UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  16.20.016  [article abrogated on 01.01.10] 16.20.017  Subject to article 16.1.006, the first three riders in each race shall receive from the  organizer, respectively, a gold medal (1$^{st}$ place), a silver medal (2$^{nd}$ place) and a bronze  medal (3$^{rd}$ place). 16.20.018  At the conclusion of each individual race of each event, points are awarded to the first  ten riders according to article 16.18.004 for the individual road or track para-cycling world  cup ranking.  16.20.018  At the end of each round of the world cup, the top ten teams will be awarded the  bis  number of points set out in the table in article 16.19.004 for the road or track para-cycling  world cup team ranking.  16.20.019  A «Para-cycling ROAD and Para-cycling TRACK World Cup» ranking by sport class and  by gender will be published the week following every event.  E0121  PARA-CYCLING  85  At the conclusion of every competition, the tied riders in the general ranking will be  decided by the greatest number of 1$^{st}$ places, 2$^{nd}$ places, etc. by considering only places  awarding points. If they are still tied, the best ranking in the most recent event will serve  as a tie breaker.  (article introduced on 01.10.13)  The same applies to the third-placed team of this Nation.  The second-placed team of a Nation, irrespective of the athletes it  comprises, shall not add points to the overall ranking but shall keep its place  in the classification for the round of the world cup.  Comment: In other words, in order to draw up the world cup team ranking, the highest  placed team of a Nation (irrespective of the athletes it comprises, who may  change from one round to the next) shall contribute the corresponding  points to the ranking for that Nation.  For the Team Ranking of the para-cycling road world cup, when a nation has more than  one team registered, all of its teams are taken into account in accordance with their order  of finishing. In the second round of the world cup, teams are again considered in  accordance with the order of finishing, regardless of the athletes making up the team.  (And so on for the following rounds.)  Composite teams are not considered for the purposes of the para-cycling world cup team  ranking.  (text modified on 01.10.13)  (text modified on 01.07.11; 01.10.12)  Individual Ranking  Team Ranking (Team Relay and Team Sprint) 