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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[2] Since 2016, the competition has been run in parallel with the UCI Women's World Tour.
Rankings edit
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 edit
♦Change since previous week's rankings |
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Number one ranked riders and nations edit
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 | Total |
| 1 |  Marianne Vos (NED) |
DSB Bank–Nederland bloeit Nederland Bloeit Nederland Bloeit Rabobank Women Cycling Team |
March 2, 2009 | August 18, 2013 | 233↑ | 233 |
| 2 |  Emma Johansson (SWE) |
Orica–AIS | August 25, 2013 | August 8, 2014 | 49 | 49 |
| Marianne Vos (NED) (2) |
Rabo–Liv | August 15, 2014 | June 21, 2015 | 44 | 277 | |
| 3 |  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) |
Boels–Dolmans | June 28, 2015 | July 21, 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) |
Rabo–Liv | July 26, 2015 | April 10, 2016 | 37 | 37 |
| Emma Johansson (SWE) (2) |
Wiggle High5 | April 17, 2016 | June 26, 2016 | 10 | 59 | |
| 5 |  Megan Guarnier (USA) |
Boels–Dolmans | July 3, 2016 | March 12, 2017 | 38 | 38 |
| 6 |  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
Wiggle High5 | March 19, 2017 | April 16, 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| Anna van der Breggen (NED) (2) |
Boels–Dolmans | April 23, 2017 | July 31, 2017 | 15 | 52 | |
| 7 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
Orica–Scott Mitchelton–Scott |
August 7, 2017 | February 25, 2018 | 30 | 30 |
| Anna van der Breggen (NED) (3) |
Boels–Dolmans | March 4, 2018 | July 8, 2018 | 19 | 71 | |
| Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (2) |
Mitchelton–Scott | July 15, 2018 | August 5, 2018 | 4 | 34 | |
| Anna van der Breggen (NED) (4) |
Boels–Dolmans | August 12, 2018 | August 19, 2018 | 2 | 73 | |
| Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (3) |
Mitchelton–Scott | August 26, 2018 | September 16, 2018 | 4 | 38 | |
| Marianne Vos (NED) (3) |
WaowDeals Pro Cycling | September 23, 2018 | September 23, 2018 | 1 | 278↑ | |
| Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (4) |
Mitchelton–Scott | September 30, 2018 | January 6, 2019 | 15 | 53 | |
| Anna van der Breggen (NED) (5) |
Boels–Dolmans | January 13, 2019 | February 24, 2019 | 7 | 80 | |
| Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (5) |
Mitchelton–Scott | March 3, 2019 | August 25, 2019 | 25 | 78 | |
| 8 | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
Parkhotel Valkenburg | September 1, 2019 | March 17, 2020 | 29 | 29 |
| — | UCI World Ranking frozen due to COVID-19 |
March 24, 2020 | July 28, 2020 | 19 | 19 | |
| Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (6) |
Mitchelton–Scott | August 4, 2020 | September 29, 2020 | 9 | 87 | |
| Anna van der Breggen (NED) (6) |
Boels–Dolmans | October 6, 2020 | February 23, 2021 | 23 | 103 | |
| Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (2) |
Trek–Segafredo | February 23, 2021 | March 2, 2021 | 1 | 6 | |
| Anna van der Breggen (NED) (7) |
SD Worx | March 2, 2021 | March 23, 2021 | 3 | 106 | |
| Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (3) |
Trek–Segafredo | March 23, 2021 | May 25, 2021 | 9 | 15 | |
| Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (7) |
Movistar Team | May 25, 2021 | June 29, 2021 | 5 | 92 | |
| Anna van der Breggen (NED) (8) |
SD Worx | June 29, 2021 | July 27, 2021 | 4 | 110 | |
| Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (8) |
Movistar Team | July 27, 2021 | October 4, 2022 | 62 | 154 | |
| Lorena Wiebes (NED) (2) |
Team DSM | October 4, 2022 | October 11, 2022 | 1 | 30 | |
| Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (9) |
Movistar Team | October 11, 2022 | as of 18 October, 2022 | 1 | 155 | |
| Number 1 ranked nations | ||||||
| No. | Nation | Start week | End week | Weeks | Total | |
| 1 |  Germany |
January 9, 2009 | July 26, 2009 | 28 | 28 | |
| 2 | Netherlands |
August 2, 2009 | August 8, 2009 | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany (2) |
August 15, 2009 | September 6, 2009 | 3 | 31 | ||
| Netherlands (2) |
September 6, 2009 | March 17, 2020 | 550↑ | 551 | ||
| — | Ranking frozen |
March 24, 2020 | July 28, 2020 | 19 | 19 | |
| Netherlands (3) |
August 4, 2020 | as of 19 April, 2022 | 88 | 639↑ | ||
| ↑ | Record |
- As of 2 November 2021
Teams edit
A ranking for teams was also previously provided on a rolling basis, but was replaced with an annual ranking for the 2021 season.[4]
| Number 1 ranked teams (rolling) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Team | Start week | End week | Weeks | Total | |
| 1 | Team Columbia–High Road Women | January 9, 2009 | July 26, 2009 | 28 | 28 | |
| 2 | Cervélo 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 | 53 | ||
| 3 | Nederland Bloeit (2011) Rabobank Women Cycling Team (2012) Rabobank–Liv Giant (2013) |
June 29, 2011 | September 15, 2013 | 116 | 116 | |
| 4 | Orica–AIS | September 22, 2013 | 3 January 2014 | 15 | 15 | |
| Rabo–Liv (2) | January 10, 2014 | January 10, 2016 | 104 | 220 | ||
| 5 | Wiggle High5 | January 17, 2016 | March 6, 2016 | 7 | 7 | |
| Rabo–Liv (3) | March 13, 2016 | March 27, 2016 | 2 | 222↑ | ||
| Wiggle High5 (2) | April 3, 2016 | May 15, 2016 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 6 | Boels–Dolmans | May 22, 2016 | September 16, 2018 | 122↑ | 122 | |
| Mitchelton–Scott (2) | September 23, 2018 | September 30, 2018 | 2 | 17 | ||
| Boels–Dolmans (2) | October 7, 2018 | April 7, 2019 | 27 | 149 | ||
| Mitchelton–Scott (3) | April 14, 2019 | May 19, 2019 | 6 | 23 | ||
| Boels–Dolmans (3) | May 26, 2019 | January 12, 2020 | 34 | 182 | ||
| Mitchelton–Scott (4) | January 19, 2020 | January 26, 2020 | 2 | 25 | ||
| 7 | Team Sunweb | February 2, 2020 | March 17, 2020 | 7 | 7 | |
| — | Ranking frozen |
March 24, 2020 | July 28, 2020 | 19 | 19 | |
| Mitchelton–Scott (5) | August 4, 2020 | August 25, 2020 | 4 | 29 | ||
| 8 | Trek–Segafredo | September 1, 2020 | November 10, 2020 | 11 | 11 | |
| Annual Team Rankings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | First | Points | Second | Points | Third | Points |
| 2021 | SD Worx | 12389.99 | Trek–Segafredo | 9158.66 | Team BikeExchange | 9067.66 |
Year-End Rankings edit
The following is a list of top ranked elite riders, team and nation at the end of each season:[5]
Points edit
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 Cup | Category 1 | Category 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 60 | 40 | |
| 2 | 75 | 45 | 30 | |
| 3 | 55 | 35 | 16 | |
| 4 | 45 | 30 | 12 | |
| 5 | 38 | 25 | 10 | |
| 6 | 32 | 20 | 8 | |
| 7 | 26 | 15 | 6 | |
| 8 | 22 | 10 | 3 | |
| 9 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 8 | |||
| 14 | 6 | |||
| 15 | 4 | |||
| 16 | 3 | |||
| 17 | 2 | |||
| 18 | 1 | |||
| Point(s) per stage | ||||
| 1 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 1 | |||
| Leaders Jersey | ||||
| 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |
| Continental Championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe and America | Asia | Ociania and Africa | ||||
| Pos. | Road race | Time trial | Road race | Time trial | Road race | Time trial |
| 1 | 80 | 16 | 60 | 12 | 40 | 8 |
| 2 | 56 | 11 | 40 | 9 | 30 | 5 |
| 3 | 32 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
| 4 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 9 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | 6 | |||||
| 11 | 5 | |||||
| 12 | 3 | |||||
| National Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-10th place | 11th place and beyond | |||
| Pos. | Road race | Time trial | Road race | Time trial |
| 1 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | 16 | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 10 | |||
| 6 | 8 | |||
| 7 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 3 | |||
| Olympic Games and World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Road race | Time trial |
| 1 | 200 | 100 |
| 2 | 170 | 70 |
| 3 | 140 | 40 |
| 4 | 130 | 30 |
| 5 | 120 | 25 |
| 6 | 110 | 20 |
| 7 | 100 | 15 |
| 8 | 90 | 10 |
| 9 | 80 | 9 |
| 10 | 70 | 8 |
| 11 | 60 | 7 |
| 12 | 50 | 6 |
| 13 | 40 | 5 |
| 14 | 30 | 4 |
| 15 | 20 | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | |
| 17 | 10 | |
| 18 | 8 | |
| 19 | 5 | |
| 20 | 3 | |
See also edit
- UCI Men's road racing world ranking
- UCI Track Cycling World Ranking, track cycling world ranking
References edit
- ^ a b "Introduction To Women's Cycling". Procyclingwomen.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Chapter XII: Elite Women's Classifications". UCI Cycling Regulations: Part 2 Road Races. UCI. 1 February 2012.
- ^ https://www.uci.org/discipline/road/6TBjsDD8902tud440iv1Cu?tab=rankings
- ^ "The ins and outs of UCI Rankings". UCI. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Rankings". UCI.
- ^ "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2013 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual: Final result". UCI. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2014 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2015 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "World Ranking". UCI. Retrieved 26 July 2017.