{"id":458957,"date":"2026-03-05T13:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/458957\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:33:09","slug":"uci-rankings-riders-update-brennan-and-andresen-surge-after-opening-weekend-as-schmid-holds-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/458957\/","title":{"rendered":"UCI Rankings Riders Update | Brennan and Andresen surge after Opening Weekend as Schmid holds lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s update features points scored in stage races Giro di Sardegna and one-day races Omloop Het Nieuwsblad<\/a>, Kuurne – Bruxelles – Kuurne, Faun-Ard\u00e8che Classic, Faun Drome Classic, Visit South Aegean GP and Region on Dodecanese GP.You can check the previous UCI Rankings<\/a> update here<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n

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-Ard\u00e8che and Faun Drome), but was far from the victory in both occassions, with seventh as his best result.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

Behind him, Antonio Tiberi and Remco Evenepoel<\/a> stay in fifth and sixth respectively, none of them having raced during the week. Seventh place belongs to Matthew Brennan<\/a> 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<\/p>\n

Date: 03\/03\/2026
*This ranking represents the UCI points scored on the 2026 season specifically.<\/p>\n

PositionRiderTeamPoints1\u00a0SCHMID MauroTeam Jayco AlUla10702\u00a0DEL TORO IsaacUAE Team Emirates – XRG8303\u00a0SCARONI ChristianXDS Astana Team8164\u00a0ANDRESEN Tobias LundDecathlon CMA CGM Team7905\u00a0TIBERI AntonioBahrain – Victorious7406\u00a0EVENEPOEL RemcoRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe727.97\u00a0BRENNAN MatthewTeam Visma | Lease a Bike6708\u00a0VINE JayUAE Team Emirates – XRG6659\u00a0PLAPP LukeTeam Jayco AlUla63410\u00a0MORGADO Ant\u00f3nioUAE Team Emirates – XRG588.611\u00a0CHRISTEN JanUAE Team Emirates – XRG58612\u00a0ROMEO Iv\u00e1nMovistar Team482.113\u00a0SEIXAS PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team46014\u00a0ZANA FilippoSoudal Quick-Step41215\u00a0YATES AdamUAE Team Emirates – XRG40416\u00a0VAN DER POEL MathieuAlpecin-Premier Tech40017\u00a0BRENNER MarcoTudor Pro Cycling Team36718\u00a0GR\u00c9GOIRE RomainGroupama – FDJ United36619\u00a0GILMORE BradyNSN Cycling Team35020\u00a0ALMEIDA Jo\u00e3oUAE Team Emirates – XRG34021\u00a0FEDOROV YevgeniyXDS Astana Team338.322\u00a0SWEENY HarryEF Education – EasyPost33823\u00a0VAN DIJKE TimRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe33024\u00a0ARANBURU AlexCofidis33025\u00a0MARTINEZ LennyBahrain – Victorious33026\u00a0AYUSO JuanLidl – Trek32027\u00a0TEJADA HaroldXDS Astana Team31628\u00a0MEEUS JordiRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe31529\u00a0TESFATSION NatnaelMovistar Team31330\u00a0GROENEWEGEN DylanUnibet Rose Rockets30531\u00a0GIRMAY BiniamNSN Cycling Team29332\u00a0KUDUS MerhawiBurgos Burpellet BH29033\u00a0JORGENSON MatteoTeam Visma | Lease a Bike29034\u00a0VERMEERSCH FlorianUAE Team Emirates – XRG28135\u00a0VINOKUROV NicolasXDS Astana Team279.336\u00a0KRON AndreasUno-X Mobility27837\u00a0GALL FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team27538\u00a0LAPORTE ChristopheTeam Visma | Lease a Bike26839\u00a0LAPEIRA PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team26640\u00a0PIDCOCK ThomasPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team26141\u00a0MILAN JonathanLidl – Trek25842\u00a0COQUARD BryanCofidis25543\u00a0PITHIE LaurenceRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe24044\u00a0ARRIETA IgorUAE Team Emirates – XRG23545\u00a0KUBI\u0160 Luk\u00e1\u0161Unibet Rose Rockets23146\u00a0CHARMIG AnthonUno-X Mobility22947\u00a0RICCITELLO MatthewDecathlon CMA CGM Team22548\u00a0COBO Iv\u00e1nEquipo Kern Pharma22049\u00a0SU HaoyuXDS Astana Team213.350\u00a0VAN EETVELT LennertLotto Intermarch\u00e9213In the year-long rankings, Tadej Pogacar<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Van der Poel debuted at Omloop and won with authority<\/p>\n

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 Ard\u00e9che, and he went down to thirteenth as a consequence.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Year-long UCI Riders Ranking<\/p>\n

Date: 03\/03\/2026
*This ranking represents the UCI points scored over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n

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