Simon Gerrans on stage 6 of the 2016 Tour Down Under
Simon Gerrans has raced to the top of the latest UCI World Ranking after his victory in the Tour Down Under in Australia on Sunday.
The Australian Orica-GreenEdge rider secured his career fourth Tour Down Under win, amassing enough points to take to the top of the Union Cycliste Internationale's newly-introduced league table of the world's best riders.
UCI World Ranking (published January 24 2016)
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