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Joaquin Rodriguez added another impressive achievement to his stellar year on the weekend in Italy. The Spanish rider attacked of the final climb of the Tier 1 classic Il Lombardia and broke clear to solo to an impressive victory. In previous year success in one day races has been a common occurrence for Rodriguez but [...]

A thrilling race in Holland saw the pre-race favourite Philippe Gilbert power to his best win of the season. Gilbert’s impressive attack on the final ascent of the Cauberg could not be matched by any of the other worlds elite. The 2011 IG Pro Cycling Index winner has had a tough year trying to replicate [...]

Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) enjoyed a superb week at the Vuelta a España. He extended his advantage in the leader’s jersey and won two stages. The punchy Spanish climber is now just 257 points off second spot in the IG Index, currently held by Tom Boonen. If Rodriguez can hold onto his lead and win the Vuelta a [...]

Joaquim Rodriguez has started the Vuelta a España with a bang and has moved himself back up to third place in the Index. The Spaniard has held the leader’s jersey for seven days already, won a stage and come second in another three. In last year’s Vuelta a España Rodriguez won two stages but only came 19th overall. [...]

With the changes to the cycling calendar due to the Olympics there were two big one day races taking place last week. The Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian and Vattenfall Cyclassics are both WorldTour races. In the IG Pro Cycling Index they are in different tiers with San Sebastian in tier two alongside such races as Strade Bianche and Gent-Wevelgem. [...]

It has been three weeks since the last update to the IG Pro Cycling Index and there have been many changes. It has been a busy three week racing period with no less than six races in the Index taking place, including the Olympic road race and time trial and the Eneco Tour. Bradley Wiggins enjoyed a healthy lead at [...]

Bradley Wiggins is the new leader of the IG Pro Cycling Index after his emphatic victory at the Tour de France. Wiggins scored 1200 points for winning the Tour de France, 120 points for each of his stage victories and 15 points for every day he wore the yellow jersey. That boosted his points total [...]

An update to the rolling, 12-month ranking of the world’s top 200 riders has seen the Slovak sprinter, and current holder of the Tour de France green jersey, move from sixth to third. Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol), another sprinter enjoying a highly successful Tour, has moved from 21st place to 14th. Conversely, the most successful of all [...]

Early results from the Tour de France mean significant changes Peter Sagan is the rider who has won the most stages so far in the Tour de France. In his debut in the race he has won three out of the nine stages so far. His consistent finishing has also seen him take the green jersey. In [...]

World’s biggest race set to shake up the standings If you look at the start list for the Tour de France and top 10 of the Pro Cycling Index, the most striking fact is that the top two riders in the Index are not at the start line. Joaquim Rodriguez is not riding the Tour de France due to tiredness. The Spaniard has [...]