CQ-Points are awarded in all races who belong to one of the categories listed here. The points that can be scored in those races are listed here. 

Individual ranking 

• The CQ value of a rider is based on his results of the past 12 months. After a race, the points scored by a rider are added to his previous CQ value, while the points scored in that same race the previous year are substracted.

• The previous rule keeps counting when the date of a race changes. This means that it is possible that some points are taken into account for a period longer or shorter than 12 months.

• When a race is not organized in the course of a year, the points of the previous edition are substracted 52 weeks later.

• Points scored in a stage race will be added to a rider's CQ value after the final stage.

• When the result of a race is changed afterwards (doping sanction, disqualification,...), the changes will be taken into account immediately. 

• In a team time trial the points on the scale will be awarded to the team. For the individual ranking, these points will be divided by the number of riders counting for the team classification and rounded downwards. The points will be awarded to all riders classified in the time that counts for the team classification.
  Exception: In the World Championship Team Time Trial all riders who finish receive points.

• In a duo time trial the points will be divided by 2 (and rounded downwards).

• Ex-aequo's:

  • Inside the top-5: All riders receive the average amount of points.
  • Outside the top-5: All riders receive the amount of points corresponding to their position.

Team ranking

• The CQ value of a team is equal to the sum of the individual CQ values of the top 4 riders of that team.

Country Ranking

• The CQ value of a country is equal to the sum of the individual CQ values of the top 10 riders of that country.