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.

snap

 

[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.

 

[Samamba]

There's 17.5 teams worthy of WT right now. The current WT teams bar PicNic (obv) and Lotto (just simply not enough quality and with the rumors it seems like it's only going to get worse) + Tudor. The half is for Pinarello. They are getting better, but they are still very dependent on Pidcock.

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.

They simply are one of the bottom teams budget wise. But honestly are doing better than expected, thanks to Gregoire ofc. Wasting money on Martin probably tho

 

[Netserk]

And Alpecin is going to improve, but half of their point are from Van der Poel alone, they need improve the squad.

they really dont

with limited funds , they manage to deliver huge results year after year

 

[Samamba]

they really dont

with limited funds , they manage to deliver huge results year after year

As long as Van der Poel is there performing they have 0 problems, after that it depends on what Canyon does.

 

[ingsve]

Some takeways so far:

• Uno-X doing very well for a team that only got promoted because of the Lotto-Intermarché merger.

Well, they are a team that has improved year after year.

2023: 6569
2024: 8938
2025: 10816

So the reason it was even close for the 23-25 spots for them is because they were a bit behind after the first year. Now they are starting the next cycle from the same position of strength they ended the last cycle at and with Kron finding form and the recruitment of for example Traeen, and with THJ going better than ever they should not really have much trouble maintaining or increasing their points even further.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Well, they are a team that has improved year after year.

2023: 6569
2024: 8938
2025: 10816

So the reason it was even close for the 23-25 spots for them is because they were a bit behind after the first year. Now they are starting the next cycle from the same position of strength they ended the last cycle at and with Kron finding form and the recruitment of for example Traeen, and with THJ going better than ever they should not really have much trouble maintaining or increasing their points even further.

They completely focused on farming points in 2025 and less so this year, though.