The UCI World Tour (stylized as WorldTour) is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ranking system based upon performances in these. The World Ranking was launched in 2009, (known from 2009–2010 as the UCI World Ranking) and merged fully with its predecessor the UCI ProTour in 2011. UCI WorldTeams must compete at all events that were part of the tour prior to the 2017 expansion.
History Until the end of 2004, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) maintained both the UCI Road World Rankings, which awarded results for all its sanctioned races, and the UCI Road World Cup, which was awarded on the basis of performance in ten selected one-day events. Both were replaced from the 2005 season by the UCI ProTour and UCI Continental Circuits. However, disputes between the UCI and ASO, the organisers of the Tour de France and other classics, and eventually with the organisers of the Tours of Italy and Spain, meant that by 2008 the ProTour was devalued as a ranking method, as only one of the Monument events, and three other classics, remained under the auspices of the UCI. As a result, the UCI World Ranking was introduced, merging performances from both the ProTour and other prestigious events.
At the start of 2011, the ProTour and World Ranking were fully merged again.ProTour is dead, long live the World Tour Cyclingweekly. Accessed 14-01-11 The ranking system was re-branded as the 'World Tour', whilst 'ProTeam' Presse Release - Registration of UCI ProTeams for the 2011 season UCI. Accessed 14-01-11 was retained as a registration category for professional teams. All ProTeams gain automatic entry to World Tour events.
Despite finishing second in the team rankings in 2012, were initially refused a place in the top tier for 2013. After appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, they were reinstated in February 2013, having already missed the 2013 Tour Down Under. Although the UCI had earlier asserted that the reinstatement of Katusha would result in demotion of another team, they eventually announced that there would be 19 ProTour teams for that one season. In 2015, there are only 17 teams, as there was no applicant for the 18th slot.
For the 2017 season the UCI added 10 new events to the calendar, bringing the total number of events to 38. The new events are: Tour of California, Tour of Qatar, Abu Dhabi Tour, Tour of Turkey, Dwars door Vlaanderen, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, London–Surrey Classic, Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop and Strade Bianche.
In 2019, the Three Days of De Panne (a one-day race, although its name retains a description of its former format) was added to the tour, and the Abu Dhabi Tour, having merged with the 2.HC ranked Dubai Tour, was rebranded as the UAE Tour. The World Tour ceased to be a ranking series, replaced in this regard by the UCI World Ranking.
Events (since 2019) The UCI World Tour consists of 36 events. These events are made up from:
The three Grand Tours The five Monument one-day races Nine further stage races in Europe Thirteen further one-day races in Europe One stage race in Australia One stage race in United Arab Emirates One stage race in China One one-day race in Australia Two one-day races in Canada
RaceWorld Ranking Points (2026)WinnerSecondThirdfinal position for which points are given Tour de FranceOverall1300104088060th (15 points)Each stage21015011015th (5 points) Giro d'Italia Vuelta a EspañaOverall110088575060th (10 points)Each stage1801309515th (2 points) Giro di Lombardia Milan–San Remo Tour of Flanders Paris–Roubaix Liège–Bastogne–Liège80064052060th (5 points) Tour Down Under Paris–Nice Tirreno–Adriatico Tour de Romandie Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Tour de Suisse UAE TourOverall50040032560th (3 points)Each stage60403010th (2 points) Amstel Gold Race Gent–Wevelgem La Flèche Wallonne Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal Strade Bianche50040032560th (3 points) Volta a Catalunya Tour of the Basque Country Tour de Pologne Benelux Tour Tour of GuangxiOverall40032026060th (2 points)Each stage50302510th (1 point) E3 Saxo Classic Clásica de San Sebastián Hamburg Cyclassics GP Ouest-France Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Dwars door Vlaanderen Great Ocean Road Race Eschborn–Frankfurt Tour of Bruges Copenhagen Sprint40032026060th (2 points)
In 2009 and 2010, only riders for ProTour teams and Professional Continental teams could earn points. When a national squad, that is not a UCI registered team, participated in a race, its members were not eligible to receive points. In 2011, a rule change meant that only riders on ProTeam squads were eligible for points.
From 2012 to 2015, the team time trial at the UCI Road World Championships contributed points to the team classification only.
Results (2009–2018) Since 2019, the UCI Men's road racing world ranking, which includes points earned in races that are not part of the WorldTour, has superseded the points allocations for this series of races as the official rankings table for the sport. Individual ranking Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 2009 Alberto Contador 527 pts Alejandro Valverde 483 pts Samuel Sánchez 357 pts Andy Schleck 334 pts Cadel Evans 333 pts 2010 Joaquim Rodríguez 561 pts Philippe Gilbert 437 pts Luis León Sánchez 413 pts Cadel Evans 390 pts Vincenzo Nibali 390 pts 2011 Philippe Gilbert 718 pts Cadel Evans 584 pts Joaquim Rodríguez 446 pts Michele Scarponi 419 pts Tony Martin 349 pts 2012 Joaquim Rodríguez 692 pts Bradley Wiggins 601 pts Tom Boonen 410 pts Vincenzo Nibali 400 pts Alejandro Valverde 394 pts 2013 Joaquim Rodríguez 607 pts Chris Froome 587 pts Alejandro Valverde 540 pts Peter Sagan 491 pts Vincenzo Nibali 474 pts 2014 Alejandro Valverde 686 pts Alberto Contador 620 pts Simon Gerrans 478 pts Rui Costa 461 pts Vincenzo Nibali 392 pts 2015 Alejandro Valverde 675 pts Joaquim Rodríguez 474 pts Nairo Quintana 457 pts Alexander Kristoff 453 pts Fabio Aru 448 pts 2016 Peter Sagan 669 pts Nairo Quintana 609 pts Chris Froome 564 pts Alejandro Valverde 436 pts Alberto Contador 428 pts 2017 Greg Van Avermaet 3582 pts Chris Froome 3452 pts Tom Dumoulin 2545 pts Peter Sagan 2544 pts Vincenzo Nibali 2196 pts2018 Simon Yates 3072 pts Peter Sagan 2992 pts Alejandro Valverde 2609 pts Geraint Thomas 2534 pts Greg Van Avermaet 2442 pts
Team ranking Year1st2nd3rd 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Nation ranking Year1st2nd3rd 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 201620172018
Wins by race
2009–2016 Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Tour Down Under Davis Greipel (1/2) Meyer Gerrans (2/9) Slagter Gerrans (5/9) Dennis Gerrans (9/9) Paris–Nice LL Sánchez (1/3) Contador (3/9) T Martin (2/4) Wiggins (2/5) Porte (1/8) Betancur Porte (2/8) Thomas (2/6) Tirreno–Adriatico Scarponi (1/3) Garzelli Evans (2/4) Nibali (2/9) Nibali (3/9) Contador (5/9) Quintana (3/7) Van Avermaet (1/7) Milan–San Remo Cavendish Freire Goss (2/2) Gerrans (3/9) Ciolek Kristoff (1/8) Degenkolb (3/4) Démare (2/2) Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Valverde (1/14) J Rodríguez (1/6) Scarponi (2/3) Albasini D Martin (2/4) J Rodríguez (5/6) Porte (3/8) Quintana (4/7) Record Bank E3 Harelbeke Part of the UCI Europe Tour Boonen (3/6) Cancellara (4/7) Sagan (4/10) Thomas (1/6) Kwiatkowski (2/8) Gent–Wevelgem Boasson Hagen (1/5) Eisel Boonen (2/6) Boonen (4/6) Sagan (2/10) Degenkolb (2/4) Paolini Sagan (5/10) Ronde van Vlaanderen Devolder Cancellara (2/7) Nuyens Boonen (5/6) Cancellara (5/7) Cancellara (7/7) Kristoff (3/8) Sagan (6/10) Vuelta al País Vasco Contador (1/9) Horner (1/2) Klöden S Sánchez Quintana (1/7) Contador (6/9) J Rodríguez (6/6) Contador (9/9) Paris–Roubaix Boonen (1/6) Cancellara (3/7) Vansummeren Boonen (6/6) Cancellara (6/7) Terpstra (1/4) Degenkolb (4/4) Hayman Amstel Gold Race Ivanov Gilbert (2/13) Gilbert (4/13) Gasparotto (1/2) Kreuziger (2/2) Gilbert (9/13) Kwiatkowski (1/8) Gasparotto (2/2) La Flèche Wallonne Rebellin Evans (1/4) Gilbert (5/13) J Rodríguez (2/6) Moreno Valverde (4/14) Valverde (6/14) Valverde (8/14) Liège–Bastogne–Liège A Schleck (1/2) Vinokourov Gilbert (6/13) Iglinsky D Martin (3/4) Gerrans (6/9) Valverde (7/14) Poels Tour de Romandie Kreuziger (1/2) Špilak (1/3) Evans (3/4) Wiggins (3/5) Froome (2/12) Froome (5/12) Zakarin Quintana (5/7) Giro d'Italia Menchov Basso Scarponi (3/3) Hesjedal Nibali (4/9) Quintana (2/7) Contador (8/9) Nibali (7/9) Critérium du Dauphiné Valverde (2/14) Brajkovič Wiggins (1/5) Wiggins (4/5) Froome (3/12) Talansky Froome (6/12) Froome (8/12) Tour de Suisse Cancellara (1/7) F Schleck Leipheimer Costa (2/5) Costa (3/5) Costa (4/5) Špilak (2/3) López (1/2) Tour de France Contador (2/9) A Schleck (2/2) Evans (4/4) Wiggins (5/5) Froome (4/12) Nibali (5/9) Froome (7/12) Froome (9/12) Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián Barredo LL Sánchez (2/3) Gilbert (7/13) LL Sánchez (3/3) Gallopin Valverde (5/14) A Yates (1/6) Mollema (1/2) Tour de Pologne Ballan D Martin (1/4) Sagan (1/10) Moser Weening Majka Izagirre (1/2) Wellens (4/7) BinckBank Tour Boasson Hagen (2/5) T Martin (1/4) Boasson Hagen (3/5) Boom Štybar (1/3) Wellens (1/7) Wellens (2/7) Terpstra (2/4) Vuelta a España Valverde (3/14) Nibali (1/9) Froome (1/12) Contador (4/9) Horner (2/2) Contador (7/9) Aru Quintana (6/7) Cyclassics Hamburg Farrar (1/2) Farrar (2/2) Boasson Hagen (4/5) Démare (1/2) Degenkolb (1/4) Kristoff (2/8) Greipel (2/2) Ewan Bretagne Classic Ouest-France Gerrans (1/9) Goss (1/2) Bole Boasson Hagen (5/5) Pozzato Chavanel Kristoff (4/8) Naesen (1/2) Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec Not on calendar Voeckler Gilbert (8/13) Gerrans (4/9) Gesink (2/2) Gerrans (7/9) Urán Sagan (7/10) Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal Not on calendar Gesink (1/2) Costa (1/5) Nordhaug Sagan (3/10) Gerrans (8/9) Wellens (3/7) Van Avermaet (2/7) Il Lombardia Gilbert (1/13) Gilbert (3/13) Zaugg J Rodríguez (3/6) J Rodríguez (4/6) D Martin (4/4) Nibali (6/9) Chaves Tour of Beijing Not on calendar T Martin (3/4) T Martin (4/4) Intxausti Gilbert (10/13) Not on calendar
2017–2023