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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale.

The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style of race (the first part), and its importance or difficulty (the second and third parts, lower being harder). The first part can be an integer or an abbreviation, and the second part, when present, are usually integers. Both parts are separated by a period or decimal point (.).

A higher rated race will result in the successful riders receiving more world ranking points.

Road racing

UCI race classifications are denoted as follows:

The first part of the code denotes whether the race is one-day '1', or a multi-day (stage) race '2'. The second part of the code indicates the race ranking.^[1] From highest to lowest these are: '.UWT' (UCI World Tour) or '.WWT' (Women’s World Tour), '.Pro', '.1', and '.2'.

For example, a race rated 1.1 equates to a one-day, category 1 race.^[2] A race classification ‘U’ (e.g. 2.2U) denotes an U-23 race and ‘NCup’ (e.g. 1.NCup) a Nations Cup race involving national teams or ‘mixed teams’.

Code	Description	Examples	Participation^[3]^[4]
1.UWT 2.UWT	UCI World Tour-races	Tour de France, Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Tour de Suisse, UAE Tour	UCI WorldTeams (compulsory participation). UCI ProTeams need a wild card In events covered by article 2.15.154: National team of the organising country
1.WWT 2.WWT	UCI Women's World Tour-races	Strade Bianche Donne, La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Giro Donne, Simac Ladies Tour	UCI Women's World Teams (compulsory participation)
1.Pro 2.Pro	One-day race Stage race	Paris–Tours Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Arctic Race of Norway Tour of Utah Tour de Langkawi Tour of Slovenia Tour de Yorkshire Deutschland Tour Vuelta a San Juan	UCI WorldTeams (max 70%) UCI ProTeams UCI Continental teams (of the country the race is in) National teams (of the country of the organiser) UCI foreign continental teams (max. 2)
1.1 2.1	One-day race Stage race	Le Samyn Tour de Taiwan Tour of Slovakia Tour of Thailand Volta A Portugal	UCI WorldTeams (max 50%) UCI ProTeams UCI continental teams National teams
1.2 2.2	One-day race Stage race	Paris–Troyes, Tour de Normandie, International Syrian Tour	UCI ProTeams of the country UCI continental teams National teams UCI foreign ProTeams (max. 2) Regional and club teams

Mountain biking

The mountain bike discipline includes the following events comprising the formats listed below:^[5]


Code	Description
XC XCO XCM XCP XCC XCE XCT XCR XCS	Cross-country: XC (Chapter II cross-country events) Cross-country Olympic: XCO Cross-country marathon: XCM Cross-country point-to-point: XCP (point to point) Cross-country short circuit: XCC (Short Track) Cross-country eliminator: XCE Cross-country time trial: XCT (Time Trial) Cross-country team relay: XCR (Team Relay) Cross-country stage race: XCS (Stage races)
DH DHI DHM	Downhill: DH (downhill) (Chapter III downhill events) Downhill individual: DHI Downhill marathon: DHM
4X	Four cross: 4X (Chapter IV four cross events)
END	Enduro: END (Chapter IVa enduro events)

Cyclo-cross

All cyclo-cross races are identified by the code 'C'. Again, no decimal point is used in the written form of the classifications.^[6]

Code tables

Code	Meaning
JO	Olympic Games (Jeux Olympiques)
JR	Regional Games (Jeux Régionaux)
CM	World Championships (Championnat Mondial)
WT	World Tour
GT	Grand Tour
CDM	World Cup (Coupe du Monde)
PRO	ProSeries (Beyond Category)
CN	National Championships (Championnats Nationaux)
CC	Continental Championships (Championnats Continentaux)
CMM	World Masters Championships (Championnats du Monde Masters)
1	Category 1
2	Category 2
3	Category 3

References

^ Conti, British (13 January 2020). "Race classifications: an explainer". thebritishcontinental.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ "Race classifications: Written By: British Conti". The British Continental Website. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^ As in UCI Europe Tour
^ UCI Cycling Regulations, Part 2 Road Races, 2.1.005
^ "UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS – PART 4 MOUNTAIN BIKE" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale.
^ "Regulations". www.uci.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

External links

UCI codes explained – cyclingnews.com – Jeff Jones and John Stevenson

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[1] Conti, British (13 January 2020). "Race classifications: an explainer". thebritishcontinental.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[2] "Race classifications: Written By: British Conti". The British Continental Website. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

[3] As in UCI Europe Tour

[4] UCI Cycling Regulations, Part 2 Road Races, 2.1.005

[5] "UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS – PART 4 MOUNTAIN BIKE" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale.

[6] "Regulations". www.uci.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

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 The '''[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]''' ('''UCI'''), the world's governing body in the sport of [[bicycle racing]], '''classifies races''' according to a rating scale.
-The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style of race (the first part), and its importance or difficulty (the second and third parts). The first part can be an [[integer]] or an abbreviation, and the second part, when present, are usually integers. Both parts are separated by a period or decimal point ('''.''').
+The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style of race (the first part), and its importance or difficulty (the second and third parts, lower being harder). The first part can be an [[integer]] or an abbreviation, and the second part, when present, are usually integers. Both parts are separated by a period or decimal point ('''.''').
 A higher rated race will result in the successful riders receiving more [[UCI Road World Rankings|world ranking]] points.
 == Road racing ==
+UCI race classifications are denoted as follows:
-The first part of the codes to rate a [[road bicycle racing|road race]] is '1' for a one-day race, and '2' for a multi-day (stage) race.  They are separated from the second part of the classification, the ranking, by a decimal point. 'HC' (''beyond categorization'', from French ''hors catégorie'') is the highest ranking category, followed by '1' and then '2'. For example, a race rated 1.1 equates to a one-day, category 1 race.
+The first part of the code denotes whether the [[road bicycle racing|race]] is one-day '1', or a multi-day (stage) race '2'. The second part of the code indicates the race ranking.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Conti|first=British|date=13 January 2020|title=Race classifications: an explainer|url=https://thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2020/01/13/race-classifications/|access-date=5 January 2022|website=thebritishcontinental.co.uk|language=en-US}}</ref> From highest to lowest these are: '.UWT' (''UCI World Tour'') or '.WWT' (''Women’s World Tour''), '.Pro', '.1', and '.2'.
+For example, a race rated 1.1 equates to a one-day, category 1 race.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2018/12/07/race-classifications/ |publisher=The British Continental Website |title=Race classifications: Written By: British Conti |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> A race classification ‘U’ (e.g. 2.2U) denotes an [[Under-23 sport|U-23 race]] and ‘NCup’ (e.g. 1.NCup) a Nations Cup race involving national teams or ‘mixed teams’.
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 ! Description
 ! Examples
-! Participation<ref>As in UCI Europe Tour</ref><ref>[http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/17/42/14/2-ROA-20160101-E_English.pdf UCI Cycling Regulations, Part 2 Road Races], 2.1.005</ref>
+! Participation<ref>As in UCI Europe Tour</ref><ref>[https://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/rules-and-regulations/part-ii---road-races.pdf?sfvrsn=448068eb_26 UCI Cycling Regulations, Part 2 Road Races], 2.1.005</ref>
+|-
+| '''1.UWT'''<br />'''2.UWT'''
+| [[UCI World Tour]]-races
+| [[Tour de France]],<br /> [[Tour of Flanders]],<br />[[Paris–Roubaix]],<br />[[Liège–Bastogne–Liège]],<br />[[Tour de Suisse]],<br />[[UAE Tour]]<br/>
+| [[UCI_WorldTeam|UCI WorldTeams]] (compulsory participation).<br />UCI ProTeams need a ''[[wild card (sports)|wild card]]''<br />In events covered by article 2.15.154: National team of the organising country
 |-
-| '''WT'''
+| '''1.WWT'''<br />'''2.WWT'''
-| [[UCI WorldTour]]-races
+| [[UCI Women's World Tour]]-races
-| [[Tour de France]],<br /> [[Tour of Flanders]],<br />[[Paris–Roubaix]],<br />[[Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]
+| [[Strade Bianche Donne]],<br /> [[La Flèche Wallonne Féminine]],<br />[[Giro Donne]],<br />[[Simac Ladies Tour]]<br />
+| UCI Women's World Teams (compulsory participation)
-| [[List of 2016 UCI WorldTeams and riders|UCI WorldTeams]] (compulsory participation).<br />[[List of 2016 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams|UCI professional continental teams]] need ''[[wild card (sports)|wild card]]''<br />In events covered by article 2.15.154: National team of the organising country
 |-
-| '''1.HC'''<br />'''2.HC'''
+| '''1.Pro'''<br />'''2.Pro'''
 | One-day race<br />Stage race
-| [[Paris–Tours]]<br />[[Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne]]<br />[[Arctic Race of Norway]]</br />[[Tour of Utah]]</br />[[Tour of Turkey]]</br />[[Tour De Langkawi]]
+| [[Paris–Tours]]<br />[[Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne]]<br />[[Arctic Race of Norway]]<br/>[[Tour of Utah]]<br/>[[Tour de Langkawi]]<br>[[Tour of Slovenia]]<br>[[Tour de Yorkshire]]<br>[[Deutschland Tour]]<br>[[Vuelta a San Juan]]<br>
-| UCI WorldTeams (max 70%)<br />UCI professional continental teams<br />UCI continental teams (of the country the race is in)<br />UCI foreign continental teams (max. 2)<br />National teams (of the country of the organiser)<br />UCI foreign professional continental teams (max. 2)
+| UCI WorldTeams (max 70%)<br />UCI ProTeams<br />UCI Continental teams (of the country the race is in)<br />National teams (of the country of the organiser)<br />UCI foreign continental teams (max. 2)
 |-
 | '''1.1'''<br />'''2.1'''
 | One-day race<br />Stage race
+| [[Le Samyn]]<br>[[Tour de Taiwan]]<br>[[Tour of Slovakia]]<br>[[Tour of Thailand]]<br>[[Volta A Portugal]]
-| [[Tour de Yorkshire]]
-| UCI WorldTeams (max 50%)<br />UCI professional continental teams<br />UCI continental teams<br />National teams
+| UCI WorldTeams (max 50%)<br />UCI ProTeams<br />UCI continental teams<br />National teams
 |-
 | '''1.2'''<br />'''2.2'''
 | One-day race<br />Stage race
-| [[Paris–Troyes]]<br />[[Tour de Normandie]]
+| [[Paris–Troyes]],<br />[[Tour de Normandie]],<br />[[International Syrian Tour]]
-| UCI professional continental teams of the country<br />UCI continental teams<br />National teams<br />UCI foreign professional continental teams (max. 2)<br/>Regional and club teams
+| UCI ProTeams of the country<br />UCI continental teams<br />National teams<br />UCI foreign ProTeams (max. 2)<br/>Regional and club teams
 |}
 == Mountain biking ==
+The mountain bike discipline includes the following events comprising the formats listed below:<ref>{{Cite web|title=UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS – PART 4 MOUNTAIN BIKE|url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/761l7gh5x5an/52jcyhbOYV5t64uHFYspXQ/875a24b855c28e47a0da0e4b309b8ab1/2021.11.25_-MTB_EN-left_column_final.pdf|website=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]}}</ref>
-There are two possible codes to indicate a [[mountain biking|mountain bike race]] rating: 'E' for a single-day race, and 'D' for a multi-day race.  There is no decimal point in a written mountain bike classification.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+
+!Code
+!Description
+|-
+|XC
+XCO
+XCM
+XCP
+XCC
+XCE
+XCT
+XCR
+XCS
+|Cross-country: XC (Chapter II cross-country events)
+Cross-country Olympic: XCO
+Cross-country marathon: XCM
+Cross-country point-to-point: XCP (point to point)
+Cross-country short circuit: XCC (Short Track)
+Cross-country eliminator: XCE
+Cross-country time trial: XCT (Time Trial)
+Cross-country team relay: XCR (Team Relay)
+Cross-country stage race: XCS (Stage races)
+|-
+|DH
+DHI
+DHM
+|Downhill: DH (downhill) (Chapter III downhill events)
+Downhill individual: DHI
+Downhill marathon: DHM
+|-
+|4X
+|Four cross: 4X (Chapter IV four cross events)
+|-
+|END
+|Enduro: END (Chapter IVa enduro events)
+|}
 == Cyclo-cross ==
-All [[cyclo-cross]] races are identified by the code 'C'. Again, no decimal point is used in the written form of the classifications.
+All [[cyclo-cross]] races are identified by the code 'C'. Again, no decimal point is used in the written form of the classifications.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regulations|url=https://www.uci.org/regulations/3MyLDDrwJCJJ0BGGOFzOat|access-date=5 January 2022|website=www.uci.org|language=en-gb}}</ref>
 == Code tables ==
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 ! JO
 | [[Olympic Games]] (''Jeux Olympiques'')
+|-
+! JR
+| Regional Games (''Jeux Régionaux'')
 |-
 ! CM
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 | [[UCI Road World Cup|World Cup]] (''Coupe du Monde'')
 |-
-! HC
+! PRO
-| [[Hors Class]] (Beyond Category)
+| [[UCI ProSeries|ProSeries]] (Beyond Category)
 |-
 ! CN
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 ==External links==
-* [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/features/?id=2004/uci_codes UCI codes explained - cyclingnews.com - Jeff Jones and John Stevenson]
+* [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/features/?id=2004/uci_codes UCI codes explained – cyclingnews.com – Jeff Jones and John Stevenson]
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