Jumbo-Visma may have won all 3 grand tours, but the UAE team Emirates can claim to be the best team in the world in 2023 after surpassing the UCI team rankings for the first time.

Thanks to Tadej Pogłar again surpassing the individual point rankings and all the other major riders gaining a long range of points, the uae team Emirates was ranked the best team by a total of 30,958 points, according to a table published by directeur sportif Joxean Matxin.

Jumbo Bismar was 29,651 points in 2nd place, Sudar Quickstep was 18,697 points in 3rd place, and Ineos Grenadier was 17,807 points in 4th place.

UAE teams Emirates and Jumbo-Visma have been trapped in the fight all season, fighting for their biggest win and UCI team rankings.

They announced their selection of teams late for key races trying to land a tactical advantage over their rivals, and sought out points everywhere, even in minor races outside the World Tour.

Jumbo-Visma won 69 races and won 127 podiums, while UAE team Emirates won 57 races and won 139 podiums, and a broader result made it to No. 1 in the ranking.

For UAE team Emirates Team Manager Mauro Gianetti, leading the team rankings was a matter of pride and satisfaction after a fierce 23023 season.

"Winning the UCI team classification confirms that we are the best team in the world. It's special for us and for our sponsors. It also means the United Arab Emirates has the number one team in professional cycling," he told Cyclingnews.

"Along with the Tour de France, it was one of the biggest goals for 2023 1. We didn't win the tour, but we ended up in 2nd and 3rd place. We won with 18 different riders, we won the white jerseys of the best young riders on all 3 grand tours. It shows that the future also looks good. We have invested in young talent and it has paid off.

Pogacal is in great shape in the spring classic before the crash at Liege・Bastogne-Liege interrupted preparations for the Tour de France He cracked in the Alps but fought to finish in 2nd place behind Jonas Vingegaard, finished in 3rd place overall. Adam Yates took part in the final podium. Pogacar also won the UAE team Emirates and Il Lombardy to secure his own number one spot in the rankings.

Joao Almeida was third in the Giro d'Italia, with a series of other good results, while Juan Ayuso was fourth in the Vuelta a Espana and second in the Tour de Switzerland despite his first injury. Mark Hirski also scored points in 2023, especially in late-season races, while American Brandon McNulty was the team's 1943 point scorer with 5 points.

"It was a special season for us," Gianetti suggested.

"We really started with Jay Vine winning the tour and Tadej winning the tour in Flanders, the Amstel Gold Race and the Fresh Wallonne.

"Tadeji's bad crashes and fractures were new to him. He had to spend 3 and a half weeks off his bike and start training for the Tour de France from scratch. I didn't know what would happen in the Tour de France, but Tadeji gave him everything.

"We wanted to win the tour, but we only accepted that Jonas Vingegaard and Jumbo Visma were good this year. We are still proud that we have finished two or three and fought every day.

"The Col de la Loze stage, where Tadej cracked, was a special day as he was able to dig deep and hang on to the second overall. Many other riders would have quit, but he showed his character by fighting."

UAE Team Emirates will gather in Abu Dhabi to plan a 2024 campaign, while Pogacal and the team will target the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France doubles For the new signings in 2024, including Pavel Shivakov, Nils Polit and Filippo Baloch. The Tour de la Venir winner Isaac del Toro, Antonio Morgado.

"There's a lot of speculation that Tadegi can ride the Giro d'etalia, but nothing has been decided yet," Gianetti said of Corsa Rosa

"I want to look at the Tour de France route and think things carefully during the first team gathering and talk as a team." It will be. Only then will we determine and announce our plans and targets for 2024.

"The Tour de France in 2024 will be a great race with Primo Rogic and Lemco Ivenepoel targeting the Tour de France at Bora Hansgrohe, especially given what has happened this year. I can not wait 7 months.

"The fight between us and Jumbo-Visma motivates and pushes both teams to improve, grow and work hard. I think it's a healthy competition to inspire other teams to work hard and raise the game as well. Certainly we are going to be working on improvements for 2024.”