Another week, another shake-up in the 2026 UCI WorldTour Ranking after the racing on the road. The Tour de Romandie was dominated by Tadej Pogacar, Eschborn-Frankfurt saw Georg Zimmermann surge to the top in front of his home crowds and the Tour of Turkey was claimed by Sebastian Berwick. These three events were the key to ranking changes over the past week as several names scored in absence of Classics riders and Giro d’Italia participants alike. Let’s take stock of where the sport’s headline acts stand.Unsurprisingly, the spotlight is on Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian, as noted, won the Tour de Romandie. He didn’t stop there, taking 4 of the 6 stages along the way. That haul delivered 820 points, lifting him past the 4,000 mark to 4,335 and opening a sizeable gap to second-placed Paul Seixas.
The Frenchman did not race this past week, nor did Remco Evenepoel, Wout van Aert or Mathieu van der Poel, who all remain in the Top 5. Mauro Schmid holds sixth despite abandoning the Tour de Romandie early. Isaac del Toro is still sidelined but keeps seventh place.
Tom Pidcock also made headlines after coming within a whisker of victory at Eschborn-Frankfurt. Those 320 UCI points push the Pinarello Q36.5 star from 10th to 8th in the UCI Ranking. His rise nudges Romain Gregoire to ninth and Tobias Lund Andresen to tenth, both down one spot compared to last week.
With the Giro d’Italia in mind, Jonas Vingegaard has not raced in recent weeks, costing him two more places in the Ranking. The Dane sits 16th on 1,219.6 points, but as the leading favourite for the Corsa Rosa, a win (worth 1,100 points) alongside some nice stage results would trigger a major leap once the first Grand Tour of the year concludes.
Georg Zimmermann wins Eschborn-Frankfurt ahead of Tom Pidcock
Further in the top-20
The podium finishers from Tour de Romandie; Lenny Martinez and Florian Lipowitz move up the rankings to 11th (from 18th) and 15th (from 29th), passing aforementioned Vingegaard among others. At the bottom of this week’s top-20 sits Ion Izagirre who rides an outstanding final season of his career with another top result. This time, a 6th place at Eschborn-Frankfurt is just enough to move to a 20th position in the 2026 ranking.
UCI WorldTour Ranking (07.05.2026)PositionRiderTeamUCI points1 POGAČAR TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG43352 SEIXAS PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team25963 EVENEPOEL RemcoRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe2527.94 VAN AERT WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike22255 VAN DER POEL MathieuAlpecin – Premier Tech22206 SCHMID MauroTeam Jayco AlUla20377 DEL TORO IsaacUAE Team Emirates – XRG18398 PIDCOCK TomPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team17269 GRÉGOIRE RomainGroupama – FDJ United165010 ANDRESEN Tobias LundDecathlon CMA CGM Team153811 MARTINEZ LennyBahrain – Victorious153312 LAPORTE ChristopheTeam Visma | Lease a Bike140313 PHILIPSEN JasperAlpecin – Premier Tech127114 SCARONI ChristianXDS Astana Team127115 LIPOWITZ FlorianRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe1270.916 VINGEGAARD JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike1219.617 JOHANNESSEN Tobias HallandUno-X Mobility121118 STUYVEN JasperSoudal Quick-Step119719 PEDERSEN MadsLidl – Trek118820 IZAGIRRE IonCofidis1178.321 GROENEWEGEN DylanUnibet Rose Rockets108022 PELLIZZARI GiulioRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe104523 SKJELMOSE MattiasLidl – Trek97924 TIBERI AntonioBahrain – Victorious92525 JORGENSON MatteoTeam Visma | Lease a Bike89026 PLAPP LukeTeam Jayco AlUla86827 COSNEFROY BenoîtUAE Team Emirates – XRG852.628 VERMEERSCH FlorianUAE Team Emirates – XRG83329 BILBAO PelloBahrain – Victorious82830 CHRISTEN JanUAE Team Emirates – XRG77631 MORGADO AntónioUAE Team Emirates – XRG766.632 BAUDIN AlexEF Education – EasyPost759.133 BERNAL EganNetcompany INEOS74034 VENDRAME AndreaTeam Jayco AlUla73835 VERSTRYNGE EmielAlpecin – Premier Tech70936 TULETT BenTeam Visma | Lease a Bike70537 PITHIE LaurenceRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe701.938 ARANBURU AlexCofidis68539 BRENNAN MatthewTeam Visma | Lease a Bike67040 GODON DorianNetcompany INEOS668.641 VINE JayUAE Team Emirates – XRG66542 ZANA FilippoSoudal Quick-Step65343 MARTÍNEZ Daniel FelipeRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe637.944 VAUQUELIN KévinNetcompany INEOS636.645 VERMEERSCH GianniRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe61946 TRENTIN MatteoTudor Pro Cycling Team613.147 GIRMAY BiniamNSN Cycling Team61048 BUITRAGO SantiagoBahrain – Victorious59749 MOZZATO LucaTudor Pro Cycling Team57550 CHAMPOUSSIN ClémentXDS Astana Team56651 NORDHAGEN JørgenTeam Visma | Lease a Bike56552 TEJADA HaroldXDS Astana Team56053 STRONG CorbinNSN Cycling Team55854 MEEUS JordiRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe55555 GANNA FilippoNetcompany INEOS55556 YATES AdamUAE Team Emirates – XRG54957 ROMEO IvánMovistar Team547.658 ROGLIČ PrimožRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe54259 RICCITELLO MatthewDecathlon CMA CGM Team54060 ZIMMERMANN GeorgLotto Intermarché53361 DE LIE ArnaudLotto Intermarché53162 STEINHAUSER GeorgEF Education – EasyPost518.763 KANTER MaxXDS Astana Team507.964 TESFATSION NatnaelMovistar Team50465 VAN DIJKE TimRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe502.966 ANIOŁKOWSKI StanisławCofidis49367 GILMORE BradyNSN Cycling Team49068 BITTNER PavelTeam Picnic PostNL48569 BERWICK SebastianCaja Rural – Seguros RGA47870 KRON AndreasUno-X Mobility47171 PARET-PEINTRE ValentinSoudal Quick-Step46672 DE GENDT AiméPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team46373 GALL FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team45374 RONDEL MathysTudor Pro Cycling Team450.175 TURGIS AnthonyTotalEnergies445.176 COQUARD BryanCofidis440.377 DE SCHUYTENEER SteffenLotto Intermarché42478 SILVA Guillermo ThomasXDS Astana Team41879 VANSEVENANT MauriSoudal Quick-Step41680 VINOKUROV NicolasXDS Astana Team414.381 HAGENES Per StrandTeam Visma | Lease a Bike41382 ABRAHAMSEN JonasUno-X Mobility40083 SEGAERT AlecBahrain – Victorious39684 VENTURINI ClémentUnibet Rose Rockets39685 ARRIETA IgorUAE Team Emirates – XRG393.186 MERLIER TimSoudal Quick-Step39387 GRISEL MatysLotto Intermarché38488 KUBIŠ LukášUnibet Rose Rockets38289 TEUNISSEN MikeXDS Astana Team381.990 JEANNIÈRE EmilienTotalEnergies38191 LAMPERTI LukeEF Education – EasyPost378.192 BERASATEGI XabierEuskaltel – Euskadi37793 FEDOROV YevgeniyXDS Astana Team368.394 BRENNER MarcoTudor Pro Cycling Team36795 VAN DIJKE MickRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe364.996 LAPEIRA PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team36397 MENTEN MilanLotto Intermarché36098 HERMANS QuintenPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team35499 MOHORIČ MatejBahrain – Victorious349100 SOSA Iván RamiroEquipo Kern Pharma348