2009 UCI World Ranking
First edition of the UCI World Ranking | |
Details | |
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Dates | 20 January – 17 October |
Location | Europe and Australia |
Races | 24 |
Champions | |
Individual champion | Alberto Contador (ESP) (You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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Nations' champion | Spain |
The 2009 UCI World Ranking is the first edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), replacing the rankings previously part of the UCI ProTour. 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 You have called {{Contentious topics}}
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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.[1]
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Other points[2] (4th place onwards) |
Stage points |
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Tour Down Under | Jan 20 – Jan 25 | Allan Davis (AUS) (100 pts) |
Stuart O'Grady (AUS) (80 pts) |
José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
Paris–Nice | Mar 8 – Mar 15 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (100 pts) |
Fränk Schleck (LUX) (80 pts) |
Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
Tirreno–Adriatico | Mar 11 – Mar 17 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) (100 pts) |
Stefano Garzelli (ITA) (80 pts) |
Andreas Klöden (GER) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
Milan–San Remo | Mar 21 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) (100 pts) |
Heinrich Haussler (GER) (80 pts) |
Thor Hushovd (NOR) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
Tour of Flanders | April 5 | Stijn Devolder (BEL) (100 pts) |
Heinrich Haussler (GER) (80 pts) |
Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
Tour of the Basque Country | Apr 6 – Apr 11 | Alberto Contador (ESP) (100 pts) |
Antonio Colom (ESP) (80 pts) |
Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
Gent–Wevelgem | Apr 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (80 pts) |
Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLR) (60 pts) |
Matthew Goss (AUS) (50 pts) |
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
Paris–Roubaix | Apr 12 | Tom Boonen (BEL) (100 pts) |
Filippo Pozzato (ITA) (80 pts) |
Thor Hushovd (NOR) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
Amstel Gold Race | Apr 19 | Sergei Ivanov (RUS) (80 pts) |
Karsten Kroon (NED) (60 pts) |
Robert Gesink (NED) (50 pts) |
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
La Flèche Wallonne | Apr 23 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) (80 pts) |
Andy Schleck (LUX) (60 pts) |
Damiano Cunego (ITA) (50 pts) |
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Apr 26 | Andy Schleck (LUX) (100 pts) |
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (80 pts) |
Davide Rebellin (ITA) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
Tour de Romandie | Apr 28 – May 3 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) (100 pts) |
Vladimir Karpets (RUS) (80 pts) |
Rein Taaramäe (EST) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
Giro d'Italia | May 9 – May 31 | Denis Menchov (RUS) (170 pts) |
Danilo Di Luca (ITA) (130 pts) |
Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (100 pts) |
90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 |
Volta a Catalunya | May 18 – May 24 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (100 pts) |
Dan Martin (IRE) (80 pts) |
Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré | Jun 7 – Jun 14 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (100 pts) |
Cadel Evans (AUS) (80 pts) |
Alberto Contador (ESP) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
Tour de Suisse | Jun 13 – Jun 21 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (100 pts) |
Tony Martin (GER) (80 pts) |
Roman Kreuziger (CZE) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
Tour de France | Jul 4 – Jul 26 | Alberto Contador (ESP) (200 pts) |
Andy Schleck (LUX) (150 pts) |
Lance Armstrong[3] (USA) (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 | Aug 1 | Carlos Barredo (ESP) (80 pts) |
Roman Kreuziger (CZE) (60 pts) |
Mickaël Delage (FRA) (50 pts) |
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
Tour de Pologne | Aug 2 – Aug 8 | Alessandro Ballan (ITA) (100 pts) |
Daniel Moreno (ESP) (80 pts) |
Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
Vattenfall Cyclassics | Aug 16 | Tyler Farrar (USA) (80 pts) |
Matti Breschel (DEN) (60 pts) |
Gerald Ciolek (GER) (50 pts) |
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
Eneco Tour | Aug 19 – Aug 26 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (100 pts) |
Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) (80 pts) |
Sebastian Langeveld (NED) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
GP Ouest-France | Aug 23 | Simon Gerrans (AUS) (80 pts) |
Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (60 pts) |
Paul Martens (GER) (50 pts) |
40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
Vuelta a España | Aug 29 – Sep 20 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (170 pts) |
Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (130 pts) |
Cadel Evans (AUS) (100 pts) |
90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 |
Giro di Lombardia | Oct 17 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (100 pts) |
Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (80 pts) |
Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS) (70 pts) |
60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
Final standings
Individual
Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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1 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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527 |
2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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483 |
3 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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357 |
4 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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334 |
5 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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333 |
6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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322 |
7 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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319 |
8 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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304 |
9 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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295 |
10 | Robert Gesink (NED) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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266 |
11 | Allan Davis (AUS) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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249 |
12 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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235 |
13 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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232 |
14 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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229 |
15 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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218 |
16 | Heinrich Haussler (GER) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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217 |
17 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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216 |
18 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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212 |
19 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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212 |
20 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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211 |
- 267 riders scored at least one point on the 2009 UCI World Ranking.
Team
[5] Team rankings are calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table.
Rank | Team | Points | Top five riders |
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1100 | Contador (527), Klöden (232), Armstrong[3] (150), Zubeldia (112), Leipheimer (79) |
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1048 | Valverde (483), Sánchez (211), Rodríguez (147), Moreno (117), Rojas (90) |
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957 | Boasson Hagen (322), Cavendish (304), Martin (125), Rogers (115), Greipel (91) |
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946 | A. Schleck (334), F. Schleck (212), Cancellara (180), Breschel (117), Kolobnev (103) |
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923 | Kreuziger (319), Basso (229), Pellizotti (156), Nibali (135), Bennati (84) |
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821 | Evans (333), Gilbert (295), Van Den Broeck (83), Hoste (60), Delage (50) |
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804 | Haussler (217), Hushovd (216), Gerrans (176), Sastre (134), Deignan (61) |
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760 | Davis (249), Chavanel (194), Boonen (133), Devolder (104), Barredo (80) |
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707 | Gesink (266), Menchov (218), Flecha (85), Langeveld (76), Weening (62) |
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637 | Ivanov (164), Karpets (157), Colom (145)†, Pozzato (154), Ignatiev (17) |
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632 | Farrar (212), Martin (137), Wiggins (131), Vandevelde (78), Hesjedal (74) |
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631 | Sanchez (357), Astarloza (178)†, Fernandez (56), Galdós (30), Txurruka (10) |
- 34 teams have at least one point
Nation
Final standing.[6] 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 |
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1 | Spain | 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 | Belgium | 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 | Luxembourg | 563 | A. Schleck (334), F. Schleck (212), Kirchen (17) |
8 | Netherlands | 544 | Gesink (266), Hoogerland (76), Langeveld (76), Maaskant (64), Weening (62) |
9 | Norway | 538 | Boasson Hagen (322), Hushovd (216) |
10 | United States | 528 | Farrar (212), Armstrong[3] (150), Leipheimer (79), Vande Velde (78), Hincapie (9) |
- Riders from 34 nations earned at least one point.
† 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 |
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Tour Down Under (Allan Davis) |
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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) |
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Giro d'Italia (Denis Menchov) |
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Italy |
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (Alejandro Valverde) |
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Spain |
Tour de Suisse (Fabian Cancellara) | |||
Tour de France (Alberto Contador) |
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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
- ^ 2008 - 2009 UCI Road Calendar Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Points allocation Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Armstrong's results were stripped in 2012; the 2009 UCI ranking was not changed to reflect this.
- ^ Final individual ranking table Archived October 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Final team ranking table". Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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