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For the 2015 season the UCI revamped the points system used to rank riders. The following table summarises the new rankings, how points are scored towards them and how points are scaled.
UCI back track
The new set of rankings was met with much consternation from many of the UCI WorldTour teams due to the nature of the points changes. Teams highlighted that they had signed riders and designed race programmes which were themselves designed around using the 2014 points system. As a result during the 2015 Tour Down Under the UCI took the decision to revert to the 2014 rankings.[ 1] Therefore, for the 2015 season there will be the following rankings: UCI World Tour, Africa Tour, America Tour, Asia Tour, Europe Tour and finally Oceania Tour. Within each of these rankings there will be individual, team and nation rankings.
Rankings
UCI World Tour
Individual
215 riders scored points. 48 other riders finished in positions that would have earned them points, but they were ineligible as members of non-WorldTour teams.
Teams
Rank
Team
Points
Top 5 riders
WTTT
1
Movistar Team
1619
Valverde (675), N. Quintana (457), J. Izagirre (173), Amador (93), Intxausti (81)
140
2
Team Katusha
1606
Rodríguez (474), Kristoff (453), Špilak (269), D. Moreno (216), Zakarin (194)
0
3
Team Sky
1378
Froome (430), Porte (314), Thomas (283), Ser. Henao (167), Nieve (104)
80
4
Etixx–Quick-Step
1158
Urán (301), Kwiatkowski (195), Alaphilippe (180), Štybar (172), Terpstra (140)
170
5
Astana
1106
Aru (448), Nibali (238), Landa (164), Boom (102), Fuglsang (64)
90
6
BMC Racing Team
1010
Van Avermaet (324), Gilbert (179), Dennis (135), van Garderen (96), Evans (76)
200
7
Tinkoff–Saxo
929
Contador (407), P. Sagan (257), Majka (165), Kreuziger (64), Breschel (36)
0
8
Orica–GreenEDGE
845
Matthews (221), A. Yates (150), S. Yates (148), Chaves (134), Albasini (62)
130
9
Lotto–Soudal
832
Greipel (203), Wellens (195), Gallopin (127), De Clercq (106), Benoot (101)
100
10
Team Giant–Alpecin
769
Degenkolb (302), T. Dumoulin (271), Barguil (34), Geschke (32), Sinkeldam (10)
120
11
AG2R La Mondiale
587
Pozzovivo (242), Bardet (206), Bakelants (59), Vuillermoz (49), Riblon (31)
0
12
Lampre–Merida
566
Costa (324), Ulissi (98), Bonifazio (60), Modolo (43), Valls (41)
0
13
Trek Factory Racing
529
Mollema (212), Nizzolo (78), Felline (64), Cancellara (59), Jungels (46)
70
14
LottoNL–Jumbo
485
Gesink (114), Kelderman (111), Kruijswijk (80), Vanmarcke (52), Lindeman (18)
110
15
FDJ
439
Pinot (319), Geniez (44), Démare (33), Roux (22), Morabito (21)
0
16
Cannondale–Garmin
340
Hesjedal (102), D. Martin (85), Talansky (54), Navardauskas (50), Slagter (49)
0
17
IAM Cycling
189
Frank (72), Elmiger (56), Pantano (27), Pelucchi (20), Sy. Chavanel (14)
0
Nations
Rank
Nation
Points
Top 5 riders (if applicable)
1
Spain
1945
Valverde (675), Rodríguez (474), Contador (407), D. Moreno (216), J. Izagirre (173)
2
Italy
1106
Aru (448), Pozzovivo (242), Nibali (238), Ulissi (98), Paolini (80)
3
Colombia
1099
N. Quintana (457), Urán (301), Ser. Henao (167), Chaves (134), Atapuma (40)
4
Great Britain
1041
Froome (430), Thomas (283), A. Yates (150), S. Yates (148), Cavendish (30)
5
Belgium
905
Van Avermaet (324), Wellens (195), Gilbert (179), De Clercq (106), Benoot (101)
6
France
881
Pinot (319), Bardet (206), Alaphilippe (180), Gallopin (127), Vuillermoz (49)
7
Netherlands
848
T. Dumoulin (271), Mollema (212), Terpstra (140), Gesink (114), Kelderman (111)
8
Australia
777
Porte (314), Matthews (221), Dennis (135), Evans (76), Rogers (31)
9
Germany
587
Degenkolb (302), Greipel (203), T. Martin (40), Geschke (32), Kittel (10)
10
Norway
453
Kristoff (453)
11
Poland
376
Kwiatkowski (195), Majka (165), Bodnar (16)
12
Portugal
355
Costa (324), Oliveira (24), Cardoso (6), Machado (1)
13
Czech Republic
306
Štybar (172), König (70), Kreuziger (64)
14
Slovenia
294
Špilak (269), Polanc (16), Mezgec (9)
15
Switzerland
270
Frank (72), Albasini (62), Cancellara (59), Elmiger (56), Morabito (21)
Riders from 34 countries scored points.
UCI Continental Rankings
UCI Africa Tour
UCI America Tour
UCI Asia Tour
UCI Europe Tour
UCI Oceania Tour
References
UCI World Circuits UCI Continental Circuits Global Championships International Games Continental Championships National Championships UCI cycling teams