UCI Rider Rankings Update | Juan Ayuso & Tom Pidcock usurp Tadej Pogacar to take top two spots
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Juan Ayuso has made an exceptional start to 2025, and he is now the leader of the UCI World Ranking. The Spaniard of UAE Team Emirates - XRG recently claimed overall victory at Tirreno-Adriatico, and as such, pushes out his teammate Tadej Pogacar from the top spot.
Ayuso has already won the Faun Drome Classic, the Trofeo Laigueglia, plus both a stage and the overall title at Tirreno-Adriatico this year. This remarkable achievement makes him the first cyclist to surpass 1,000 points in 2025.
In second place, following a strong performance in Tirreno, is Tom Pidcock. Although he hasn't won any major races yet, Pidcock has made an impressive start to the season in his debut with Q36.5. Third place belongs to Pogacar, who, as a reminder, didn’t race in either Tirreno-Adriatico or Paris-Nice last week.
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Rounding out the top 5 are Christian Scaroni, the revelation from the remarkably improved XDS Astana Team, and Jhonatan Narváez, who is still riding high on the success of his Tour Down Under performance. Javier Romo holds onto the sixth spot for Movistar Team. After his victory in the final stage of Paris-Nice, Magnus Sheffield sits in seventh, just ahead of the consistent Pello Bilbao.
The top 10 is completed by Finn Fisher-Black (still benefiting from his strong performances in Australia) and Matteo Jorgenson, who triumphed at Paris-Nice. On the edge of the top 10 is Joao Almeida.
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2025 UCI Riders Ranking; Date: 18/03/2025
*This ranking represents the UCI points scored on the 2025 season specifically.
| 1 | Ayuso Juan | Spain | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 1.045 |
| 2 | Pidcock Tom | Great Britain | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 915 |
| 3 | Pogacar Tadej | Slovenia | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 825 |
| 4 | Scaroni Christian | Italy | XDS Astana Team | 795 |
| 5 | Narvaez Jhonatan | Ecuador | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 756 |
| 6 | Romo Javier | Spain | Movistar Team | 725 |
| 7 | Sheffield Magnus | USA | INEOS Grenadiers | 682 |
| 8 | Bilbao Pello | Spain | Bahrain Victorious | 668 |
| 9 | Fisher-Black Finn | New Zealand | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 640 |
| 10 | Jorgenson Matteo | USA | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 618 |
| 11 | Almeida Joao | Portugal | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 597 |
| 12 | Champoussin Clément | France | XDS Astana Team | 582 |
| 13 | Morgado António | Portugal | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 548 |
| 14 | Onley Oscar | Great Britain | Team Picnic PostNL | 540 |
| 15 | Ganna Filippo | Italy | INEOS Grenadiers | 537 |
| 16 | Magnier Paul | France | Soudal Quick-Step | 533 |
| 17 | Lipowitz Florian | Germany | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 468 |
| 18 | Philipsen Jasper | Belgium | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 460 |
| 18 | Buitrago Santiago | Colombia | Bahrain Victorious | 460 |
| 20 | Arensman Thymen | Netherlands | INEOS Grenadiers | 456 |
| 21 | Gee Derek | Canada | Israel-Premier Tech | 455 |
| 21 | Storer Michael | Australia | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 455 |
| 23 | Wellens Tim | Belgium | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 415 |
| 24 | Tiberi Antonio | Italy | Bahrain Victorious | 385 |
| 25 | Grégoire Romain | France | Groupama-FDJ | 384 |
| 26 | Milan Jonathan | Italy | Lidl-Trek | 373 |
| 27 | Fretin Milan | Belgium | Cofidis | 368 |
| 28 | Schmid Mauro | Switzerland | Team Jayco-AlUla | 366 |
| 29 | Ciccone Giulio | Italy | Lidl-Trek | 360 |
| 30 | Wærenskjold Søren | Norway | Uno-X Mobility | 357 |
| 31 | Chawchiangkwang Peerapol | Thailand | Thailand Continental Cycling Team | 355 |
| 32 | Gate Aaron | New Zealand | XDS Astana Team | 353 |
| 33 | Hirschi Marc | Switzerland | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 346 |
| 34 | Plapp Lucas | Australia | Team Jayco-AlUla | 325 |
| 35 | van den Berg Marijn | Netherlands | EF Education-EasyPost | 323 |
| 36 | Fagundez Eric | Uruguay | Burgos Burpellet BH | 320 |
| 37 | Romeo Iván | Spain | Movistar Team | 317 |
| 38 | Kooij Olav | Netherlands | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 310 |
| 39 | Hofstetter Hugo | France | Israel-Premier Tech | 305 |
| 39 | Vauquelin Kévin | France | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | 305 |
| 41 | Welsford Sam | Australia | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 302 |
| 42 | Hindley Jai | Australia | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 300 |
| 43 | Pluimers Rick | Netherlands | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 295 |
| 44 | Merlier Tim | Belgium | Soudal Quick-Step | 286 |
| 45 | Fortunato Lorenzo | Italy | XDS Astana Team | 285 |
| 46 | Watson Sam | Great Britain | INEOS Grenadiers | 283 |
| 47 | Vingegaard Jonas | Denmark | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 278 |
| 48 | Skjelmose Mattias | Denmark | Lidl-Trek | 263 |
| 49 | Yates Adam | Great Britain | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 263 |
| 50 | Lyu Xianjing | China | China Glory-Mentech Conti. CT | 260 |
| 50 | Christen Jan | Switzerland | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 260 |
| 52 | Cort Magnus | Denmark | Uno-X Mobility | 258 |
| 53 | Pedersen Mads | Denmark | Lidl-Trek | 257 |
| 54 | Tronchon Bastien | France | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | 254 |
| 55 | Healy Ben | Ireland | EF Education-EasyPost | 253 |
| 56 | Paret-Peintre Valentin | France | Soudal Quick-Step | 250 |
| 57 | Martinez Lenny | France | Bahrain Victorious | 248 |
| 58 | Sivakov Pavel | France | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 247 |
| 59 | Kanter Max | Germany | XDS Astana Team | 243 |
| 60 | Bagioli Andrea | Italy | Lidl-Trek | 240 |
| 61 | Jeannière Emilien | France | Team TotalEnergies | 235 |
| 62 | Tejada Harold | Colombia | XDS Astana Team | 234 |
| 63 | Landa Mikel | Spain | Soudal Quick-Step | 231 |
| 64 | Kubis Lukas | Slovakia | Unibet Tietema Rockets | 230 |
| 65 | Strong Corbin | New Zealand | Israel-Premier Tech | 223 |
| 66 | Pithie Laurence | New Zealand | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 215 |
| 67 | Lund Andresen Tobias | Denmark | Team Picnic PostNL | 211 |
| 68 | Castrillo Pablo | Spain | Movistar Team | 209 |
| 69 | van der Poel Mathieu | Netherlands | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 205 |
| 69 | Mulubrhan Henok | Eritrea | XDS Astana Team | 205 |
| 71 | Paret-Peintre Aurélien | France | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | 200 |
| 72 | Coquard Bryan | France | Cofidis | 198 |
| 72 | Berthet Clément | France | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | 198 |
| 74 | Brenner Marco | Germany | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 196 |
| 75 | Konrad Patrick | Austria | Lidl-Trek | 192 |
| 75 | Biermans Jenthe | Belgium | ARKEA-B&B HOTELS | 192 |
| 77 | Powless Neilson | USA | EF Education-EasyPost | 187 |
| 78 | Sainbayar Jambaljamts | Mongolia | Burgos Burpellet BH | 187 |
| 79 | Hamza Yacine | Algeria | Madar Pro Cycling Team | 186 |
| 80 | Vacek Mathias | Czechia | Lidl-Trek | 182 |
| 81 | Marit Arne | Belgium | Intermarché-Wanty | 180 |
| 82 | Harper Chris | Australia | Team Jayco-AlUla | 177 |
| 83 | Barré Louis | France | Intermarché-Wanty | 176 |
| 84 | Van Moer Brent | Belgium | Lotto | 175 |
| 85 | Girmay Biniam | Eritrea | Intermarché-Wanty | 173 |
| 86 | Dversnes Fredrik | Norway | Uno-X Mobility | 171 |
| 87 | Gaudu David | France | Groupama-FDJ | 170 |
| 87 | Leitão Iúri | Portugal | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 170 |
| 87 | Vine Jay | Australia | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 170 |
| 90 | Teutenberg Tim Torn | Germany | Lidl-Trek | 169 |
| 91 | Van Wilder Ilan | Belgium | Soudal Quick-Step | 168 |
| 92 | Tulett Ben | Great Britain | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 168 |
| 93 | McNulty Brandon | USA | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 167 |
| 94 | Kwiatkowski Michal | Poland | INEOS Grenadiers | 165 |
| 95 | Kamada Koki | Japan | JCL Team Ukyo | 163 |
| 96 | Adrià Roger | Spain | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 163 |
| 97 | Doubey Fabien | France | Team TotalEnergies | 162 |
| 98 | Silva Thomas | Uruguay | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | 161 |
| 99 | Blikra Erlend | Norway | Uno-X Mobility | 160 |
| 100 | Cepeda Jefferson | Ecuador | Movistar Team | 158 |

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