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Philippe Gilbert is officially 2011's World Number 1

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Gilbert had plenty of champagne to open in 2011 ©Graham Watson

Oct 16th, 11. The final UCI World Tour Ranking reflects what most cycling followers believe - Philippe Gilbert was the best rider in the 2011 pro-peloton.

 

Gilbert already had two stage wins and victory at the Montepaschi Strade Bianche when he had an incredible run of success in April.

 

In an eleven day period that month he took four great victories; Brabantse Pijl, Amstel Gold Race, Flèche Wallonne and Liège - Bastogne - Liège.

 

By the end of April he was leading the World Tour Rankings.

 

In May and June Gilbert added to his tally with a pile of wins in and around Belgium. He won a stage and the overall title at the Tour of Belgium, a stage and the title at Ster ZLM Tour and the Belgium National Champion Road Race title.

 

He began July's Tour de France in the best possible way when he won the opening stage and secured the first yellow jersey. Two other podium finishes earned him more points but by the end of the Tour it was overall winner Cadel Evans (BMC) who was leading the World Tour Rankings.

 

It took him until September, but Gilbert made it back to the top of the rankings thanks to his win at the Clasica San Sebastian, a stage win and 2nd place overall at the Tour of Benelux, the Belgium Time Trial Championships title and double success in Canada at the GP de Québec and GP de Montréal, and finally his win at the GP de Wallonie.

 

Many of Gilbert's victories were from the same tactical move - launching from the front group on the final climb before the finish line. But although his move was predictable it did not make it any easier for his rivals to follow. 

 

With six stage wins, two tour titles, nine one day titles, both Belgium National Champion titles and a Tour de France yellow jersey - Gilbert is the undisputable best rider of the 2011 season.

 

Gilbert is joing Evans at BMC Racing Team for 2012.

 

Final World Tour Rankings of 2011

Rank Previous Name Team Pts
1 1 GILBERT Philippe BEL OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) 718
2 2 EVANS Cadel AUS BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) 574
3 3 CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto ESP SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS) 471
4 4 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin ESP KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 436
5 5 SCARPONI Michele ITA LAMPRE - ISD (LAM) 357
6 6 MARTIN Tony GER HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 349
7 7 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS) 307
8 8 WIGGINS Bradley GBR SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 289
9 19 MARTIN Daniel IRL TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 286
10 9 SCHLECK Frank LUX LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 284
11 10 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 272
12 11 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald NOR SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 260
13 12 CANCELLARA Fabian SUI LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 252
14 13 SCHLECK Andy LUX LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 252
15 14 FROOME Christopher GBR SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 230
16 15 VINOKOUROV Alexandre KAZ PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) 230
17 24 BASSO Ivan ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 230
18 16 GESINK Robert NED RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 222
19 17 GOSS Matthew Harley AUS HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 217
20 18 KLÖDEN Andreas GER TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 207
21 20 CUNEGO Damiano ITA LAMPRE - ISD (LAM) 203
22 21 SAGAN Peter SVK LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 198
23 22 MILLAR David GBR TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 185
24 23 MOLLEMA Bauke NED RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 184
25 25 URAN URAN Rigoberto COL SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 169
26 26 LEIPHEIMER Levi USA TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 158
27 27 CAVENDISH Mark GBR HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 152
28 28 PERAUD Jean-Christophe FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 151
29 29 HORNER Christopher USA TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 143
30 30 BOONEN Tom BEL QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 140
31 31 FUGLSANG Jakob DEN LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 136
32 32 KREUZIGER Roman CZE PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) 135
33 33 GREIPEL André GER OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) 132
34 34 VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen BEL OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) 125
35 35 HUSHOVD Thor NOR TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 123
36 36 KRUIJSWIJK Steven NED RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 120
37 37 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA Benat ESP MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 118
38 38 GADRET John FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 116
39 39 GERRANS Simon AUS SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 111
40 40 PINOTTI Marco ITA HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 110
41 41 FARRAR Tyler USA TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 108
42 42 MEYER Cameron AUS TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 106
43 43 MARCATO Marco ITA VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 102
44 44 NUYENS Nick BEL SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS) 101
45 45 FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto POR MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 101
46 - ZAUGG Oliver SUI LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 100
47 46 VAN SUMMEREN Johan BEL TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 100
48 47 BALLAN Alessandro ITA BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) 100
49 48 ROJAS GIL Jose Joaquin ESP MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 95
50 49 BENNATI Daniele ITA LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 94
51 50 POELS Wouter NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 94
52 51 BOLE Grega SLO LAMPRE - ISD (LAM) 91
53 52 SWIFT Ben GBR SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 91
54 53 CHAVANEL Sylvain FRA QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 90
55 54 VAN AVERMAET Greg BEL BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) 90
56 55 TONDO VOLPINI Xavier ESP MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 90
57 56 NIEVE ITURALDE Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS) 86
58 57 PETACCHI Alessandro ITA LAMPRE - ISD (LAM) 81
59 58 SÖRENSEN Chris DEN SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS) 80
60 59 MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel ESP KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 80
61 60 MONFORT Maxime BEL LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 78
62 61 LEUKEMANS Björn BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 76
63 62 MATTHEWS Michael AUS RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 74
64 63 TEN DAM Laurens NED RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 73
65 64 CUMMINGS Stephen GBR SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 71
66 65 PHINNEY Taylor USA BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) 71
67 66 BRAJKOVIC Janez SLO TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 71
68 67 DANIELSON Thomas USA TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 71
69 68 TJALLINGII Maarten NED RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 70
70 69 ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS) 70
71 70 VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco José ESP MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 70
72 71 CIOLEK Gerald GER QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 67
73 72 ROELANDTS Jurgen BEL OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) 66
74 73 SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon ESP RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 64
75 74 BARREDO LLAMAZALES Carlos ESP RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 60
76 75 RAST Grégory SUI TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 60
77 76 VANENDERT Jelle BEL OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) 58
78 77 SIVTSOV Kanstantsin BLR HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 58
79 78 BOZIC Borut SLO VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 57
80 79 WEENING Pieter NED RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 56
81 80 PONZI Simone ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 54
82 81 BAK Lars Ytting DEN HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 54
83 198 NIEMIEC Przemyslaw POL LAMPRE - ISD (LAM) 52
84 82 KENNAUGH Peter GBR SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 51
85 83 DEVENYNS Dries BEL QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 50
86 86 POZZATO Filippo ITA KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 50
87 84 KAISEN Olivier BEL OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) 50
88 85 VAN EMDEN Jos NED RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 50
89 87 LANGEVELD Sebastian NED RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 50
90 88 NOCENTINI Rinaldo ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 46
91 89 EISEL Bernhard AUT HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 44
92 90 WEGMANN Fabian GER LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 43
93 91 FRANK Mathias SUI BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) 42
94 92 HINCAPIE George USA BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) 40
95 93 VAN LEIJEN Joost NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 40
96 94 FREIRE GOMEZ Oscar ESP RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 38
97 95 LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo ESP MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 36
98 96 NIZZOLO Giacomo ITA LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 35
99 97 HAEDO Juan José ARG SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS) 34
100 98 MACHADO Tiago POR TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 33
101 99 LOPEZ GARCIA David ESP MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 32
102 100 CATALDO Dario ITA QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 32
103 101 MONDORY Lloyd FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 31
104 102 DENIFL Stefan AUT LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 30
105 103 KOLOBNEV Alexandr RUS KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 30
106 104 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar ESP TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 28
107 105 DUPONT Hubert FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 28
108 106 CARDOSO Manuel Antonio Leal POR TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 27
109 107 BRUTT Pavel RUS KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 26
110 108 HESJEDAL Ryder CAN TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 26
111 109 KIRYIENKA Vasili BLR MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 26
112 110 BRUSEGHIN Marzio ITA MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 26
113 111 FEILLU Romain FRA VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 26
114 112 CAPECCHI Eros ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 25
115 113 DE WEERT Kevin BEL QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 24
116 114 DEGENKOLB John GER HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 24
117 115 LE MEVEL Christophe FRA TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 23
118 116 GAVAZZI Francesco ITA LAMPRE - ISD (LAM) 23
119 117 GALIMZYANOV Denis RUS KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 23
120 118 PIETROPOLLI Daniele ITA LAMPRE - ISD (LAM) 22
121 119 HERMANS Ben BEL TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 22
122 120 DE GENDT Thomas BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 22
123 121 HAUSSLER Heinrich AUS TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 22
124 122 KADRI Biel FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 21
125 123 TIRALONGO Paolo ITA PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) 21
126 124 GRIVKO Andriy UKR PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) 20
127 125 RIBLON Christophe FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 20
128 126 BOOM Lars NED RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 20
129 127 ULISSI Diego ITA LAMPRE - ISD (LAM) 20
130 128 ROCHE Nicolas IRL AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 19
131 129 ARROYO DURAN David ESP MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 18
132 130 SUTTON Christopher AUS SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 17
133 131 CLARKE Simon AUS PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) 16
134 132 DE CLERCQ Bart BEL OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) 16
135 133 ALBASINI Michael SUI HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 16
136 134 SEELDRAEYERS Kevin BEL QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 14
137 135 LAGUTIN Sergey UZB VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 14
138 136 VELITS Peter SVK HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 14
139 137 RASMUSSEN Alex DEN HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 13
140 138 VANDEWALLE Kristof BEL QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 12
141 139 TALANSKY Andrew USA TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 11
142 140 VANDEVELDE Christian USA TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 11
143 141 APPOLLONIO Davide ITA SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 11
144 142 HENDERSON Greg NZL SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 11
145 143 BEPPU Fumiyuki JPN TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 10
146 144 GODDAERT Kristof BEL AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 10
147 145 FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio ESP SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 10
148 146 DAVIS Allan AUS PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) 10
149 147 TSCHOPP Johann SUI BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) 10
150 148 CARRARA Matteo ITA VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 10
151 149 REYNES MIMO Vicente ESP OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) 10
152 150 PORTE Richie AUS SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS) 10
153 151 VIVIANI Elia ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 9
154 152 GASPAROTTO Enrico ITA PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) 9
155 153 MARTENS Paul GER RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 8
156 154 THOMAS Geraint GBR SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 7
157 155 KRISTOFF Alexander NOR BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) 7
158 156 ZABRISKIE David USA TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 7
159 157 MCEWEN Robbie AUS TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 7
160 158 DI GREGORIO Rémy FRA PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) 7
161 159 KISERLOVSKI Robert CRO PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) 6
162 160 OSS Daniel ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 6
163 161 BONO Matteo ITA LAMPRE - ISD (LAM) 6
164 162 HINAULT Sébastien FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 6
165 163 SMUKULIS Gatis LAT HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 6
166 164 SERGENT Jesse NZL TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 6
167 165 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS Jonathan ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS) 6
168 166 SOLER HERNANDEZ Juan Mauricio COL MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 6
169 167 GERDEMANN Linus GER LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 5
170 168 CHEREL Mikael FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 5
171 169 HOWARD Leigh AUS HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 5
172 172 CARUSO Damiano ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 5
173 170 DI LUCA Danilo ITA KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 5
174 171 VAN GARDEREN Tejay USA HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 5
175 174 LÖVKVIST Thomas SWE SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 4
176 173 TERPSTRA Niki NED QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 4
177 175 O'GRADY Stuart AUS LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 4
178 176 HAYMAN Mathew AUS SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 4
179 177 DEIGNAN Philip IRL TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 4
180 180 NERZ Dominik GER LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 4
181 178 IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel ESP TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 4
182 179 RENEV Sergey KAZ PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) 4
183 181 AGNOLI Valerio ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 4
184 182 VIGANO Davide ITA LEOPARD TREK (LEO) 4
185 183 BROWN Graeme AUS RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 4
186 184 KVACHUK Oleksandr UKR LAMPRE - ISD (LAM) 4
187 185 COOKE Baden AUS SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS) 3
188 186 CHICCHI Francesco ITA QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 3
189 187 BOS Theo NED RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 3
190 188 BAKELANTS Jan BEL OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) 3
191 189 KREDER Michel NED TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 2
192 196 CARUSO Giampaolo ITA KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 2
193 199 PYDGORNYY Ruslan UKR VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 2
194 201 VANMARCKE Sep BEL TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 2
195 190 JÖRGENSEN Jonas Aaen DEN SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS) 2
196 191 OVECHKIN Artem RUS KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 2
197 192 DOWSETT Alex GBR SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 2
198 193 DE HAES Kenny BEL OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) 2
199 194 WESTRA Lieuwe NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 2
200 195 MALORI Adriano ITA LAMPRE - ISD (LAM) 2
201 197 PINEAU Jérôme FRA QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 2
202 200 LIGTHART Pim NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 2
203 202 RENSHAW Mark AUS HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 2
204 203 PEREZ MORENO Ruben ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS) 2
205 204 VAITKUS Tomas LTU PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) 2
206 205 IGNATYEV Mikhail RUS KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 2
207 206 SAMOILAU Branislau BLR MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 2
208 207 OLIVEIRA Nelson POR TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 1
209 208 TRENTIN Matteo ITA QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 1
210 215 MONTAGUTI Matteo ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 1
211 209 ISAICHEV Vladimir RUS KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 1
212 210 PORSEV Alexander RUS KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 1
213 211 BOBRIDGE Jack AUS TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 1
214 212 LARSSON Gustav SWE SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS) 1
215 213 WILSON Matthew AUS TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) 1
216 214 LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto ESP KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) 1
217 216 PAULINHO Sergio Miguel Moreira POR TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 1
218 217 LEQUATRE Geoffroy FRA TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 1
219 218 GRABSCH Bert GER HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 1
220 219 MAES Nikolas BEL QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) 1
221 220 GOLAS Michal POL VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) 1
222 221 BRESCHEL Matti DEN RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 1
223 222 FERNANDEZ Koldo ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS) 1
224 223 POPOVYCH Yaroslav UKR TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) 1
225 224 SABATINI Fabio ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) 1
226 225 FLENS Rick NED RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) 1
227 226 SIEBERG Marcel GER OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) 1
228 227 RABON Frantisek CZE HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) 1
229 228 BLYTH Adam GBR OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) 1
230 229 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA Andrey CRC MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 1

 

 

 

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