| 2009 UCI World Ranking | |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Competition: | UCI World Ranking |
| Dates: | 20 January – 17 October |
| Location: | Europe and Australia |
| Rounds: | 24 |
| Previous: | 2008 (UCI ProTour) |
| Next: | 2010 |
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 team took the team title, with Valverde again second as leader of, 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.
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.[1]
| width=11% | Race | width=6% | Date | width=20% | Winner | width=19% | Second | width=20% | Third | width=19% | Other points[2] (4th place onwards) | width=5% | Stage points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tour Down Under | Jan 20 – Jan 25 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 | |||||||
 Paris–Nice | Mar 8 – Mar 15 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 | |||||||
 Tirreno–Adriatico | Mar 11 – Mar 17 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 | |||||||
| Milan–San Remo | Mar 21 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A | |||||||
 Tour of Flanders | April 5 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A | |||||||
 Tour of the Basque Country | Apr 6 – Apr 11 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 | |||||||
| Gent–Wevelgem | Apr 8 | (80 pts) | (60 pts) | (50 pts) | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A | |||||||
| Paris–Roubaix | Apr 12 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A | |||||||
 Amstel Gold Race | Apr 19 | (80 pts) | (60 pts) | (50 pts) | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A | |||||||
| La Flèche Wallonne | Apr 23 | (80 pts) | (60 pts) | (50 pts) | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A | |||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Apr 26 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A | |||||||
 Tour de Romandie | Apr 28 – May 3 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 | |||||||
| Giro d'Italia | May 9–31 | (170 pts) | (130 pts) | (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 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 | |||||||
| Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré | Jun 7 – Jun 14 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 | |||||||
| Tour de Suisse | Jun 13 – Jun 21 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 | |||||||
| Tour de France | Jul 4 – Jul 26 | (200 pts) | (150 pts) | (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 | (80 pts) | (60 pts) | (50 pts) | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A | |||||||
 Tour de Pologne | Aug 2 – Aug 8 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 | |||||||
 Vattenfall Cyclassics | Aug 16 | (80 pts) | (60 pts) | (50 pts) | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A | |||||||
| Eneco Tour | Aug 19 – Aug 26 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | 6, 4, 2, 1, 1 | |||||||
| GP Ouest-France | Aug 23 | (80 pts) | (60 pts) | (50 pts) | 40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 | N/A | |||||||
| Vuelta a España | Aug 29 – Sep 20 | (170 pts) | (130 pts) | (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 | (100 pts) | (80 pts) | (70 pts) | 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 | N/A |
| Rank | Name | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 527 | ||
| 2 | 483 | |||
| align=center | 3 | 357 | ||
| align=center | 4 | 334 | ||
| align=center | 5 | 333 | ||
| align=center | 6 | 322 | ||
| align=center | 7 | 319 | ||
| align=center | 8 | 304 | ||
| align=center | 9 | 295 | ||
| align=center | 10 | 266 | ||
| 11 | 249 | |||
| 12 | 235 | |||
| align=center | 13 | 232 | ||
| 14 | 229 | |||
| align=center | 15 | 218 | ||
| align=center | 16 | 217 | ||
| align=center | 17 | 216 | ||
| 18 | 212 | |||
| align=center | 19 | 212 | ||
| 20 | 211 |
[4] 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 | 1100 | Contador (527), Klöden (232), Armstrong (150), Zubeldia (112), Leipheimer (79) | ||
| 2 | 1048 | Valverde (483), Sánchez (211), Rodríguez (147), Moreno (117), Rojas (90) | ||
| 3 | 957 | Boasson Hagen (322), Cavendish (304), Martin (125), Rogers (115), Greipel (91) | ||
| 4 | 946 | A. Schleck (334), F. Schleck (212), Cancellara (180), Breschel (117), Kolobnev (103) | ||
| 5 | 923 | Kreuziger (319), Basso (229), Pellizotti (156), Nibali (135), Bennati (84) | ||
| 6 | 821 | Evans (333), Gilbert (295), Van Den Broeck (83), Hoste (60), Delage (50) | ||
| 7 | 804 | Haussler (217), Hushovd (216), Gerrans (176), Sastre (134), Deignan (61) | ||
| 8 | 760 | Davis (249), Chavanel (194), Boonen (133), Devolder (104), Barredo (80) | ||
| 9 | 707 | Gesink (266), Menchov (218), Flecha (85), Langeveld (76), Weening (62) | ||
| 10 | 637 | Ivanov (164), Karpets (157), Colom (145)†, Pozzato (154), Ignatiev (17) | ||
| 11 | 632 | Farrar (212), Martin (137), Wiggins (131), Vandevelde (78), Hesjedal (74) | ||
| 12 | 631 | Sánchez (357), Astarloza (178)†, Fernandez (56), Galdós (30), Txurruka (10) |
Final standing.[5] 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 | | 1756 | Contador (527), Valverde (483), S. Sánchez (357), L. Sánchez (211), Astarloza (178)† | |
| 2 | 984 | Cunego (235), Ivan Basso (229), Rebellin (194)†, Garzelli (170), Pellizotti (156) | ||
| 3 | 960 | Evans (333), Davis (249), Gerrans (176), Rogers (115), O'Grady (87) | ||
| 4 | 753 | Klöden (232), Haussler (217), Martin (125), Greipel (91), Ciolek (88) | ||
| 5 | | 675 | Gilbert (295), Boonen (133), Devolder (104), Van Den Broeck (83), Hoste (60) | |
| 6 | 660 | Menchov (218), Ivanov (164), Karpets (157), Kolobnev (103), Trofimov (18) | ||
| 7 |  | 563 | A. Schleck (334), F. Schleck (212), Kirchen (17) | |
| 8 | 544 | Gesink (266), Hoogerland (76), Langeveld (76), Maaskant (64), Weening (62) | ||
| 9 |  | 538 | Boasson Hagen (322), Hushovd (216) | |
| 10 | 528 | Farrar (212), Armstrong (150), Leipheimer (79), Vande Velde (78), Hincapie (9) |
† 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.