2018 UCI Annual Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ..................................................................... 2 MANAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE REPORTS ............................... 8 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) ............................................ 10 One Sport, Eight Disciplines ................................................................ 12 Director General’s Report .................................................................... 16 International Relations ......................................................................... 22 A year of Sport and Events .................................................... 30 Road cycling .............................................................................. 32 Track cycling .............................................................................. 40 Mountain bike .......................................................................... 46 BMX Racing ............................................................................... 54 BMX Freestyle ............................................................................ 58 Para-cycling ............................................................................... 62 Cyclo-cross ................................................................................ 68 Trials ............................................................................................ 72 Indoor cycling ........................................................................... 76 The UCI World Cycling Centre ............................................................ 80 Cycling for All ......................................................................................... 88 Mass Participation Events .................................................................... 94 Clean Sport ........................................................................................... 96 FINANCIAL REPORT ............................................................................. 100 Commentary - UCI Chief Financial Officer ....................................... 102 Audit and Finance Committee Report to the UCI Congress .......... 107 Auditors’ Report on the Consolidated Financial Statements ........ 108 Consolidated Financial Statements - UCI and CMC ....................... 109 Auditors’ Report on the Statutory Financial Statements ............... 134 UCI Statutory Financial Statements ................................................... 135 UCI WorldTour ....................................................................................... 139 APPENDICES ......................................................................................... 140 List of National Federations ................................................................ 142 Management Committee and General Organisation ................... 146 Commissions and Judicial Bodies ...................................................... 150 2018 Results & Standings ..................................................................... 156 Table of contents | 1 PRESIDENT’S 2 | President’s Message 2018 saw us make great progress in cycling in terms of its appeal, credibility and increased solidarity with National Federations that need support, all in accordance with the UCI’s Agenda 2022, approved at the Congress in Innsbruck in September. The following words provide an overview of our main achievements so far. Much remains to be done, but we are committed to carrying our momentum forward, and I am delighted to continue with the mission entrusted to me. Stepping up the fight against HC and Class 1 events) and UCI Continental Teams; and the technological fraud was one of Continental Circuits; three team introduction of a minimum my campaign promises. Less than divisions – UCI WorldTeams, wage and other social security six months after my election, we UCI ProTeams (currently UCI benefits for athletes, including unveiled a stronger package of Professional Continental Teams) a maximum number of race measures, implemented during and UCI Continental Teams; and days, health insurance, maternity the 2018 season and including the simplified rankings – the UCI insurance, life insurance, and following elements: new X-ray World Ranking is, as of 2019, the increased prize money. checks; the development of a only international ranking, with new magnetic scanning tablet the UCI Continental Rankings These two reforms had been for detecting hidden motors, remaining in their current form. sought for many years by the which is significantly more stakeholders of both men’s powerful and easier to use for The UCI Classics Series will be and women’s professional our National Federations; and launched in 2020 and will bring road cycling. Thanks to broad a partnership with the French one-day UCI WorldTour events consultation and a genuine Atomic Energy and Alternative together around a common set desire for collaboration, their Energies Commission to develop of event specifications. Its goal structures have been approved a detection tool offering real-time is to create a more profitable and their implementation is now observation throughout an event. business model for cycling’s well under way. Elite road cycling We have therefore equipped stakeholders and make our sport finds itself in prime position to ourselves with an ever-evolving more international. consolidate its place as a major set of innovative and effective Olympic sport on a global scale. deterrents, in order to guarantee Women’s professional road the credibility of cycling. cycling has come a long way in The work of Road Commissaires the past decade, but the riders is very demanding and involves After years of stagnation, it was deserve a lot better. It was supervision of an entire race necessary to bring together therefore necessary to embark on and quick decision-making. the main stakeholders of men’s genuine reform aimed at further To back them up, we created professional road cycling – increasing the professionalism the position of TV/Support teams, riders and organisers of women’s cycling, accelerating Commissaire. Working from a – in a calm and constructive its development, giving it mobile broadcast unit belonging atmosphere, to work together more visibility and, ultimately, to the UCI and equipped on a solid and ambitious reform increasing its popularity. A series with several screens, the TV/ that benefits everyone and of measures that will come into Support Commissaire follows all makes our sport even more force at the beginning of the incoming images from all the attractive and popular. As a 2020 season have been taken in cameras used by producers and result, a new structure was this regard: the creation of three immediately reviews relevant unanimously approved by the event divisions – UCI Women’s images. In addition, the Support/ Professional Cycling Council, WorldTour, UCI ProSeries and TV Commissaire can also read then the UCI Management UCI Continental Circuits; the messages and view content Committee. Introduction of the implementation of improved posted on social media during reform began in 2019, ahead organisational standards for the event. This initiative, which of full implementation from the top two divisions, with the appeared for the first time in the beginning of the 2020 particular aim of demanding competition at Milano-Sanremo season. The main elements of better event visibility; the in March 2018, has led to an this structure are as follows: creation of a distinction between improvement in the quality of three event divisions – UCI two types of teams to create a event officiating, helping to WorldTour (including a new UCI first division with a higher level ensure consistency and improve Classics Series), UCI ProSeries of requirements: UCI Women’s the safety of riders, support staff (including a selection of current WorldTeams and UCI Women’s and spectators. President’s Message | 3 Banning tramadol was another of African cycling champions of my pledges. Widely used and the markedly higher quality by cyclists, it is a dangerous of events taking place on the substance. As well as causing continent, which has hosted a state of drowsiness that many global events in other can increase the likelihood of cycling disciplines, it is only right crashes, it also presents a proven that Africa should have “its” UCI dependency risk. I therefore Road World Championships. decided to take the lead and This dream will become reality in ban it for health reasons 2025. We are currently working across all disciplines and all with potential organisers so rider categories, as tramadol that Africa may also stage an is not included on the World unforgettable show for the world. Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List. Its use has been Moreover, we have stepped up punishable since 1 March 2019 our efforts to promote our World and this measure has been Championships to potential very well received by the entire organisers, in particular by cycling family. It forms part of showing them the many benefits our efforts to strengthen our that hosting such an event can health protection policy for have for cities and regions, in riders, for which we hired a terms of both economy and Medical Director, Prof. Xavier image. These efforts have Bigard, who joined us in June borne fruit, as evidenced by 2018. He is currently working on the fact that all editions of our developing a comprehensive Road and Mountain Bike World health protection programme for Championships between 2020 athletes. and 2024 have already been awarded to their respective

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