# 2009 UCI World Ranking

The 2009 UCI World Ranking was the first edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), replacing the rankings previously part of the UCI ProTour, with which it would be merged in 2011 to form the UCI World Tour. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 20 January, and consists of 13 stage races and 11 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 17 October. All events except the Tour Down Under took place in Europe.
The individual ranking was topped by Alberto Contador, who took the lead after his win in the Tour de France and was assured of winning the classification when second-placed Alejandro Valverde was absent from the final race of the series. Contador's Astana team took the team title, with Valverde again second as leader of Caisse d'Epargne, and with a third Spaniard, Samuel Sánchez, completing the top three in the individual classification, Spain won the national rankings by a wide margin over second placed Italy.

## Events

All 14 events of the 2009 UCI ProTour were included in the series calendar, along with the three Grand Tours, two early season stage races, and five one-day classics.
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Other points (4th place onwards) | Stage points |
| Tour Down Under | Jan 20 – Jan 25 | Allan Davis (AUS) (100 pts) | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) (80 pts) | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Paris–Nice | Mar 8 – Mar 15 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (100 pts) | Fränk Schleck (LUX) (80 pts) | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | Mar 11 – Mar 17 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) (100 pts) | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) (80 pts) | Andreas Klöden (GER) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Milan–San Remo | Mar 21 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) (100 pts) | Heinrich Haussler (GER) (80 pts) | Thor Hushovd (NOR) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
| Tour of Flanders | April 5 | Stijn Devolder (BEL) (100 pts) | Heinrich Haussler (GER) (80 pts) | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
| Tour of the Basque Country | Apr 6 – Apr 11 | Alberto Contador (ESP) (100 pts) | Antonio Colom (ESP) (80 pts) | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Gent–Wevelgem | Apr 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (80 pts) | Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLR) (60 pts) | Matthew Goss (AUS) (50 pts) | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| Paris–Roubaix | Apr 12 | Tom Boonen (BEL) (100 pts) | Filippo Pozzato (ITA) (80 pts) | Thor Hushovd (NOR) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
| Amstel Gold Race | Apr 19 | Sergei Ivanov (RUS) (80 pts) | Karsten Kroon (NED) (60 pts) | Robert Gesink (NED) (50 pts) | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| La Flèche Wallonne | Apr 23 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) (80 pts) | Andy Schleck (LUX) (60 pts) | Damiano Cunego (ITA) (50 pts) | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Apr 26 | Andy Schleck (LUX) (100 pts) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (80 pts) | Davide Rebellin (ITA) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
| Tour de Romandie | Apr 28 – May 3 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) (100 pts) | Vladimir Karpets (RUS) (80 pts) | Rein Taaramäe (EST) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Giro d'Italia | May 9–31 | Denis Menchov (RUS) (170 pts) | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) (130 pts) | Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (100 pts) | 90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 |
| Volta a Catalunya | May 18–24 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (100 pts) | Dan Martin (IRE) (80 pts) | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré | Jun 7 – Jun 14 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (100 pts) | Cadel Evans (AUS) (80 pts) | Alberto Contador (ESP) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Tour de Suisse | Jun 13 – Jun 21 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (100 pts) | Tony Martin (GER) (80 pts) | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Tour de France | Jul 4 – Jul 26 | Alberto Contador (ESP) (200 pts) | Andy Schleck (LUX) (150 pts) | Lance Armstrong (USA) (120 pts) | 110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 | 20, 10, 6,4, 2 |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | Aug 1 | Carlos Barredo (ESP) (80 pts) | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) (60 pts) | Mickaël Delage (FRA) (50 pts) | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| Tour de Pologne | Aug 2 – Aug 8 | Alessandro Ballan (ITA) (100 pts) | Daniel Moreno (ESP) (80 pts) | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| Vattenfall Cyclassics | Aug 16 | Tyler Farrar (USA) (80 pts) | Matti Breschel (DEN) (60 pts) | Gerald Ciolek (GER) (50 pts) | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| Eneco Tour | Aug 19 – Aug 26 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (100 pts) | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) (80 pts) | Sebastian Langeveld (NED) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 |
| GP Ouest-France | Aug 23 | Simon Gerrans (AUS) (80 pts) | Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (60 pts) | Paul Martens (GER) (50 pts) | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A |
| Vuelta a España | Aug 29 – Sep 20 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (170 pts) | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (130 pts) | Cadel Evans (AUS) (100 pts) | 90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 | 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 |
| Giro di Lombardia | Oct 17 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (100 pts) | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (80 pts) | Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS) (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |

## Final standings
### Individual

| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Astana | 527 |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 483 |
| 3 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 357 |
| 4 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Team Saxo Bank | 334 |
| 5 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | Silence–Lotto | 333 |
| 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Columbia–HTC | 322 |
| 7 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Liquigas | 319 |
| 8 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Columbia–HTC | 304 |
| 9 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | 295 |
| 10 | Robert Gesink (NED) | Rabobank | 266 |
| 11 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 249 |
| 12 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre–NGC | 235 |
| 13 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | 232 |
| 14 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas | 229 |
| 15 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Rabobank | 218 |
| 16 | Heinrich Haussler (GER) | Cervélo TestTeam | 217 |
| 17 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Cervélo TestTeam | 216 |
| 18 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Slipstream | 212 |
| 19 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Team Saxo Bank | 212 |
| 20 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 211 |
* 267 riders scored at least one point on the 2009 UCI World Ranking.

### Team

Team rankings are calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table.
| Rank | Team | Points | Top five riders |
| 1 | Astana | 1100 | Contador (527), Klöden (232), Armstrong (150), Zubeldia (112), Leipheimer (79) |
| 2 | Caisse d'Epargne | 1048 | Valverde (483), Sánchez (211), Rodríguez (147), Moreno (117), Rojas (90) |
| 3 | Team Columbia–HTC | 957 | Boasson Hagen (322), Cavendish (304), Martin (125), Rogers (115), Greipel (91) |
| 4 | Team Saxo Bank | 946 | A. Schleck (334), F. Schleck (212), Cancellara (180), Breschel (117), Kolobnev (103) |
| 5 | Liquigas | 923 | Kreuziger (319), Basso (229), Pellizotti (156), Nibali (135), Bennati (84) |
| 6 | Silence–Lotto | 821 | Evans (333), Gilbert (295), Van Den Broeck (83), Hoste (60), Delage (50) |
| 7 | Cervélo TestTeam | 804 | Haussler (217), Hushovd (216), Gerrans (176), Sastre (134), Deignan (61) |
| 8 | Quick-Step | 760 | Davis (249), Chavanel (194), Boonen (133), Devolder (104), Barredo (80) |
| 9 | Rabobank | 707 | Gesink (266), Menchov (218), Flecha (85), Langeveld (76), Weening (62) |
| 10 | Team Katusha | 637 | Ivanov (164), Karpets (157), Colom (145)†, Pozzato (154), Ignatiev (17) |
| 11 | Garmin–Slipstream | 632 | Farrar (212), Martin (137), Wiggins (131), Vandevelde (78), Hesjedal (74) |
| 12 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 631 | Sánchez (357), Astarloza (178)†, Fernandez (56), Galdós (30), Txurruka (10) |
* 34 teams have at least one point

### Nation

Final standing. National rankings are calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The top 10 nations after the 2009 Tour de Pologne became eligible to enter 9 riders to the 2009 UCI Road World Championships, and any nation with at least one rider in the top 100 eligible to enter a team of three.
| Rank | Nation | Points | Top five riders |
| 1 | Spain | 1756 | Contador (527), Valverde (483), S. Sánchez (357), L. Sánchez (211), Astarloza (178)† |
| 2 | Italy | 984 | Cunego (235), Ivan Basso (229), Rebellin (194)†, Garzelli (170), Pellizotti (156) |
| 3 | Australia | 960 | Evans (333), Davis (249), Gerrans (176), Rogers (115), O'Grady (87) |
| 4 | Germany | 753 | Klöden (232), Haussler (217), Martin (125), Greipel (91), Ciolek (88) |
| 5 | Belgium | 675 | Gilbert (295), Boonen (133), Devolder (104), Van Den Broeck (83), Hoste (60) |
| 6 | Russia | 660 | Menchov (218), Ivanov (164), Karpets (157), Kolobnev (103), Trofimov (18) |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 563 | A. Schleck (334), F. Schleck (212), Kirchen (17) |
| 8 | Netherlands | 544 | Gesink (266), Hoogerland (76), Langeveld (76), Maaskant (64), Weening (62) |
| 9 | Norway | 538 | Boasson Hagen (322), Hushovd (216) |
| 10 | United States | 528 | Farrar (212), Armstrong (150), Leipheimer (79), Vande Velde (78), Hincapie (9) |
* Riders from 34 nations earned at least one point.
† The names of six riders under suspension for drug test failures, including Astarloza, Colom and Rebellin, were removed from the individual rankings, but the points earned before suspension are still credited to their teams and nations.

## Leader progress

| Event (Winner) | Individual | Team | Nation |
| Tour Down Under (Allan Davis) | Allan Davis | Quick-Step | Australia |
| Paris–Nice (Luis León Sánchez) | Allan Davis | Quick-Step | Spain |
| Tirreno–Adriatico (Michele Scarponi) | Allan Davis | Quick-Step | Spain |
| Milan–San Remo (Mark Cavendish) | Allan Davis | Quick-Step | Australia |
| Tour of Flanders (Stijn Devolder) | Allan Davis | Quick-Step | Australia |
| Gent–Wevelgem (Edvald Boasson Hagen) | Allan Davis | Quick-Step | Australia |
| Vuelta al País Vasco (Alberto Contador) | Alberto Contador | Quick-Step | Spain |
| Paris–Roubaix (Tom Boonen) | Heinrich Haussler | Quick-Step | Spain |
| Amstel Gold Race (Sergei Ivanov) | Heinrich Haussler | Quick-Step | Spain |
| La Flèche Wallonne (Davide Rebellin) | Heinrich Haussler | Quick-Step | Spain |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège (Andy Schleck) | Heinrich Haussler | Quick-Step | Spain |
| Tour de Romandie (Roman Kreuziger) | Heinrich Haussler | Quick-Step | Spain |
| Volta a Catalunya (Alejandro Valverde) | Allan Davis | Caisse d'Epargne | Spain |
| Giro d'Italia (Denis Menchov) | Denis Menchov | Cervélo TestTeam | Italy |
| Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (Alejandro Valverde) | Alejandro Valverde | Caisse d'Epargne | Spain |
| Tour de Suisse (Fabian Cancellara) | Alejandro Valverde | Caisse d'Epargne | Spain |
| Tour de France (Alberto Contador) | Alberto Contador | Astana | Spain |
| Clásica de San Sebastián (Carlos Barredo) | Alberto Contador | Astana | Spain |
| Tour de Pologne (Alessandro Ballan) | Alberto Contador | Astana | Spain |
| Vattenfall Cyclassics (Tyler Farrar) | Alberto Contador | Astana | Spain |
| GP Ouest-France (Simon Gerrans) | Alberto Contador | Astana | Spain |
| Eneco Tour (Edvald Boasson Hagen) | Alberto Contador | Astana | Spain |
| Vuelta a España (Alejandro Valverde) | Alberto Contador | Astana | Spain |
| Giro di Lombardia (Philippe Gilbert) | Alberto Contador | Astana | Spain |