October 20, 2009 – The 2009 TdF winner Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana ended the world road season ranked number one with 527 points, followed by Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne in second place with 483 points and Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi third with 357 points. Canada boasts two riders in the final rankings: Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream finished off his season in 69th overall, after winning Stage 12 of this year’s Vuelta a Espana. Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team was 251st in the world rankings as of October 19, 2009.

Overall UCI Road Rankings as of October 19, 2009

1. Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 527 points
2. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 483
3. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) 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-N.G.C 235
13. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 232
14. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 229
15. Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 218
16. Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 217
17. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team 216
18. Tyler Farrar (Usa) Garmin-Slipstream 212
19. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 212
20. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 211
21. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 194
22. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 194
23. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 180
24. Rider currently serving suspension
25. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo Test Team 176
26. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo 170
27. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha 164
28. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha 157
29. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 156
30. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha 154
31. Lance Armstrong (Usa) Astana 150
32. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 147
33. Rider currently serving suspension
34. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 139
35. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Slipstream 137
36. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 135
37. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 134
38. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 133
39. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Garmin-Slipstream 131
40. Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC 125
41. Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank 117
42. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 117
43. Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia-HTC 115
44. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Astana 112
45. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-N.G.C 110
46. Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 104
47. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank 103
48. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lpr Brakes Farnese Vini 102
49. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 98
50. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 98
51. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 92
52. Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 92
53. André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC 91
54. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 90
55. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia-HTC 90
56. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram 88
57. Stuart O’grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 87
58. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank 87
59. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank 85
60. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas 84
61. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto 83
62. Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 80
63. Levi Leipheimer (Usa) Astana 79
64. Christian Vandevelde (Usa) Garmin-Slipstream 78
65. Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Ag2R La Mondiale 77
66. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 76
67. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 76
68. Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2R La Mondiale 74
69. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 74
70. Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo 71
71. Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream 64
72. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 64
73. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 62
74. Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas 61
75. Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team 61
76. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank 60
77. Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto 60
78. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 58
79. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 58
80. Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux 56
81. Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 56
82. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia-HTC 54
83. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 54
84. Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step 52
85. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-N.G.C 52
86. Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 51
87. Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 50
88. Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto 50
89. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto 50
90. Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne 50
91. José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 50
92. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux 50
93. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step 49
94. Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 48
95. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC 45
96. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas 44
97. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 42
98. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 40
99. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia-HTC 40
100. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin-Slipstream 39
101. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre-N.G.C 39
102. Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 34
103. David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 33
104. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 32
105. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 32
106. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 31
107. Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 30
108. Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 30
109. Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 30
110. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana 30
111. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-N.G.C 29
112. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Team Columbia-HTC 28
113. Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 26
114. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 26
115. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas 26
116. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 26
117. Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel 26
118. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano 25
119. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank 22
120. Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce 22
121. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana 22
122. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 22
123. Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur 21
124. Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank 21
125. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux 20
126. Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre-N.G.C 20
127. Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 20
128. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 20
129. Michael Albasini (Swi) Team Columbia-HTC 19
130. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 19
131. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 18
132. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 18
133. William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 18
134. Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 18
135. Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia-HTC 17
136. Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 17
137. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 16
138. Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 16
139. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 16
140. Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 16
141. Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank 16
142. Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team 16
143. Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 15
144. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R La Mondiale 15
145. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia-HTC 15
146. Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 14
147. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 14
148. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC 14
149. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux 13
150. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia-HTC 12
151. Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-N.G.C 12
152. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto 11
153. David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 11
154. Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 11
155. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d’Epargne 11
156. Ben Swift (Gbr) Team Katusha 11
157. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia-HTC 11
158. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank 10
159. Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank 10
160. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux 10
161. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 10
162. Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 10
163. Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas 10
164. David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 10
165. Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10
166. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto 10
167. Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 10
168. Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 10
169. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Barloworld 10
170. George Hincapie (Usa) Team Columbia-HTC 9
171. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-N.G.C 9
173. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas 9
174. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 8
175. Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo 8
176. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 8
177. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha 8
178. David Garcia Da Pena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 8
179. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervelo Test Team 8
180. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 8
181. Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravelo (Col) Barloworld 8
182. Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre-N.G.C 7
183. Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux 7
184. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram 7
185. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux 6
186. Rider currently serving suspension
187. Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6
188. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-Shimano 6
189. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto 6
190. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank 6
191. Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 6
192. Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha 6
193. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 6
194. Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 6
195. Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha 6
196. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia-HTC 6
197. Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 6
198. Hayden Roulston (Nzl) Cervelo Test Team 6
199. Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel 6
200. Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 4
201. Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 4
202. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 4
203. Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin-Slipstream 4
204. Roger Hammond (Gbr) Cervelo Test Team 4
205. Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Ag2R La Mondiale 4
206. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4
207. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana 4
208. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 4
209. Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 4
210. Timothy Duggan (Usa) Garmin-Slipstream 4
211. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 4
212. Danny Pate (Usa) Garmin-Slipstream 4
213. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha 4
214. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 4
215. Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram 4
216. Markus Zberg (Swi) Bmc Racing Team 4
217. Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-N.G.C 4
218. Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce 4
219. Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas 3
220. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 3
221. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC 3
222. Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha 3
223. Jeremy Hunt (Gbr) Cervelo Test Team 2
224. Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 2
225. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 2
226. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel 2
227. Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 2
228. Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto 2
229. Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana 2
230. Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 2
231. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step 2
232. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 2
233. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha 2
234. Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia-HTC 2
235. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 2
236. Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana 2
237. Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 2
238. Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2
239. Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux 2
240. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 2
241. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 2
242. Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 2
243. Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 2
244. Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2
245. Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 2
246. Igor Abakoumov (Bel) Isd-Neri 2
247. Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Barloworld 2
248. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 1
249. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 1
250. Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1
251. Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team 1
252. Alexandre Usov (Blr) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 1
253. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 1
254. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 1
255. Rider currently serving suspension
256. Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 1
257. Steve Chainel (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 1
258. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux 1
259. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 1
260. Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 1
261. Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram 1
262. Alexei Markov (Rus) Team Katusha 1
263. Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step 1
264. Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Isd-Neri 1
265. Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 1
266. Matheus Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1
267. Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step 1