UCI race classifications
The Union Cycliste Internationale, 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, and its importance or difficulty. 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 race '2'. The second part of the code indicates the race ranking. From highest to lowest these are;
'.WT',
'.Pro',
'.1',
'.2'.
For example, a race rated 1.1 equates to a one-day, category 1 race. A race classification ‘U’ denotes an U-23 race and ‘NCup’ a Nations Cup race involving national teams or ‘mixed teams’.
| Code | Description | Examples | Participation |
| WT | UCI World Tour-races | Tour de France, Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Tour de Suisse, UAE Tour | UCI WorldTeams. UCI professional continental teams need a wild card In events covered by article 2.15.154: National team of the organising country |
| 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 | UCI WorldTeams UCI professional continental teams UCI continental teams National teams UCI foreign continental teams |
| 1.1 2.1 | One-day race Stage race | Le Samyn Tour de Taiwan Tour of Slovakia | UCI WorldTeams UCI professional continental teams UCI continental teams National teams |
| 1.2 2.2 | One-day race Stage race | Paris–Troyes Tour de Normandie | UCI professional continental teams of the country UCI continental teams National teams UCI foreign professional continental teams Regional and club teams |
Mountain biking
The mountain bike discipline includes the following events comprising the formats listed below:| Code | Description |
| XC XCO XCM XCP XCC XCE XCT XCR XCS | Cross-country: XC Cross-country Olympic: XCO Cross-country marathon: XCM Cross-country point-to-point: XCP Cross-country short circuit: XCC Cross-country eliminator: XCE Cross-country time trial: XCT Cross-country team relay: XCR Cross-country stage race: XCS |
| DH DHI DHM | Downhill: DH Downhill individual: DHI Downhill marathon: DHM |
| 4X | Four cross: 4X |
| END | Enduro: END |