UCI World Ranking

For the 2016 season the UCI revamped the points system used to rank riders. The following table summarises the new rankings, how points are scored towards them and how points are scaled. For more detailed information please consult the Official rulings at the bottom of this article.

Current rankings

UCI World Rankings (Individual), as of 8 May 2016[1] Rank Rider Team Points Prev Move^♦ 1  Peter Sagan (SVK) Tinkoff 2215 1 2  Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team 1420.25 2 3  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Trek–Segafredo 1417 3 4  Thibaut Pinot (FRA) FDJ 1386 4 5  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team 1338 5 6  Alberto Contador (ESP) Tinkoff 1317 6 7  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha 1294 7 8  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) LottoNL–Jumbo 1130 8 9  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Direct Énergie 1114 20 11 10  Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) Team Katusha 1085 9 1 ^♦Change since previous week's rankings ^♣U23 rider

UCI World Rankings (Nations), as of 8 May 2016 Rank Nation Points Prev Move^♦ 1  France 6180 1 2  Belgium 5638 2 3  Spain 5555 3 4  Italy 4865.75 4 5  Australia 4437.5 5 6  Great Britain 3779 6 7  Colombia 3750.75 7 8  Netherlands 3570 8 9   Switzerland 3036 9 10  Norway 2681 10

Number one ranked riders and nations

The following is a list of riders who and nations which have achieved the number one position:

Number 1 ranked Individuals
#	Rider	Team	Start week	End week	Weeks	Total
1	Jason Christie (NZL)	Kenyan Riders Downunder	January 10, 2016	January 17, 2016	2	2
2	Simon Gerrans (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	January 24, 2016	March 6, 2016	7	7
3	Richie Porte (AUS)	BMC Racing Team	March 13, 2016	March 13, 2016	1	1
4	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	March 20, 2016	March 20, 2016	1	1
5	Peter Sagan (SVK)	Tinkoff	March 27, 2016	current	7	7
Number 1 ranked Nations
#	Nation		Start week	End week	Weeks	Total
1	New Zealand		January 10, 2016	January 17, 2016	2	2
2	Australia		January 24, 2016	February 28, 2016	6	6
3	Italy		March 6, 2016	March 6, 2016	1	1
	Australia		March 13, 2016	March 20, 2016	2	8
4	Belgium		March 27, 2016	April 24, 2016	5	5
5	France		May 1, 2016	current	2	2

Last update: May 9, 2016

Ranking system

Ranking	Summary
Individual UCI World Ranking	This ranking system is calculated on a 52 week rolling bases, rankings are updated each Monday. 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.
UCI World Ranking by nations	This is based on the Continental ranking, the best eight riders contribute towards their nations overall ranking.
UCI WorldTour Rankings	This 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.
Continental Ranking	There 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.

Previous and current ranking systems

Explanation of the new-for-2016 points system

UCI events

Points hierarchy for overall placings

	UCI WorldTour				UCI Continental Tours
Relative position	Tour de France	Giro d'Italia Vuelta a España	Major World Tour Events   Santos Tour Down Under, Paris–Nice, Tirreno–Adriatico, Milano–Sanremo, Gent–Wevelgem in Flanders Fields, Tour des Flandres, Paris–Roubaix, Amstel Gold Race, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Critérium du Dauphiné, Tour de Suisse, Tour de Romandie, Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, Il Lombardia	Minor World Tour Events   E3 Harelbeke, La Flèche Wallonne, Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian, Cyclassics Hamburg, Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco, Tour de Pologne, Eneco Tour, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Bretagne Classic – Ouest-France	HC events	1.1 & 2.1 events	1.2 & 2.2 events Regional Games	1.2U & 2.2U events	Nations Cup events
1	1000	850	500	400	200	125	40	30	70
2	800	680	400	320	150	85	30	25	55
3	675	575	325	260	125	70	25	20	40
4	575	460	275	220	100	60	20	15	30
5	475	380	225	180	85	50	15	10	25
6	400	320	175	140	70	40	10	5	20
7	325	260	150	120	60	35	5	3	15
8	275	220	125	100	50	30	3	1	10
9	225	180	100	80	40	25			5
10	175	140	85	68	35	20			3
11	150	120	70	56	30	15
12	125	100	60	48	25	10
13	105	84	50	40	20	5
14	85	68	40	32	15
15	75	60	35	28	10
16	70	56	30	24	5	3
17	65	52
18	60	48
19	55	44
20	50	40
21	40	32	20	16
22
23
24
25
26	30	24
28
29
30
31–40	25	20	10	8
41–50	20	16
51–55	15	12	5	4
56–60	10	8	3	2

Prologue an stage placing points hierarchy

Stage placing	Tour de France	Giro d'Italia Vuelta a España	Major World Tour Events   Santos Tour Down Under, Paris–Nice, Tirreno–Adriatico, Critérium du Dauphiné, Tour de Suisse, Tour de Romandie	Minor World Tour Events   Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco, Tour de Pologne, Eneco Tour, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya	HC events	2.1 events	2.2 events	2.2U events	Nations Cup events
1	120	100	60	50	20	14	7	3	12
2	50	40	25	20	10	5	3	1	8
3	25	20	10	8	5	3	1		4
4	15	12
5	4	5

Secondary classification points hierarchy per stage

Stage placing	Tour de France	Giro d'Italia Vuelta a España
1	120	100
2	50	40
3	25	20

Wearing the race leaders jersey

	Tour de France	Giro d'Italia Vuelta a España	Major World Tour Events   Santos Tour Down Under, Paris–Nice, Tirreno–Adriatico, Critérium du Dauphiné, Tour de Suisse, Tour de Romandie	Minor World Tour Events   Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco, Tour de Pologne, Eneco Tour, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya	! HC Events	2.1 Events	2.2 Events	2.1U & 2.2U Events	NCup Events
Points per day	25	20	10	8	5	3	1	1	1

Other events

Points for World, Olympic, Continental and National Championships

	World Championships Olympic Games		U23 World Championships		Continental Championships Continental Games		U23 Continental Championships		National Championships
Relative position	Road Race	Time Trial	Road Race	Time Trial	Road Race	Time Trial	Road Race	Time Trial	Road Race – A	Time Trial – A	Road Race – B	Time Trial – B
1	600	350	200	125	200	70	70	25	70	30	30	15
2	475	250	150	85	150	55	55	20	55	25	25	10
3	400	200	125	70	125	40	40	15	40	20	20	5
4	325	150	100	60	100	30	30	10	30	15	15	3
5	275	125	85	50	85	25	25	5	25	10	10	1
6	225	100	70	40	70	20	20	3	20	5	5
7	175	85	60	35	60	15	25		15	3	3
8	150	70	50	30	50	10	10		10	1	1
9	125	60	40	25	40	5	5		5
10	100	50	35	15	35	3	3		3
11	85	40	30	10	30
12	70	30	25	48	25
13	60	25	20	5	20
14	50	20	15	5	15
15	40	15	10	5	10
16	35	10	5 (Pos 16-30)	3	5
17	30	5	3 (Pos 31-40)
18	30	5
19	30	5
20	30	5
21	30
22–31	20
32–50	10
51–55	5
56–60	3

World Team Time Trial Championships

Relative Position	Team Time Trial
1	500
2	400
3	325
4	275
5	225
6	175
7	150
8	125
9	100
10	85
11	70
12	60
13–15	50
16–20	30
21–25	25

Source:^[2]

References

1. "Men · Elite · UCI World Ranking · Individual". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
2. http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20160101-E_English.pdf

External links

• Official UCI Rules