The new
UCI points update has been revealed, showing little differences as only the
Tour de France constitutes meaningful new points awarded and the top teams have continued to swarm it's grand majority. However, as the rankings settle down, new targets become sensitive.
The constant fight for UCI points at the bottom of the list has made it that
Team DSM - who are having a very complicated season are now less than 1200 points above the red line. Although Romain Bardet is currently in the Top10 of the Tour de France there are no guarantees that he will remain there, and the lack of points the team has had during the season has now put them in a position where they have to start thinking about their safety.