España	Aug 29 – Sep 20	Alejandro Valverde
(170 pts)	Samuel Sánchez
(130 pts)	Cadel Evans
(100 pts)	90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2	16, 8, 4, 2, 1
Italy Giro di Lombardia	Oct 17	Philippe Gilbert
(100 pts)	Samuel Sánchez
(80 pts)	Alexandr Kolobnev
(70 pts)	60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4	N/A

Final standings

Individual

Rank	Name	Points
1	Alberto Contador	527
2	Alejandro Valverde	483
3	Samuel Sánchez	357
4	Andy Schleck	334
5	Cadel Evans	333
6	Edvald Boasson Hagen	322
7	Roman Kreuziger	319
8	Mark Cavendish	304
9	Philippe Gilbert	295
10	Robert Gesink	266
11	Allan Davis	249
12	Damiano Cunego	235
13	Andreas Klöden	232
14	Ivan Basso	229
15	Denis Menchov	218
16	Heinrich Haussler	217
17	Thor Hushovd	216
18	Tyler Farrar	212
19	Fränk Schleck	212
20	Luis León Sánchez	211

267 riders scored at least one point on the 2009 UCI World Ranking.

Team

Team rankings are calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table.

Rank	Points	Top five riders
1	1100	Contador (527), Klöden (232), Armstrong (150), Zubeldia (112), Leipheimer (79)
2	1048	Valverde (483), Sánchez (211), Rodríguez (147), Moreno (117), Rojas (90)
3	957	Boasson Hagen (322), Cavendish (304), Martin (125), Rogers (115), Greipel (91)
4	946	A. Schleck (334), F. Schleck (212), Cancellara (180), Breschel (117), Kolobnev (103)
5	923	Kreuziger (319), Basso (229), Pellizotti (156), Nibali (135), Bennati (84)
6	821	Evans (333), Gilbert (295), Van Den Broeck (83), Hoste (60), Delage (50)
7	804	Haussler (217), Hushovd (216), Gerrans (176), Sastre (134), Deignan (61)
8	760	Davis (249), Chavanel (194), Boonen (133), Devolder (104), Barredo (80)
9	707	Gesink (266), Menchov (218), Flecha (85), Langeveld (76), Weening (62)
10	637	Ivanov (164), Karpets (157), Colom (145)†, Pozzato (154), Ignatiev (17)
11	632	Farrar (212), Martin (137), Wiggins (131), Vandevelde (78), Hesjedal (74)
12	631	Sánchez (357), Astarloza (178)†, Fernandez (56), Galdós (30), Txurruka (10)

34 teams have at least one point

Nation

Final standing. National rankings are calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The top 10 nations after the 2009 Tour de Pologne became eligible to enter 9 riders to the 2009 UCI Road World Championships, and any nation with at least one rider in the top 100 eligible to enter a team of three.

Rank	Nation	Points	Top five riders
1	ESP	1756	Contador (527), Valverde (483), S. Sánchez (357), L. Sánchez (211), Astarloza (178)†
2	Italy	984	Cunego (235), Ivan Basso (229), Rebellin (194)†, Garzelli (170), Pellizotti (156)
3	Australia	960	Evans (333), Davis (249), Gerrans (176), Rogers (115), O'Grady (87)
4	Germany	753	Klöden (232), Haussler (217), Martin (125), Greipel (91), Ciolek (88)
5	BEL	675	Gilbert (295), Boonen (133), Devolder (104), Van Den Broeck (83), Hoste (60)
6	Russia	660	Menchov (218), Ivanov (164), Karpets (157), Kolobnev (103), Trofimov (18)
7	LUX	563	A. Schleck (334), F. Schleck (212), Kirchen (17)
8	NED	544	Gesink (266), Hoogerland (76), Langeveld (76), Maaskant (64), Weening (62)
9	NOR	538	Boasson Hagen (322), Hushovd (216)
10	United States	528	Farrar (212), Armstrong (150), Leipheimer (79), Vande Velde (78), Hincapie (9)

Riders from 34 nations earned at least one point. dagger† The names of six riders under suspension for drug test failures, including Astarloza, Colom and Rebellin, were removed from the individual rankings, but the points earned before suspension are still credited to their teams and nations.

Leader progress

Event
(Winner)	Individual	Team	Nation
Tour Down Under
(Allan Davis)	Allan Davis		Australia
Paris–Nice
(Luis León Sánchez)	Spain
Tirreno–Adriatico
(Michele Scarponi)
Milan–San Remo
(Mark Cavendish)	Australia
Tour of Flanders
(Stijn Devolder)
Gent–Wevelgem
(Edvald Boasson Hagen)
Vuelta al País Vasco
(Alberto Contador)	Alberto Contador	Spain
Paris–Roubaix
(Tom Boonen)	Heinrich Haussler
Amstel Gold Race
(Sergei Ivanov)
La Flèche Wallonne
(Davide Rebellin)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
(Andy Schleck)
Tour de Romandie
(Roman Kreuziger)
Volta a Catalunya
(Alejandro Valverde)	Allan Davis
Giro d'Italia
(Denis Menchov)	Denis Menchov		Italy
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
(Alejandro Valverde)	Alejandro Valverde		Spain
Tour de Suisse
(Fabian Cancellara)
Tour de France
(Alberto Contador)	Alberto Contador
Clásica de San Sebastián
(Carlos Barredo)
Tour de Pologne
(Alessandro Ballan)
Vattenfall Cyclassics
(Tyler Farrar)
GP Ouest-France
(Simon Gerrans)
Eneco Tour
(Edvald Boasson Hagen)
Vuelta a España
(Alejandro Valverde)
Giro di Lombardia
(Philippe Gilbert)

References

link. (2012-08-01)
link. (2010-06-03)
Armstrong's results were stripped in 2012; the 2009 UCI ranking was not changed to reflect this.
link. (October 24, 2009)
"Final team ranking table".
[http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU2MzU&LangId=1&RankType=NATION&RankId=151 Final nation ranking table]
Davis had earned enough points during the first two weeks of the Giro d'Italia to retake the leadership the rankings by the end of the Volta

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