Toughest Elite

Pro OCR Athletes

The Elite is our most prestigious and challenging competition class. Run amongst pro OCR athletes throughout the season and chase valuable points to gain a head start in the Tour final. Do you have what it takes to be Toughest Champion?

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Tour

As an Elite Athlete, you will compete in the Toughest Tour to earn points.

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Finale

Battle for the title in the spectacular Tour finale! Tour points will give you a head start in the chase start.

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OCR WC Qualification

All Elite heats are qualifying for OCR WC Pro Heats.

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Featured profile:
Jon Albon

Meet Jon Albon: A true OCR superstar with multiple Elite and OCR WC victories on his track record.

Become a pro athlete

What it takes to run with the elite

Criteria

To compete as an Elite athlete in the Tour, you must have finished as top 20 (overall amongst Elite & Qualifier) in one of our races. Athletes with top 20 placements in OCR WC (Pro Heat) or OCR EC (15 km) are also eligible.

Admitted elite athletes will be notified personally before each season with further information about the upcoming season.

About Qualifiers

Wildcards

Do you have what it takes!? If you have substantial merits, you can apply for a wildcard spot and run in the Elite heat without the qualification process. Note that wildcards are only approved occasionally and require strong merits.

Read more about Wildcards in our competition rules.

About wildcards

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