September 18, 2006 – Here are the rankings after the Vuelta, as of September 17, 2006. Canada only has one rider in the ProTour standings, Ryder Hesjedal:

ProTour Rankings

1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Caisse D’epargne-Illes Balears 285 points
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 162
3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana-Wurth Team 156
4 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 155
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step – Innergetic 154
6 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 150
7 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 138
8 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 133
9 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Esp) Euskaltel – Euskadi 133
10 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana-Wurth Team 121
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74 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems 30