▁game ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁fict ional ▁gal actic ▁communities ▁Gal actic ▁Federation ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁This ▁page ▁is ▁an ▁over view ▁of ▁the ▁qual ification ▁criteria ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁U CI ▁Road ▁World ▁Championships . ▁ ▁El ite ▁events ▁ ▁El ite ▁men ' s ▁road ▁race ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁performances ▁on ▁the ▁U CI ▁run ▁t ours ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Results ▁from ▁January ▁to ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁August ▁counted ▁towards ▁the ▁qual ification ▁criteria ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁U CI ▁World ▁Tour ▁and ▁the ▁U CI ▁Cont inental ▁Circ uits ▁across ▁the ▁world , ▁with ▁the ▁rank ings ▁being ▁determined ▁upon ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁numerous ▁tour ▁rank ings ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁ 5 1 ▁nations ▁qualified . ▁ ▁El ite ▁women ' s ▁road ▁race ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁was ▁based ▁mainly ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁U CI ▁Nation ▁Rank ing ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁first ▁five ▁nations ▁in ▁this ▁classification ▁qualified ▁seven ▁rid ers ▁to ▁start , ▁the ▁next ▁ten ▁nations ▁qualified ▁six ▁rid ers ▁to ▁start ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁nations ▁qualified ▁five ▁rid ers ▁to ▁start . ▁Other ▁nations ▁and ▁non ▁ranked ▁nations ▁had ▁the ▁possibility ▁to ▁send ▁three ▁rid ers ▁to ▁start . ▁▁▁ ▁( 7 ) ▁▁ ▁( 7 ) ▁▁ ▁( 7