The 2009 UCI World Ranking was the first edition of the ranking system launched by the

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(UCI), replacing the rankings previously part of the

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, with which it would be merged in 2011 to form the

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. The series started with the

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's opening stage on 20 January, and consists of 13 stage races and 11 one-day races, culminating in the

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on 17 October. All events except the Tour Down Under took place in Europe. The individual ranking was topped by

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, who took the lead after his win in the

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and was assured of winning the classification when second-placed

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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,

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, completing the top three in the individual classification, Spain won the national rankings by a wide margin over second placed Italy.

Events

All 24 events of the 2009 UCI ProTour were included in the series calendar, along with the three

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, two early season stage races, and five one-day

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Final standings

Individual

* 267 riders scored at least one point on the 2009 UCI World Ranking.

Team

Team rankings are calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table. * 34 teams have at least one point

Nation

Final standing.Final nation ranking table
/ref> 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

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became eligible to enter 9 riders to the

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, and any nation with at least one rider in the top 100 eligible to enter a team of three. *Riders from 34 nations earned at least one point. † 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.

Leader progress

References

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