2017 Mountain Bike
UCI Junior Series - XCO / UCI junior events - XCO
1. Calendar
A. UCI Junior Series - XCO
You will find the 2017 UCI MTB International Calendar with the approved 2017 UCI Junior Series – XCO on
the following link: http://www.uci.ch/mountain-bike/calendar/ (click 2017).
You can filter using the “search or advanced search” by “UCI Juniors Series” and also export in excel.

B.

UCI junior events – XCO

UCI XCO junior events approved by the national federation and included on the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike
International Calendar as junior category events (MJ/WJ). Those events can be found on the UCI website
under UCI Mountain Bike International Calendar - same links as previously: http://www.uci.ch/mountainbike/calendar/ (click 2017). You can also filter them in the advance search.

2. UCI Ranking - XCO Juniors
The UCI Mountain Bike ranking for XCO juniors is drawn up over a period of one year.
The following events will be awarded ranking points for the UCI Ranking – XCO Juniors:- For juniors UCI points are allocated for XCO World championships, XCO Continental championships,
XCO Juniors Series Races, XCO national championships and XCO junior events
A. UCI Junior Series - XCO
The UCI Junior Series – XCO will award UCI XCO UCI ranking points to the UCI Junior Ranking for the first
25 finishers, as follows:
90-70-60-50-40-35-30-27-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (see table point in UCI MTB Rules –Annex 2)
 UCI Juniors Series – XCO: only the best 4 results of each rider are taken into consideration for theUCI junior ranking
B. UCI junior events – XCO
UCI XCO junior events approved by the national federation and included on the UCI Mountain Bike
International Calendar will award UCI XCO UCI ranking points to UCI the Junior Ranking for the first 10finishers, as follows:
20 – 18 -16 -14 -12 -10 -8 – 6 - 4 – 2
 UCI junior events – XCO: only the best 4 results of each rider are taken into consideration for theUCI junior ranking.
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3. Entry system and criteriaA.

UCI Junior Series – XCO
 Entry is open to any UCI Junior license holder
 Having obtained at least 20 UCI points in the latest UCI XCO individual junior ranking
 The national federations may enter a maximum of 5 supplementary riders per category (uniformfor these riders is at the discretion of the national federation) The national federation of the organizing country, after consultation with the event organiser andconsidering the suitability of the course, may register supplementary riders from that country forteam B. The maximum number of these additional riders, the selection criteria used to selectthem, and the uniform they race in is at the discretion of the national federation but must be
clearly defined on the event website.
 Riders belonging to a UCI elite MTB team or a UCI MTB teamB.

UCI junior events – XCO
 Entry is open to any UCI Junior license holder If a host National Federation requires a limit on field size they may place a restriction on thenumber of home nation riders, but in this case no restrictions can be placed on the number ofinternational riders competing.
 No other restriction on participation

4. Registration fees

Entry should be made directly with each race organiser under the terms that apply to that event
Registration fees are as set by each race organiser-Organisers contact details can be found on the UCI website under Calendar and the related event –see link below: http://www.uci.ch/mountain-bike/calendar/Union Cycliste Internationale
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5. Start OrderThe start order is determined as follows:1

As per the most recently published UCI XCO juniors individual ranking of the current season (or thefinal ranking of the previous season if no ranking has yet been published for the current season).

2Unclassified riders by rotation:
The start order of the riders within the team must be confirmed by the teams during the rider’sconfirmation. The start order among the teams is determined as follows:First, national teams whose order is determined by the nations’ classification of the concerned
category from the most recent world championships.
Second, unclassified national teams whose order is determined by drawing lots.
Third, UCI Elite Mountain Bike teams whose order is determined by the most recent teamranking.
Last, UCI Mountain Bike teams whose order is determined by the most recent team ranking.
The teams (in the order as mentioned above) are taken in turn with the teams’ first riders starting insequence, then the teams’ second riders etc.

6. UCI XCO Junior Ranking dates
The ranking date will be available shortly on the UCI website.
7. Overall Classification
There is no overall classification specifically for the UCI Junior Series - XCO. However, on each continent, theConfederation may choose to coordinate and publish an overall classification for that continent as well as aleader jersey and prize money for the final of the series.

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8. Prize Money
Minimum prize money is as per the UCI financial obligations, linked to the Elite category event as publishedon the UCI Mountain Bike international calendar – See table below:HCHCClass 1Class 2XC

M / W J unio rs

1st €
2nd €
3rd €
4th €
5th €
6th €
7th €
8th €
9th €
10th €Total €

200
130
100
80
65
50
45
30
25
20745

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1st €
2nd €
3rd €
4th €
5th €
6th €
7th €
8th €
9th €
10th €Total €

130
100
80
6555
45
40
30
2520590Class 3XC

Class 2 M / W J unio rs
1st €
2nd €
3rd €
4th €
5th €Total €80
65503025250

XC

Class 3 M / W J unio rs
1st €
2nd €
3rd €
4th €
5th €Total €6550302520190

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