UCI World Tour Teams Ranking Update - UAE tighten grip despite Pogacar crash as Visma close gap on Red Bull while Pidcock's Pinarello Q36.5 boosted
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The first season of the 2026–2028 triennium is entering its final stretch. In the middle of the Vuelta a España, with the decisive week still to come, the classics returned to the calendar at the GP Industria y Artigianato-Larciano, where Tom Pidcock won one week after pulling on the MTB rainbow jersey. Movistar Team also bagged points, while UAE Team Emirates XRG strengthened their lead by shining at the Tour of Britain.
Speaking of UAE, they continue to top the Ranking, sitting on 24,830 points. After a quiet Italian classic (only Jan Christen added 5 points), they hit back at the Tour of Britain, where Tim Wellens won the overall and Nils Politt capped it with victory on the final stage. In addition, Florian Vermeersch finished 8th overall after taking 2nd on the same day Politt won.
Chasing behind is Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe, who skipped both races. They currently have 19,367.5 points, and know they must cash in at the end of La Vuelta if they want to keep Visma - Lease a Bike at bay. Matthew Brennan and Wout van Aert are tearing through the Grand Tour with multiple stage wins, and their team is closing in with 17,158.6.
The Top 10 continues with Decathlon CMA CGM Team in fourth. With 15,892.8 UCI points, the French squad edges closer to Visma - Lease a Bike thanks to Daan Hoole’s 4th place overall at the Tour of Britain. Watch out: they could add a lot more when the Vuelta a España finishes if Felix Gall lands on the podium or even wins the race (he sits 2nd, 2 minutes off the red jersey).

Tim Wellens won the 2026 Tour of Britain.
Lidl-Trek rounds off top five
Rounding out the Top 5 is Lidl-Trek with 14,316.4 points. Like Red Bull - BORA, the American team chose not to race in Britain or the Italian classic, but they have enough cushion to avoid worrying (for now) about XDS Astana Team, 6th with 12,210.7 UCI points. The Kazakh outfit capitalized at the GP Industria y Artigianato-Larciano with Christian Scaroni’s superb 2nd place, worth another 170 UCI points.
Bahrain Victorious hold 7th with 11,100 UCI points. Antonio Tiberi was 6th in the Italian classic, banking 80 key points to stay ahead of Netcompany INEOS in the fight for that seventh spot. The British team is 8th with 10,049.9 points. Filippo Ganna finished 7th overall at the Tour of Britain (70 points), thanks to a Top 3 on the final stage, Top 4 on the penultimate day, and Top 2 on the opener. The Italian was INEOS’s reference rider this week.
In 9th sits Alpecin-Premier Tech, who skipped both events. They currently have 9,859.7 points and are under threat from Soudal Quick-Step, who close the Top 10 with 9,720.3. Jasper Stuyven made the Tour of Britain overall podium, while Tim Merlier won stage 2 of the race.
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Tom Pidcock’s victory impacts Movistar
The week’s headline act, Tom Pidcock, delivered 250 UCI points to Pinarello-Q36.5, crucial in their push to win WorldTour promotion by the end of 2028. The Swiss team jumped four places to 15th thanks to that haul, leaving Movistar Team closer to the drop zone.
The Spanish squad, aiming for a big return from the 2026 Vuelta a España, currently holds 7,348.6 points in 18th place. That means Movistar occupy the last WorldTour safety spot as of today, with Cofidis (19th) less than 30 points back. The strong rides by Roger Adrià and Natnael Tesfatsion were vital. Adrià placed 4th at the GP Industria y Artigianato-Larciano and Tesfatsion took 12th, combining for 140 points.
UCI WorldTour team rankings
| Position | Team | Class | Points |
| 1 | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | WT | 24830 |
| 2 | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | WT | 19367.5 |
| 3 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | WT | 17158.6 |
| 4 | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | WT | 15892.8 |
| 5 | Lidl - Trek | WT | 14316.4 |
| 6 | XDS Astana Team | WT | 12210.7 |
| 7 | Bahrain - Victorious | WT | 11100 |
| 8 | Netcompany INEOS | WT | 10049.9 |
| 9 | Alpecin - Premier Tech | WT | 9859.7 |
| 10 | Soudal Quick-Step | WT | 9720.3 |
| 11 | Uno-X Mobility | WT | 8986 |
| 12 | Team Jayco AlUla | WT | 8495.2 |
| 13 | EF Education - EasyPost | WT | 7982.8 |
| 14 | NSN Cycling Team | WT | 7879 |
| 15 | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | PRT | 7534.5 |
| 16 | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | PRT | 7484.7 |
| 17 | Lotto Intermarché | WT | 7399 |
| 18 | Movistar Team | WT | 7348.6 |
| 19 | Cofidis | PRT | 7320.7 |
| 20 | Groupama - FDJ United | WT | 6751.3 |
| 21 | Unibet Rose Rockets | PRT | 5854 |
| 22 | TotalEnergies | PRT | 5525.7 |
| 23 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | PRT | 4144 |
| 24 | Burgos Burpellet BH | PRT | 3275.9 |
| 25 | Team Polti VisitMalta | PRT | 3242.1 |
| 26 | Solution Tech NIPPO Rali | PRT | 3153.2 |
| 27 | Equipo Kern Pharma | PRT | 2397 |
| 28 | MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort | PRT | 2302 |
| 29 | Bardiani CSF 7 Saber | PRT | 2275.6 |
| 30 | Team Picnic PostNL | WT | 2046 |
| 31 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | PRT | 1940.3 |
| 32 | Li Ning Star | CT | 1810.3 |
| 33 | Roojai Insurance Winspace | CT | 1487.3 |
| 34 | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe Rookies | CT | 1409 |
| 35 | Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | PRT | 1303 |
| 36 | Madar Pro Cycling Team | CT | 1249.7 |
| 37 | Energus Cycling Team | CT | 1198 |
| 38 | XDS Astana Development Team | CT | 1132.1 |
| 39 | Terengganu Cycling Team | CT | 1112 |
| 40 | ATT Investments | CT | 1080 |
| 41 | Team United Shipping | CT | 979 |
| 42 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development | CT | 919 |
| 43 | Team Flanders - Baloise | PRT | 895 |
| 44 | China Anta - Mentech Cycling Team | CT | 845.3 |
| 45 | CIC Pro Cycling Academy | CT | 812 |
| 46 | Team Medellín - EPM | CT | 809 |
| 47 | Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team | CT | 806.9 |
| 48 | Van Rysel Roubaix | CT | 787 |
| 49 | Team Brennan | CT | 782 |
| 50 | Anicolor / Campicarn | CT | 753 |
| 51 | Kasper crypto4me | CT | 725 |
| 52 | Team Amani | CT | 715.7 |
| 53 | UAE Team Emirates Gen Z | CT | 689 |
| 54 | Team UKYO | CT | 672 |
| 55 | BEAT CC p/b Saxo | CT | 649 |
| 56 | Lotto - Groupe Wanty | CT | 636 |
| 57 | Bahrain Victorious Development Team | CT | 626 |
| 58 | Lidl - Trek Future Racing | CT | 603.4 |
| 59 | Wheeltop Rotor Chengdu Team | CT | 593 |
| 60 | Localiza Meoo / Swift Pro Cycling | CT | 577 |
| 61 | CCACHE x BODYWRAP | CT | 549 |
| 62 | 7 Saber Uzbekistan Cycling Team | CT | 546 |
| 63 | Nu Colombia | CT | 538 |
| 64 | Team ColoQuick | CT | 532 |
| 65 | Konya Büyükşehir Belediye Spor | CT | 529 |
| 66 | Efapel Cycling | CT | 521 |
| 67 | Best PC Ecuador | CT | 486 |
| 68 | GW Erco SportFitness | CT | 485 |
| 69 | Tarteletto - Isorex | CT | 472 |
| 70 | NSN Development Team | CT | 459 |
| 71 | Decathlon CMA CGM Development Team | CT | 456 |
| 72 | General Store - Essegibi - F.Lli Curia | CT | 446 |
| 73 | Spor Toto Cycling Team | CT | 420 |
| 74 | Development Team Picnic PostNL | CT | 404 |
| 75 | Tudor Pro Cycling Team U23 | CT | 396 |
| 76 | Lucky Sport Cycling Team | CT | 376.2 |
| 77 | L39ION of Los Angeles | CT | 370 |
| 78 | Elite Fondations Cycling Team | CT | 364 |
| 79 | Swatt Club | CT | 363 |
| 80 | Metec - SOLARWATT p/b Mantel | CT | 356 |
| 81 | Kinan Racing Team | CT | 350.3 |
| 82 | Feira dos Sofás - Boavista | CT | 336 |
| 83 | EEW-VDK Cyclingteam | CT | 332 |
| 84 | Team Lotto Kern-Haus Outlet Montabaur | CT | 329 |
| 85 | Team Sistecredito | CT | 328 |
| 86 | Groupama-FDJ United CT | CT | 325 |
| 87 | Ukraine Cycling Team | CT | 318 |
| 88 | REMBE | rad-net | CT | 314 |
| 89 | Netcompany INEOS Racing Academy | CT | 310 |
| 90 | Hagens Berman Jayco | CT | 309 |
| 91 | Tirol KTM Cycling Team | CT | 309 |
| 92 | Team Storck - MRW Bau | CT | 303 |
| 93 | BIKE AID | CT | 300 |
| 94 | Team Vorarlberg | CT | 298 |
| 95 | St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 | CT | 297 |
| 96 | Aarco | CT | 293 |
| 97 | Hrinkow Advarics | CT | 288 |
| 98 | Tshenolo Pro Cycling Team | CT | 287 |
| 99 | Plus Performance - ZEO Sport | CT | 282 |
| 100 | China Meitan Cycling Team | CT | 275 |

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