2009 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification

This page is an overview of the qualification criteria for the 2009 UCI Road World Championships.

Elite events

edit

Elite men's road race

edit

Qualification was based on performances on the UCI run tours during 2009. Results from January to the middle of August would count towards the qualification criteria on both the 2009 UCI ProTour and the UCI Continental Circuits across the world, with the rankings being determined upon the release of the numerous tour rankings on 15 August 2009.[1]

14 to be enrolled, 9 to start [2]
  Spain
  Italy
  Belgium
  Germany
  Luxembourg
  Australia
  United States
  United Kingdom
  Russia
  Norway
9 to be enrolled, 6 to start
  South Africa
  Colombia
  Venezuela
  Kazakhstan
  France
  Netherlands
  Slovenia
  Poland
  Ukraine
  Denmark
  Switzerland
5 to be enrolled, 3 to start
  Tunisia
  Argentina
  Canada
  Brazil
  Japan
  Iran
  Portugal
  Estonia
  Austria
  Croatia
  Hungary
  Sweden
  Latvia
  Serbia
  New Zealand
  Czech Republic
  Ireland
  Slovakia
  Belarus
2 to be enrolled, 1 to start
  Lithuania
  Finland
  Namibia
  Cuba
  Chile
  Costa Rica
  Ecuador
  Uruguay
  Bulgaria

Elite women's road race

edit

Qualification will be based mainly on the 2009 UCI Nation Ranking as of 15 August 2009. The first five nations in this classification qualified 7 riders to start, the next ten nations qualified 6 riders to start and the next 5 nations qualified 5 riders to start. Other nations and non ranked nations had the possibility to send 3 riders to start. Moreover, the outgoing World Champion and continental champions are qualified to take part in the race on top of the nation numbers.

Elite men's time trial

edit

All National Federations were allowed to register four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions may take part.[1]

Elite women's time trial

edit

All National Federations were allowed to register four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.[1]

Champion Name Note
Outgoing World Champion   Amber Neben (USA)
African Champion   Cashandra Slingerland (RSA) Did not participate
Asian Champion   Tang Kerong (CHN)
European Champion (under-23)   Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Oceanian Champion   Bridie O'Donnell (AUS)

Under-23 events

edit

Men's under-23 road race

edit

Men's under-23 time trial

edit

All National Federations were allowed to register four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions may take part

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c "Competition Guide Apendixes". UCI. Retrieved 15 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ UCI Entry Regulations Archived 2009-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 15-09-09