The months of June didn't create big changes in the UCI Continental Rankings. Below you can read a monthly round-up.

UCI Africa Tour: Mraouni remains in the lead

Although the gaps between the riders are small, there is no change at the top of the UCI Africa Tour, with Salaheddine Mraouni still in first place, on 241 points. The Moroccan, winner of the Challenge du Prince – Trophée Princier in front of his own public, is in front of the last winner of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Rafaâ Chtioui (Skydive Dubaï Pro Cycling Team – Al Ahli Club), who lies on 221 points. The Tunisian has moved up from fifth to second in the ranking. Another Tunisian rider, Essaïd Abelouache is third with 210 points. 

Chtioui’s team remains in the lead of the team ranking with 619 points, in front of the Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers Algérie (465 points) and MTN Qhubeka, the team that is preparing to discover the Tour de France. There is no change in the nations ranking, with Algeria (1136 points) in front of Morocco (1002 points) and South Africa (822.48 points). 

UCI America Tour: Guama still on top

Winner of the Pan American Championships in May, Byron Guamá de la Cruz (Team Ecuador) is still the patron of the UCI America Tour. The Ecuadorean has 186 points and leads Argentinia’s Daniel Diaz (Funvic – Sao José dos Campos), who as 158 points. At 24 years of age, the Latvian Toms Skujins (Hincapie Racing Team) takes the third provisional place with 150 points. 

Funvic-Sao José Dos Campos has a comfortable lead with 324 points, while Hincapie Racing Team moves up from 10th to second position with 228 points. Team Ecuador is third. Colombia is the strongest nation with 672 points in front of Argentina (652 points) and Venezuela (501 points). 

UCI Asia Tour: Mirsamad Pourseyedigolakhour takes his turn

The two Iranians Mirsamad Pourseyedigolakhour and Hossein Askari have switched positions at the head of the UCI Asia Tour. Pourseyedigolakhour (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) has had a successful early season marked by victories in his national tour and in the Tour of Japan and the Tour de Taiwan. Askari (Pishgaman Gian Team) is second with 301 points, while New Zealand’s Patrick Bevin (Avanti Racing Team) lied in third place with 198 points.

Pishgaman Giant Team still leads the teams ranking with 678 points in front of Tabriz Petrochemical Team (601 points) and Avanti Racing Team (271 points). It is no surprise that the Iranians are comfortably in the lead of the nations ranking with 1215 points, compared to second-placed Japan (374 points) and Kazakhstan (232 points), in third.

UCI Europe Tour: Edward Theuns a solid leader

Belgium’s Edward Theuns, 24, is still in the lead of the UCI Europe Tour ranking. With a recent third place in the Halle Ingooigem, and fifth in the ZLM Toer GP Jan van Heeswijk the rider from Topsport Vlaandren Baloise has 564 points. Behind him is the Slovenian Marko Kump (Adria Mobil), stage winner in the Tour de Slovénie and winner of the overall ranking of the Tour de Malopolska. With 341 points, Kump is being challenged by French athlete Bryan Coquard (Team Europcar), double stage winner in the Route du Sud, who is just nine points further back.

Theuns’ team takes command of the teams ranking (1010 points), ousting the previous leaders, France’s Bretagne Séché Environnement (991 points). The Ukranians Kolss – BDC Team move from 10th to third with 956 points. Belgian moves into first place of the nations ranking with 2030.25 points in front of France (1902.25 points) and Italy (1428 points).

UCI Oceania Tour: Taylor Karl Gunman for the moment…

The New Zealander continues to dominate the UCI Oceania Tour with 152 points but his team mate Patrick Bevin (135 points) is closing in. Bevin, also in the UCI Asia Tour ranking, leads fellow New Zealander Joseph Copper by 35 points.

With the top three riders in the individual ranking, Avanti Racing Team logically leads the teams ranking with 546 points. The provisional podium is unchanged in June with Drapac Professional Cycling Team (155 points) and Team Budget Forklifts (142 points) in second and third places. Placing eight riders in the top ten, New Zealand dominates the nations ranking with 1039 points, compared to Australia’s 478.5 points.