The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup is a season-long competition in cyclo-cross , organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). First held in the 1993–1994 season, there are currently six awards, tailored to the different categories of riders: Elite Men, Elite Women, Under 23 Men, Under 23 Women, Junior Men and Junior Women.
6-697: The World Cup is not to be confused with the World Championship , also organised by the UCI, which is a single one day race that awards the winner with a rainbow jersey to be worn in every race till the next World Championship. Typically the World Championships are held a week or two after the end of the World Cup at the end of January or early February. In November 2014 the first round of the World Cup ever to take place outside mainland Europe
12-493: The world championships for cyclo-cross organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Starting in 2022, seven events are organized each year – men's elite , women's elite , men's under 23 , women's under 23 , men's under 18 (Men's Juniors), women's under 18 (Women's Juniors) and a Mixed team relay event. Traditionally, the elite events are held on a Sunday with the other events held on
18-599: The Saturday the day before. The UCI awards a gold medal and a rainbow jersey to the winner. Silver and bronze medals are awarded to the second and third place contestants. World champions wear their rainbow jersey until the following year's championship, but they may wear it only in the type of event in which they won it. First held in 1950 it replaced the Critérium International de Cyclo-cross (French for International Cyclo-cross Criterium ) which, as
24-507: The World Cup classification points are awarded based on the following table. For Under-23 and junior classification only the best 4 or 5 results, depending on the number of races, are taken into account for the final world cup classification. At the end of each race the leader of the general classification in each category is awarded a special jersey. This jersey is to be worn only at the world cup races. UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships are
30-442: The first international cyclo-cross race, was considered the unofficial world championship. It has since been held annually and is traditionally disputed at the end of January or the beginning of February. At first there was only the event for elite men. Events for junior and under 23 men were added in 1979 and 1996 respectively; women's events were added for the elites and under 23s in 2000 and 2016 respectively. Beyond these, there also
36-656: Was held in Milton Keynes, England. The following September, the CrossVegas competition was incorporated into the World Cup for the first time, becoming the first World Cup round to be held in the United States. There are 5 race categories. Women Under-23 (aged 19 to 22) take part in the Elite Women race but a separate ranking and award ceremony is organized for Under-23 contestants. During each race
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