Monday, 27 April 2015

News shorts: Valverde takes over WorldTour lead

http://ift.tt/1EykuoB

Valverde takes over WorldTour lead

The victories in Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Flèche Wallonne have propelled Alejandro Valverde to the top of the UCI WorldTour rankings.

The Movistar rider moved up from second, dropping former leader Richie Porte (Sky) to the runner-up position. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) remained as third and fourth, respectively. Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) jumped from ninth to fifth.

ADVERTISEMENT
advertisement

Etixx-QuickStep stayed the number one team, with Sky second. Movistar moved up to third, dropping Katusha to fourth, while BMC remained in fifth place.

The change in individual rankings was reflected in the nation rankings, as Spain took over the top place, dropping Australia to second. They were followed by Colombia, Netherlands and Italy.

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) about to raise his arms in triumph as Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quick Step) curses his second place

You can read more at Cyclingnews.com



via Cyclingnews Latest News http://ift.tt/1DFhqDn

No comments:

Post a Comment

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...