10 Statistics about the World Tour peloton
15 January 2024, by Bert Lip
A period of 90 days without WorldTour racing comes to an end when the season starts tomorrow in Australia for the men's peloton. We have assembled the same statistics for the men as we did for the women's peloton. How well do you know the peloton?
Age
The Benjamin of the peloton this year is Andrew August who comes straight out of the junior peloton, as do Markel Beloki and Theodor Storm. More than twice their age is Cameron Wurf, with age over 40 and also on team INEOS. He sure can teach the young guns a thing or two.
Figure 1. Youngest riders in the WorldTour.
| # | Rider | Age | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUGUST Andrew | 18y + 95d | IGD |
| 2 | BELOKI Markel | 18y + 172d | EFE |
| 3 | STORM Theodor | 18y + 290d | IGD |
| 4 | HERZOG Emil | 19y + 101d | BOH |
| 5 | CHRISTEN Jan | 19y + 203d | UAD |
Figure 2. Oldest riders in the WorldTour.
| # | Rider | Age | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WURF Cameron | 40y + 165d | IGD |
| 2 | ARASHIRO Yukiya | 39y + 115d | TBV |
| 3 | CATALDO Dario | 38y + 304d | LTK |
| 4 | MØRKØV Michael | 38y + 260d | AST |
| 5 | CAVENDISH Mark | 38y + 239d | AST |
Figure 3. Age distribution WT
Looking at the age distribution we find that the common age for a rider to be part of WorldTour equipe is between 21 and 31. The youngest average team this season is Groupama - FDJ where riders are on average 26 years of age. The oldest squad is Lidl - Trek with 12 riders over age 30.
Figure 4. Average age of WorldTour teams in 2024 sorted by youngest.
| # | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Groupama - FDJ | 26.00 |
| 2 | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | 26.04 |
| 3 | EF Education - EasyPost | 26.10 |
| 4 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 26.48 |
| 5 | Arkéa - B&B Hotels | 26.62 |
| 6 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 26.66 |
| 7 | UAE Team Emirates | 26.67 |
| 8 | Intermarché - Wanty | 26.86 |
| 9 | Alpecin - Deceuninck | 26.93 |
| 10 | Soudal - Quick Step | 27.07 |
| 11 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 27.07 |
| 12 | BORA - hansgrohe | 27.07 |
| 13 | Movistar Team | 27.13 |
| 14 | INEOS Grenadiers | 27.28 |
| 15 | Bahrain - Victorious | 27.37 |
| 16 | Team Jayco AlUla | 27.63 |
| 17 | Cofidis | 28.23 |
| 18 | Lidl - Trek | 28.57 |
Height
Mathias Norsgaard will probably be the tallest rider at the start of most races this season, with 2.02 meter he is the tallest rider on a WorldTour team. The shortest rider is Harold Martin López from team Astana.
Figure 5. The tallest riders in the WorldTour.
| # | Rider | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORSGAARD Mathias | 202 |
| 2 | WALSCHEID Max | 199 |
| 3 | HOOLE Daan | 198 |
| 4 | VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK Roel | 197 |
| 5 | RUTSCH Jonas | 197 |
Figure 6. The shortest riders in the WorldTour.
| # | Rider | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LÓPEZ Harold Martín | 160 |
| 2 | HUYS Laurens | 162 |
| 3 | RUBIO Einer | 164 |
| 4 | ROCHAS Rémy | 164 |
| 5 | CEPEDA Jefferson Alexander | 164 |
Nations
42 countries are represented on a WorldTour team in 2024. France is delivering most riders with 78. The most international team is UAE Team Emirates with 19 different countries on the 30 rider line-up.
Figure 7. Number of riders per country in the WorldTour.
| # | #Riders | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | ||
| 2 | Belgium | ||
| 3 | Italy | ||
| 4 | Netherlands | ||
| 5 | Spain | ||
| 6 | Great Britain | ||
| 7 | Germany | ||
| 8 | Australia | ||
| 9 | Denmark | ||
| 10 | Colombia |
Figure 8. Most international team in the WorldTour.
| # | Team | #Nationalities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAE Team Emirates | 19 | |
| 2 | Bahrain - Victorious | 17 | |
| 3 | EF Education - EasyPost | 16 | |
| 4 | INEOS Grenadiers | 14 | |
| 5 | BORA - hansgrohe | 14 |
Experience
It will take a long time for Markel Beloki to come to the same number of UCI racedays as Mark Cavendish. The Manx Missile has 1286 racedays to his name, which is over 3.5 years of racing. Something remarkable, 5 riders in the top-12 are from the Netherlands.
Figure 9. Riders in the WorldTour sorted by most career racedays.
| # | Rider | Racedays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAVENDISH Mark | 1286 |
| 2 | MØRKØV Michael | 1243 |
| 3 | CATALDO Dario | 1236 |
| 4 | GESCHKE Simon | 1222 |
| 5 | MOLLEMA Bauke | 1213 |
Figure 10. Riders in the WorldTour sorted by the least career racedays.
| # | Rider | Racedays |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELOKI Markel | 21 |
| 2 | STORM Theodor | 36 |
| 3 | AUGUST Andrew | 39 |
| 4 | VAN DER LEE Jardi Christiaan | 42 |
| 5 | VERGALLITO Luca | 42 |
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