UCI overhauls ranking points system, gives Israel-Premier Tech a reprieve

PostNord Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark 2022 - 5th stage - Give - Vejle 126,5 km - 19/08/2022 - Israel - Premier Tech - photo Cor Vos/SprintCyclingAgency©2022
Israel-Premier Tech raced as a WorldTour squad at 2022 Tour of Denmark (Image credit: Sprint Cycling Agency)

After the controversial WorldTour relegation of 2022, the UCI has amended its ranking system for 2023, as well as handing something of a reprieve to Israel-Premier Tech. 

The Israel-Premier Tech team were one of two WorldTour outfits, along with Lotto Soudal, who will drop down to second-division ProTeam status from 2023, with Alpecin-Deceuninck and Arkéa-Samsic replacing them after earning promotion to the sport's top tier. 

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.