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Pogačar, Vollering Top UCI Rankings

Topping our list of the least surprising news of the year: Tadej Pogačar finished 2025 atop the UCI’s World Rankings.

The women’s season was slightly more competitive, and their rankings accordingly held a bit more suspense: Dutch star Demi Vollering relcaimed first position among female rider.

Pogačar’s and Vollering’s respective UAE Team Emirates and FDJ-Suez squads also finished top the men’s and women’s team world rankings.

Pogačar reaffirmed his status as an icon with an exceptional season. After a historic 2024, he pushed his own limits by claiming twenty additional victories, including the rainbow jersey for the road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Kigali (Rwanda) and a fourth Tour de France title. With a record-breaking total of 11,680 points, he retains the top spot in the men’s UCI World Ranking for the fifth consecutive year. “Every season is a new challenge. I’m proud of what we’ve achieved together,” said the Slovenian champion. His individual dominance was matched by collective triumph: UAE Team Emirates XRG crushed the competition with 95 victories – an all-time score shattering the previous record of 85 victories held by the Columbia-HTC team since 2009 – and a total of 40,637.65 points, securing first place in the UCI World Ranking for teams for the third year in a row. Two teammates also shone in the global top five: Isaac Del Toro (MEX) in third and João Almeida (POR) in fifth.

On the Women’s side, Demi Vollering reclaimed the top of the women’s UCI World Ranking with 4,642.57 points, thanks to a stellar season highlighted by victories at Strade Bianche Donne, La Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es, Itzulia Women, Volta Catalunya Femenina, and the UEC Road European Championship. Her new team, FDJ-Suez, dethroned Team SD Worx-Protime to claim first place in the UCI World Ranking for teams for the very first time. Alongside her, Lorena Wiebes dazzled with 25 wins, confirming Dutch supremacy as the Netherlands lead the UCI World Ranking for nations with 14,422.99 points.

The different trophies will be presented to the winners by UCI President David Lappartient at the first events of the 2026 season.

The full list of the UCI World Rankings is available on the UCI website.