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MEMORANDUM

01.07.2026

PART IV CYCLO-CROSS

Rules amendments applying on 01.07.2027

Chapter I CYCLO-CROSS COMPETITIONS

Participation

5.1.001 […]

Women

The category women junior shall comprise riders aged 17 to 18. The category women under 23 shall comprise riders aged 19 to 22. The category women elite shall comprise riders of 23 and above.

Except when separate category races are organised, women junior, women under 23 and women elite shall compete together.

Women junior riders cannot race with women elite during the following events:

  • UCI cyclo-cross world championships;

  • UCI cyclo-cross world cup events, when those include a separate women junior race;

  • continental and national championships, at the discretion of continental confederations or respectively national federations.

In all other events, women junior can ride in the race for women elite, even if a separate race is being run for women junior.

Women under 23 riders cannot compete with women elite during the following competitions:

  • UCI cyclo-cross world championships;

  • continental and national championships, at the discretion of continental confederations or respectively national federations.

In all other competitions, women under 23 can compete in the race for women elite.

If two or three of the categories women junior, When women under 23 and women elite

compete in the same race, meaning same start time and same race distance:

  • a unique result is drawn up with all grouped categories

  • UCI points are awarded according to the elite points scale;

  • in case of championships, only one title is awarded (for example, should an under 23 rider win the race, she shall be awarded the elite title).

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Calendar

5.1.004 […]

For all cyclo-cross competitions registered on the international calendar in class 1 or class 2, the organiser must organise a men junior race, a women junior race, a women elite race and a men elite race. A derogation for the mandatory organisation of the men junior and women junior races may be granted by the UCI if the event is not organised on a Saturday or a Sunday.

A separate women junior race can be organised during all UCI events, except the UCI cyclocross world cup when decided by the UCI.

Separate men junior and women junior races shall be organised during all UCI competitions, except the masters cyclo-cross world championships and UCI cyclo-cross world cup events where decided by the UCI.

A separate men under 23 race can be organised during UCI cyclo-cross world championships, continental championships, national championships and class 1 or class 2 competitions. For class 1 and class 2 events, this only applies if the competition is part of a UCI recognised series.

A separate women under 23 race can be organised only during UCI cyclo-cross world championships, continental championships and national championships.

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(article introduced on 01.09.06; text modified on 01.09.08; 01.07.11; 07.06.16, 21.06.19; 12.06.20; 01.07.22; 01.03.24; 01.07.27)

Start order

5.1.043 The start order of races is determined as follows:

A. UCI cyclo-cross world championships and UCI cyclo-cross world cup […]

B. Continental championships and other competitions […]

C. Women junior, Women under 23 and men under 23 races The points A and B of this article fully apply, taking into account:

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  • for the women junior races, the UCI cyclo-cross individual ranking of the women category; - for the women under 23 races, the UCI cyclo-cross individual ranking of the women elite category;

  • for the men under 23 races, the UCI cyclo-cross world cup overall standings of the men under 23 category in the case A and the UCI cyclo-cross individual ranking of the men elite category for other cases.

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Duration of events

5.1.048 The duration of races must be as close as possible to:

  • 40 minutes for men junior races;

  • 40 minutes for women junior races;

  • 45 minutes for the races where women elite and women junior race together;

  • 45 minutes for women under 23 races;

  • 50 minutes for men under 23 races;

  • 50 minutes for women elite races without women junior;

  • 60 minutes for men elite races.

The number of laps will be calculated and announced at the end of the second lap.

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Order of races

5.1.048 For all competitions scheduled the same day, the order of events must be as follows:

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  1. men junior or women junior;

  2. women junior or men junior;

  3. men under 23 when appropriate;

  4. women elite;

  5. men elite.

The women and men elite races must be organised as stand-alone races. Meaning that no other categories should be added and no kind of delayed start for another race or category shall be allowed for women and men elite races.

(article introduced on 16.06.14; text modified on 28.06.17; 21.06.19; 01.07.27)

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Chapter II UCI CYCLO-CROSS RANKING

  • 5.2.001 The UCI shall draw up an annual individual ranking of riders who take part in international cyclo-cross events:

  • a joint ranking for men elite and men under 23;

  • a joint ranking for women elite and women under 23; and women junior;

  • a ranking for men junior;

  • a ranking for women junior.

The ranking shall be called the UCI cyclo-cross ranking.

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  • 5.2.003 The UCI cyclo-cross ranking is drawn up over a period of one year by adding the points won since the preceding ranking was drawn up. At the same time the remaining points obtained up to the same day of the previous year by each rider in international cyclo-cross competitions are deducted. The new ranking comes into force on the day of publication and stands until the publication of the subsequent ranking.

In case of riders having an equal number of points in the ranking, riders are ranked based on their best result with UCI points in each of the race groups listed below; if the tie cannot be broken by the results of the group 1. races, the results of the group 2. races are used; then the results of the group 3 races, and so on. their place in the most recent result of the season, considering only places awarding UCI points will decide between them in the following order:

  1. UCI cyclo-cross world championships;

  2. UCI cyclo-cross world cup events;

  3. continental championships;

  4. national championships;

  5. class 1 events;

  6. class 2 events;

  7. races in the men under 23 and men junior race of the class 1 or class 2 events.

If the tie still persists, the most recent result will be considered in group 2., then in group 3., and so on.

As from the first calculated ranking of the season, the men j unior riders who change category to under 23 category will keep only the UCI points won during the men j unior UCI Cyclo-cross world championships.

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  • 5.2.004 The events are classified into 17 categories on the basis of the number of points to be awarded:

  • UCI cyclo-cross world championships men elite and women elite;

  • UCI cyclo-cross world championships men under 23 and women under 23;

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  1. UCI cyclo-cross world championships men junior and women junior;

  2. UCI cyclo-cross world cup races men elite and women;

  3. UCI cyclo-cross world cup races men under 23;

  4. UCI cyclo-cross world cup races men junior and women junior;

  5. continental championships men elite and women elite;

  6. continental championships men under 23 and women under 23;

  7. continental championships men junior and women junior;

  8. national championships men elite and women elite;

  9. national championships men under 23 and women under 23;

  10. national championships men junior and women junior;

  11. races in class 1 men elite and women;

  12. races in class 2 men elite and women;

  13. races for men under 23 of the class 1 or class 2 events (where there is a separate event for men elite);

  14. races for men junior and women junior of the class 1 or class 2 events;

17. race for women junior of the class 1 or class 2 events (where there is a separate event for women under 23 and women elite).

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  • 5.2.006 The number of points awarded for each event is set in Annexe 4.

For all categories except men junior all results are taken into account.

For men junior riders, only the best results of each rider shall be taken into account:

  • men junior race of a class 1 or class 2 event: the best 6 results of each rider;

  • men junior UCI cyclo-cross world cup race: the best 5 results of each rider.

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