The UCI Track Cycling World Cup (formerly known as the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics) is a multi race tournament held over a

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season - usually between October and February. Each series is divided into several rounds, each held in a different country.

Format

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points. The series is open to national teams and registered trade teams who compete over a number of track cycling disciplines. The overall classification is decided on a points system with riders or teams amassing points in each discipline competed during each round of the series. The rider or team that has the greatest number of points in each discipline wears a white

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in that discipline in the following round to denote their status as leader. The World Cup trophy is presented to the nation with the greatest number of points in each discipline at the end of the final round of the series. The inaugural round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics (as it was then known) was held in

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in May 1993. The series is held over a track cycling season which was initially between February and June of each year; however since 2004–05 this has changed to between October and February. The number of rounds within each series has varied each year but has generally been between 3 and 6 rounds. The name UCI Track Cycling World Cup was adopted from the 2011–12 series. From 2021, the competition will be renamed to UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup and will be held from March to September. The number of rounds will be 3 rounds.

Hosts

History

A summary of the World Cup trophy winning nations by year is shown below:

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Format

Hosts

History

See also

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