This is the fight for the top-30 of the WorldTour one day before closing: Euskaltel has it in hand

Every professional sport has its scoring and classification system to organize the competition system in the most optimal way possible. In the world of cycling, the International Cycling Union (UCI) It is the body in charge of organizing it and indicating the category of each team and the races it can compete in, as well as the level of each test.

Each race, depending on its level, distributes a certain amount of UCI points -as they are known- and is what determines the position of each team in the classification.

This is how the UCI system works

The teams WorldTour They are the highest category and are defined by trienniums. The first 18 teams every three years are those that have a WorldTour license for the next three years. However, they can lose this condition and become ProTeam.

However, it is not necessary to wait every three years to experience a frenetic fight, because there is already one every year that is as frenetic or more so: the classification to qualify for the Grand Tours (Giro, Tour and Vuelta).

To do this you have to end the season -the last day is October 18- among the top 30. It is a priority objective that the most modest ProTour have in order to obtain a larger budget and media focus that allows them to have a better team of cyclists.

The Euskaltel strategy – Euskadi

Spanish teams like Caja Rural or until this year Kern Pharma They have always been involved in this fight, but on this occasion especially it has caused headaches for the team Euskaltel – Euskadi.

The Basque structure has been forced to juggle to achieve the necessary points. Has competed in the most unknown Asian and South American racesand sometimes with a absolute secrecy so that his rivals would not know until they had room for maneuver.

Without going any further, part of the team is in Panama these days. Yesterday they managed a double with the Xabis -Berasategi and Isasa- in the Chiriquí Grand Prix that allowed them to add 93 points; Tomorrow they end the year in the Classic Province of Chiriquí in addition to the Chrono des Nations and the Veneto Classic.

The reason is compelling: it depends the possibility of participating in La Vuelta a España 2027. If he did not finish in the top thirty, he would not have that option as has happened this season and last. But the signing of Mikel Landa It ‘forces’ him to comply and is, without a doubt, a great incentive for him to be part of the next edition of the Spanish grand round.

Current situation

The Euskaltel – Euskadi, with the last day of racing remaining, has 2,823 UCI points and has a mattress 159 points on the 31st classified, the Italian Bardiani.

It is not yet 100% assured, but the orange formation has reached the day of the final exam with the work done and only has to do the last review.