UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  Chapter XVIII PARA-CYCLING INDIVIDUAL RANKING  (chapter changed on 01.02.09)  16.18.001  UCI has created a yearly ranking of riders per sport class and gender, on road and track.  These individual rankings take in account the following events:  − Track: kilometer/500 m, sprint and individual pursuit, scratch race;  − Road: individual time trial and road race.  This ranking shall be called «UCI Para-cycling Individual ranking per sport class» and  shall be the exclusive property of the UCI.  (text modified on 01.01.11; 01.10.11; 01.10.13)  16.18.002  The International Cycling Union has created a ranking comprising a number of  competitions designated each year by the UCI Management Committee.  16.18.003 The ranking of each sport class shall be established according to the points obtained by  riders participating in competitions on the international calendar, according to the  following guidelines:  International Calendar  Paralympic Games and  World Championships :  − Points will be awarded for each event in accordance with article 16.18.001.  − Points will be awarded for each event in accordance with article 16.18.001;  − Points from two rounds of the World Cup to count;  − Points from one World Cup round per region only to count.  World Cup:  Para-cycling races C1 and C2 (according to article 1.2.006, points are guaranteed for  events that are registered on the UCI international calendar as C1 events):  − Minimum 1 class represented;  − Minimum 5 participating nations in Europe;  − Minimum 3 participating nations in America;  − Minimum 2 participating nations in Asia;  − Minimum 2 participating nations in Oceania and in Africa;  − An athlete has the right to accumulate C1 and C2 points on a single continent,  the one where he has accumulated most points per race class;  − ROAD: Only the three best results from different C1 competitions and the three  best results from C2 competitions (general classification or the identified race  (1)) will be accumulated in the UCI Para-cycling individual Ranking by Sport  Class.  E0121  PARA-CYCLING  76 