The UCI women's road rankings is a system of ranking road bicycle racers based upon the results in all women's UCI-sanctioned races over a twelve-month period. The world rankings were first instituted by the UCI in 1994. Points are awarded according to finishing positions in each race, with lesser points for each stage of stage races and for wearing the race leader's jersey. The road races at the Olympics and Road World Championships are worth the most points. The team rankings are calculated by summing the points of the team's four best placed riders, and the national rankings by summing the points of the nation's five best placed riders.
Between 1998 and 2015, the competition was run in parallel to the UCI Women's Road World Cup, which has included only six to twelve of the most prestigious one-day races. These are worth more points than other one-day races. Between 2016 and 2024, the competition was run in parallel with the UCI Women's World Tour.
Rankings In the races throughout the year, points are earned for an individual ranking, a team ranking and a ranking by nation.
Individual ranking: This is calculated monthly by adding the points obtained by each rider in a women's race on the UCI calendar. Points earned during the same period of the previous year are deducted. Team ranking: This is calculated monthly by adding the points obtained by the top four riders in the individual ranking of each UCI Women's Team. Since 2021, this ranking has been calculated as an annual championship rather than as an ongoing ranking. National ranking: This is calculated by adding the points obtained by the top five riders in the individual ranking of each nation.
Current rankings
+ Riders (as of 18 August 2026) Rank Rider Team Points Prev Move♦ 1 8835 1 2 5412.33 2 3 5260 3 4 4810 4 5 4507 5 6 4464 6 7 3534 7 8 3245.67 8 9 3073 9 10 3041 10 ♦Change since previous week's rankings<noinclude>
+ Teams (as of 18 August 2026)RankNationPointsPrev.Move 1 17901 1 2 17863 2 3 15447 3 4 11186 4 5 9173 5 6 8771 6 7 7589 7 8 7242 8 9 7159 9 10 5885 10
+ Nations (as of 18 August 2026)RankNationPointsPrev.Move 1 Netherlands 23800 1 2 Italy 12617 2 3 Spain 10367.99 3 4 France 9310.32 5 1 5 Poland 9295 6 1 6 Switzerland 9237 4 2 7 Germany 7879.01 7 8 Belgium 7471 8 9 Canada 6551 9 10 Great Britain 6310 10
Number one ranked riders and nations The following is a list of riders who and nations which have achieved the number one position:
Number 1 ranked individuals No. Rider Team Start week End week Weeks Total1 Rabobank Women Cycling Team March 2, 2009 August 18, 2013 233↑ 2332 August 25, 2013 August 8, 2014 49 49 (2) August 15, 2014 June 21, 2015 44 2773 June 28, 2015 July 21, 2015 3 34 July 26, 2015 April 10, 2016 37 37 (2) April 17, 2016 June 26, 2016 10 595 July 3, 2016 March 12, 2017 38 386 March 19, 2017 April 16, 2017 5 5 (2) April 23, 2017 July 31, 2017 15 527 August 7, 2017 February 25, 2018 30 30 (3) March 4, 2018 July 8, 2018 19 71 (2) July 15, 2018 August 5, 2018 4 34 (4) August 12, 2018 August 19, 2018 2 73 (3) August 26, 2018 September 16, 2018 4 38 (3) September 23, 2018 September 23, 2018 1 278↑ (4) September 30, 2018 January 6, 2019 15 53 (5) January 13, 2019 February 24, 2019 7 80 (5) March 3, 2019 August 25, 2019 25 788 September 1, 2019 March 17, 2020 29 29— March 24, 2020 July 28, 2020 19 19 (6) August 4, 2020 September 29, 2020 9 87 (6) October 6, 2020 February 23, 2021 23 103 (2) February 23, 2021 March 2, 2021 1 6 (7) March 2, 2021 March 23, 2021 3 106 (3) March 23, 2021 May 25, 2021 9 15 (7) May 25, 2021 June 29, 2021 5 92 (8) June 29, 2021 July 27, 2021 4 110 (8) July 27, 2021 October 4, 2022 62 154 (2) October 4, 2022 October 11, 2022 1 30 (9) October 11, 2022 April 4, 2023 25 179 (3) April 4, 2023 May 9, 2023 5 35 9 May 9, 2023 May 16, 2023 1 1 (4) May 16, 2023 May 30, 2023 2 37 (2) May 30, 2023 April 23, 2024 47 48 10 April 23, 2024 May 7, 2024 3 3 (3) May 7, 2024 May 28, 2024 4 52 (2) May 28, 2024 March 11, 2025 41 44 (4) March 11, 2025 September 16 2025 25 77 (5) September 16, 2025 October 7, 2025 3 40 (5) October 7, 2025 March 17, 2026 23 95 (6) March 17, 2026 March 31, 2026 2 42 (6) March 31, 2026 as of 18 August 2026 20 114 Number 1 ranked nations No. Nation Start week End week Weeks Total1 January 9, 2009 July 26, 2009 28 282 August 2, 2009 August 8, 2009 1 1 (2) August 15, 2009 September 6, 2009 3 31 (2) September 6, 2009 March 17, 2020 550↑ 551— March 24, 2020 July 28, 2020 19 19 (3) August 4, 2020 as of 18 August, 2026 315 855↑ +Key↑Record
Teams A ranking for teams was also previously provided on a rolling basis, but was replaced with an annual ranking for the 2021 season.
Number 1 ranked teams (rolling) No. Team Start week End week Weeks Total1Team Columbia–High Road Women January 9, 2009 July 26, 2009 28 282Cervélo TestTeam August 2, 2009 August 9, 2009 1 1 Team Columbia–High Road Women (2) August 15, 2009 August 31, 2009 2 30 Cervélo TestTeam (2) September 6, 2009 January 3, 2011 70 71 High Road Women (3) January 10, 2011 June 22, 2011 23 533 (2011)Rabobank Women Cycling Team (2012) (2013) June 29, 2011 September 15, 2013 116 1164 September 22, 2013 3 January 2014 15 15 (2) January 10, 2014 January 10, 2016 104 2205 January 17, 2016 March 6, 2016 7 7 (3) March 13, 2016 March 27, 2016 2 222 (2) April 3, 2016 May 15, 2016 6 136 May 22, 2016 September 16, 2018 122↑ 122 (2) September 23, 2018 September 30, 2018 2 17 (2) October 7, 2018 April 7, 2019 27 149 (3) April 14, 2019 May 19, 2019 6 23 (3) May 26, 2019 January 12, 2020 34 182 (4) January 19, 2020 January 26, 2020 2 257 February 2, 2020 March 17, 2020 7 7— March 24, 2020 July 28, 2020 19 19 (5) August 4, 2020 August 25, 2020 4 298 September 1, 2020 November 10, 2020 11 119 February 2, 2021 February 9, 2021 1 1 (6) February 9, 2021 March 2, 2021 3 32 (4) March 9, 2021 October 31, 2021 34 21610 January 18, 2022 February 15, 2022 4 411 February 22, 2022 March 1, 2022 1 112 March 1, 2022 March 8, 2022 1 1 (5) March 8, 2022 October 25, 2022 33 24913 October 25, 2022 November 15, 2022 3 314 November 15, 2022 January 17, 2023 9 9 (2) January 17, 2023 February 14, 2023 4 5 (2) February 14, 2023 April 4, 2023 7 18 (6) April 4, 2023 October 17, 2023 28 277 (2) January 2, 2024 January 9, 2024 1 2 (7) January 9, 2024 January 16, 2024 1 3315 January 16, 2024 February 13, 2024 4 4 (8) February 13, 2024 March 5, 2024 3 36 (6) March 5, 2024 April 2, 2024 4 281 (3) April 2, 2024 April 16, 2024 2 20 (7) April 16, 2024 October 20, 2024 27 30816 November 26, 2024 January 14, 2025 7 7 (9) January 14, 2025 January 21, 2025 1 3717 January 21, 2025 January 28, 2025 1 1 (10) January 28, 2025 February 4, 2025 1 3818 February 4, 2025 April 8, 2025 9 9 (8) April 8, 2025 May 27, 2025 7 315↑ (3) May 27, 2025 Januyary 20, 2026 34 39 (2) January 20, 2026 June 9, 2026 20 29 (4) June 9, 2026 as of 18 August 2026 10 49
Annual Team Rankings Year First Points Second Points Third Points 2021 12389.99 9158.66 9067.66
Year-end rankings
The following is a list of top ranked elite riders, team and nation at the end of each season:
YearTop-ranked individualSecond-ranked individualThird-ranked individualTop-ranked teamTop-ranked nation 1994 No UCI Women's teams 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 The Greenery Hawk Team Saturn Cycling Team Saturn Cycling Team 2000 Acca Due O–Lorena Camicie TBU Saturn Cycling Team Acca Due O–Lorena Camicie 2001 Saturn Cycling Team ADO Saturn Cycling Team 2002 Vlaanderen–T-Interim Ladies Team FAR ADO Saturn Cycling Team 2003 BIK–Powerplate FAR BIK–Powerplate 2004 FAR 2005 2006 Univega Pro Cycling Team Team DSB Bank Univega Pro Cycling Team 2007 Team DSB Bank Raleigh Lifeforce Creation HB Pro Cycling Team T-Mobile Women T-Mobile Women 2008 Team DSB Bank 2009 Team DSB Bank Cervelo Test Team Red Sun Cycling Team Cervélo TestTeam 2010 Nederland Bloeit HTC Columbia Women Cervelo Test Team Cervélo TestTeam 2011 Nederland Bloeit Hitec Products–UCK HTC–Highroad Women Nederland Bloeit 2012 Rabobank Women Cycling Team Orica–AIS Hitec Products–Mistral Home Cycling Team Rabobank Women Cycling Team 2013 Orica–AIS Orica–AIS 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Points
Points can be earned during stage races and one-day races during year. It depends upon the category of the race how many points could be earned. There are several categories, related to their importance. World Cup races (CDM) World Championships (CM) First category races, divided into two categories: 1.1 category (one day race) 2.1 category (stage race) Second category races, divided into two categories: 1.2 category (one day race) 2.2 category (stage race) Continental Championships National Championships
Pos.World CupCategory 1Category 21 100 60 402 75 45 303 55 35 164 45 30 125 38 25 106 32 20 87 26 15 68 22 10 39 18 8 10 15 611 12 412 10 213 8 14 615 416 317 218 1Point(s) per stage1 12 82 9 53 6 24 4 5 36 1Leaders Jersey1 10 4 0 Continental ChampionshipsEurope and AmericaAsiaOciania and AfricaPos.Road raceTime trialRoad raceTime trialRoad raceTime trial1 80 16 60 12 40 82 56 11 40 9 30 53 32 6 27 5 16 24 24 5 20 3 12 5 20 4 15 106 16 2 10 87 12 9 68 8 5 9 7 310 6 11 512 3
National Championships1st-10th place11th place and beyondPos.Road raceTime trialRoad raceTime trial1 40 8 10 32 30 5 7 23 16 2 5 4 12 35 10 6 87 68 3 Olympic Games and World ChampionshipsPos.Road raceTime trial1 200 1002 170 703 140 404 130 305 120 256 110 207 100 158 90 109 80 910 70 811 60 712 50 613 40 514 30 415 20 316 15 17 1018 819 520 3
See also
UCI Men's road racing world ranking UCI Track Cycling World Ranking, track cycling world ranking
References