Fifth place overall and a stage win in the Critérium du Dauphiné was enough for Alberto Contador to usurp Tinkoff team-mate Peter Sagan at the top of the UCI WorldTour ranking.
Contador won the opening mountain time trial of the Dauphiné last weekend, and ended up in fifth place overall behind winner Chris Froome (Sky) when the race finished on Sunday.
UCI WorldTour Ranking 2016 (as at Sunday, June 12)
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Peter Sagan confident of return to bike in 15 days after latest heart procedureSagan recently underwent second operation in Italy to tackle heart rhythm related issues
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Peter Sagan undergoes second heart procedure, as Olympics nearsReturn to training after first operation reveals further heart rhythm issues
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Peter Sagan undergoes heart procedure after experiencing ‘tachycardic episode’Slovakian has ablation procedure in Italian hospital after heart rate exceeded 200 bpm during MTB race in Spain
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