Richie Porte tops first WorldTour ranking of 2017

Tour Down Under victory hands Australian Richie Porte the lead in the new-look UCI WorldTour ranking - BMC Racing top the team table

Richie Porte on stage six of the 2017 Tour Down Under

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Australian Richie Porte (BMC Racing) heads the first UCI WorldTour ranking of the 2017 season after his victory in the Tour Down Under on Sunday. The WorldTour ranking uses a newly-introduced points structure for 2017.

Porte claimed the overall victory in the opening race of the 2017 WorldTour in Australia after winning the six-day event's two key climbing stages with solo attacks.

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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.