UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  Chapter XIX PARA-CYCLING NATIONS’ RANKING  National Championships  16.19.001  The UCI has established a ranking by nation on both road and track.  16.19.002  Points cumulated on the nations’ ranking from the national championships will be  awarded under the following principals:  16.19.003  Para-cycling road and track nations’ ranking will be established on December 31st of  every year.  16.19.004 Points for team events will be awarded to the nations as follows, and in accordance with  the table at article 16.18.004:  − Men and women team event rankings are drawn up separately;  − In the case of a mixed team (men and women), each athlete will afford to his  nation a third of the points available in either the men or women team event  ranking (e.g.: a mixed team winning a round of the world cup made up of two  men and one woman would give 20 points to the men’s team ranking and 10  points to the women’s team ranking);  (chapter changed on 01.02.09)  The nations’ ranking is drawn up on the basis of points obtained by the best athlete of  each nation participating in international calendar competitions in accordance with article  16.18.003, for each event, sport class and gender.  The classification status of athletes taken into account for the nations’ ranking must be  review (R) or confirmed (C).  Points accumulated through the national championships are also taken into account for  the nations’ ranking.  This ranking shall be called «UCI Para-cycling Nations’ Ranking».  (text modified on 01.07.10; 01.10.13)  Ten (10) points will be granted to nations, by sport class (C5, C4,...) and by gender,  represented at the national championships (road and track), independently of the number  of events in which the athletes participate and of the number of athletes in the sport class.  UCI is the exclusive owner.  (text modified on 01.01.10)  If need be, the nations’ ranking will be corrected.  E0121  PARA-CYCLING  80 