It seems that the arrival of Decathlon and Van Rysel bicycles have suited the members of the French AG2R La Mondiale cycling team very well, since so far this season they have accumulated 22 victories (compared to 9 in all of 2023) and, As expected, this greater sum of points has been faithfully reflected in the latest update of the UCI team ranking.
So much so, that the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale is in second place in the ranking with 9915.98 points, only surpassed by Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates, leading the list with 17693.99 points. Immediately behind the Decathlon-sponsored training are teams such as INEOS Grenadiers, Lidl-Trek and Alpecin-Deceuninck and Team Visma | Lease a Bike.
The sports network’s commitment to elite cycling, sponsoring the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale on the road and the Decathlon Ford Racing Team in Mountain Bike, has turned out to be a total success that is being reflected both in the races, with more and more victories, as in the chain’s stores, with its cycling brands positioning themselves higher and higher.
And it is no wonder, since both Van Rysel and Rockrider, Decathlon’s two cycling brands, today offer high-performance bicycles at a reasonable price that are capable of competing head-to-head with the most important brands and famous in the cycling industry.
In the absence of a few major road cycling events, the Top-10 of the latest UCI team ranking is as follows:
- UAE Team Emirates: 17693.99 points
- Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale: 9915.98 points
- INEOS Grenadiers: 9017.16 points
- Lidl-Trek: 8995 points
- Alpecin-Deceuninck: 8460 points
- Team Visma | Lease a Bike: 7717.98 points
- Bora-Hansgrohe: 7693 points
- Soudal Quick-Step: 7219.42 points
- DSTNY Lotto: 6231 points
- Groupama-FDJ: 6156 points
