Simon Yates tops WorldTour standings ahead of Peter Sagan after Vuelta win

Alejandro Valverde moves up to third place after taking two stage wins at the Vuelta

Simon Yates on stage 14 of the Vuelta a España (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) leads the UCI WorldTour individual ranking after his Vuelta a España overall victory, where he also took a stage win along the way.

The British rider jumps nine places in the ranking above Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), who gathered enough points in the Vuelta to sit in second place despite not winning a stage.

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