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- ↑ "Race classifications: Written By: British Conti". The British Continental Website. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ As in UCI Europe Tour
- ↑ UCI Cycling Regulations, Part 2 Road Races, 2.1.005
- ↑ "UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS – PART 4 MOUNTAIN BIKE" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale .
- ↑ "Regulations". www.uci.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
