In fourth place, we see a very familiar face. Remco Evenepoel already has six wins this season, even if we are still in February. Last week, he got two stage wins at the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana plus the general classification, which gave him over 300 UCI points.
Notwithstanding the neutralization of the time trial (the stage was ridden but times did not count for the GC due to strong gusts of wind), he went full gas and won it. He went on to win the queen stage afterwards as well, dropping everyone else with a powerful acceleration and winning solo. He accumulates 572.9 points, and that amount will keep growing next week, as he is set to ride the UAE Tour.
Most of the rest of the top 10 is formed by riders that went to Australia, with the only exception of Christian Scaroni. The XDS Astana rider has climbed to sixth place after another strong performance, this time in Oman, where he finished fourth in the Muscat Classic. He will rise even more next week once the results of the Tour of Oman are added to the rankings, given that he secured the GC the last day of the race.
Scaroni has been one of the strongest riders during the early season
2026 UCI Riders Ranking
Date: 11/02/2026
*This ranking represents the UCI points scored on the 2026 season specifically.
PositionRiderTeamPoints1 SCHMID MauroTeam Jayco AlUla9502 VINE JayUAE Team Emirates – XRG6653 ANDRESEN Tobias LundDecathlon CMA CGM Team5804 EVENEPOEL RemcoRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe572.95 BRENNAN MatthewTeam Visma | Lease a Bike4206 SCARONI ChristianXDS Astana Team3807 GILMORE BradyNSN Cycling Team3508 MORGADO AntónioUAE Team Emirates – XRG338.69 SWEENY HarryEF Education – EasyPost33810 TESFATSION NatnaelMovistar Team31011 BRENNER MarcoTudor Pro Cycling Team30112 KUDUS MerhawiBurgos Burpellet BH28513 KRON AndreasUno-X Mobility27814 CHRISTEN JanUAE Team Emirates – XRG27015 ZANA FilippoSoudal Quick-Step26516 PLAPP LukeTeam Jayco AlUla24217 YATES AdamUAE Team Emirates – XRG22418 CHARMIG AnthonUno-X Mobility21919 PITHIE LaurenceRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe20020 AMAN AwetIstanbul Team20021 RACCAGNI NOVIERO AndreaSoudal Quick-Step19622 TIBERI AntonioBahrain – Victorious19523 ALMEIDA JoãoUAE Team Emirates – XRG18524 POULARD AthitRoojai Insurance Winspace18325 VENDRAME AndreaTeam Jayco AlUla18026 HIGUITA SergioXDS Astana Team18027 DE BOD StefanModern Adventure Pro Cycling17528 GROENEWEGEN DylanUnibet Rose Rockets16529 MIMOUNI Oussama AbdellahMadar Pro Cycling Team16530 EDDY PatrickTeam Brennan16031 KUBIÅ LukášUnibet Rose Rockets15632 BEISEMBAY MansurXDS Astana Development Team153.333 RONDEL MathysTudor Pro Cycling Team152.134 ARRIETA IgorUAE Team Emirates – XRG15035 PELLIZZARI GiulioRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe15036 DEL TORO IsaacUAE Team Emirates – XRG15037 VINOKUROV NicolasXDS Astana Team143.338 MARIT ArneRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe14039 JANSE VAN RENSBURG ReinardtTshenolo Pro Cycling Team14040 COSTIOU EwenGroupama – FDJ United13941 MATTHEWS MichaelTeam Jayco AlUla13542 ROMEO IvánMovistar Team132.143 NIYONKURU SamuelTeam Amani13144 COQUARD BryanCofidis13045 SYELHAN MuhammadASC Monsters Indonesia12546 SOBRERO MatteoLidl – Trek12447 MUGISHA MoiseBenediction Banafrica Team123.348 VERNON EthanNSN Cycling Team12049 GLIVAR GalAlpecin-Premier Tech12050 GATE AaronXDS Astana Team118In the year-long rankings, Tadej Pogacar obviously remains firmly in control, almost doubling the second place which is Jonas Vingegaard. The top 3 is not going to change until the next weeks, once the biggest stars begin their season. That might happen very soon, as Del Toro will lead UAE at the UAE Tour, while Vingegaard recently announced he will not make his season debut there due to the crash he suffered while training in Spain.The aforementioned Evenepoel did not manage to overtake Mads Pedersen, but he got much closer. The gap keeps shrinking and the Dane star suffered a hard crash at Volta a Comunitat Valenciana that put his spring campaign in jeopardy, meaning he will not be able to defend many of the points he obtained last year.
There were no changes inside the top 10, as most of the riders have not even begun their season. The rider climbing the most spots inside the top 100 was Luke Plapp, who was third at the Muscat Classic and went up 26 positions, sitting in 84th place.
On the other hand, the rider losing the most spots was Santiago Buitrago, who did not defend the 260 points he got last year at the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana.
Year-long UCI Riders Ranking
Date: 11/02/2026
*This ranking represents the UCI points scored over the past 12 months.
PositionDifferentialRiderTeamPoints1- POGAÄŒAR TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG116802- VINGEGAARD JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike59443- DEL TORO IsaacUAE Team Emirates – XRG56644- PEDERSEN MadsLidl – Trek50745- EVENEPOEL RemcoRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe46916- ALMEIDA JoãoUAE Team Emirates – XRG43407- VAN DER POEL MathieuAlpecin-Premier Tech38388- PIDCOCK ThomasPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team37279- VAN AERT WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike290810- VINE JayUAE Team Emirates – XRG285611- DE LIE ArnaudLotto Intermarché276112- HEALY BenEF Education – EasyPost274213- CICCONE GiulioLidl – Trek273814- AYUSO JuanLidl – Trek260215- LIPOWITZ FlorianRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe257016â–²3 SCARONI ChristianXDS Astana Team254117â–¼1 ONLEY OscarINEOS Grenadiers253518- PHILIPSEN JasperAlpecin-Premier Tech243819â–²1 MAGNIER PaulSoudal Quick-Step238920â–¼3 VAUQUELIN KévinINEOS Grenadiers230021- SKJELMOSE MattiasLidl – Trek225522â–²1 GALL FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team221623â–¼1 MILAN JonathanLidl – Trek218524- MCNULTY BrandonUAE Team Emirates – XRG217025- GANNA FilippoINEOS Grenadiers215326- KOOIJ OlavDecathlon CMA CGM Team212327- STORER MichaelTudor Pro Cycling Team208328- YATES Simon199329- JORGENSON MatteoTeam Visma | Lease a Bike196230- MERLIER TimSoudal Quick-Step192031- MATTHEWS MichaelTeam Jayco AlUla190632- BRENNAN MatthewTeam Visma | Lease a Bike187733â–²1 ROGLIÄŒ PrimožRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe185634â–¼1 MARTINEZ LennyBahrain – Victorious184335- CARAPAZ RichardEF Education – EasyPost180736â–²7 SCHMID MauroTeam Jayco AlUla179937â–¼1 GRÉGOIRE RomainGroupama – FDJ United179038â–¼1 BERNAL EganINEOS Grenadiers170239â–¼1 JEANNIÈRE EmilienTotalEnergies167040â–¼1 ANDRESEN Tobias LundDecathlon CMA CGM Team164241â–²5 PELLIZZARI GiulioRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe162342â–¼2 GEE-WEST DerekLidl – Trek162043â–¼2 POWLESS NeilsonEF Education – EasyPost161044â–¼2 GIRMAY BiniamNSN Cycling Team160445â–²8 YATES AdamUAE Team Emirates – XRG154346â–¼1 HINDLEY JaiRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe149547- VELASCO SimoneXDS Astana Team147048- ALAPHILIPPE JulianTudor Pro Cycling Team144649- CHRISTEN JanUAE Team Emirates – XRG144250- JOHANNESSEN Tobias HallandUno-X Mobility144151â–¼7 ARENSMAN ThymenINEOS Grenadiers143752â–¼1 FORTUNATO LorenzoXDS Astana Team143253â–¼1 GROVES KadenAlpecin-Premier Tech139554â–²2 KUBIÅ LukášUnibet Rose Rockets135055â–²5 TIBERI AntonioBahrain – Victorious130456â–¼2 BENOOT TiesjDecathlon CMA CGM Team129557â–¼2 SIMMONS QuinnLidl – Trek128058â–¼1 WELLENS TimUAE Team Emirates – XRG125059â–¼1 STRONG CorbinNSN Cycling Team124360â–¼1 MEEUS JordiRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe123061â–²1 AULAR OrluisMovistar Team115862â–¼1 SIVAKOV PavelUAE Team Emirates – XRG115363â–²1 FRETIN MilanCofidis114564â–¼1 WÆRENSKJOLD SørenUno-X Mobility113465- ARANBURU AlexCofidis112966- BITTNER PavelTeam Picnic PostNL112667- PRODHOMME NicolasDecathlon CMA CGM Team110968- WRIGHT FredPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team109369- SKUJIÅ…Å TomsLidl – Trek109170- SEIXAS PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team107871â–²1 HIRSCHI MarcTudor Pro Cycling Team106372â–²2 GODON DorianINEOS Grenadiers105773â–²3 MAS EnricMovistar Team103374â–²3 RICCITELLO MatthewDecathlon CMA CGM Team102075â–²3 MORGADO AntónioUAE Team Emirates – XRG101976â–²3 VERMEERSCH FlorianUAE Team Emirates – XRG101377â–¼2 O’CONNOR BenTeam Jayco AlUla101178â–²2 KANTER MaxXDS Astana Team100279â–²2 TULETT BenTeam Visma | Lease a Bike99180â–²2 ABRAHAMSEN JonasUno-X Mobility98981â–²2 WATSON SamuelINEOS Grenadiers98082â–²3 VAN WILDER IlanSoudal Quick-Step94783â–¼12 BILBAO PelloBahrain – Victorious93384â–²26 PLAPP LukeTeam Jayco AlUla91485â–¼1 ULISSI DiegoXDS Astana Team90886â–²1 VERNON EthanNSN Cycling Team90887â–²1 TRENTIN MatteoTudor Pro Cycling Team89788â–²3 CARUSO DamianoBahrain – Victorious89189- CHAMPOUSSIN ClémentXDS Astana Team87690- LÓPEZ Harold MartÃnXDS Astana Team87291â–²1 KUSS SeppTeam Visma | Lease a Bike86592â–²1 GROENEWEGEN DylanUnibet Rose Rockets85393â–¼7 SILVA Guillermo ThomasXDS Astana Team85294â–¼21 BUITRAGO SantiagoBahrain – Victorious85295â–¼1 NYS ThibauLidl – Trek84696â–¼1 BARRÉ LouisTeam Visma | Lease a Bike83697â–¼1 STUYVEN JasperSoudal Quick-Step82698- TEUNISSEN MikeXDS Astana Team81999- JEGAT JordanTotalEnergies815100- CORT MagnusUno-X Mobility814