UCI men's road racing world ranking

The UCI men's road racing world rankings are a point system which is used to rank men's road cycling riders. Points are accrued over a rolling 52 weeks in three categories (Individual, Nations and Teams).

UCI men's road racing world ranking
Tadej Pogačar from UAE Team Emirates
(current No.1 with record 154 weeks on top)
SportRoad bicycle racing
FoundedYear-End Individual:
(October 1948)
Year-End Team:
(1984–2018)
Year-End Nation:
(October 1996)
Individual & Nation Weekly:
(10 January 2016)
Team Weekly:
(13 January 2019)
Official websiteuci.org

Also Year-End rankings exist, based on 12-month period in both Individual and Nations categories. All points available are determined on the importance level and for its prestige at each race.

Current ranking system

UCI World Ranking

On 10 January 2016, a complete new 52-week rolling basis ranking system was introduced in road cycling, incorporating both World Tour and Continental Circuit races.

CategorySummary
IndividualThis ranking system is calculated on a 52-week rolling basis, rankings are updated each Tuesday. The ranking at the end of the calendar year will be utilised to award an annual winner.
Unlike previous ranking systems the UCI World Classification will include all male riders from the World Tour down to U23 riders. Points will be awarded on all races from World Tour level down to 1.2 and 2.2 races.
NationsThis is based on the world ranking with the best eight riders from each country contributing towards their nation's overall score. Rankings are updated each Tuesday.
UCI WorldTourThis is the UCI WorldTour ranking of riders, teams and nations taking part in the events of the UCI WorldTour. Only riders being part of a UCI WorldTeam obtain points in UCI WorldTour races.
ContinentalThere will be subsets of rankings which are made up from points scored in non-World Tour races (i.e., UCI Europe Tour, UCI Asia Tour etc.) for individuals, teams and nations.
This will therefore allow one rider to appear in more than one ranking, for example a rider who won Strade Bianchi and a stage in the Tour of California would be part of the Europe Tour and America Tour rankings.

Year-end previous ranking systems

Between 1948 and 2016 all rankings were Year-End, with no similarity to complete new 52 weeks system introduced in 2016:

Challenge Desgrange-Colombo (1948–1958)

Year-end ranking included Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, Vuelta a España, Milan–San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Lombardia, Paris–Tours, Paris–Brussels and Tour de Suisse.

Riders must have participated in at least one of the three races in each organizing country (Belgium, France and Italy) to appear in the top season rider final classification.

Super Prestige Pernod (1959–1987)

It was the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo successor ranking. It rewarded the season best rider who had been the most consistent in the biggest races (points were awarded over the entire cycling season).

Ranking was divided into three categories: Super Prestige Pernod (the best rider of the year), Prestige Pernod (the best French rider) and Pernod Promotion (the best French under 25).

FICP/UCI Road World Rankings (1984–2004)

Ranking was designating the best cyclist of the season. It was organized by Professional Cycling Federation (FICP) from the 1984 to 1992 and by Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) from 1993 to 2004.

UCI Road World Cup (1989–2004)

UCI Road World Cup system that operated from 1989-2004, was successor of Super Prestige Pernod. It consisted of ten one-day events, designating the best rider of the season.

UCI Pro Tour (2005–2010)

UCI ProTour ranking (and the second-tier UCI Continental Circuits) was successor of UCI Road World Cup. It was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada designating the best rider of the season.

The ProTour rankings were replaced with a World Ranking system for 2009-2010, though this only considered a small number of ProTour and other high-prestige races, and was then merged into the World Tour in 2011.

UCI World Tour (2011–2018)

UCI World Tour ranking merged with ex UCI ProTour ranking in 2011. It was designating the best rider and the best team of the season between 2009 and 2018; and the best nation of the season between 2009 and 2016.

Current world rankings
Riders (as of 23 April 2024)
Rank Rider Team Points Prev. Move
1 Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates65581
2 Jonas VingegaardVisma–Lease a Bike5970.52
3 Remco EvenepoelSoudal–Quick-Step4897.573
4 Jasper PhilipsenAlpecin–Deceuninck48124
5 Mads PedersenLidl–Trek47845
6 Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin–Deceuninck46407 1
7 Primož RogličBora–Hansgrohe4466.366 1
8 Adam YatesUAE Team Emirates3884.438
9 Marc HirschiUAE Team Emirates34889
10 Juan AyusoUAE Team Emirates3456.6210

Ranking timeline and statistics

List of number one ranked riders
No. Rider Team Start date End date Weeks Total
1 Jason ChristieKenyan Riders Downunder January 10, 2016January 17, 201622
2 Simon GerransOrica–GreenEDGE January 24, 2016March 6, 201677
3 Richie PorteBMC Racing Team March 13, 2016March 13, 201611
4 Greg Van AvermaetBMC Racing Team March 20, 2016March 20, 201611
5 Peter SaganTinkoff (2016)
Bora–Hansgrohe (2017)		 March 27, 2016April 2, 20175454
Greg Van Avermaet (2)BMC Racing Team April 9, 2017February 25, 20184748
6 Chris FroomeTeam Sky March 4, 2018April 8, 201866
Peter Sagan (2)Bora–Hansgrohe April 15, 2018May 20, 2018660
Chris Froome (2)Team Sky May 27, 2018July 15, 2018814
Peter Sagan (3)Bora–Hansgrohe July 22, 2018September 16, 2018969
7 Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team September 23, 2018March 17, 20192626
8 Julian AlaphilippeDeceuninck–Quick-Step March 24, 2019September 8, 20192525
9 Primož RogličTeam Jumbo–Visma September 15, 2019March 17, 20202727
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UCI World Ranking frozen due to COVID-19
March 24, 2020July 28, 20201919
Primož RogličTeam Jumbo–Visma August 4, 2020October 20, 20201239
10 Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates October 27, 2020November 3, 202022
Primož Roglič (2)Team Jumbo–Visma November 10, 2020July 13, 20213675
Tadej Pogačar (2)UAE Team Emirates July 20, 2021September 7, 2021810
11 Wout van AertTeam Jumbo–Visma September 14, 2021September 21, 202122
Tadej Pogačar (3)UAE Team Emirates September 28, 2021June 25, 2024144154

last update: 25 June 2024

Total weeks at No. 1
Rank Rider Weeks
1 Tadej Pogačar 154
2 Primož Roglič 75
3 Peter Sagan 69
4 Greg Van Avermaet 48
5 Alejandro Valverde 26
6 Julian Alaphilippe 25
7 Chris Froome 14
8 Simon Gerrans 7
9 Jason Christie 2
Wout van Aert 2
11 Richie Porte 1
Rank Nation Weeks
1 Belgium 285
2 France 78
3 Italy 37
4 Slovenia 13
5 Australia 8
6 New Zealand 2
last update: 25 June 2024

List of number one ranked nations
No. Team Start date End date Weeks Total
1 New Zealand January 10, 2016January 17, 201622
2 Australia January 24, 2016February 28, 201666
3 Italy March 6, 2016March 6, 201611
Australia (2) March 13, 2016March 20, 201628
4 Belgium March 27, 2016April 24, 201655
5 France May 1, 2016February 19, 20174343
Belgium (2) February 26, 2017March 5, 201727
France (2) March 12, 2017March 19, 2017245
Belgium (3) March 26, 2017October 9, 20172936
Italy (2) October 16, 2017October 16, 201712
Belgium (4) October 23, 2017January 21, 20181450
Italy (3) January 28, 2018January 28, 201813
Belgium (5) February 4, 2018February 4, 2018151
Italy (4) February 11, 2018February 11, 201814
Belgium (6) February 18, 2018February 18, 2019152
Italy (5) February 25, 2018September 2, 20182832
Belgium (7) September 9, 2018March 17, 20192880
France (3) March 24, 2019April 7, 2019348
Belgium (8) April 14, 2019April 28, 2019383
France (4) May 5, 2019May 5, 2019149
Belgium (9) May 12, 2019May 19, 2019285
France (5) May 26, 2019June 9, 2019352
Belgium (10) June 16, 2019June 16, 2019186
France (6) June 23, 2019June 23, 2019153
Belgium (11) June 30, 2019July 21, 2019490
France (7) July 28, 2019August 11, 2019356
Belgium (12) August 18, 2019March 17, 202031121
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Ranking frozen
March 24, 2020July 28, 20201919
Italy (6) August 4, 2020August 4, 2020133
Belgium (13) August 11, 2020August 18, 20202123
Italy (7) August 25, 2020September 15, 2020437
6 Slovenia September 22, 2020November 3, 202077
France (8) November 10, 2020March 16, 20211975
Slovenia (2) March 23, 2021March 30, 202129
Belgium (14) April 6, 2021April 6, 20211124
Slovenia (3) April 13, 2021April 13, 2021110
Belgium (15) April 20, 2021May 4, 20213127
France (9) May 11, 2021May 25, 2021378
Belgium (16) June 1, 2021March 29, 202244171
Slovenia (4) April 5, 2022April 19, 2022313
Belgium (17) April 26, 2022June 25, 2024114285

last update: 25 June 2024

Year-end UCI World Rankings

The following is a list of Top 3 riders, teams and nations at the end of each season:[1]

Individual Ranking
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2023 Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates		7695.86 pts Jonas Vingegaard
Team Jumbo–Visma		6304.07 pts Remco Evenepoel
Soudal–Quick-Step		5631.71 pts
2022 Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates		5131 pts Wout van Aert
Team Jumbo–Visma		4525 pts Remco Evenepoel
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team		4402.5 pts
2021 Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates		5363 pts Wout van Aert
Team Jumbo–Visma		4382 pts Primož Roglič
Team Jumbo–Visma		3924 pts
2020 Primož Roglič
Team Jumbo–Visma		4237 pts Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates		3055 pts Wout van Aert
Team Jumbo–Visma		2700 pts
2019 Primož Roglič
Team Jumbo–Visma		4705.28 pts Julian Alaphilippe
Deceuninck–Quick-Step		3569.95 pts Jakob Fuglsang
Astana		3472.5 pts
2018 Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team		4168 pts Simon Yates
Mitchelton–Scott		3160 pts Elia Viviani
Quick-Step Floors		3106 pts
2017 Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team		4148 pts Chris Froome
Team Sky		3692 pts Peter Sagan
Bora–Hansgrohe		3344 pts
2016 Peter Sagan
Tinkoff		5359 pts Chris Froome
Team Sky		3771 pts Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team		3711.25 pts
2011–2015 see UCI World Tour
2010 Joaquim Rodriguez
Team Katusha		561 pts Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma–Lotto		437 pts Luis León Sánchez
Caisse d'Epargne		413 pts
2009 Alberto Contador
Astana		527 pts Alejandro Valverde
Caisse d'Epargne		483 pts Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel–Euskadi		357 pts
Team Ranking
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2023 UAE Team Emirates30170.18 pts Team Jumbo–Visma29177.45 pts Soudal–Quick-Step18529.85 pts
2022 Team Jumbo–Visma15003.5 pts UAE Team Emirates13323 pts Ineos Grenadiers12494 pts
2021 Deceuninck–Quick-Step15641.21 pts Ineos Grenadiers14998.66 pts Team Jumbo–Visma12914.67 pts
2020 Team Jumbo–Visma9919 pts Deceuninck–Quick-Step9776.16 pts UAE Team Emirates8503 pts
2019 Deceuninck–Quick-Step14835.15 pts Bora–Hansgrohe14192.86 pts Team Jumbo–Visma13128.07 pts
Nation Ranking
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2023  Belgium 22800.71 pts  Denmark 18669.98 pts  Slovenia 16501.34 pts
2022  Belgium 17901.5 pts  Spain 11845.5 pts  France 11774 pts
2021  Belgium 14289.33 pts  Slovenia 11983 pts  France 11536.67 pts
2020  France 9542.83 pts  Slovenia 8824 pts  Belgium 8530 pts
2019  Belgium 13491.09 pts  Italy 11747.48 pts  Netherlands 11388.14 pts
2018  Belgium 14502.02 pts  France 13628.12 pts  Italy 12142.76 pts
2017  Belgium 14600 pts  Italy 13938 pts  France 12123 pts
2016  France13007 pts  Belgium12483.25 pts  Italy11922 pts

Explanation of the ranking points system

Points hierarchy for overall placings
UCI WorldTourUCI Continental Tours
RankTour de
France		Giro,
Vuelta		Monu
ments		Cat.4

Santos Tour Down Under, Paris–Nice, Tirreno–Adriatico, Gent–Wevelgem in Flanders Fields, Amstel Gold Race, Critérium du Dauphiné, Tour de Romandie, Tour de Suisse, Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

 Cat.5

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, E3 Harelbeke, Itzulia Basque Country, La Flèche Wallonne, Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian, Tour de Pologne, Binck Bank Tour, EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg, Bretagne Classic – Ouest-France

 Cat.6

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, UAE Tour, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Strade Bianche, Driedaagse Brugge - De Panne, Dwars door Vlaanderen, Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Eschborn-Frankfurt, Amgen Tour of California, Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic, Gree – Tour of Guangxi

 Pro
Series		1.1
2.1		1.2
2.2		1.2U
2.2U		Nations
Cup
de l’Avenir		Nations
Cup
1 13001100800500400300200125403014070
2 104088564040032025015085302511055
3 8807505203252602151257025208040
4 7506004402752201751006020156030
5 620495360225180120855015105025
6 52041528017514011570401054020
7 425340240150120956035533015
8 360285200125100755030312010
9 29523516010080604025105
10 230180135856850352063
11 19015511070564030153
12 165130956048352510
13 14011085504030205
14 110906540322515
15 100805535282010
16 9075503024531
17 8570
18 8060
19 7055
20 6050
21 4030201612
22
23
24
25
26 4030
27
28
29
30
31–40 35251510853
41–50 2520
51–55 201510542
56–60 15105321

Prologue and stage placing points hierarchy
Stage placingTour de FranceGiro d'Italia
Vuelta a España		Major World Tour Events
Santos Tour Down Under, Paris–Nice, Tirreno–Adriatico, Tour de Romandie, Critérium du Dauphiné, Tour de Suisse
Medium World Tour Events

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Itzulia Basque Country, Tour de Pologne, Binck Bank Tour

 Minor World Tour Events
UAE Tour, Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Eschborn-Frankfurt, Amgen Tour of California, Gree – Tour of Guangxi
HC events2.1 events2.2 events2.2U eventsNations Cup Tour de l’AvenirNations Cup events
11201006050402014751512
250402520151053198
32520108653154
41512
554

Secondary classification (points and mountains competitions) hierarchy for final position
PositionTour de FranceGiro d'Italia
Vuelta a España
1120100
25040
32520

Wearing the race leaders jersey
Tour de FranceGiro d'Italia
Vuelta a España		Major World Tour Events

Santos Tour Down Under, Paris–Nice, Tirreno–Adriatico, Tour de Romandie, Critérium du Dauphiné, Tour de Suisse

 Medium World Tour Events

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Itzulia Basque Country, Tour de Pologne, Binck Bank Tour

 Minor World Tour Events

UAE Tour, Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Eschborn-Frankfurt, Amgen Tour of California, Gree – Tour of Guangxi

 HC events2.1 events2.2 events2.2U eventsNations Cup Tour de l’AvenirNations Cup events
Points per day25201086531121

Points for World, Olympic, Continental and National Championships
World Championships
Olympic Games		U23 World ChampionshipsContinental Championships
Continental Games		U23 Continental ChampionshipsNational ChampionshipsU23 National Championships
Relative positionRoad RaceTime TrialRoad RaceTime TrialRoad RaceTime TrialRoad RaceTime TrialRoad Race – ARoad Race – BTime Trial – ATime Trial – BRoad RaceTime Trial
160035020012525070125501005050255025
247525015085200558530753030153015
340020012570150407020602020102010
4325150100601253060155015155155
527512585501002550104010103103
62251007040902040530555
7175856035801535320333
815070503070103010
91256040256052515111
10100503520503203
11854030154015
127030251035101
136025205305
1450201525
1540151020
16351053153
1730510
185
19
20
21
2220
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
3133
3210
33
34
35
36–401
41–50
51–555
56–603

Team Time Trial Championships
Relative PositionWorld ChampionshipsContinental Championships
150070
240055
332540
427530
522525
617520
715015
812510
91005
10853
1170
1260
13–1550
16–2030
21–2525

Source:[2]

See also


References
  1. "Rankings". UCI.
  2. "UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS - PART 2 ROAD RACES" (PDF). UCI.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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