Alberto Contador still tops WorldTour despite crashing out of Tour de France

Vincenzo Nibali moves up to second place after Tour de France victory; Great Britain and Sky slip down the rankings

Alberto Contador on stage seven of the 2014 Criterium du Dauphine

(Image credit: Graham Watson)
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Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) may have crashed out of the Tour de France, but that has not stopped him fending off rival Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) to retain his lead in the UCI WorldTour ranking.

Despite his Tour win on Sunday, Nibali still trails Contador in the season-long UCI WorldTour ranking, though he has moved up from 40th position to second in the table. Contador is still benefiting from points gained by winning Tirreno–Adriatico and the Tour of the Basque Country, as well as second places in Volta a Catalunya and Critérium du Dauphiné.

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Nigel Wynn
Nigel Wynn
Former Associate Editor

Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.