Katusha overtake Sky in WorldTour ranking after Kristoff's GP Plouay win

Alexander Kristoff back to winning as he takes GP Plouay in France on Sunday, propelling Katusha to the top of the WorldTour team standings

Alexander Kristoff wins the 2015 GP Plouay from Simone Ponzi and Ramunas Navardauskas

(Image credit: Watson)

Norwegian Alexander Kristoff took his 20th victory of the 2015 season on Sunday, winning the GP Plouay in France, and propelling his Katusha team to the top of the UCI WorldTour rankings, unseating British squad Sky.

Kristoff took the win ahead of Simone Ponzi (Southeast) in second and Ramunas Navardauskas (Cannondale-Garmin) in third. His 80 points for winning Plouay mean that Kristoff moves from fifth to fourth in the individual WorldTour ranking. Kristoff's most notable 2015 WorldTour victory was the Tour of Flanders in April, and he has also won stages of Paris-Nice and the Tour de Suisse.

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