This week’s update features points scored in stage races Giro di Sardegna and one-day races Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Kuurne – Bruxelles – Kuurne, Faun-Ardèche Classic, Faun Drome Classic, Visit South Aegean GP and Region on Dodecanese GP.You can check the previous UCI Rankings update here. The Opening Weekend is always one of the most special moments of the cycling season, and this year was no exception. However, it didn’t cause substantial changes in the individual rankings.
The 2026 leaderboard did not have any modifications in the top places, as the top 3 remains unchanged. Neither Mauro Schmid nor Isaac del Toro competed in any race last week. Third place Cristian Scaroni, on the other hand, did the Faun double (Faun-Ardèche and Faun Drome), but was far from the victory in both occassions, with seventh as his best result.
Tobias Lund Andresen surged to fourth thanks to a strong Opening Weekend performance, as he sprinted to sixth at Omloop Nieuwsblad and seventh at Kuurne – Brussel – Kuurne. He got 210 points overall, enough to reach a total of 790.
Behind him, Antonio Tiberi and Remco Evenepoel stay in fifth and sixth respectively, none of them having raced during the week. Seventh place belongs to Matthew Brennan now, as he decimated the competition with a powerful sprint at Kuurne that nobody could match, not even Jasper Philipsen, earning 250 points.2026 UCI Riders Ranking
Date: 03/03/2026
*This ranking represents the UCI points scored on the 2026 season specifically.
PositionRiderTeamPoints1 SCHMID MauroTeam Jayco AlUla10702 DEL TORO IsaacUAE Team Emirates – XRG8303 SCARONI ChristianXDS Astana Team8164 ANDRESEN Tobias LundDecathlon CMA CGM Team7905 TIBERI AntonioBahrain – Victorious7406 EVENEPOEL RemcoRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe727.97 BRENNAN MatthewTeam Visma | Lease a Bike6708 VINE JayUAE Team Emirates – XRG6659 PLAPP LukeTeam Jayco AlUla63410 MORGADO AntónioUAE Team Emirates – XRG588.611 CHRISTEN JanUAE Team Emirates – XRG58612 ROMEO IvánMovistar Team482.113 SEIXAS PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team46014 ZANA FilippoSoudal Quick-Step41215 YATES AdamUAE Team Emirates – XRG40416 VAN DER POEL MathieuAlpecin-Premier Tech40017 BRENNER MarcoTudor Pro Cycling Team36718 GRÉGOIRE RomainGroupama – FDJ United36619 GILMORE BradyNSN Cycling Team35020 ALMEIDA JoãoUAE Team Emirates – XRG34021 FEDOROV YevgeniyXDS Astana Team338.322 SWEENY HarryEF Education – EasyPost33823 VAN DIJKE TimRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe33024 ARANBURU AlexCofidis33025 MARTINEZ LennyBahrain – Victorious33026 AYUSO JuanLidl – Trek32027 TEJADA HaroldXDS Astana Team31628 MEEUS JordiRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe31529 TESFATSION NatnaelMovistar Team31330 GROENEWEGEN DylanUnibet Rose Rockets30531 GIRMAY BiniamNSN Cycling Team29332 KUDUS MerhawiBurgos Burpellet BH29033 JORGENSON MatteoTeam Visma | Lease a Bike29034 VERMEERSCH FlorianUAE Team Emirates – XRG28135 VINOKUROV NicolasXDS Astana Team279.336 KRON AndreasUno-X Mobility27837 GALL FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team27538 LAPORTE ChristopheTeam Visma | Lease a Bike26839 LAPEIRA PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team26640 PIDCOCK ThomasPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team26141 MILAN JonathanLidl – Trek25842 COQUARD BryanCofidis25543 PITHIE LaurenceRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe24044 ARRIETA IgorUAE Team Emirates – XRG23545 KUBIŠ LukášUnibet Rose Rockets23146 CHARMIG AnthonUno-X Mobility22947 RICCITELLO MatthewDecathlon CMA CGM Team22548 COBO IvánEquipo Kern Pharma22049 SU HaoyuXDS Astana Team213.350 VAN EETVELT LennertLotto Intermarché213In the year-long rankings, Tadej Pogacar obviously remains firmly in control, almost doubling the second place, Isaac del Toro. The Slovenian star makes his season debut this weekend at Strade Bianche, where he will be defending the 400 points awarded to the winner he obtained last year.
There are no changes in the top 8, even if some riders pinned on a number. Mathieu van der Poel won Omloop het Nieuwsblad after a commanding solo effort, but the 400 points he got were insufficient to overcome Joao Almeida. Thus, the Dutch star remains in seventh, although less than 100 points away from the UAE rider.
Van der Poel debuted at Omloop and won with authority
There is one rider who left the top 10, and that is Juan Ayuso. The Spaniard didn’t travel to France to defend the 240 points he got last year at Faun Drome and Faun Ardéche, and he went down to thirteenth as a consequence.
The rider climbing the most spots inside the top 100 was Florian Vermeersch, who climbed 18 spots after finishing in second at Omloop, where he was the best of the rest. On the other hand, the rider losing the most positions was Soren Waerenskjold, as he couldn’t replicate las year’s success at Omloop and lost 28 positions.
Year-long UCI Riders Ranking
Date: 03/03/2026
*This ranking represents the UCI points scored over the past 12 months.
PositionDifferentialRiderTeamPoints1- POGAČAR TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG112552- DEL TORO IsaacUAE Team Emirates – XRG62183- VINGEGAARD JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike57244- PEDERSEN MadsLidl – Trek49325- EVENEPOEL RemcoRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe48466- ALMEIDA JoãoUAE Team Emirates – XRG43257- VAN DER POEL MathieuAlpecin-Premier Tech42388- PIDCOCK ThomasPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team38339▲1 VAN AERT WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike285310▲1 VINE JayUAE Team Emirates – XRG281611▲2 DE LIE ArnaudLotto Intermarché272912- HEALY BenEF Education – EasyPost272813▼4 AYUSO JuanLidl – Trek268814- LIPOWITZ FlorianRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe263015- SCARONI ChristianXDS Astana Team257016- ONLEY OscarINEOS Grenadiers251017- CICCONE GiulioLidl – Trek245318- GALL FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team245119▲1 VAUQUELIN KévinINEOS Grenadiers234020▲9 JORGENSON MatteoTeam Visma | Lease a Bike225021▲2 MCNULTY BrandonUAE Team Emirates – XRG219022▲2 MILAN JonathanLidl – Trek216923▲2 GANNA FilippoINEOS Grenadiers216324▼2 SKJELMOSE MattiasLidl – Trek214025▲7 BRENNAN MatthewTeam Visma | Lease a Bike212726- STORER MichaelTudor Pro Cycling Team211527▼6 MAGNIER PaulSoudal Quick-Step210028▲10 MARTINEZ LennyBahrain – Victorious207029▼1 YATES Simon199330▼11 PHILIPSEN JasperAlpecin-Premier Tech198931▼1 SCHMID MauroTeam Jayco AlUla195432▼5 KOOIJ OlavDecathlon CMA CGM Team192833▼2 MATTHEWS MichaelTeam Jayco AlUla190634▲2 GRÉGOIRE RomainGroupama – FDJ United185135▼2 TIBERI AntonioBahrain – Victorious183436▲7 ANDRESEN Tobias LundDecathlon CMA CGM Team183137▼2 ROGLIČ PrimožRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe180638▼4 MERLIER TimSoudal Quick-Step180539▼2 GEE-WEST DerekLidl – Trek179040▼1 CARAPAZ RichardEF Education – EasyPost177941- BERNAL EganINEOS Grenadiers177242▼2 GIRMAY BiniamNSN Cycling Team176643▲4 CHRISTEN JanUAE Team Emirates – XRG167344▼2 PELLIZZARI GiulioRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe162345▼1 JEANNIÈRE EmilienTotalEnergies156546▼1 JOHANNESSEN Tobias HallandUno-X Mobility155847▲12 SEIXAS PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team153748▼2 POWLESS NeilsonEF Education – EasyPost153649▼1 HINDLEY JaiRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe149550▼1 YATES AdamUAE Team Emirates – XRG149351▼1 ARENSMAN ThymenINEOS Grenadiers148552▲11 MEEUS JordiRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe148053▼2 VELASCO SimoneXDS Astana Team147054▼2 ARANBURU AlexCofidis142955▼2 ALAPHILIPPE JulianTudor Pro Cycling Team139756▼2 GROVES KadenAlpecin-Premier Tech139757- PLAPP LukeTeam Jayco AlUla130658- BENOOT TiesjDecathlon CMA CGM Team128759▲18 VERMEERSCH FlorianUAE Team Emirates – XRG127960▲1 WELLENS TimUAE Team Emirates – XRG127861▲1 STRONG CorbinNSN Cycling Team124362▼2 SIMMONS QuinnLidl – Trek123363▲1 RICCITELLO MatthewDecathlon CMA CGM Team122364▼8 KUBIŠ LukášUnibet Rose Rockets121565▼10 FORTUNATO LorenzoXDS Astana Team116966▲1 AULAR OrluisMovistar Team112367▲3 SKUJIŅŠ TomsLidl – Trek108968▲1 FRETIN MilanCofidis108269▼1 BITTNER PavelTeam Picnic PostNL107470▲1 PRODHOMME NicolasDecathlon CMA CGM Team107271▼5 HIRSCHI MarcTudor Pro Cycling Team103772▲2 TEJADA HaroldXDS Astana Team103573- MORGADO AntónioUAE Team Emirates – XRG103174▲15 TRENTIN MatteoTudor Pro Cycling Team103075▼3 WRIGHT FredPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team102676- O’CONNOR BenTeam Jayco AlUla102177▲1 GODON DorianINEOS Grenadiers101578▲2 ABRAHAMSEN JonasUno-X Mobility100979- VERNON EthanNSN Cycling Team99380▲1 GROENEWEGEN DylanUnibet Rose Rockets98781▼6 MAS EnricMovistar Team98282▲1 VAN WILDER IlanSoudal Quick-Step96783▲1 ULISSI DiegoXDS Astana Team95084▲11 LAPEIRA PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team94985- ROMEO IvánMovistar Team93386- MOSCHETTI MatteoPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team92487- SIVAKOV PavelUAE Team Emirates – XRG92188▲11 TEUNISSEN MikeXDS Astana Team91089▼1 CARUSO DamianoBahrain – Victorious89890- LÓPEZ Harold MartínXDS Astana Team88291▲1 FEDOROV YevgeniyXDS Astana Team87992▲1 KUSS SeppTeam Visma | Lease a Bike86293▼28 WÆRENSKJOLD SørenUno-X Mobility85494▲2 KANTER MaxXDS Astana Team84995▲2 NYS ThibauLidl – Trek84696▼14 TULETT BenTeam Visma | Lease a Bike84397▲1 STUYVEN JasperSoudal Quick-Step81898▲2 CORT MagnusUno-X Mobility81499▲2 SILVA Guillermo ThomasXDS Astana Team810100▲2 JEGAT JordanTotalEnergies801