TheUCI WorldTour is the premier men's eliteroad cycling tour, sitting above theUCI ProSeries and various regionalUCI 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 theUCI World Ranking) and merged fully with its predecessor theUCI ProTour in 2011.UCI WorldTeams must compete at all events that were part of the tour prior to the 2017 expansion.
Current season, competition or edition: 2025 UCI World Tour | |
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| Sport | Cycling |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Organising body | Union Cycliste Internationale |
| No. of teams | 18 (Others invited on race by race basis) |
| Countries | International |
| Most recent champion(s) | Rider:Simon Yates (2018) Team:Quick Step (2018) |
| Most titles | Rider: Joaquim Rodríguez(3 titles) Team:Movistar Team (4 titles) |
| Official website | UCI.org |
History
editUntil the end of 2004, theUnion Cycliste Internationale (UCI) maintained both theUCI Road World Rankings, which awarded results for all its sanctioned races, and theUCI 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 theUCI ProTour andUCI Continental Circuits. However, disputes between the UCI andASO, the organisers of theTour de France and other classics, and eventually with the organisers of the Tours ofItaly andSpain, meant that by 2008 the ProTour was devalued as a ranking method, as only one of theMonument events, and three otherclassics, 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 theCourt of Arbitration for Sport, they were reinstated in February 2013, having already missed the2013 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 the2017 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 andStrade Bianche.
In 2019, theThree 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 rankedDubai Tour, was rebranded as theUAE Tour. The World Tour ceased to be a ranking series, replaced in this regard by theUCI World Ranking.
Events (since 2019)
editThe UCI World Tour consists of 36 events. These events are made up from:
- The threeGrand Tours
- The fiveMonument one-day races
- Ten furtherstage races in Europe
- Twelve[i] 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 forProTour 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, theteam time trial at theUCI Road World Championships contributed points to the team classification only.
Results (2009–2018)
editSince 2019, theUCI 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
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Team ranking
editNation ranking
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 |
Wins by race
edit2009–2016
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2017–2023
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2024–present
editWins by cyclist
edit- Riders inbold are still active.
- ^Valverde also won two monuments (2006 Liège–Bastogne–Liège and2008 Liège–Bastogne–Liège) and2006 La Flèche Wallonne prior to the creation of the UCI World Tour
- ^Gilbert also won2006 Omloop Het Volk and2008 Omloop Het Volk prior to the creation of the UCI World Tour
- ^Contador also won three Grand Tours (2007 Tour de France,2008 Giro d'Italia and2008 Vuelta a España),2007 Paris–Nice and the2008 Tour of the Basque Country prior to the creation of the UCI World Tour
- ^Gerrans also won the2006 Tour Down Under prior to the creation of the UCI World Tour
- ^Nibali also won2006 GP Ouest-France prior to the creation of the UCI World Tour
- ^Cancellara also won two monuments (2006 Paris–Roubaix and2008 Milan–San Remo),2008 Tirreno–Adriatico and2008 Monte Paschi Eroica prior to the creation of the UCI World Tour
- ^Boonen also won four monuments (2005 Paris–Roubaix,2005 Tour of Flanders,2006 Tour of Flanders and2008 Paris–Roubaix), and six one-day races prior to the creation of the UCI World Tour
Wins by country
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Wins by team
editTeams in italics are no longer active.
UCI WorldTeams
editCurrent UCI WorldTeams (2025 season)
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Previous UCI WorldTeams
editTeams 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 |
Notes
edit- ^Thirteen prior to the demise of the London-Surrey Classic
- ^Prior to its merger with theDubai Tour in 2019, this was known as theAbu 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, theUCI announced that cyclists from Russia and Belarus would no longer compete under the name or flag of those respective countries due to theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[9]
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