UCI Points race 2026-28

[Bkinn]

Surprising see Lidl - Trek so low even with Ayuso and Pedersen injuries. And Alpecin is going to improve, but half of their point are from Van der Poel alone, they need improve the squad.

 

[Potomac]

I was surprised Alpecin and Lidl are so far down.

 

[Potomac]

Surprising see Lidl - Trek so low even with Ayuso and Pedersen injuries. And Alpecin is going to improve, but half of their point are from Van der Poel alone, they need improve the squad.

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[Devil's Elbow]

Some takeways so far:

• Bahrain and Jayco among the best of the rest after low finishes in the yearly rankings in recent years, especially the latter will be delighted to have this much of a buffer already.
• Uno-X doing very well for a team that only got promoted because of the Lotto-Intermarché merger.
• Alpecin should rocket up the rankings like they always do once the spring classics really get going. However, more than ever they are completely dependent on Van der Poel and Philipsen and if anything career-changing happens to either they could find trouble in this cycle.
• Four PCTs in the current top-19 means we will have a proper fight for the wildcards in the next two seasons and likely a competitive promotion/relegation battle in the final year of this cycle. This could spell major trouble for Lotto - if we exclude Picnic who are doomed and Alpecin and Lidl who are unlikely to feature in the relegation battle, they are only at about two-thirds of the next-lowest WT team so far. Poor start for them.
• Groupama really need to add either a reliable GC outlet or a better sprinter. Only Grégoire in the rolling top-100 of the individual rankings is a sign that all is not well.
• Picnic could single-handedly cause the UCI to add a minimum sporting requirement to keep the three-year license if they keep this up.