UCI Rankings Rider update: Pogacar is unstoppable as Del Toro overhauls Vingegaard and Seixas closes in
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The 2026 Tour de France is in the books, authored, once again, by Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian drew level with the historic record of wins in the Grande Boucle alongside Eddy Merckx, Miguel Induráin, Bernard Hinault, and Jacques Anquetil.
With the race over, it’s time to assess the UCI WorldTour Ranking based on the points scored by the riders. Unsurprisingly, UAE’s star is out in front. But keep a close eye on Remco Evenepoel, Isaac del Toro, Paul Seixas, Juan Ayuso, and the Movistar Team riders.
In 2026, Pogacar already has 8,556.8 points. The Slovenian won the Tour de France overall, netting 1,300 points. He also took 5 stages, finished 2nd in the mountains classification, and wore yellow for 16 stages, including 3rd in the Barcelona team time trial, 2nd on stage 2, another 2nd on stage 15, another 2nd in the individual time trial, and 4th on stage 20. All told, that makes a total haul of 3,493.75 points from the Tour alone.
Pogacar’s historic exhibition leaves him almost 4,000 points clear of second-placed Remco Evenepoel. The Belgian finished 2nd overall at the Tour, claimed two stage wins, and stacked multiple top 10s across the race. Thanks to that he sits on 4,716.6 points and stays ahead of an increasingly irresistible Isaac del Toro.
The Mexican is 3rd in the standings with 4,208.5, moving ahead of Jonas Vingegaard. In his first Tour de France, Isaac del Toro finished 3rd overall. He also won stage 2, teed up by a gesture from Tadej Pogacar. Factoring in his full impact, he sits 40 points ahead of Vingegaard who, due to his abandonment, barely scored at the Tour (he has 4,160.8).
Paul Seixas rounds out the top five. The Frenchman made history by achieving the best result for a 19-year-old since 1903. With 4th overall, Seixas banked 750 points, plus his haul from the mountain stages and the time trial. He currently has 4,030.4 and is closing on Jonas Vingegaard, who may not race again this season.
Tadej Pogacar wins the Tour de France 2026.
Rankings shaken up by Tour de France
In sixth sits Jasper Philipsen, a stage winner and 2nd in the Tour’s points classification. Although the Belgian isn’t racking up his usual volume of victories, his consistency keeps him among the leaders on 2,931.6. Close behind is teammate Mathieu van der Poel on 2,740.6 after two Tour stage wins, including the spectacular Montmartre finale.
Who’s in 8th? Lenny Martínez, who delivered the finest Tour of his young career by finishing 5th overall. He has 2,662.4 to edge ahead of Mauro Schmid, another major Tour protagonist with a stage win, who is 9th and just 24 points back (2,638.8). The top 10 is completed by Tom Pidcock, who raced boldly throughout, finishing 9th overall after animating multiple breakaways.
Juan Ayuso is the best placed of Spanish riders at the moment in 25th. He has 1,475.5 points, 756.25 of which came at the Grande Boucle. In other words, half. His 7th place overall is the main driver of this leap.
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UCI WorldTour Ranking Riders (Date: 28.07.2026)
| Position | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | POGAČAR Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 8556.8 |
| 2 | EVENEPOEL Remco | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 4716.6 |
| 3 | DEL TORO Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 4208.5 |
| 4 | VINGEGAARD Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 4160.8 |
| 5 | SEIXAS Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 4030.4 |
| 6 | PHILIPSEN Jasper | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 2931.6 |
| 7 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 2740.6 |
| 8 | MARTINEZ Lenny | Bahrain - Victorious | 2662.4 |
| 9 | SCHMID Mauro | Team Jayco AlUla | 2638.8 |
| 10 | PIDCOCK Tom | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 2473.5 |
| 11 | VAN AERT Wout | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 2293.6 |
| 12 | SKJELMOSE Mattias | Lidl - Trek | 2193.8 |
| 13 | JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 2177.2 |
| 14 | PEDERSEN Mads | Lidl - Trek | 2162.2 |
| 15 | ANDRESEN Tobias Lund | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 2098 |
| 16 | GALL Felix | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 2068 |
| 17 | CARAPAZ Richard | EF Education - EasyPost | 1951.1 |
| 18 | GRÉGOIRE Romain | Groupama - FDJ United | 1895 |
| 19 | LIPOWITZ Florian | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1889.6 |
| 20 | COSNEFROY Benoît | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 1671.3 |
| 21 | SCARONI Christian | XDS Astana Team | 1646 |
| 22 | STUYVEN Jasper | Soudal Quick-Step | 1558.9 |
| 23 | HINDLEY Jai | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1492.8 |
| 24 | PELLIZZARI Giulio | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1482 |
| 25 | AYUSO Juan | Lidl - Trek | 1475.5 |
| 26 | ARENSMAN Thymen | Netcompany INEOS | 1444.8 |
| 27 | MAGNIER Paul | Soudal Quick-Step | 1443 |
| 28 | LAPORTE Christophe | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1403 |
| 29 | JORGENSON Matteo | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1386.8 |
| 30 | GIRMAY Biniam | NSN Cycling Team | 1383 |
| 31 | PITHIE Laurence | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1379.9 |
| 32 | MERLIER Tim | Soudal Quick-Step | 1354.9 |
| 33 | GROENEWEGEN Dylan | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1308 |
| 34 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Cofidis | 1304.3 |
| 35 | SILVA Guillermo Thomas | XDS Astana Team | 1298 |
| 36 | GEE-WEST Derek | Lidl - Trek | 1239.2 |
| 37 | BERNAL Egan | Netcompany INEOS | 1158.8 |
| 38 | BAUDIN Alex | EF Education - EasyPost | 1106.6 |
| 39 | EULÁLIO Afonso | Bahrain - Victorious | 1064 |
| 40 | PLAPP Luke | Team Jayco AlUla | 1062.9 |
| 41 | MEEUS Jordi | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1061 |
| 42 | MILAN Jonathan | Lidl - Trek | 1053 |
| 43 | MORGADO António | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 986.6 |
| 44 | TIBERI Antonio | Bahrain - Victorious | 979.4 |
| 45 | PIGANZOLI Davide | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 978.8 |
| 46 | CHRISTEN Jan | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 974 |
| 47 | STRONG Corbin | NSN Cycling Team | 968 |
| 48 | KANTER Max | XDS Astana Team | 963.9 |
| 49 | GANNA Filippo | Netcompany INEOS | 908.8 |
| 50 | CICCONE Giulio | Lidl - Trek | 903 |
| 51 | KOOIJ Olav | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 899.9 |
| 52 | TESFATSION Natnael | Movistar Team | 893 |
| 53 | ARANBURU Alex | Cofidis | 873 |
| 54 | WÆRENSKJOLD Søren | Uno-X Mobility | 868.2 |
| 55 | VERMEERSCH Florian | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 856.8 |
| 56 | VAUQUELIN Kévin | Netcompany INEOS | 846 |
| 57 | LEKNESSUND Andreas | Uno-X Mobility | 829 |
| 58 | BILBAO Pello | Bahrain - Victorious | 828.3 |
| 59 | TEJADA Harold | XDS Astana Team | 815 |
| 60 | ARRIETA Igor | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 814.1 |
| 61 | RICCITELLO Matthew | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 811.9 |
| 62 | TULETT Ben | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 808.6 |
| 63 | STORER Michael | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 799 |
| 64 | VENTURINI Clément | Unibet Rose Rockets | 795 |
| 65 | JEGAT Jordan | TotalEnergies | 785.6 |
| 66 | TURGIS Anthony | TotalEnergies | 768.8 |
| 67 | ROGLIČ Primož | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 767 |
| 68 | GODON Dorian | Netcompany INEOS | 766 |
| 69 | RONDEL Mathys | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 765.1 |
| 70 | FOLDAGER Anders | Team Jayco AlUla | 762 |
| 71 | FRETIN Milan | Cofidis | 755.3 |
| 72 | NARVÁEZ Jhonatan | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 744 |
| 73 | KUSS Sepp | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 740.2 |
| 74 | VENDRAME Andrea | Team Jayco AlUla | 738 |
| 75 | BRENNAN Matthew | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 735 |
| 76 | VERSTRYNGE Emiel | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 727.6 |
| 77 | DE LIE Arnaud | Lotto Intermarché | 722 |
| 78 | PARET-PEINTRE Valentin | Soudal Quick-Step | 712.9 |
| 79 | ZANA Filippo | Soudal Quick-Step | 700 |
| 80 | VACEK Mathias | Lidl - Trek | 689 |
| 81 | BERCKMOES Jenno | Lotto Intermarché | 683 |
| 82 | ASKEY Lewis | NSN Cycling Team | 679 |
| 83 | KUBIŠ Lukáš | Unibet Rose Rockets | 677 |
| 84 | MOZZATO Luca | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 673 |
| 85 | SEGAERT Alec | Bahrain - Victorious | 671 |
| 86 | VINE Jay | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 665 |
| 87 | YATES Adam | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 647.8 |
| 88 | TRENTIN Matteo | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 645.1 |
| 89 | VERMEERSCH Gianni | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 641.9 |
| 90 | MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 640.7 |
| 91 | TUCKWELL Luke | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 637.9 |
| 92 | SIMMONS Quinn | Lidl - Trek | 637.8 |
| 93 | VALGREN Michael | EF Education - EasyPost | 636.1 |
| 94 | HAGENES Per Strand | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 618.8 |
| 95 | LAPEIRA Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 598 |
| 96 | BUITRAGO Santiago | Bahrain - Victorious | 597.3 |
| 97 | DE GENDT Aimé | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 586 |
| 98 | BARRENETXEA Jon | Movistar Team | 585 |
| 99 | BITTNER Pavel | Team Picnic PostNL | 580 |
| 100 | MULUBRHAN Henok | XDS Astana Team | 579 |
Gavin QuinnCycling Journalist
Gavin Quinn is a cycling journalist and ultra-distance cyclist with a BA in Journalism from Dublin City University. Formerly the Press & Communications Officer for Cycling Ireland, Gavin has worked inside the national team at the World Championships and has reported for the Irish Mirror, Mirror UK, and The42.
His expertise is backed by elite-level access, having interviewed stars like Sam Bennett and Ben Healy, as well as immense personal endurance. In 2025, he completed a 12,000km solo cycle from Ireland to Vietnam, following a 4,600km tour across Europe. From the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix to the gradients of the Tourmalet, Gavin’s writing focuses on the "romance and brutality" of the sport. Having visited 50+ countries, he brings a global, cultural perspective to his coverage of the pro peloton for CyclingUpToDate.
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