PARIS, March 15, 2010 (AFP) – Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez has taken the lead in world rankings issued Monday by the International Cycling Union (UCI) following his third Paris-Nice.

Luis Leon Sanchez, the second rank after the first race (the Tour Down Under), has dislodged the German Andre Greipel command.

Classifications
1. Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP/GCE) 158 points
2. Andre Greipel (GER/THR) 119
3. Alberto Contador (ESP/AST) 107
4. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/GCE) 99
5. Greg Henderson (NZL/SKY) 85
6. Robbie McEwen (AUS/KAT) 67
7. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) 60
8. Luke Roberts (AUS/MRM) 54
9. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) 53
10. Jens Voigt (GER/SAX) 46
11. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC) 43
12. Joaquim Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 36
13. Eduard Vorganov (RUS/KAT) 30
14. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL/OLO) 22
15. Rein Taaramae (EST/COF) 21
16. Peter Sagan (SVK/LIQ) 21
17. Robbie Hunter (RSA/GRM) 11
18. Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) 10
19. Manuel Cardoso (ESP/FOT) 7
20. Xavier Tondo (ESP/CTT) 6
21. Amaël Moinard (FRA/COF) 6
23. William Bonnet (FRA/BTL) 6
25. Thomas Voeckler (FRA/BTL) 5
29. Jérôme Coppel (FRA/SAU) 4
34. Jérémie Galland (FRA/SAU) 2
36. Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA/FDJ) 1