UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  2.3.039 Any rider finishing in a time exceeding that of the winner by more than 8% shall not be  placed. The time limit may in exceptional circumstances be increased by the  commissaires panel in consultation with the organiser.  At the world championships and at the Olympic Games, any rider who is dropped and  lapped by the lead riders before they start their final lap shall be eliminated and must  leave the race. All other riders shall be classified in accordance with their position.  (text modified on 1.01.99; 1.01.05; 1.01.13).  2.3.040 All riders in a given bunch shall be credited with the same time when they cross the  finishing line.  Timekeeper-commissaires shall continue to officiate until the broom wagon arrives. They  shall also record the times of riders that finish after the set deadlines and shall hand the  list of recorded times to the president of the commissaires panel.  (text modified on 1.01.05).  2.3.041 All times recorded by the timekeeper-commissaires shall be rounded down to the nearest  second.  (text modified on 1.01.05).  2.3.042 In case of track finishes, the whole surface of the track may be used.  Riders' times may be recorded as they enter the track. Moreover, the commissaires may  decide on a neutralisation at the entrance to the track in order to avoid the mixing of  riders from different bunches.  If the track is impracticable, the finishing line shall be moved off the track and riders shall  be informed by all available means.  2.3.043 If, after all technical means available have been exhausted, it is still not possible to  separate riders for one of the first three places at the world championships or Olympic  Games, these riders shall each be awarded the placing in question. No award shall be  made for the following placing, or, where there is a three-way tie, for the following two  placings.  (text modified on 1.01.04).  2.3.044 The team classification shall be optional. It shall be based on the sum of the three best  individual times for each team.  In the event of a tie, teams shall be separated on the basis of the sums of the placings  obtained by their three best placed riders.  In the event that the positions are still tied, the teams shall be separated by the placing  of their best rider.  (text modified on 1.01.02; 1.01.03).  2.3.045 [article abrogated on 1.01.21]. 47  ROAD RACES  E170421 