UCI WorldTour Riders Ranking - Gall and Scaroni headline this week’s risers thanks to Burgos and Poland
CyclingTuesday, 11 August 2026 at 14:00
We’ve had a packed week with two compelling races: a WorldTour stage race in the Tour de Pologne and a star-studded Vuelta a Burgos, prompting several shifts in the UCI WorldTour ranking. Most movement came between places 11 and 16, with Felix Gall, overall winner in Burgos, the big gainer, climbing four spots to 11th.
Christian Scaroni also moves up after finishing seventh in Poland. Giulio Pellizzari, fourth in Burgos, rises one place, while Giulio Ciccone, third in Burgos, gains two and is now 22nd.
Little else to note at the top: Tadej Pogacar holds a crushing lead over Remco Evenepoel, with Jonas Vingegaard completing the podium and youngsters Isaac del Toro and Paul Seixas rounding out the top five.
There’s little change across the rest of the top 10, closed out by Tom Pidcock, Jasper Philipsen, Mattias Skjelmose, Mathieu van der Poel, and Lenny Martínez. Mads Pedersen, Mauro Schmid, Wout van Aert, and Arnaud De Lie slipped a few places within the top 20 this week. Jai Hindley, Paul Magnier (despite no wins in Poland), Richard Carapaz, and Tobias Lund Andresen held steady.
Tadej Pogacar at the 2026 Tour de France
Movistar and Ayuso on the rise
Among Spanish riders, the top performer remains Juan Ayuso after his subdued seventh place at the recent Tour de France. The Valencian has raced sparingly this year.
After winning the Algarve, he did not finish Paris–Nice or Itzulia and took third at the Tour Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ahead of the Grande Boucle. He currently has no confirmed schedule, with the Vuelta a España not an initial target for him. The other Spaniard in the top 50 is Ion Izagirre, now 37th after climbing a couple of spots this week.
At Movistar Team, Iván Romeo jumps 50 places after his third at the Tour de Pologne. He closes in on Cian Uijtdebroeks, who appears unlikely to race again before the Vuelta a España.
Natnael Tesfatsion remains their top scorer with 1,219 points. Despite Romeo’s leap, the biggest mover for the Telefónica squad is Enric Mas, now 242nd after rising 92 places thanks to fifth in Burgos.
UCI WorldTour Ranking 2026
| Position | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | Tadej Pogacar | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 11,321.75 |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 7,356.61 |
| 3 | Jonas Vingegaard | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 6,866.39 |
| 4 | Isaac del Toro | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 6,308.46 |
| 5 | Paul Seixas | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 4,800.71 |
| 6 | Tom Pidcock | Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 4,535.88 |
| 7 | Jasper Philipsen | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 4,136.62 |
| 8 | Mattias Skjelmose | Lidl-Trek | 3,243.82 |
| 9 | Mathieu van der Poel | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 3,140.62 |
| 10 | Lenny Martinez | Bahrain Victorious | 3,087.38 |
| 11 | Felix Gall | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 3,005.00 |
| 12 | Mads Pedersen | Lidl-Trek | 2,939.13 |
| 13 | Mauro Schmid | Team Jayco AlUla | 2,879.75 |
| 14 | Christian Scaroni | XDS Astana Team | 2,875.00 |
| 15 | Wout van Aert | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 2,824.57 |
| 16 | Arnaud De Lie | Lotto Intermarché | 2,788.00 |
| 17 | Jai Hindley | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 2,662.75 |
| 18 | Paul Magnier | Soudal Quick-Step | 2,571.00 |
| 19 | Richard Carapaz | EF Education-EasyPost | 2,519.12 |
| 20 | Tobias Lund Andresen | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 2,389.00 |
| 21 | Giulio Pellizzari | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 2,350.00 |
| 22 | Romain Grégoire | Groupama-FDJ United | 2,322.00 |
| 23 | Tobias Halland Johannessen | Uno-X Mobility | 2,248.25 |
| 24 | Jay Vine | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 2,218.50 |
| 25 | Juan Ayuso | Lidl-Trek | 2,208.03 |
| 26 | Giulio Ciccone | Lidl-Trek | 2,059.88 |
| 27 | Joao Almeida | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 2,046.21 |
| 28 | Egan Bernal | Netcompany INEOS | 1,923.25 |
| 29 | Christophe Laporte | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1,902.00 |
| 30 | Florian Lipowitz | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1,892.61 |
| 31 | Biniam Girmay | NSN Cycling Team | 1,869.00 |
| 32 | Matteo Jorgenson | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1,778.39 |
| 33 | Jasper Stuyven | Soudal Quick-Step | 1,701.88 |
| 34 | Tim Merlier | Soudal Quick-Step | 1,689.88 |
| 35 | Benoit Cosnefroy | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 1,671.28 |
| 36 | Michael Storer | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 1,642.00 |
| 37 | Ion Izagirre | Cofidis | 1,640.29 |
| 38 | Olav Kooij | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1,639.88 |
| 39 | Dylan Groenewegen | Unibet Rose Rockets | 1,600.00 |
| 40 | Jordi Meeus | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1,565.00 |
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