The 2025 UCI world rankings show a familiar picture at the top: Tadej Pogačar once again leads the rankings. The 27-year-old Slovenian has already collected 11,680 points and confirmed his exceptional position in the peloton. Since his first world ranking victory in 2021, the UAE Team Emirates rider has dominated the international rankings almost without interruption. His consistent performance across various race formats makes him the benchmark in modern cycling.
The gap to the competition remains considerable: Jonas Vingegaard achieved 5944 points in second place - less than half of Pogačar's haul. The 28-year-old Dane from Team Visma | Lease a Bike improved significantly compared to last year's result. After finishing seventh in 2024, Vingegaard fought his way back into the top group. His return to the world elite underlines the quality of the two-time Tour winner after the injury-related setbacks of the previous season.
Young talent del Toro surprises
Isaac del Toro Romero is the biggest surprise in the current rankings. The 21-year-old Mexican from UAE Team Emirates - XRG collected 5314 points and took third place. This result marks the breakthrough of a young talent at the highest level. Del Toro benefits from the strong team structure at UAE Emirates and has developed into a versatile all-round rider. His points haul surpasses that of established stars and positions him as a rising star in cycling.
Mads Pedersen, on the other hand, suffered a minor setback. The 29-year-old Dane from Lidl-Trek slipped from third to fourth place at the end of the season and collected 5074 points. Pedersen remains the best classics specialist. His versatility between one-day races and tours continues to secure him a top position.
Established stars fight for positions
João Almeida completes the top 5 with 4331 points for UAE Team Emirates - XRG. The 27-year-old Portuguese rider consolidates his position as a reliable tour rider and climber. Remco Evenepoel follows in sixth place with 4128 points for Soudal Quick-Step. The 25-year-old Belgian lost a lot of ground compared to his strong performances last year. His position shows the challenge of performing consistently at the highest level.
Thomas Pidcock finished seventh for Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team with 3904 points. The 26-year-old Brit established himself as a versatile rider between road, cyclocross and mountain bike. Mathieu van der Poel finished in eighth place for Alpecin - Deceuninck with 3838 points. Despite the decline, the 30-year-old Dutchman remains one of the best one-day riders in the peloton. His specialisation in classics and world championships leads to fluctuating world rankings depending on the course of the season.
Young talents push forward
Oscar Onley caused another surprise in the top 10. The 23-year-old Briton from Team Picnic PostNL collected 3185 points and finished ninth. His position underlines the strength of British young talent and the quality of smaller WorldTour teams. Onley has developed into a complete tour rider with ambitions of overall victories in smaller tours.
Wout van Aert completes the top 10 with 2908 points for Team Visma | Lease a Bike. The 31-year-old Belgian once again struggled with injuries and setbacks, which limited his points haul. Despite the problems, van Aert remains one of the most versatile riders in the peloton. His skills in the classics, time trials and as a helper in tours continue to make him valuable to his team.
German drivers still poorly represented
The German participation in the world elite remains sobering. Florian Lipowitz is the best German in 15th place with 2552 points for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. The 25-year-old climber has established himself as a beacon of hope for German cycling. His development with one of the strongest teams in the world promises further progress in the coming years.
The absence of other German riders in the top 40 highlights the structural problems of German cycling. While other nations such as Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark have several world-class riders, Germany lacks breadth at the top.
Points system rewards consistency
The UCI points system favours riders who deliver consistent results throughout the season. Tour de France victories continue to bring the highest points yield with 1300 points for the overall winner. Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España are awarded 1100 points. Monument victories such as Paris-Roubaix or the Tour of Flanders earn 800 points. This weighting explains Pogačar's dominance, as he regularly triumphs in the most important races of the year.
One-day races in the WorldTour are awarded between 300 and 500 points depending on their prestige. Stage wins in Grand Tours earn 210 points in the Tour de France and 180 points in the Giro and Vuelta. The system also takes continental championships and national titles into account, allowing riders from smaller cycling nations to collect points. The complex structure reflects the diversity of modern cycling.
UCI World Ranking 2025 - Top 10
- Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates - XRG/Slovenia) - 11,680 points
- Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike/Denmark) - 5944 points
- Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates - XRG/Mexico) - 5314 points
- Mads Pedersen (Lidl - Trek/Denmark) - 5074 points
- João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates - XRG/Portugal) - 4331 points
- Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step/Belgium) - 4128 points
- Thomas Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team/Great Britain) - 3904 points
- Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin - Deceuninck/Netherlands) - 3838 points
- Oscar Onley (Team Picnic PostNL/Great Britain) - 3185 points
- Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike/Belgium) - 2908 points
In addition to the overall ranking, the UCI also maintains separate world rankings for one-day and stage races. Unsurprisingly, the former is also led by Pogačar. However, Jonas Vingegaard leads the world rankings for stage races this year, having taken overall victory in the Tour of Spain after finishing second in the Tour de France. Arnaud de Lie (Lotto), Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl - Trek), Michael Matthews (Team Jayco AlUla) and Neilson Powless (EF Education - EasyPost), who do not appear at the top of the overall rankings, have placed in the top 10 of the one-day races. The best German is Max Kanter, a distant 43rd.
The top 10 of the 2025 UCI world rankings - one-day races
- Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates - XRG/Slovenia) 6725 points
- Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates - XRG/Mexico) 2809 points
- Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step/Belgium) 2790 points
- Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin - Deceuninck/Netherlands) 2645 points
- Mads Pedersen (Lidl - Trek/Denmark) 2470
- Arnaud de Lie (Lotto/Belgium) 1815
- Wout van Aert (Team Visma |Lease a Bike/Belgium) 1736
- Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl - Trek/Denmark) 1735
- Michael Matthews (Team Jayco AlUla/Australia) 1709
- Neilson Powless (EF Education - EasyPost/USA) 1688
The ranking for the stage races sees Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe), Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) and Simon Yates (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) far ahead, who are not in the top 10 of the overall standings.
The top 10 of the 2025 UCI world rankings - stage races
- Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike/Denmark) 5944 points
- Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates - XRG/Slovenia) 4955 points
- João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates - XRG/Portugal) 4326 points
- Oscar Onley (Team Picnic PostNL/Great Britain) 2627 points
- Mads Pedersen (Lidl - Trek/Denmark) 2604 points
- Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe/Germany) 2552 points
- Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates - XRG/Mexico) 2480 points
- Thomas Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team/Great Britain) 2411 points
- Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team/Austria) 2216 points
- Simon Yates (Team Visma | Lease a Bike/Great Britain) 1993 points
The UCI also organises continental rankings. The points for this correspond to those from the world rankings. This means that Pogačar has won the UCI Europe Tour, Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) the Oceania ranking and Biniam Girmay (Intermarché - Wanty) the Africa Tour. Isaac del Toro dominates the UCI America Tour, while Asian champion Yevgeniy Fedorov (XDS Astana Team) is only ranked 146th in the world rankings.
The UCI points system
The UCI's points system is extremely complex. The Tour de France stands above all other races. The overall winner receives 1,300 points, with 1040 points for second place and 880 for third. The top 60 in the overall standings are rewarded with a minimum of 15 points. Stage victories earn 210 points, the 15th in the daily classification gets five more. The winner of the mountain jersey or the points classification is rewarded in the same way as a stage winner. However, things are different at the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. While the overall winners are rewarded with 1100 points, the stage winners receive 180.
800 points are awarded for winning one of the five monuments. And, although they are all World Tour races, the winner of the Santos Tour Down Under, for example, receives more points than the winner of the Tour of the Basque Country. Winning the Cyclassics also yields more than winning the Eschborn-Frankfurt. Victories in the individual World Tour races bring between 500 and 300 points. All Pro Series races, on the other hand, are again scored uniformly and earn 125 points, while the .1 and .2 events are also rewarded uniformly.
Points are also awarded for wearing the leader's jersey in all stage races and for winning national championships. However, the number of points depends on whether the respective country had at least one rider at the start of the previous World Road Race Championships.
The previous winners of the UCI World Ranking
- 2024 - Tadej Pogačar 11,680 points
- 2024 - Tadej Pogačar 11,655 points
- 2023 - Tadej Pogačar 7695 Points
- 2022 - Tadej Pogačar 5131 points
- 2021 - Tadej Pogačar 5363 Points
- 2020 - Primož Roglič 4237 points
- 2019 - Primož Roglič 4705 points
- 2018 - Alejandro Valverde 4168 points
- 2017 - Greg Van Avermaet 4148 points
- 2016 - Peter Sagen 5359 points
- 2015 - Alejandro Valverde 5090 points
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