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Visma surges after the Giro d’Italia, as do Lidl and INEOS, UAE stays on top and Alpecin slips

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Visma surges after the Giro d’Italia, as do Lidl and INEOS, UAE stays on top and Alpecin slips

The 2026 Giro d’Italia has reached its conclusion. On Sunday, Jonas Vingegaard completed the triple crown of Grand Tours with a landmark victory at the Corsa Rosa. Beyond its weight in cycling’s narrative, the season’s first Grand Tour also triggered major shifts in the UCI WorldTour Ranking. Alongside Vingegaard’s overall triumph, which carried a heavy points haul, the 21 stages distributed significant totals.

Firstly, we must address what the Giro d’Italia meant for Visma | Lease a Bike and Jonas Vingegaard. Before the race, the Dutch squad sat third in the Ranking with 8,730.8 points. Now, the 4,000 points banked in May have allowed Visma to leapfrog Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe and move into second, less than 3,000 points behind UAE Team Emirates – XRG, who remain on top.

UAE could not score as heavily as planned after dropping out of the GC fight early at the Giro, but their stage-hunting was superb, celebrating Jhonatan Narváez’s three victories and Igor Arrieta’s win, plus Benoit Cosnefroy’s work outside Italy with triumphs at the Grand Prix du Morbihan and a stage at the Tour de Hongrie. That sustains their cushion over a rising Visma | Lease a Bike.

For Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe it was not the ideal Giro d’Italia, with no stage wins. But Jai Hindley’s overall podium and the form of Jordi Meeus (a stage at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque) and Laurence Pithie (wins at Rund um Köln, overall at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, and a stage there) elsewhere lift them past 12,000 points (12,512.9) and keep them close to Visma.

Outside the Top 3, Decathlon CMA CGM now hold 4th. Thanks to Felix Gall, they’ve surpassed the 10,000-point mark. The French team have prised open a gap to XDS Astana Team in that battle, leading them by 2,300 points. Bahrain Victorious remain 6th, just behind the Kazakh outfit, but now only 100 points away from overtaking. Afonso Eulálio’s standout Giro d’Italia was key to that, 6th overall, alongside Alec Segaert’s stage win.

Lidl-Trek have made a major jump in the Ranking, climbing from 10th to 7th. The American team banked more than 2,500 points in May to reach 7,594.3, edging closer to their target positions. Derek Gee finished 5th overall at the Giro d’Italia, Jonathan Milan won the Roma finale, and at the Tour de Hongrie Jakob Soderqvist took the overall with a stage en route.

For Netcompany INEOS, the rise mirrored Lidl-Trek’s. The British team moved from 11th to 8th in the UCI table thanks to Thymen Arensman in 4th overall at the Giro d’Italia and Egan Bernal in 10th. In addition, Filippo Ganna won the Corsa Rosa time trial, and Artem Shmidt claimed the Classique Dunkerque.

Soudal – Quick-Step, meanwhile, held their pre-Giro position despite three stage wins by Paul Magnier and another three by Tim Merlier at the Tour de Hongrie. Alpecin-Premier Tech complete the Top 10 as the big losers, slipping three places from 7th to 10th. The team are sorely missing Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen.

UCI Team Ranking

Position Team Class Points
1  UAE Team Emirates – XRG WT 15059.4
2  Team Visma | Lease a Bike WT 12722.8
3  Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe WT 12512.9
4  Decathlon CMA CGM Team WT 10672.5
5  XDS Astana Team WT 8318.7
6  Bahrain – Victorious WT 8207
7  Lidl – Trek WT 7594.3
8  Netcompany INEOS WT 7099.4
9  Soudal Quick-Step WT 6732
10  Alpecin – Premier Tech WT 6237
11  Team Jayco AlUla WT 6232
12  Uno-X Mobility WT 5407.3
13  Movistar Team WT 5152.4
14  Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team PRT 4975
15  Cofidis PRT 4847.7
16  Groupama – FDJ United WT 4702.3
17  NSN Cycling Team WT 4701
18  Lotto Intermarché WT 4678
19  Tudor Pro Cycling Team PRT 4551.7
20  Unibet Rose Rockets PRT 4246
21  EF Education – EasyPost WT 4225
22  TotalEnergies PRT 2882.6
23  Caja Rural – Seguros RGA PRT 2475
24  Burgos Burpellet BH PRT 2428.9
25  Team Polti VisitMalta PRT 2277
26  Solution Tech NIPPO Rali PRT 2026.3
27  Equipo Kern Pharma PRT 1635
28  Euskaltel – Euskadi PRT 1387
29  Team Picnic PostNL WT 1311
30  Roojai Insurance Winspace CT 1214.3
31  Bardiani CSF 7 Saber PRT 1185
32  MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort PRT 1060
33  Li Ning Star CT 1030.3
34  XDS Astana Development Team CT 891
35  Terengganu Cycling Team CT 853
36  Petrolike CT 636
37  Team Brennan CT 635
38  Team Flanders – Baloise PRT 629
39  UAE Team Emirates Gen Z CT 581
40  Modern Adventure Pro Cycling PRT 571
41  CIC Pro Cycling Academy CT 568
42  Van Rysel Roubaix CT 550
43  Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development CT 528
44  Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team CT 507.9
45  Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe Rookies CT 498.9
46  CCACHE x BODYWRAP CT 488
47  Madar Pro Cycling Team CT 442.7
48  BEAT CC p/b Saxo CT 428
49  Team Medellín – EPM CT 404
50  Lidl – Trek Future Racing CT 384.4
51  Anicolor / Campicarn CT 375
52  Lotto – Groupe Wanty CT 362
53  Tarteletto – Isorex CT 358
54  Team ColoQuick CT 355
55  NSN Development Team CT 349
56  Nu Colombia CT 343
57  Team Amani CT 337.7
58  Efapel Cycling CT 330
59  Team United Shipping CT 319
60  Groupama-FDJ United CT CT 295
61  Kasper crypto4me CT 292
62  Tshenolo Pro Cycling Team CT 291
63  ATT Investments CT 290
64  Team Sistecredito CT 281
65  General Store – Essegibi – F.Lli Curia CT 269
66  Decathlon CMA CGM Development Team CT 267
67  Plus Performance – ZEO Sport CT 266
68  Team UKYO CT 263
69  7 Saber Uzbekistan Cycling Team CT 261
70  Elite Fondations Cycling Team CT 247
71  Tudor Pro Cycling Team U23 CT 243
72  Bahrain Victorious Development Team CT 233
73  China Anta – Mentech Cycling Team CT 230
74  EF Education – Aevolo CT 223
75  Factor Racing CT 221
76  Konya Büyükşehir Belediye Spor CT 221
77  Swatt Club CT 220
78  Metec – SOLARWATT p/b Mantel CT 220
79  Azerion / Villa Valkenburg CT 218
80  Development Team Picnic PostNL CT 216
81  BIKE AID CT 215
82  Thailand Continental Cycling Team CT 215
83  AVC Aix Provence Dole CT 213
84  GW Erco SportFitness CT 212
85  Kinan Racing Team CT 210.3
86  Team Lotto Kern-Haus Outlet Montabaur CT 209
87  REMBE | rad-net CT 198
88  AIRTOX – Carl Ras CT 195
89  Localiza Meoo / Swift Pro Cycling CT 185
90  St Michel – Preference Home – Auber93 CT 182
91  Nice Métropole Côte d’Azur CT 179
92  Canel’s – Java CT 176
93  Energus Cycling Team CT 165
94  EEW-VDK Cyclingteam CT 160
95  Hagens Berman Jayco CT 158
96  Victoria Sports Pro Cycling CT 157
97  Team Storck – MRW Bau CT 152
98  S.C. Padovani Polo Cherry Bank CT 150
99  Best PC Ecuador CT 149
100  Feira dos Sofás – Boavista CT 145

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