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Dan Martin into top 3 in WorldTour rankings

Dan Martin has moved into the top 3 in the WorldTour rankings and five Irish riders have now scored ranking points.

Irish rider Martin enjoyed a fantastic Tour de France with 6^th overall.

But he also took eight top 10 placings on stages. And two of those – a 2^nd and 3^rd – carried WorldTour ranking points.

Martin has 2,040 points, 400 of which were scored for his general classification placing in the Tour.

He also netted 315 points for each of his 3^rd placings overall in Paris Nice and Critérium du Dauphiné.

Meanwhile, his 2^nd in Liège-Bastogne-Liège was worth 400 points. And 2^nd in La Flèche Wallonne won him 320 points.

His next highest points tally was for 6^th overall back in March at Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. That performance secured for him 140 points.

Dan Martin is almost unique in his consistency across both one-day races and stage races.

There are no top ranked riders, with the exception of Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), to match him in that regard.

Of the other Irish riders to score in the WorldTour rankings, Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) is next after Martin.

He is 94^th and scored the majority of his points at the Giro d’Italia.

He scored four top three stage placings and 3^rd in the points classification, for a combined 120 points. His stage win in Paris-Nice brought him 60 points.

Nicolas Roche (BMC Racing) is 153^rd and has 93 points.

He took 30 for 18^th overall at Paris-Nice and 25 points for 33^rd overall at the Tour de France. His 4^th place on stage 8 of the Tour was worth 15 points.

Philip Deignan (Team Sky) is 283^rd; his 37^th overall at the Giro worth 20 points. And being part of the Team Sky TTT line-up on stage 2 of Volta Ciclista a Catalunya was worth 3 points.

Ryan Mullen (Cannondale-Drapac) is 5^th of the five Irishmen in the WorldTour rankings with 10 points. They were earned for his 50^th place in Paris-Roubaix.

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The UCI WorldTour rankings also grade trade teams, but not nations.

QuickStep Floors is top team with 10,100 points. It is followed by BMC Racing on 8,198 and Team Sky on 8,011 points.

The leader of the WorldTour rankings Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) has scored poorly in stage races. Almost all of his points come from one-day races.

He has 2,628 points; his wins in Paris-Roubaix and Gent Wevelgem worth 500 points each.

He scored 400 points for 2^nd in the Tour of Flanders and for winning E3 Harelbeke.

And for winning Omloop Het Nieuwsblad he took 300 points. His 2^nd in Strade Bianche was worth 250 points.

The only other rider like Dan Martin in the top 20 to score significantly across one-day events and stage races is Alejandro Valverde.

The Movistar man is in 2nd place in the WorldTour rankings on 2,105 points. He would very likely be leading had he gotten to collect points through the Tour de France.

His overall victories in Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco and Vuelta Ciclista a Catalunya were worth 400 points each.

And his wins in Liège-Bastogne-Liège and La Flèche Wallonne were worth 500 and 400 points respectively.

After Van Avermaet, Valverde and Martin; Richie Porte (BMC Racing) is 4^th on 1,882. He is followed by Giro winner Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) on 1,851.

In 6^th and 7^th are two Team Sky men Chris Froome and Michal Kwiatkowski; 1,824 and 1,771 points respectively.

WorldTour Rankings Vs World Rankings

UCI now has two ranking systems; the UCI WorldTour rankings and the UCI World rankings.

The UCI WorldTour rankings include points scored by all riders in WorldTour races this year. And ranking points are awarded right down the placings in these events.

The UCI World Rankings seek to offer a wider grading of riders. They take into account points scored by all riders in any UCI race in the previous 52 weeks.

In the WorldTour Rankings every rider starts the calendar year with zero points. They then go on to score points as they ride WorldTour races.

The UCI World Ranking – for individuals and nations – takes into account results achieved at all events on the UCI International Road Calendar.

These include UCI WorldTour, UCI Continental Circuits, UCI World Championships, National and Continental Championships, Olympic Games and Continental Games.

And points are for performances during the 52 previous weeks; a "rolling" system.

UCI WorldTour, the Irish

3rd Dan Martin

Stage Races, UCI WorldTour
23 Jul Tour de France 6th overall 400 points
11 Jun Critérium du Dauphiné 3rd overall 325 points
12 Mar Paris-Nice 3rd 325 points
26 Mar Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 6th 140 points
23 Jul Tour de France Stage 5 2nd 50 points
23 Jul Tour de France Stage 3 3rd 25 points
11 Jun Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 8 2nd 25
26 Mar Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Stage 3 2nd 20 points
12 Mar Paris-Nice Stage 7 3rd 10 points
One Day Races, UCI WorldTour
23 Apr Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2nd 400 points
19 Apr La Flèche Wallonne 2nd 320 points

94th Sam Bennett

Stage Races, UCI WorldTour
12 Mar Paris-Nice Stage 3 1st 60 points
19 May Giro d'Italia Stage 13 2nd 40 points
10 May Giro d'Italia Stage 5 3rd 20 points
12 May Giro d'Italia Stage 7 3rd 20 points
18 May Giro d'Italia Stage 12 3rd 20 points
28 May Giro d'Italia Points Classification 3rd 20 points
22 Jan Santos Tour Down Under Stage 1 3rd 10 points
One Day Races, UCI WorldTour
26 Mar Gent-Wevelgem 17th 30 points
01 May Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt 22nd 12 points
22 Mar Dwars door Vlaanderen 32nd 5 points

153rd Nicolas Roche

Stage Races, UCI WorldTour
12 Mar Paris-Nice General classification 18th 30 points
23 Jul Tour de France General classification 33rd 25 points
23 Jul Tour de France Stage 8 4th 15 points
11 Jun Critérium du Dauphiné General Classification 45th 10 points
08 Apr Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco General classification 35th 8 points
26 Feb Abu Dhabi Tour General classification 31st 5 points