This was a key week for everyone involved in the promotion and relegation battle, as the Canadian classics, the Tour of Britain and most importantly the Vuelta a Espana have delivered meaningful points, with
Movistar Team standing out and leaping four places due to Enric Mas' performance.
According to Raúl Banqueri's new report, after a disappointing season which included countless crashes, the Spaniard was finally able to perform at his best level, and brought in hundreds and hundreds of points for the Spanish team from the Vuelta a Espana, with his final second place alone bringing 680 points. Movistar was expected to climb up the rankings, but have gone through all four teams that stood directly ahead of them until the last update. They now sit almost 1300 points ahead of
Lotto Soudal, in a rather safe position.