Mountain Bike

Per UCI regulations, the downhill (DHI) and cross-country (XCO) UCI World Cups are competitions limited to athletes meeting one of the following criteria:

All athletes who are members of UCI World Series 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 World Series and/or World Series Wildcard Teams and wish to register for a World Cup event must fill out the respective registration/petition form below.

1. The UCI requires each athlete to list the accommodations, address, and international cell phone number where they will reside during the World Cup competition. USA Cycling will not accept entry forms without this information.
2. UCI World Cup event registration by individuals not belonging to a registered UCI World Series Team is required by the UCI to go through their National Federation. Individuals are not permitted to register for UCI World Cup events on their own.
3. Deadlines for submitting UCI World Cup event entry requests to USA Cycling are four weeks prior to the event. Late entries will not be accepted.
4. Athletes must submit individual entry requests for each World Cup they would like to enter.
5. Athletes who have been entered at a UCI World Cup event by USA Cycling will need to check-in at event registration, present their UCI International racing license and pay for event registration. Athletes are to register at least 24 hours in advance for cross-country and 36 hours in advance for downhill. It is the rider’s responsibility to know the event schedule and attend any rider meetings on the UCI World Cup schedule.
6. Athletes who submit a UCI World Cup Event entry through USA Cycling and are no longer able to attend are required to notify the UCI, Warner Brothers, and USA Cycling at mtb@uci.org , cycling.athletes@wbd.com , and apasqualina@usacycling.org. Any athlete entering but failing to register at the event will be a charged a full entry fee by the UCI. All fines and fees accessed to the athlete by the UCI will be collected by USA Cycling. Failure to pay USA Cycling will result in a suspension of your racing license.
7. UCI World Cup Event entry confirmation can be found on the UCI website approximately three days prior to the events.

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.  

Any athletes who are not members of a UCI World Series Team and wish to be registered by USA Cycling for a World Cup, whether by: (1) meeting minimum UCI Individual Ranking point requirements, (2) earning a golden ticket at a Continental Series (CS) race, or would like to apply for a supplemental USA Cycling rider entry, may submit a petition below: 

UCI World Cup Supplemental Athlete Guiding Principles 

USA Cycling receives the following entries for supplemental rider registration for World Cups:

XCO Elite: 3 federation entries per category

XCO U23: 4 federation entries per category

DHI Elite: 3 federation entries per category

DHI Junior: 4 federation entries per category

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. 

• UCI World Cup supplementary athlete petitions must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the Friday 6 weeks prior to the UCI World Cup event you are petitioning for.
• Riders must fill out one petition for each event for which they wish to be considered
• USA Cycling will notify supplementary athletes 4 weeks prior to each UCI World Cup event.

Racers who are not part of a UCI Mountain Bike World Series Gravity Team, or a UCI Mountain Bike Team may apply for selection as part of their National Federations Quota.

There is no mandatory minimum qualification criteria to apply to a federation for selection other than age. Selection & any selection criteria applied is at the discretion of each National Federation.

Federations are encouraged to prioritise applications from Junior racers, those racers with current Global Ranking points but who fall outside the qualifying ranked racers & those yet to score points, rather than racers who have pre-qualified via another route.

Each Federation is allocated a quota of guaranteed entries at each UCI Enduro World Cup event. Quota:

Elite Men – 3

Elite Women – 3

Junior Men – 4

Junior Women - 4

Selected National Federation quota racers must wear the Jersey of their National federation

Racers are eligible to enter the UCI Enduro World Cup if their Global ranking at the time of entry meets the following criteria:

Global Ranking position:

Men – Top 300

Women – Top 75

Those racers who do not have sufficient Global ranking points to meet the ranking criteria should seek entry as part of their respective National Federation quota.

Racers who meet the Global Ranking criteria must apply for entry through their National Federation. All eligible racers will be notified with the date that entries will open. Entries must be made by the published closing date. No late entries are permitted.

Petition Deadlines:

Valbirse, Switzerland - June 20

Krynica, Poland - July 18

Cordon, France - August 29