Per UCI regulations, the downhill (DHI) and cross-country (XCO) UCI World Cups are competitions limited to athletes meeting one of the following criteria:
Category | One of the below mentioned criteria needs to be fulfilled |
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XCO - men elite (aged 23 and over) XCO - women elite (aged 23 and over) |
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XCO - men under 23 (ages from 19 to 22) |
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XCO - women under 23 (ages from 19 to 22) |
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DHI - men elite (aged 19 and over) DHI - women elite (aged 19 and over) |
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DHI - men juniors (aged 17 and 18) DHI – women juniors (aged 17 and 18) |
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XCC – men elite (aged 23 and over) XCC – women elite (aged 23 and over) | A maximum of 40 riders per gender (40 men elite and 40 women elite) already registered and confirmed for the elite XCO event taking place during the same weekend shall be allowed to start in the XCC event. The riders shall be selected as per article 4.9.015 to reach a total number of 40 riders per gender. No online registration is required for the XCC event. The same bike must be used for XCC and XCO. For XCC, the minimum tyre width must be 45mm. |
(*)The date of such reference rankings is fixed and communicated by the UCI for each event of the UCI mountain bike world cup on the UCI website. (text modified on 1.02.12; 1.07.12; 1.11.13; 4.04.14; 1.01.16; 1.01.17; 1.01.18; 1.01.19; 1.01.20; 1.01.22). All UCI regulations can be found here. |
Athletes must have a valid international license and be U.S. citizens to enter through USA Cycling.
As posted above, athletes may automatically qualify for a UCI MTB World Cup start spot according to their accumulated UCI Individual Ranking points on the posted date in the “Entry Ranking” column of the UCI World Cup’s Entry Ranking and Registration timetable found on the UCI Mountain Bike website.
All athletes who are members of UCI Elite or UCI MTB Teams must go through their team to register for each World Cup event.
Athletes who meet the minimum UCI Individual Ranking point requirements, posted above, but are not members of UCI Elite or UCI MTB Teams and wish to register for a World Cup event must fill out the respective registration/petition form below.
The USA Cycling athlete petition process for UCI MTB World Cups applies to athletes who are seeking any of the supplementary rider positions as defined by the UCI World Cup entry criteria posted above.
Athletes who are not members of a UCI Elite or UCI MTB Team and do not meet the minimum UCI Individual Ranking point requirements may submit a petition below to be considered for a supplementary rider position.
Date | Location | Country | Event | XCO | DHI | MARATHON |
Apr 12-14 | Mairipora, Brazil | BRA | XCO | Registration / Petition Form | N/A | N/A |
Apr 19-21 | Araxa, Minas Gerais | BRA | XCO | Registration / Petition Form | N/A | N/A |
May 3-5 | Fort William | GBR | DHI | N/A | Registration / Petition Form | N/A |
May 17-19 | Bielsko-Biala | POL | DHI | N/A | Registration / Petition Form | N/A |
May 24-26 | Nove Mesto na Morave | CZE | XCO | Registration / Petition Form | N/A | Registration / Petition Form |
Jun 7-9 | Saalfelden Leogang - Salzburgerland | AUT | DHI | N/A | Registration / Petition Form | N/A |
Jun 14-16 | Val di Sole, Trentino | ITA | XCO/DHI | Registration / Petition Form | Registration / Petition Form | N/A |
Jun 21-23 | Cras Montana, Valais | SUI | XCO | Registration / Petition Form | N/A | N/A |
Jun 28 - Jul 7 | Haute-Savoie | FRA | XCO/DHI | Registration / Petition Form | Registration / Petition Form | Registration / Petition Form |
Sep 6-8 | Loudenvielle - Peyragudes | FRA | DHI | N/A | Registration / Petition Form | N/A |
Sep 27-29 | Mt Van Hoevenberg - Lake Placid | USA | XCO | Registration / Petition Form | N/A | Registration / Petition Form |
Oct 4-6 | Monte-Sainte-Anne | CAN | XCO/DHI | Registration / Petition Form | Registration / Petition Form | N/A |
USA Cycling will use the following guiding principles when considering supplemental athlete starting positions: Prior results in Top Level Competitions - a competition that includes participation by many of the best riders in the world (e.g., as indicated by recent World Championship results, World Cup results and/or current UCI rankings), UCI international competitions, UCI Domestic events, USA Cycling’s National Championships, and top-level domestic events.
Athletes selected as supplemental athletes for UCI World Cups are required by the UCI to wear the National Team competition kit in all training and racing sessions. Failure to do so may result in disqualification and a fine levied by the UCI, which will be the responsibility of the offending rider to pay. Athletes who do not have a competition uniform may purchase a competition kit from USA Cycling.