Want to compete in the Gran Fondo World Championships?
Here are the official UCI rules you need to know to qualify for the 2020 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships taking place in Vancouver, Canada next September.
1. Rider Exclusions:
Participation in the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships is excluded for:
• Any rider who has during the current year been a member of a team registered with the UCI.
• Any rider who has taken part in a World Championships, the Olympic Games, Continental games, regional games, the Commonwealth Games, or a World Cup during the current year.
• Any rider who scored UCI points in the year of the World Championships.
2. Licensing
Riders taking part in the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships must hold a valid licence issued by their respective national federation (day licences being excluded), must hold a UCI ID and must be adequately insured against accidents and civil responsibility in the country in which the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships are held.
3. Road Race and Time Trial Qualification
Each UCI Gran Fondo World Series event grants qualification rights for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships. Based on the results of each race, the first 20% of athletes in each age group will be qualified for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships. The 20% is calculated based on the number of starters in each age group, and not on the number of riders having finished the race. In addition, the first three riders of each official age category will qualify directly for the World Championships, independently of the number of starters in that age group. Riders must finish the race to gain qualification.
Age categories of the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships:
• 19 – 34 • 35 – 39 • 40 – 44 • 45 – 49
• 50 – 54 • 55 – 59 • 60 – 64 • 65 – 69
• 70 – 74 • 75 – 79 • 80 – 84 • Etc.
Age groups are defined by riders’ age on December 31st of the year of the World Championships. At the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, medals and titles will be awarded for men and/or women as soon as 1 rider is registered in the respective 5-year age category.
Qualification for the individual time trial and road race is determined as follows:
• Qualifier events of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series hosting only a road race will grant qualification for both the road race and time trial at the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships.
• Qualifier events of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series hosting a time trial and a road race will grant qualification for each respective event at the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships – i.e. time trial or road race.
• Qualifier events of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series only hosting a time trial will grant qualification for the time trial only at the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships.
The names of riders having gained qualification through the UCI Gran Fondo World Series will be communicated on the UCI Gran Fondo World Series website and will receive an official email from the UCI inviting them to register for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships via the dedicated online registration portal.
The outgoing UCI World Champions in the time trial and road race may take part in the first UCI Gran Fondo World Championships following their title, in both the time trial and road race.
All Masters national champions from the current year (in road race and individual time trial only) may enter the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships without qualification via the UCI Gran Fondo World Series. The Masters national champions in road race and time trial are confirmed to the UCI by the respective National Federation.
The National Federation of the country of the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships may award an additional 20 wildcards (to 10 women and 10 men), which allow athletes to participate in both the time trial and road race. These wildcards are confirmed to the UCI by the respective National Federation.
In addition, the following wildcards allow riders to participate directly in the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships:
• Each UCI Gran Fondo World Series qualifier event may grant 5 wildcards to riders who participated in their respective qualification event. These wildcards are confirmed to the UCI by each UCI Gran Fondo World Series organiser.
• All countries not hosting a UCI Gran Fondo World Series qualifier event may grant 10 wildcards (5 men / 5 women) to riders of their choice. These wildcards are confirmed to the UCI by the respective National Federation.
4. Team Relay Event
Riders can only take part if they are officially registered for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in the time trial and/or road race. Teams are composed of 4 riders, all representing the same nation, as follows:
• One female rider of any age
• One male rider of any age
• One rider aged 40+
• One rider aged 50+
The Team Relay is not an official World Championship; it is part of the side events programme. The maximum number of teams is 25. In principle, there will be a maximum of 1 team per country and 2 teams for the National Federation of the country of the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships. The official registration process and relevant deadlines will be communicated by the UCI to all National
Federations and registered athletes
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