Nairo Quintana, Egan Bernal and Daniel Martínez continue to have a notable rise in the WorldTour 2024. The Colombian cyclists were quite outstanding and managed to get among the first 20 positions of the Giro d’Italia and in the case of the Zipaquireño he was top 3 of the Tour of Switzerland. Following the results, the UCI made a new update to its official ranking of the best cyclists in the world.
Tadej Pogacar He continues to lead the list and has almost double the score of his immediate pursuer, Jonas Vingegaard. The rider of the UAE Team leads the classification with 9663 points, while the Visma Lease a Bike adds 5240 units.
On the Colombian side, the best placed continues to be Dani Martínez. The rider of the Bora Hasgrohe who finished as runner-up in the Giro, recovered almost 200 positions in the ranking. The one from Soacha went from position 225 to box 31 with an improvement of 194 places.
Other news in the top 10 is that Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick Step) marches in sixth box with 4089 points. Adam Yates (UAE Team) It is seventh with 3633 units. Primoz Roglic (Bora Hasgrohe) follows it in the eighth box with 3443.
Also read: Tour de France 2024: they confirm the payroll that will make Pogacar tremble
On the Colombian side, the best placed continues to be Dani Martínez. The rider of the Bora Hasgrohe who finished as runner-up in the Giro, recovered almost 200 positions in the ranking. The one from Soacha went from position 225 to box 31 with an improvement of 194 places.
Nairo Quintana is one of those who has had the best recovery. The Movistar Team rider went from position 1003 to box 419, recovering 584 boxes. For the Boyacense it was a notable performance after having spent a year away from the World Tour.
Egan Bernal He was another of the coffee growers who had a significant improvement. The cyclist of the INEOS He went from position 290 to box 66, there the Zipaquireño made a great rebound due to his performance in the race on Swiss soil that ended last weekend.
Another of the great news is the collapse of Miguel Ángel López. The cyclist with a past in Astana appeared in the box 643 after having been 153. The boyacense was ratified with a four-year sanction and no longer appears in the World Tour registry.
You may be interested in: Tour de France 2024: first three Colombian cyclists who will compete in the French round
It is expected that after the Tour de France there will be a new general update. The Colombians seek to be protagonists in the gala round to continue claiming their role in top-level cycling.
UCI 2024 ranking before the Tour de France
1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team) 9663 points
2. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Lease a Bike) 5240
3. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin) 4735
4. Mathieu Van Der Poel (Alpecin) 4370
5. Mads Pedersen (Lidl Trek) 4274
6. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick Step) 4089
7. Adam Yates (UAE Team) 3633
8. Primoz Roglic (Bora Hasgrohe) 3443
9. Marc Hirschi (UAE Team) 3391
10. Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora Hasgrohe) 3357
———————-
31. Dani Martínez (Bora Hasgrohe) 1860
66. Egan Bernal (INEOS) 1237
81. Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) 1014
82 Einer Rubio (Movistar Team) 995
