Belgian Philippe Gilbert has leapt to the top of the Union Cycliste Internationale's Worldtour Ranking after winning Amstel Gold, Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege in the space of a week.
The Omega Pharma-Lotto rider now sits 120 points clear of second-placed Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) at the end of the Spring Classics. Australian Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) is in third place.
Highest-placed British rider is Ben Swift (Sky) in 23rd place after winning two stages of the Tour Down Under and placing third overall in the Tour Down Under in January.
Belgium is in first place in the ranking-by-nation, with Cancellara and the Schleck brothers' Leopard-Trek outfit taking the place of RadioShack as leading team.
The UCI's world ranking is compiled using a points system, with points awarded for one-day race, tour stage and stage race overall finishing positions for events in the UCI's Worldtour.
The amount of points awarded depends on the ranking of the event. For example, winning the Tour de France overall gives a rider twice as many points as winning the Eneco Tour overall.
The next counting event is the Tour de Romandie (April 26-May 1).
UCI Worldtour individual ranking: April 25
1. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 356 points
2. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek 236 points
3. Matt Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad 203 points
4. Andreas Kloden (Ger) Radioshack 202 points
5. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-ISD 202 points
6. Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 163 points
7. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 156 points
8. Chris Horner (USA) Radioshack 143 points
9. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 140 points
10. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing 128 points
Other
23. Ben Swift (GB) Sky 82 points
Ranking by nation
1. Belgium 750 points
2. Australia 558 points
3. Spain 546 points
Other
11. Great Britain 161 points
Ranking by team
1. Leopard-Trek 503 points
2. Radioshack 465 points
3. Omega Pharma-Lotto 459 points
Other
7. Sky 325 points
Related links
Spring Classics 2011: Cycling Weekly's coverage index
April 18 2011: Cancellara maintains UCI Worldtour lead
