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UCI World Rankings, updated September 1, 2009

  • By VeloNews.com
  • Published Sep. 1, 2009
  • Updated Aug. 4, 2010 at 5:54 PM UTC

Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia-HTC) has climbed to third on the UCI World Ranking thanks to his overall win of the Eneco Tour stage race last month.

In the rankings as of Aug. 31, Boasson Hagen trails another relative youngster, Andy Schleck, who is in second behind Albert Contador.

Contador owes his lead to strong performances in Paris-Nice, the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and of course the Tour de France, where he scored 264 points.

Surprisingly, Contador is the oldest rider in the top five of the UCI World Ranking at just 26. Schleck is 24, Boasson Hagen is 22, fourth placed Mark Cavendish is 24 and fifth placed Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) is just 23.

Contador’s Astana team and Spain continue to lead the ranking’s team and nation categories.

Results

  • 1. Spain 1356 points
  • 2. Italy 876 points
  • 3. Australia 830 points
  • 4. Germany 694 points
  • 5. Russian Federation 590 points
  • 6. Luxembourg 563 points
  • 7. Belgium 550 points
  • 8. Norway 538 points
  • 9. United States Of America 497 points
  • 10. Great Britain 463 points
  • 11. France 448 points
  • 12. Netherlands 407 points
  • 13. Czech Republic 321 points
  • 14. Denmark 306 points
  • 15. Switzerland 253 points
  • 16. Ireland 133 points
  • 17. Belarus 115 points
  • 18. Sweden 105 points
  • 19. Estonia 98 points
  • 20. Slovenia 91 points
  • 21. Colombia 87 points
  • 22. Slovakia 51 points
  • 23. Canada 51 points
  • 24. Kazakhstan 46 points
  • 25. Poland 36 points
  • 26. Ukraine 21 points
  • 27. New Zealand 18 points
  • 28. Lithuania 16 points
  • 29. Austria 12 points
  • 30. Finland 10 points
  • 31. South Africa 10 points
  • 32. Brazil 2 points
  • 33. Japan 2 points
  • 34. Argentina 2 points

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