UCI World Tour Riders Ranking Update - Pidcock leapfrogs Seixas as Evenepoel handed opportunity to catch up with Pogacar
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The stellar return of Tom Pidcock, winning the GP Industria & Artigianato-Larciano 2026, has shaken up the UCI WorldTour Ranking, which still awaits the points from the Vuelta a España 2026. The Tour of Britain 2026 also wrapped up, with Tim Wellens taking the overall. Tadej Pogacar abandoned La Vuelta on stage 8 and will not race again this season due to injury. Can Remco Evenepoel catch him?
First things first, Pidcock’s win in the Italian classic stands out. The Pinarello-Q36.5 star banked 250 UCI points with his victory, jumping from 7th to 5th in the Individual Ranking. Tom Pidcock leapfrogs Paul Seixas and Jasper Philipsen thanks to it, and now totals 4615.9 points.
As for Tim Wellens, his overall victory at the Tour of Britain translated into a staggering leap of 142 spots in the ranking. The Belgian vaulted from 293rd to 151st, now on 615.8 points. It is, of course, anecdotal given he remains far from the Top 100, yet the massive jump from the UAE Team Emirates XRG rider is striking.
Turning to the Top 10, Tadej Pogacar remains 1st with 11321.8 points. Awaiting the points earned in the first week of the Vuelta a España, the Slovenian will not compete again this term, skipping the Worlds, the European Championships, and Il Lombardia. That could allow Remco Evenepoel, a prime contender in all three races, to close in on his rival.
The Belgian sits 2nd with 7196.6 points. Evenepoel is set to race the GP de Québec, GP de Montréal, the World Time Trial, the Road Worlds, the European Championships, Il Lombardia, and the Chrono des Nations. In all of them, he is either the favourite or among them, and could collect a huge haul. Will it be enough to overhaul Pogacar? It will be tough, but he can get closer to the Ranking throne than ever.

Remco Evenepoel can close in on Pogacar’s throne in the Ranking.
Vingegaard in third place
In 3rd remains Jonas Vingegaard who, on 6866.4 points, is not expected to race again in 2026 despite recent rumours. The Tour de France injury most likely rules him out until 2027, and Visma - Lease a Bike have moved to confirm that. That means he could slide down in the coming weeks.
Isaac del Toro is right behind on 6421.5 UCI points. The Mexican is slated for the GP de Québec, GP de Montréal, and the Road Worlds, where he will also be among the contenders. Just over 400 points behind Vingegaard, Del Toro has a major chance in September to overhaul the Dane and break into the top three.
Behind the aforementioned Tom Pidcock, Paul Seixas drops one place to 6th. Even so, the French prodigy faces a schedule similar to Isaac del Toro’s, adding Il Lombardia. Four races where he can credibly fight for the win. He now sits on 4608.7 UCI points, ahead of Jasper Philipsen on 4540.6, who for now is only set to race Paris–Tours in October.
Rounding out the Top 10 are Mattias Skjelmose, 8th on 3243.8, who is not enjoying the expected Vuelta a España after a strong Tour de France, Lenny Martínez in 9th (3087.4 points), and Felix Gall, 10th on 3005, who is fighting to win La Vuelta and, if he at least makes the podium, will bank a hefty haul to pass his rivals.
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UCI Individual Ranking (September 8th)
| Position | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | POGAČAR Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 11321.8 |
| 2 | EVENEPOEL Remco | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 7196.6 |
| 3 | VINGEGAARD Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 6866.4 |
| 4 | DEL TORO Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 6421.5 |
| 5 | PIDCOCK Tom | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 4615.9 |
| 6 | SEIXAS Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 4608.7 |
| 7 | PHILIPSEN Jasper | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 4540.6 |
| 8 | SKJELMOSE Mattias | Lidl - Trek | 3243.8 |
| 9 | MARTINEZ Lenny | Bahrain - Victorious | 3087.4 |
| 10 | GALL Felix | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 3005 |
| 11 | PEDERSEN Mads | Lidl - Trek | 2939.1 |
| 12 | SCHMID Mauro | Team Jayco AlUla | 2786.8 |
| 13 | SCARONI Christian | XDS Astana Team | 2760 |
| 14 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 2740.6 |
| 15 | VAN AERT Wout | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 2683.6 |
| 16 | HINDLEY Jai | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 2662.8 |
| 17 | MAGNIER Paul | Soudal Quick-Step | 2522 |
| 18 | CARAPAZ Richard | EF Education - EasyPost | 2519.1 |
| 19 | PELLIZZARI Giulio | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 2370 |
| 20 | ANDRESEN Tobias Lund | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 2269 |
| 21 | JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 2243.3 |
| 22 | GRÉGOIRE Romain | Groupama - FDJ United | 2225 |
| 23 | VINE Jay | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 2218.5 |
| 24 | AYUSO Juan | Lidl - Trek | 2208 |
| 25 | CICCONE Giulio | Lidl - Trek | 2069.9 |
| 26 | ALMEIDA João | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 2046.2 |
| 27 | BERNAL Egan | Netcompany INEOS | 1923.3 |
| 28 | LAPORTE Christophe | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1900 |
| 29 | LIPOWITZ Florian | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1889.6 |
| 30 | JORGENSON Matteo | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1778.4 |
| 31 | STUYVEN Jasper | Soudal Quick-Step | 1762.9 |
| 32 | COSNEFROY Benoît | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 1730.3 |
| 33 | ARANBURU Alex | Cofidis | 1721 |
| 34 | SILVA Guillermo Thomas | XDS Astana Team | 1674 |
| 35 | PITHIE Laurence | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1664.9 |
| 36 | STORER Michael | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 1652 |
| 37 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Cofidis | 1650.3 |
| 38 | MERLIER Tim | Soudal Quick-Step | 1637.9 |
| 39 | DE LIE Arnaud | Lotto Intermarché | 1631 |
| 40 | GROENEWEGEN Dylan | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1592 |
| 41 | MEEUS Jordi | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1560 |
| 42 | GIRMAY Biniam | NSN Cycling Team | 1544 |
| 43 | ARENSMAN Thymen | Netcompany INEOS | 1524.8 |
| 44 | RICCITELLO Matthew | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1497.5 |
| 45 | CHRISTEN Jan | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 1464 |
| 46 | SIMMONS Quinn | Lidl - Trek | 1437.8 |
| 47 | KOOIJ Olav | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1422.9 |
| 48 | MCNULTY Brandon | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 1416.9 |
| 49 | KUSS Sepp | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1415.8 |
| 50 | MILAN Jonathan | Lidl - Trek | 1410 |
| 51 | BERCKMOES Jenno | Lotto Intermarché | 1366 |
| 52 | KUBIŠ Lukáš | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1356 |
| 53 | BAUDIN Alex | EF Education - EasyPost | 1331.6 |
| 54 | TULETT Ben | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1327.1 |
| 55 | WÆRENSKJOLD Søren | Uno-X Mobility | 1319.3 |
| 56 | TESFATSION Natnael | Movistar Team | 1316 |
| 57 | YATES Adam | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 1292.8 |
| 58 | RONDEL Mathys | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 1288.1 |
| 59 | EULÁLIO Afonso | Bahrain - Victorious | 1275 |
| 60 | GANNA Filippo | Netcompany INEOS | 1274.6 |
| 61 | PLAPP Luke | Team Jayco AlUla | 1272.9 |
| 62 | KANTER Max | XDS Astana Team | 1256.9 |
| 63 | GEE-WEST Derek | Lidl - Trek | 1248.3 |
| 64 | GODON Dorian | Netcompany INEOS | 1221 |
| 65 | TRENTIN Matteo | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 1193.1 |
| 66 | LAPEIRA Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1187 |
| 67 | PIGANZOLI Davide | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1163.8 |
| 68 | STRONG Corbin | NSN Cycling Team | 1161 |
| 69 | TEJADA Harold | XDS Astana Team | 1150 |
| 70 | HERMANS Quinten | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 1142.5 |
| 71 | VERMEERSCH Florian | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 1139.1 |
| 72 | FRETIN Milan | Cofidis | 1133.3 |
| 73 | BILBAO Pello | Bahrain - Victorious | 1127.3 |
| 74 | NARVÁEZ Jhonatan | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 1120 |
| 75 | TIBERI Antonio | Bahrain - Victorious | 1098.9 |
| 76 | TEUNISSEN Mike | XDS Astana Team | 1078.9 |
| 77 | VACEK Mathias | Lidl - Trek | 1059 |
| 78 | ROGLIČ Primož | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1032 |
| 79 | BRENNAN Matthew | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1025 |
| 80 | VERNON Ethan | NSN Cycling Team | 1023.6 |
| 81 | LEKNESSUND Andreas | Uno-X Mobility | 1021 |
| 82 | BITTNER Pavel | Team Picnic PostNL | 1012 |
| 83 | VENTURINI Clément | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1008 |
| 84 | MORGADO António | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 1005.6 |
| 85 | FANCELLU Alessandro | MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort | 980 |
| 86 | ASKEY Lewis | NSN Cycling Team | 942 |
| 87 | BRENNER Marco | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 936 |
| 88 | JEGAT Jordan | TotalEnergies | 920.6 |
| 89 | ROMEO Iván | Movistar Team | 918.6 |
| 90 | HEALY Ben | EF Education - EasyPost | 912.4 |
| 91 | MOZZATO Luca | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 907 |
| 92 | SEGAERT Alec | Bahrain - Victorious | 901.1 |
| 93 | HIRSCHI Marc | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 893 |
| 94 | VENDRAME Andrea | Team Jayco AlUla | 882 |
| 95 | TURGIS Anthony | TotalEnergies | 878.8 |
| 96 | SIVAKOV Pavel | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 872.8 |
| 97 | ARRIETA Igor | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 859.1 |
| 98 | UIJTDEBROEKS Cian | Movistar Team | 857.7 |
| 99 | BUITRAGO Santiago | Bahrain - Victorious | 850.8 |
| 100 | ANIOŁKOWSKI Stanisław | Cofidis | 849 |

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