Tom Dumoulin up to second on WorldTour rankings
(Cyclingnews.com)

Tom Dumoulin`s overall win at BinckBank Tour has lifted the Dutchman into second place on the WorldTour rankings. The was Dumoulin`s second general classification of his career after the Giro d`Italia in May. Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) is still leading the rankings, having gone top following his E3 Harelbeke victory, while QuickStep-Floors continue to lead the team rankings. The Belgian squad has led the rankings since Dwars door Vlaanderen. With nine WorldTour events to race in 2017, Dumoulin has closed in on Van Avermaet`s 2956 points with the Sunweb riding moving to 2515 points. In third place is Sky`s Michal Kwiatkowski on 2171 points with Alejandro Valverde fourth on 2105 points. Dan Martin (QuickStep-Floors) is the only other to have scored more than 200 points with 2040 to his name.ADVERTISEMENT 402 riders have now scored WorldTour points. In the team standings, QuickStep-Floors holds a commanding lead over the other 17 teams. The Belgian squad has amassed 10428 points with BMC Racing a distant second on 9353 points. At the other end of the rankings, Dimension Data is last on 2073 points with FDJ second from last on 2923 points. With the winner of the Vuelta a Espana (19 August-10 September) to be awarded 850 points, the WorldTour rankings will undergo a shake up. Tour de France winner Chris Froome (Team Sky) has scored 1824 points thus far in 2017 and is aiming for the overall win in Spain. You can read more at Cyclingnews.com