Information about how the British Cycling cyclo-cross rankings work.
Full racing licence
To gain any ranking points, a rider must hold a Full Racing Licence issued by British Cycling at the time of the event in which they participate.
Members of other national federations, non British Cycling members, or British Cycling members with only a Provisional Racing Licence, do not qualify for ranking points. Find out more about full racing licences.
How the British Cycling cyclo-cross rankings work
1. Rankings are produced for both male and female riders in the following categories: senior open, veteran 40-49, veteran 50-59, veteran 60+, junior, youth under-14, youth under-16.
2. All rankings start from zero at the beginning of the cyclo-cross season.
3. Qualifying events are those which take place between 1 September and the end of February.
4. The senior open rankings include any junior or veteran rider who gains overall points in races open to seniors.
5. The youth, junior and veteran rankings are all discrete categories.
6. Events may be upgraded, downgraded, added or removed at the discretion of the cyclo-cross Commission. Events run on a handicap basis do not qualify for ranking points.
7. Only British Cycling Full Racing Licence holders will qualify for points, but if non-qualifying riders finish in points scoring positions the schedule will not be adjusted as a result.
The points allocations for all categories to be used for the 2018-2019 season are as follows:
| Place | Band 1 | Band 2 | Band 3 | Band 4 | Band 5 | Band 6 | Place | Band 1 | Band 2 | Band 3 |
| 1st | 200 | 100 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 16th | 36 | 16 | 5 | |
| 2nd | 160 | 80 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 17th | 34 | 14 | 4 | |
| 3rd | 140 | 70 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 18th | 32 | 13 | 3 | |
| 4th | 120 | 60 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 19th | 31 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 5th | 110 | 55 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 20th | 30 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 6th | 100 | 50 | 20 | 5 | 21st | 29 | 10 | ||||
| 7th | 90 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 22nd | 28 | 9 | ||||
| 8th | 80 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 23rd | 27 | 8 | ||||
| 9th | 70 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 24th | 26 | 7 | ||||
| 10th | 60 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 25th | 25 | 6 | ||||
| 11th | 55 | 27 | 10 | 26th | 24 | 5 | |||||
| 12th | 50 | 24 | 9 | 27th | 23 | 4 | |||||
| 13th | 46 | 22 | 8 | 28th | 22 | 3 | |||||
| 14th | 42 | 20 | 7 | 29th | 21 | 2 | |||||
| 15th | 39 | 18 | 6 | 30th | 20* | 1 |
Domestic events (other than National Trophy and National Championships)
Band 3 (double points) – category A. (Regional Championships, other events designated Cat. A status).
If there are less than 20 eligible riders in any category the points scale shall default to Band 4; if there are less than 10 eligible riders in any category the points scale shall default to Band 5; if there are less than 5 eligible riders in any category the points scale shall default to Band 6.
Band 3 (single points) – category B. (Regional league events - unless granted Cat. A status). If there are less than 20 eligible riders in any category the points scale shall default to Band 4; if there are less than 10 eligible riders in any category the points scale shall default to Band 5; if there are less than 5 eligible riders in any category the points scale shall default to Band 6.
Band 4 - category C. (Non-league ranking events). If there are less than 10 eligible riders in any category the points scale shall default to Band 5; if there are less than 5 eligible riders in any category the points scale shall default to Band 6.
NB: the above applies to all categories.
British Cycling National Trophy Cyclo-cross Series
Band 2
Senior/Elite
Band 3 (double points)
Youth U16, Youth U14, Junior, Veteran 40-49, Veteran 50-59, Veteran 60+.
British Cycling National Cyclo-cross Championships
Band 2 (double points)
Senior/Elite
Band 3 (triple points)
Youth U16, Youth U14, Junior, Veteran 40-49, Veteran 50-59, Veteran 60+.
NB: The system of defaulting to a lower points scale according to entries will also apply to these National Trophy and Championship events. Where the published scale offers multiple points, the lower scale used will award points at the same multiple rate.
International events
Band 1 (double points)
Elite men, elite women and junior men world championships.
Band 1 (single points)
Elite men, elite women and junior world cups and continental championships, under-23 world championships (points allocated to senior rankings).
Band 2 (double points)
Under-23 world cups and continental championship (points allocated to senior rankings).
Band 2 (single points)
Category 1 UCI race for elite men or elite women.
Band 3 (single points)
Other UCI race for elite men, under-23 men, junior men or elite women.
