The last week in cycling leaves us the Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert team as a great winner. The Belgian squad has been the most outstanding in the five trophies that make up the Challenge de Mallorca and their results have also allowed them to position themselves as new leaders in the UCI team ranking, becoming one of the great revelations so far this year.
After this week’s results, the Intermarché-Circus-Wanty has 1,330 points of which 335 are from Hugo Page, after the 250 added as second in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race; 285 by Kobe Goosens, after adding 250 with his victories in the Andratx Trophy and the Serra Tramuntana Trophy, with 125 points each, in addition to 35 points with his seventh place in the Calvia Trophy; 155 by Biniam Girmay, after scoring 85 as second in the Palma Trophy and 70 as third in the Port d’Alcudia Trophy; and 130 from Rui Costa, with 125 of them as winner of the Calvia Trophy, in addition to the 202 added by Sven Erik Bystrom in the Tour Down Under and the 95 achieved by Dion Smith as seventh in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race.
UAE Team Emirates falls to second place, with 1,151 points, while Jayco-AlUla is third with 979, who managed to add 175 with the fourth place of Michael Matthews in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race. At the gates of the podium remains the Quick-Step, who this week makes a leap in the standings with 946 points thanks to the 210 achieved by Ethan Vernon with his victory in the Palma Trophy (125 points) and his second place in the Port d’Alcudia Trophy (85).
A week that also leaves good sensations for the team Movistar. The Spanish squad manages to sneak into the Top-10 of the classification this week in ninth place with 521 points thanks to the 100 points achieved by Einer Rubio with his fourth place overall in the Vuelta a San Juan, after the 60 achieved by Iván García Cortina in the Palma Trophy and the 55 achieved by Fernando Gaviria in the Vuelta a San Juan, 20 of them with their stage victory in the fourth stage of the event.
UCI team ranking as of January 31, 2023
1. Intermarché-Circus-Wanty (BEL) 1,330
2. UAE Team Emirates (UAE) 1,151
3. Team Jayco-AlUla (AUS) 979
4. Soudal Quick-Step (BEL) 946
5. Ineos-Grenadiers (GBR) 771
6. Israel Premier-Tech (ISR) 719
7. EF Education – Easypost (USA) 662
8. Lotto Dstny (BEL) 566
9. Movistar (ESP) 521
10. Bora-Hansgrohe 511
Pogacar leads, Evenepoel approaches Van Aert and Bilbao continues in the Top-10
The dispute of the races this week has not caused major changes in the UCI world ranking, where Tadej Pogacar continues as leader for another week ahead of Wout Van Aert and a Remco Evenepoel who has cut 60 points from his compatriot in the Vuelta a San Juan to be only 62.5 points away.
A world ranking in which Pello Bilbao resists one more week in the Top-10 in seventh position with 2,251 points while Sergio Higuita stars in the main novelty when entering the tenth position with 2,127 points.
UCI individual world ranking as of January 31, 2023
1. Tadej Pogacar (SVN/UAE Emirates) 5,131
2. Wout Van Aert (BEL/Jumbo-Visma) 4,525
3. Remco Evenepoel (BEL/Soudal Quick-Step) 4462.5
4. Jonas Vingegaard (DIN/Jumbo-Visma) 3,154
5. Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) 2,414
6. Arnaud de Lie (BEL/Lotto Dstny) 2,268
7. Pello Bilbao (ESP/Bahrain-Victorious) 2,251
8. Stefan Kung (SUI/Groupama-FDJ) 2,180
9. Michael Matthews (AUS/Jayco-AlUla) 2,157.67
10. Sergio Higuita (COL/Bora-Hansgrohe) 2,127