The Manxman of Team Sky gathered up enough points after his memorable solo victory to move up from 178th to eighth in the ranking, which is topped by Tour Down Under winner Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge).
Currently, the top three of the ranking is composed of Australian riders. After Gerrans, Richie Porte (BMC) is second and Jay McCarthy (Tinkoff) third.
Greipel's fellow Challenge Mallorca winners Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) and Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-QuickStep) sit in 10th and 14th places. GP Marsellaise winner Dries Devenyns (IAM Cycling) enters the table in 25th.
Challenge Mallorca sprint king André Greipel is in at number five
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Needless to say, Australia is currently the top-ranked nation by a huge margin ahead of Italy and Colombia. Great Britain is eighth, thanks largely to Kennaugh's points.
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The UCI’s newly-introduced World Ranking was first published on January 11 and is published every Monday. It takes account of points allocated from races in the UCI International Road Calendar, which includes events in the WorldTour, Continental Circuits, World and National Championships, Olympic Games and Continental Games. It runs concurrently with the WorldTour ranking.
It's likely that next week's ranking – published on Monday, February 8 – will look very different, with the Dubai Tour, Herald Sun Tour and Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana all taking place within the next seven days.
