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Events at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships
Participating nations Qualification
Elite events
Elite road race	men	women
Elite time trial	men	women
Elite team time trial	men	women
Under-23 events
Under-23 road race	men
Under-23 time trial	men
Junior events
Junior road race	men	women
Junior time trial	men	women
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This page is an overview of the qualification criteria for the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.

Elite events

Elite men's road race

Qualification will be based on performances on the UCI run tours during 2014. Results from January to the middle of August would count towards the qualification criteria on both the 2014 UCI World Tour and the UCI Continental Circuits across the world, with the rankings being determined upon the release of the numerous tour rankings on 15 August 2014.

Tour	Ranking	Number of riders	Nations
UCI World Tour	Nations ranking	14 to enter, 9 to start	Spain  France  Italy  Netherlands  Colombia  Australia  Belgium  Poland  Germany  United Kingdom
	Individual ranking	5 to enter, 3 to start	Belarus  Canada  Lithuania  Luxembourg  South Africa  Slovakia
UCI Africa Tour	Nations ranking	9 to enter, 6 to start	Morocco
		5 to enter, 3 to start	Eritrea  Algeria
UCI America Tour	Nations ranking	9 to enter, 6 to start	Venezuela  United States
		5 to enter, 3 to start	Brazil  Costa Rica  Argentina
	Individual ranking	2 to enter, 1 to start	Ecuador
UCI Asia Tour	Nations ranking	9 to enter, 6 to start	Iran
		5 to enter, 3 to start	Kazakhstan  Japan  South Korea
UCI Europe Tour	Nations ranking	9 to enter, 6 to start	Ukraine  Russia  Slovenia  Denmark  Austria  Portugal
		5 to enter, 3 to start	Czech Republic   Switzerland  Norway  Ireland  Romania  Croatia  Estonia  Latvia
	Individual ranking	2 to enter, 1 to start	Sweden  Serbia  Bulgaria  Greece
UCI Oceania Tour	Nations ranking	5 to enter, 3 to start	New Zealand

Elite women's road race

Qualification will be based mainly on the 2014 UCI Nation Ranking as of 15 August 2014. 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.

Tour	Position	Number of riders	Qualified nations
2014 UCI World Rankings for nations	1–5	14 to enter, 7 to start	Netherlands  Italy  United States  Sweden  Germany
	6–15	13 to enter, 6 to start	United Kingdom  Russia  France  Belgium  Australia  Canada  Belarus  Brazil  New Zealand  Poland
	16–20	10 to enter, 5 to start	South Africa   Switzerland  Ukraine  Norway  Venezuela
	Other nations	6 to enter, 3 to start
Champion	Name
Outgoing World Champion	Marianne Vos (NED)
African Champion	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)
Pan American Champion	Arlenis Sierra (CUB)
Asian Champion	Mei Yu Hsiao (TAI)
European Champion (under-23)	Sabrina Stultiens (NED)
Oceanian Champion	Jessica Allen (AUS)

Elite men's time trial

All National Federations may enter 4 riders of whom 2 may start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions may take part.

Champion	Name
Outgoing World Champion	Tony Martin (GER)
African Champion	Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI)
Pan American Champion	Pedro Herrera (COL)
Asian Champion	Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ)
Oceanian Champion	Joseph Cooper (NZL)

Elite women's time trial

All National Federations may enter 4 riders of whom 2 may start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions may take part.

Champion	Name
Outgoing World Champion	Ellen van Dijk (NED)
African Champion	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)
Pan American Champion	Evelyn Stevens (USA)
Asian Champion	Na Ah-reum (KOR)
European Champion (under-23)	Mieke Kröger (GER)
Oceanian Champion	Shara Gillow (AUS)

Men's team time trial

It is an obligation for all 2014 UCI ProTeams to participate. Besides of that invitations are sent to the 20 leading teams of the 2014 UCI Europe Tour, top 5 leading teams of the 2013–14 UCI America Tour and 2013–14 UCI Asia Tour and the leading teams of the 2013–14 UCI Africa Tour and 2014 UCI Oceania Tour on 15 August 2014. Teams that accept the invitation within the deadline have the right to participate. Every participating team may register nine riders from its team roster (excluding stagiaires) and has to select six riders to compete in the event.

Tour	Places	Team	Number of riders
UCI ProTeams (Obligated to start)	1–18 (all)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	9 to enter, 6 to start
		Astana
		Belkin Pro Cycling
		BMC Racing Team
		Cannondale
		Team Europcar
		FDJ.fr
		Giant–Shimano
		Garmin–Sharp
		Team Katusha
		Lampre–Merida
		Lotto–Belisol
		Movistar Team
		Orica–GreenEDGE
		Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
		Team Sky
		Tinkoff–Saxo
		Trek Factory Racing
Invited UCI European teams by 2014 UCI Europe Tour	1–20	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
		Wallonie-Bruxelles
		Wanty–Groupe Gobert
		Cult Energy–Vital Water
		Bretagne–Séché Environnement
		Cofidis
		Roubaix–Lille Métropole
		NetApp–Endura
		Team Stölting
		Bardiani–CSF
		MG Kvis–Wilier
		Neri Sottoli
		Rabobank Development Team
		BDC Marcpol
		CCC–Polsat–Polkowice
		RusVelo
		Adria Mobil
		Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
		IAM Cycling
		Kolss Cycling Team
Invited UCI Asian teams by 2013–14 UCI Asia Tour	1–5	Tabriz Petrochemical Team
		Continental Team Astana
		Pishgaman Yazd
		Vini Fantini–Nippo
		OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team
Invited UCI American teams by 2013–14 UCI America Tour	1–5	Team SmartStop
		Funvic Brasilinvest–São José dos Campos
		Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
		Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
		Team Ecuador
Invited UCI African teams by 2013–14 UCI Africa Tour	1	MTN–Qhubeka
Invited UCI Oceanian teams by 2014 UCI Oceania Tour	1	Avanti Racing Team

Women's team time trial

Invitations are sent to the 25 leading UCI Women's Teams in the UCI Teams Ranking on 15 August 2014. Teams that accept the invitation within the deadline have the right to participate. Every participating team may register nine riders from its team roster (excluding stagiaires) and has to select six riders to compete in the event.

Under-23 events

Men's under-23 road race

Qualification is based on performances on the UCI run tours and the Men Under 23 Nations’ Cup during 2014. Results from January to the middle of August would count towards the qualification criteria. The first 5 nations of the final classification of the Men Under 23 Nations’ Cup are entitled to an extra rider. In addition to this number the current continental champions may take part. The outgoing World Champion is not allowed to start because she is not an under-23 rider anymore.

Tour	Position	Number of riders	Nations
Organizing nation	—	10 to enter, 5 to start	Spain
UCI Africa Tour	1	10 to enter, 5 to start	Eritrea
	2	8 to enter, 4 to start	South Africa
	3-5	6 to enter, 3 to start	Morocco  Algeria  Rwanda
UCI America Tour	1-3	10 to enter, 5 to start	Colombia  Costa Rica  United States
	4-6	8 to enter, 4 to start	Guatemala  Chile  Venezuela
	7-10	6 to enter, 3 to start	Brazil  Mexico  Jamaica  Puerto Rico
UCI Asia Tour	1-2	10 to enter, 5 to start	Kazakhstan  Malaysia
	3-4	8 to enter, 4 to start	Iran  Macau
	5-7	6 to enter, 3 to start	Hong Kong  South Korea  India
UCI Europe Tour	1-15	10 to enter, 5 to start	Denmark  Netherlands  France  Italy  Belgium  Germany  United Kingdom  Norway  Russia  Austria   Switzerland  Romania  Turkey  Poland  Slovenia
	16–20	8 to enter, 4 to start	Albania  Portugal  Slovakia  Georgia  Bosnia and Herzegovina
	21–25 & 27	6 to enter, 3 to start	Latvia  Ireland  Azerbaijan  Moldova  Belarus  Serbia
UCI Oceania Tour	1	10 to enter, 5 to start	Australia
	2	6 to enter, 3 to start	New Zealand
Men Under 23 Nations’ Cup		6 to enter, 3 to start	TBD
Champion	Name
Pan American Champion	Fernando Gaviria (COL)
Asian Champion	Vadim Galeyev (KAZ)
European Champion (under-23)	Stefan Küng (SUI)
Oceanian Champion	Robert Power (AUS)

Men's under-23 time trial

All National Federations may enter 4 riders of whom 2 may start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions may take part.

Champion	Name
Outgoing World Champion	Damien Howson (AUS)
African Champion	Willem Jakobus Smit (RSA)
Pan American Champion	Rodrigo Contreras (COL)
Asian Champion	Viktor Okishev (KAZ)
European Champion	Stefan Küng (SUI)
Oceanian Champion	Harry Carpenter (AUS)

Junior events

Men's junior road race

Qualification will be based mainly on the final UCI Juniors Nations' Cup ranking as of 15 August 2014. The first ten nations in this classification qualified 6 riders to start, the next five nations qualified 5 riders to start and the next 5 nations qualified 4 riders to start. Spain, as the organizing nation, shall be entitled 5 riders to start. Other nations and non ranked nations had the possibility to send 3 riders to start. Moreover, continental champions are qualified to take part in the race on top of the nation numbers. The outgoing World Champion is not allowed to take part because he is not a junior rider anymore.

Tour	Position	Number of riders	Nations
UCI Juniors Nations' Cup ranking	1–10	12 to enter, 6 to start	France  Denmark  Belgium  Germany  United States  Russia  Italy  Norway  Slovenia  Netherlands
	11–15	10 to enter, 5 to start	Switzerland  United Kingdom  Australia  Sweden  Ireland
	16–20	8 to enter, 4 to start	Kazakhstan  Canada  Czech Republic  Japan  Slovakia
Organizing nation	—	10 to enter, 5 to start	Spain
Other nations	—	6 to enter, 3 to start	TBD
Champion	Name
African Champion	Abderrahim Zahiri (MAR)
Pan American Champion	Wilmar Paredes (COL)
Asian Champion	Grigoriy Shtein (KAZ)
European Champion (under-23)	Edoardo Affini (ITA)
Oceanian Champion	Lucas Hamilton (AUS)

Women's junior road race

All National Federations may enter 8 riders of whom 4 may start. In addition to this number the current continental champions may take part. The outgoing World Champion is not allowed to start because she is not a junior rider anymore.

Champion	Name
Outgoing World Champion	Amalie Dideriksen (DEN)
African Champion	Monique Gerber (RSA)
Pan American Champion	Karen Flores (MEX)
Asian Champion	Nadezhda Geneleva (KAZ)
European Champion	Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA)
Oceanian	Elizabeth Stannard (NZL)

Men's junior time trial

All National Federations may enter 4 riders of whom 2 may start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions may take part.

Champion	Name
Outgoing World Champion	Igor Decraene (BEL)
African Champion	Ivan Venter (RSA)
Pan American Champion	Jaime Testrepo (COL)
Asian Champion	Kim Ji-Hun (KOR)
European Champion	Lennard Kaemna (GER)
Oceanian Champion	Michael Strorer (AUS)

Women's junior time trial

All National Federations may enter 4 riders of whom 2 may start. In addition to this number the current continental champions may take part. The outgoing World Champion is not allowed to start because she is not a junior rider anymore.

Champion	Name
Pan American Champion	Camila Valbuena (COL)
Asian Champion	Yekaterina Yuraitis (KAZ)
European Champion	Aafke Soet (NED)
Oceanian Champion	Alexandra Manly (AUS)

References

1. ^ "Qualification System for the 2014 UCI Road World Championships: Men Elite Road Race". Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
2. ^ "Competition Guide Appendices" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
3. ^ "Competition Guide Apendixes". UCI. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
4. UCI. "Women Elite UCI Ranking Team". UCI. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

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