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Race types
4.1.001 The mountain bike discipline includes the following events comprising the specialties
listed below:
A. 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)
B. Downhill: DH (downhill) (Chapter III downhill events)
Individual downhill: DHI
Massed-start downhill: DHM
C. Four Cross: 4X (Chapter IV four cross events)
§ 2 Age categories and participation
4.1.002 Participation in races is organised on the basis of the age categories set out in articles
1.1.034 to 1.1.037, except as specified below.
Women under 23
4.1.003 In cross-country Olympic mountain biking, women aged from 19 to 22 are grouped in
an "under 23" category.
Cross-country Olympic – XCO
4.1.004 Except in the UCI world championships, continental championships and, at the
discretion of national federations, national championships, under 23 men and women
can ride the events for elite men and women respectively, even if a separate event is
being run for under 23 riders.
Separate under 23 XCO world cup events are organised for men and women. The first
10 men U23 and the first 5 women U23 of the last UCI XCO individual ranking of the
preceding year can decide whether they want to race the entire world cup season as
elite or U23. All other U23 riders must race the world cup season in the U23 category.
Cross-country Marathon – XCM
4.1.005 Cross-country marathon events are open to all riders aged 19 or over and include
masters categories. No separate results must be submitted for under 23 or masters
categories. UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS
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Cross-country Eliminator - XCE
Cross-country Eliminator events are open to all riders aged 17 or over. No separate
results must be submitted for the junior, under 23 or elite categories.
Cross-country short circuit – XCC
Cross-country short circuit events are open to all riders aged 17 or over. No separate
results must be submitted for the junior, under 23 or elite categories.