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Below are British Cycling's selection criteria for the 2012 World Championship in Saafelden, Austria from the 6th to the 9th September 2012.
If you have any queries, please contact British Cycling's Mountainbike Coordinator, Roger Wilbraham, at rogerwilbraham@britishcycling.org.uk
Selection Criteria: 2012 UCI Trials World Championships
Strategy
The aims of the GB Cycling Team at World Championships remain consistent with other disciplines. These are simply
to win medals and gain top ten places. Selections are prioritised for riders who are likely medal contenders. If it is not
felt that there are British riders capable of attaining these performances, then a team will not be entered in that
category of the World Championships. Selections may be made of younger, or less experienced riders who have an
identified need to experience competition at this level and are deemed to have the potential to win medals in Major
Championships in future years.
All selections are made by a selection panel chaired by the Mountainbike Coordinator. A minimum of two further
selection panel members are nominated by the Bike Trial Federation. Those nominees will not be related to any
selected rider. To ensure the panel and the Mountain Bike Coordinator can select the best UK based riders, all
selected riders should have competed in at least 2 British Trials Cup or Championship events as listed below.
British Cycling will pay for the cost of appropriate team clothing for all riders and staff. A Team Manager and Assistant
Team Manager will be appointed and a subsidy payment will be awarded for both roles. The appointed team will not
be known until selection has been finalised.
Elite Trials
Elite men and women: The team will be selected for the elite events on a discretionary basis by the selection panel.
The selection panel will consider only riders deemed to be competitive at this level, and may elect to take fewer than
the maximum permitted riders for these events. The panel would consider the following factors in coming to a decision:
World Cup and Continental Championships performances in the period: March - July 2012. Top 15 male performances
will be considered. The selection panel will take account of the age and experience of riders and the quality of field.
Female riders will be assessed based on the field of entries.
British National Trials: Top 3 performances in the “UCI World Elite Class” will be considered. The selection panel will
take account of the age and experience of riders, the quality of field and the nature of the courses. Quality of field can
be defined by a non World Cup rider beating a rider that has scored top 15 at World Cup level in the same year.
Competitive performances in international events will receive a weighting.
Sunday 14th March - British Trials Cup Round 1 - Bracken Rocks, Derbyshire
Sunday 6th May - British Trials Cup Round 2 - Blackpool, Lancashire
Saturday 9th June - British Trials Cup Round 3 - Nevis Range, Fort William,
Sunday 10th June - British Trials Cup Round 4 - Nevis Range, Fort William
Sunday 1st July - British Trials Cup Round 5 - Barrow Farm, Essex
Junior Trials
Junior men and women: The team will be selected for the Junior events on a discretionary basis by the selection
panel. The selection panel will consider both riders deemed to be competitive at this level, and those who have an
identified need to experience competition at this level, who are deemed to have potential to win medals in Major
Championships in future years. Selection is on a discretionary basis by the selection panel. The panel would consider
the following factors in coming to a decision:
World Cup performances in the period: March - July 2012. Top 25 performances in Elite World Cups will be
considered. The selection panel will take account of the age and experience of riders, the quality of field and the
nature of the courses.
British National Trials: Top 3 performances will be considered. The selection panel will take account of the age and
experience of riders, the quality of field and the nature of the courses. Competitive performances in international
events will receive a weighting.
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