Alberto Contador (Astana) was the ultimate beneficiary this week at the UCI World ranking after his second place and two stage victories in the Crite

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In this way, has gained nearly 100 points and jumps from tenth to fourth place with 260 points. The overall leader Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) has not participated in the Dauphine but remains in first place with a total of 384 points, followed by Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto), with 304 and Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha ), with 288, and Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) drops to fifth place with 232 interface.

Madrid's performance has not only affected the individual classification as team, Astana is now the first set with 624 points, and now have a lead of 49 points ahead of former leader Katusha. Liquigas-Doimo lost a place to get a third, while HTC-Columbia is the fourth.

Finally, classification by nation is still led by Spain, although the development of the Dauphiné allowed to increase their advantage: Italy remains in second place with 820 points, while Spain is now 1028