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

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

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.RiderTeamStart weekEnd weekWeeksTotal
1 Marianne Vos (NED)DSB Bank–Nederland bloeit
Nederland Bloeit
Nederland Bloeit
Rabobank Women Cycling Team
March 2, 2009August 18, 2013233233
2 Emma Johansson (SWE)Orica–AISAugust 25, 2013August 8, 20144949
 Marianne Vos (NED) (2)Rabo–LivAugust 15, 2014June 21, 201544277
3 Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)Boels–DolmansJune 28, 2015July 21, 201533
4 Anna van der Breggen (NED)Rabo–LivJuly 26, 2015April 10, 20163737
 Emma Johansson (SWE) (2)Wiggle High5April 17, 2016June 26, 20161059
5 Megan Guarnier (USA)Boels–DolmansJuly 3, 2016March 12, 20173838
6 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)Wiggle High5March 19, 2017April 16, 201755
 Anna van der Breggen (NED) (2)Boels–DolmansApril 23, 2017July 31, 20171552
7 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)Orica–Scott
Mitchelton–Scott
August 7, 2017February 25, 20183030
 Anna van der Breggen (NED) (3)Boels–DolmansMarch 4, 2018July 8, 20181971
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (2)Mitchelton–ScottJuly 15, 2018August 5, 2018434
 Anna van der Breggen (NED) (4)Boels–DolmansAugust 12, 2018August 19, 2018273
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (3)Mitchelton–ScottAugust 26, 2018September 16, 2018438
 Marianne Vos (NED) (3)WaowDeals Pro CyclingSeptember 23, 2018September 23, 20181278
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (4)Mitchelton–ScottSeptember 30, 2018January 6, 20191553
 Anna van der Breggen (NED) (5)Boels–DolmansJanuary 13, 2019February 24, 2019780
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (5)Mitchelton–ScottMarch 3, 2019August 25, 20192578
8 Lorena Wiebes (NED)Parkhotel ValkenburgSeptember 1, 2019March 17, 20202929
UCI World Ranking frozen due to COVID-19
March 24, 2020July 28, 20201919
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (6)Mitchelton–ScottAugust 4, 2020September 29, 2020987
 Anna van der Breggen (NED) (6)Boels–DolmansOctober 6, 2020February 23, 202123103
 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (2)Trek–SegafredoFebruary 23, 2021March 2, 202116
 Anna van der Breggen (NED) (7)SD WorxMarch 2, 2021March 23, 20213106
 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (3)Trek–SegafredoMarch 23, 2021May 25, 2021915
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (7)Movistar TeamMay 25, 2021June 29, 2021592
 Anna van der Breggen (NED) (8)SD WorxJune 29, 2021July 27, 20214110
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (8)Movistar TeamJuly 27, 2021October 4, 202262154
 Lorena Wiebes (NED) (2)Team DSMOctober 4, 2022October 11, 2022130
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (9)Movistar TeamOctober 11, 2022as of 18 October, 20221155
Number 1 ranked nations
No.NationStart weekEnd weekWeeksTotal
1 GermanyJanuary 9, 2009July 26, 20092828
2 NetherlandsAugust 2, 2009August 8, 200911
 Germany (2)August 15, 2009September 6, 2009331
 Netherlands (2)September 6, 2009March 17, 2020550551
Ranking frozen
March 24, 2020July 28, 20201919
 Netherlands (3)August 4, 2020as of 19 April, 202288639
Key
Record
As of 2 November 2021

Teams

A ranking for teams was also previously provided on a rolling basis, but was replaced with an annual ranking for the 2021 season.[3]

Number 1 ranked teams (rolling)
No.TeamStart weekEnd weekWeeksTotal
1Team Columbia–High Road WomenJanuary 9, 2009July 26, 20092828
2Cervélo TestTeamAugust 2, 2009August 9, 200911
Team Columbia–High Road Women (2)August 15, 2009August 31, 2009230
Cervélo TestTeam (2)September 6, 2009January 3, 20117071
High Road Women (3)January 10, 2011June 22, 20112353
3Nederland Bloeit (2011)
Rabobank Women Cycling Team (2012)
Rabobank–Liv Giant (2013)
June 29, 2011September 15, 2013116116
4Orica–AISSeptember 22, 20133 January 20141515
Rabo–Liv (2)January 10, 2014January 10, 2016104220
5Wiggle High5January 17, 2016March 6, 201677
Rabo–Liv (3)March 13, 2016March 27, 20162222
Wiggle High5 (2)April 3, 2016May 15, 2016613
6Boels–DolmansMay 22, 2016September 16, 2018122122
Mitchelton–Scott (2)September 23, 2018September 30, 2018217
Boels–Dolmans (2)October 7, 2018April 7, 201927149
Mitchelton–Scott (3)April 14, 2019May 19, 2019623
Boels–Dolmans (3)May 26, 2019January 12, 202034182
Mitchelton–Scott (4)January 19, 2020January 26, 2020225
7Team SunwebFebruary 2, 2020March 17, 202077
Ranking frozen
March 24, 2020July 28, 20201919
Mitchelton–Scott (5)August 4, 2020August 25, 2020429
8Trek–SegafredoSeptember 1, 2020November 10, 20201111
Annual Team Rankings
YearFirstPointsSecondPointsThirdPoints
2021SD Worx12389.99Trek–Segafredo9158.66Team BikeExchange9067.66

Year-End Rankings

Year Top-ranked individual Second-ranked individual Third-ranked individual Top-ranked team Top-ranked nation
1994  Monica Valvik (NOR) No UCI Women's teams[1]
1995  Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (FRA)
1996  Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (FRA)
1997  Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)  Germany
1998  Diana Žiliūtė (LTU)  Lithuania
1999  Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)
The Greenery Hawk Team
 Anna Wilson (AUS)
Saturn Cycling Team
 Diana Žiliūtė (LTU)
Saturn Cycling Team  Germany
2000  Diana Žiliūtė (LTU)
Acca Due O–Lorena Camicie
 Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)
TBU
 Anna Wilson (AUS)
Saturn Cycling Team
Acca Due O–Lorena Camicie  Netherlands
2001  Anna Millward (AUS)
Saturn Cycling Team
 Judith Arndt (GER)
 Mirjam Melchers (NED)
ADO
Saturn Cycling Team  Germany
2002  Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)
Vlaanderen–T-Interim Ladies Team
 Mirjam Melchers (NED)
FAR
 Nicole Brändli (SUI)
ADO
Saturn Cycling Team  Germany
2003  Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)
BIK–Powerplate
 Mirjam Melchers (NED)
FAR
 Judith Arndt (GER)
Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
BIK–Powerplate  Germany
2004  Judith Arndt (GER)
Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
 Mirjam Melchers (NED)
FAR
 Oenone Wood (AUS)
Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung  Germany
2005  Oenone Wood (AUS)
Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
 Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)
Buitenpoort–Flexpoint Team
 Judith Arndt (GER)
Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung  Germany
2006
 Nicole Cooke (GBR)
Univega Pro Cycling Team
 Marianne Vos (NED)
Team DSB Bank
 Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)
Buitenpoort–Flexpoint Team
Univega Pro Cycling Team  Germany
2007
 Marianne Vos (NED)
Team DSB Bank
 Nicole Cooke (GBR)
Raleigh Lifeforce Creation HB Pro Cycling Team
 Judith Arndt (GER)
T-Mobile Women
T-Mobile Women  Germany
2008
 Marianne Vos (NED)
Team DSB Bank
 Judith Arndt (GER)
Team Columbia Women
 Ina Teutenberg (GER)
Team Columbia Women
Team Columbia Women  Germany
2009
 Marianne Vos (NED)
Team DSB Bank
 Kirsten Wild (NED)
Cervelo Test Team
 Emma Johansson (SWE)
Red Sun Cycling Team
Cervélo TestTeam  Netherlands
2010
 Marianne Vos (NED)
Nederland Bloeit
 Judith Arndt (GER)
HTC Columbia Women
 Kirsten Wild (NED)
Cervelo Test Team
Cervélo TestTeam  Netherlands
2011
 Marianne Vos (NED)
Nederland Bloeit
 Emma Johansson (SWE)
Hitec Products–UCK
 Judith Arndt (GER)
HTC–Highroad Women
Nederland Bloeit  Netherlands
2012
 Marianne Vos (NED)
Rabobank Women Cycling Team
 Judith Arndt (GER)
Orica–AIS
 Emma Johansson (SWE)
Hitec Products–Mistral Home Cycling Team
Rabobank Women Cycling Team  Netherlands
2013[4]
 Emma Johansson (SWE)
Orica–AIS
 Marianne Vos (NED)
Rabobank–Liv Giant
 Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Specialized–lululemon
Orica–AIS  Netherlands
2014[5]
 Marianne Vos (NED)
Rabo–Liv
 Emma Johansson (SWE)
Orica–AIS
 Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
Rabo–Liv  Netherlands
2015[6]
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Rabo–Liv
 Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
 Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
Wiggle–Honda
Rabo–Liv  Netherlands
2016[7]
 Megan Guarnier (USA)
Boels–Dolmans
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Rabo–Liv
 Emma Johansson (SWE)
Wiggle High5
Boels–Dolmans  Netherlands
2017
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Orica–Scott
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
 Marianne Vos (NED)
WM3 Pro Cycling
Boels–Dolmans  Netherlands
2018
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Mitchelton–Scott
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
 Marianne Vos (NED)
WaowDeals Pro Cycling
Boels–Dolmans  Netherlands
2019
 Lorena Wiebes (NED)
Parkhotel Valkenburg
 Marianne Vos (NED)
CCC Liv
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Mitchelton–Scott
Boels–Dolmans  Netherlands
2020
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Trek–Segafredo
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Mitchelton–Scott
Trek–Segafredo  Netherlands
2021
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Movistar Team
 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Trek–Segafredo
 Marianne Vos (NED)
Team Jumbo–Visma
SD Worx  Netherlands

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 Cup Category 1 Category 2
1 1006040
2 754530
3 553516
4 453012
5 382510
6 32208
7 26156
8 22103
9 188
10 156
11 124
12 102
13 8
14 6
15 4
16 3
17 2
18 1
Point(s) per stage
1 128
2 95
3 62
4 4
5 3
6 1
Leaders Jersey
1 1040
Continental Championships
Europe and America Asia Ociania and Africa
Pos. Road race Time trial Road race Time trial Road race Time trial
1 80166012408
2 5611409305
3 326275162
4 24520312
5 2041510
6 162108
7 1296
8 85
9 73
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 408103
2 30572
3 1625
4 123
5 10
6 8
7 6
8 3
Olympic Games and World Championships
Pos. Road race Time trial
1 200100
2 17070
3 14040
4 13030
5 12025
6 11020
7 10015
8 9010
9 809
10 708
11 607
12 506
13 405
14 304
15 203
16 15
17 10
18 8
19 5
20 3

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Introduction To Women's Cycling". Procyclingwomen.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Chapter XII: Elite Women's Classifications". UCI Cycling Regulations: Part 2 Road Races. UCI. 1 February 2012.
  3. "The ins and outs of UCI Rankings". UCI. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2013 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual: Final result". UCI. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  5. "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2014 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  6. "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2015 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  7. "World Ranking". UCI. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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