UCI Road World Rankings
The UCI world rankings of cycling are led by the International Cycling Union UCI. In them racing drivers and racing drivers, teams and nations are classified according to the received by them in the course of a season points for the different cycling events.
The UCI leads each several world rankings for the following disciplines:
- Road cycling (also for racing drivers and cyclists with disabilities)
- Track Cycling (also for bicycle riders and cyclists with disabilities)
- Cross-country race
- Mountain bike
- BMX
- Trial
- Indoor Cycling
World Rankings in road cycling
Currently leads the UCI world rankings of women in road cycling and racing drivers and cyclists with disabilities. The continuation of the world rankings of the men, and men U23 set with the conclusion of the 2004 season.
The lists will be updated in a more or less regular intervals, especially after major cycling events such as the UCI Road World Championships. Once a race is completed in a season, as determined by a driver or a certain driver, a team or a nation be deducted in this same event last year and the points gained newfound added.
Women
The world ranking in road cycling women (english UCI Women Road World Rankings ) was introduced in 1994 for riders and nations. Since 1999 there has been a world ranking for teams.
Next, the leader of the world rankings of women for drivers, teams and nations are each listed at the end of each season:
→ For a chronological overview of all the world number one, see List of world number one in road cycling men.
The world ranking in road cycling Men (English Men UCI Road World Rankings ) was introduced in 1984 and abolished after the 2004 season together with the cycling World Cup in favor of the UCI ProTour and UCI Continental Circuits. First was the world rankings FICP Vélo, 1989 FICP world rankings. After the merger of the World Association of amateur cycling ( FIAC ) and the World Association of professional cycling ( FICP ) to the International Cycling Union UCI in 1992 were each established its own world ranking for drivers, teams and nations from 1993. As of 1999, GSI team, GSII teams and GSIII teams each received a world ranking list, so that now their five existed.
The world ranking was for a driver of great significance Market value: The sum of the points scored by the members of the team was responsible for the classification of teams by the UCI of importance, as these, participation in the various major cycling events, especially the Tour de France ensured. However, the importance of the world rankings in road cycling of the men was always less than about one in tennis or golf. Winning the Tour de France or the Road World Championship has always been considered valuable.
The world ranking in road cycling men in favor of the rankings of the UCI ProTour after the 2004 season (2009 and 2010: UCI World Calendar, from 2011 UCI World Tour ) and the UCI Continental Circuits abolished.
Next, the leader of the world rankings of the men for drivers, teams and nations are each listed at the end of each season:
Men U23
The world ranking in road cycling Men's U23 (English UCI Under 23 Men Road World Rankings ) was introduced in 1996 for driver and abolished after the 2004 season in favor of the UCI rankings Continental Circuits.
Next, the leader of the world rankings of the men under 23 are listed for each driver at the end of each season: