He likes to attack in Monte Sante Marie, and this year was no exception, launching a devastating attack 80km from the finish line and going solo from there. Only French talent Paul Seixas tried to hold onto his wheel, but he had to give up after a few meters. Pogacar flew to victory as he has done countless times and secured 500 UCI points for his team.

Behind him, teammate Isaac del Toro made sure to disrupt every chasing attempt. He arrived to Siena with Seixas, but he didn’t have the final punch to take second place. He was third nonetheless, which gave 325 points to the team. Besides, Jan Christen fought his way to sixth, granting him 175 points. Thus, UAE got exactly 1000 points just in this race, which is more than what other World Tour teams such as Alpecin or Picnic have obtained in the entire season so far.

XDS Astana Team remains in second place with 3610 points. Those points did not really come from Strade Bianche, but from Trofeo Laigueglia, where Diego Ulissi finished in fourth while Scaroni was sixth.

We can see a different squad in third position, as Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe overtook Jayco AlUla. The German team got one victory last week, since Jordi Meeus outsprinted everyone else at Ename Samyn Classic, securing his first win of the season. However, the main revelation was Gianni Vermeersch. The Belgian rider made it all the way to fifth at Strade Bianche, earning 225 points that were crucial for Red Bull to climb to third.

Decathlon CMA CGM Team also passed Jayco AlUla, mostly thanks to the aforementioned Seixas. The 19-year-old was the only rider that could follow Pogacar’s wheel, even if briefly. His second place gave his squad 400 points. Moreover, his teammates Jordan Labrosse and Paul Lapeira finished eleventh and fourteenth respectively, raising Decathlon’s tally to over 3000 points.

Paul Seixas at the 2026 Strade Bianche

Paul Seixas at the 2026 Strade Bianche

2026 UCI Team Ranking

UCI Teams Update; Date: 10/03/2026

*This ranking represents the UCI points scored in 2026 among the team’s top 20 riders; and how the 2026-2028 rankings stand.

Position Team Class Points 1  UAE Team Emirates – XRG WT 5948 2  XDS Astana Team WT 3610 3  Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe WT 3016 4  Decathlon CMA CGM Team WT 3005 5  Team Jayco AlUla WT 2802 6  Bahrain – Victorious WT 2541 7  Team Visma | Lease a Bike WT 1955 8  Movistar Team WT 1664 9  Soudal Quick-Step WT 1632 10  Uno-X Mobility WT 1618 11  Groupama – FDJ United WT 1611 12  INEOS Grenadiers WT 1602 13  NSN Cycling Team WT 1546 14  Tudor Pro Cycling Team PRT 1508 15  Cofidis PRT 1447 16  Lidl – Trek WT 1247 17  Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team PRT 1235 18  Unibet Rose Rockets PRT 1168 19  EF Education – EasyPost WT 1154 20  Lotto Intermarché WT 1103 21  Burgos Burpellet BH PRT 877 22  Alpecin-Premier Tech WT 802 23  TotalEnergies PRT 769 24  Caja Rural – Seguros RGA PRT 521 25  Equipo Kern Pharma PRT 519 26  Team Polti VisitMalta PRT 485 27  Bardiani CSF 7 Saber PRT 385 28  Modern Adventure Pro Cycling PRT 367 29  Team Picnic PostNL WT 326 30  Euskaltel – Euskadi PRT 279 31  MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort PRT 272 32  Team Flanders – Baloise PRT 194 33  Solution Tech NIPPO Rali PRT 119