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.

Events 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.2008 - 2009 UCI Road Calendar RaceDateWinnerSecondThirdOther pointsPoints allocation (4th place onwards)Stage points Tour Down UnderJan 20 – Jan 25 (100 pts) (80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Paris–NiceMar 8 – Mar 15 (100 pts) (80 pts) (70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Tirreno–AdriaticoMar 11 – Mar 17 (100 pts) (80 pts) (70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Milan–San RemoMar 21 (100 pts) (80 pts) (70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Tour of FlandersApril 5 (100 pts) (80 pts) (70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Tour of the Basque CountryApr 6 – Apr 11 (100 pts) (80 pts) (70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Gent–WevelgemApr 8 (80 pts) (60 pts) (50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Paris–RoubaixApr 12 (100 pts) (80 pts) (70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Amstel Gold RaceApr 19 (80 pts) (60 pts) (50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A La Flèche WallonneApr 23 (80 pts) (60 pts) (50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Liège–Bastogne–LiègeApr 26 (100 pts) (80 pts) (70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Tour de RomandieApr 28 – May 3 (100 pts) (80 pts) (70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Giro d'ItaliaMay 9–31(170 pts)(130 pts)(100 pts)90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 216, 8, 4, 2, 1 Volta a CatalunyaMay 18–24(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Critérium du Dauphiné LibéréJun 7 – Jun 14(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Tour de SuisseJun 13 – Jun 21(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Tour de FranceJul 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, 420, 10, 6,4, 2 Clásica de San SebastiánAug 1(80 pts)(60 pts)(50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Tour de PologneAug 2 – Aug 8(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Vattenfall CyclassicsAug 16(80 pts)(60 pts)(50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Eneco TourAug 19 – Aug 26(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 GP Ouest-FranceAug 23(80 pts)(60 pts)(50 pts)40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Vuelta a EspañaAug 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, 216, 8, 4, 2, 1 Giro di LombardiaOct 17(100 pts)(80 pts)(70 pts)60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A

Final standings

Individual Final individual ranking table RankNameTeamPoints1527248333574334533363227319830492951026611249122351323214229152181621717216182121921220211

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.

RankTeamPointsTop five riders11100Contador (527), Klöden (232), Armstrong (150), Zubeldia (112), Leipheimer (79)21048Valverde (483), Sánchez (211), Rodríguez (147), Moreno (117), Rojas (90)3957Boasson Hagen (322), Cavendish (304), Martin (125), Rogers (115), Greipel (91)4946A. Schleck (334), F. Schleck (212), Cancellara (180), Breschel (117), Kolobnev (103)5923Kreuziger (319), Basso (229), Pellizotti (156), Nibali (135), Bennati (84)6821Evans (333), Gilbert (295), Van Den Broeck (83), Hoste (60), Delage (50)7804Haussler (217), Hushovd (216), Gerrans (176), Sastre (134), Deignan (61)8760Davis (249), Chavanel (194), Boonen (133), Devolder (104), Barredo (80)9707Gesink (266), Menchov (218), Flecha (85), Langeveld (76), Weening (62)10637Ivanov (164), Karpets (157), Colom (145)†, Pozzato (154), Ignatiev (17)11632Farrar (212), Martin (137), Wiggins (131), Vandevelde (78), Hesjedal (74)12631Sánchez (357), Astarloza (178)†, Fernandez (56), Galdós (30), Txurruka (10) 34 teams have at least one point

Nation Final standing.Final nation ranking table 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. RankNationPointsTop five riders11756Contador (527), Valverde (483), S. Sánchez (357), L. Sánchez (211), Astarloza (178)†2984Cunego (235), Ivan Basso (229), Rebellin (194)†, Garzelli (170), Pellizotti (156)3960Evans (333), Davis (249), Gerrans (176), Rogers (115), O'Grady (87)4753Klöden (232), Haussler (217), Martin (125), Greipel (91), Ciolek (88)5675Gilbert (295), Boonen (133), Devolder (104), Van Den Broeck (83), Hoste (60)6660Menchov (218), Ivanov (164), Karpets (157), Kolobnev (103), Trofimov (18)7563A. Schleck (334), F. Schleck (212), Kirchen (17)8544Gesink (266), Hoogerland (76), Langeveld (76), Maaskant (64), Weening (62)9538Boasson Hagen (322), Hushovd (216)10528Farrar (212), Armstrong (150), Leipheimer (79), Vande Velde (78), Hincapie (9)

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 Event(Winner) Individual Team NationTour Down Under(Allan Davis)Allan DavisAustralia Paris–Nice(Luis León Sánchez) SpainTirreno–Adriatico(Michele Scarponi)Milan–San Remo(Mark Cavendish)AustraliaTour of Flanders(Stijn Devolder)Gent–Wevelgem(Edvald Boasson Hagen)Vuelta al País Vasco(Alberto Contador)Alberto ContadorSpainParis–Roubaix(Tom Boonen)Heinrich HausslerAmstel Gold Race(Sergei Ivanov)La Flèche Wallonne(Davide Rebellin)Liège–Bastogne–Liège(Andy Schleck)Tour de Romandie(Roman Kreuziger)Volta a Catalunya(Alejandro Valverde)Allan DavisDavis had earned enough points during the first two weeks of the Giro d'Italia to retake the leadership the rankings by the end of the VoltaGiro d'Italia(Denis Menchov)Denis MenchovItalyCritérium du Dauphiné Libéré(Alejandro Valverde) Alejandro ValverdeSpainTour de Suisse(Fabian Cancellara)Tour de France(Alberto Contador)Alberto ContadorClásica de San Sebastián(Carlos Barredo)Tour de Pologne(Alessandro Ballan)Vattenfall Cyclassics(Tyler Farrar)GP Ouest-France(Simon Gerrans)Eneco Tour(Edvald Boasson Hagen)Vuelta a España(Alejandro Valverde)Giro di Lombardia(Philippe Gilbert)

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