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Stephen Farrand

'It's the UCI ranking at the end of the season that counts' - Fabian Cancellara pushes for extra momentum to Tudor's injury-blighted chase for 2027 WorldTour invitations

Michael Storer, Julian Alaphilippe and Stefan Kung during the Tudor Pro Cycling team presentation of the team in Moraira, near Alicante, on January 7, 2026.

The Tudor Pro Cycling team scored a haul of UCI ranking points at the Giro d'Italia to lift them back into the top three places for 2027 WorldTour invitations but face a season-long battle with Pinarello-Q36.5, Cofidis and Unibet Rose Rockets to stay in contention.

According to the latest UCI team rankings, Pinarello-Q36.5 lead the battle for the automatic Wild Cards to all the 2027 WorldTour races, including the Tour de France, with 4975 points. Cofidis have 4847.74 and Tudor have 4547.84, while Unibet have 4246 points. The next team in the ranking, TotalEnergies, are much further behind, with a total of 2882.56.

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