Demi Vollering (FDJ - Suez) celebrated a total of 11 victories in 2025, including prestigious victories such as the Strade Bianche, overall victories at the Vuelta, Itzulia and Tour of Catalonia, as well as the title of European champion. But above all, consistency plays a role in the world rankings. The 28-year-old Dutchwoman took second place in both the Tour de Suisse and the Tour de France and finished in the top 5 in almost all one-day races, earning her a total of 4642 points in the UCI world rankings and thus first place in this ranking.
Vollering thus ousted her former team-mate Lotte Kopecky from the top spot. Last year, the Belgian held the place in the sun, but this season she only managed 29th place with 1184 points and thus a considerable gap to the top positions. Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx - Protime) has by far the most victories this season. With 25, the Dutchwoman has more than twice as many as Vollering, but still only has 4326 points, which puts her in second place.
Wiebes only 2nd place despite 25 wins
Demi Vollering lost more than 350 points compared to the previous year. Lorena Wiebes, on the other hand, added another 500 points, winning almost every sprint finish. In the Simac Ladies Tour, Wiebes even managed to win five of the six stages and the overall classification. As a sprinter, however, the Dutchwoman has a hard time, as the tours award significantly more points, which is why it is not enough for the lead in the world rankings.
After only the third non-Dutch woman to top the rankings last year, this season the top two places are occupied by Dutch women. They are also the only riders to break the 4,000-point barrier, with only third-placed Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team) and fourth-placed Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) making it past 3,000 points.
Tour winner not even in the top 10
To find a German rider, you have to look a long way down the world rankings. Liane Lippert (Movistar Team) is in 27th place with 1196 points, followed closely by Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto) in 35th place with 1106 points. Marianne Vos (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) also had to lose a lot of places, only managing 16th place this season after finishing fifth last season.
Despite their Tour victoryAfter finishing second in the Tour of Flanders and winning Paris-Roubaix, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has not even managed to finish among the top ten female riders. The main reason for this is probably the Frenchwoman's tight racing programme, which apart from a withdrawal from the Tour of Spain only included the UAE Tour Women and the Tour de France. Ferrand-Prévot has lacked consistent results throughout the season.
UCI Women's World Ranking 2025: The Top 10
- Demi Vollering (FDJ - Suez/Netherlands) - 4642 points
- Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx - Protime/Netherlands) - 4326 points
- Marlen Reusser (Movistar Team/Switzerland) - 3397 points
- Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ/Italy) - 3053 points
- Elisa Balsamo (Lidl - Trek/Italy) - 2721 points
- Elise Chabbey (FDJ - Suez/Switzerland) - 2167 points
- Jouliette Labous (FDJ - Suez/France) - 2125 points
- Kimberley Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance - Soudal Team/Mauritius) - 2082 points
- Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto/Poland) 1946
- Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl - Trek/New Zealand) - 1941 Points
The UCI points system
The women's ranking is similarly complex to that of the men. However, the Tour de France does not take centre stage in the women's ranking as it does for the men. The Tour, Giro, Vuelta and other tours of the UCI Women's World Tour are treated equally - 400 points are awarded to the overall winner in each case. Just like in the classics. A victory in Paris-Roubaix, the Tour of Flanders or the Amstel Gold Race, for example, also earns 400 points.
More points in one go in 2025 could only be scored at the World Championships. Victory in the road race earned Magdaleine Vallieres a whopping 600 points. Second place was also worth 475 points, while third place was worth just as much as a classics or tour victory. In the time trial, 350, 250 and 200 points were awarded for the medal positions.
All previous world ranking leaders at the end of the year
- 2025 - Demi Vollering 4642 points
- 2024 - Lotte Kopecky 6389 points
- 2023 - Demi Vollering 6038 points
- 2022 - Annemiek van Vleuten 4683 points
- 2021 - Annemiek van Vleuten 5053 points
- 2020 - Anna van der Breggen 2560 points
- 2019 - Lorena Wiebes 2259 points
- 2018 - Annemiek van Vleuten 1923 points
- 2017 - Annemiek van Vleuten 1475 points
- 2016 - Megan Guarnier 1186 points
- 2015 - Anna van der Breggen 1257 points
- 2014 - Marianne Vos 1363 points
- 2013 - Emma Johansson 1388 points
- 2012 - Marianne Vos 1666 points
- 2011 - Marianne Vos 1735 points
- 2010 - Marianne Vos 1089 points
- 2009 - Marianne Vos 1360 points
Leon Weidner
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