UCI Road World Rankings

The UCI Road World Rankings was a men's system of ranking road bicycle racers based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned races over a twelve-month period. The world rankings were first instituted by the UCI in 1984. The ranking is based on the results of last solar year and every races attribuited points based on their importance.[1]

Ranking

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Sean Kelly of Ireland was the first rider to be ranked world number 1 in March 1984 and was the year-end rankings leader for five years from 1984 to 1988 inclusive. The only other rider to come close to Kelly's dominance was Laurent Jalabert who topped the rankings four times, from 1995 to 1997 and again in 1999.

The competition was run in parallel to the UCI Road World Cup, which included 10 UCI races. Both were replaced at the end of the 2004 season with the inauguration of the UCI ProTour and UCI Continental Circuits. A revised version of the ProTour ranking was announced for the 2009 season, renamed UCI World Ranking.

Individual winners

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Anno Winner Second Third
1984   Sean Kelly (IRL)   Giuseppe Saronni (ITA)   Bernard Hinault (FRA)
1985   Sean Kelly (IRL)   Phil Anderson (AUS)   Bernard Hinault (FRA)
1986   Sean Kelly (IRL)   Greg LeMond (USA)   Adri van der Poel (NED)
1987   Sean Kelly (IRL)   Stephen Roche (IRL)   Adri van der Poel (NED)
1988   Sean Kelly (IRL)   Charly Mottet (FRA)   Steven Rooks (NED)
1989   Laurent Fignon (FRA)   Charly Mottet (FRA)   Sean Kelly (IRL)
1990   Gianni Bugno (ITA)   Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)   Charly Mottet (FRA)
1991   Gianni Bugno (ITA)   Miguel Indurain (ESP)   Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
1992   Miguel Indurain (ESP)   Tony Rominger (SUI)   Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
1993   Miguel Indurain (ESP)   Tony Rominger (SUI)   Maurizio Fondriest (ITA)
1994   Tony Rominger (SUI)   Miguel Indurain (ESP)   Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
1995   Laurent Jalabert (FRA)   Tony Rominger (SUI)   Miguel Indurain (ESP)
1996   Laurent Jalabert (FRA)   Alex Zülle (SUI)   Bjarne Riis (DEN)
1997   Laurent Jalabert (FRA)   Jan Ullrich (GER)   Michele Bartoli (ITA)
1998   Michele Bartoli (ITA)   Laurent Jalabert (FRA)   Abraham Olano (ESP)
1999   Laurent Jalabert (FRA)   Michael Boogerd (NED)   Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL)
2000   Francesco Casagrande (ITA)   Erik Zabel (GER)   Romāns Vainšteins (LAT)
2001   Erik Zabel (GER)   Erik Dekker (NED)   Davide Rebellin (ITA)
2002   Erik Zabel (GER)   Lance Armstrong (USA)   Paolo Bettini (ITA)
2003   Paolo Bettini (ITA)   Erik Zabel (GER)   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
2004   Damiano Cunego (ITA)   Paolo Bettini (ITA)   Erik Zabel (GER)

Teams and Nations Winners

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Year Winner Team Winner Nation
1984   Skil–Reydel–Sem–Mavic No Classification
1985   Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko
1986   Kas
1987   Kas
1988   Kas–Canal 10
1989   Super U–Raleigh–Fiat
1990   Chateau d'Ax–Salotti
1991   Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade
1992   Banesto
1993   Banesto
1994   Mapei–CLAS
1995   Mapei–GB–Latexco
1996   Mapei–GB   Italy
1997   Mapei–GB   Italy
1998   Mapei–Bricobi   Italy
Year Division I DIvision II Division III Winner Nation
1999   Mapei–Quick-Step   home–Jack & Jones   De Nardi–Pasta Montegrappa   Italy
2000   Mapei–Quick-Step   Euskaltel–Euskadi   Shaklee   Italy
2001   Fassa Bortolo   Alessio   05 Orbitel   Italy
2002   Mapei–Quick-Step   EDS–Fakta   Mapei-Qick Step Espoirs   Italy
2003   Fassa Bortolo   BankGiroLoterij–Batavus   Action Nvidia–Mróz   Italy
2004   T-Mobile Team   Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme   Team Lamonta   Italy

List of number one ranked riders[2]

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Rider Start date
  Sean Kelly (IRL) March 1, 1984
  Charly Mottet (FRA) May 15, 1989
  Laurent Fignon (FRA) July 23, 1989
  Charly Mottet (FRA) (2) August 6, 1989
  Laurent Fignon (FRA) (2) September 1989
  Gianni Bugno (ITA) June 6, 1990
  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) June 16, 1991
  Gianni Bugno (ITA) (2) June 1991
  Miguel Indurain (ESP) June 14, 1992
  Tony Rominger (SUI) June 12, 1994
  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) September 25, 1995
  Alex Zülle (SUI) October 10, 1996
  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (2) October 27, 1996
  Alex Zülle (SUI) (2) March 9, 1997
  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (3) April 6, 1997
  Michele Bartoli (ITA) October 10, 1998
  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (4) June 6, 1999
  Francesco Casagrande (ITA) June 4, 2000
  Jan Ullrich (GER) August 20, 2000
  Francesco Casagrande (ITA) (2) September 17, 2000
  Davide Rebellin (ITA) June 10, 2001
  Lance Armstrong (USA) July 1, 2001
  Erik Zabel (GER) September 30, 2001
  Erik Dekker (NED) March 24, 2002
  Erik Zabel (GER) (2) April 7, 2002
  Paolo Bettini (ITA) (2) March 23, 2003
  Erik Zabel (GER) (3) April 6, 2003
  Paolo Bettini (ITA) (3) June 29, 2003
  Erik Zabel (GER) (4) October 5, 2003
  Paolo Bettini (ITA) (4) October 12, 2003
  Erik Zabel (GER) (5) February 22, 2004
  Paolo Bettini (ITA) (5) May 9, 2004
  Erik Zabel (GER) (6) May 30, 2004
  Paolo Bettini (ITA) (6) June 13, 2004
  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) June 27, 2004
  Erik Zabel (GER) (7) July 25, 2004
  Paolo Bettini (ITA) (7) August 15, 2004
  Erik Zabel (GER) (8) October 3, 2004
  Paolo Bettini (ITA) (8) October 10, 2004
  Damiano Cunego (ITA) October 17, 2004


References

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  1. ^ "UCI - Road Rankings - Road events points scales". Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  2. ^ "UCI - Road Rankings - Leaders of the UCI Ranking- Chronology chart". 2005-02-05. Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
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