UCI Road World Rankings
The UCI Road World Rankings was a men's system of ranking road bicycle racers based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned races over a twelve-month period. The world rankings were first instituted by the UCI in 1984.
Ranking
Sean Kelly of Ireland was the first rider to be ranked world number 1 in March 1984 and was the year-end rankings leader for five years from 1984 to 1988 inclusive. The only other rider to come close to Kelly's dominance was Laurent Jalabert who topped the rankings four times, from 1995 to 1997 and again in 1999.
The competition was run in parallel to the UCI Road World Cup, which included 10 UCI races. Both were replaced at the end of the 2004 season with the inauguration of the UCI ProTour and UCI Continental Circuits. A revised version of the ProTour ranking was announced for the 2009 season, renamed UCI World Ranking.
Individual winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  Ireland |
Sean Kelly | Skil-Sem |
| 1985 | Ireland |
Sean Kelly | Skil-Sem |
| 1986 | Ireland |
Sean Kelly | Kas |
| 1987 | Ireland |
Sean Kelly | Kas |
| 1988 | Ireland |
Sean Kelly | Kas |
| 1989 |  France |
Laurent Fignon | Super U-Raleigh-Fiat |
| 1990 |  Italy |
Gianni Bugno | Chateau d'Ax–Salotti |
| 1991 | Italy |
Gianni Bugno | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade |
| 1992 |  Spain |
Miguel Indurain | Banesto |
| 1993 | Spain |
Miguel Indurain | Banesto |
| 1994 |  Switzerland |
Tony Rominger | Mapei–CLAS |
| 1995 | France |
Laurent Jalabert | ONCE |
| 1996 | France |
Laurent Jalabert | ONCE |
| 1997 | France |
Laurent Jalabert | ONCE |
| 1998 | Italy |
Michele Bartoli | Asics–CGA |
| 1999 | France |
Laurent Jalabert | ONCE–Deutsche Bank |
| 2000 | Italy |
Francesco Casagrande | Vini Caldirola–Sidermec |
| 2001 |  Germany |
Erik Zabel | Team Telekom |
| 2002 | Germany |
Erik Zabel | Team Telekom |
| 2003 | Italy |
Paolo Bettini | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
| 2004 | Italy |
Damiano Cunego | Saeco Macchine per Caffè |
Number one ranked riders and nations
The following is a list of riders and nations that have achieved the number one position:
| Number 1 ranked individuals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Team | Start week | End week | Weeks | Total | |
 Jason Christie (NZL) | Kenyan Riders Downunder | January 10, 2016 | January 17, 2016 | 2 | 2 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Simon Gerrans (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | January 24, 2016 | March 6, 2016 | 7 | 7 | |
| Richie Porte (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | March 13, 2016 | March 13, 2016 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | March 20, 2016 | March 20, 2016 | 1 | 1 | |
 Peter Sagan (SVK) | Tinkoff (2016) Bora–Hansgrohe (2017) | March 27, 2016 | April 2, 2017 | 54↑ | 54 | |
| Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (2) | BMC Racing Team | April 9, 2017 | February 25, 2018 | 47 | 48 | |
 Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | March 4, 2018 | April 8, 2018 | 6 | 6 | |
| Peter Sagan (SVK) (2) | Bora–Hansgrohe | April 15, 2018 | May 20, 2018 | 6 | 60 | |
| Chris Froome (GBR) (2) | Team Sky | May 27, 2018 | July 15 2017 | 8 | 14 | |
| Peter Sagan (SVK) (3) | Bora–Hansgrohe | July 22, 2018 | September 16, 2018 | 9 | 69↑ | |
| Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | September 23, 2018 | March 17, 2019 | 26 | 26 | |
| Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | March 24, 2019 | September 8, 2019 | 24 | 24 | |
 Primoz Roglic (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | September 15, 2019 | Current | 1 | 1 | |
| Number 1 ranked nations | ||||||
| Nation | Start week | End week | Weeks | Total | ||
| New Zealand | January 10, 2016 | January 17, 2016 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Australia | January 24, 2016 | February 28, 2016 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Italy | March 6, 2016 | March 6, 2016 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Australia (2) | March 13, 2016 | March 20, 2016 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Belgium | March 27, 2016 | April 24, 2016 | 5 | 5 | ||
| France | May 1, 2016 | February 19, 2017 | 43↑ | 43 | ||
| Belgium (2) | February 26, 2017 | March 5, 2017 | 2 | 7 | ||
| France (2) | March 12, 2017 | March 19, 2017 | 2 | 45 | ||
| Belgium (3) | March 26, 2017 | October 9, 2017 | 29 | 36 | ||
| Italy (2) | October 16, 2017 | October 16, 2017 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Belgium (4) | October 23, 2017 | January 21, 2018 | 14 | 50 | ||
| Italy (3) | January 28, 2018 | January 28, 2018 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Belgium (5) | February 4, 2018 | February 4, 2018 | 1 | 51 | ||
| Italy (4) | February 11, 2018 | February 11, 2018 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Belgium (6) | February 18, 2018 | February 18, 2018 | 1 | 52 | ||
| Italy (5) | February 25, 2018 | September 2, 2018 | 28 | 32 | ||
| Belgium (7) | September 9, 2018 | March 17, 2019 | 28 | 80 | ||
| France (3) | March 24, 2019 | August 11, 2019 | 20 | 65 | ||
| Belgium (8) | August 18, 2019 | Current | 6 | 86↑ | ||
| ↑ | Record |
Last update: March 26, 2019