Table 3

Recommended exposure measures for each UCI cycling discipline

DisciplineEvents/subdisciplinePreferred exposure measures
Road cycling

  • All events, including para-cycling.

1000 hours of training/competition.
100 race days.*
Track cyclingSprint events, including para-cycling

  • Individual sprint.

  • Team sprint.

  • 1000 m/500 m time trial.

  • Keirin.

  • Para-cycling only: tandem sprint.

100 starts.
Endurance events, including para-cycling

  • Individual pursuit.

  • Team pursuit.

  • Points race.

  • Madison.

  • Scratch race.

1000 hours of training/competition.
Mountain bikeEndurance events

  • Mountain bike cross-country.

  • Enduro.

  • Eliminator.

  • E-mountain bike.

1000 hours of training/competition.
100 race days.*
Non-endurance events

  • Mountain bike downhill.

  • Four-cross.

  • Alpine snow bike.

100 runs.
Cyclo-cross

  • All events.

1000 hours of training/competition.
100 race days*
BMX

  • Racing – all events.

1000 hours of training/competition.
100 runs.

  • Freestyle park competition.

1000 hours of training/competition.
100 runs.
TrialsAll events.1000 hours of training/competition
100 runs
Indoor cyclingArtistic cycling and all events.1000 hours of training/competition.
100 routines.
Cycle ball.1000 hours of training/competition.
100 matches.

  • *Supplementary measure of competition exposure.

  • UCI, Union Cycliste Internationale.