About this ranking
This is the ranking of the most successful professional cycling teams in the world in 2008. The teams are displayed including riders and sports directors. Use the year filter below to look at the same team ranking for another year. Counted are the individual rider's scores in a given season for all of the riders for the team in 2008.
Team Columbia | 2008
THR - United States | » Historic Overview
Management
| Team Manager | Bob Stapleton |
| Team Manager | Bruce Carmedelle |
| Directeur Sportif | Rolf Aldag |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Jan Schaffrath |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Valerio Piva |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Brian Holm |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Allan Peiper |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Tristan Hoffman |
Riders
| # | Global # | Name | Birthday | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9. | Kim KIRCHEN | 03-Jul-1978 | LUX | 2145 |
| 2. | 26. | Thomas LÖVKVIST | 04-Apr-1984 | SWE | 1351 |
| 3. | 32. | Mark CAVENDISH | 21-May-1985 | GBR | 1260 |
| 4. | 51. | André GREIPEL | 16-Jul-1982 | GER | 916 |
| 5. | 61. | George HINCAPIE | 29-Jun-1973 | USA | 817 |
| 6. | 65. | Michael ROGERS | 20-Dec-1979 | AUS | 773 |
| 7. | 70. | Marco PINOTTI | 25-Feb-1976 | ITA | 735 |
| 8. | 82. | Gerald CIOLEK | 19-Sep-1986 | GER | 678 |
| 9. | 95. | Bert GRABSCH | 19-Jun-1975 | GER | 618 |
| 10. | 101. | Linus GERDEMANN | 16-Sep-1982 | GER | 589 |
| 11. | 126. | Tony MARTIN | 23-Apr-1985 | GER | 510 |
| 12. | 139. | Kanstantsin SIUTSOU | 09-Aug-1982 | BLR | 484 |
| 13. | 144. | Michael BARRY | 18-Dec-1975 | CAN | 476 |
| 14. | 151. | Bernhard EISEL | 17-Feb-1981 | AUT | 465 |
| 15. | 155. | Morris POSSONI | 01-Jul-1984 | ITA | 454 |
| 16. | 181. | Edvald BOASSON HAGEN | 17-May-1987 | NOR | 390 |
| 17. | 211. | Adam HANSEN | 11-May-1981 | AUS | 336 |
| 18. | 248. | Roger HAMMOND | 30-Jan-1974 | GBR | 287 |
| 19. | 250. | Marcus BURGHARDT | 30-Jun-1983 | GER | 282 |
| 20. | 311. | Bradley WIGGINS | 28-Apr-1980 | GBR | 223 |
| 21. | 324. | František RABOŇ | 26-Sep-1983 | CZE | 207 |
| 22. | 366. | Servais KNAVEN | 06-Mar-1971 | NED | 179 |
| 23. | 384. | Andreas KLIER | 15-Jan-1976 | GER | 172 |
| 24. | 403. | Craig LEWIS | 01-Oct-1985 | USA | 162 |
| 25. | 419. | Marcel SIEBERG | 30-Apr-1982 | GER | 152 |
| 26. | 612. | Vicente REYNÉS MIMÓ | 30-Jul-1981 | ESP | 80 |
| 27. | 763. | Scott DAVIS | 22-Apr-1979 | AUS | 52 |
| 28. | 788. | Gregory HENDERSON | 10-Sep-1976 | NZL | 49 |
| 29. | 1082. | John DEVINE | 02-Nov-1985 | USA | 22 |
| 30. | 1580. | Gert DOCKX | 04-Jul-1988 | BEL | 9 |
| 31. | 1934. | Andrea PIECHELE | 29-Jun-1987 | ITA | 5 |
| Score: Rank: |
14878 3 |
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Caisse d'Epargne | 2008
GCE - Spain | » Historic Overview
Management
| Team Manager | Eusebio Unzue Labiano |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Jose Luis Jaimerena Laurnagaray |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Alfonso Galilea Zurbano |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Neil Stephens |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Yvon Ledanois |
Riders
| # | Global # | Name | Birthday | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. | Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE | 25-Apr-1980 | ESP | 3765 |
| 2. | 17. | Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER | 12-May-1979 | ESP | 1637 |
| 3. | 52. | José Joaquín ROJAS GIL | 08-Jun-1985 | ESP | 910 |
| 4. | 67. | Luis León SÁNCHEZ GIL | 24-Nov-1983 | ESP | 751 |
| 5. | 77. | José Iván GUTIÉRREZ PALACIOS | 27-Nov-1978 | ESP | 704 |
| 6. | 86. | Rigoberto URÁN URÁN | 26-Jan-1987 | COL | 655 |
| 7. | 89. | Daniel MORENO FERNÁNDEZ | 05-Sep-1981 | ESP | 651 |
| 8. | 100. | Vladimir KARPETS | 20-Sep-1980 | RUS | 589 |
| 9. | 108. | David ARROYO DURAN | 07-Jan-1980 | ESP | 565 |
| 10. | 133. | Pablo LASTRAS GARCÍA | 20-Jan-1976 | ESP | 500 |
| 11. | 171. | José RUJANO GUILLÉN | 18-Feb-1982 | VEN | 412 |
| 12. | 193. | Óscar PEREIRO SÍO | 03-Aug-1977 | ESP | 366 |
| 13. | 205. | Luis PASAMONTES RODRÍGUEZ | 02-Oct-1979 | ESP | 344 |
| 14. | 216. | David LÓPEZ GARCÍA | 13-May-1981 | ESP | 324 |
| 15. | 221. | Imanol ERVITI OLLO | 15-Nov-1983 | ESP | 315 |
| 16. | 277. | Alberto LOSADA ALGUACIL | 28-Feb-1982 | ESP | 253 |
| 17. | 314. | José Vicente GARCÍA ACOSTA | 04-Aug-1972 | ESP | 220 |
| 18. | 339. | Arnaud COYOT | 06-Oct-1980 | FRA | 199 |
| 19. | 343. | Xabier ZANDIO ECHAIDE | 17-Mar-1977 | ESP | 196 |
| 20. | 347. | Marlon Alirio PÉREZ ARANGO | 10-Jan-1976 | COL | 191 |
| 21. | 355. | Francisco PÉREZ SANCHEZ | 22-Jul-1978 | ESP | 186 |
| 22. | 395. | Nicolas PORTAL | 23-Apr-1979 | FRA | 165 |
| 23. | 404. | Mathieu DRUJON | 01-Feb-1983 | FRA | 161 |
| 24. | 492. | Mathieu PERGET | 18-Sep-1984 | FRA | 118 |
| 25. | 589. | Joan HORRACH RIPOLL | 27-Mar-1974 | ESP | 85 |
| 26. | 622. | Anthony CHARTEAU | 04-Jun-1979 | FRA | 78 |
| 27. | 1462. | Fabien PATANCHON | 14-Jun-1983 | FRA | 10 |
| Score: Rank: |
14350 4 |
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