British Cycling 2012 Selection Criteria

[BikeTrial Federation]

Hi all,

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.

2012-WorldChampsSelectionCriteria.pdf