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The Briton racked up a whopping 1230 points thanks to his stage win on Les Praeres and his 10 days in the red leader's jersey. The results came on top of his tally from the Giro d'Italia, which he led for 13 days and won two stages, and his stage win and second place overall in the Tour de Pologne. Earlier in the season, Yates won a stage in Paris-Nice and in the Volta a Catalunya, and finished second and fourth overall, respectively.
Although Yates pushed Sagan to second in the WorldTour rankings, with Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in third, the world champion continues to lead the World rankings, which include all UCI-ranked results, over Quick-Step Floors' Julian Alaphilippe and Elia Viviani. Sagan failed to win a stage at the Vuelta a Espana but won Gent-Wevelgem and Paris-Roubaix in the spring and then three stages at the Tour de France.
Shayne Bannan, Mitchelton-Scott's general manager lauded Yates' accomplishments.
"To see Simon at the top of the WorldTour rankings is testament to a lot of hard work and incredible results this season. As a team, we are especially proud of the fact he is 'home grown'. We saw him as a talent when we signed him as a neo-pro in 2014, but to witness how far he has come and how quickly he has achieved such success is incredible," Bannan said.
"Not only have we enjoyed a fantastic three weeks of racing, winning our first ever men's Grand Tour, but we now lead the UCI WorldTour in both the men and women's rankings."
Mitchelton-Scott's Annemiek van Vleuten leads both the UCI Women's WorldTour and the UCI World Rankings.
"2018 has been a fantastic season for both our men and women's teams and to have riders leading the WorldTour in both categories is a great acknowledgement of how consistent our riders have been throughout the year," Bannan said.
Quick-Step Floors, with its huge tally of victories this season, holds a sizeable lead in the teams rankings, with Team Sky in second and Bora-Hansgrohe narrowly ahead of Mitchelton-Scott in third.
The UCI Americas Tour wrapped up with the Colorado Classic, and Gavin Mannion finished atop the rankings thanks to his overall victory in that race. His UnitedHealthcare squad also finished the season as the top-ranked team.
UCI WorldTour Rankings as of September 16, 2018
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | 3072 | pts |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 2992 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | 2539 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | 2534 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 2442 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | 2399 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb | 2393 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors | 2161 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky | 1977 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb | 1976 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo | 1921 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Michael Valgren (Den) Astana Pro Team | 1803 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team | 1610 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1530 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | 1516 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | 1515 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 1456 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | 1448 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 1447 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | 1417 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors | 1380 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 1369 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | 1323 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors | 1319 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 1255 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | 1228 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | 1179 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky | 1144 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott | 1137 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 1075 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | 1052 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | 1019 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates | 1001 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 1000 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 981 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team | 956 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 937 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | 904 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 899 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 862 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 858 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 843 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 842 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Mitchelton-Scott | 832 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 821 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo | 821 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 807 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 798 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team | 775 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team | 774 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe | 759 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors | 741 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | 698 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 683 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 678 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 667 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates | 659 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 646 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb | 631 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
| 60 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 629 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
| 61 | Caleb Ewan (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 620 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
| 62 | Timo Roosen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 608 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
| 63 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe | 603 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
| 64 | Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb | 599 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
| 65 | Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 564 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
| 66 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 560 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
| 67 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | 556 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
| 68 | Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors | 538 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
| 69 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 522 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
| 70 | Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo | 520 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
| 71 | Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe | 514 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
| 72 | Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | 512 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
| 73 | Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 498 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
| 74 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data | 497 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
| 75 | Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Dimension Data | 462 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
| 76 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin | 462 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
| 77 | Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 459 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
| 78 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe | 458 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
| 79 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | 457 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
| 80 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | 455 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
| 81 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 448 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
| 82 | Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 444 | Row 81 - Cell 3 |
| 83 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott | 442 | Row 82 - Cell 3 |
| 84 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 416 | Row 83 - Cell 3 |
| 85 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 405 | Row 84 - Cell 3 |
| 86 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 397 | Row 85 - Cell 3 |
| 87 | Robert Gesink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 396 | Row 86 - Cell 3 |
| 88 | Magnus Cort (Den) Astana Pro Team | 395 | Row 87 - Cell 3 |
| 89 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 387 | Row 88 - Cell 3 |
| 90 | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | 386 | Row 89 - Cell 3 |
| 91 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb | 383 | Row 90 - Cell 3 |
| 92 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 349 | Row 91 - Cell 3 |
| 93 | Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro Team | 349 | Row 92 - Cell 3 |
| 94 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 343 | Row 93 - Cell 3 |
| 95 | Stefan Küng (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 336 | Row 94 - Cell 3 |
| 96 | David De La Cruz (Spa) Team Sky | 332 | Row 95 - Cell 3 |
| 97 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky | 329 | Row 96 - Cell 3 |
| 98 | Rúben Guerreiro (Por) Trek-Segafredo | 328 | Row 97 - Cell 3 |
| 99 | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 325 | Row 98 - Cell 3 |
| 100 | Enrico Battaglin (Ita) LottoNL-Jumbo | 310 | Row 99 - Cell 3 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quick-Step Floors | 12864 | pts |
| 2 | Team Sky | 9753 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Bora-Hansgrohe | 8459 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Mitchelton-Scott | 8423 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | BMC Racing Team | 8271 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Team Sunweb | 7141 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Movistar Team | 7138 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Astana Pro Team | 7116 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | LottoNL-Jumbo | 6853 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Bahrain-Merida | 6659 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | AG2R La Mondiale | 6334 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | UAE Team Emirates | 5114 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Trek-Segafredo | 5106 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Groupama-FDJ | 4552 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Lotto Soudal | 4439 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 3911 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Katusha-Alpecin | 2393 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Dimension Data | 1960 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe | 3612 | pts |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors | 3341 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors | 3154 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 2894 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | 2883 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb | 2793 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | 2777 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo | 2530 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 2463 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb | 2417 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky | 2312 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | 2310 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | 2247 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | 1995 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 1965 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | 1944 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1900 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Michael Valgren (Den) Astana Pro Team | 1846 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors | 1715 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | 1706 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | 1624 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team | 1543 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 1541 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida | 1506 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 1501 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | 1501 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team | 1498 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | 1493 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky | 1445 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 1435 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott | 1417 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | 1404 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 1395 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott | 1367 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-Merida | 1337 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | 1288 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott | 1261 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 1252 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors | 1233 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 1213 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 1180 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors | 1136 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe | 1108 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 1081 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates | 1076 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida | 1069 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team | 1056 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 1046 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal | 1044 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 1028 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Mannion (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 328 | pts |
| 2 | Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-Jumbo | 280 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Serghei Tvetcov (Rom) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 270 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Col) Manzana Postobon | 263 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors | 222 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Hugh Carthy (GBr) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 218 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky | 183 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | 170 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Cycling Academy | 160 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Joe Dombrowski (USA) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 155 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Daniel Martinez (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | 150 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 150 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Cristopher Javier Mansilla Almonacid (Chi) Start Team Gusto | 150 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Dorian Javier Monterroso (Gua) | 148 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Gonzalo Joaquin Najar (Arg) Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan | 145 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Robert Britton (Can) Rally Cycling | 143 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | James Piccoli (Can) Elevate-KHS | 133 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 130 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Samuel Bassetti (USA) Elevate-KHS | 125 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Federico Nicolas Vivas (Arg) | 125 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
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