Current season, competition or edition: 2024 UCI World Tour | |
Sport | Cycling |
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Founded | 2009 |
Organising body | Union Cycliste Internationale |
No. of teams | 18 (Others invited on race by race basis) |
Countries | International |
Most recent champion(s) | Rider: Simon Yates (2018) Team: Quick Step (2018) |
Most titles | Rider: Joaquim Rodríguez (3 titles) Team: Movistar Team (4 titles) |
Official website | UCI.org |
The UCI WorldTour is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an annual ranking system based upon performances in these. The World Ranking was launched in 2009, (known from 2009–2010 as the UCI World Ranking) and merged fully with its predecessor the UCI ProTour in 2011. UCI WorldTeams must compete at all events that were part of the tour prior to the 2017 expansion.