Agreed – the worst part of this in my opinion is if you take a rider like Nairo Quintana for 2019. Yes, as ugly as I fear the results would be (everyone on “aero road” bikes?) I don’t really care. Ewan, as a native, is virtually obliged to race in Australia in January. How about a sprinters award. With a bit of time and a list of stages, i could probably name all the TDF stage winners from the last few editions. But that’s all they are. Just to stress a radical conservative point of view. All of them over-reward places compared to wins in nearly all categories. Amstel Gold Race 40 Firstly this encourages the new events or lesser known events to keep developing not being relegated as second rate (the promoters need a return on investment) but encouraging the event to get as much attention and good level competitors as possible for that event. Then winning Worlds should be 1,100, a Monument 1,000, a Classic is 900. This would create a more progressive path towards racing at the top level, in turn helping to make a more competitive second tier. Individual World Rankings will be split into one-day races, and stage races to rank performances in each of these disciplines. I think they should be significantly less (a fraction) of the points for winning. I wouldn’t give the Tour more than the Giro or the Vuelta or Amstel Gold the same as the monuments but I don’t have a problem with the TDU getting the same as Paris-Nice or Tour de Suisse as a warm up race is a warm up race whether its relatively new and in Australia or old and in Europe. L'UCI a annoncé ce week-end que le système de points World Tour ne subirait finalement aucun changement. It’s just another selection of 21 arbitrarily scored races. Conclusion Placings needs to be significantly lower than it is. This will therefore allow one rider to appear in more than one ranking, for example a rider who won Strade Bianchi and a stage in the Tour of California would be part of the Europe Tour and America Tour rankings. This nation ranking will become important after 1 … Makes you wonder what organisers do to work the room whenever these points tariffs are being set. It’s not just a title and a distinctive jersey but there’s 250 points for the winner – double winning a Tour stage – which makes it valuable, enough to attract riders to take part but also as these continental confederations are part of the UCI’s structure, a way to ensure the UCI’s own events are valued too. If you win 2 GT stages and 1 P-N stage, that value should be smaller than 1 Monument win – and it currently is this way. It doesn’t help promotion of cycling in non-EU countries, it merely inconveniences smaller teams and forces them to ride from January until late October, at the risk of making them less competitive for races that matter. * Golf has a load of different levels, based on the strength of the field, Yes, there are Onedays with the same playbook, but way more with exciting racing than an average Grand Tour stage. I want to see the top 20 include riders who won the biggest races and then riders 21-300 can be filled with riders who placed in all the races. I’d also like to see a system of rolling WT licence renewal/promotion instead of them all coming up at once. The best riders don’t ride and only die hard fans follow the event. Point system is the points system. Now and then I wonder what was wrong with the old Super Prestige Pernod award? Endless arguments ensue as to the best balance of the stages but I’d never suggest doing away with ITT (or even TTT) though I WOULD like to see the rules changed to eliminate all the chrono-specific equipment used today. There are multiple scenarios where points could encourage negative racing. GP des Nations 65 Rank the events by how we perceive them, and not only do the other events suffer (eg the TDU is arguably better off for the raking points), but the UCI slowly increases its leverage over the “Classics” etc. How the world of pro cycling has changed in 45 years. Should this be corrected or does it motivate riders to perform away from the biggest stages? Currently we have a system of 19 WorldTeams, 1 ProTeam which gets access to all WT races and 1 ProTeam which gets access to WT one day races. *Endurance motor-racing gives more points for Le Mans 24 than the other races, There is some merit in having an overall classification. Winning a One-Day-Race most often needs way more effort than winning a dull TdF stage, where they let a group go, hold them at 5 minutes, put some effort into the last 25km to catch them at 3km to go and bring your sprinter who hasn’t been seen for the last 6 hours to the finish to swing his legs for 5o0 meters and take a win. Joaquim Rodriguez plaide pour un changement complet de l'attribution des points dans les courses du WorldTour par l'Union cycliste internationale (UCI), mercredi à cyclingnews. Comparing Bettiol’s and Quintana’s seasons is not easy (or indeed any pairing of a non-GC and a GC rider) but there’s definitely more to it than letting the memory of one week colour the impression of the whole season:-). They can threaten to withdraw their races from the WorldTour system and register them at Hors Classe level, where would no longer be subject to the rankings system and can choose who to invite to race. Not what I’d call a very strong season, but I wouldn’t argue against someone calling it a strong season – even if I don’t think it was strong by Quintana’s standards. From highest to lowest these are; Pull those points away and the competition evaporates, and any cycling initiatives in that country become stale baguettes. There seems to only have been points awarded for overall GC results in stage races with stage wins and days in leaders jerseys getting no recognition. Tour of the Alps with no flat pieces and no TT is way more interesting than last 10 TdS combined. The UCI holds a glittering Acadamy Awards ceremony for the most entertaining rider of the year.. My mind is reeling with excitement , If I were the king of pro cycling there would be something between the 850 points for the Giro and 500 for Ghent-Wevelgem, like the 5 Monuments at 700 or something, unless you want to lower the points awarded for G-W and the like to 400 or maybe less? Next and you can see below how much winning a stage is worth in points terms, again the same categories of races apply. This can happen especially with the smaller teams. If you have the WT system I can understand the benefit of a points system to rank teams, and guarantee spots in the WT races, but they shouldn’t bother collating / publishing an individual rider ranking as it doesn’t mean anything to anyone. He didn’t win anything of note, and solely rode to some high placings in the stage races he did. Taking last season in its entirety, Quintana was far stronger than Pederson or Bettiol and his final ranking rightly reflects this in my view. his 2019 Grand Tour stage wins combined. “Why is Bordeaux-Paris the same as the Ronde?” Tours-Versailles 60 GP di Midi Libre 50 4th-10th: 35-32-30-28-26-24-22 Once upon a time road cycling was the preserve of the old European Western elites, few would argue that broadening its reach to the US, Colombia, Australia and elsewhere was a bad thing. 120 points each. I don’t care about the points as such, but I do wonder if there’s a rationale for rating a TT win less than a race win. It is a system designed to qualify teams for higher level races on the basis of their consistent investment in the sport instead of just showing up for a handful of big races. Also below this table are the points on offer for stage wins and the table for wearing a jersey. It groups together 197 National Federations. You could have a separate World Ranking, like the tennis one or whatever, where every race is given an amount of points depending on whether its ‘World Tour’, HC, 1.1, 1.2, a stage or whatever and it just rolls on and one and say Van der Poel could be ‘World Number 1’ for an x amount of weeks or years in the same way that Federer or Woods were. The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced its men’s WorldTour rankings will use the same points scale as its world rankings from 2017 onwards. Old events may eventually fall because of economics and if you never get new events you will end up with a very spartan calendar indeed. The UCI has a responsibility to its members and to have a global focus so I can appreciate the rankings. Perhaps it might work if you based it on the rankings of the top 10 only, so those using the race as a training ride don’t affect it? The current UCI BMX Freestyle Park Nation Ranking shows where your nation's at in BMX PARK riding at the moment. would make things more fair as well as lower the costs of equipment and transport. À partir de 2020, il prend en compte le total des points des 10 meilleurs coureurs de chaque équipe obtenus depuis le début de la saison. There are definitely problems with FIFA and soccer, but I’m merely suggesting that a federation approach could be instructive. If the UCI decides to use points to determine promotion/relegation or wild cards for big races, points need to mean something. Jersey rent per day: 10. This would discourage ‘riding for points’ as it would be impossible to calculate the points available by combining combinations of minor placings. The rankings maybe near meaningless to fans – perhaps they’re meant to be, you need to root around on the UCI website, find the right PDF, scroll to the right chapter – but they matter to the riders, team managers and agents. * other individual sports rank by prize money, which obviously varies quite a lot. Seems likely the UCI wishes it wasn’t starting from here. But turning them down is not easy which I appreciate. Tour of Romandie 40 Its not only races like the Canadian, and TDU that should be relegated from 500 to 300 points. Monuments, World Championships and the Yellow Jersey are the most important wins on the calendar. There will be more briefings for drivers, motorcycles, and helicopters before the start of events as well as a points system tracked via lockbook for all drivers in the convoy. They keep the same number of points. For fans, the media and others there’s an implicit ranking of races based on prestige, history and other more subtle factors and arguably these count for a lot more… but all the tables are listed above so if you want to look them up for reference during the season here they are. The A+ grade was introduced fall quarter 1989; all other plus and minus grades were introduced fall quarter 1973. It’s a stretch to say it’s buried but it’s hardly at your fingertips in a few bullet points… so here goes: Now onto the rankings tables themselves. Bettiol’s Flanders was a great race, and he had a very strong season too. Agree with your ‘it is what is’ stance on this. Start with TDU , Colombia and the Arab races, through Paris-Nice, Tirrenno, various Spanish races, Dauphine, Suisse, maybe the Eneco or whatever its called and then finish with Britain or something in China if needed. As you can see, the Tour de France commands a premium and a stage win in a grand tour is deemed equivalent to 12th place meaning it can be worth trying to win a stage but a tenth place overall is quietly more valuable. Cycling's world governing body UCI has announced that the points system used for the UCI World Ranking, will also be applied to the WorldTour ranking from 2017 onwards. Nor P-N, T-A, etc. These are “thoughts from a radical conservative point of view”. The TDU ended 3 days ago, and I can’t remember who finished 8th, if I even ever saw it anywhere. You can see Wanty-Gobert try to place several riders in the top-10 of a sprint sometimes rather than have two riders leading out the fastest rider to try and win or more realistically get a podium place. So here’s a look at the points per race and more. A better method would be solved to having the team awarded the points won by their best placed rider in each race/stage – including those won by riders racing for a national team, to act as an incentive for teams to release riders to race in national colours. The ranking at the end of the calendar year will be utilised to award an annual winner. Ergo, a rider might be told by their team to ensure they get a top 5 placing (if, let’s say, they’re in a breakaway) rather than going all-out for a win. The UCI point system is an imperfect and subjective system of ranking performance, and cycling analysts and fans will debate and argue about it forever. Interesting, thanks. I think Lukyluk’s point that it’s the smaller teams and lesser riders who are inconvenienced/hampered by having to ride races such as the TDU is a very important one. The UCI could wield the points as a means of encouraging attendance at certain races, and therefore promote cycling in particular regions. The course concentrates on the various functions that are important to the study of the calculus. Women earn a maximum 40 points, while U23's can take 30. L'Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) est l'instance mondiale du cyclisme. I think that would work well for a fan ranking as it incorporates some of the “who did you beat” aspect… but it’d be difficult for the UCI/team aspect, where managers want to target certain races, score a known amount which is the other purpose of the tables. The following table summarises the new rankings, how points are scored towards them and how points are scaled. But their total points needs to be significantly lower than someone who won Flanders. Liege-Bastogne-Liege 45 (and before 95 the Vuelta was a warm up race for Giro and TDF) + Reduce the points given for stagewins in Giro and Vuelta. This is caused by the calculation of the team ranking being the sum of the team’s best 10 riders’ individual rankings over the course of the year. My main problem is with the ‘World Tour’ in general and the lumping together of Grand Tours, 1 week stage races and 1 day races. For the 2016 season the UCI revamped the points system used to rank men's road cycling riders. I have no opinion on points for one day versus multi day or grand tour. Between 1 November 2018 and 11 May 2020 several UCI sanctioned events will provide points towards individual rankings which will translate into a Nations ranking with the points of the two top ranked riders in either the Male or Female BMX Park category. L'UCI World Tour 2015 est la cinquième édition de l'UCI World Tour, le successeur du calendrier mondial et du ProTour. En voici le mode d'emploi. Smaller WT teams are obliged to ride WT races. Note that the UCI cannot possibly supply unlimited $ to keep everyone’s fav races going. 60% of the winner’s points) So here’s a look at the points per race and more. I can see the point of ranking a one-day race, even if it’s “only” a Classic higher than a stage in a Grand Tour – but if we want the ranking to be more weighted towards winning, shouldn’t the victories add up? For me, all this show is that we don’t need a points system, same as we don’t need a World Tour. Also interesting was the GP des Nations time trial garnering greater points for the winner than Milan San Remo or any other classic other than Paris-Roubaix. Bordeaux-Paris 60 The second part of the code indicates the race ranking. That lucky rider gets 125 points. 28 épreuves sur les 29 des trois dernières éditions sont incluses dans cette compétition.Seul le Tour de Pékin disparaît [1].. Les 17 équipes qui ont une licence World Tour ont le droit, mais aussi le devoir de participer à toutes les courses de ce calendrier. There are also points on offer for wearing a jersey each day too, here’s the breakdown below. The University of California, Irvine opened in September 1965 operating on the quarter system. That’s such a subjective subject. I don’t agree with the current rankings, but I do understand why we need a system to provide some level of assurance to teams that they’ll be able to present their pitch to investors/sponsors, as well as to plan ahead with your roster, training plans, etc. Similarly Porte winning the overall in the Tour Down Under is worth more all his stage wins on Willunga and by some way. Lets say 600 point for a monument and TDS. You would have a point, Larry, if the purpose of the points system was a meaningful annual championship. CA – Read my last sentence again. Who won last year? That means that top WT teams can safely ignore them (sponsors don’t care since nobody takes them seriously) while the smaller WT / bigger Pro Conti teams need to send their best riders, change their fitness plans, etc. Giro d’Italia 75 500 points should really only be granted to the 5 monuments and Tour de Swiss so we need another category. In a more pure world, there wouldn’t need to be any ranking points on offer for the Road World Championships because winning the World Championship would be regarded as enough of a prize in the first place. Egwetter gree about the equipment. Except it wouldn’t. Last year Total Direct Energie won the right to start all the World Tour races they want by finishing as the top second tier team and Circus-Wanty Gobert have made this a goal for the year. Any more races than that and you get to a point where riders cant do them all and it gets pointless trying to compare someone who placed well in 15 races against someone who won 2 monuments. Paris-Nice 55 Definitely. Or should we regard a victory in the Worlds or a Monument as a card that trumps all hands that lack a card of the same value? * Men’s tennis has 5 different levels for its main tour, from the Grand Slams down to the likes of the Adelaide international, and another 5 for its challenger tournaments, Thank you INRNG. 3 different rankings would make sense to me. The average student course enrollment is four courses (16 units). The Ardennes races have definitely risen in prestige since 1976 and Paris-Tours (Tours-Versailles in 1976) has fallen. I expect that this is why the TDU gets 500 points. or risk being relegated/missing out on promotion. One approach to quantifying the relative worth of each event in the calendar is to base it on the aggregate rankings of the field of competitors it attracted has in (the) previous edition(s). It’s about longevity and consistency, as a rider and a team? What about the rider who won a stage in two Grand Tours and a stage in one short stage race? Not your fault they didn’t turn up, but penalised all the same. A GC for the entire year, but you’d have to limit the number of days racing to stop injury and burn-out, and I wonder if both rider and fan fatigue would basically mean it becomes less meaningful than the World Champs jersey because it goes to Heimar Zubeldia, who has consistently placed, never attacked and ridden a lot of races, and so you’d need to caveat the award. How much more likely are you to invest on a team that’s guaranteed to provide publicity for your brand on the Tour de France Vs. racing on Poland on the same days? This is based on the world ranking with the best eight riders from each country contributing towards their nation's overall score. The points need to reflect that. And if there’s a team time trial then you can see the added table below too. Your mileage may vary, but I’m fine with less points for dull GT stages. A similar situation exists in sports car racing. My World Cup would probably be Strade Biance, Milano-Sanremo, Gent-W, Flanders, Roubaix, Amstel, Liege, San Sebastian, Paris-Tours, Lombardia. ASO has a number of sponsors which benefit heavily from cycling continuing to have global exposure, so they are probably quite happy with the premium offered to the overseas WT races in Australia and Canada. But UCI points can be a currency and the quest for points is a tactical fact. Then comes Classics, then comes secondary stage races and semi-classics. I guess what we’re getting down to is that the WT really lacks consistency and is a great mess. I don’t remember all the whining about the Super Prestige, it seemed pretty obvious the winner was deserving no matter how his points were gained – but of course that was long before social media, so the bitching and moaning might have been just as long and loud, but you didn’t read about it in the pages of Winning Magazine or Bicisport. A rankings system in pro cycling often seems pointless, it’s a synthetic means to compare stage racers, sprinters and others who often only compete indirectly with each other. Counterargument: lack of certainty regarding team standing and invitations to races provokes uncertainty in a sport that relies on patrons sponsoring the team in lieu of your name on XXX event. Dauphine is a training race and always has been. Chris Froome entered minus points territory in the UCI rider rankings after being docked points – as well as money – for missing the sign-on ahead of stage 15 of the Vuelta a España. Semana Catalana 40 It feels useful to set this out because it’s not obvious on the UCI website, the rankings page doesn’t mention it and instead you have to go to the rules page and download the correct PDF of the UCI rules and then go to Chapter 10 to find the relevant bit. The consistent interest in the WorldTour from race organisers and teams would suggest that not everyone is paying attention to the whining. It’s called the UCI World rankings, all male riders are ranked, There are obviously rankings for women but since this niche blog is mainly about the main men’s road races, we’ll cover the men’s rankings here, There are also separate one day race rankings and stage race rankings if you can find them, If riders are tied on points they’re then ranked by wins and if still tied, by placings so there should be no riders on equal rankings, There’s a national ranking too and with the likes of France and Italy having over 50 riders each in the World Tour this is countered by the rankings being based on the first eight riders from each country, Teams are ranked on the basis of their 10 best riders so support riders who help to set up their leader don’t get direct rewards but the work can deliver for the team’s rankings. 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