August 16/06 3:04 am - Men's Quotas for Road Worlds Announced

Posted by Editor on 08/16/06
 

UCI Announces Road Worlds Quotas for Men
Courtesy UCI

The UCI has announced the number of riders each country will be able to enter in the men's world championship road race on September 24th in Salzberg, Austria. Qualification numbers are based on ProTour and Continental Tour rankings.

Based on these standings, it could be argued that Canada should be sending squads to Continental races, since there is a stronger possibility of qualifying more individuals. However, it needs to be pointed out that most top Canadian men are on pro squads that would not release them to attend many of the races in South America.

ProTour

Tier 1 (14 can be selected, of which 9 can start)
Australia
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Russian Federation
Spain
Switzerland
USA

Tier 2 (2 can be selected, of which 1 can start)
Canada
Finland
Hungary
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Continental Tours

Tier 1 (9 can be selected, of which 6 can start)
Argentina
Austria
Brazil
Colombia
Czech Republic
Islamic Republic Of Iran
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Ukraine

Tier 2 (5 can be selected, of which 3 can start)
Belarus
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Croatia
Cuba
Denmark
Estonia
Great Britain
Ireland
Japan
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Venezuela

Tier 3 (2 can be selected, of which 1 can start)
Costa Rica
Sweden