UCI World Championships
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The Union Cycliste Internationale
(UCI) organises UCI World Championships to determine world champion cyclists. These take place annually and are organized around nations rather than trade teams.
Winners of the world championships are considered the World Cycling Champion for which they receive a gold medal and earn the right to wear the Rainbow Jersey
for a full year in the respective discipline they are world champion. Events are organised for male and females and also for youth and junior categories.
Events are organised in the following disciplines:
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
(UCI) organises UCI World Championships to determine world champion cyclists. These take place annually and are organized around nations rather than trade teams.
Winners of the world championships are considered the World Cycling Champion for which they receive a gold medal and earn the right to wear the Rainbow Jersey
Rainbow jersey
The Rainbow jersey is the distinctive jersey worn by the reigning world champion in a bicycle racing discipline. The jersey is predominantly white with five horizontal bands in the UCI colours around the chest. From the bottom up the colours are: green, yellow, black, red and blue; the same colours...
for a full year in the respective discipline they are world champion. Events are organised for male and females and also for youth and junior categories.
Events are organised in the following disciplines:
- UCI Road World ChampionshipsUCI Road World ChampionshipsThe UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
- UCI Track Cycling World ChampionshipsUCI Track Cycling World ChampionshipsThe UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
- UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
- UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World ChampionshipsUCI Mountain Bike Marathon World ChampionshipsThe UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships is the world championship event for marathon mountain bike races. Inaugurated by the Union Cycliste Internationale in 2003, the event is held annually in single classes for men and women. The 2003 event was organized alongside the UCI Mountain Bike...
- UCI Cyclo-cross World ChampionshipsUCI Cyclo-cross World ChampionshipsThe UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale consists of both a men's and women's cyclo-cross world championship:* Men - UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race...
- UCI BMX World ChampionshipsUCI BMX World ChampionshipsUCI BMX World Championships are the world championships for BMX racing held under the regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's international governing body....
- UCI Indoor Cycling World ChampionshipsUCI Indoor Cycling World ChampionshipsThe UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the disciplines and distances in Artistic cycling and a tournament of cycle ball. The World Championships are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale.-Men:-Women:...
- UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
- UCI Para-cycling Track World ChampionshipsUCI Para-cycling Track World ChampionshipsThe UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships are the world championships for track cycling where athletes with a physical disability compete, organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale ....