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MEMORANDUM

PART 9 UCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Rules amendments applying on 01.01.2027

Chapter I ORGANISATION OF UCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • 9.1.001 Each year, or as otherwise determined by the UCI Management Committee, a UCI World Championship shall be held according to the results of which the title of UCI World Champion is conferred on the winners, in the disciplines, events and specialities determined by the UCI Management Committee. of races competitionsevents included in a programme determined by the UCI Management Committee.

(text modified on 01.01.27)

  • 9.1.002 UCI World Championships in all cycling specialities d isciplines are the exclusive property of the UCI.

All rights relating thereto shall belong exclusively to the UCI, notably those concerning:

  • the right to create and to organise World Cycling C hampionships in any discipline, event or speciality of cycling;

  • the right to the denomination “World Championship” and “ UCI World Championship ” in cycling;

  • any and all commercial rights including but not limited to media rights, radio and TV broadcasting, advertising sponsorship and marketing rights, and any other promotional rights related to the relevant competition;

  • the right to the “rainbow” colours and any intellectual property related to the competitions.

Furthermore, the UCI may enter into a contract with a sponsor for the supply of vehicles or other equipment for the UCI World Championships. In that case, the National Federations and organisers of the UCI World Championships shall be obliged to use these suppliers exclusively.

(text modified on 01.01.27)

  • 9.1.003 Races E vents for the allocation of the UCI World Champion title may be distributed over several separately organised events c ompetitions. The UCI Management Committee shall set the number and the programme of such events c ompetition. Each of those events competitions shall be called “UCI World Championships” qualified by a particular indication determined by the UCI Management Committee depending on the particular speciality discipline (“Road”, “Mountain Bike”, etc.)

(text modified on 01.01.27)

Allocation of organisation

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  • 9.1.004 The UCI shall entrust the organisation of UCI World Championships, through a binding organisation agreement, to one a legal person referred to as the “organiser”, which may be a UCI member National Federation or any other third-party determined by the UCI Management Committee. UCI member National Federation or, with the agreement of the National Federation of the country where the Championship is to take place, to another organiserwill take place, to some other organiser.

(text modified on 01.01.27)

  • 9.1.005 Each UCI World Championship is governed by a Bidding Guide and an Organisational Guide issued by the UCI, setting out the applicable conditions for candidature and organisation. These guides form an integral part of the organisation agreement contract concluded between the UCI , the National Federation and, where applicable, and the organiser An organisational guide has been prepared by the Management Committee for each UCI World Championship. It will be sent to any National Federation that actually requests it.

(text modified on 01.01.27)

  • 9.1.006 Application to organise a UCI World Championship implies that the applicant will, if selected, accept all the terms of the organisational guide and the commitment to organise the UCI World Championships in accordance with all the provisions applicable thereto and under the exclusive responsibility of the applicant National Federation.

[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

  • 9.1.007 The UCI Management Committee shall determine the procedure, deadlines, criteria, conditions and contractual terms fees for the allocation of applicable to any candidature to organise a UCI World Championship, which shall be set out in the applicable r elevant Bidding Guide published on the UCI website and completed with the organisation agreement , which may be updated from time to time, in its version in force as published by the UCI. A National Federation applying to organise an UCI World Championship shall submit its application by registered letter addressed to the UCI. With that letter, the National Federation shall provide the UCI with the documents required by the organisational guide. The UCI Management Committee may also set conditions, such as the payment of in case a bidding fee, to consider a bid for the allocation of a UCI World Championships is required to be paid to the UCI, the bidding fee must be paid in full before any such application will be considered.

(text modified on 01.01.27)

  • 9.1.008 The application shall reach UCI within the period set forth in the bidding procedure, which may be updated from time to time. The version of the bidding procedure in force is that found on the UCI web site.

[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

  • 9.1.009 The UCI shall allocate the organisation of the World Championships at its sole discretion.

The bids for allocation of a UCI World Championship shall be examined by the Executive Committee, which will make an assessment of relevant criteria and submit its recommendation preselection of the candidates that it deems the most appropriate

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for guaranteeing a high level organisation and will submit these candidates to the UCI Management Committee. Only bids which meet the requirements set out in the bidding guide and for which a binding organisation agreement has been signed shall be taken into consideration by the Executive Committee

The UCI M anagement Committee will seek a consensus when allocating a UCI World Championships. Failing a consensus, a vote will be held. Members of the nationality of the organiser shall not take part in the vote. A secret ballot will be held upon request of any member.

In the event of a consensus to reject a candidate, such candidate shall not take part in the vote.

If more than two candidates remain, a further vote will be held among the candidates which have obtained the largest number of votes in the first round. If two candidates are tied for the second place in the first round, a further vote will be held among the candidates placed first and second, until only two candidates remain.

The organisation of the UCI World Championships will be allocated on condition that full agreement exists concerning the organisation contract, or any other condition specified by the UCI Management Committee.

(text modified on 01.01.04; 01.01.27)

  • 9.1.010 If the UCI Executive Committee considers:

  • that the conditions stated in the contract or the organisational guide have not been met, or

  • that the state of preparation for the championships does not guarantee that the event will be properly organised or will be of sufficient quality, or

  • that serious, or unforeseen circumstances or force majeure exist and will jeopardize the organisation of the championships,

the UCI Executive Committee may cancel or withdraw the right to organise the Cchampionships, without any compensation for the parties concerned, and take any decision it deems appropriate to reallocate the organisation of the Championship to another organiser. The UCI Executive Committee may take any decision it deems appropriate to allocate the organisation of the championships to another organizer.

  • [ article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

  • 9.1.012 The organiser shall be responsible for ensuring, through binding contractual agreements with private owners and/or public authorities, that the required facilities are available for the entire duration of the competition as well as any necessary period prior to or thereafter to enable preparations and any subsequent dismantling.

The organiser shall also be responsible for planning appropriate contingency planning in case the dates or timing of the competition or any event or speciality are changed for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to force majeure. that there be no non-sporting events which could prevent a postponement of or alteration to the sporting programme should the need arise (breakdowns, rain, etc.). Decisions on that subject shall be taken by the Commissaires Panel in consultation with the organiser and the UCI.

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The National Federation shall be organised in such a way as to be able immediately to inform all parties concerned of any change in the programme.

(text modified on 06.10.97; 01.01.27)

  • 9.1.013 Any change of dates postponement o f thean UCI World Championships shall be decided upon by the UCI M anagement Committee after consulting with the organiser. (text modified on 01.01.27)

  • 9.1.015 In the case of a brief postponement, riders, commissaires and all other persons involved in the event, shall remain at the venue, unless otherwise decided by the UCI in consultation with the organiser and the public authorities, if relevant. Management Committee.

(text modified on 01.01.27)

Protection

9.1.016 Riders engaged entered in a UCI World Championship and not replaced or withdrawn 48 hours before the start of competitions e vents in the speciality d iscipline in question as well as, where applicable, any substitutes entered may not participate in any other cycling race e vent during the two days preceding the start of the competition for which they were entered, unless it is an additional discipline or event in which they are eligible to participate during the same UCI World Championship . .

Any breach of this rule will incur a fine of CHF 500 to CHF 10,000.

(text modified on 01.01.27)

9.1.017 During the period between 11th day before the first race e vent of an UCI World Championships and the third day after the last racecompetition e vent, no cycling competition race in any speciality d iscipline whatsoever offering prizes or premiums or any other type of benefit in return for participation may be held within a radius of 50 km around each venue in which a UCI World Championship cycling race competition is being held, unless expressly authorised by the UCI.

Any organiser contravening that provision shall be liable to a fine of CHF 10,000. Riders participating in such an event shall be liable to a fine of CHF 500 to CHF 10,000.

(text modified on 01.01.27)

9.1.019 Each National Federation participating in an UCI the W orld Championships shall, register with the UCI, within the deadlines specified by the latter, all riders and other persons that will be on or will accompany its delegation (officials, attendants, guests, etc.). For the UCI Road World Championships, Sports Directors and assistant sports directors appointed by the National Federations must have successfully passed the UCI Sports Director course, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1.1.077.

(text modified on 01.01.27)

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  • 9.1.021 Each National Federation shall designate a T echnicale am Manager and if required, a Chef de Mission, for each team with which it participates in the Championships. The Team chnical Manager shall represent the team and the National Federation for one or more of the disciplines or events in which the team will participate. Any contacts with National Federation teams shall be made through the T echnicale am Manager. If appointed, the Chef de Mission is the leader of the entire National Federation delegation and has overall responsibility for the participation of the National Federation in the entire event, with responsibility for the elements of such participation related to specific disciplines or events delegated to one or more Team Managers.

(text modified on 01.01.27)

Meetings
  • 9.1.023 Before the beginning of races competitions e vents in each speciality discipline, the organiser and/or the UCI shall m ay convene an information and co -o rdination meeting attended by his representatives as well as by the UCI representatives, all Technicale am Manager s, commissaires, the official UCI doctor and representatives of the security services. That meeting shall be chaired by a representative of the organiser. For Mmountain Bbike disciplines, a maximum of 3 representatives per nation (including, where required, an interpreter) shall be authorised to take part in this meeting. For Track , I f held, attendance at this e T eam Manager’s meeting is compulsory. In the case of non-attendance, Team Managers shall be sanctioned with a fine of CHF 300.-. Attendance is defined as presence from the roll call at the start of the meeting until the meeting concludes.

(text modified on 01.01.98; 01.01.04; 23.10.19; 01.01.27)

  • 9.1.024 The organiser shall, moreover, make available to the above-mentioned persons adequate facilities for the holding of any other meetings that they might wish to hold to ensure the smooth running of the Championships.

[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

Commissaires Panels
  • 9.1.025 The Commissaires Panel, preferably comprising grade “ A ” UCI international commissaires designated by the UCI Management Committee. The UCI Commissaires Panel shall be designated in accordance with article 1.2.116 of the UCI Regulations.

[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

  • 9.1.026 The National Federation of the country selected to host the Championships shall designate such additional international commissaires as may be necessary for the successful operation of the competitions in such numbers be set by the UCI.

  • The duties of the Commissaires shall be:

    1. To take possession of all equipment for identifying riders and to issue it only after checking enrolments

    2. To check enrolments and licences before each race; 3. To check the equipment (riders and machines) of each competitor;

    4. To make up, where necessary, the qualifying or eliminatory heats and to set the starting order of teams and riders immediately after the checking deadline has elapsed;

    5. To determine the results.

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**9.1.027 ** [article abrogated on 01.01.2027]
During Track races, access to the commissaires’quarters shall be protected and no-
one shall be admitted without preliminary authorisation.
[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]
**9.1.028 ** During Road races, three commissaires at least shall supervise the riders’pits. They
shall be responsible for order and shall also check the bicycles used and ensure that
riders receive no unauthorised supplies.
[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]
9.1.029 The UCI Commissaires Panel shall have full powers to take any decisions required
by circumstances, in keeping with the Regulations.
[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]
9.1.041 Classification
The official classification shall be drawn up by the Commissaires Panel and recorded
in a set of minutes by the secretary of the Commissaires Panel. Those minutes are
signed by the secretary and by the Chief Commissaire or some other commissaire
designated by him.
[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]
9.1.042 After the end of Championships, the secretary shall prepare a set of minutes with all
the results and classifications. These minutes shall be countersigned by the Chief
Commissaire and appended to his report as referred to in article 9.1.054.
[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]
9.1.043 OfficialAwardceremony
An officialawardceremony shall be held for eachUCIWorld Champion title.
9.1.044 Within 10 minutes following the end of eachspeciality event(unless otherwise
provided and duly recorded in an official communiqué), the World Champion, or the
world champion team of the team time trial mixed relay,as well as the second and
the third placed ridersor and teams shall be ready for the officialawardceremony
that shall be conducted under the responsibility of the President of the Commissaires’
Panel.
_(text modified on 01.07.12; 01.01.19; 01.01.27) _
9.1.045 Forteam pursuit, team sprint, as well as Para Cycling team relay, team sprint and
trials national team competitionsall team events,medalsand jerseyswill be awarded
to all riders of each of the three teams on the podium, and UCI World Champion
Jerseys to all members of the winning team..
For Para Cycling tandem racesevents, medals and jerseys will be awarded to both
riders of each of the three tandems on the podium.
_(text modified on 01.01.04; 01.10.10; 01.10.12; 13.03.15; 01.01.27) _

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  • 9.1.045 In the team time trial mixed relay, the mountain bBike cross country team relay and bis Cyclo-cross team relay, every rider of the podium-finishing teams is awarded a medal. Every rider of the Wworld cChampion team of the team time trial mixed relay, the mountain bike cross country team relay and Cyclo-cross team relay, is awarded a jersey. Furthermore, a trophy is awarded to the winning team of the team time trial mixed relay. [article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

  • 9.1.047 Th eat award ceremony shall be attended exclusively by: - The UCI President or a member of the Management Committee designated by him who will hand the winner(s) the World Champion jersey(s) and will distribute the gold, silver and bronze medals;

  • The President of the Organising Federation or a personality designated by him to present bouquets of flowers;

  • Up to six tray bearers who will carry on the World Champion jersey(s), medals and bouquets of flowers.

  • carried out in accordance with the protocol defined by the UCI, which shall be provided to the organiser. (text modified on 01.07.12; 01.07.17; 01.01.19; 01.01.27)

  • 9.1.048 The riders ’ or the teams ’ for the team time trial mixed relay, the mountain bike cross country team relay and Cyclo-cross team relay national flags shall be hoisted on the mast of honour. [article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

  • 9.1.049 The national anthem of the winner, or of the winning team for the team time trial mixed relay, the mountain bike cross country team relay and Cyclo-cross team relay, shall be played. (text modified on 1.07.12; 1.01.19; 1.07.22) [article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

  • 9.1.050 A World Champion may not wear the jersey identifying his title and bearing the regulation advertisement of his main sponsor(s) until the design has been approved by the UCI and, at earliest i n any case, not before the day following that on which he received it. (text modified on 01.07.12; 23.09.19; 01.01.27)

  • Drug test

  • 9.1.053 The UCI official doctor and the drug-test inspector shall ensure that the drug test be conducted according to the UCI Drug-Test Regulations.

[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

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Reports

9.1.054 Within 21 days after the end of the Championships, the Chief Commissaire and the official UCI doctor shall provide the UCI Management Committee with a detailed report on how the Championships proceeded and containing, in particular, an account of any irregularities that were observed, points that could be improved and other observations and useful suggestions.

[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

Miscellaneous

9.1.055 In case a UCI World Championships is organised for a specialty discipline or event without rules or competition formats defined in a specific part of the UCI Regulations, the rules and competition formats for such specialties disciplines or events shall be determined by the UCI Management Committee and set out defined in the Technical Guide, which shall have the same force as the UCI Regulations. For avoidance of doubt, the general parts of the UCI Regulations shall also apply to such specialities disciplines (Part I, Part IX, Part XII, Part XIII, and Part XIV), unless provided otherwise.

(article introduced on 01.01.27)

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Chapter II PARTICIPATION IN UCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

§ 1 General comments

  • 9.2.003 National Federations shall enter with the UCI via the designated platform its website.

National Federations which do not have Internet access may enter using the entry formsmethod provided by the UCI.

(text modified on 01.01.03; 01.07.12; 01.01.19; 01.01.27)

  • 9.2.004 The enrolment of the federations’ riders shall reach the UCI at the latest within the following deadlines:

  • Road: eight days before the first race event of the championship;

  • Cyclo-Cross: eight days before the first race event of the championship;

  • Track: ten days before the first race event of the championship;

  • Mountain bike: ten days before the first event in the championship;

  • BMX: ten days before the first event in the championship;

Trials: ten days before the first event in the championship. deadline specified by the UCI in the official information bulletin or technical guide published on the UCI web site. The UCI may decide to accept any entries received after this deadline, which may be subject to a late fee paid to the UCI as specified in the UCI Financial Obligations or specific regulations for the discipline in question.

(text modified on 01.01.03; 01.01.04; 30.01.09; 01.07.12; 01.01.19; 01.03.22; 01.01.27)

  • 9.2.006 National Federations may substitute up to a maximum of two riders entered for each of the World Champion title competitions e vents provided that it communicates the name of the two substitutes in the UCI Platform in writing to the UCI at the latest the third day before the beginning of the competition e vent in question. For track races competitions, National Federations may enter one substitute by event only and must confirm the names at the Rider Confirmation the day before the first race event. For mountain bike racing events, 48 hours before the event in question.

Moreover, riders entered for an even t competition m ay be declared as those to ride in another competition event of the same speciality d iscipline provided that the deadline for announcing the names of those to ride be respected.

(text e modified on 01.01.04; 23.10.19; 01.01.27)

  • 9.2.007 National Federations shall announce the names of the riders who are to take the start to the Commissaires Panel by noon at the latest on the eve of the first race e vent of the competition. For each road and mountain bike event c ompetition, the Federations may communicate amendments up to noon on the eve of each race event, at the latest;

  • For Track events, any no-attendance or announcement made to the Commissaires Panel out of the time limit shall be liable to a fine of CHF 300.

For the Men Elite Road Race, the National fF ederations must announce the names of the riders taking part at the latest by noon two days before the competition event.

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They may add the names of two replacements, who may be declared as starters until the evening before the race e vent at 17h00 (local time). The replacements must stay at the team hotel until this time; failing which they cannot take part.

A rider declared unfit following an abnormal blood test cannot be replaced.

Only those athletes who have attended the Junior Conference can be declared starters for Men and Women Junior Road events.

(text modified on 01.01.00; 01.01.04; 01.10.10; 01.08.13; 23.10.19; 01.01.27)

§ 2 Selection of participants by disciplinesspecialty and categories

General provisions concerning selection of participants
  • 9.2.009 In all individual specialties d isciplines, the outgoing World Champion may take part in addition to the number of starters that the National Federation of such Champions concerned may enter under the qualification regulations. The same principle is applicable for the Olympic/Paralympic Champion on the occasion of the first UCI World Championship following Olympic/Paralympic Games. or, for the mountain bike, the next two mountain bike World Championships.

For the Continental Champion, this facility r ight is limited to the first UCI World Championships following the awarding of the title of Continental Champion.

On the track, for the Team Pursuit, Team Sprint, Madison, Omnium, Points Race, Elimination Race and Scratch Race as well as for Aar tistic Cycling, the outgoing World and Olympic Champions benefits from an individual quota may take part only if their nation is not already qualified to the UCI World Championships.

In Para Cycling, for the Mixed Team Relay, Mixed Team Sprint and Mixed Tandem Team Sprint, the outgoing World and Paralympic Champions may take part benefits from an individual quota only if their nation is not already qualified to the UCI World Championships. However, participation in individual road events shall be governed solely by articles 9.2.010 to 9.2.020.

(text modified on 01.01.03; 01.01.04; 01.01.05; 01.10.06; 01.10.10; 08.02.18; 21.06.18; 08.02.21; 01.01.25; 01.01.27)

§ 2 UCI Individual Road Races W orld Championships

Road Races Men Elite

  • 9.2.010 The Management Committee shall decide the qualification system each year.

(text modified on 01.10.02; 01.01.05; 01.03.16)

[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

Men Elite

9.2.011 Men Elite Road Race

The qualification system is to be used and applied in the order of the following provisions (1 to 6):

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  1. Qualification through the UCI World Ranking by nation of the preceding season (as defined in article 2.1.001 of the UCI Regulations) (200 riders to start)

  2. A. Nations ranked 1 to 10 may enter 8 riders to start (80 riders to start) B. Nations ranked 11 to 20 may enter 6 riders to start (60 riders to start) C. Nations ranked 21 to 30 may enter 4 riders to start (40 riders to start) D. Nations ranked 31 to 50 may enter 1 rider to start (20 riders to start)

  3. Qualification through the UCI Individual World Ranking o f the preceding season (as defined in article 2.1.001 of the UCI Regulations)*

Nations with a rider ranked 1 to 200 in the UCI Individual World established following the last day of the UCI International Road Calendar each year (as defined in article 2.1.001 of the UCI Regulations) and not yet qualified after provision 1 may enter 1 rider to start.

  1. Reigning Olympic and Continental Champions* Unless the nation concerned has qualified 8 riders to start through provision 1, the reigning Men Elite Road Race Olympic Champion and reigning Men Elite Road Race Continental Champions may take part in the first UCI Road World Championships after they won their respective title, in addition to the quota allocated to their nation. The additional quotas obtained by the reigning champions may not be used by another rider.

However, through this disposition a nation can only obtain one additional quota. If a nation has several champions, it will be up to the nation to choose the one quota.

  1. Reigning UCI World Champion* The reigning Men Elite Road Race UCI World Champion may take part in the first UCI Road World Championships after he won his title, in addition to the quota allocated to his nation. The additional quota obtained by the reigning champion may not be used by another rider.

  2. Host nation* Unless the nation of the country in which the UCI Road World Championships are organised has qualified a minimum of 6 riders to start through provision 1 to 4, the concerned nation may enter 6 riders to start.

  3. Confirmation of the quotas

  4. The qualified nations must confirm their partial or total use of quota(s) by sending an email to rwc@uci.ch before 31 March of the year of the Championships in question. Any non-confirmed quota(s) shall be considered as not being used by the relevant nation.

  5. Reallocation system

  6. The reallocation shall only be applied in case less than 200 quota places have been allocated and confirmed after application of provisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

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The number of quota places to be reallocated is determined by deducting the number of allocated and confirmed quota places after application of provisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 from the total number of riders allowed to take part in a road race (200 riders to start).

The available quotas will be reallocated at the rate of 1 quota place per nation – to the nations qualified through provision 1. D), i.e. ranked 31 to 50 in the UCI World Ranking by nations of the preceding season (as defined in article 2.1.001 of the UCI Regulations) and which confirmed the use of their quota place. The reallocation will follow the order of the ranking and the nation given an additional quota place through the reallocation system will have to confirm use of such quota place.

8. Invitations

The UCI can decide to award a maximum of 3 non-qualified nations the opportunity to enter 1 rider to start in addition to the qualification system for this category. The interested nations would have to ask for an invitation by sending an email to rwc@uci.ch before 31 March of the year of the Championships in question. The selected nations will be informed individually.

* Through application of provisions 2, 3, 4 and 5, quotas beyond the maximum number of 200 riders to start may be allocated.

(text modified on 01.01.27)

Men Under 23

9.2.012 The Management Committee shall decide the qualification system each year.

(text modified on 01.10.06; 01.03.16; 01.01.25)

[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

9.2.013 Men Under 23 Road Race

The qualification system is to be used and applied in the order of the following provisions (1 to 8):

  1. Qualification through the UCI Continental Men Under 23 nations ranking of the preceding season (as defined in article 2.1.001 of the UCI Regulations)

  2. A. The first 5 nations in the Men Under 23 ranking by nations of the UCI Africa Tour:

i. the nations ranked 1st may enter 5 riders to start;

ii. the nations ranked 2nd may enter 4 riders to start; iii. the nations ranked 3rd to 5th may enter 3 riders to start.

  • B. The first 10 nations in the Men Under 23 ranking by nations of the UCI America Tour:

  • i. the nations ranked 1st to 3rd may enter 5 riders to start;

  • ii. the nations ranked 4th to 6th may enter 4 riders to start;

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iii. the nations ranked 7th to 10th may enter 3 riders to start.

  • C. The first 7 nations in the Men Under 23 ranking by nations of the UCI Asia Tour:

    • i. the nations ranked 1st and 2nd may enter 5 riders to start;

    • ii. the nations ranked 3rd and 4th may enter 4 riders to start;

    • iii. the nations ranked 5th to 7th may enter 3 riders to start.

  • D. The first 27 nations in the Men Under 23 ranking by nations of the UCI Europe Tour:

    • i. the nations ranked 1st to 15th may enter 5 riders to start;

    • ii. the nations ranked 16th to 20th may enter 4 riders to start;

    • iii. the nations ranked 21st to 27th may enter 3 riders to start.

  • E. The first 2 nations of the Men Under 23 ranking by nations of the UCI Oceania Tour:

    • i. the nation ranked 1st may enter 5 riders to start;

    • ii. the nation ranked 2nd may enter 3 riders to start.

  • Qualification through the UCI Continental Men Elite individual rankings of the preceding season (as defined in article 2.1.001 of the UCI Regulations)

  • A. The African nations not qualified through provision 1 and with at least one Men Under 23 rider ranked among the first 60 in the Men Elite individual ranking of the UCI Africa Tour may enter 1 rider to start.

  • B. The American nations not qualified through provision 1 and with at least one Men Under 23 rider ranked among the first 200 in the Men Elite individual ranking of the UCI America Tour may enter 1 rider to start.

  • C. The Asian nations not qualified through provision 1 and with at least one Men Under 23 rider ranked among the first 150 in the Men Elite individual ranking of the UCI Asia Tour may enter 1 rider to start.

  • D. The European nations not qualified through provision 1 and with at least one Men Under 23 rider ranked among the first 400 of the Men Elite individual ranking of the UCI Europe Tour may enter 1 rider to start.

  • E. The Oceanian nations not qualified through provision 1 and with at least one Men Under 23 rider ranked among the first 20 of the Men Elite individual ranking of the UCI Oceania Tour may enter 1 rider to start.

  • Qualification through the UCI Nations’ Cup Men Under 23 ranking of the preceding season (as defined in article 2.1.001 of the UCI Regulations)

A nation that is included in the UCI Nations’ Cup U23 ranking and is not qualified through provisions 1 and 2 at this date may enter 1 rider to start.

  1. Additional quotas

The first 5 nations of the UCI Nations’ Cup U23 ranking at the last day of the UCI International Road Calendar may enter 1 additional rider.

  1. Reigning Continental Champions

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Unless the nation concerned has qualified 6 riders to start through provisions 1 and 4, the reigning Men Under 23 Road Race Continental Champions may take part in the first UCI Road World Championships following the award of their title, in addition to the quota allocated to their respective nation. The additional quota obtained by the reigning champions may not be used by another rider.

  1. Reigning UCI World Champion

The reigning Men Under 23 Road Race UCI World Champion may take part in the first UCI Road World Championships following the award of his title, in addition to the quota allocated to his nation. The additional quota obtained by the reigning champion may not be used by another rider.

  1. Host nation

Unless the nation of the country in which the UCI Road World Championships are organised has qualified a minimum of 4 riders to start through provisions 1 to 6, the nation may enter 4 riders to start.

  1. Invitations

The UCI can decide to award a maximum of 3 non-qualified nations the opportunity to enter 1 rider to start in addition to the qualification system for this category. The interested nations would have to ask for an invitation by sending an email to rwc@uci.ch before 31 March of the year of the Championships in question. The selected nations will be informed individually.

(text modified on 01.01.27)

  • 9.2.013 Men Under 23 riders who have participated in the Men Elite individual road race at a bis previous UCI Road World Championships may not participate in the Men Under 23 individual r oad rac e for Under 23 riders..

(text modified aux 01.10.06; 01.01.15; 01.01.16, 01.01.25; 01.01.27)

  • 9.2.013 Men Under 23 riders who are registered with a UCI WorldTeam or a UCI ProTeam are

  • ter not authorised to participate in the Men Under 23 individual r oad race for Under 23 riders. S uch restriction does not apply to Men uU nder 23 riders registered as trainees with UCI WorldTeams or UCI ProTeams according to articles 2.15.110bis or 2.16.033.

(text modified aux 01.10.06; 01.01.15; 01.01.16, 01.01.25; 01.01.27)

Men Junior
  • 9.2.014 Men Junior Road Race

The Management Committee shall decide the qualification system each year.

The qualification system is to be used and applied in the order of the following provisions (1 to 4 3):

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  1. Qualification through the UCI Nations’ Cup Men Junior ranking of the preceding season (as defined in article 2.1.001 of the UCI Regulations)

  2. A. The nations ranked 1 to 10 may enter 5 riders to start.

  3. B. The nations ranked 11 to 15 may enter 4 riders to start.

  4. C. The nations ranked 16 to 25 may enter 3 riders to start.

  5. D. Other nations and non-ranked nations may enter 2 riders to start.

  6. Reigning Continental Champions

Unless the nation concerned has qualified 5 riders to start through provision 1, the reigning Men Junior Road Race Continental Champions may take part in the first UCI Road World Championships following the award of their title, in addition to the quota allocated to their respective nation. The additional quota obtained by the reigning champions may not be used by another rider.

  1. Reigning UCI World Champion

The reigning Men Junior Road Race UCI World Champion may take part in the first UCI Road World Championships following the award of his title, in addition to the quota allocated to his nation. The additional quota obtained by the reigning champion may not be used by another rider.

  1. Additional quotas for outside of Europe Continental Confederations The UCI can decide to award a maximum of 3 additional quotas per non-European Continental Confederation in addition to the quotas allocated through the qualification system for this category. The interested nations shall submit their request to their Continental Confederation before 31 March of the year of the Championships in question. The Continental Confederation shall forward the requests to the UCI, which will select the beneficiary nations and notify the Continental Confederation, which shall inform the selected nations individually.

(text modified on 26.06.07; 01.10.11; 01.03.16; 01.01.27)

Women Elite

  • 9.2.015 Women Elite Road Race

  • The Management Committee shall decide the qualification system each year.

  • The qualification system is to be used and applied in the order of the following

  • provisions (1 to 4):

  • Qualification through the UCI World ranking by nations of the preceding season (as defined in article 2.1.001 of the UCI Regulations)

    • A. The nations ranked 1 to 5 may enter 7 riders to start.

    • B. Nations ranked 6 to 15 may enter 6 riders to start.

    • C. Nations ranked 16 to 20 may enter 5 riders to start.

    • D. Other nations and non-ranked nations 3 riders to start.

  • Reigning Olympic and Continental Champions

Unless the nation concerned has qualified 7 riders to start through provision 1, the reigning Women Elite Road Race Olympic Champion and the reigning Women Elite Road Race Continental Champions may take part in the first UCI Road World

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Championships following the award of their title, in addition to the quota allocated to their respective nation. The additional quota obtained by the reigning champions may not be used by another rider.

However, through this disposition a nation can only obtain one additional quota. If a nation has several champions, it will be up to the nation to choose the one quota.

  1. Reigning UCI World Champion

The reigning Women Elite Road Race UCI World Champion may take part in the first UCI Road World Championships following the award of her title, in addition to the quota allocated to her nation. The additional quota obtained by the reigning champion may not be used by another rider.

  1. Host nation

Unless the nation of the country in which the UCI Road World Championships are organised has qualified a minimum of 4 riders to start through provisions 1 to 3, the nation may enter 4 riders to start.

(text modified on 01.01.10; 05.02.15; 01.03.16; 01.01.27)

9.2.015 A National Federation may enter riders of 19 years of age or more in the Women Elite bis individual r oad race. In that case, such riders may not participate in the Women Under 23 individual r oad race in that same year.

(article introduced on 01.01.25; text modified on 01.01.27)

Women Under 23 9.2.01 5 W omen Under 23 Road Race ter

The qualification system is to be used and applied in the order of the following provisions (1 to 3): The Management Committee shall decide the qualification system each year.

  1. Each nation may enter 5 riders to start.

  2. Reigning Continental Champions

The reigning Women Under 23 Road Race Continental Champions may take part in the first UCI Road World Championships following the award of their title, in addition to the quota allocated to their respective nation. The additional quota obtained by the reigning champions may not be used by another rider.

3. Reigning UCI World Champion

The reigning Women Under 23 Road Race UCI World Champion may take part in the first UCI Road World Championships following the award of her title, in addition to the quota allocated to her nation. The additional quota obtained by the reigning champion may not be used by another rider.

(article introduced on 01.01.25; text modified on 01.01.27)

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9.2.015 Women Under 23 riders who have participated in the Women Elite individual road

quarter race at previous UCI Road World Championships may not participate in the Women Under 23 individual road race.

(article introduced on 01.01.25)

Women Junior
  • 9.2.016 Women Junior Road Race

The Management Committee shall decide the qualification system each year.

The qualification system is to be used and applied in the order of the following provisions (1 to 3):

  1. Qualification through the UCI Nations’ Cup Women Junior of the preceding season (as defined in article 2.1.001 of the UCI Regulations)

  2. A. The nations ranked 1 to 5 may enter 5 riders to start.

  3. B. Other nations and non-ranked nations may enter 4 riders to start.

  4. Reigning Continental Champions

  5. Unless the nation concerned has qualified 5 riders to start through provision 1, the reigning Women Junior Road Race Continental Champions may take part in the first UCI Road World Championships following the award of their title, in addition to the quota allocated to their respective nation. The additional quota obtained by the reigning champions may not be used by another rider.

  6. Reigning UCI World Champion The reigning Women Junior Road Race UCI World Champion may take part in the first UCI Road World Championships following the award of her title, in addition to the quota allocated to her nation. The additional quota obtained by the reigning champion may not be used by another rider.

  7. Additional quotas for outside of Europe Continental Confederations The UCI can decide to award a maximum of 3 additional quotas per non-European Continental Confederation in addition to the quotas allocated through the qualification system for this category. The interested nations shall submit their request to their Continental Confederation before 31 March of the year of the Championships in question. The Continental Confederation shall forward the requests to the UCI, which will select the beneficiary nations and notify the Continental Confederation, which shall inform the selected nations individually.

(text modified on 01.03.16; 01.01.27)

Individual Time -T rial
  • 9.2.017 The Management Committee shall decide the qualification system each year.

All Categories

Each nation may enter 2 riders to start.

The reigning UCI Individual Time Trial World Champions, the reigning Individual Time Trial Olympic Champions and the reigning Individual Time Trial Continental

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Champions may take part in the first UCI Road World Championships following the award of their title (in the category in which they obtained their title), in addition to the number of starters allocated to their respective nation according to the present qualification system. They may not be replaced by another rider.

(text modified on 01.03.16; 01.01.27)

  • 9.2.020 Men and Women Under 23 riders who have participated in the Men Elite Individual Time -T rial or Women Elite Individual Time -T rial at a previous UCI Road World Championships may not participate in the Men Under 23 o r Women Under 23 I in dividual Time -T rial.

Men Under 23 riders who are registered with a UCI WorldTeam or a UCI ProTeam are not authorised to participate in the Men Under 23 Individual road T ime Trial. for Under 23 riders. Such restriction does not apply to Men uU nder 23 riders registered as trainees with UCI WorldTeams or UCI ProTeams according to articles 2.15.110bis or 2.16.033.

(text modified on 01.10.06; 01.01.15; 01.01.16, 01.01.25; 01.01.27)

Ranking by Nations

9.2.0210 The ranking by nations for the World Championships is calculated by adding the Bis points scored by all riders of each nation in the Team Time Trial Mixed Relay, Individual Time Trial and Road Race events, based on the point scales as per regulations, i.e.:

Wome
Men		 n Elite
Elite		 Women U
Men Un		 nder 23
der 23		 Women
Men J		 Junior
unior		 Elite
Under 23
Place Road
Race		 Time
Trial		 Road
Race		 Time
Trial		 Road
Race		 Time
Trial		 Team Time
Trial
Mixed Relay
1 200 200 125 125 100 100 200
2 150 150 100 100 85 85 150
3 125 125 85 85 70 70 125
4 100 100 70 70 60 60 100
5 85 85 60 60 50 50 85
6 70 70 50 50 40 40 70
7 60 60 40 40 30 30 60
8 50 50 30 30 20 20 50
9 40 40 20 20 10 10 40
10 30 30 10 10 5 5 30
11 to 25 5 5 3 3 1 1 5

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(article introduced on 01.07.15; text modified on 01.03.16; 13.10.16; 01.01.19. 01.01.25)

[article abrogated on 01.01.2027]

  • Team Time Trial Mixed Relay

  • 9.2.021 A National Federation shall be entitled to enter riders of 19 years or more in the Team Time Trial Mixed Relay.

The Management Committee shall decide the qualification system each year.

(article introduced on 01.07.12; text modified on 01.10.13; 01.01.15; 01.03.16; 01.01.19; 01.01.27)

  • 9.2.021 Every team participating in the Team Time Trial Mixed Relay can enter six bis male riders and six female riders, of which three male rider and three female riders will start. Registration with the UCI is conducted through its website.

The nations interested in taking part in this event shall have to apply for an invitation by sending an email to rwc@uci.ch before 31 March of the year of the Championships in question. The selected nations will be informed individually.

The confirmation of the starters on the date defined in the specific regulations of the event is final.

Nevertheless, Team Managers may forward modifications to the UCI Race Secretary until 2 hours before the start of the competition subject to the following requirements:

  • Medical reason confirmed by the UCI Official Doctor is required;

  • Only riders confirmed as substitute for the Team Time Trial may be used as replacements;

  • The replacements riders must stay at the team accommodation.

(article introduced on 01.07.12; text modified on 01.08.13; 01.03.16; 01.01.19; 01.01.21; 01.01.27)

Entry-start rider number correlation table

9.2.021 For each National Federation, the following correlation table defining the number of riders

ter permitted to start and the total number of riders to be registered across all individual events:

Numberof riders registered that are
allowed to start		 Maximum number of riders registered
9 14
8 13
7 11
6 9
5 8
4 7
3 6
2 4
1 2

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(article introduced on 01.01.27)

§ 3 UCI Track World Championships

9.2.022 The maximum number of participants by nation for each event shall be the following:

Elite and Junior / MEN and WOMEN Team Sprint 1 team Sprint 2 riders Keirin 2 riders 1 km Time Trial 2 riders Team pursuit 1 team Individual pursuit 2 riders Points race 1 rider Scratch race 1 rider Omnium 1 rider Elimination 1 rider Madison 1 team

A maximum of one substitute rider for each event is permitted. Substitute riders must be confirmed at the confirmation of starters. Team Managers may forward modifications to the Secretary of the Commissaires’ Panel College of Commissaires until up to 30 minutes before the start of the first competition s ession on the day of each event.

Rider registered and confirmed for a specific race and not showing up at the start will be sanctioned as per art. 9.2.008, unless a medical certificate prepared by the UCI official doctor is presented to the race secretary prior to the start of the race. Upon presentation of a medical certificate, the unfit rider may be replaced by the substitute rider. The replaced rider shall be declared unfit to compete for a minimum period of forty-eight (48) hours, calculated from the start time of the event concerned.

(text modified on 01.01.02; 01.01.03; 19.09.06; 26.06.07; 13.06.08; 25.02.13; 14.10.16; 05.03.18; 12.06.20; 01.01.25; 01.01.27)

  • 9.2.027 Notwithstanding articles 9.2.025, 9.2.026 and 9.2.027, a nation will only be allowed bis to enter a rider in a specific event of the UCI Elite Track World Championships if the following conditions are fulfilled:

  • where applicable, the nation must have participated in this specific event in at least one leg r ound of the Nations ’ U CI Track World Cup of this season. This only applies when the specific events are scheduled at each leg r ound of the Nations ’ U CI Track World Cup.

  • where applicable, the nation must have participated in this specific event in the most recent Elite Continental Championships.

The UCI may grant dispensation of one or several of these requirements for exceptional circumstances. The dispensation must be requested within three days following the end of the competition in question.

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  • 9.2.027 Where a nation qualified in an individual event and is not able to enter an eligible rider, ter the qualification place will revert to the UCI and will be reallocated to the next reserve nation. Reallocation shall be limited to the first five reserve nations; beyond this limit, the place shall not be further reallocated and shall remain unused.

(article introduced on 25.02.13; text modified on 10.04.13; 15.03.16; 12.06.20; 01.01.27)

  • § 4 UCI Mountain bB ike World Championships

  • 9.2.038 The start order is determined as follows:

    • XCO Men Elite, XCO Women Elite, XCC Men Elite, and XCC Women Elite

      1. as per the last published UCI XCO individual ranking;

      2. place 33rd to 40th of the start order will be allocated to riders ranked in below rankings, unless they are listed on the start order between the place 1st to 32rd according to point 1 and 2 above:

        • top 10 of the UCI Cyclo-cross individual ranking on 28 February

        • (same year);

        • top 20 of the UCI road individual world ranking on 30 October

        • (preceding year);

The place 33rd to 40th will be allocated following the rank of each rider, whatever the ranking: UCI Cyclo-cross or UCI road world ranking. If two or three riders have the same ranking, they will be placed by drawing lots.

  1. as per the last published UCI XCO individual ranking;

  2. unclassified riders: by nations in rotation (*).

XCO Men under 23, XCO Women under 23, XCC Men under 23 and XCC Women
under 23

  1. as per the last published UCI XCO individual ranking;

  2. unclassified riders: by nations in rotation (*).

XCO Men Junior, XCO Women Junior

  1. as per the last published UCI XCO junior individual ranking;

  2. Unclassified riders: by nations in rotation (*).

DHI Men Elite, DHI Women Elite

For the qualifying round and the final:

  1. unclassified riders: by nations in rotation (*);

  2. as per the last published UCI DHI individual ranking. The best rider starting last.

DHI Men Junior, DHI Women Junior

For the qualifying round and the final:

  1. unclassified riders: by nations in rotation (*);

  2. as per the last published UCI DHI individual ranking. The best rider starting last.

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For all DHI events (Men Elite, Women Elite, Men Junior and Women Junior), riders are required to ride in the qualifying round. The number of riders qualifying for the final are as follows:

  • Men Elite: top 80 riders in the qualifying round;

  • Women Elite: top 40 riders in the qualifying round;

  • Men Junior: top 60 riders in the qualifying round;

  • Women Junior: top 20 riders in the qualifying round.

(*) The start order of the riders within the team must be confirmed by the national federations during the riders’ confirmation. Taking each nation in turn on the basis of the classification by nation of the concerned category from the most recent UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, a place is allocated to the next rider in sequence. Unclassified nations take, on the basis of the same rotation system, the next places in an order determined by drawing lots.

E-MTB Men, E-MTB Women

The start order for E-MTB shall be defined yearly

Enduro/E-Enduro Men Elite, Enduro/E-Enduro Women Elite, Enduro Men Junior, Enduro Women Junior

The start order for Enduro and E-Enduro shall be defined yearly.

Snow Bike Men, Snow Bike Women

The start order for Snow Bike shall be defined yearly.

For all XCO and XCC events, riders shall be called by the UCI commissaires to take their place on the starting grid, one by one and in the start order set out above.

For the XCO and XCC Elite and Under 23, the call-up of the first eight riders of the start order may be organised separately.

(article introduced on 01.01.04; text modified on 01.01.06; 25.09.08; 01.01.11; 01.05.11; 01.01.18; 01.01.12; 01.01.23; 01.01.24; 01.01.26; 01.01.27)

§ 5 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

§ 6 UCI BMX Racing World Championships

Race formats E vent types

9.2.047 Format E vent types of the UCI BMX Racing W orld Championships (only for a category outlined in article bis 9.2.047).

The UCI BMX Racing World Championships is ru n in one competition: as a BMX Racing event c ompetition, using the following format e vent types: Categories outlined in article 9.2.047, part A as described in articles 6.3.009 to 6.3.016 Categories outlined in article 9.2.047, part B as described in articles 6.1.021 to 6.1.025

(article introduced on 01.02.10; text modified on 01.02.11; 04.04.14; 01.01.17; 01.01.22; 01.01.23; 01.01.27)

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§ 7 UCI Trials World Championships

  • § 8 UCI Para Cycling (participation) W orld Championships

§ 9 UCI Gravel World Championships

Participation

9.2.072 Participation in the UCI Gravel World Championships is open to the same riders and categories as set out in article 18.2.003 in respect of the UCI gravel world series events.

Only holders of a valid yearly license, with a UCI ID, can enter the UCI gravel world championships.

Qualification through the UCI gravel world series

9.2.073 For a given qualifier season as defined in article 18.1.009, all events of the UCI gravel world series qualify riders.

The top 25% ranked riders of each category in each UCI gravel world series event qualify individually for the next UCI Gravel World Championships. The 25% is calculated based on the number of riders who effectively take the start in each category, rounded up to the nearest whole number.

The percentage of 25% may be amended by the UCI Management Committee on a yearly basis, taking into consideration the participation in the UCI Gravel World Championships, the number of events on the UCI gravel world series and the evolution of the UCI gravel world series calendar.

Regardless of the number of riders taking the start in a given category, the first three riders of the category will qualify directly for the UCI Gravel World Championships, provided that they finish the relevant race.

Other qualifications and wilcards

  • 9.2.074 In each category, the following riders are qualified:

  • the winner of the previous edition of the UCI Gravel World Championships in the corresponding category,

  • the winner of the latest gravel continental championships in the corresponding category (as confirmed by the relevant continental confederation),

  • the winner of the latest edition of the gravel national championships in the corresponding category (as confirmed by the relevant national federation).

  • 9.2.075 Each national federation may award, at its discretion, 5 (five) wild cards for each of the women elite and men elite categories. The figure is doubled for the national federation hosting the UCI Gravel World Championships.

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National federations are required to inform the UCI of recipients of wild cards within the deadline communicated by the UCI.

In each category, the UCI may award wild cards at its discretion. The concerned national federation will be informed of wild cards issued by the UCI.

Registration

9.2.076 Qualified or wild card riders will be required to register for the UCI Gravel World Championships in accordance with the instructions communicated by the UCI.

Age group riders will also be required to pay an entry fee.

Outfit
  • 9.2.077 Riders taking part in the UCI Gravel World Championships shall represent their nation and wear a cycling outfit, compliant with article 1.3.026 et seq., representing their national federation.

For elite categories, the jersey and the bib short must be those of the national federation as per articles 1.3.056 to 1.3.059. Paragraph 2 of article 1.3.056 applies to riders who are not supported by the concerned national federation, at the discretion of the latter.

For age group categories, unless otherwise specified by the rider’s national federation, riders are free to wear the bib short of their choice. The jersey must represent the nation of the rider and be similar to the official national outfit in terms of colors and design. Riders are authorised to have advertising on their jersey, subject to compliance with articles 1.1.089 and 1.1.090 of the UCI Regulations.

Start procedure
  • 9.2.078 The start of the UCI Gravel World Championships will be organised per category with separate starts for men and women. For age group categories, the UCI technical delegate will determine, in consultation with the organiser, if some age groups of the same gender are merged at the start.

Each start, merging several categories or not, is called a “start wave”. The exact times and locations for the entrance in the start zone, the gap between the start of each wave and the call-up times will be fixed in the technical guide of the UCI Gravel World Championships and may be amended by means of a race communique.

The start time for all riders in a same start wave is the gun-time of that wave, and not the moment the rider crosses the start line.

Elite start order
  • 9.2.079 The elite start order will be organised based on the points system defined below.

The system cumulates the points in the events indicated in the table below as well as with 50% of the rider’s points in each of the UCI individual elite world rankings for the following disciplines: road, mountain bike cross-country (XCO), mountain bike marathon (XCM) and cyclo-cross. The respective UCI individual elite world rankings taken into account are those registered on the last Tuesday 3 weeks before the event.

Rank UCIGravel World Championships UCIGravel World Series
of the previous year (elite only) (elite only)

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1 1000 200
2 750 180
3 600 160
4 500 150
5 450 140
6 400 130
7 350 120
8 300 110
9 275 100
10 250 90
11 225 80
12 200 70
13 180 65
14 160 60
15 140 55
16 120 50
17 100 45
18 80 40
19 70 35
20 60 30
21 50 25
22 40 20
23 30 15
24 20 10
25 10 5
Age groups start order

9.2.080 The start box of each age group is made with:

  • a priority box including the riders ranked in the top 3 of each UCI gravel world series and the outgoing UCI world champion;

  • a second box with all other riders.

In these 2 boxes, there is no further start order is applied. These boxes will be merged just before the start.

There shall be no priority box when:

  • there are less than 100 starting riders in the age group,

  • several age groups are merged in a start wave, regardless of the cumulated number riders in that start wave.

Signposting

9.2.081 All signage on the UCI Gravel World Championships course must be placed at least the Monday before the competition to allow riders to train on the course.

The signs to indicate the start boxes for each category must be installed the day prior to the race.

Timing

9.2.082 The timing during UCI Gravel World Championships must be provided via:

  • active transponders for the elite races,

  • active or passive chips for age groups.

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The transponder can be installed:

  • on the bike,

  • on one of the back numbers, or

  • on the frame plate or seat post sticker.

The organiser will inform riders on how to install or use the transponder or timing chip.

The organiser may also require riders to carry a GPS tracker in accordance with article 1.3.073.

UCI World Champion titles and Awards Ceremony

9.2.083 At the UCI Gravel World Championships, medals and titles are awarded in each category for men and/or women, provided that at least one rider is registered in the respective category.

The UCI gravel world champion jersey must be worn by UCI world champions in all gravel events in the category in which they won their title, until the day prior to the following edition of the UCI Gravel World Championships.

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