Without running, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) largely retains orders from the UCI ranking after its updating this Tuesday. The Slovenian champion is ahead of the Belgians Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Remco Evenepoel (Sudal Quick-Step), ex-Dauphin. Forced to abandon in Paris-Nice, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Lease A Bike), now 9th, further retreats and is dangerously closer to the exit of the Top 10.
Even without running, Tadej Pogacar still sits at the top of the UCI ranking, updated this Tuesday. It must be said that the best runner on the planet, which already has two successes this season, the latest of which at the beginning of the month on the Strade Bianche, has a still large lead in the lead (almost 5,000 points) before finding the competition on the occasion of Milan – San Remo on Saturday, on which he could again confirm that he is today stronger than everyone and therefore relegate his rivals to the same, knowing that is no longer Remco Evenepoel (Sudal Quick-Step) as was still the case during the last update but his Belgian compatriot Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
The latter takes advantage of the fact that the double Olympic champion has still not started his season following his accident last December in training while he finished 2nd in Paris-Nice last year to climb in second place, while the big absent from this beginning of 2025 fell back on the last step of the podium.
Vingegaard, a big loser
Evenepoel in great absent and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Lease A Bike) – again – in large… loser. Forced to abandon this race for the sun having again smiled at his teammate Matteo Jorgenson, propelled into 11th position after this new victory, the Danish still retrograde in the hierarchy. “Vigo”, in particular at the cost of his lost points after his victory over Tirreno-Adriatico of 2024, now occupies 9th place, closer than ever to leave this top 10. Romain Bardet (Picnic Postnl), still first French, had to give up Paris-Nice and appears in 32nd place.
UCI ranking at March 18, 2025
1- Tadej Pogacar (Slo / Emirates UAE) 12,080 points
2- Jasper Philipsen (Bel / Alpecin-Deceuninck) 5 125 pts
3- Remco Mienepoel (Call / Quick Sedal step) 5 064
4- Mathieu van der Poel (PBS / Alpecin-deceuninck) 4 258
5- Marc Hirschi (Su / Tudor) 3 624
6- Ben O’Connor (Aus / Jayco alula) 3 479.81
7- Primoz Roglic (SLO / Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe) 3 391
8- Biniam Girmay (Ery / Intermarché-Wanty) 3 255
9- Jonas Vingugageard (Dan / Visma Rental A Bike) 2 996.5
10- Enric Mas (ESP / Movistar) 2,842
…
32- Romain Bardet (de / picnic postnl) 1 785
