Miguel Ángel López is the best Colombian in the UCI rankings after his dominant Vuelta a Colombia
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The UCI rankings continue to undergo important changes before the start of the Tour de France on July 1. The most outstanding news for Colombia comes from Miguel Angel 'Superman' Lopez, who achieved a significant rise thanks to his victory in the recent performances at the Vuelta a Colombia.
On this occasion, the Team Medellin rider climbed seven positions after the last update, ranking 41st, making him the highest ranked Colombian in the world rankings. He also surpasses renowned riders such as Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen and Briton Tao Geoghegan Hart, the latter being the 2020 Giro d'Italia champion.
Although the Vuelta a Colombia is not included in the UCI category (the most important in world cycling), Lopez managed to score the necessary points to overtake Santiago Buitrago and Sergio Higuita, who occupy the 44th and 47th positions in the UCI ranking, respectively.
On the other hand, there are two other Colombian cyclists who are part of the top 100 of the world ranking. They are Einer Rubio, who is ranked 64th, and Rigoberto Urán, who remained in 82nd place.
As the Tour de France approaches, Tadej Pogačar remains the top rider in the UCI rankings with a total of 6,612 points. The Slovenian starts as one of the big favourites in the "Grande Boucle", as well as Belgian Wout Van Aert and Danish Jonas Vingegaard. The two leaders of the Jumbo-Visma team remain third and fourth in the ranking, respectively. Remco Evenepoel remains in second place in the world rankings.
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- So far, a good series about riders before my time, even if the text feels AI generated like so much on this site. About the rider, he seems like one of many who are active fan favorites but don’t survive in the stories of cycling, a few decades later - I didn’t really know anything about him and this was a good read, thank you!RidesHills15-11-2026
- A calm, honest documentary, a bit of hagiography but mostly not too much. When he talks about a coffee shop, it aligns with several things in his world - he might want calm, but he does (more than a little bit) have someone near him (his fiancee) who makes sure that things happen the way he expects. Many atheletes have retired only to find out just how much others were taking care of their lives for them. If they work out (I'm old, things happen), I am sure it will take a renegotiation, which is a good thing. I truly enjoyed watching it, seeing him, seeing her, seeing the whole system built around him.RidesHills15-11-2026
- You do? My mother grew up around Bleiburg (Pliberk), across the border in Austria . My grandparents lived close to the train station in Bleiburg, and I spent a lot of the 70s and 80s there. The "Jugo" train of my youth went to Dravograd or Maribor, exotic places (behind the wall) at the time. What a moment that was, the 10 days war of '91 - times sure have changed.RidesHills15-11-2026
- I hope he rides a bitmij15-11-2026
- Greatest athlete this world has ever produced ! LOL ... you definitely are a comdian ! Cycling is so sprecialized and you think he's the greatest athlete ever ! Still laughing !frieders315-11-2026
- b.s. headline. Jonas wasn't told anything, it is just a pundit telling him what to do. the actual article is not even close to the insinuation of the headline.mij15-11-2026
- I think Roglic could have beaten Sepp. not Jonas. I was referring to Sepp.mij15-11-2026
- I'm deeply sick of this guy and his unwillingness to race seriously for more than a month or two. I'll never respect riders who do that. Seixas will be stronger than him next season, and maybe Del Toro as well. I don't even think he'll finish on the podium at any GT where Pogi, Seixas, and Del Toro are racing.megasmacky15-11-2026
- Not a chance in hell.megasmacky15-11-2026
- If you go watch some races from last season other riders that have never caught Jonas...are now catching him. Some are just riding away from him and he can't hold the wheelmd197514-11-2026
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Pendant ce temps, Miguel Angel Lopez a remporté 9 des 10 étapes du Tour de Colombie avec logiquement le classement général en prime. Écarté pour des raisons éthiques fin 2022 par Astana (sans être suspendu par l'UCI), “Superman” a fini le travail ce dimanche sur le chrono.
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