Premier men's elite road cycling tour
The UCI WorldTour is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits . It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ranking system based upon performances in these. The World Ranking was launched in 2009, (known from 2009–2010 as the UCI World Ranking ) and merged fully with its predecessor the UCI ProTour in 2011. UCI WorldTeams must compete at all events that were part of the tour prior to the 2017 expansion.
Until the end of 2004, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) maintained both the UCI Road World Rankings , which awarded results for all its sanctioned races, and the UCI Road World Cup , which was awarded on the basis of performance in ten selected one-day events. Both were replaced from the 2005 season by the UCI ProTour and UCI Continental Circuits . However, disputes between the UCI and ASO , the organisers of the Tour de France and other classics, and eventually with the organisers of the Tours of Italy and Spain , meant that by 2008 the ProTour was devalued as a ranking method, as only one of the Monument events, and three other classics , remained under the auspices of the UCI. As a result, the UCI World Ranking was introduced, merging performances from both the ProTour and other prestigious events.[1]
At the start of 2011, the ProTour and World Ranking were fully merged again.[2] The ranking system was re-branded as the 'World Tour', whilst 'ProTeam' [3] was retained as a registration category for professional teams. All ProTeams gain automatic entry to World Tour events.
Despite finishing second in the team rankings in 2012, Team Katusha were initially refused a place in the top tier for 2013.[4] After appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport , they were reinstated in February 2013, having already missed the 2013 Tour Down Under .[5] Although the UCI had earlier asserted that the reinstatement of Katusha would result in demotion of another team, they eventually announced that there would be 19 ProTour teams for that one season.[6] In 2015, there are only 17 teams, as there was no applicant for the 18th slot.
For the 2017 season the UCI added 10 new events to the calendar, bringing the total number of events to 38. The new events are: Tour of California , Tour of Qatar , Abu Dhabi Tour , Tour of Turkey , Dwars door Vlaanderen , Omloop Het Nieuwsblad , Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race , London–Surrey Classic , Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop and Strade Bianche .
In 2019, the Three Days of De Panne (a one-day race, although its name retains a description of its former format) was added to the tour, and the Abu Dhabi Tour, having merged with the 2.HC ranked Dubai Tour , was rebranded as the UAE Tour . The World Tour ceased to be a ranking series, replaced in this regard by the UCI World Ranking .
Events (since 2019)[ edit ] The UCI World Tour consists of 36 events. These events are made up from:
The three Grand Tours
The five Monument one-day races
Ten further stage races in Europe
Twelve[a] further one-day races in Europe
One stage race in Australia
One stage race in United Arab Emirates
One stage race in China
One one-day race in Australia
Two one-day races in Canada In 2009 and 2010, only riders for ProTour teams and Professional Continental teams could earn points. When a national squad, that is not a UCI registered team, participated in a race, its members were not eligible to receive points. In 2011, a rule change meant that only riders on ProTeam squads were eligible for points.
From 2012 to 2015, the team time trial at the UCI Road World Championships contributed points to the team classification only.
Since 2019, the UCI Men's road racing world ranking , which includes points earned in races that are not part of the WorldTour, has superseded the points allocations for this series of races as the official rankings table for the sport.
Individual ranking (2009–2018)[ edit ] Team ranking (2009–2018)[ edit ] Nation ranking (2009–2022)[ edit ]
Year
1st
2nd
3rd
2009
Spain
Italy
Australia
2010
Spain
Italy
Belgium
2011
Italy
Belgium
Australia
2012
Spain
Great Britain
Italy
2013
Spain
Italy
Colombia
2014
Spain
Italy
Belgium
2015
Spain
Italy
Colombia
2016
Spain
Colombia
Great Britain
2017
Belgium
Italy
France
2018
Belgium
France
Italy
Winners (2009–2016)[ edit ] Winners after expansion (2017–2023)[ edit ] Winners (since 2024)[ edit ] Riders in bold are still active. Race wins by country [ edit ]
Rank
Nation
Wins
Riders
1.
Belgium
72
Gilbert (13), Evenepoel (8), van Aert (8), Van Avermaet (7), Boonen (6), Wellens (6), Philipsen (4), Lampaert (3), Naesen (2), Stuyven (2), Teuns (2), Benoot , De Lie , De Plus , Devenyns , Devolder , Merlier , Nuyens , Van Eetvelt , Van Gils , Vanmarcke , Vansummeren
2.
Slovenia
46
Pogačar (21), Roglič (16), Mohorič (3), Špilak (3), Bole , Brajkovič , Tratnik
3.
Spain
44
Valverde (14), Contador (9), J Rodríguez (6), LL Sánchez (3), Izagirre (2), Ayuso , Barredo , Freire , Intxausti , Mas , Moreno , Prades , C Rodríguez , S Sánchez , Soler
4.
Great Britain
38
Froome (12), Thomas (6), A Yates (6), Wiggins (5), Pidcock (2), S Yates (2), Williams (2), Cavendish , Geoghegan Hart , Hayter
5.
Italy
35
Nibali (9), Viviani (6), Scarponi (3), Colbrelli (2), Gasparotto (2), Ulissi (2), Aru , Ballan , Ballerini , Basso , Bettiol , Garzelli , Moscon , Moser , Paolini , Pozzato , Rebellin
Australia
Gerrans (9), Porte (8), Evans (4), Matthews (4), Goss (2), Davis , Dennis , Ewan , Hayman , Hindley , McCarthy , Meyer , Vine
7.
Netherlands
31
van der Poel (12), Terpstra (4), van Baarle (3), Dumoulin (2), Gesink (2), Mollema (2), Boom , Groenewegen , Poels , Slagter , Vader , Weening
8.
Colombia
21
Quintana (7), Bernal (5), López (2), Martínez (2), Betancur , Chaves , Henao , Higuita , Urán
9.
Denmark
18
Vingegaard (5), Fuglsang (4), Pedersen (3), Asgreen (2), Valgren (2), Kragh Andersen , Skjelmose
Germany
Degenkolb (4), T Martin (4), Ackermann (2), Greipel (2), Schachmann (2), Arndt , Ciolek , Klöden , Mayrhofer
11.
France
17
Alaphilippe (6), Cosnefroy (2), Démare (2), Laporte (2), Chavanel , Gallopin , Madouas , Pinot , Voeckler
12.
Norway
14
Kristoff (8), Boasson Hagen (5), Nordhaug
13.
Slovakia
10
Sagan (10)
Switzerland
Cancellara (7), Albasini , Hirschi , Zaugg
15.
United States
10
Farrar (2), Horner (2), Jorgenson (2), Kuss , Leipheimer , Powless , Talansky
16.
Poland
9
Kwiatkowski (8), Majka
17.
Ireland
6
D Martin (4), S Bennett (2)
Portugal
Costa (5), Almeida
19.
Czech Republic
5
Štybar (3), Kreuziger (2)
20.
Luxembourg
4
A Schleck (2), Jungels , F Schleck
Russia
Ivanov , Menchov , Sivakov , Zakarin
22.
Austria
3
Eisel , Großschartner , Haller
23.
Ecuador
2
Carapaz (2)
Kazakhstan
Iglinsky , Vinokourov
New Zealand
G Bennett , Pithie
South Africa
Impey (2)
27.
Canada
1
Hesjedal
Eritrea
Girmay
Teams in italics are no longer active.
Rank
Team
Wins
Riders
1.
Ineos Grenadiers
59
Froome (12), Kwiatkowski (7), Thomas (6), Bernal (5), Wiggins (5), Porte (4), Boasson Hagen (3), Pidcock (2), van Baarle (2), Viviani (2), Carapaz , Geoghegan Hart , Hayter , Henao , Martínez , Moscon , Nordhaug , Poels , C Rodríguez , Sivakov , A Yates
2.
Soudal–Quick-Step
51
Evenepoel (8), Alaphilippe (6), Boonen (6), Terpstra (4), Viviani (4), Gilbert (3), Lampaert (3), Štybar (3), Asgreen (2), Almeida , Ballerini , Barredo , S Bennett , Davis , Devenyns , Devolder , Jungels , Kwiatkowski , T Martin , Mas , Urán
3.
Visma–Lease a Bike
46
Roglič (15), van Aert (8), Vingegaard (5), Gesink (2), Jorgenson (2), Laporte (2), G Bennett , Boom , De Plus , Freire , Groenewegen , Kuss , Menchov , LL Sánchez , Slagter , Tratnik , Vader , van Baarle
4.
UAE Team Emirates
39
Pogačar (21), A Yates (3), Costa (2), Kristoff (2), Scarponi (2), Ulissi (2), Ayuso , Ballan , Bole , Pozzato , Špilak , Vine , Wellens
5.
Movistar Team
30
Valverde (14), Quintana (7), Costa (3), LL Sánchez (2), Carapaz , Intxausti , Izagirre , Soler
6.
Astana Qazaqstan Team
21
Nibali (5), Fuglsang (4), Contador (3), López (2), Valgren (2), Aru , Gasparotto , Iglinsky , Izagirre , Vinokourov
7.
Team Jayco–AlUla
19
Gerrans (8), Impey (2), A Yates (2), S Yates (2), Albasini , Chaves , Ewan , Hayman , Weening
8.
Alpecin–Deceuninck
18
van der Poel (12), Philipsen (4), Kragh Andersen , Merlier
CCC Pro Team
Van Avermaet (7), Evans (4), Porte (3), Gilbert (2), Dennis , Teuns
Lotto–Dstny
Gilbert (8), Wellens (5), Benoot , De Lie , Greipel , Van Eetvelt , Van Gils
Team Katusha–Alpecin
Kristoff (6), J Rodríguez (6), Špilak (2), Ivanov , Moreno , Paolini , Zakarin
Tinkoff
Contador (6), Cancellara (3), Sagan (3), A Schleck (2), Kreuziger , Majka , Nuyens , F Schleck
13.
Lidl–Trek
16
Cancellara (4), Pedersen (3), Mollema (2), Stuyven (2), Gallopin , Horner , Porte , Skjelmose , Zaugg
14.
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
15
Sagan (3), Ackermann (2), Schachmann (2), S Bennett , Großschartner , Haller , Higuita , Hindley , McCarthy , Roglič , Vlasov
15.
EF Education–EasyPost
14
D Martin (4), Farrar (2), Bettiol , Hesjedal , Martínez , Meyer , Powless , Talansky , Vanmarcke , Vansummeren
16.
Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
13
Degenkolb (4), Matthews (4), Dumoulin (2), Arndt , Hirschi , Mayrhofer
17.
HTC–Highroad
10
T Martin (3), Boasson Hagen (2), Goss (2), Cavendish , Eisel , Greipel
18.
Liquigas
9
Sagan (4), Nibali (2), Basso , Kreuziger , Moser
19.
Team Bahrain Victorious
8
Mohorič (3), Colbrelli (2), Nibali (2), Teuns
20.
Groupama–FDJ
5
Démare (2), Madouas , Pinot , Pithie
21.
Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
4
Cosnefroy (2), Betancur , Naesen
Team RadioShack
Brajkovič , Horner , Klöden , Leipheimer
23.
Intermarché–Wanty
2
Gasparotto , Girmay
GW Erco Shimano
Rebellin , Scarponi
IAM Cycling
Chavanel , Naesen
Israel–Premier Tech
Williams (2)
27.
Team TotalEnergies
1
Voeckler
Acqua & Sapone
Garzelli
Cervélo TestTeam
Gerrans
Euskadi–Murias
Prades
Euskaltel–Euskadi
S Sánchez
Team Qhubeka NextHash
Ciolek
Current UCI WorldTeams (2024 season)[ edit ]
Team
Country
Seasons in World Tour
No. of seasons
Previous team names
Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
France
2009–2024
16
AG2R La Mondiale (2009–2020), AG2R Citroën Team (2021–2023)
Astana Qazaqstan Team
Kazakhstan
2009–2024
16
Astana (2009–2020), Astana–Premier Tech (2021)
EF Education–EasyPost
United States
2009–2024
16
Garmin–Slipstream (2009), Garmin–Transitions (2010), Garmin–Cervélo (2011), Garmin–Barracuda (2012), Garmin–Sharp (2012–2014), Cannondale–Garmin (2015), Cannondale (2016), Cannondale–Drapac (2016–2017), EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale (2018), EF Education First (2019), EF Pro Cycling (2020), EF Education–Nippo (2021)
Movistar Team
Spain
2009–2024
16
Caisse d'Epargne (2009–2010)
Soudal–Quick-Step
Belgium
2009–2024
16
Quick-Step (2009–2011), Omega Pharma–Quick-Step (2012–2014), Etixx–Quick-Step (2015–2016), Quick-Step Floors (2017–2018), Deceuninck–Quick-Step (2019–2021), Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team (2022)
Visma–Lease a Bike
Netherlands
2009–2024
16
Rabobank (2009–2012), Blanco Pro Cycling (2013), Belkin Pro Cycling (2013–2014), LottoNL–Jumbo (2015–2018), Team Jumbo–Visma (2019–2023)
UAE Team Emirates
Italy (2009–2016) United Arab Emirates (2017–2024)
2009–2024
16
Lampre–NGC (2009), Lampre–Farnese Vini (2010), Lampre–Farnese (2010), Lampre–ISD (2011–2012), Lampre–Merida (2013–2016), UAE Abu Dhabi (2017)
Groupama–FDJ
France
2009–2010, 2012–2024
15
Française des Jeux (2009–2010), FDJ (2010, 2013, 2015–2018), FDJ–BigMat (2012), FDJ.fr (2013–2014)
Ineos Grenadiers
Great Britain
2010–2024
15
Team Sky (2010–2019), Team Ineos (2019–2020)
Lidl–Trek
Luxembourg (2011–2013) United States (2014–2023)
2011–2024
14
Leopard Trek (2011), RadioShack–Nissan (2012), RadioShack–Leopard (2013), Trek Factory Racing (2014–2015), Trek–Segafredo (2016–2023)
Team Jayco–AlUla
Australia
2012–2024
13
GreenEDGE (2012), Orica–GreenEDGE (2012–2016), Orica–BikeExchange (2016), Orica–Scott (2017), Mitchelton–Scott (2018–2020), Team BikeExchange (2021), Team BikeExchange–Jayco (2022)
Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
Netherlands (2013–2014, 2022–2024) Germany (2015–2021)
2013–2024
12
Argos–Shimano (2013), Giant–Shimano (2014), Team Giant–Alpecin (2015–2016), Team Sunweb (2017–2020), Team DSM (2021–2023), Team dsm–firmenich (2023)
Team Bahrain Victorious
Bahrain
2017–2024
8
Bahrain–Merida (2017–2019), Bahrain–McLaren (2020)
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
Germany
2017–2024
8
Bora–Hansgrohe (2017–2024)
Cofidis
France
2009, 2020–2024
6
Intermarché–Wanty
Belgium
2021–2024
4
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux (2021–2022), Intermarché–Circus–Wanty (2023)
Alpecin–Deceuninck
Belgium
2023–2024
2
Arkéa–B&B Hotels
France
2023–2024
2
Arkéa–Samsic (2023)
Previous UCI WorldTeams [ edit ] Teams in italics are no longer active.
Team
Country
Seasons in World Tour
No. of seasons
Previous team names
Lotto–Soudal
Belgium
2009–2022
14
Silence–Lotto (2009), Omega Pharma–Lotto (2010–2011), Lotto–Belisol (2012–2014)
Team Katusha–Alpecin
Russia (2009–2016) Switzerland (2017–2019)
2009–2019
11
Team Katusha (2009–2016)
CCC Team
United States (2011–2018) Poland (2019–2020)
2011–2020
10
BMC Racing Team (2011–2018)
Tinkoff
Denmark (2009–2013) Russia (2014–2016)
2009–2016
8
Team Saxo Bank (2009–2010, 2012), Saxo Bank–SunGard (2011), Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank (2012), Saxo–Tinkoff (2013), Tinkoff–Saxo (2014–2015)
Team Qhubeka NextHash
South Africa
2016–2021
6
Team Dimension Data (2016–2019), NTT Pro Cycling (2020), Team Qhubeka Assos (2021)
Cannondale
Italy
2009–2014
6
Liquigas (2009), Liquigas–Doimo (2009–2010), Liquigas–Cannondale (2011–2012)
Euskaltel–Euskadi
Spain
2009–2013
5
HTC–Highroad
United States
2009–2011
3
Team Columbia–High Road (2009), Team Columbia–HTC (2009), Team HTC–Columbia (2010)
Vacansoleil–DCM
Netherlands
2011–2013
3
Israel–Premier Tech
Israel
2020–2022
3
Israel Start-Up Nation (2020–2021)
Footon–Servetto–Fuji
Spain
2009–2010
2
Fuji–Servetto (2009)
IAM Cycling
Switzerland
2015–2016
2
Team Europcar
France
2009, 2014
2
Bbox Bouygues Telecom (2009)
Team Milram
Germany
2009–2010
2
Team RadioShack
United States
2010–2011
2
^ Thirteen prior to the demise of the London-Surrey Classic
^ Prior to its merger with the Dubai Tour in 2019, this was known as the Abu Dhabi Tour .
^ The E3 Prijs Vlaanderen — Harelbeke became part of the World Tour in 2012.
^ The so called Three Days of De Panne, by then a one day race despite its name, became part of the World Tour in 2019, after the Tour ceased to be a ranking series.
^ World ranking points as of the 2019 season
^ As of 1 March 2022, the UCI announced that cyclists from Russia and Belarus would no longer compete under the name or flag of those respective countries due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine .[9]
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