Wegmann and Mercado are on the up after Euskal, with Kirchen, Vandenbroeck, Ignatiev and particularly a dominant Schumacher riding from Luxembourg.
But more importantly there is a new individual rankings leader. He may not have won in Spain, but Rein Taaramae picked up more points than Mercado and Efimkin, and coupled with earlier results
1
Rein Taaramäe
EST
Team IKEA - Bianchi
575
2
Francesco Ginanni
ITA
Vespa-Caffrey's
546
3
Raúl Granjel Cabrera
CUB
Sony Ericsson
533
4
Leif Hoste
BEL
Nvidia Intel
502
5
Sam Bewley
NZL
M&M Cycling
484
6
Juan Van Heerden
RSA
AON Global
448
7
Tom Danielson
USA
Team Starbucks
444
8
Geert Steurs
BEL
Nespresso-Sportzone
408
9
Kim Kirchen
LUX
Jack Wolfskin
395
10
Francisco Ventoso
ESP
Santander
387
11
Tejay Van Garderen
USA
Wal-Mart
386
12
Manuel Lloret
ESP
Team Olympus AirAsia
350
13
Giovanni Visconti
ITA
Team Starbucks
338
14
Jurgen Vandenbroeck
BEL
Molteni
324
15
Fabian Wegmann
GER
BMC Racing Team
323
16
Niels Albert
BEL
Jack Wolfskin
322
17
Mikhail Ignatiev
RUS
100% Me
314
18
Juan Miguel Mercado
ESP
Team Energie-Diesel
311
19
Stefan Schumacher
GER
Wii Racing
304
20
Florentino Marquez
ESP
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
297
21
Ben Swift
GBR
100% Me
297
22
Ben Hermans
BEL
Wiggle Pro Cycling Team
291
23
Alejandro Valverde
ESP
Santander
287
24
Adam Blythe
GBR
100% Me
281
25
Marc de Maar
NED
AON Global
271
Teams wise, Sony Ericsson keep the lead - but they had better watch out. Both 100% Me and Jack Wolfskin cut the lead. Starbucks are still slipping, been a while since they raced, while IKEA and Energie both benefited greatly from Euskal.
1
Sony Ericsson
2080
2
100% Me
1972
3
Jack Wolfskin
1961
4
Team Starbucks
1797
5
Nespresso-Sportzone
1620
6
Team IKEA - Bianchi
1543
7
Team Energie-Diesel
1532
8
Team Olympus AirAsia
1418
9
Vespa-Caffrey's
1415
10
BMC Racing Team
1410
11
M&M Cycling
1334
12
Santander
1283
13
AON Global
1250
14
IrnBru- RBS
1227
15
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
1219
16
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
1203
17
Nvidia Intel
993
18
Wiggle Pro Cycling Team
951
19
Team NOS
929
20
Molteni
877
21
Kenda Pro Cycling
748
22
Nokia-Nike
692
23
Wii Racing
631
24
EON Ruhrgas
622
25
Team LEGO - CapriSonne
510
26
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
286
27
Acqua & Sapone
153
28
Team Ultimate
107
29
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty