The season keeps edging closer to the Giro d’Italia, the first Grand Tour of the year. Meanwhile, in full spring, one of the most thrilling weeks on the calendar has wrapped up. The UCI WorldTour Ranking has shifted after Itzulia and Paris–Roubaix 2026, where a hefty haul of points was distributed.In the riders’ standings, Tadej Pogacar has stretched his lead at the top despite losing for the first time in 2026 at the Paris-Roubaix to a resurgent Wout van Aert, the headline act with his victory in the velodrome. Elsewhere, Paul Seixas was rewarded for total dominance at Itzulia Basque Country.
First things first, it’s worth highlighting the 800 UCI points banked by Wout van Aert, who climbs to second in the Ranking, ahead of Mathieu van der Poel, who moves up to third and is now five points behind his eternal rival. The Visma | Lease a Bike star is within the sight of overall leader Pogacar, who is however expected to expand his account notably the next two weeks at the Ardennes.
Despite a lesser week marked by abandon at Itzulia, Isaac Del Toro remains in the top-5 of the ranking with a comfortable lead to his closest opponents. Likewise, fifth Remco Evenepoel and sixth Tobias Lund Andresen have not added any points to their 2026 tally over the past week, allowing the star of last week Paul Seixas to breathe down their necks.
Paul Seixas starstruck
The Frenchman made Itzulia Basque Country his playground with three stage wins and overall triumph, combined worth almost 600 UCI points, enough to jump up from the depths of top-25 to a 7th place in the ranking, leaving behind stars of the caliber of Tom Pidcock (9th) or Jonas Vingegaard (12th).
Further notable movements up the ranking were made by Christophe Laporte – 5th at Roubaix – moving up to 8th overall. Hell of the North third place Jasper Stuyven leaped past former teammate Mads Pedersen (14th) to a 13th place, while the Dane is gradually approaching the top-10 despite a delayed season start.
The podium of the 2026 Paris-Roubaix
The top-10 is wrapped up by Mauro Schmid whose incredible consistency at smaller one-day races and stage races has earned him aleady over 1,300 UCI points. His only finish outside top-5 came at the Milano-Sanremo where the Swiss champion crossed finish line in 31st position.
UCI rider ranking (16.04.2026)
* This ranking shows the points earned by riders since the start of 2026 season
PositionNameTeamPoints1 POGAČAR TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG27152 VAN AERT WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike22253 VAN DER POEL MathieuAlpecin-Premier Tech22204 DEL TORO IsaacUAE Team Emirates – XRG18395 EVENEPOEL RemcoRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe1507.96 ANDRESEN Tobias LundDecathlon CMA CGM Team14907 SEIXAS PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team14568 LAPORTE ChristopheTeam Visma | Lease a Bike14039 PIDCOCK ThomasPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team136110 SCHMID MauroTeam Jayco AlUla132711 PHILIPSEN JasperAlpecin-Premier Tech127112 VINGEGAARD JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike1219.613 STUYVEN JasperSoudal Quick-Step119714 PEDERSEN MadsLidl – Trek118815 GROENEWEGEN DylanUnibet Rose Rockets108016 JOHANNESSEN Tobias HallandUno-X Mobility104117 MARTINEZ LennyBahrain – Victorious103818 SCARONI ChristianXDS Astana Team100119 GRÉGOIRE RomainGroupama – FDJ United91520 TIBERI AntonioBahrain – Victorious89521 JORGENSON MatteoTeam Visma | Lease a Bike89022 VERMEERSCH FlorianUAE Team Emirates – XRG82823 IZAGIRRE IonCofidis798.324 CHRISTEN JanUAE Team Emirates – XRG77625 MORGADO AntónioUAE Team Emirates – XRG766.626 LIPOWITZ FlorianRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe748.927 PELLIZZARI GiulioRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe73028 VENDRAME AndreaTeam Jayco AlUla69829 PITHIE LaurenceRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe685.930 BRENNAN MatthewTeam Visma | Lease a Bike67031 VINE JayUAE Team Emirates – XRG66532 PLAPP LukeTeam Jayco AlUla63433 VERMEERSCH GianniRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe61934 ARANBURU AlexCofidis61535 TRENTIN MatteoTudor Pro Cycling Team613.136 GIRMAY BiniamNSN Cycling Team61037 MARTÍNEZ Daniel FelipeRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe607.938 MOZZATO LucaTudor Pro Cycling Team57539 BUITRAGO SantiagoBahrain – Victorious56740 VAUQUELIN KévinINEOS Grenadiers561.641 TEJADA HaroldXDS Astana Team56042 MEEUS JordiRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe55543 GANNA FilippoINEOS Grenadiers55544 STRONG CorbinNSN Cycling Team53445 KANTER MaxXDS Astana Team507.946 STEINHAUSER GeorgEF Education – EasyPost503.747 VAN DIJKE TimRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe502.948 BITTNER PavelTeam Picnic PostNL48549 ROMEO IvánMovistar Team483.650 ROGLIČ PrimožRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe47451 DE GENDT AiméPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team46352 ZANA FilippoSoudal Quick-Step45853 ANIOŁKOWSKI StanisławCofidis45554 GALL FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team45355 TURGIS AnthonyTotalEnergies445.156 COQUARD BryanCofidis440.357 GODON DorianINEOS Grenadiers435.658 GILMORE BradyNSN Cycling Team43059 DE SCHUYTENEER SteffenLotto Intermarché41960 HAGENES Per StrandTeam Visma | Lease a Bike41361 CHAMPOUSSIN ClémentXDS Astana Team40862 DE LIE ArnaudLotto Intermarché40663 YATES AdamUAE Team Emirates – XRG40464 ABRAHAMSEN JonasUno-X Mobility40065 SEGAERT AlecBahrain – Victorious39666 PARET-PEINTRE ValentinSoudal Quick-Step39667 ARRIETA IgorUAE Team Emirates – XRG393.168 MERLIER TimSoudal Quick-Step39369 VENTURINI ClémentUnibet Rose Rockets39070 KRON AndreasUno-X Mobility38671 GRISEL MatysLotto Intermarché38472 KUBIŠ LukášUnibet Rose Rockets38273 TEUNISSEN MikeXDS Astana Team381.974 LAMPERTI LukeEF Education – EasyPost378.175 JEANNIÈRE EmilienTotalEnergies37876 FEDOROV YevgeniyXDS Astana Team368.377 BRENNER MarcoTudor Pro Cycling Team36778 VAN DIJKE MickRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe364.979 BAUDIN AlexEF Education – EasyPost364.180 LAPEIRA PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team36381 TESFATSION NatnaelMovistar Team35982 RONDEL MathysTudor Pro Cycling Team350.183 ALMEIDA JoãoUAE Team Emirates – XRG34884 MOHORIČ MatejBahrain – Victorious34685 VERNON EthanNSN Cycling Team34586 BETTLES CarterRoojai Insurance Winspace34387 SWEENY HarryEF Education – EasyPost33888 AYUSO JuanLidl – Trek335.789 MILAN JonathanLidl – Trek33390 RICCITELLO MatthewDecathlon CMA CGM Team33091 WÆRENSKJOLD SørenUno-X Mobility32292 POLITT NilsUAE Team Emirates – XRG319.793 L’HOTE AntoineDecathlon CMA CGM Team31694 MENTEN MilanLotto Intermarché31095 VINOKUROV NicolasXDS Astana Team309.396 DONALDSON RobertTeam Jayco AlUla30597 SKJELMOSE MattiasLidl – Trek30498 REX LaurenzSoudal Quick-Step30099 KUDUS MerhawiBurgos Burpellet BH290100 VAN EETVELT LennertLotto Intermarché283