ASIA MOUNTAIN BIKE SERIES –FACT SHEETThe ASIA MOUNTAIN BIKE SERIES 2018 is composed of a series of UCI regulated mountain bike races indifferent Asian host countries with the aim of providing a platform for especially Asian riders to earnvaluable UCI points towards World Championships and the Olympics qualification. The series will create
more arenas for mountain bike riders to compete and gain racing experiences other than the yearly Asian
Mountain Bike Continental Championships.

Host Country Eligibility
The ASIA MTB SERIES 2018 is run INDEPENDENTLY with the same rules and regulation as a series indifferent Asian countries as per following APPLICATION eligibilities;
1. THE RACE MUST BE SANCTIONED UNDER UCI
a. The race MUST be run according to the UCI Rules and Regulationb. The race MUST be registered to the UCI via the National Federation of each countryc. The race will be regulated to follow the UCI standards by the UCI appointed Commissaires
2. ASIA COUNTRIES
a. Only ASIAN countries is eligible to host the ASIA MTB SERIES
b. A maximum of 4 ASIA MTB SERIES per nation per year is allowed to host the seriesc. Only ASIAN NATIONALITY (according to passport) is entitled to collect the series’ POINTS andwin the OVERALL CHAMPION
3. ONLY 2 DISCIPLINES WILL BE COUNTED IN THE SERIESThe organizer can have other disciplines and categories but only 2 disciplines with the following
categories will be counted in the series points
a. CROSS COUNTRY OLYMPICS
i. Men Elite (19 years above)ii. Women Elite (19 years above)iii. Men Junior (17 & 18 years)
iv. Women Junior (17 & 18 years)
v. Men Master (30 years above)b. INDIVIDUAL DOWNHILL
i. Men Elite (17 years above)ii. Women Elite (17 years above)iii. Men Master (30 years above)
4. PAYMENT OF THE FINALE OVERALL PRIZE MONEY, MEDALS AND CHAMPION JERSEYS (SHAREDEQUALLY BY THE PARTICIPATING ORGANISERS)
a. OVERALL WINNER FOR XCO AND DHI for 1st, 2nd and 3rd placing will be given Prize monies,
Medals and Overall Winner Jersey for the Overall Champion for the following categories only
i. MEN ELITE (XCO & DHI)
ii. WOMEN ELITE (XCO & DHI)
iii. MEN JUNIOR (XCO only)
iv. WOMEN JUNIOR (XCO only)
v. MEN MASTER (XCO & DHI)
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b. Each of the organizer in the series will have to contribute equally to the total amount of theFinale Overall Prize Monies, Overall Champion Medals and Overall Champion jerseysc. The amount of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placing Overall Winner prize monies will follow theminimum UCI Financial Obligation for Group 1 Federation
http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/News/18/01/18/MTB17-Multi_Neutral.pdf

d. In the case where a top ranking rider is not participating in the Finale ASIA MTB SERIES, he orshe will not be eligible to claim the Prize monies, Medals and Champion Jersey. The
unclaimed monies will be brought forward to the next year Overall prize money.
e. Riders who have not paid up their registration fees will not be eligible to collect the prizemonies.
5. PAYMENT OF THE EVENT WEBSITE (SHARED EQUALLY BY THE PARTICIPATING ORGANISERS)
a. ASIA MTB SERIES website was developed by Mr Pratomo Setyadi of Indonesia and will befollowed up by Mr Marvin Jay Cheng of the Philippines
b. Each organizer will be given their own password to the website
c. The yearly website fee will be shared equally by all the participating organizers
6. MANAGEMENT
a. ASIA MOUNTAIN BIKE SERIES will currently be regulated by the following persons
i. Mr Marvin Jay Cheng of Philippines (for website updates)ii. Ms Brittney Adlynne R Anang of Malaysia (for points and results updates)iii. Ms Beatrice Alfred Lajawa (for coordinating with UCI)
b. Each host organizers will initiate to chair and call for a meeting during their event to discusscollectively on any matters pertaining on what needs to be improved, problems encounteredand the next course of action for the coming seriesc. The calendar for the following year will be discussed amongst the organizers
d. The Appointed Organizer’s Representatives for the current year will make up the Committee
Members of the Asia Mountain Bike Series of the said year.
7. ORGANISING THE SERIES
Each organizer will organize their event independently
a. Each organizer will appoint their own UCI and National Commissaires apart from thePresident of the Commissaire’s Panel which will be appointed by the UCI
b. Each organizer can add their own national categories with their own Winner Jersey eg.
Youth, Masters (according to age classifications)c. Each organizer can award series winner jersey with own design and sponsor for their raced. Each organizer is free to appoint their own sponsors
e. Each organizer can come up with their own package for accommodation, food andtransportation
f. Each organizer can set up their own account and mode of payments. Minimum Registration
Fee for each entry is 30 USD per person and it can be adjusted as per event class. A penalty
fee of USD20 per person will be imposed for late registration (less than 1 week before theevent).
8. EVENT LOGO
a. Each organizer is free to come up with their own design and logo in addition to the Asia
Mountain Bike Series logo.
b. Each organizer will include the ASIA MOUNTAINBIKE SERIES logo in their event

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Riders Eligibility
Only UCI Licensed riders are eligible to ride the ASIA MTB Series.

UCI JUNIOR WORLD XCO SERIES
Only Junior riders with 2017 UCI License are eligible to ride in the Junior XCO series of the ASIA MTBSERIESUCI JUNIOR WORLD XCO SERIES
Cross Country Categories
Cross Country Olympics (XCO)
UCI Women Junior (17-18 years)
UCI Men Junior (17-18 years)*A category will be cancelled if there is less than 5 participants registered after consultation with theorganizer and President of the Commissaire’s Panel

ASIA MTB SERIES
Anyone can ride and have the chance to win the Top awards in a specific category regardless ofnationality. The ASIA MTB SERIES Overall Title rider eligibility is however only for ASIAN riders(according to Passport Nationality) as specified in the Awards and Recognition.
ASIA MTB SERIES Categories
Individual Downhill Categories
Cross Country Olympics Categories
UCI Women Elite (17 years above)
UCI Women Elite (19 years above)
UCI Men Elite (17 years above)
UCI Men Elite(19 years above)
Men Master (30 years above)
Men (30 years above)*A category will be cancelled if there is less than 5 participants registered after consultation with theorganizer and President of the Commissaire’s Panel
LOCAL CATEGORY
Cross Country Categories
Cross Country Olympics (XCO)
Women Youth (16 years below)
Men Youth (16 years below)
Men Master A, B, C or D (according to age classification)Awards And RecognitionUCI JUNIOR WORLD XCO SERIES
Medals and Prize Money will be awarded
Cross Country Categories
Medal + Prize Money
UCI Women Junior (17-18 years)
Top 3 + Top 5
UCI Men Junior (17-18 years)
Top 3 + Top 5
Prize Money for the Top 5 of each category shall be based on UCI Financial Obligation for UCI JuniorWorld XCO series.

ASIA MTB SERIES WINNER
Medals and Prize Money will be awarded
Downhill Categories
UCI Women Elite (17 years above)
UCI Men Elite (17 years above)
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Medal + Prize MoneyTop 3 + Top 5
Top 3 + Top 5
Top 3 + Top 5

Cross Country Categories
Medal + Prize Money
UCI Women Elite (19 years above)
Top 3 + Top 5
UCI Men Elite (19 years above)
Top 3 + Top 5
Men Master (30 years above)
Top 3 + Top 5*The Current Series winners are obligated to wear the jersey in the following series
Prize Money for the Top 5 of each category shall be based on the UCI Financial Obligation according to
the host country’s Federation Group.
ASIA MTB SERIES OVERALL WINNER
The ASIA MTB Series Overall winners are only for the UCI recognized categories. This is eligible ONLY toASIAN nationality (according to passport nationality). Prize Money will be awarded to the Top 3 ASIA
Overall Classification which is counted from points received in each series. Medals are awarded to theTop 3 ASIA MTB Series Overall Classification winner. Champion Jerseys are awarded to the ASIA MTB
Series Overall Winners.
The prize monies to be awarded by the Finale organizer to the OVERALL WINNER will be shared equallyby the ASIA MTB Series organizers for the year
Downhill Categories
Women Elite
Men Elite
Men MasterJersey + Medal + Prize Money
Top 1 + Top 3 + Top 3
Top 1 + Top 3 + Top 3
Top 1 + Top 3 + Top 3

Cross Country Categories
Jersey + Medal + Prize Money
Women Junior (17-18 years)
Top 1 + Top 3 + Top 3
Women Elite (19 years above)
Top 1 + Top 3 + Top 3
Men Junior (17-18 years)
Top 1 + Top 3 + Top 3
Men Elite (19 years above)
Top 1 + Top 3 + Top 3
Men Master (30 years above)
Top 1 + Top 3 + Top 3* The Overall Champion winners are obligated to wear the jersey in the following year series unless heor she is also the Current Series, Continental or World Champion.
• In the event of a tie in points, the rider who won in the latest series will be deemed the Overall ASIAMTB Series Winner.

Series Points and Prize Money
1. The SERIES POINTS will be awarded the 1st to 10th positions in each categories and disciplines asfollows

20 – 18 – 16 – 14 – 12 – 10 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2
2. UCI Points for Men and Women Elite in the Cross Country and Downhill will be awarded by UCI
according to the class registered by each organiser as follows
2.1 Men & Women Elite C3 – Cross Country & Downhill

10 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 1
2.2 Men & Women Elite C2 – Cross Country & Downhill

30 – 20 – 15 – 12 – 10 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 1
2.3 Men & Women Elite C1 – Cross Country & Downhill

60 – 40 – 30 – 25 – 20 – 18 – 16 – 14 – 12 – 10 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2 - 1
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2.4 Men & Women Elite – Cross Country & Downhill (National Championship)

110 – 90 – 70 – 60 – 50 – 40 – 30 – 20 – 10 - 5
http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/17/29/73/4MTB-E1.01.2017_English.pdf3. UCI Junior XCO Series will be awarded by UCI to the top 25 junior riders in the Cross Country event

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
4. All these events is published on the UCI website on the following link, especially in case of changes(venues, dates, etc):
http://www.uci.ch/mountain-bike/calendar/
5. Minimum Prize Money scale for each of the SERIES will follow the UCI Financial Obligation according
to the event class and the Federation Group.
http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/News/18/01/18/MTB17-Multi_Neutral.pdf
6. The FINALE prize monies (1st to 3rd position only) will follow the minimum UCI Financial Obligation forClass 2 for Junior, Elite and Men Master categories for ASIA MTB Series, and UCI Junior World XCO
Series 2017 (if registered), to be payable via bank account of the winners.
Category
Men Elite
Women Elite
Men Junior
Women Junior
Men Master1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

€250
€250
€80
€80
€80

€200
€200
€65
€65
€65

€150
€150
€50
€50
€50

*All prize monies for each of the series are payable in the host country currency Equivalent

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