Teams left ‘angry’ and ‘confused’ by WorldTour relegation battle

The battle to avoid relegation from the men’s WorldTour ranks at the end of this season has left many teams questioning the ranking system, some in denial about their position, and others admitting that it’s having a direct influence on how riders are approaching races.

For the first time ever, next year’s three-term WorldTour licences will be awarded to the teams who are in the top-18 of the UCI’s rankings based on results over the past three seasons.

At the time of writing, according to the points totals collated by website Lanterne Rouge, there are