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 Our World Championships are hosts. We will also ensure that the main annual event for each all 2020-2024 editions of the UCI of our disciplines. However, they World Championships for all our must evolve in order to maintain Olympic disciplines are awarded their prestige and become even by September 2019. As well as more popular. It is with this in demonstrating the popularity mind that we have taken the of our flagship events, this will decisions detailed below. allow the National Federations and our sponsors to be as ready the benefits it has to offer. The UCI We will organise, once every as they can be thanks to the must support and encourage this four years, UCI Cycling World unprecedented five-year lead-in trend, which is why we will include Championships that will bring time for upcoming events. e-cycling in our Regulations together all of our disciplines. and organise its first UCI World They will be held for the first time Cycling is an extraordinarily Championships in 2020. in Glasgow and Scotland in 2023. vibrant sport and is constantly The event will be a huge and reinventing itself. The UCI E-Mountain bike. Mountain unique sporting and popular intends to promote it in all its bike with electric assistance has celebration of cycling, bringing forms, and it was in that spirit attracted a whole new audience, all of our sport’s families together that I wanted to integrate the a development that I welcome. in one place for 10 days and specialities below. More and more races are being attracting unprecedented media included on the UCI International attention. E-cycling. In recent years, virtual Calendar, and a growing number cycling has exploded and become of National Federations are The UCI Road World an integral part of the sporting hosting championships in the Championships will celebrate endeavours of a growing number speciality. Leading athletes are their 100th anniversary in 2021. of cyclists. Fun apps have been taking part in these competitions Over the past century, they developed, smart trainers have too, such as Julien Absalon, the have visited four continents become widely available, and double Olympic Champion and but never Africa. Given the people are taking up the sport in five-time UCI World Champion emergence of a growing number ever larger numbers, attracted by in cross-country Olympic. To

4 | President’s Message road disciplines. The UCI World Cycling Centre (WCC) facilities include a pump track.

The position of women in cycling, at both sporting and governance levels, has been the subject of much attention. Numerous measures have been taken since my election as UCI President in areas such as competition programmes, athlete quotas, prize money, the defence of female riders’ rights, and the promotion of women within teams and the UCI administration. I invite you to learn more about the many measures taken by reading the Report compiled by our Director General, Amina Lanaya.

The role of our partners is essential, and they contribute greatly to the development and promotion of our events (World Cups and World Championships). In addition, the arrival of new sponsors reflects their trust in our sport and our Federation.

Since my election, three major partners have been added to our list of sponsors. The prestigious German car and truck manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has become the UCI’s Official ensure its continued growth, Regulations, and have registered Partner for mountain bike. Since we have integrated E-Mountain three events on the 2019 UCI the 2018 season, they have bike into our Regulations, and we International Mountain Bike presented the UCI Mountain will organise its first UCI World Calendar. A UCI World Cup will Bike World Championships and Championships in 2019. be held from 2020, consisting of are also the Title Sponsor of five rounds spread over several the discipline’s UCI World Cup. Enduro. An Enduro (mountain continents. At the end of 2018, two other bike) race includes timed major players came in to support stages and several transfer And finally, Pump Track. This mountain bike: well-known stages, on all types of terrain. speciality uses a track comprising American eyewear manufacturer The timed sessions must be rollers and banked turns, not Oakley and Czech tyre mainly downhill. The overall unlike a small BMX track. Its manufacturer Mitas. Both have classification is established by characteristics enable riders become Official Partners of the adding up the times recorded to gain momentum without discipline’s World Championships in the timed stages. We have pedalling. These tracks are and World Cup. integrated the Enduro World often set up alongside BMX Series into the 2019 UCI Racing tracks, providing an The UCI now has 194 affiliated International Mountain Bike accessible alternative, particularly National Federations, a record Calendar. for younger riders. The UCI reached at the Congress in has embraced pump track to Innsbruck, where 130 of them Alpine snow bike. We have encourage participation and with were present, another record. included this speciality in the UCI a view to further developing off- While some National Federations

President’s Message | 5 already have solid funding and a scholarship. I wanted the Management Committee for programmes, others need help resources allocated to the UCI its approval in September, with to establish themselves on the WCC – the central tool in the changes introduced in 2020. international sporting stage. I UCI’s solidarity policy – to be have decided to increase the increased. Our investment in the We have banned the use resources available to them. UCI WCC and in development of earpieces at UCI Road projects through our solidarity World Championships. This As soon as I became UCI programme has increased from encourages more exciting racing President, I strengthened 4.3 million Swiss francs in 2017 to and puts the riders’ tactical the International Relations 5.9 million in 2019, an increase of abilities back in the spotlight. Department by increasing its 37%. In order to best achieve its staff numbers. This Department aims, the UCI WCC must provide Following a test phase that is the main point of contact National Federations with allowed us, along with riders, for National Federations on an state-of-the-art infrastructure their teams and manufacturers, everyday basis and must provide and programmes. It is for this to calmly assess the implications them with a service that meets reason that areas devoted to of the use of disc brakes and to their expectations. BMX Freestyle and trials will contribute to their development, be opened in 2019, the current we have decided to permit them At the same time, the Solidarity pump track will be replaced in road cycling and BMX Racing Fund used to finance the by a new one in line with the (they are already authorised in programmes submitted by most recent standards, and a mountain bike and cyclo-cross). National Federations to the UCI UCI Women’s Team from the We believe this to be a positive has also grown, going from just UCI WCC will be created. With technological innovation. under one million Swiss francs these same goals in mind, we when I arrived, to nearly two will also create a University for We have clarified the regulations million for 2019. Cycling Professionals at the UCI relating to the technical WCC and are in the process of properties of riders’ clothing in In terms of governance, I expanding the Centre’s global order to allow for innovation in created a Solidarity and satellite network. their development (particularly Emerging Cycling Countries with respect to the aerodynamic Commission, whose members As I mentioned above, cycling is a advantages), while maintaining are proposed by the Continental sport that is constantly evolving. a level playing field for riders. It Confederations. The aims Technological innovation must is also with a view to ensuring of this Commission include be embraced when relevant but fairness that we have clarified the provision of solidarity we must also remain watchful. equipment regulations. The services to the Federations Innovation must never come at use of prototypes continues to and Confederations in the expense of a level playing be permitted, as long as they support of their development field nor undermine the safety have been approved in advance projects, the setting up of of competitions. With regards by the UCI and are made UCI World Championships for to formats, what we offer must available for public sale within a Emerging Cycling Nations, be attractive and reflect the reasonable – and clearly defined and the promotion of greater modernity of our sport without – timescale and at a comparable cooperation between member betraying its heritage. These past price to other similar products. countries. The inaugural UCI 18 months have seen several World Championships for innovations in that respect. With regards to ethics, we have Emerging Cycling Countries amended the UCI Constitution is scheduled to take place in We have just created an Event to enhance our financial 2022. The event will then be Appeal Working Group, which transparency and establish held every four years and will will consider ways to increase requirements pertaining to bring together our five Olympic the appeal of road cycling and independent monitoring during disciplines. whose brief will run from January the Continental Confederation to September 2019. Consisting of election process. Changes have The UCI WCC is our elite training representatives from the various also been made to the Ethics and coaching hub for all our cycling families, including the Code in order to integrate Olympic disciplines. Every year, media and fans, the working the International Olympic it welcomes some 300 young group will carry out a broad Committee (IOC) Code on the athletes and professionals from consultation leading to trials at Prevention of the Manipulation various cycling professions, the targeted events. Proposals will of Competitions as well as the majority of whom benefit from then be submitted to the UCI IOC Consensus Statement on

6 | President’s Message sexual harassment and abuse. interest and the behaviour of doping. My appointment to The next steps to be taken National Federations. The Ethics WADA’s Foundation Board – the will be the implementation Commission underwent reform supreme decision-making body of education campaigns and in 2015 and will be strengthened within the institution and which the conclusion of agreements this year with a public call is comprised of representatives relating to the monitoring of for candidate applications, from the Olympic movement betting activities. The Ethics ensuring it is composed solely and governing bodies – is Commission has engaged in of individuals from outside the recognition of our work and our a number of varied activities, cycling world. credibility. We must continue from the monitoring of UCI our efforts, because anything elections to the administration In other welcome news, the that affects one of our members of various cases linked to UCI is now recognised as one affects us all. harassment, contractual of the leading International relationships, conflicts of Federations in the field of anti-

David Lappartient Président

President’s Message | 7 8 | Management & Performance Reports MANAGEMENT

Management & Performance Reports | 9 THE UNION CYCLISTE

Founded in 1900 in Paris (France), the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the worldwide governing body for cycling. It develops and oversees cycling in all its forms and for all people, as a competitive sport, a healthy leisure activity and a sustainable means of transport, but also as a way to have fun. The UCI represents, to sporting and public institutions alike, the interests of 194 National Federations, five Continental Confederations, more than 1,500 professional riders, a million licensed competitors, millions of cycling enthusiasts and two billion bicycle users all over the world.

The UCI manages the programme (road, track, mountain will make its first appearance at development of cycling as a bike, BMX Racing and BMX the Summer Olympics in Tokyo competitive sport and in all its Freestyle), two in the Paralympic (Japan) in 2020. other forms across the world. It Games (road and track) and four commits to reaching the highest in the Youth Olympic Games The UCI manages the promotion standards in all our activities, (road, mountain bike, BMX Racing of its own events, most notably and to earning and maintaining and BMX Freestyle). Cycling races the UCI World Championships a reputation as an International have been held at every Olympic for all disciplines. These Federation of outstanding Games in the modern era, and competitions crown the UCI performance and integrity. today cycling is the third Olympic World Champions, who wear sport in terms of medals awarded – for one year – the famous The UCI manages and promotes (66) and athlete quotas (528) and prestigious rainbow jersey. cycling’s eight disciplines: road, at the biggest sporting event The UCI World Championships track, mountain bike, BMX Racing, on the planet. Having made a constitute the high point of BMX Freestyle, cyclo-cross, trials very successful Olympic debut the season in each discipline, and indoor. Five of these are at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth and benefit from extensive featured on the Olympic Games Olympic Games, BMX Freestyle international media coverage.

10 | The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) The UCI also organises the Cycling is also more than just a Today it is one of the priority UCI World Cups; each of these competitive sport; bicycles have areas of the UCI’s work, which season-long series brings many uses outside the world of is reflected in numerous together competitions of the high-level sport, as a means of initiatives, including the annual highest level for the discipline transport and a leisure activity. UCI Bike City Forum, held for concerned. The UCI World Cup This is why the UCI is developing the first time in 2018. rankings constitute the common its ‘cycling for all’ programmes, theme running through each which aim to improve conditions Furthermore, the UCI is season. The race for the leader’s for bike riding and its accessibility responsible for ensuring jersey is a major challenge, and across the world. cycling has the most advanced to be crowned the winner of a and efficient anti-doping UCI World Cup is a significant PROGRESSION IN THE NUMBER OF programme, in collaboration sporting achievement. RACES REGISTERED ON THE UCI with the World Anti-Doping INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR Agency (WADA) and the To encourage the global and National Anti-Doping unified development of cycling, 2000 Organisations (NADOs). the UCI established the UCI However, the UCI is not directly World Cycling Centre (WCC) 1500 involved in anti-doping testing in 2002. As well as serving as and planning; since 2013 these the UCI headquarters, this is 1000 have been delegated to an also a high-level training and independent entity, the Cycling 500 education centre which each year Anti-Doping Foundation welcomes around 300 promising (CADF). young athletes and people 2014 2015 2016 attending training courses in 2017 2018 cycling professions. The UCI WCC therefore occupies a central place NATIONAL FEDERATIONS in our Federation’s global cycling BY CONFEDERATION development strategy. The UCI WCC’s programmes are designed to give all riders, irrespective of where they come from or the 50 level of resources available in 44 their country, the opportunity 42 to fulfil their potential, at a national or international level. 52 For example, Eritrea’s Daniel Teklehaimanot was a trainee road athlete at the UCI WCC from 2009 to 2011 before signing 6 his first professional contract. In 2015, he became the first sub- Saharan African cyclist to wear Confédération Asiatique de Cyclisme Confédération Africaine de Cyclisme the polka dot jersey for best Confédération Panaméricaine de Cyclisme Confédération Océanienne de Cyclisme climber in the Tour de France. EVOLUTION OF THE GEOGRAPHICALUnion Européenne BREAKDOWN de Cyclisme OF RACES REGISTERED Venezuela’s Stefany Hernandez, ON THE UCI INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR a BMX trainee at the UCI WCC from 2012 to 2016, was crowned UCI World Champion in 2015 and won a bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

AFRICA ASIA AMERICAS EUROPE OCEANIA

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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) | 11 ONE SPORT

12 | One Sport, Eight Disciplines TRACK ROAD Track cycling events take place in a velodrome on bikes with a fixed gear and no brakes. Races can be Road cycling includes one-day broken down into two “families”: races (such as the Classics) and relatively short sprint events stage races (such as the Grand (individual and team sprints, Tours – Giro d’Italia, Tour de kilometre [500m for women] and France and Vuelta Ciclista a keirin) and longer endurance España – which are three weeks events (individual and team long). In the road race, riders pursuit, points race, Madison and start in a bunch and the first Scratch race). across the finish line wins. The individual time trial sees riders set off individually at regular intervals, with the competitor completing the course in the fastest time declared the winner. The principle is the same for the team time trial, but this event is raced by teams of between two and ten riders. In 2018, the UCI decided to integrate e-cycling (virtual cycling on a home trainer connected to a dedicated application) into its Regulations.

One Sport, Eight Disciplines | 13 MOUNTAIN BMX Mountain bike includes endurance races (cross- country Olympic, cross-country BMX Marathon and cross-country BMX Racing is a very spectacular Eliminator) and downhill events discipline that takes place on a (downhill and four-cross). 350-400m track featuring a mix of Cross-country events are held bumps, berms and flat sections. The BMX Freestyle brings together on hilly, technical circuits in the riders start from an eight-metre- several distinctly different countryside. Downhill racing high ramp (Supercross format) specialities, including Park and involves fast and extremely enabling them to quickly gain Flatland. BMX Park sees riders spectacular individual descents. considerable speed. Depending on execute a series of figures on Four-cross is an event where four the layout of the section, the best different obstacles (slopes, walls, riders race head-to-head on a tactic may be to land quickly to pick platforms...). BMX Flatland also relatively short, straightforward up speed or to gain height (jumps involves a series of figures, but downhill track. In 2018, the throw the riders up to five metres uniquely on flat ground, often UCI Management Committee into the air). balancing on one wheel. In both approved the addition of cases, riders are judged on the several new formats to the UCI difficulty and originality of the International Calendar from 2019: figures as well as their style. E-Mountain bike (cross-country mountain bike with electrical assistance), Enduro (events comprising timed descents and liaison stages), Alpine Snow Bike (downhill racing on ski slopes) and Pump Track (on a track made up of bermed corners and bumps).

14 | One Sport, Eight Disciplines INDOOR

Indoor cycling comprises two specialities: artistic cycling and CYCLO- cycle-ball. Artistic cyclists present Trials is a discipline that consists – as individuals, in couples or in of getting over obstacles that teams of four – a five-minute are grouped into sections. programme featuring various Cyclo-cross races take place Competitors aim to get through figures, accompanied by music. on circuits of around three six sectors (per section) without They are judged by a panel. kilometres, on a variety of their feet or any part of the bike Cycle-ball is a match between surfaces (roads, country lanes, – except the tyres – touching the two teams of two players (acting forest tracks, fields) that the ground. A maximum of 10 points as both goalkeepers and outfield riders negotiate several times. can be collected for completing players). The objective is to put Traditionally peppered with short a sector without committing any the ball into the opposing team’s climbs, the courses often include faults, meaning a maximum of goal by hitting it with a wheel or artificial obstacles that require 60 points is available in each the body. Fouls are sanctioned constant changes in rhythm. section. The rider with the by the awarding of free kicks or Sometimes the riders have to most points at the end of the penalties to the opposing team. carry their bikes over certain sections is declared the winner. sections. Events in this discipline, There are two classes, which are which usually take place in distinguished by the size of the autumn and winter, last about bicycle wheels (20” or 26”). Trials one hour. can be practised just as well in natural settings as in urban areas (including covered arenas) with artificial obstacles.

One Sport, Eight Disciplines | 15 DIRECTOR GENERAL’S

2018 was the first full year of fraud, through the purchase of a release to the income statement, presidency for David Lappartient, mobile X-ray unit that can detect contributed to a net loss of 7.3 who was elected in autumn the presence of hidden motors million Swiss francs for the 2018 2017 to the head of the Union in bicycles. We have also invested financial year. It is, however, a Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and in support for our officials, with significant investment in the its Management Committee. the creation of the new post of future development of our sport It was also the year that saw TV/Support Commissaire and the around the world. There are the UCI act on its desire to acquisition of a fully-equipped many encouraging signs for implement Agenda 2022, drawn TV van to enable them to follow the future, namely the award up in response to our President’s live images. of a record number of UCI campaign manifesto and World Championships for the mapping out our Federation’s Essential to the future of our years to come; an increase major strategic axes. sport, these initiatives, which in our commercial income were all pledged by David to more than 7 million Swiss As a result, a number of projects Lappartient, have required francs (as opposed to 6 million were launched in 2018, not least substantial investment that was in 2017); the addition of new to strengthen the UCI’s solidarity not provided for in the budget disciplines and promising initiatives in support of its presented to the 2017 Congress new events to our regulations members and to provide the best prior to the election. This and calendars, among them possible guarantee of our sport’s investment, which comes on top e-cycling and the UCI Cycling integrity. These projects have led of the fact that 2018 was the first World Championships, which to us increasing our investments year without Olympic revenue bring together our World in areas such as the UCI World since the UCI adopted the Swiss Championships and will Cycling Centre (WCC) and the GAAP RPC and, consequently, be held for the first time in fight against technological without any Olympic revenue to 2023; the support of new

16 | Director General’s Report partners for our events, such riders by National Federations). In terms of sport, our disciplines as Mercedes-Benz; and major In 2018 we focused our efforts have continued to grow around strides in road and track on the integration of the the world. cycling thanks to reforms that registration portal for road, track have been welcomed by their and mountain bike teams, a tool The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and stakeholders, all under the that will make the registration Paralympic Games look set to aegis of the UCI. process for 2019 quicker and be a great success. The courses easier. for the road events have been New ambitions and a new revealed and promise some framework for cycling also mean While UCI staff composition superb racing at the foot of improving the structure of our remained relatively stable, there Mount Fuji. As for the other Federation. It is with that goal in were some personnel changes Olympic disciplines, among them mind that we have merged the during the course of the year. BMX Freestyle Park which will be Communications and Marketing These included the appointment making its first appearance on Departments to create a larger of Professor Xavier Bigard to the Summer Olympic Games unit: Digital, Communications, the new position of UCI Medical programme, preparations are Marketing and Sales. It is focused Director, and the promotions going as planned and test on digital operations, which, as of Simon Geinoz to Head of events will be held in 2019 and we know, are of great importance Legal Anti-Doping Services and 2020. The success of the cycling today to companies and Patrick Wilson to Head of Legal events at the Youth Olympic modern organisations wishing Services. Elsewhere, Bertrand Games Buenos Aires 2018 to promote their activities and Vedovotto was promoted from (Argentina) is also worthy of increase their revenues. This new his role as Marketing Manager mention. Our sport was present modus operandi will allow us to to take over as the Head of on the competition programme make the most of the synergies the aforementioned Digital, with three events contested by between these complementary Communications, Marketing and mixed teams: BMX Racing, BMX fields. Sales Department. These three Freestyle Park and a combined employees all previously assisted road and mountain bike cross- In the digital sector, we launched the Heads of their respective country event. BMX Freestyle our new website (www.uci.org) sectors, and their promotions Park made its Olympic debut in the summer with the aim of show that UCI personnel have in the Argentinian capital. better promoting our sport. This the opportunity to further their Integrated into the event’s new platform provides us with careers within our Federation. “Urban Park”, it was a great an improved showcase for our This demonstrates that the UCI success. editorial content, photos and can develop talent and ensure videos, and offers users easier the stability of its administrative Cyclo-cross has made some very access to results, rankings, structure, whilst encouraging welcome advances in a number team lists and line-ups, and employees to invest their of areas: male/female parity in calendars. We have also boosted energies in their respective roles. sporting programmes across all our presence on social media UCI events in the discipline will be and have now attracted 2.7 As of 31 December 2018, UCI staff a reality in the 2020-2021 season million followers, a figure that was made up of 85 employees and overall UCI World Cup prize puts us among the leading hailing from four continents. We money is now the same for both International Federations have almost achieved gender sexes, while the prize money paid in this area, according to parity: 45% of employees are by the organisers of each World a report published by the women and 55% are men. Cup round is well on the way to communications agency Burson Nurturing the management parity. These developments have Cohn & Wolfe. We have also expertise of our executives is largely been made possible by invested in the Chinese market another key objective, as is an the fast-growing profitability (which does not have access to increase in the percentage of of the discipline, which has the global internet) by opening women occupying positions increased threefold since 2013. We a dedicated UCI website and of responsibility within the can also take great satisfaction social media platforms. In institution. Training courses were from the increase in the number addition, we have continued organised to achieve these goals. of World Cup rounds, which to develop UCI DataRide, a These courses are very important, should soon increase to 12. Also tool that simplifies a number as employees who take part in worthy of mention is the fact that of processes (publication of continuous training and feel the two biggest stars of men’s results, calculation of rankings, valued are a vital asset to an cyclo-cross, Mathieu Van der and management of registered organisation. Poel (Netherlands) and Wout

Director General’s Report | 17 van Aert (Belgium), have also to six in the 2018-2019 season. National Federations where competed in road events, where The UCI Hour Record timed by BMX is non-existent or counts they proved to be every bit as Tissot continues to inspire riders, only a few riders) and the competitive as the leading lights with several athletes embarking creation of the UCI BMX Forum on tarmac. This goes to show that on attempts. Among them was (held for the first time in Baku), cyclo-cross is a discipline that Vittoria Bussi of Italy, who clocked enabling exchanges between requires solid ability and at the up 48.007km in Aguascalientes representatives of the National same time contributes to a rider’s (Mexico) to beat the existing Federations and the UCI. development. women’s record by 27 metres. Para-cycling has continued The highpoint of the track cycling The UCI BMX World its development. The UCI season came with the UCI Track Championships in Baku Para-cycling Track World Cycling World Championships (Azerbaijan) were the second Championships were held at presented by Tissot in Apeldoorn to be held in Asia. Although the Rio Municipal Velodrome (the Netherlands). I am proud stormy weather caused the in Brazil, the venue of the that the winners of the two keirin cancellation of the first day of Olympic and Paralympic events were both former UCI racing, the competition was a events in 2016. The event was WCC trainees. Meanwhile, the great success. In the meantime, another major success, with UCI Junior Track Cycling World the discipline itself has continued two new world records set, and Championships were successfully its development, with the new provided a perfect example of staged at the UCI WCC in Aigle, World Cup format introduced what can be achieved through Switzerland, as were the UEC in 2017 once again showing its the legacy policy promoted Track Juniors and Under 23 relevance. The participation by the International Olympic European Championships, which of National Federations was Committee (IOC). Cycling was were switched to the UCI WCC excellent, with, by way of the first sport to stage World at the last minute due to the example, a record 290 riders Championships in Rio since scheduled venue being unable taking part in the St-Quentin- the Games. Seventeen of the to host the event. A further en-Yvelines (France) round. A 30 nations taking part in the cause for satisfaction is that number of initiatives were rolled Championships won medals, the number of rounds in the out to sustain this development, an indication of the discipline’s Tissot UCI Track Cycling World including the publication of a growing universal appeal. As for Cup went up from three in the beginner’s guide to building the UCI Para-cycling Road World period between 2012 and 2016 tracks on limited budgets (for Championships in Maniago

18 | Director General’s Report (Italy), these were streamed live initiatives promoting cycling Benz, well-known US eyewear on the Internet by the organisers for all. A best-practice guide brand Oakley, and Czech tyre and saw the participation of and a road map for defining, manufacturer Mitas. The 2018 nearly all the reigning UCI funding and implementing these season also saw the introduction World Champions encouraged programmes have subsequently of cross-country short track by large crowds. The increasing been supported. In addition, (XCC) events at the rounds on interest in para-cycling is also the cities of St-Quentin-en- the UCI World Cup calendar. reflected by the fact that a Class Yvelines (France) and Vancouver Held the evening before the 1 event will be organised the (Canada) were awarded UCI Bike other competitions, these races day before the 2019 UCI Road City labels in 2018, in recognition determine the start order in the World Championships, while the of the investment they have following day’s cross-country organisers of the 2018-2019 Tissot made in elite UCI events and Olympic events. E-MTB, Enduro, UCI Track Cycling World Cup everyday cycling. A total of ten Alpine Snow Bike and Pump round in London included para- cities/regions now hold this Track are the other specialities cycling events (Class 1) on their certification. that the UCI has brought into programme. the fold in 2018. You can find New in 2018, the UCI organised out more about these new and The UCI Gran Fondo World the first UCI Bike City Forum in exciting arrivals in the mountain Championships are attracting Milan, Italy. This brought together bike section of the Annual cyclists in ever-growing numbers, policy makers and cycling experts Report. with a record field of over to discuss active mobility. 2,800 riders (from 61 countries) A number of superb road assembling in Varese (Italy) for The UCI Mountain Bike World cycling events were held the 2018 competition. Championships presented by throughout the year, with some Mercedes-Benz in Lenzerheide significant developments in the One of the UCI’s key objectives (Switzerland) attracted no discipline. The UCI Road World is to encourage more people fewer than 65,000 spectators, Championships in Innsbruck- to cycle for recreational and yet another record. 2018 saw Tirol (Austria) produced many a transport purposes, and it is three high-profile new partners highlight, including a memorable with that goal in mind that come on board, an indication win for Alejandro Valverde in our Federation has funded the the discipline’s vibrancy: the Men Elite road race, which creation of tools to help National prestigious German car and came after 12 appearances and Federations looking to roll out truck manufacturer Mercedes- six top-three finishes for the

Director General’s Report | 19 Spanish rider, and victories in the to become members. Association of Summer Olympic Junior road races for the up-and- The year’s sporting action ended International Federations (ASOIF) coming Laura Stigger (Austria) in November with the UCI Indoor this year ranked us among the and Remco Evenepoel (Belgium). Cycling World Championships leading Federations in terms The Championships also saw the in Liège, Belgium, a country of governance, and we are very last team time trials for trade not known as a hotbed of the continuing our efforts in this area. teams. In 2019 the team time trial discipline. These Worlds rounded will be raced by national teams in off a season that featured the At this point I would like to a mixed relay format. inaugural UCI Artistic Cycling talk about the place of women World Cup. The UCI organised an in cycling, an area of great I will not go over the reforms of event promoting the discipline importance to the UCI and one men’s and women’s professional at the Congress in Innsbruck, that is particularly close to my road cycling, as the President providing representatives of own heart. The track cycling has already touched on these, the National Federations with programme will be exactly the although I would like to draw demonstrations of cycle-ball and same for male and female riders attention to the UCI’s continuing artistic cycling, and giving them from the start of the 2020-2021 efforts to improve rider safety. the chance to talk to experts and World Cup, when women’s sprint These efforts are founded on even take part in an initiation. teams will, like the men’s, also training and the issuing of feature three riders. With regard guidelines, the presence of our All these advances and initiatives to indoor cycling, we are looking Technical Advisors at races, and would be meaningless if the into the possibility of integrating the use of video refereeing. public, the riders and cycling’s women’s cycle-ball, the last stakeholders did not have speciality in which women are The second UCI Urban Cycling confidence in our Federation and noticeable by their absence. World Championships brought our sport, which is why we have In addition to the reform of the planet’s leading BMX Freestyle continued to make progress in a women’s professional road Park, Mountain Bike cross- number of areas relating to the cycling, which the President has country Eliminator and Trials integrity of our sport. referred to in his message, the specialists together in Chengdu discipline has benefitted from (China). I would like to thank the We have pressed ahead with our a number of other measures Chinese Cycling Association and efforts to combat doping. The UCI designed to promote gender its President Mr Jinkang Shen has for several years now been equity: we have created the post for their support in organising regarded as one of the leading of Technical Delegate for the UCI the event and promoting our Federations in this fight and we Women’s WorldTour; as of 2019 disciplines in their country. enjoy excellent relationships with the managers and employees of the major players in the fight women’s teams are required to Flatland joined Park on the BMX against doping. The outstanding sign a declaration ensuring they Freestyle World Cup programme work carried out by the Cycling demonstrate responsibility when in 2018. Given the BMX Freestyle Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF), it comes to harassment suffered boom, the UCI organised the an independent body charged by by the riders. It is intended to inaugural UCI BMX Freestyle the UCI to set out and implement extend this good practice to all Forum in Chengdu, where its anti-doping strategy, is worthy UCI Teams. Furthermore, the representatives of National of praise. The actions taken in the objective of complete gender Federations and the UCI were fight against technological fraud parity at the Paris 2024 Olympic able to discuss matters relating are another focal point of our Games has been approved in to this speciality in person. work to guarantee the credibility principle by the IOC. Finally, the of our sport. It is also worth noting UCI will introduce provisions to To support Federations in that in 2018, the UCI carried out its Statutes consolidating the their development work, the some 16,000 bike tests using place of women on decision- UCI signed a partnership magnetic scanning tablets and a making bodies of our Federation, agreement with a company that further 650 tests using X-rays. In our National Federations and our has developed a smartphone terms of transparency, our 2018 Continental Confederations. app allowing users to rate Annual Report, as was the case videos uploaded by other in 2017, includes a comparison A series of governance initiatives riders. Operating on the basis of the average salaries of male have also been undertaken. A of affiliation, this will help and female staff. Our efforts “Charter to promote gender Federations identify BMX have not gone unnoticed; equality in cycling” has been Freestyle riders in their countries in its Review of International drafted. One of its first measures so that they can then invite them Federation Governance, the is the introduction of a gender

20 | Director General’s Report equality policy in the UCI’s organisation guides. Finally, a year. I would also like to pay administration, which ensures guide designed to help National tribute to the dedication of that everyone is treated equally, Federations develop women’s our Commissaires, who play respectfully and fairly, particularly cycling is in the process of being an essential part in ensuring in terms of recruitment, career created. In its desire to keep the events on our Calendar are opportunities and pay. The moving forward, the UCI is also staged successfully. A big thank “Official Ceremonies Charter” in the process of obtaining you also to all the members is one of the key aspects of EDGE certification (a standard of the cycling family for their the aforementioned charter. for assessing the commitment collaboration throughout the Introduced at the 2018 UCI of organisations to workplace year. I have had great pleasure Road World Championships, it gender equality). working with you all. The quality sets out the process whereby of human relationships is vitally the UCI approves the outfits By way of conclusion, I would important to me and I will do worn by hosts and hostesses, like to thank our President and everything I can to ensure we and provides for the equal his Management Committee continue to enjoy working representation of both sexes in for their confidence, and all together. I look forward to this role. It now forms part of the UCI’s employees for their continuing our collaboration to all UCI World Championships excellent work throughout the further develop the sport we all

UCI Senior Management Team - June 2019

Director General’s Report | 21 INTERNATIONAL

2018 saw the organisation of the first UCI Solidarity Conference, which was held in Innsbruck (Austria) in September. With 194 affiliated National Federations, the UCI is well-placed to achieve its objective of making cycling the sport of the 21st Century. Throughout the year, the International Relations (IR) Department continued to work closely with the National Federations and the five Continental Confederations to ensure all their activities are in line with the UCI’s mission and goals. The UCI Solidarity Programme provided aid to less-developed National Federations worldwide thanks, among others, to the funding of training courses and donation of equipment.

22 | International Relations 2018 UCI SOLIDARITY seminar also included a session The objective of the Commission CONFERENCE on anti-doping, led by Justin is to advise the UCI Management Lessard, Legal Counsel with the Committee in: The first UCI Solidarity UCI Legal Anti-Doping Services Conference for National (LADS). • defining clear criteria for the Federations (NFs) and provision of solidarity services Continental Confederations (CC) to NFs and CCs to support took place on 27 September RELAUNCH OF SHARING their projects to develop 2018 during the UCI Road World PLATFORMS all forms and disciplines of Championships in Innsbruck- cycling Tirol, Austria. This was an Following interest expressed • providing clear guidelines for occasion for the UCI to provide by many National Federations, the UCI World Championships details about the Solidarity the UCI decided to reinstate for Emerging Cycling Programme and how to apply the UCI Sharing Platforms Countries for aid, as well as outline the (USP) in 2019. The USP provides • fostering greater cooperation options available for developing an opportunity for National between NFs. cycling worldwide via the UCI Federations to learn from World Cycling Centre (WCC) each other by sharing their The Commission met on 30 based in Aigle (Switzerland). experience and knowledge. and 31 March in Paris, France, The 120 National Federations during the UCI 2018 BMX present at the conference Supercross World Cup and also received key information UCI SOLIDARITY AND again in Innsbruck (Austria) on from a representative of EMERGING CYCLING 29 September during the UCI the International Olympic COUNTRIES COMMISSION Road World Championships. Committee (IOC) on how to work The Commission put forward closely with National Olympic The UCI is at the service of the recommendations in the Committees. The conference National Federations without following areas: proved to be very successful with exception and regardless of the National Federations, no their size. The NFs are classified • eligibility conditions for doubt in part because for the first according to their needs: obtaining UCI Solidarity time, the UCI paid three nights’ categories 1 and 2 are the funding accommodation for category 3 most economically well-off, • the importance of lobbying and 4 Federations to encourage while categories 3 and 4 are when seeking funding for their participation in the UCI Federations with emerging national projects Congress the following day. cycling activities and in greatest • good practices for training need of support. Out of the 194 and organisation of events members, 78% are classified as • exchange of expertise UCI SEMINAR IN PANAMA category 3 or 4 and nearly all between experienced African NFs are in category 4, as high-performing National In December, a three-day are nations in the Caribbean area Federations and those seminar in Panama City and some parts of Asia. whose activities are still in hosted by the Confederación development phase Panamericana de Ciclismo The UCI Solidarity and • promotion of women’s cycling (COPACI) and chaired by Emerging Cycling Countries and cycling for all. UCI Vice-President José Commission is coordinated via Manuel Pelaez, drew a record the UCI’s International Relations participation of more than 40 Department and is dedicated delegates from 32 National to fostering the development of Federations (NFs). cycling among category 3 and 4 Representatives of the UCI, NFs. This mission is carried out including Director General by providing training, enhancing Amina Lanaya and UCI WCC learning and collaborating Director General Frédéric Magné, with the cycling industry. The presented the ongoing work Commission’s ten members of the UCI and the UCI WCC. (including its President Dr Participants were brought up-to- Mohamed Wagih Azzam) date with different administrative represent National Federations procedures and the UCI WCC’s and the five Continental Solidarity Programme. The Confederations.

International Relations | 23 SOLIDARITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Further information about the In addition to the above- BIKE DONATIONS UCI’s development activities mentioned development and Solidarity Programme are activities, in 2018 the UCI The UCI also supports National contained in the reports from the offered Solidarity support Federations by distributing UCI WCC. to the 11 Caribbean National equipment throughout the year Federations that suffered via the UCI WCC. Bikes were As the President David considerable damage from a donated in 2018 as follows: Lappartient is committed to series of hurricanes in 2017. A presenting costs in a transparent total of 100,000 CHF was split and detailed manner, you among the following National Africa will find information below Federations over 2018 and 2019: Cameroon 9 concerning the amounts that Anguilla Cycling Association, Egypt 16 were allocated in 2018. These are Antigua and Barbuda Cycling South Africa 14 included in the Financial Report’s Association, Comité de Cyclisme Guinea 10 income statement per activity territorial de Saint Martin, Tunisia 10 (page 105). Curaçao Cycling Federation, America Cycling Association Dominica, St Vincent & Grenadines 2 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT Federación Dominicana de (MILLIONS CHF) FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT Cuba 4 Ciclismo,(MILLION Fédération CHF) Haïtienne de Cyclisme, Federación de Asia Ciclismo de Puerto Rico, Saint Syria 11 Kitts & Nevis Cycling Federation, Turkmenistan 10 1,3 St Maarten Cycling Federation, TOTAL 86 and Virgin Islands Cycling Federation. 0,6 In addition to these bikes, the 3,4 Funds were used for acquiring UCI WCC sent 220 bike jerseys cycling equipment, financing and other equipment to National 0,6 the participation of athletes in Federations in 2018, including 0,3 regional cycling competitions bike shorts, helmets, drink bottles, and two coaches’ courses wheels, pedals, tyres, handlebars delivered by the UCI World and other bike parts. UCI WCC Cycling Centre. UCI WCC Satellites Confederation Contribution Confederations Solidarity International Development

CONFEDERATIONS AND SATELLITES UCI SOLIDARITY (MILLION CHF)

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Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Confédération Africaine de Cyclisme (CAC) Confederacion Panamericana de Ciclismo (COPACI) Oceania Cycling Confederation (OCC) Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC)

24 | International Relations ASIAN CYCLING CONFEDERATION

Presided by Mr Osama Ahmed by Japanese and Korean riders, The UCI WCC has maintained Abdullah Al Shafar (UAE), the with a total of 45 medals going its support to the Asian Cycling Asian Cycling Confederation to the two countries. The 2018 Confederation and helped the (ACC) has 42 affiliated National Asian Trials Championships took Asian continent acquire several Federations. place on 30 April in Nagano world-class cycling facilities for (Japan) in the outstanding Saku the development of the sport. The number of cycling Millennium Urban Park. Next With UCI World Cycling Centre competitions in Asia continues came the 24th Asian Mountain satellites in Japan, Republic of to grow steadily. For the second Bike Championships held in Korea and India, the continent time, the Gree-Tour of Guangxi Danao under the patronage of has significant infrastructure not was the last event on the UCI the PhilCycling Integrated Cycling only to prepare riders for the WorldTour calendar, finishing in Federation of the Philippines. Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the town of Guilin (China), which Riders from Thailand achieved beyond, but also to train coaches also hosted the 4th edition of the some great results, winning and Commissaires. In addition, UCI Cycling Gala. several medals. Other top-class the UCI’s Solidarity support cycling events included the 2018 has enabled the Asian Cycling The year started with the Track Asia Cup held in New Delhi Confederation to facilitate a Asian Road & Para-cycling (India). 2018 also was the year of wide range of development Championships, which were the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and training projects as well as organised early February by the and Palembang (Indonesia) from to train technical officials and Myanmar Cycling Federation. 18 August to 2 September. China, Elite National Commissaires. Sixteen teams for a total of 299 Republic of Korea and Japan were The President of the ACC, Mr participants vied for top honours. the main winners in the different Osama Al Shafar (UAE) and Of note were some incredible cycling disciplines with some the Confederation’s Treasurer performances from cyclists outstanding results from the Dato’ Amarjit Singh Gill (MAS) from the United Arab Emirates host country, which celebrated are both members of the UCI and Japan, as well as a bronze two gold medals. Furthermore, Management Committee. medal for Iran. The same month, 16 National Championships for the 38th Asian Track Cycling road cycling and eight National Championships were organised Championships for track cycling in Nilai (Malaysia). These were registered with the UCI in Championships were dominated 2018.

SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS ASIAN CYCLING CONFEDERATION SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS ASIAN CYCLING CONFEDERATION (THOUSANDS CHF) Country Project Total (CHF) India Track coaching course MJ & WE 27 782 India UCI level 1 & 2 Coaching course 22 501 Republic of Korea Mechanics course 23 248 23 28 Malaysia UCI International Commissaires course 23 123 SOLIDARITY ACC TOTAL 96 654

Confederation contribution 129 412 Satellite contribution 20 000 23 ACC CONTRIBUTION TOTAL 246 066 23

Track coaching MJ & WE UCI lvl 1 & 2 Coaching Course Mechanics Course UCI International Commisaires course

International Relations | 25 CONFÉDÉRATION AFRICAINE DE CYCLISME

The Confédération Africaine de demonstrated the quality of its level before confronting an Cyclisme (CAC), presided by UCI riders by winning 11 gold medals international field. A wide Vice-president Dr Mohammed out of 12, only failing in the range of other courses for NF Wagih Azzam (EGY), counts 52 Women Junior team time trial administrators included BMX affiliated National Federations. where Rwanda took gold. Cairo coaching courses and BMX (Egypt) hosted the 10th African Commissaires courses. In 2018, two new National Mountain Bike Championships Federations from Africa were on 21-22 April and the 5th African The WCC Africa (WCCA) is now affiliated to the Union Cycliste BMX Championships on 9-10 located in the South African city of Internationale: the Fédération November. National Federations Paarl and is the only continental Tchadienne de Cyclisme and the from South Africa and Egypt hub for cycling development on Federacão Cabo-verdiana de achieved outstanding results in the continent. The WCCA is well- Ciclismo. both competitions while Arafa established and organises road, Hassan and Victoria Abdel Karim track and mountain bike training The year started on a high from Sudan were able to grab camps for athletes from African note with the 13th African respectively gold and silver in countries. It is an important Track Championships held in the Elite Women’s BMX, a first for stepping stone for riders’ Casablanca (Morocco) on 7-10 their country. development and selection. February, with the host country winning its first gold medal in With the support of the UCI The President of the CAC the African Track Championships. WCC, the Confederation was and UCI Vice-president, Dr In total, 10 nations took part able to organise training camps Mohammed Wagih Azzam and in the Championships. The for mountain bike and BMX a the President of the Fédération same month, Rwanda hosted few weeks before the African Royale Marocaine de Cyclisme, the African Continental Road Championships for the two Mr Mohammed Ben El Mahi Championships. The Eritrean disciplines. This gave athletes (MAR), are both members of the National Cycling Federation the opportunity to raise their UCI Management Committee.

SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS CONFÉDÉRATION AFRICAINE DE CYCLISME SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS AFRICAN CYCLING CONFEDERATION Country Project Total (CHF) (THOUSANDS CHF) Egypt MTB Training Camp 51 419 Morocco Continental Championships Track 27 203 Egypt Continental Championships MTB 16 618 6 Rwanda Continental Championships Road 16 363 Egypt BMX Camp 68 851 Official CAC meetings 5 934 60 SOLIDARITY CAC TOTAL 186 388

Confederation contribution 145 779 120 Satellite contribution 285 553 CAC CONTRIBUTION TOTAL 617 720

Training camps Continental Championships Official CAC meetings

26 | International Relations CONFEDERACION PANAMERICANA DE CICLISMO

A new UCI affiliated member, places. Another notable result and the Central American and the British Virgin Islands was Dorian Javier Monterroso Caribbean Games in Barranquilla Cycling Federation, joined the from Guatemala who just missed (Colombia) from 19 July to 3 Confederación Panamericana out on the podium in the Men’s August. de Ciclismo (COPACI) in Elite road race (fourth). Next up 2018, bringing the number of were the Pan-American Junior The UCI’s Solidarity support to members in PanAmerica to 44. Road Championships that took the continent meant that the The COPACI is led by UCI Vice- place in Bolivia on 11-12 August. COPACI was able to provide president José Manuel Pelaez The Dominican Republic hosted equipment to the Fédération (CUB). the Elite Road Caribbean Haïtienne de Cyclisme. The Championships in October, following courses were organised Several Continental giving the chance for smaller for National Federations: a BMX Championships and regional COPACI NFs to take part in high coaching course in Ecuador and races took place across all level competitions. While riders a track cycling coaching course disciplines with strong support from the host country mainly in Mexico. The Confederation from the National Federations competed against Cuban riders was also able to support National and the UCI. The Confederation’s for the medals, athletes from Federations with the organisation first event of the year was the St Vincent and the Grenadines, of Regional Championships. Pan-American Para-cycling Track Anguilla, Barbados and Bermuda World Championships held in Rio also performed very well. The continent has two de Janeiro (Brazil) in March. The elected members on the UCI next competition was the Pan- The COPACI enjoyed a strong Management Committee, American Road Championships presence at the multi-sport namely COPACI President and on 3-6 May in San Juan events that took place on the UCI Vice-president Mr José (Argentina). Cuba achieved a Pan-American continent this Manuel Pelaez, of Cuba, and Mr great result in the Women’s Elite year: the Latin American Games Bob Stapleton (USA), Chairman road race by claiming the first five in Cochabamba (Bolivia) in May of the Board of USA Cycling.

SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS CONFÉDÉRATION PANAMÉRICAINE DE CYCLISME PANAMERICAN CYCLING CONFEDERATION Country Project Total (CHF) (THOUSANDS CHF) Ecuador Coach course BMX 11 042 Mexico Coach course Track 12 278 Panama Seminar organisation 57 748 23 Dominican Rep Caribbean Championships Road 11 998 56 Mexico Caribbean Championships Track 9 341 Bermudas Caribbean Championships Junior 5 812 Curaçao Caribbean Championships BMX 5 748 58 Bolivia Panamerican Championships Junior 8 408 Caribbean Hurricane Relief Funding 56 252 42 SOLIDARITY COPACI TOTAL 178 627

Confederation contribution 131 734 Coaching Courses Panama Seminar CAPACI CONTRIBUTION TOTAL 310 360 Event Support Hurricane Relief Funding

International Relations | 27 OCEANIA CYCLING CONFEDERATION

The Oceania Cycling the Santos Tour Down Under 2018 saw the 21st Commonwealth Confederation (OCC), presided that opens the UCI WorldTour Games organised on the Gold by Mrs Tracey Gaudry (AUS), season), several races such Coast, Queensland (Australia) welcomed the Cook Islands as the Tour of Fiji and the on 4 - 15 April. The host country Cycling Federation as a new Tour of Nouvelle Calédonie riders as well as riders from affiliated member in 2018 and are emerging and gaining in Cycling New Zealand achieved now comprises six National popularity. stunning results in the cycling Federations. The affiliation of competitions, especially in track the Cook Islands was part of The 2018 Oceania Championships and on the road. OCC’s Pacific Development Plan for different disciplines again saw (Cycling Pacific) that started in very professional event delivery In 2018, the OCC used its UCI 2017. The aim of Cycling Pacific and high-quality racing. The Solidarity funding mainly to is to proactively offer support year started with the Oceania continue its Development and resources to develop cycling Mountain Bike Championships Plan for the Pacific Region and in the Pacific and increase in February in Dunedin (New facilitate the participation of membership among the 35 Zealand). March was a busy Pacific Islands in the annual OCC island nations. month with the Oceania BMX Congress. Championships taking place on 21 In line with the work delivered March in Bunbury (Australia) and Two members of the in the previous years, the the Oceania Road Championships Confederation are also members Oceania Cycling Confederation organised in Tasmania (Australia) of the UCI Management continues to increase the on 23 - 25 March. The Oceania Committee, namely OCC number of races on its Track Championships were held President Mrs Tracey Gaudry and continent. Alongside some on 10 - 13 October in Adelaide Cycling New Zealand President major UCI WorldTour events (i.e (Australia). Mr Tony Mitchell (NZL).

SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS OCEANIA CYCLING CONFEDERATION SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS OCEANIAN CYCLING ONFEDERATION Country Project Total (CHF) (THOUSANDS CHF) Oceania & Pacific OCC Development Plan 26 525 Oceania & Pacific Category 4 support 3 742 SOLIDARITY OCC TOTAL 30 267 4 Confederation contribution 58 651 OCC CONTRIBUTION TOTAL 88 918

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28 | International Relations UNION EUROPÉENNE DE CYCLISME

The Union Européenne de Mountain Bike Elite in Glasgow The Confederation has eight Cyclisme (UEC) counts 50 (Great Britain) in August during representatives on the UCI affiliated member Federations. the first edition of the European Management Committee, Mr Rocco Cattaneo (SUI), who Championships. namely; UCI Vice-president assumed the transition as UEC and President of the Italian Acting President when Mr Thanks to the Solidarity Cycling Federation, Mr Renato David Lappartient was elected support of the UCI, many NFs Di Rocco (ITA); UEC President, President of the UCI, was on the continent received Mr Rocco Cattaneo; President of confirmed as UEC President training and equipment to the Royal Ligue Vélocipédique during the UEC Annual Congress sustain their cycling practices. Belge, Mr Tom Van Damme; in Istanbul (Turkey) in March. The UEC also used part of Honorary President of the its UCI Solidarity funding to Russian Cycling Federation, Mr In 2018, the UEC successfully organise the European Junior Igor Viktorovich Makarov; former delivered a wide range of cycling Track Championships at the President of the Norwegian events including major European UCI headquarters in Aigle Cycling Federation Mr Harald Championships which were (Switzerland), after the initial Tiedemann Hansen; Vice- broadcast live: Mountain Bike event (scheduled in Italy) was president of the Portuguese Downhill in Lousã – Coimbra cancelled by the local authorities Olympic Committee, Mr Artur (Portugal) in April; Indoor at the last minute. The UEC Lopes; Vice-president of the Cycling in Wiesbaden (Germany) was also able to help National German Cycling Federation, Mr on 1-2 June; Trials in Moudon Federations from Category 3 Tony Kirsch; and President of the (Switzerland) on 20- 21 July; Track and 4 participate in the Balkan Federación España de Ciclismo, Elite, Road Elite, BMX Elite, and Championships. Mr José Luis Lopez Cerrón.

SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS UNION EUROPÉENNE DE CYCLISME SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS UNION EUROPÉENNE DE CYCLISME Country Project Total (CHF) (THOUSANDS CHF) Various Purchase of buses for Albania, Croatia & Kosovo 47 928 Switzerland European Junior Track Championships 83 231 Portugal Training Camp BMX 10 270 12 10 Macedonia Category 3-4 participation in Balkans Championships 11 414 48 SOLIDARITY UEC TOTAL 152 843

Confederation contribution 148 216 UEC CONTRIBUTION TOTAL 301 059

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International Relations | 29 30 | A year of Sport and Events A YEAR OF

A year of Sport and Events | 31 ROAD

In line with the UCI’s Agenda 2022, measures concerning the reorganisation of men’s and women’s professional road cycling – essential to creating a strong legacy for the discipline – were agreed by the sector’s leading stakeholders. Safety at races remains a priority in 2018: the UCI created the position of TV/Support Commissaire and pursued the deployment of its safe-driving awareness training courses. From a sporting perspective, the UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck-Tirol produced superb racing in all categories.

2018 UCI INTERNATIONAL ROAD and 90 Criteriums. For the first thanks to a very significant CYCLING CALENDAR time, events in the Women’s U23 number of high-level events. category featured on the UCI Thirty-nine races were held in The number of events registered International Calendar, with three Asia, which saw a 25% increase on the 2018 UCI International Continental Championships in events – more than any other Road Calendar – 523 events for and seven National Road continent –, 31 in the Americas, 19 1472 days of racing – was stable Championships including in Africa, and eight in Oceania. compared with 2017. events in the category on their programmes. It is also worth noting the On top of the events mentioned creation of the first UCI U23 above, the UCI registered five As in 2017, most of the races were Nations Cup event in Africa and Continental Championships (for staged in Europe (426). However, the inclusion of three new events a total of 32 days of competition), the calendar is also developing on the UCI Women’s WorldTour 82 National Road Championships, on the four other continents (see relevant section).

32 | Road cycling UCI - REGISTERED TEAMS UCI CYCLING GALA The event was attended by the women’s and men’s road teams The number of road teams The fourth UCI Cycling Gala was that had taken part in the Gree - registered with the UCI increased held in Guilin, China, on the final Tour of Guangxi. The UCI would again in 2018, to 266, confirming day of the 2018 UCI WorldTour also like to draw attention to the the growth that has been and UCI Women’s WorldTour presence of representatives from consistent since 2010. There season, as part of a partnership China’s National Federation, the was a significant increase in with Wanda Group. Chinese Cycling Association, the number of UCI Professional in particular its President Mr Continental Teams, which rose to The evening saw a total of 19 Jinkang Shen, and warmly thanks 27 from 22 in 2017. Two new UCI awards presented to the leading them for their support. The Women’s Teams were registered riders, among them the UCI staging of the UCI Cycling Gala in 2018, bringing the total World Champions, who excelled brought the curtain down on the number to 46. throughout the season in road year in the best possible way, and cycling and para-cycling. The the UCI wishes to thank Wanda It is worthy of note that all five awards ceremony was punctuated Group for the success of the continents are represented by by a series of traditional Chinese event, which will be held again UCI WorldTeams, and that across musical interludes and artistic in 2019. all categories, there is increased performances. diversity of teams’ geographical origins. For example, Finland and Mongolia each registered a team for the first time in 2018, while Hungary and Uzbekistan PROGRESSION OF THE NUMBER OF UCI also registered teams in 2018, REGISTERED ROAD TEAMS having been without a team the previous season. While the number of African teams remains stable, the decrease in the number of teams registered 200 in America is compensated by an increase in Oceania, Asia and Europe. 100 2018 also saw the expansion of the UCI DataRide platform, with the introduction of the Teams module in the third quarter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 of the year. This was created to simplify and digitise the registration process for teams and National Federations thanks to the transfer of information from one year to the next and PROGRESSION OF THE NUMBER OF UCI REGISTERED ROAD TEAMS PER CATEGORY the reduction of paperwork. The new, simplified procedure aims to support teams that have 150 previously lacked the necessary administrative expertise to register with the UCI. 100

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Road cycling | 33 REORGANISATION OF MEN’S World Ranking – individual, and increased prize money; AND WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL teams and nations – will • the reinforcement of the ROAD CYCLING be the only international fight against doping with an ranking; the UCI Continental increased number of riders Ensuring that professional Rankings, however, will remain in the UCI registered testing road cycling is more attractive, unchanged. Furthermore, to pool of athletes subject to credible, viable and stable is the take into account cycling’s doping controls. aim of the reforms for both men’s specificities, the UCI World and women’s road cycling. Ranking will be divided into The stakeholders of men’s and two specific rankings: a one- women’s professional road cycling day race ranking and a stage- have been waiting for these two Men’s professional road cycling race ranking. reforms for many years. Thanks to a lengthy consultation process and To achieve the above aims, a genuine desire for collaboration, it was necessary to bring all Women’s professional road the terms and conditions have the leading stakeholders cycling been approved and are now being of men’s professional road implemented. Elite road cycling cycling – teams, riders and Women’s professional road cycling now finds itself in the best possible organisers – around the table has come on leaps and bounds position to consolidate its status as to work together on a solid and over the last decade, but still a major global Olympic sport. ambitious reform that would lacks the visibility of men’s road benefit all parties in question cycling. It was therefore important and increase the appeal and to engage in genuine reform CONSOLIDATION OF THE popularity of our sport. In with a view to making women’s SECURITY ACTION PLAN September 2018, at the end road cycling more professional, of this exhaustive process, the speeding up its development, The extensive work undertaken members of the Professional enhancing its visibility, and in 2017 to ensure security at road Cycling Council – a body increasing its popularity. It is with events continued into 2018 with a comprising representatives these goals in mind that a series of number of initiatives supporting of the three aforementioned measures will be introduced at the the UCI’s safety programme. stakeholders – gave unanimous start of the 2020 season: approval to the reorganisation The TV/Support Commissaire of men’s professional road • the creation of three divisions cycling. The UCI Management of events: UCI Women’s To assist the Commissaires, who Committee also unanimously WorldTour, UCI ProSeries play a vital role when it comes approved this new organisation. and UCI Continental Circuits to ensuring consistency and The roll-out of the reform will (regrouping Class 1 and Class safety at competitions, the UCI begin in 2019 and will be fully 2 races); has created the position of TV/ in place by the start of the 2020 • the introduction of enhanced Support Commissaire. Their season. The main aspects of this organisational standards for job is to take up position in a structure are as follows: the organisers of events in the TV van equipped with several UCI Women’s WorldTour and screens and monitor all the • three divisions of events the UCI ProSeries, aimed at images available to them from (from 2020): UCI WorldTour providing better visibility of the cameras used by producers (comprising a new UCI the events; (not just the images that go out Classics Series), UCI ProSeries • the introduction of two live on TV) and to immediately (featuring a selection of distinct types of teams review any images that may existing HC and Class 1 events) enabling the creation of be of interest. The TV/Support and UCI Continental Circuits a first division with higher Commissaire can also monitor (still regrouping Class 1 and requirements: UCI Women’s the messages and visuals posted Class 2 races); WorldTeams (first division) by users on social media during • three divisions of teams and UCI Women’s Continental the event. This UCI initiative, (from 2020): UCI WorldTeams, Teams (second division); which was used for the first time UCI ProTeams (formerly UCI • the introduction of a at the Milan-Sanremo in Italy in Professional Continental minimum salary and other March 2018, has enhanced the Teams) and UCI Continental benefits for riders, among quality of officiating at races, Teams; them a maximum number of improving both consistency and • simplified rankings adapted to days of racing, sickness cover, the safety of riders, the caravan our sport: as of 2019, the UCI maternity cover, life insurance, and spectators.

34 | Road cycling As well as at Milano-Sanremo, Some courses were open to Protocol for bunch sprint the system was also used at the National Federations, enabling finishes Grand Tours (Tour de France, them to train drivers for races Giro d’Italia and Vuelta Ciclista at a lower level or for national The new protocol for measuring a España) and the Classics (Tour competitions; the medium- time gaps at the finish line of des Flandres, Paris-Roubaix, term goal being to extend this stages likely to end in bunch Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Il education to National Federations sprints, which was trialled in 2017 Lombardia), not to mention the for Class 1, Class 2 and national at the Tour de Suisse and the UCI’s flagship event, the UCI events. One such opportunity took Tour de France, was extended Road World Championships in place, for the very first time, at the in 2018 to all races on the UCI Innsbruck, Austria. In 2019, the UCI Road World Championships International Calendar. system will be extended to 11 in Innsbruck, during which the one-day races. UCI organised a safe-driving The protocol, which has awareness course for National enhanced rider safety, involves Safe-driving awareness courses Federations’ Sport Directors. expanding the time gap rule from one to three seconds at the Part of the UCI’s programme UCI WorldTour Technical finish line. This change, which to increase rider safety during Advisors came in response to heightened races, the different safe-driving stress levels and the dangers awareness courses saw the The four UCI WorldTour Technical inherent in bunch sprints, still participation of nearly 700 Advisors covered all the events respects the sporting integrity individuals in 2018, bringing the on the UCI WorldTour calendar of the sprint and the stage. total to 1500 in just two years. The in 2018. Robbie Hunter, Jean- The decision to implement the 12 courses in 2018 were organised François Pescheux, Thomas protocol will be made on a case- mainly at UCI WorldTour level: at Rohregger and John Lelangue by-case basis by race organisers the Tour de France, the Grand lent their expertise to the UCI in conjunction with the President Depart of the Giro d’Italia in WorldTour organisers and UCI of the UCI Commissaires Panel, Israel and also at events such as Commissaires appointed to following an assessment of the the European Championships in the events. Their main task stage profile, the level of the Glasgow, Scotland. was to assess the quality of the teams, and the number of riders organisation of each event. in the field.

Road cycling | 35 COMPETITIONS

2018 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2018 UCI Road World Canyon-SRAM and Quick-Step With a cumulative audience of 250 Championships were held in the Floors respectively won the last million television viewers, the UCI stunning region of Innsbruck-Tirol, women’s and men’s team time Road World Championships were Austria, from 23 to 30 September. trials to be held in their current broadcast in almost 100 countries More than 600,000 spectators format at the UCI Road World around the world, confirming the throughout the week culminated Championships. The team time event as one of the most viewed in a record-breaking spectator trial mixed relay, due to make its road cycling events of the year. count on the final Sunday of UCI Road World Championship For the second consecutive year, racing, with 265,000 fans lining the debut in Yorkshire in 2019, will the event’s hashtag – this year course to witness the thrilling Men shine the spotlight on National #InnsbruckTirol2018 – trended Elite road race with the victory of Federations and their riders while globally on Twitter during the final Spain’s Alejandro Valverde who promoting equality between men weekend of the Championships, finally claimed the rainbow jersey and women. with the event receiving over 15 after 12 participations, two silver million impressions overall. The medals and four bronze medals. Still on the theme of gender UCI YouTube channel (tv.uci.org) Valverde’s victory came the day equality, several new measures, reached a total of 1.5 million views, after a dominating win by Anna approved in June 2018 and an 89% increase compared to 2017. van der Breggen (NED) in the designed to guarantee men- Women Elite road race. Earlier women equality during podium The UCI Management Committee that week, Laura Stigger, the ceremonies, came into effect awarded a record number of 18-year-old from the host nation, at the 2018 UCI Road World UCI World Championships for had sprinted to victory in the nail- Championships. These measures, the period 2020-2024. For the biting finale of the Junior Women’s which notably require UCI road discipline, this specifically road race in her birth town of approval for all outfits worn by included Aigle-Martigny Innsbruck. hosts and hostesses, and an equal (Switzerland), Flanders (Belgium), representation of the two genders Wollongong (Australia), Glasgow The UCI’s flagship event saw in these roles, now form part of and Scotland (Great Britain) and the participation of 77 National the UCI World Championships the German region of Switzerland Federations during the eight Organisation Guides and apply to in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 days of competition. all disciplines. respectively.

36 | Road cycling UCI WORLDTOUR 2018

The UCI WorldTour features the Men’s professional road cycling’s Pologne, and three stages of the leading one-day and stage races flagship series began in Oceania Giro d’Italia. Second the Paris- of the season – chief among and took in Europe, the Middle Nice and the Tour de Pologne, them the Classics and the Grand East and North America before Yates also came home fourth in Tours – the biggest teams and reaching its conclusion in Asia. the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. In the best riders in the world. the team standings, Belgium’s Points are awarded throughout Great Britain’s Simon Yates Quick-Step Floors came out on the year and at the end of it, the topped the 2018 UCI WorldTour top with 73 wins, ahead of Great rider and the team at the top of individual rankings ahead of Britain’s Team Sky, the previous their respective standings are three-time road race UCI World year’s winners. Completing the declared the winners. Champion Peter Sagan of podium were German team Slovakia and Spain’s Alejandro Bora-hansgrohe. In 2018, 18 UCI WorldTeams Valverde, who was crowned UCI took part in 37 events – 17 stage World Road Champion at the The victorious riders are the last races and 20 one-day events – end of the season. Yates won La winners of the UCI WorldTour organised on four continents. Vuelta Ciclista a España, a race Ranking, which will be replaced The total number of racing days in which he claimed a stage win. in 2019 by the UCI World Ranking, (185) was largely the same as the He also won a stage each at in accordance with the principles previous year. Paris-Nice, the Volta Ciclista adopted for the reorganisation of a Catalunya and the Tour de men’s professional road cycling.

Road cycling | 37 UCI WOMEN’S WORLDTOUR 2018

In its third season, the UCI (Mitchelton Scott) was eventually teams classification of the 2018 UCI Women’s WorldTour brought crowned the 2018 UCI Women’s Women’s WorldTour for the third together 23 events - 15 one-day WorldTour Champion, notably consecutive year. races and eight stage races - on after impressive wins at the three continents in 2018. Three new Giro d’Italia Internazionale In 2018, the UCI renewed its races joined the calendar: one- Femminile, La Course by le Tour partnership with IMG; InCycle day races Driedaagse Brugge- de France and the Boels Ladies featured highlight programmes De Panne (BEL) and the Tour of Tour, where she concluded her for the 52 days of the 2018 UCI Guangxi Women’s WorldTour season in spectacular fashion. It Women’s WorldTour as well as 24 (CHN), as well as the four-day was a remarkable season for the videos. stage race WWT Emakumeen Netherlands as her compatriots, XXXI. Bira (ESP), one of the oldest Marianne Vos and Anna Van Der Seventeen races were shown live races on the women’s calendar. Breggen took second and third on TV in 2018 (up from 11 in 2017 spots. and nine in 2016) and offered 1,428 Covering over 5,700km, the events hours of coverage. This represents on the UCI Women’s WorldTour Sofia Bertizzolo (Astana Women’s a 121% increase compared to the calendar provided 52 race days (46 Team) spent 50 days out of 52 previous year. The cumulated days in 2017), a 13% progression days of racing in the UCI Women’s audience grew by nearly 20%, compared to the previous year. WorldTour Best Young Rider jersey. rising from 124 million in 2017 to The Italian won the jersey at the 148 million in 2018. With a record seven women from 3rd event of the UCI Women’s four different teams wearing WorldTour and never lost it. Boels The UCI continued its partnership the UCI Women’s WorldTour Dolmans Cyclingteam, leaving no with NMG Productions to ensure leader’s jersey throughout the room for doubt when it came to high-quality coverage of the series season, Annemiek van Vleuten its dominance, took the win in the via social media and its website.

BUENOS AIRES 2018 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES

Road cycling featured on the participated in five events on events were used to calculate the programme of the 2018 Youth five consecutive days: three on final ranking. Kazakhstan won the Olympic Games, organised the road (team time trial, road men’s event and Denmark took in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in race and criterium) and two for the title in the women’s event. October. The discipline was mountain bike (cross-country Of note was the participation of part of a combined event. For Eliminator and cross-country the Junior UCI World Champion the men’s and women’s events, Short Track). The combined in both road and mountain bike, teams of two athletes each results of teams after the five Laura Stigger (AUT).

38 | Road cycling Road cycling | 39 TRACK

40 | Track cycling Mid-way between two Olympic Games, 2018 was the last track cycling season before the Olympic qualification period for Tokyo 2020. The UCI Hour Record timed by Tissot continued to incite interest, with two attempts made to break the men’s record and one – successful - attempt on the women’s record. For the second year, after 2016, the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships were hosted at the UCI World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland.

UCI INTERNATIONAL TRACK TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES UCI HOUR RECORD TIMED BY CYCLING CALENDAR TISSOT As track cycling’s Olympic The following graph compares status was reinforced with the In 2018, three athletes – two the last two post-Olympic obtention in 2017 of two extra men and a woman – took up the periods: 2013 to 2014 and 2017 to gold medals for the Men’s challenge of trying to beat the 2018 (these figures do not include and Women’s Madison, the UCI Hour Record timed by Tissot. National Championships). qualification system for the The three attempts took place Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games between July and September at It can be seen that the number of needed to be defined during the Velodromo Bicentenario in events doubled from 2013 to 2014 the first half of 2018. Discussions Aguascalientes (Mexico) situated because of a condition added to focussed on the details of the at 1800m above sea level, ideal the UCI Regulation (art. 9.2.025) qualification period, requiring for such attempts. requiring nations qualifying for a close collaboration with all the UCI World Championships to the Continental Confederations Denmark’s Martin Toft Madsen organise an international track concerning their Championships, was the first to try to go further event. The evolution between the which count towards the 2018- than the 54.526km covered by 2017 and 2018 seasons is more 2020 UCI Track Olympic Ranking. Bradley Wiggins in 2015. After stable, demonstrating that the one hour, Madsen had ridden UCI International Track Cycling 53.630km, falling short of the Calendar has achieved balance. record by 896 metres. Although on paper his attempt was unsuccessful, he became the NUMBER OF EVENTS ON THE UCI INTERNATIONAL second fastest man in the world TRACK CYCLING CALENDAR over one hour. A month later, the (NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS NOT INCLUDED) Netherlands’ Dion Beukeboom covered 52.757km, also too short 10 20 30 40 50 60 to dethrone Bradley Wiggins. AFR The Italian Vittoria Bussi, who in 2017 had failed to beat the record set by American Evelyn Stevens, AME promised to undertake another attempt within a short period

ASI of time. In September 2018, she covered 48.007km, beating the previous record of 47.980km to

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UCI TRACK CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY TISSOT

The Omnisport Apeldoorn Olympic qualification period (269 23 national teams, followed velodrome in the Netherlands athletes in 2014 in Cali, (COL). by Asia (seven), America (six) welcomed the 2018 UCI Track and Oceania (two). Africa was Cycling World Championships The percentage of participating represented for the second time presented by Tissot from 28 women was 43% in 2018 since 2004 by two teams: South February to 4 March. The compared with 42% in 2014. Track Africa and Algeria both had one velodrome had already hosted cycling is not far off the objective male athlete competing. a round of the UCI World of the UCI and the IOC of Cup the previous season and reaching gender parity. It should A total of 20 events – 10 for the UCI Track Cycling World be noted that for the last two women and 10 for men - were Championships in 2011. seasons men and women have organised. The Netherlands competed in the same number won the most medals with A total of 346 athletes (198 men of events, but in the team sprint, five World titles, five silver and 148 women) took part in the women race in pairs while the medals and two bronze different races over the five days men race in teams of three. This medals. Germany and Great of competition. The participation justifies in part the remaining Britain followed in the medals was stable compared to 2017 disparity. table with six medals each. (344 athletes) but clearly higher Ten different countries won (+28%) that of the previous Europe was the most- gold and 20 nations were edition immediately prior to the represented continent with represented on the podium.

42 | Track cycling Of note was Belgium’s PARTICIPATION AT THE UCI TRACK CYCLING first rainbow jersey in the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS women’s keirin thanks to Nicky Degrendele, a trainee at the UCI World Cycling Centre. Portugal

won its first medals at the Elite 2018 UCI World Championships with silver for Ivo Oliveira in the Men’s individual pursuit. 2017

The table below compares the participation in the UCI Worlds 2016 the last three years, and also compares 2018 with 2014, the corresponding year of the last 2014 Olympic cycle. Participation was 50 100 150 200 250 300 significantly higher in 2018 than in 2014, while the last three years Men Women have been relatively stable. This stability is positive given that the two post-Olympic seasons have The cumulative live audience The event received in-depth traditionally been marked by a increased by 17% to 5.8 million. coverage across the UCI social decrease in participation. One of the main reasons is that media channels. The dedicated the event took place in Europe, UCI channel for track cycling on While the first three days weren’t which meant a more suitable Twitter @uci_track received more sold-out, all seats were taken time zone for the European than 2.7 million impressions over for the Friday, Saturday and market. a period of only five days. From Sunday evenings. A total of more the pre-event build-up to a live than 19,000 tickets were sold (a In addition, the programmes twitter feed, fans were able to maximum of 5000 seats available targeted larger audiences in digitally immerse themselves in per session) exceeding the 2018: despite the number of the championships and stay up expectations of the Organising broadcasting hours dropping to date with the latest results. On Committee based on its by 1200, the same cumulative Facebook, video content proved to experience with the UCI World audience (170.9 million) was be very popular with a total of 363k Cup in November 2016. reached, up 4% on 2017. video views, including live streams. Instagram Stories were posted In total, some 52 broadcasters In Germany, a key market, the during each day of the event, provided television coverage cumulative audience reached 28 providing followers with exclusive in 130 countries (in 2017: 52 million viewers with broadcasts behind-the-scenes content. broadcasters in 120 countries and in the main news programmes in 2016: 60 broadcasters in 109 of the public service channels The 2018 UCI Track Cycling World countries). ARD / ZDF and in their main Championships presented by sports programmes on Sunday Tissot were therefore a great Europe benefitted from 83% afternoon. success from the point of view of of total broadcast time (78% all stakeholders. in 2017) and, thanks to the With regards to digital media contribution of major public and videos, seven platforms These Championships were also service broadcasters, more than broadcast the event with a total marked by the first meeting 97% of the cumulative audience of more than 89 hours (live of the new Track Commission (92% in 2017). Outside Europe, streaming and VOD) compared and the first Nations’ Forum, the countries with the highest to five platforms in 2017. The organised before competition cumulative audiences were New total audience therefore began and with the presence Zealand (3.02 million), Australia increased by 250% (up to of Commission members. The (1.37 million) and the USA (0.06 410,000 views). Forum was greatly appreciated million). by all nations present.

Track cycling | 43 2018 UCI JUNIOR TRACK CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The UCI World Cycling Centre PROGRESSION OF PARTICIPATION (WCC) in Aigle (SUI) welcomed AT THE UCI JUNIOR TRACK CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS the 2018 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships from 15 to 19 August, two years after first organising the event, 2018 in 2016.

A total of 315 athletes (202 men 2017 and 113 women) took part in the different events over the five days

of competition. This was a record 2016 compared with the last 10 years: on average 240 athletes per year since

2008. The number of nations (45) 2014 remained fairly stable. 50 100 150 200 250 300

Men Women Europe registered the largest number of national teams (22), followed by the USA (10), Asia (9), Oceania (2) and Africa (2). These Three world records were with prevention activities to proportions are similar to those of established during the raise awareness among Junior the Elite UCI Track Cycling World competitions: Women’s 500m athletes about the problem of Championships. Saint Lucia and time trial - Lea Sophie Friedrich doping. The information stand Finland participated in the Junior (GER), 33.922: Men’s 1km time was regularly visited throughout Worlds for the first time. trial – Thomas Cornish (AUS), the Championships. The CADF 1:00.498: Men’s 3km individual had also encouraged the The German team headed the pursuit – Lev Gonov (RUS), athletes to complete, prior to medals table with four World 3:11.143. the event, an on-line course on titles and three bronze medals. anti-doping called ALPHA which They were followed by Italy (four As in 2016, the Cycling Anti- was launched by the World gold) and Australia (three gold, Doping Agency (CADF) set Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in two silver and four bronze). up a #RIDECLEAN campaign 2014.

44 | Track cycling 2017-2018 TISSOT UCI TRACK CYCLING WORLD CUP

The number of rounds of the Natallia Tsylinskaya, welcomed a cycle (283 from 36 nations). This Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup major UCI event five years after decrease can be explained by the increased from four in 2016-2017 organising the 2013 UCI Track fact there were two more rounds to five in 2017-2018. The strategic Cycling World Championships. organised in 2017-2018. The 2013- objective was to reach six rounds Although the number of tickets 2014 UCI World Cup season - also from 2018, which is the case for the sold is often low on Friday the season preceding the Olympic 2018-2019 season. The six rounds evenings, before reaching 70% qualification period – comprised of the 2019-2020 season were Saturday and 90% Sunday, the three rounds organised in confirmed as early as 3 July 2018, last round in Minsk saw the most Manchester (GBR), Aguascalientes which was greatly appreciated by tickets sold with 80% of seats (MEX) and Guadalajara (MEX). all stakeholders, particularly the filled across the three evenings of National Federations as they plan competition. It is worth noting that the round 2020 Olympic Games qualification. at the National Cycling Centre In terms of athlete participation, in Manchester (GBR) saw the The first round of the 2017-2018 the first round in Pruszków was participation that came closest to Tissot UCI Track Cycling World the largest of the five events men/women equity (56% men and Cup took place at the beginning with some 314 athletes (186 men 44% women). In general the men/ of November 2017 in Pruszków, and 128 women) racing. The women percentage is positive Poland. A week later, the series two rounds on the American with an average of 60% men and stopped over in Manchester, continent registered the smallest 40% women taking part in track Great Britain. The two following participation, which can be competitions. This compares rounds took place in America in explained by travel constraints with 62% men and 38% women December: Milton (Canada) and for some nations. In addition, in 2013-2014, demonstrating the Santiago (Chili). Both these events December is sometimes a period positive evolution of gender parity were a first for the organisers of rest or base training for some at the UCI Track Cycling World and drew crowds that filled the athletes. Cup. grandstands. The fifth and final round of the 2017-2018 Tissot UCI The average participation across For the first time in the history of World Cup was organised mid- each of the five rounds was around the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World January in Minsk (Belarus). The 245 athletes from an average of 34 Cup, cash prizes were awarded to Belarusian Cycling Federation, led nations. This figure is slightly lower the top three men and women in by its President and eight-time than that of the corresponding the 2017-2018 overall ranking of UCI World Champion on the track season of the previous Olympic the individual sprint, keirin and Omnium as well as the top three men’s and women’s Madison

PROGRESSION OF PARTICIPATION teams as follows: AT THE UCI TRACK CYCLING WORLD CUPS MEN • Winner of the 2017-2018 Tissot ROUND 5 UCI Track Cycling World Cup: ROUND 4 CHF 10,000 2018 ROUND 3 • Second in the overall ranking: ROUND 2 CHF 6000 ROUND 1 • Third in the overall ranking: WOMEN CHF 2000

2017 ROUND 5 ROUND 4 Athletes from 12 National ROUND 3 Federations won these cash ROUND 2 prizes: Austria, Denmark, 2016 ROUND 1 France, Great Britain, Germany, 50 100 150 200 250 300 Italy, Japan, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, the Ukraine and the USA.

Track cycling | 45 MOUNTAIN

46 | Mountain bike The successful UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and Word Cup were boosted by the support of new top-level partner Mercedes-Benz Vans. The UCI also announced the arrival of two new official partners, Oakley and Mitas, for two-year partnerships starting in 2019. These partnerships come as mountain bike’s popularity continues to grow: audience figures for both the UCI World Cup and the UCI World Championships increased significantly in 2018. Mountain Bike also expands its attraction with the integration of four new specialties: E-Mountain Bike, Enduro, Alpine Snow Bike and Pump Track.

UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE organisation of a Junior Series for (mountain bike with electric INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR XCO during the UCI MTB World assistance) and find a common Cup to give these young riders the consensus on the integration In 2018, 648 events in 82 opportunity to race on the same of activities for this speciality. countries and five continents course as the Elite riders. This is E-Mountain Bike enables us to were registered on the UCI scheduled for 2019. attract a new public to our sport, International Mountain Bike and is also a very interesting Calendar (594 races in 80 activity for resorts wishing to countries in 2017). The most UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAMS expand their offer to tourists popular is cross-country Olympic and visitors who are active and with 288 races worldwide (274 A total of 118 teams representing health conscious. Consequently, in 2017), followed by downhill 31 countries across five E-Mountain Bike rules have been with 130 races (136 in 2017). For continents were registered with established and E-Mountain cross-country Marathon, 88 races the UCI in 2018. Three nations – Bike events can be registered on (78 in 2017) were registered over Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina the UCI International Mountain the five continents. Requests and Romania – registered a UCI Bike Calendar from 2019. The to join the UCI MTB Marathon Mountain Bike Team for the first first E-Mountain Bike test event Series continue to increase with time. In order to register as a was organised in Monaco on 29 events registered as part of UCI Mountain Bike Team, teams 5-7 October 2018. The first this leading international series needed to fulfil criteria that were ever UCI World Champions for in 2018. updated in 2018: UCI Endurance E-Mountain Bike will be crowned Teams must have a total of 75 during the 2019 UCI Mountain PROGRESSION OF NUMBER OF EVENTS points in the UCI Endurance Bike World Championships REGISTERED ON THE UCI INTERNATIONAL Team Ranking in order to apply presented by Mercedes Benz in MOUNTAIN BIKE CALENDAR for registration, while UCI Gravity Mont-Sainte-Anne (CAN) on 28 Teams must have 1 point in the August 2019. UCI Gravity Team Ranking in order to apply for registration. This explains the decrease in the ENDURO NUMBER OF EVENTS number of registered teams from

100 200 300 400 500 600 139 in 2017. The split between the Mountain Bike expands with UCI Mountain Bike Teams for the the integration of the Enduro different formats is as follows: World Series into the UCI 84 Endurance teams, 31 Gravity International Mountain Bike teams and three Endurance/ Calendar. Enduro has been

NUMBER Gravity teams. integrated in the UCI Regulations OF COUNTRIES since 2013. Races in this specialty 20 40 60 80 As in previous years, 30 teams (15 include several liaison stages 2018 2017 2016 Endurance and 15 Gravity) were and timed or ‘special’ stages, awarded UCI Elite Mountain Bike where riders start individually at Team status. 30 second intervals. The general The cross-country Olympic (XCO) classification is established by UCI Junior Series and other events adding up all their recorded in this category continue to be E-MOUNTAIN BIKE times. The series in 2019 will registered on the UCI International comprise eight rounds in as Mountain Bike Calendar and Several meetings took place many countries, concluding in the number is increasing. in 2018 to discuss the growing September with the spectacular Stakeholders requested the market for E-Mountain Bike Trophy of Nations team event.

Mountain bike | 47 ALPINE SNOW BIKE CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM RELAY: PATNERSHIP WITH OAKLEY MEN-WOMEN EQUITY Alpine Snow Bike is a new The UCI announced a two- mountain bike speciality raced The cross-country team relay is year partnership with Oakley on snow using existing ski organised at the UCI Mountain starting in 2019. Oakley downhill, Super G or ski-cross Bike World Championships and becomes an Official Partner of slopes. Ski stations are showing Continental Championships. the UCI Mountain Bike World more interest in allowing 2018 was the second year that Championships presented mountain bikes on their slopes. the team relay was raced by five- by Mercedes-Benz and the No specific infrastructure is rider teams (increased from four Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain needed, and riders can use in 2016), with the addition of a Bike World Cup. a regular mountain bike. rider from either the Women Consequently, Alpine Snow Bike Under-23 or Women Junior The arrival of the US eyewear rules have been established and category. brand is yet another sign of the events can be registered on the faith that leading brands have in UCI International Mountain Bike To achieve equity between mountain bike. Oakley already Calendar from 2019. Alpine Snow men and women in the team supplies several UCI WorldTeams, Bike is particularly spectacular relay World Championships UCI Women’s Teams and and enables riders to continue competition, six riders will be individual mountain bike athletes. mountain biking throughout allowed to compete in the winter. team relay as of the 2020 UCI World Championships with PARTNERSHIP WITH MITAS the following composition: PUMP TRACK one Man Elite, one Woman The UCI also announced a Elite, one Man Under-23, one two-year partnership with Pump Track is another format Woman Under-23, one Man Czech tyre manufacturer Mitas, that will join the UCI. Pump Junior and one Woman Junior. beginning in 2019. Mitas will tracks are circuits made of The new team time trial mixed support the UCI Mountain Bike bermed corners combining relay which will be introduced World Championships presented rolling jumps with turns. This at the 2019 UCI Road Worlds by Mercedes-Benz, and the speciality is easily accessible is inspired by mountain bike’s Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike and provides a sustainable popular and successful mixed World Cup, as an Official Partner. and fun-packed activity for team relay. children, adults, beginners and The Mitas brand is particularly professionals alike. Pump track visible in XCO, providing rules will be integrated into the equipment for the KROSS Racing UCI Regulations in 2019. Team and as official tyre supplier for the Absa Cape Epic mountain bike stage race in South Africa.

48 | Mountain bike Mountain bike | 49 COMPETITIONS

UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY MERCEDES-BENZ

The 2018 UCI Mountain Bike With her win, Kate Courtney The 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships presented (USA) became the fourth World Championships delivered a by Mercedes-Benz were held American woman to win the record-breaking digital experience in Lenzerheide (SUI) on 5-9 Elite Women’s title, and the first for the global fanbase of mountain September. Lenzerheide since Alison Dunlap in 2001. From bike. From live streams of each had already organised a UCI Wednesday to Sunday, 65,000 event to behind-the-scenes Mountain Bike World Cup three spectators turned out to cheer content, fans were given the years running (2015 – 2017), the athletes. opportunity to follow the action giving the Organising Committee across multiple channels. Some 2.3 a great deal of experience. The The Organising Committee million impressions were received level of organisation improved contracted SSR (Swiss public on Facebook, UCI gaining more every year, culminating in these radio-television) to provide live than 7000 fans across the week very impressive UCI World television coverage of XCO and of the event. The UCI Mountain Championships, one of the most DHI Men Elite and Women Elite Bike Instagram account was successful ever. competitions. In addition, SSR launched prior to the Worlds, decided to produce the cross- with content receiving more The UCI World Championships country team relay and the than 385k impressions. The Live welcomed 687 riders, with a Under-23 races for both men and Twitter feed for each day of racing record participation of 468 cross- women. In total, 32 broadcasters helped to accumulate more than country Olympic athletes and from 122 countries covered the 3 million impressions with the 219 downhill (DHI) competitors. 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World most successful post showing Kate Twenty-two nations competed Championships presented by Courtney becoming UCI Mountain in the cross-country team relay Mercedes-Benz by different Bike World Champion. event. means: live broadcasts, highlights, news or short reports. The TV In the Elite Categories, the XCO, With a record attendance coverage of the 2018 UCI Mountain as already mentioned, titles of 55 nations across the five Bike World Championships were won by Nino Schurter (SUI) continents, 15 nations won a presented by Mercedes-Benz and Kate Courtney (USA). In the medal. The highlight of the reached a record cumulative DHI, Loïc Bruni (FRA) and Rachel week was surely the very popular global TV audience of 46 million Atherton (GBR), were crowned victory of Nino Schurter (SUI) people. The hours viewed also UCI World Champions. The Team in front of a huge home-crowd. increased notably (+45%). Relay was won by Switzerland.

50 | Mountain bike 2018 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE MARATHON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The UCI Mountain Bike Marathon The 2018 UCI Mountain Bike The women raced 89 kilometres World Championships were held Marathon World Championships and climbed 3400 metres, while in Auronzo Di Cadore (ITA) on welcomed 260 elite riders from the men covered 102 kilometres 15 September, one week after 36 nations (2017: 246 riders from and climbed 4200 metres. the UCI Mountain Bike World 38 nations). Meanwhile, 1,692 Championships presented by riders participated in the mass Henrique Avancini became the Mercedes-Benz in Lenzerheide. participation marathon event. first Brazilian rider in mountain The organiser had already bike history to win a world title staged a successful edition of The 2018 UCI Mountain Bike with his victory in the men’s the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon Marathon World Championships race, while Annika Langvad of World Championships in 2011, in took place in one of the most Denmark successfully defended Montello, Italy. beautiful landscapes in the world, her title in the women’s race to within the UNESCO World Heritage take her fifth World title in the site of Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Marathon. Italian Dolomite mountains.

2018 UCI FOUR-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY MERCEDES-BENZ

The 2018 UCI MTB Four-cross The very challenging four-cross Val di Sole in 2019, 2020 and 2021. World Championships were held track at Val di Sole is one of only The 2018 Worlds welcomed 52 in Val di Sole (ITA) on 5-6 July, a few permanent tracks that riders from 14 nations. France’s combined with the Mercedes- exist. The racing, watched by Quentin Derbier and the Czech Benz UCI Mountain Bike World thousands of fans, took place Republic’s Romana Labounkova Cup (XCO/XCC/DHI). The at night under lights. These UCI were crowned UCI World organiser hosted the four-cross Four-cross World Championships Champions. Worlds for the fifth time. will continue to be organised in

2018 UCI URBAN CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – CROSS-COUNTRY ELIMINATOR

The UCI Mountain Bike World rang out twice on day three of mountain bike social media Championships for cross- the 2018 UCI Urban Cycling World channels. A live Twitter feed country Eliminator (XCE) took Championships when Titouan enabled fans to follow each place on November 9. It was Perin-Ganier the defending UCI crucial moment, from race the second time this event was World Champion, and Coline preparation to the award held as part of the UCI Urban Clauzure were crowned UCI ceremonies. Tissot also produced Cycling World Championships, World Champions. 60-second highlight videos of in Chengdu (CHN), alongside the action which accumulated trials and BMX Freestyle Park. The XCE Worlds were covered more than 35k views across The French National anthem across the different UCI Facebook and Twitter.

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In 2018, the Mercedes-Benz series in 2019 and 2020. TVs, mobile phones, gaming UCI Mountain Bike World Cup In total, 1065 riders representing consoles and more. comprised 10 rounds in as many a record 60 nations across the countries on three different five continents participated Some 8.3 million TV viewers continents: South Africa, Croatia, across the different rounds, that followed the 10 rounds of Germany, Czech Republic, Great spanned six months. In 2017, a the 2018 Mercedes-Benz Britain, Austria, Italy, Andorra, separate Women Junior category UCI Mountain Bike World Canada and France. was introduced to the DHI racing, Cup by watching either the and we noticed a slight increase live broadcasts or delayed The series was marked by the in the number of women highlight summaries. In total, 45 return of Stellenbosch to the UCI competing in the speciality. broadcasters from 103 countries World Cup some 20 years after covered the 2018 World Cup by the South African venue had The UCI’s Official Partner Red different means: live broadcasts, last hosted gravity rounds (1997 Bull Media House (RBMH) highlights, news or short reports. and 1998). In 2018, Stellenbosch produced and broadcast the 2018 The coverage reached a total hosted the opening XCO Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain cumulative TV audience of round of the Mercedes-Benz Bike World Cup rounds for almost 66 million. UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. the seventh consecutive year. Meanwhile the opening round of Viewership increased 50% On the sporting side, the the DHI competitions took place compared to 2017. XCO Elite titles were won by in the new host city of Losinj, Red Bull TV broadcast more Switzerland’s Nino Schurter with Croatia, with riders finishing their than 49 hours live worldwide his sixth men’s title and Jolanda descent by the harbour. (including additional live Neff who took her third women’s broadcast for the new XCC races), overall title. The Elite DHI It was the first year that the without geo-blocking, as well trophies went to Amaury Pierron UCI World Cup included cross- as highlight shows and a large (FRA) and Rachel Atherton (GBR), country short track (XCC). The number of additional clips. Red who took a record sixth World new XCC format was welcomed Bull TV is the company’s free on- Cup overall title. by stakeholders and will continue demand platform available on to be organised as part of the the web and as an app on Smart

2018 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE ELIMINATOR WORLD CUP POWERED BY CITYMOUNTAINBIKE.COM

Established in 2017, the UCI seven different countries (the Dutch athlete Jeroen Van Eck and Mountain Bike Eliminator United States, Italy, Austria, the Norway’s Ingrid Bøe Jacobsen World Cup powered by Netherlands, Germany, Belgium claimed the men’s and women’s citymountainbike.com continued and Brazil). The participation overall titles. in 2018 as a separate UCI World was higher than in 2017, with a Cup series for men and women. notable increase in women’s It comprised seven rounds in participation.

52 | Mountain bike BUENOS AIRES 2018 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES

Mountain bike featured on the participated in five events on events were used to calculate the programme of the 2018 Youth five consecutive days: three on final ranking. Kazakhstan won the Olympic Games, organised the road (team time trial, road men’s event and Denmark took in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in race and criterium) and two for the title in the women’s event. October. The discipline was mountain bike (cross-country Of note was the participation of part of a combined event. For Eliminator and cross-country the Junior UCI World Champion the men’s and women’s events, Short Track). The combined in both road and mountain bike, teams of two athletes each results of teams after the five Laura Stigger (AUT).

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54 | BMX Racing The popularity of BMX Racing amongst the younger generation was underlined with exciting competitions at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup saw a noticeable increase in participation for both men and women, confirming the success of the new series format. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have become a major focus for many athletes since the start of the qualification period in September.

UCI INTERNATIONAL BMX SUCCESS OF NEW UCI BMX INCREASE IN WOMEN RACING CALENDAR SUPERCROSS WORLD CUP PARTICIPANTS FORMAT CONFIRMED The number of events on the A positive trend of note with 2018 UCI International BMX The new sporting format for the respect to the UCI BMX Racing Calendar was stable UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Supercross World Cup is the compared to the previous year: - two complete UCI World Cup general increase in the number 142 events were registered in rounds per event - continued of women participating. At 40 countries. As BMX Racing to be a great success, with an the same point in the Olympic is an Olympic discipline, the increased number of events: cycle four years earlier (2014), UCI International Calendar four instead of three in 2017. The an average of 39 women from tends to reflect the Olympic new format - two complete UCI a season total of 29 countries cycle: the number of events World Cup rounds per weekend - participated in each UCI BMX usually increases during the helps increase appeal for riders, Supercross World Cup event. In qualifying period for the Olympic teams and spectators. This has 2018, the average increased to 50 Games, then stabilises or even also allowed organisers more women from a season total of 34 slightly decreases in the years flexibility to include Challenge countries. following the Games before racing at their event, attracting the start of the next Olympic more spectators and participants qualification period. The Tokyo and resulting in a more 2020 qualification period for BMX sustainable World Cup event. Racing began on September 1, Several events, including the new 2018 and will run through until World Cup round in St-Quentin- June 1, 2020. en-Yvelines (FRA), successfully achieved this in 2018.

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2018 UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2018 UCI BMX World 1304 riders from 40 nations in Fans were able to watch and Championships visited the Challenge category. It is, engage with the 2018 UCI BMX Azerbaijan, a country which is however, important to clarify World Championships across a beginning to develop BMX. that participation in the World multitude of digital platforms. The BMX track located in Baku Championship category events Facebook, Twitter, Instagram had already successfully hosted remains stable because of the and YouTube all helped to the 2015 European Games, quota system in place. Therefore, deliver a mixture of informative, giving organisers the necessary simply looking at participation race-focused and entertaining experience ahead of the UCI figures is not a reliable gauge content. Video views amounted World Championships. of the development of the to a total of 97k combing the discipline. following platforms: YouTube, Participation in the event was Twitter and Facebook. Instagram respectable, given that a large The cumulative TV audience proved to be the platform where population of riders does not for the UCI BMX World most of the fans engaged with yet exist in Azerbaijan or in the Championships reached almost the event, receiving a total of immediate region. In total, five million viewers, with more 662k impressions across the 1534 riders representing 40 than 225 hours of coverage week. countries competed across broadcast in 112 countries. This is the World Championships significantly higher than in 2017 The 2018 Elite UCI World and Challenge categories: 230 (3.4 million viewers for 214 hours Champions were André Sylvain riders from 33 nations in the of coverage broadcast in 88 (FRA) and Laura Smulders World Championships, and countries). (NED).

2018 UCI BMX SUPERCROSS WORLD CUP

The 2018 UCI BMX Supercross The different rounds of the PROGRESSION OF AVERAGE PARTICIPATION IN ROUNDS OF THE UCI World Cup consisted of eight series attracted around 25,000 BMX SUPERCROSS WORLD CUP rounds, held at four separate spectators, including 13,000 in events in St-Quentin-en-Yvelines Papendal which was also voted (FRA), Papendal (NED), Heusden- “Best Event” for the third time. Zolder (BEL) and Santiago del Estero (ARG). The average Every event in the series can be NOMBRE DE participation in rounds of the followed on bmxlive.com. PARTICIPANTS 50 100 150 200 series is increasing in comparison to previous years. The round The 2018 UCI BMX Supercross with the highest ever athlete World Cup was won by two Dutch registration (290 entries) was the riders: Niek Kimmann (Men Elite) season opener in St-Quentin-en- and, for the third time, Laura

Yvelines (FRA), located near Paris. Smulders (Women Elite). PARTICIPANTES

NOMBRE DE NATIONS NOMBRE DE NATIONS 20 20 30 40

2018 2017 2015 2016

56 | BMX Racing BUENOS AIRES 2018 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES

BMX Racing continues to feature combined to produce the competition, encourages team at the Youth Olympic Games overall ranking. Sixteen nations spirit, and enables participants (YOG), which in 2018 were were represented, with the to rub shoulders with peers organised in Buenos Aires (ARG) medals going to Russia (gold), from different backgrounds in October. Held the day after Switzerland (silver) and Colombia and cultures. The UCI is proud the opening ceremony, the BMX (bronze). of its strong presence at this Racing competition was in the international event which form of a mixed team event. The YOG unite young athletes includes four cycling disciplines: Each of the 16 teams comprised aged 14 to 18 from around the road cycling, mountain bike, one woman and one man, with world for a magnificent sporting BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle the results of the two athletes festival that provides high-level Park.

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58 | BMX Freestyle The integration of BMX Freestyle continued with the inclusion of Flatland in the UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup where it joined Park on the competition programme. BMX Freestyle Park made a successful Olympic debut at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina. In the lead-up to BMX Freestyle Park’s first appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, the qualification period has begun for athletes dreaming of participating in Tokyo 2020.

UCI INTERNATIONAL BMX INCREASED WOMEN’S BMX FREESTYLE PARK FREESTYLE CALENDAR PARTICIPATION TRAINING FACILITY

2018 was the first year it was A positive trend since the Work has begun on a BMX possible to register BMX Freestyle beginning of BMX Freestyle’s Freestyle Park training facility at Park events other than UCI BMX integration into the UCI in 2016 the UCI World Cycling Centre Freestyle World Cup rounds and is the increasing participation (WCC) to support development the UCI World Championships on of women in both the UCI BMX of the discipline. This park, to the UCI International Calendar. Freestyle Park World Cup and the be completed in 2019, will add In total, some 25 events in UCI BMX Freestyle Park World to the already impressive range countries on four continents Championships. of facilities at the centre in Aigle, were registered on the calendar. Switzerland. Meanwhile, it will be possible to In 2018, an average of 31 register BMX Freestyle Flatland women from a season total events – other than the UCI World of 17 countries participated in INTEGRATION OF BMX Cup – from 2019. each UCI World Cup round FREESTYLE FLATLAND compared to an average or 12 2018 was the first complete UCI women from a season total BMX Flatland was integrated BMX Freestyle World Cup season of 13 countries in 2017. The into the UCI in 2018, notably following the announcement of number of women competing with its inclusion into the UCI the discipline’s inclusion in the in the UCI BMX Freestyle World BMX Freestyle World Cup. After Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Championships increased in 2018 this first season, it is anticipated first-ever Olympic qualification to 34 (representing 17 countries) to strengthen the integration period for BMX Freestyle Park from 19 (representing 12 nations) of Flatland over the upcoming got underway in 2018 at the final the previous year . seasons with the creation of round of the UCI BMX Freestyle UCI World Championships, the Park World Cup in Chengdu, establishment of rankings, and China, in November. Athletes the registration of other classes had another opportunity to win of events on the calendar. qualification points one week later at the UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Championships, also in Chengdu. The Olympic Qualification Period for BMX Freestyle ends on May 11, 2020.

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COMPETITIONS

2018 UCI URBAN CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - BMX FREESTYLE PARK

The UCI BMX Freestyle Park as these qualification quotas will a cumulated audience of 20.6 World Championships took continue to be applied. million, a broadcast time of place in Chengdu (CHN) on 127.8 hours, 11.5 million hours of 8 – 11 November, as part of Americans Justin Dowell and viewing and a cumulative digital the UCI Urban Cycling World Perris Benegas became the audience of four million. Championships. second UCI World Champions in the history of the discipline. As well as the live streams for the Participation in BMX Freestyle BMX Freestyle Park, the event Park events has grown so A new TV format for the was covered on Facebook, Twitter quickly that for the 2018 Worlds UCI Urban Cycling World and Instagram. The official UCI it was necessary to introduce Championships secured live BMX Freestyle account reached a qualification quota to limit coverage for the BMX Freestyle more than 80,000 people across entries, thus ensuring the event Park Men Elite competition and the week of the event with video schedule could be completed in highlights of the Women Elite content performing the best. the time available while at the competition. In addition, there Instagram proved to be the same time guaranteeing that the was a live stream of the BMX platform which accumulated best riders would be present. Freestyle Park Women Elite the largest follower growth, competition as was the case for gaining more than 1000 followers In total, 93 athletes from 31 the Trials Elite events. within five days. Finally, Twitter countries participated in the was used to update fans with BMX Freestyle Park competitions In total, the 2018 UCI Urban the latest results in addition to at these World Championships Cycling World Championships behind-the-scenes content. The (59 men from 27 countries and (BMX Freestyle, trials and announcement of both the 2018 34 women from 17 countries). mountain bike Eliminator) was Men’s and Women’s UCI BMX Participation numbers should covered by 35 broadcasters Freestyle World Champions gained remain stable over the next years, from 54 countries resulting in a combined 40,000 impressions.

60 | BMX Freestyle 2018 UCI BMX FREESTYLE PARK AND FLATLAND WORLD CUP

The 2018 UCI BMX Freestyle Hiroshima made its debut as The UCI BMX Freestyle World Park and Flatland World Cup a UCI World Cup host city. The Cup included BMX Flatland consisted of four rounds: in average participation in each competition for the first time, Hiroshima (JPN), Montpellier round of the Park competition and the overall winners of this (FRA), Edmonton (CAN) and rose to 144 riders, representing speciality after the four rounds finally Chengdu (CHN) just a a total of 25 countries. Marin were Matthias Dandois (FRA) few days before the start of the Rantes (CRO) and Hannah in the Elite Men category and second edition of the UCI Urban Roberts (USA) were victorious in Misaki Katigari (JPN) in the Elite Cycling World Championships. the Elite Men and Elite Women Women category. categories respectively.

BUENOS AIRES 2018 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES

BMX Freestyle Park made its each team member were added young generation - made its first Olympic debut in Argentina together. In a highly unusual appearance within the Olympic at the Buenos Aires 2018 circumstance, the gold medal movement at an event dedicated Youth Olympic Games (YOG). was shared by Germany and the to youths aged 14 to 18. The Eight national mixed teams host nation, Argentina. Japan impressive demonstrations from consisting of 1 male and 1 female finished in third place. these young athletes in Buenos rider participated in a highly Aires gave us a tantalising exciting competition in front of The YOG provided a wonderful foretaste of what to expect when thousands of spectators. The showcase for cycling’s new BMX Freestyle arrives in the winners were determined by a Olympic discipline. It was fitting arena of the Summer Olympic points system whereby points that this spectacular discipline Games for the first time at Tokyo corresponding to the result of – particularly popular with the 2020.

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Para-cycling is one of 22 Paralympic sports. In 2018, it saw further growth in its popularity with a significant increase in participation levels at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships. The UCI Hour Record timed by Tissot was once again in the spotlight.

UCI INTERNATIONAL PARA- events registered on the UCI the fact that the qualifying CYCLING CALENDAR International Para-cycling period for the Tokyo 2020 Calendar in 2018, with a 52% Paralympic Games began on 1 There was a significant increase on the previous year. January 2018. progression in the number of This increase is largely due to

62 | Para-cycling CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF EVENTS which clarify and define the INTEGRATION OF PARA- REGISTERED ON THE UCI INTERNATIONAL PARA CYCLING CALENDAR different types of deficiencies per CYCLING sport class eligible in para-cycling, 80 now comply with the International In Innsbruck (AUT), the UCI Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Management Committee 60 new Classification Code. simultaneously awarded the 2024 UCI Road World Championships

40 In addition, classification is and the 2024 UCI Para-cycling currently the subject of research Road World Championships to

20 being conducted by the German-speaking Switzerland

10 Universities of Amsterdam (NED) (Zurich). In a similar vein, the 2019 and Stockholm (SWE). Taking UCI Road World Championships 2015 2016 2017 2018 place over a four-year period and in Yorkshire (GBR) will be looking at the various aspects of preceded by Class 1 para-cycling classification, this research aims road events. Para-cycling will also CONTINENTAL BREAKDOWN OF EVENTS to improve the current system so be part of the 2023 UCI Cycling REGISTERED ON THE UCI INTERNATIONAL that it is based on firm scientific World Championships in Glasgow PARA CYLCING CALENDAR evidence, as required by the IPC. and Scotland. This demonstrates local community interest in para- Two studies were conducted in cycling and their willingness to 10% 2018, looking at 72 athletes at invest further resources, as well 15% the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road as the UCI’s strong commitment World Cup in Emmen (NED) and to this speciality, which it holds in 1% the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road high regard. World Championships in Maniago 62% 12% (ITA). In order to fully meet the IPC’s requirements, a third phase INCLUSION OF PARA-CYCLING – offering an incentive - will be IN THE 2024 PARALYMPIC implemented in 2019. GAMES

Para-cycling has been officially Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC) Confederacion Panamericana de Ciclismo (COPACI) UCI PARA-CYCLING HOUR included in the programme for Confédération Africaine de Cyclisme (CAC) RECORD TIMED BY TISSOT the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Oceania Cycling Confederation (OCC) following approval by the IPC’s Michael Teuber, a German rider in Governing Board. The application the C1 sport class, broke his own sent by the UCI in July 2018 was Para-cycling remains a very UCI Hour Record on 30 November judged very positively. popular discipline in Europe, with 2018 at the velodrome in Berlin, the continent hosting around 62% during a break in the German Indeed, para-cycling, one of of races registered on the UCI round of the 2018-2019 Tissot 22 selected sports, has strong Calendar. Asia is in second place UCI Track Cycling World Cup. He global appeal, supports gender with 15% of events, followed by covered a distance of 42.583km in equality and offers athletes the the Americas with 12%, Oceania one hour, 3.257km further than his opportunity to compete on the with 10% and Africa with 1%. The previous record set in 2005. biggest stage in the world, the total number of race days in 2018 Paralympic Games. – across all events – was 147, an It was the first time a UCI- increase of 29 compared to 2017 sanctioned para-cycling event (+25%). had been held as part of an event for able-bodied athletes. This inclusion of para-cycling events UPDATES TO THE UCI was repeated in December 2018 at REGULATIONS ON the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World CLASSIFICATION Cup event in London, which also hosted Class 1 para-cycling 2018 was synonymous with events. change, with changes to the regulations relating to UCI classification. In force since 1 January 2018, the UCI Regulations,

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2018 UCI PARA-CYCLING TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track In total, 155 riders from 28 Fans of para-cycling were able to World Championships, which countries took part in the watch the Worlds thanks to live took place on 22-25 March at competition, an increase of 40% streaming on YouTube provided the Velodromo Municipal do Rio compared to the previous year. by the organiser. In addition, in Rio de Janeiro (BRA), marked coverage was also provided on the first time an International Seventeen of the 28 nations Twitter via @UCI_paracycling: Federation had returned to the represented over the four days from start lists, to results and Barra Olympic Park for a major of competition saw at least one podium photos, fans were kept international event since the of their athletes step onto the up to date with important event 2016 Olympic and Paralympic podium. Great Britain finished information, resulting in a total Games. The event benefited top of the medal table with 11 of 164,000 impressions across the from an experienced Organising gold medals, four silver and three four days of action. Committee, the majority of whose bronze, ahead of the Netherlands members had also been involved (five gold, two silver and four in organising the previous bronze) and China (three gold, Olympic and Paralympic Games. four silver and three bronze).

64 | Para-cycling 2018 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2018 UCI Para-cycling In all, 15 nations won at least one PARTICIPATION IN THE 20132018 UCI Road World Championships world title over the four days of PARACYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS took place in Maniago (ITA) competition. Italy, the United on 2-5 August. The hugely- States and the Netherlands were experienced organisers of these top of the final standings, with Championships had already nine gold medals each. Italy hosted two rounds of the UCI took first place with a total of 17 World Cup in 2015 and 2017. The medals, followed by the United NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS same Organising Committee had States (15) and the Netherlands 100 200 300 also already hosted several para- (13). cycling events in previous years and will welcome a round of the The event was live streamed on 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World YouTube, attracting a total of Cup in Corridonia (ITA). 24,000 views across the four days COUNTRIES of racing. Fans who missed the 20 40 A total of 343 riders from 45 action live were able to watch NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING nations took part in these World a highlights clip posted on the 2018 2017 2016 Championships, almost double UCI Youtube channel. Social 2015 2014 the number of the previous media coverage was provided year, to set a new participation via Twitter, where we published record. The fact that 2018 is the online reports after each day of first qualifying year for the Tokyo racing. Tweets over the course of 2020 Paralympic Games greatly the event cumulated a total of contributed to this significant 100,000 impressions. increase in participation.

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The 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS World Cup consisted of three IN ROUNDS OF THE UCI PARA CYCLING ROAD WORLD CUP rounds – two in Europe and one in North America – in Ostend (BEL), then Emmen (NED), before the series concluded in 2018 Baie-Comeau (CAN).

Round 3 After two editions in 2016 and Round 2 2017 2017, Ostend once again hosted Round 1 a round of the World Cup in 2018. It saw the highest participation of the year, with 321 riders from 38 nations, replicating the success 2016 of the previous year. The Belgian coastal city will also host a World 50 100 150 200 250 Cup round in 2019, as well as the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in 2020. Apeldoorn, as well as a World Para-cycling Calendar, with the Cup round in 2017. They will also city having previously hosted The second round of the 2018 organise the UCI Para-cycling the UCI Para-cycling Road World UCI Para-cycling Road World Road World Championships in Championships in 2010 and 2013, Cup was held in the Netherlands, 2019. as well as rounds of the UCI in Emmen. A total of 289 riders Para-cycling Road World Cup in from 36 nations took part in the Finally, the concluding round 2011 and 2012. In total, 168 riders event, a slight increase compared of the 2018 UCI Para-cycling from 29 countries took part in to 2017. These organisers had Road World Cup took place in the event. Baie-Comeau will also plenty of experience too, having Baie-Comeau, in Canada. 2018 host a round of the UCI Para- hosted the 2015 UCI Para-cycling marked the return of Baie- cycling Road World Cup in 2019. Track World Championships in Comeau to the UCI International

NUMBER OF FEMALE PARTICIPANTS IN ROUNDS OF THE UCI PARA CYCLING ROAD WORLD CUP 2018

Round 3 Round 2 2017 Round 1 2016

10 20 30 40 50 60 70

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68 | Cyclo-cross Cyclo-cross continues to grow at a steady rate. 2018 saw the approval of measures aimed at developing the women’s categories, which will support the overall momentum of the discipline. In the second year since their creation, the number of UCI Cyclo-cross Teams has grown significantly, with over a third of these attracting sponsorship to further expand the sport.

UCI INTERNATIONAL CYCLO- the creation of these teams More generally, women’s cyclo- CROSS CALENDAR has opened up. One of the key cross racing continued to elicit objectives in the creation of these strong interest from spectators, The number of events registered teams was to attract sponsors to TV audiences and media on the UCI International Cyclo- further expand the cyclo-cross throughout the year. Nations are cross Calendar continued to discipline. widely represented and thanks increase in 2018. to a plethora of talented riders, the racing has been exciting and Ireland featured on the calendar GLOBAL PLAN FOR THE results unpredictable. for the first time, reflecting the DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN’S breakthrough of cyclo-cross in this CYCLO-CROSS country where it is the fastest- TRAINING CAMP AT THE UCI growing cycling discipline. In 2018, cyclo-cross has seen a raft WORLD CYCLING CENTRE of measures aimed at developing An upward trend can be seen in women’s cycling. These include: As part of the development of the number of events held, with cyclo-cross, a training camp was the majority organised in Europe • the introduction of a Women held for the seventh consecutive (108). The Americas hosted 47 Junior category at the next UCI year in Aigle (SUI), from 2 to 6 events, Asia 10 and Oceania two, World Championships (2020) October. Eight female and male the same as last year. • identical quotas for men athletes, aged 16 to 20 - from and women from these Germany, Estonia, Great Britain, The number of nations organising Championships onwards Ireland, Luxemburg and Sweden National Championships – typically • a dedicated Women Junior race -, were coached by Rudy De Bie an indicator of cyclo-cross activity to be introduced to the UCI and Sven Vanthourenhout. in each country – is stable. World Cup at the beginning of the 2020-2021 season; this By offering these promising Ten of these countries – Chile, will therefore enable National young athletes this opportunity, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Federations to enter an the UCI allows them to benefit Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal increased number of Junior from high-level training, thus and Romania – do not currently Women acquiring the necessary skills to host any UCI events; they therefore • prize money distributed by the continue their progression. constitute areas of potential UCI for UCI World Cup overall expansion for the discipline. ranking places to be identical for men and women from the 2019-2020 season onwards UCI-REGISTERED TEAMS • prize money distributed by organisers at each round to be The number of registered UCI identical for men and women Cyclo-cross Teams increased by 2022 after being gradually significantly, from 13 in 2017 to 18 introduced from the 2019-2020 in 2018: eight teams in Belgium, season. three in France, two in the USA, two in Spain, two in Italy and one As National Federations actively in Great Britain – the latter two prepare for the introduction of the nations being newcomers in 2018. Women Junior category in seasons to come, these measures will most Seven of these teams are certainly have a positive impact sponsored by bike or bike on the number of female athletes component manufacturers, participating in the UCI World Cup which clearly demonstrates events. the investment opportunities

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2018 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2018 UCI Cyclo-cross World We can measure the progression 700,000 views combined. Fans Championships were held in of this event’s TV broadcast were also able to follow a live Valkenburg (the Netherlands) time and the number of nations Twitter feed with the most on February 3-4. The Cauberg, a in which it received exposure: popular tweet receiving over legendary climb featured in road in 2018, more than 40 million 86,000 impressions. Across the races such as the Amstel Gold television viewers followed week of the event, the UCI Cyclo- Race, the Vuelta Ciclista a España the event, which had a total cross Facebook page reached and the Tour de France, was broadcast time of 307 hours, over 3 million people whilst where all the action took place. an increase of 77% compared Instagram posts were viewed by Indeed, the Championships to 2017. The comparable figures more than 811,000 people. were held for the first time on were 173 broadcast hours in the classic Cauberg cross course, 2017, and 178 broadcast hours On the sporting side, Great which put the riders and their in 2015. The dip in the number Britain continued to impress gear through their paces. After of television viewers in 2018 to with a win from Ben Tulett, the heavy rain soaked the course 40 million from 50 million the second consecutive victory in in the week leading up to the previous year can be explained the Junior category for Great races, the mud was thick. This by the fact that the previous Britain at the UCI Cyclo-cross factor combined with the many edition benefitted from a World Championships. This was climbing and tricky sections, carry-over of viewers from the closely followed by a fantastic meant the course was one for the speed skating programmes that solo ride to victory by Evie strongest and most technically bookended the racing on the Richards, also British, in the adept riders. NOS channel in the Netherlands. Women Under-23 category. The Belgian team headed back home The event was a huge sporting Stunning performances with three gold medals, winning and public success. More than combined with extensive event in the Men Elite, Women Elite 40,000 people turned out to coverage across all UCI social and Men Under-23 categories: watch the competitions. media channels, meant the Wout Van Aert captured a third 2018 UCI Cyclo-cross World successive title in the Men Elite Rider participation was stable, Championships became category, Sanne Cant (BEL) won reaching the same record levels the centre of online cycling her second consecutive title in as in 2017. discussions throughout the week. the Women Elite race, while Eli Live streams were available on Iserbyt was victorious in the Men Facebook and YouTube, gaining Under-23 category.

70 | Cyclo-cross 2017-2018 TELENET UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CUP

The 2017-2018 Telenet UCI Cyclo- In terms of audience figures, On the sporting side, the two cross World Cup consisted of a new record of 81 million stars of the discipline – Mathieu nine rounds in seven different cumulated viewers was achieved Van der Poel (NED) and Wout countries: Jingle Cross Iowa City for all types of programmes for van Aert (BEL) – once more and CrossVegas (USA), Koksijde this season (+ 7% compared dominated the season in the (BEL), Bogense (DEN), Zeven to 2016-2017) demonstrating Men’s category with Van der Poel (GER), Namur and Heusden the discipline’s good state of taking the overall win. In the Zolder (BEL), Nommay - Pays health. It should be noted, Women Elite category, Sanne de Montbeliard (FRA) and however, that this season had Cant (BEL) clocked her third Hoogerheide - Provincie Noord- an extra round compared to last overall victory. In the Under-23 Brabant (NED). year (cancellation of Koksijde categories, Fleur Nagengast in 2016-2017). Finally, there has (NED) and Thomas Pidcock (GBR) Bogense made its first also been progress in dedicated were the overall winners. Tomas appearance in the series and programming (live and Kopecky (CZE) was the overall served as a test event ahead of highlights) which increased by World Cup winner in the Men the 2019 UCI Cyclo-cross World 21% this year to reach 18 million Junior category. Championships. It was the fans. second year in a row that two PROGRESSION OF THE NUMBER OF rounds of the UCI World Cup Belgium (Flanders), the EVENTS REGISTERED ON THE UCI were held outside Europe. Netherlands and the Czech INTERNATIONAL CYCLO CROSS CALENDAR Republic remain the three largest Whilst the number of nations contributors to the audience, remains stable, we note a followed by France, which now significant increase (+ 7.5%) of has free-to-air coverage through rider participation at the different the Equipe channel. EVENTS NUMBER OF rounds of the 2017-2018 series. 100 200 300 400 500 In the United States, the season The number of hours of TV was covered by the NBC Olympic coverage increased significantly Channel, although estimated this season to 1300 hours audiences remained low. This compared to 430 the previous emphasised the importance NATIONS NUMBER OF season due to new pan-regional of allocating non-exclusive channels such as Kwesé Sport digital rights to local organisers. 5 10 15 20 25 (covering 49 African countries) However these figures should not 2018 2017 2016 and OSN (serving 19 countries in detract from the wide popularity 2015 2014 the Middle East). Singapore and of cyclo-cross in this country, as Malaysia were also among the demonstrated by the number countries receiving coverage of of important events on the UCI the UCI World Cup for the first International Calendar organised time. on its territory (around 30).

Cyclo-cross | 71 72 | Trials With an increase of 25% in the number of events on the UCI International Trials Calendar and a participation record at the UCI Trials World Youth Games, the progression of this highly technical discipline continued in 2018. Featured two years running at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships, the growing visibility of trials is undeniable. The discipline has been revolutionised by its new format.

UCI INTERNATIONAL TRIALS PROGRESSION OF THE NUMBER OF EVOLUTION OF THE EVENTS REGISTERED ON THE UCI CALENDAR INTERNATIONAL TRIALS CALENDAR REGULATIONS

The number of events registered 40 The UCI regulations pertaining to on the UCI International Trials the trials discipline were further Calendar increased by 25% in 30 updated in 2018 to not only 2018, with 45 events held in 24 take into account the evolution countries compared to 36 events 20 and professionalisation of the discipline and its athletes in 22 countries in 2017. This 10 clearly demonstrates the traction but also to roll out the format this discipline is gaining year changes implemented at the UCI on year. Indeed, since 2011, the 2014 2015 2016 Trials World Championships in number of registered events has 2017 2018 2017 (see below) to all UCI World quadrupled. Cup events from the 2019 season onwards. Also worthy of note is the steady PROGRESSION OF THE NUMBER OF increase of National Federations COUNTRIES ORGANISING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS registering their National Championships on the UCI 20 International Trials Calendar: 23 in 2018, versus 20 the previous 15 year. 2018 saw Indonesia register their National Championships 10 on the UCI calendar for the first time. 5

2015 2016 2017 2018

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2018 UCI URBAN CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - TRIALS

The 2018 UCI Trials World and Men Elite 26” categories in 54 countries. The coverage Championships took place in each won their third consecutive reached a comparable overall Chengdu, China, on November title of UCI World Champion. result to 2017 in regard to the 7-10 as part of the UCI Urban Thomas Pechhacker (Austria) audience, with an increase in Cycling World Championships. won the Men Elite 20’’ category broadcast hours. for the first time. He is the first A total of 95 competitors from Austrian rider to win a gold In total, the cumulative audience 22 countries took part (90 riders medal at the UCI Trials World reached 20.6 million for a total from 20 countries in 2017). Championships. Spain won the broadcast time of 127.8 hours, team title, breaking the French with 11.5 million hours viewed. The previous edition of the World domination of the past three The cumulative digital audience Championships had seen the years. Spain had not stepped was 4 million. introduction of a new format that onto the highest step of the consists of the accumulation of podium since 2013. In terms of social media, fans points in each of the six sections were able to watch their national with a maximum of 60 points The UCI Urban Cycling World heroes attempt to secure a obtainable for each section Championships combine three rainbow jersey with live streams (instead of achieving the lowest individual disciplines. BMX on Facebook, YouTube and the possible score to take the win Freestyle Park and trials are UCI website. Facebook reached a previously). The success of this broadcast live, and the mountain total of 80,000 people during the format was consolidated in bike Eliminator is covered in week of the event, whilst Twitter 2018: it allows the riders to take a highlights programme. In enabled fans to be part of the more risks, thus making the addition, there was a live stream event conversation, thanks to a competition more spectacular. of the Elite Trials competitions live discussion thread on each It is also easier to follow for and the BMX Freestyle Park day of competition. Chinese spectators. Women Elite event. social media platforms, Weibo and Wechat were also used to On the sporting side, Nina In total, the 2018 UCI Urban engage the local community and Reichenbach (GER) and Jack Cycling World Championships showcase this spectacular sport. Carthy (GBR) in the Women Elite were covered by 35 broadcasters

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The 19th edition of the UCI Trials PROGRESSION OF THE AVERAGE Val di Sole, Antwerp and Berlin World Cup consisted of four PARTICIPATION IN ROUNDS OF THE UCI were broadcast live on the UCI’s TRIALS WORLD CUP rounds, held in Vöcklabruck YouTube channel. For these three (AUT), Val di Sole (ITA), Antwerp rounds, the production consisted (BEL) and Berlin (GER). 120 of three-hour programmes showing the final stages of each of The average number of 90 the three competition categories. participants per round remained stable, at 135. In total, 60 As far as the results were around 150 athletes from 24 30 concerned, Spain dominated the countries took part in at least Men Elite 20” category, as France one round of the 2018 UCI Trials and Great Britain did in the Men World Cup. 2016 2017 2018 Elite 26”. Nina Reichenbach, from 2014 2015 Germany, won every round of the UCI World Cup in the Women Elite category.

2018 UCI TRIALS WORLD YOUTH GAMES

The 2018 UCI Trials World Youth PROGRESSION OF PARTICIPATION IN THE UCI TRIALS WORLD YOUTH GAMES Games were hosted in Lazzate, Italy, on the first weekend of August.

The annual competition for NUMBER OF athletes aged 9 to 16 attracted PARTICIPANTS a record participation of 193 50 100 150 athletes (compared to 176 in 2017) from 16 countries.

The Youth National Teams’ competition featured eight NUMBER OF countries. Six out of the seven 5 10 15 PARTICIPATING NATIONS PARTICIPATING titles went to Spain. 2015-Aywaille (BEL) 2016-Freiamt (GER) 2017-Viborg (DEN) 2018-Lazzate (ITA)

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76 | Indoor cycling The first UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup provided a major boost to athletes wishing to gain more experience on the international stage. Meanwhile, cycle-ball and artistic cycling demonstrations at the UCI Congress in Innsbruck, Austria, were highly appreciated and gave indoor cycling vital exposure. The discipline continues to grow in popularity, with a record number of National Federations represented at the UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships in Liège, Belgium.

UCI INTERNATIONAL INDOOR Activities to promote the In Hong Kong, a training camp CYCLING CALENDAR discipline were organised in was organised before the Hong certain universities in the south Kong round of the UCI Artistic The number of events on the of Brazil and a network of Cycling World Cup in August. UCI International Indoor Cycling coaches was established. The World Cup was marked Calendar increased significantly by the first participation of a last season, with 80 competitions Support was given for the mixed Asian ACT4 team at a UCI registered. Most of these were participation of an American international event. concentrated in the discipline’s key athlete in the Women Single countries Germany, Austria and category of the 2018 UCI Indoor Switzerland. Cycling World Championships. INDOOR CYCLING DEMONSTRATION IN Following a demonstration Rwandan children participated INNSBRUCK organised in 2017 at the Japanese in an initiation held in Kigali. Indoor Cycling Championships, Thanks to the support of the The cycle-ball and artistic cycling a women’s cycle-ball tournament ICWW, which sent over four demonstration organised during was added to the event’s official bikes, a group of children the UCI Congress at the 2018 programme in 2018. This highlights learned the basics and continue UCI Road World Championships the interest of women athletes for to train under a coach based in in Innsbruck, Austria, was an this discipline. Kigali. undeniable success.

The International Calendar was Artistic cycling training camps Several champions presented also boosted by four rounds of the were organised throughout the different aspects of their first-ever UCI Artistic Cycling World season in the Hungarian clubs discipline, and some National Cup, which took place in Prague of Baj, Bokod, Tata, Tatabanja et Federation delegates took the (CZE), Heerlen (NED), Hong Tardos opportunity to test their talents Kong (CHN) and Erlenbach (GER) in cycle-ball. This demonstration between February and November. A training camp was organised prompted enriching exchanges for Ukrainian athletes in Worms between the National Federation (GER) 13-16 April with a view delegates, members of the UCI INDOOR CYCLING WORLD to the Junior Indoor Cycling Management Committee and WIDE European Championships in representatives of ICWW. Bazenheid (SUI). The main objective of Indoor Cycling World Wide (ICWW) An artistic cycling training camp is to promote indoor cycling, was held in Kolarovo (SVK), on in particular through training 16-20 July, with the participation camps or coaching courses. The of 25 athletes from Hungary and association provides financial Slovakia. This enabled Slovakia to and logistical support for nations increase its participation at the UCI trying to develop the discipline World Championships (11 athletes and for small countries with few in 2018 compared with 8 in 2017) available resources. A cycle-ball training camp took In 2018, the association place in the British city of Bath organised, supported and/or (GBR) on 6-10 September. encouraged activities in America, The group of 10 participants Africa, Europe and Asia. has a clear goal: to participate in the UCI Indoor Cycling Championships in 2022 or 2023.

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2018 UCI INDOOR CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The UCI World Championships, The big favourites, Germany, on social media, the indoor which were held in Liège, won six titles. Only the cycle-ball cycling discipline is present Belgium, on 23-25 November, gold medal escaped the German and appreciated on different were a great success. More than team: this went to Austrians platforms. 6000 spectators watched the Patrick Schnetzer and Markus competitions which took place in Bröll who claimed back the The UCI Indoor Twitter account the Country Hall complex. rainbow jersey that they had lost enabled fans to stay up to date in Dornbirn (AUT) in 2017. with the latest results. A total 160 athletes from 22 countries of 257,000 impressions were and three continents performed In the artistic cycling accumulated across the three at a very high level during the competition, Hong Kong’s Chin days of action on Twitter whilst three days of competition. A To Wong deserves a mention for the best post on UCI Instagram record number of National winning his fifth bronze medal recieved more than 72,000 views Federations were represented in the Men’s Single category and reached more than 150,000 in Liège, with the USA, Spain after those in 2013, 2014, 2015 people. and Luxemburg sending artistic and 2017. Also of note was the cyclists for the first time. The participation of Belgian Géry The 2020 UCI Indoor Cycling progression in the number of Covent 15 years after retiring World Championships were participating countries can be from competition. The father awarded to Stuttgart (GER), seen below: of two came out of retirement which will organise this event to participate in his “home” for the third time after 2010 and PROGRESSION IN PARTICIPATION OF UCI World Championships. He 2016. NATIONS AT UCI INDOOR CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS finished 18th in the Men’s Single competition. 150 The organiser arranged live 100 streaming on the Internet, and the UCI YouTube channel

50 broadcast the competitions on Sunday afternoon, enabling a wider visibility for the event. 2016 2017 2018 Thanks to the UCI’s activations

78 | Indoor cycling 2018 UCI CYCLE-BALL WORLD CUP

A total of 35 teams from 11 The first round of the UCI World round of the series. Hong Kong countries participated in the Cup was organised in Kamenz (CHN) returned to the calendar eight rounds of the 2018 UCI (GER) on 14 April. Following for the first time since 2013: the Cycle-ball World Cup. Of note the success of its 2017 event, Asian round is very important for were teams from Armenia and the organiser in Beringen (BEL) teams from this continent who Liechtenstein participating for decided to continue in 2018 with get the chance to measure up the first time. the organisation of the second against European teams.

2018 UCI ARTISTIC CYCLING WORLD CUP

The four rounds of the first UCI The creation of this new series season and greater visibility for Artistic Cycling World Cup saw provides a stepping stone the discipline. the participation of 160 athletes between national events and the from 13 countries. The return UCI World Championships. There The organisers report that the of an international UCI indoor are other numerous advantages level of participants was excellent cycling event to Hong Kong was of this new structure including: and that the spectators got a highlight of the season. the possibility for athletes to behind the new event. Of note participate in more international was the live streaming of the competitions throughout the Erlenbach (GER) round.

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80 | UCI World Cycling Centre Housing the headquarters of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the UCI World Cycling Centre (WCC) is also an elite training and development centre recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Situated in Aigle, Switzerland, it plays a central role in the UCI’s strategy for developing cycling around the world.

TRAINING OF ATHLETES AT THE and Tobago and Vietnam, who athletes were selected and a new UCI WCC trained at the UCI WCC from group formed, comprising of February through to September. seven riders from six countries. In partnership with its National Most of them will form part of The group will train in Aigle in Federations, the UCI organises the centre’s new UCI Women’s 2019 with the aim of qualifying elite training courses for talented Team in 2019. for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic young riders from the five Games. continents and across various A total of 48 track cyclists disciplines. The UCI WCC’s (including the five riders from training and development the junior track and road group) ATHLETES TRAINING AT THE UCI WCC IN 2018 programmes aim to nurture trained at the UCI WCC at various (BY CONTINENT) the potential of athletes and times during the year. They allow them to improve their included 14 Korean riders who skills in preparation for the took part in two separate camps most prestigious competitions (February-March and November) – UCI World Cups, UCI World and a group of five Chinese 38 39 Championships and the Olympic athletes who trained between Games in particular – and for October and November. A joining professional, national talent identification camp held or regional teams. The UCI also between October and December organises talent identification saw nine trainees from four 20 30 camps for young athletes (aged countries train alongside Junior 16 to 18) at the UCI WCC. Jordy Thicot (FRA) and women’s keirin UCI World Champion Nicky Asia Americas Throughout 2018, the UCI WCC Degrendele (BEL), who were at Africa Europa organised training camps for the UCI WCC for a long-term road cycling, track cycling, training programme. mountain bike, BMX and cyclo- ATHLETES PER TYPE cross athletes, in addition to A special training camp was OF TRAINING COURSE (2018) talent identification camps for organised with the aim of road, track, mountain bike and preparing athletes for the 2018 9 18 BMX. In total, 127 athletes took UCI Junior Track Cycling World 19 part in training at the UCI WCC, Championships, held in Aigle. 8 while coaches, mechanics, Sport Fourteen juniors from nine Directors and riders’ agents also countries were invited to the benefitted from the Centre’s camp, with bikes and mechanics 18 25 facilities and courses. being made available to them. Between June and September, a 3 5 Over the year, 43 athletes (14 group of four Argentinian juniors 10 women and 29 men) took part trained at the UCI WCC for the in road camps at the UCI WCC: Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic BMX Cyclo-cross Track Junior 15 Juniors and 28 U23 riders. Games, two of whom also Track/Road Road Junior Mountain Bike Junior Road Road Women Eighteen of these athletes competed at the UCI Road World Track competed at the 2018 UCI Championships in Innsbruck- Road World Championships Tirol. in Innsbruck-Tirol, Austria, in September. In BMX, 18 athletes (five women and 13 men) from 16 Those 43 athletes included countries took part in a training a permanent group of eight course at the UCI WCC in young women from Argentina, 2018. Following the UCI BMX Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, World Championships in Baku, Paraguay, Thailand, Trinidad Azerbaijan, in June, the best

UCI World Cycling Centre | 81 In the interests of developing Japan’s Sae Hatakeyama came five continents taking part. Eleven mountain bike, the UCI WCC 11th at the UCI BMX Supercross women received UCI scholarships welcomed 15 athletes from the World Cup in Santiago Del Estero, enabling them to attend the discipline over the course of Argentina. Meanwhile, a number courses. The course scheduled for the year, seven of whom were of athletes recorded excellent November 2017 was postponed to invited to a talent identification results in their respective national January 2018, which explains why camp held between October championships, with Eliska two courses were held during the and November 2018. Thanks to a Bartunkova (CZE) and Vineta year. three-year scholarship awarded Petersone (LAT) winning national by Olympic Solidarity, two of titles, Facundo Rios (ARG) and In January, six mechanics working the athletes – from Lesotho and Pedro Pussieldi (BRA) finishing for our partner Mavic, which Botswana – trained at the UCI runners-up, and Filips Rozitis provides neutral assistance at WCC as part of their efforts to (LAT) taking third. 120 events a year, spent four days qualify for Tokyo 2020. at the UCI WCC to develop and Mountain Bike: Olympic Solidarity consolidate their technical expertise Now an annual event, the one- scholarship holders Matshediso and keep abreast of the latest week cyclo-cross training camp Ebudilwe (BOT) and Tumelo innovations. Six other trainees was held in Aigle in October. Makae (LES) won their respective from six countries (South Africa, Hailing from six countries, the national championships. China, Spain, the USA, France and eight selected participants (three the Netherlands) took part in our women and five men) received Finally, former UCI WCC trainee UCI Level 1 to Level 3 certification coaching from two experts in the Fabian Hernando Puertas Zapata courses, with one mechanic sitting discipline: Belgians Rudy De Bie of Colombia won gold in the the Level 3 examination. and Sven Vanthourenhout. men’s keirin at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Several current and former UCI presented by Tissot, in Apeldoorn. PARTICIPANTS IN PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSES IN 2018 WCC trainees excelled in the (BY CONTINENT) competitive arena. TRAINING IN CYCLING- Road: Two athletes earned RELATED PROFESSIONS AT THE 8 16 contracts with UCI Women’s UCI WCC 20 Teams in 2019: Thi That Nguyen (VIE) at Lotto Soudal Ladies and Throughout 2018, the UCI WCC 12 Paula Andrea Patino (COL) with organised training courses Movistar Team Women. Eritrean for coaches, Sport Directors, riders Henok Mulueberhan mechanics and riders’ agents. Solomon and Biniam Girmay 126 Hailu both impressed throughout These courses are open to the season, as did Franklin individuals from all over the world.

Archibold Castillo of Panama. One of the UCI’s main goals is Asia Africa America to give people working in cycling Europe Oceania Track: Belgium’s Nicky Degrendele professions, especially those from won a superb keirin gold at the National Federations that lack the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World requisite resources, the opportunity PARTICIPANTS IN PROFESSIONAL Championships presented to fulfil their potential (as it the case TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED IN 2018 (BY TYPE OF TRAINING COURSE) by Tissot in Apeldoorn, the for athletes). If we are to ensure Netherlands, and Catalina Soto the sustainable development of of Chile came home fourth in the professional cycling, it is essential 17 Omnium at the UCI Junior Track that the people who work in 102 Cycling World Championships in the sport enhance their level of 32 Aigle. competence.

BMX: South Africa’s Manqoba A total of 182 people were trained Priest Madida finished third in on these courses in 2018. 31 Round 8 of the European Cup, in Blegny, Belgium, while Thailand’s Two courses were organised for Master Komet Sukprasert placed Sport Directors, in January and fourth at the Youth Olympic November, with a total of 102 Riders’ Agents Coaches Games in Buenos Aires, and people from 24 countries across Mecanics Sport Directors

82 | UCI World Cycling Centre In addition, mechanics training TRAINING COURSES In collaboration with the National was included in two of the three ORGANISED OUTSIDE THE UCI Federations, these four satellite coaching courses (all disciplines) WCC centres implement the strategy held at the UCI WCC in 2018. The set out by the UCI WCC, offering first combined Level 1 coach/ The UCI now has four satellite training to talented young riders, mechanics course was held in centres throughout the world: coaches and mechanics and March for women only, most of Paarl (RSA), Shuzenji (JAP), enabling the most promising of whom were on Olympic Solidarity Yeongju (KOR), and New Delhi them to join professional teams scholarships. After a Level 3 purely (IND). directly or after a stay at the UCI coach instruction course in July and WCC. August, another combined coach/ In 2018, our South African mechanics course was organised satellite moved from A large number of training in October. A total of 32 people Potchefstroom to Paarl, courses specifically designed attended these courses. near Cape Town. With the for coaches and mechanics was aim of offering ever more organised by the UCI WCC at our Seventeen riders’ agents enrolled innovative and relevant training satellite centres and elsewhere in for the exam on 25 June. programmes, a new subsidiary, the world under the supervision of World Cycling Centre Africa – our Experts and in collaboration which has CMC Exploitation SA with Olympic Solidarity, the as its sole shareholder – was Continental Confederations and created in December. National Federations.

UCI World Cycling Centre | 83 TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR for mechanics were held in 17 PARTICIPANTS IN TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED AT UCI WCC SATELLITES NATIONAL FEDERATIONS countries around the world. AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD IN 2018 (OUTSIDE OF SATELLITE Attended by 422 trainees - 393 (BY CONTINENT) CENTRES) coaches and 29 mechanics (of which 42 women and 380 men) In addition to training at the -, these courses amounted to a 26 199 satellite centres, a total of 20 total of 2,408 days of training. courses for coaches and seven

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Africa America Asia Europe

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED AT UCI WCC SATELLITE CENTRES, AND TRAINING DAYS IN 2018 Number of Number of Total days of days of Total number of Number of coach Number of athlete number training coaches training athletes training of participants days South Africa 16 103 60 2 662 76 2 765 Republic of Korea 40 952 57 1 126 97 2 078 Japan 10 117 100 691 110 808 India 0 0 30 628 30 628 Total 66 1 172 247 5 107 313 6 279

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED AT UCI WCC SATELLITE CENTRES AND BY NATIONAL FEDERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND TRAINING DAYS IN 2018

Number of Number of Number of Total days of days of days of Total number of Number coach Number of athlete Number of mechanic number training of coaches training athletes training mechanics training of participants days Africa 139 790 60 2 662 0 0 199 3 452 Americas 72 414 0 0 0 0 72 414 Asia 222 2 091 187 2 445 29 175 438 4 711 Europe 26 130 0 0 0 0 26 130 Total 459 3 425 247 5 107 29 175 735 8 707

In total, training courses organised worldwide - both in UCI WCC satellites and elsewhere - were attended by 513 coaches, 306 athletes and 47 mechanics.

84 | UCI World Cycling Centre DONATION OF EQUIPMENT UCI WORLD CYCLING CENTRE at the UCI WCC and then at SCIENCE LABORATORY regular intervals during their Access to reliable equipment stay in Aigle. They are carried is essential when it comes to This laboratory offers the UCI out as a means of checking their training for and taking part in WCC’s coaches and athletes physical condition, monitoring elite competitions. Mindful that an additional service that their progress and adapting their not all athletes are fortunate takes a scientific approach to training to their physiological enough to have such resources performance. The inception of capabilities. They also enable at their disposal, the UCI WCC the laboratory, an essential tool early detection of any health has set up a programme for for the UCI WCC in its efforts problems. the donation of equipment and to develop and train athletes, clothing to National Federations has allowed the UCI WCC to The laboratory took receipt of a who need it most. The bulk consolidate its position as an elite new ECG machine this year. is provided by the UCI WCC’s training and development centre. sponsors. Donations are also made when the equipment used A total of 620 tests were carried BMX PARTNERSHIP WITH at the UCI WCC is renewed. out between January and SCHOOLS IN AIGLE December 2018 as follows: In 2018, and as part of the global The UCI WCC continued its development of cycling, the UCI • Oxygen and arterial blood partnership with the schools WCC provided nine National pressure: 89 of Aigle in 2018, enabling 532 Federations in Asia, Africa and • Bio Impedance Analysis (BIA): students to enjoy introductory the Americas with eight track 140 BMX courses led by qualified bikes, 58 road bikes, five time- • WCC Power Profile Test (PPT): coaches between March and trial bikes, 15 mountain bikes, as 176 September. As well as introducing well as wheels, equipment, shoes • Electrocardiogram (ECG): 78 and promoting the sport and and clothing. • Spirometry (breathing test): 26 culture of cycling among the • Blood test: 19 region’s schoolchildren, this • Bike fit: 22 initiative also strengthens the • Functional Movement collaboration and ties between the Screening (FMS): 70 UCI WCC and the town of Aigle. The partnership will be renewed These tests were conducted on in 2019. all our athletes on their arrival

UCI World Cycling Centre | 85 GREATER RESOURCES An advanced teaching structure At the beginning of October, is already being developed and preparations began to establish Introduced as part of the UCI’s implemented at the UCI WCC a UCI Women’s Team comprising Agenda 2022, the Solidarity along with an online learning some of our women road Funds are now administered platform for Level 1 coaching trainees. The women selected through UCI WCC, with courses. for this WCC Team will have additional resources allocated access to races of a higher level to consolidate the UCI’s To better support the where they will confront some of Solidarity Programme. development of cycling the best riders in the world and worldwide, our continental benefit from higher exposure to The UCI WCC’s leading project satellite centres were professional teams that might over the next 10 years is the restructured at the beginning be interested in continuing their World Cycling University, which of the year according to a development. The establishment will take the development three-level pyramid: Level 1 of the WCC Team will reinforce and professionalism of (UCI WCC), Level 2 (Continental the UCI WCC’s continued effort cycling to a new level World Cycling Centre) and Level to develop our trainees’ talent through the improvement of 3 (World Cycling Centre Training and help them make the step existing training courses, the and Education Satellite). The into professional cycling. introduction of new recognised idea is to establish several training courses throughout Level 2 or 3 training centres in Finally, the staging of the 2020 the world, and a commitment West, East and Central Africa, UCI Road World Championships to undertake research and in China, in Oceania, in Central in Aigle and Martigny will development initiatives. The America or the Caribbean. A significantly boost the visibility concept was approved by the number of satellites are already of the UCI World Cycling Centre UCI Management Committee in the process of receiving and the development of our in 2018, and contact has already approval. sport around the world. The been made with training UCI Congress, to be held for centres and universities with a With a view to welcoming the first time in Aigle, will be view to validating our courses. all five Olympic disciplines a symbolic occasion with an This World Cycling University at the UCI WCC (road, track, unprecedented number of will become the cornerstone mountain bike, BMX Racing and National Federations gathering at for the development and BMX Freestyle), work on the the UCI headquarters, the heart professionalism of cycling and construction of a BMX Freestyle of global cycling. everyone involved in the sport. park began in late 2018.

86 | UCI World Cycling Centre UCI World Cycling Centre | 87 CYCLING

88 | Cycling for All 2018 was a very active year as far as the UCI’s Cycling for All initiatives were concerned, not least with the organisation of the first UCI Bike City Forum, the addition of two new cities to the UCI Bike City and Region network and UCI participation in several major international conferences and summits. These initiatives are part of the UCI mission to develop cycling at all levels (competition, leisure and transport), in particular by encouraging more people to cycle and persuading authorities to make roads safer via the development of cycling infrastructure. This is one of the UCI’s key areas of focus.

FIRST UCI BIKE CITY FORUM

The first UCI Bike City Forum Bettini,and the city of Milan’s as well as urban planning held on 14-15 November brought Councillor for Mobility and the experts speaking on behalf of together over 100 cycling leaders, Environment, Marco Granelli. Seville (Spain) and Manchester National Federations, mobility Keynote speeches were delivered (Great Britain). experts, industry representatives by Pascal Smet, Brussels Minister and policy makers at the Pirelli for Mobility and Public Works, The second day of the Forum Headquarters in Milan (Italy) and Tim Blumenthal, President was aimed mainly at UCI Bike to discuss the future of active of PeopleForBikes. The day’s Cities and Regions, with a mobility. The key themes panel discussions featured knowledge-sharing seminar of the 2018 Forum included: expert speakers from various for the participating cities and cycling infrastructure, best international organisations regions. Current initiatives and practices from Denmark and including the Cycling Embassy best practices were presented, the Netherlands, health and of Denmark, the Dutch Cycling and the Forum concluded with physical activity, and sustainable Embassy, the International Sport a bicycle tour of iconic cycling development. and Culture Association, the locations and services in Milan. Active Well-Being Initiative, the UCI President David Lappartient European Cyclists’ Federation, In view of the success of this first opened the Forum, alongside the Rome Mobility Agency, World edition, the Forum will be held Pirelli’s Chief Sustainability and Bicycle Relief, the C40 Cities again in 2019. Risk Governance Officer, Filippo Finance Facility and UN-Habitat,

UCI BIKE CITY LABEL

The UCI Bike City label recognises On 27 September 2018, during the elite and mass participation cities and regions which invest in UCI Road World Championships in cycling events: the 2015 UCI Track Elite UCI events as well as everyday Innsbruck-Tirol, Austria, two new Cycling World Championships, cycling initiatives, infrastructure cities were awarded the UCI Bike a round of the 2018 UCI BMX and promotion for the wider City label: St-Quentin-en-Yvelines Supercross World Cup and a community. The Danish capital (France) and Vancouver (Canada), round of the 2018 Tissot UCI Track Copenhagen was the first city to adding a new continent to the Cycling World Cup. St-Quentin- receive the label, in 2007. Since its active network. en-Yvelines will host numerous relaunch in 2016, a total of eight BMX, track and mountain bike cities and regions have received events during the Paris 2024 the label: Bergen (Norway); SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, Olympic Games. Drenthe (the Netherlands); Fyn FRANCE (Denmark), Gelderland (The The cycling strategy in the city Netherlands), Heusden-Zolder Located just outside of Paris in aims to drive participation in (Belgium), Limburg-Valkenburg the Île-de-France region, St- cycling, grow active mobility and (The Netherlands), Woensdrecht Quentin-en-Yvelines is the home improve road safety. With Paris (The Netherlands) and Yorkshire city of the Fédération Française 2024 on the horizon, the region (Great Britain). de Cyclisme (FFC) and France’s is linking cycling programmes National Velodrome. The city has to the Games, to develop a strong history of hosting major competition and cycling for all.

Cycling for All | 89 Over 400km of bike lanes can be rising from 4% in 2013 to 7% in spent on active transportation found in the city, and €2m has 2016. In 2020, the city will play as the city works to create an been invested in the network host to the 2020 UCI Gran Fondo All Ages and Abilities (AAA) over the past three years. With World Championships, while in transport network. In Vancouver’s such high-level cycling facilities 2019, a UCI Gran Fondo World Transportation 2040 Plan, such as the National Velodrome Series qualifier will be held in the investment in infrastructure and Colline d’Elancourt area of city. Mass participation events improvements to bolster road off-road tracks, there is a strong hosted in the city are used to safety is a major priority. The City focus on the cycle network to promote cycling in all forms, and has established requirements facilitate access to these sites by child education programmes are that new developments provide bike. organised as part of the school on- and off-street parking for curriculum. bicycles, and bike racks are being installed across the city. VANCOUVER, CANADA The city has made a commitment An annual Walking and Cycling to ensuring that 2/3 of all trips Report Card is published by the In the Canadian city of are made by walking, cycling City to chart the progress made Vancouver, cycling is the fastest and transit, and today around in growing cycling. growing mode of transport - 45% of the transport budget is

UCI BIKE CITY/REGION NETWORK

In 2018, several members of the FYN, DENMARK programme saw ten local UCI Bike City and Region network schools receive a visit from delivered initiatives promoting The opening of the N8 Baltic Sea professional track cyclist cycling amongst the wider Route was a milestone for UCI Michelle de Graaf, with Q&A public. Examples of such events Bike Region Fyn. Covering 820 sessions and bicycle clinics included: km, the N8 connects Southern for kids. During the UCI Track Denmark from west to east, with Cycling World Championships, the historic town of Svendborg a daily Omnisport Experience DRENTHE, THE NETHERLANDS as the central meeting point. Area welcomed spectators of all Backing the development and ages, with 13 different sporting In January, UCI Bike Region marketing of the route is a activities offered to the public at Drenthe organised a first-year strategic partnership between the competition venue each day. label anniversary celebration, local and national tourism and centered around visits to the transport organisations such as LIMBURG-VALKENBURG, THE province’s landmark projects. VisitDenmark, Danish Cycling NETHERLANDS Its objective was to unite all Tourism, the Danish Road stakeholders involved in the Directorate and Destination Fyn. The UCI Bike Region hosted region’s cycling initiatives, inform By bringing together these key a series of actions during the the public of the progress made, players, the route will be able 2018 UCI Cyclo-Cross World and celebrate the projects and to better attract and grow the Championships in January to people which help ensure cycling bicycle tourism market in Fyn, in promote participation in cyclo- in all forms continues to grow turn benefitting local businesses cross, while encouraging the throughout the region. The and regional destinations. use of bikes for transport and province aims to increase bike recreation. This included the use by 20% by 2020, as well as Limburg Cross Competition (17 become the healthiest province GELDERLAND, THE cyclo-cross races held across the in the Netherlands by the same NETHERLANDS province); “Let’s Go Off-road” year. (a programme of cycling clinics UCI Bike Region Gelderland held at 20 primary schools in organised several side events Limburg); dedicated UCI World before and during the UCI Track Championships cyclo-cross Cycling World Championships clinics (for both adults and presented by Tissot in March. youth); and a theatre show with During the month of February, the participation of former UCI a “Talents in the Classroom” World Champions.

90 | Cycling for All YORKSHIRE, GREAT BRITAIN villages. In 2018, the TDY roadshow 2014 to make a bike accessible to visited more than 60 towns and every child in Yorkshire, opened During the Tour de Yorkshire (TDY) villages, providing local residents, its landmark 50th library. Over in May, UCI Bike Region Yorkshire businesses and community groups 60 donation stations across the ran a Land Art competition as well information about the Tour and county receive unwanted bikes as a Best Dressed competition for the global focus on Yorkshire. The that are then put to good use by TDY-decorated towns, cities and Bike Libraries project, launched in the Bike Library network.

ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIPS

Relationship-building • In May, the UCI took part in • In October, the UCI co-hosted continued to be a key element the PlacesForBikes Conference a roundtable at the Autonomy of the UCI’s activities in 2018, organised by PeopleForBikes and Urban Mobility Summit in as the Cycling for All team in Indianapolis (USA). The Paris (France) entitled “Shared met with numerous local and event gathered hundreds of Road for Smarter Cities” with international organisations to city officials, advocates, bike the Fédération Internationale form partnerships and create industry leaders and retailers Automobile (FIA). The UCI also action plans for cycling advocacy to discuss better biking moderated a panel discussion promotion and development. solutions for cities. on Innovating Active Mobility. Discussions with new organisations in 2018 included • In June, the UCI attended • In November, the UCI those with UN-Habitat, the World the Velo-City Conference attended a meeting of the Health Organisation (WHO), in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), an International Transport the Fédération Internationale annual international event Forum’s Safer City Streets Automobile (FIA), the C40 Cities organised by the European network in London (Great network, Bikeability UK, the Cyclists’ Federation which Britain). The meeting brought Sport and Citizenship think tank, brings together individuals together city officials and and the International Transport and organisations involved researchers to discuss latest Forum. in policy, promotion and the trends around research into provision of cycling facilities road safety, as well as practical The UCI also took part in several and programmes. During the measures to improve the international conferences, event, the UCI led a panel safety of vulnerable road presenting its strategy with discussion with the WHO. users. regard to Cycling for All and several initiatives that are • In September, the UCI • Also in November, the UCI in development. Below is a partnered with the presented at the Rethink summary of the main partnership International Sport and Tourism! conference hosted projects and events: Culture Association (ISCA) by Destination Fyn and and its Bike for Europe Tour Sport Event Fyn in Odense • In February, the UCI took the 2018, which saw two teams (Denmark). The UCI shared floor during the European of five cyclists embark on a insights on the tangible and Cyclists’ Federation Cycling journey across Europe with intangible benefits linked to Industry Leaders Summit in the mission of promoting the UCI Bike City label and Utrecht (the Netherlands), a cycling as a form of transport offered ideas to promote European gathering focused and physical activity, while tourism as UCI Bike Region on the future of cycling and also highlighting how Fyn prepared to host the key topics relevant to the international cooperation 2019 UCI Cyclo-Cross World bicycle industry. can be strengthened through Championships in Bogense social inclusion with sport. (2-3 February 2019).

Cycling for All | 91 UNITED NATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The UCI has been working The UCI was involved in representation of Turkmenistan to develop and strengthen promoting this inaugural event and which saw participation of relationships with various in various forms. On digital such organisations as the World United Nations (UN) agencies, platforms, it highlighted the Bank, World Bicycle Relief and in order to develop action plans benefits of the bicycle and the other UN officials, diplomats, linking cycling to sustainable celebrations held by National athletes, and advocates of the development. Federations around the world. cycling community. Social media channels were A significant milestone was swamped with posts and Finally, several UCI staff shared reached when 3 June 2018 was photos as bike users worldwide their passion for cycling through declared the first World Bicycle shared their activities with a social mass participation ride Day by the United Nations. fellow cycling enthusiasts. On 3 bringing together the UCI team The historic decision was made June alone, 45,000 tweets were and marketing sponsors at the in a UN Assembly resolution published with the hashtag Granfondo Stelvio Santini in Italy. passed on 12 April. Introduced by #WorldBicycleDay, and in just 24 A group of 10 riders (representing Turkmenistan and supported by hours, there were half a million staff from the UCI, Big Bobble 56 other countries, the resolution impressions on UCI_cycling Hats and GoPro, all welcomed by was adopted by a consensus of Instragram stories. the Santini team) took part in the 193 member-states, reflecting mass participation event, while broad international agreement in In addition, the UCI attended also donating their entry fees to support of a day celebrating the the inaugural event at the UN World Bicycle Relief and posting bicycle. headquarters in New York City, updates from the event on social organised by the permanent media channels.

LOCAL INVOLVEMENT IN AIGLE AND SWITZERLAND

The UCI continues to work As part of the Swiss carvelo2go Finally, UCI staff were again with local authorities and network, the UCI “rainbow” encouraged to take part in PRO organisations in the vicinity of e-cargo bike (the first in the VELO Switzerland’s Bike to Work the UCI headquarters in Aigle Chablais region) is available for initiative during the month of (Switzerland) to promote the rent at the UCI World Cycling May. Several teams were created development of cycling and safe Centre. It was rented regularly in different regions, in Switzerland cycling infrastructure. throughout the year. and France.

92 | Cycling for All Cycling for All | 93 MASS PARTICIPATION

In 2018, the UCI’s work in the field of mass participation events worldwide focused on three key pillars: the promotion and development of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series, the successful delivery of the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, and the support of local mass participation events in Switzerland.

2018 UCI GRAN FONDO to 19 in 2017. Of the 21 events, Athletes finishing within the top WORLD SERIES three made their first appearance 25% of their age group at one on the calendar of this of the qualifier events qualified The UCI Gran Fondo World Series international series for amateur for the UCI Gran Fondo World continues to grow both in terms riders: Championships. of the number of participants and the quality of organisation. • Tre Valli Varesine (Italy), In 2018, 21 qualifier events were • Granfondo Antalya (Turkey), organised worldwide compared • Granfondo Ezaro (Spain).

94 | Mass Participation Events 2018 UCI GRAN FONDO WORLD • On average, for 100 LOCAL INVOLVEMENT IN MASS CHAMPIONSHIPS participants there were a PARTICIPATION EVENTS further 57 accompanying The 2018 UCI Gran Fondo World visitors. To promote active mobility in the Championships took place in • 18% of participants were region of the UCI headquarters, Varese (Italy) from 29 August to from Italy, although the vast the UCI supported and took part 1 September, using the same majority of these cyclists live in two local mass participation courses as the annual Tre Valli outside the Varese region. events. Varesine event. • In total, participants spent €2.8m in the region (of which Vevey-Lavaux Up Aged from 19 to over 70, riders €1.7m was dedicated to To connect with local families assembled from all corners accommodation), while their and cycling enthusiasts, the of the world to race for the accompanying visitors spent UCI held a branded stand at coveted rainbow jersey in their €1.4m. the Vevey Lavaux-Up on 6 respective age groups. A record- • The activity supported by May, in collaboration with local breaking total of 2764 individual these additional expenditures cycling advocacy group Pro Vélo riders competed at the event: generated a €4.4m boost Riviera, offering free test rides 618 athletes (469 men and 149 to the economy of Varese, on the UCI cargo bike as well women) took the start of the time in terms of the contribution as free mechanical assistance. trial and 2558 riders (2187 men made to regional Gross This SlowUp event is held and 371 women) took part in the Value Added (GVA). This is annually in the region of Vevey, road race. equivalent to supporting the headquarters of the Nestlé annual employment of 71 multi-national and around 25km Great Britain, Italy, Australia people within Varese and the from Aigle. It’s aim is to promote and France were the most surrounding region. active mobility, whereby a 10km represented countries among stretch along Lake Geneva is the 61 nations participating In terms of overall enjoyment closed to motorised traffic. An in the event, also a record for and participation, the study also estimated 8,000 people of all the UCI Gran Fondo World provided the following results: ages came out on the course, the Championships. vast majority on bikes. • 84% of participants reported Athletes from 19 nations won being either very satisfied or La Fugue Chablaisienne medals, with Italy (20 medals) the satisfied; the atmosphere of a On 17 June, the UCI partnered most successful nation. real World Championships was with Velafrica, Pro Vélo Riviera the most common positive and Pro Vélo Valais during the The UCI Gran Fondo World Series response amongst Gran Fugue Chablaisienne, a cycling and UCI Gran Fondo World Fondo participants. event organised for families in Championships continue to grow • 28% of participants suggested the Chablais region – east of in popularity among riders and that Varese was the best UCI Lake Geneva - and whose course organisers, who are increasingly World Championships they passes directly through the aware of the benefits of hosting a have attended so far. grounds of the UCI World Cycling major cycling event. • 32% responded that they will Centre. Slow races and free cargo definitely be attending the bike demos were among the Moreover, an economic impact 2019 UCI Gran Fondo World interactive activities organised study undertaken by the UCI Championships. at the UCI headquarters. La post-Varese, in collaboration • 60% of participants responded Fugue Chablaisienne proposed with the financial auditing and that they were competing in two routes (of 12km and 30km) consulting firm Ernst & Young, their first UCI Gran Fondo punctuated by areas proposing came up with the following key World Championships. entertainment and different findings: activities. Some 12,000 people The next UCI Gran Fondo World took part in this event. Championships will be hosted in Poznan (Poland) and Vancouver (Canada) in 2019 and 2020 respectively.

Mass Participation Events | 95 CLEAN

96 | Clean Sport As a Signatory of the World Anti-Doping Code, the UCI continued to do everything it could in 2018 to ensure clean athletes are protected. Our rigorous and robust anti-doping programme is run entirely independently by the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) from an operational perspective, and by the Legal Anti- Doping Services (LADS) from a legal perspective. This year, the UCI has once again strengthened its role as a driving force within the anti-doping community.

CYCLING ANTI-DOPING information overtook the investigate all potential failures FOUNDATION (CADF) – percentage of AAFs reported to comply with whereabouts SUMMARY OF 2018 ACTIVITIES through randomly-collected obligations. As a separate samples or samples from podium department from the rest of The UCI delegates its anti- athletes. the UCI, LADS are subject to doping programme to the stringent internal regulations for CADF, the independent The collaboration with other anti- anti-doping procedures, whereby organisation which manages doping organisations and WADA every key decision is referred activities in compliance with continued to be useful, not only for examination to the external the UCI Regulations, the World for intelligence, but also with legal counsel, Lévy Kaufmann- Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regards to testing activities. Kohler, who are independent Code and related technical of the UCI. Furthermore, and documentation. In reference to testing activities, very importantly, this process the CADF collected a total of of internal governance ensures In 2018, the CADF upgraded its 15,220 samples in 2018 as follows: that there is no presidential ISO-9001 certification to comply 7,329 in-competition and 7,891 or management influence on with the 2015 version of the ISO out-of-competition. More than individual anti-doping cases, and standard: this guarantees the 5,000 samples were collected that there is a complete audit robustness of CADF procedures as a result of blood tests carried trail and total accountability. and monitors stakeholders’ out under the athlete biological satisfaction using a new and passport (ABP) programme. Once again in 2018, the vast more detailed approach (client The most recent WADA statistics majority of Anti-Doping satisfaction survey and risk show that the CADF is still Rule Violations (ADRVs) were analysis of the CADF vis-a vis the International Federation resolved by LADS, via the the stakeholders). The CADF is managing the largest anti- Acceptance of Consequences still the only organisation which doping programme. (i.e. an agreement), which is an has achieved ISO certification alternative method of dispute within the international sport In 2018, 1,296 athletes were resolution provided for by the environment. obliged to indicate their UCI Anti-Doping Rules and daily location in the ADAMS authorised by the World Anti- In terms of compliance, it is programme to enable the CADF Doping Code. The other cases important to highlight that in 2018 to carry out targeted testing. were referred to the UCI Anti- WADA declared the UCI compliant Doping Tribunal. with the World Anti-Doping Code, More details on the role of and that the CADF played an the CADF and its activities are The UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal, active role in achieving this. available on the CADF website put in place in 2015 to take over (www.cadf.ch). the task previously delegated by As in previous years, the email the UCI to National Federations, address [email protected] EFFICIENT PROSECUTION hears ADRV cases which have not continued to be an interesting OF ANTI-DOPING RULE been resolved via an Acceptance source of information. Thanks VIOLATIONS AND FAILURES TO of Consequences, and gives to this and improved analysis COMPLY WITH WHEREABOUTS rulings on those cases. The and treatment of information, OBLIGATIONS judges are fully independent the intelligence gathered from the UCI and are nominated had a greater impact on the Since 2013, the Legal Anti- for their expertise in the field planning and outcome of Doping Services (LADS) have of anti-doping and dispute testing missions in 2018. The been responsible for prosecuting resolution. percentage of Adverse Analytical anti-doping rule violations and Findings (AAFs) received by the handling legal issues related to The Tribunal heard six cases in CADF thanks to intelligence anti-doping matters. LADS also 2018. All decisions of the Tribunal

Clean Sport | 97 are published on the UCI website. The campaign, launched in NEW MEASURES TO BETTER 2016, aims to raise awareness FIGHT AGAINST DOPING CODE COMPLIANCE among young riders and their MONITORING entourage about the dangers of Since 1 January 2015, in addition doping and promote the values to increased sanctions, the UCI’s Since 2017, as a Signatory of the of clean sport. This year, almost Anti-Doping Regulations provide Code, the UCI has participated all participants also undertook for new measures concerning with the collaboration of the online training course teams. In particular, an entire the CADF, in WADA’s Code (‘ALPHA’) offered by WADA, and team will be suspended if two of Compliance Monitoring, the successfully passed the final its members commit anti-doping purpose of which is to thoroughly exam. violations within a 12-month review the anti-doping rules period. In 2018, one UCI and programmes of each of the Finally, it is worthy of mention Continental Team and one UCI Code’s Signatories. In June 2018, that, at WADA’s request, LADS Professional Continental Team WADA confirmed that it was fully shared their educational were suspended in this way. satisfied that the UCI met all experience with participants compliance criteria. in the second WADA Global THERAPEUTIC USE Education Conference, which EXEMPTIONS EDUCATION PROGRAMMES is unequivocal proof of the quality of the UCI’s education Since 2014, the Therapeutic Use For several years now, the UCI programme. Exemption (TUE) Committee and the CADF have placed has dealt with all TUE requests particular emphasis on anti- INCREASED COOPERATION independently, with the doping education. WITH THE ANTI-DOPING support of the CADF and COMMUNITY using tightened procedures. In 2018, the CADF and LADS Indeed, as of four years ago, continued to regularly provide In 2018, the UCI continued any decision concerning a education programmes in its efforts to establish strong TUE must be unanimously various different formats and constructive working approved by all three committee (e.g. online seminars, relationships with WADA and members, which is stricter than authorised courses, targeted with as many anti-doping international standards in this communications) to all interested organisations as possible. In this field. Furthermore, since 2018, parties (e.g. athletes and their regard, four new agreements the appointment of members support staff, teams, National on sharing expertise and to the TUE Committee has been Federations). In this regard, information were signed, the responsibility of the CADF, LADS also travelled twice to bringing the total number of further ensuring the committee’s the American continent to raise cooperation agreements to 26. independence from the UCI. awareness and help National Furthermore, the UCI actively Federations in their anti-doping participated in the consultation In 2018, 10 TUEs were granted education efforts. process ahead of adopting the (compared to 20 in 2017, 15 in 2016 2021 World Anti-Doping Code and 13 in 2015). The #IRideClean campaign was and the new International again run successfully at the Standards. 2018 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Aigle, in collaboration with Antidoping Suisse and WADA.

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Financial Report | 101 UCICOMMENTARY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

2018 saw the awarding of an unprecedented number of UCI World Championships, including four UCI Road World Championships, providing financial visibility for the coming years. In a year with no Olympic revenue, commercial income reached a record high, thanks in large part to the partnership with Mercedes-Benz for our mountain bike events. In line with President Lappartient’s Agenda 2022, the UCI increased its development funding for National Federations and its investment in initiatives to further promote rider safety and fairness in our sport.

2018 was the first full year CONSOLIDATED GROSS MARGIN (CHF M) of President Lappartient’s 2017 - 2018 programme and was marked by an 18% increase in funds invested in the development of cycling around the globe, one of the cornerstones of the President’s election manifesto. -2,73 -0,85 -0,48 -0,61 +0,12 +0,80 It was also the first year with no 15,2 11,45 Olympic revenues since the UCI adopted Swiss GAAP RPC, and Others therefore no deferred Olympic Increased Media Rights UCI Solidarity& NF Support Olympic GamesReduced RWCH revenues to release to the Marketing Rights Governance Costs income statement. GROSS MARGIN 2017 GROSS MARGIN 2018

102 | Financial Report In addition, the macro-economic Hosting fees were almost flat from 2020 onwards and we are and geo-political environment year-on-year but we expect to delighted that more than 95% of during the year had a material see a fall in 2019 due to reduced our major events by value have negative impact on the UCI’s fees for the UCI Road and Track been awarded through the next investment portfolio. This ‘triple Cycling World Championships. Olympic cycle to 2024. whammy’ of circumstances Hosting fees will grow again resulted in a net loss for the year of 7.3 million CHF. COMMERCIAL REVENUE Behind this headline number, (IN MILLION CHF) the UCI generated a record level of commercial revenue and we now have our greatest +52% ever visibility when it comes to attribution of future World Championships. The growth 6 in income from commercial rights, driven in part by the Mercedes-Benz sponsorship of 4 the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, 2 helped to offset the absence of Olympic revenues as well as a reduction in media rights following an exceptional media 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 rights sale for the 2017 UCI Road World Championships in Bergen.

INCREASED DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE

The increase in direct costs from funds to assist rebuilding and re- pleased to reinvest the prize 2017 to 2018 is driven largely by equipping hurricane-devastated received from the Mohammed the additional development Caribbean nations. Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative funding as promised in the Sports Award in the continued President’s 2017 election Another key area of development growth of women’s professional manifesto. In excess of 0.6M as set out in the Director cycling and the EDGE project for CHF additional funds were General’s report is the role of the promotion of women in the invested into the operations of women in cycling. The UCI was UCI and CMC. the UCI World Cycling Centre (WCC), funding additional coaching staff and allowing the UCI WCC to welcome 309 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE trainees in 2018 - an increase (IN MILLION CHF) of 101 on 2017 - in spite of the velodrome being closed for the first three months of the year. In +40% total, through different training courses around the world, the 6 WCC dispensed 18,960 training days in 2018. 4 In addition to development activities via the UCI WCC, the UCI also provided aid to National Federations to attend the UCI 2 Congress and UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria, and attributed further 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Financial Report | 103 The replacement of the UCI A multi-year study into para- Operating expenses remain WCC’s velodrome roof was cycling categorisation has begun, stable: the cost of extra completed in January 2018 and and 2018 saw the first full year of a coaching staff at the UCI following various remedial works series of economic impact studies WCC, additional resources the velodrome reopened in April. around UCI events. for the UCI’s International Discussions with insurers are well Relations department and advanced and CMC Exploitation The table below provides key the strengthening of athlete SA booked insurance revenues of figures from the study and more medical support through the 0.5M CHF in respect of material information is published on the appointment of a Medical damages and loss of profit, UCI website. Director were more than offset by partly offsetting accelerated savings from the streamlining of amortisation on the old roof. ADDED VALUE the UCI management team. (WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS)

Regarding sports governance 2018 saw a significant increase in initiatives, the UCI has 34,2 depreciation expense as a result introduced both a TV M CHF of the exceptional depreciation Commissaire’s vehicle to improve of the velodrome roof and also Gross 13,11 monitoring of race incidents Added 3,425 M CHF the first full year’s depreciation Value M CHF and an X-ray machine to help in Gross of the software development the fight against technological Gross Added projects implemented in 2017 fraud, with the operation of both Added Value and 2018. Value contributing to increased costs 7 (fee) in 2018. 0,5 (fee) 0,4 (fee) Road* Track* MTB**

* average 2017, 2018 / ** 2018

CONTINUED INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT

The UCI and WCC continued project progressed with the resources. Work began before the to invest in infrastructure and creation of an online registration end of the year to create a BMX innovation in 2018. As well as platform for UCI Teams in all Freestyle Park at the UCI WCC. This the velodrome roof, the TV disciplines and a licence creation will be ready for use during 2019, Commissaire vehicle and the X-ray tool which benefits smaller allowing athletes to train ahead of equipment, the UCI DataRide Federations with more limited the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

BALANCE SHEET OVERVIEW

The UCI’s investment portfolio is CONSOLIDATED RESERVES held on a long-term basis and (IN MILLION CHF) the funds are managed under institutional mandates by three 50 ‘A’-rated Swiss banks. Each of 40 the banks operates according to criteria defined by the UCI 30 Management Committee: these are based on a defensive strategy 20 aimed at asset protection with moderate long-term growth. 10 The global environment in 2018 0 generated portfolio losses in the 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 first two months of the year which UCI General reserves CMC General reserves were slowly recovered over the following eight months. However, market performance in the last two months of the year led to a loss for the year of 1.2 million CHF at 31 December 2018 valuation.

104 | Financial Report Market recovery in the first quarter Internally, the UCI continues to We do not anticipate any material of 2019 has allowed the UCI’s improve its systems for collection recovery from the Bergen 2017 portfolio to fully regain losses and recovery and to apply bankruptcy proceedings and will incurred in 2018. pressure on stakeholders to continue to pursue recovery from settle debts promptly. the Norwegian Cycling Federation. The UCI’s net cash position reduced by 5.5 million CHF during The amounts still due from The UCI’s consolidated reserves 2018, as would be expected in a Bergen 2017 which were already exceeded 45 million CHF at 31 year without Olympic revenues fully provided in 2017 are December 2018, and at the end of or material change in deferred unchanged since last year. 2019 will exceed those at the end of revenues. The signature of four the previous Olympic cycle. UCI Road World Championships over the past eight months, including the UCI Cycling World FOUR YEAR CYCLE (CHF M) 2018-2015 2017-2014 Championships in 2023 will see a Media & marketing rights 60 711 56 051 significant increase in deferred Hosting & Registration 81 067 78 481 revenue in 2019 and hence an Olympic revenues 25 023 24 894 improved cash balance in spite of the budgeted deficit. Whilst Other 14 391 14 831 total receivables fell between Revenues 181 192 174 257 31/12/2017 and 31/12/2018, current Direct costs -104 606 -97 776 and past due amounts remained flat and this remains an area of GROSS MARGIN 76 586 76 481 focus for the UCI. Operating expenses -66 194 -64 303 OPERATING RESULT 10 392 12 178

Financial Report | 105 OUTLOOK

2019 will see a similar result to CONSOLIDATED REVENUES BY TYPE We continue to improve 2018 as we complete the final (EXCLUDING OLYMPIC GAMES) transparency and once again in this pre-Olympic year before Tokyo 2018 year’s Annual Report, we present 12% 2020 and further increase our the evolution of comparative male 24% investment in development 10% and female average remuneration activities. 29% at the UCI and WCC. In a relatively small organisation such as 28% As already mentioned, 27% the UCI, these figures may be the UCI has contracted an disproportionately impacted by unprecedented number of future 2017 minor changes in personnel. 18%

World Championships across all 15% 19% disciplines, providing greater- WOMEN’S SALAIRIES 18% than-ever visibility of our future (COMPARED TO MEN) revenues. This success is a sign Media Rights & Distribution of the benefits we are beginning Registration Fees 100% Commercial Rights to derive from our investment in Host City Fees 80% researching the economic impact Other Revenues of our events. 60%

40% In addition to the very successful event awards, the President CONSOLIDATED REVENUES BY SECTOR 20% has provided fresh impetus (EXCLUDING OLYMPIC GAMES) ASSISTANTS COORDINATORS MANAGERS to a number of projects which 2018 AND COACHES will drive revenue growth for the UCI such as the reform 23% 2018 2017 of professional road cycling 23% which will be implemented in A solid foundation has been laid

2020 and the UCI Track Cycling 6% since 2012 allowing the UCI to World Cup which will undergo 8% maintain its commitments to the 1% 2017 a transformation from the 3% 70% sport throughout the Olympic 2020-21 season. The mountain 66% cycle and remain confident in its bike discipline continues to go future financial strength. from strength to strength and we expect to significantly grow Competitions margins for cyclo-cross from the Training & Development 2020-21 season. Velodrome Cycling Governance Jeremy Conrad-Pickles With UCI World Championships UCI Chief Financial Officer secured and growing margins across all of our disciplines, the CONSOLIDATED REVENUES BY DISCIPLINE UCI will continue to increase its (EXCLUDING OLYMPIC GAMES) investment in three key areas: 5% 2018 4% • the development of the sport 3% 3% 11% around the globe through 11% the UCI World Cycling 4% Centre,the UCI Continental 5% 50% 65% Confederations and our 17% member National Federations, 2017 • technological innovation to 20% enhance both he attractiveness 12% and integrity of bike racing 11% • new disciplines and forms of our sport, such as e-cycling, Road Cyclo-cross Track Urban BMX Freestyle Flatland, and Mountain bike Other E-MTB. BMX

106 | Financial Report AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT

In our function as the Audit and Finance Committee of the UCI, we have assessed the consolidated financial statements (consolidated operating statements, consolidated balance sheet, consolidated cash flow statement, consolidated statement of changes in equity and notes to the consolidated financial statements) of the Union Cycliste Internationale for the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

We confirm that we fulfil the We have assessed the 2018 We have also assessed the criteria as defined in section A financial statements through: accounting principles used, of the UCI Audit and Finance significant estimates made and Committee Terms of Reference. • Examination of the audit the overall presentation of the reports and internal controls financial statements. We believe According to the Terms of review of the external auditors; that our assessment provides a Reference, it is our responsibility reasonable basis for our opinion. in respect of the consolidated • Discussion of the consolidated financial statements to: financial statements during Furthermore, we confirm that the meetings of the Audit we have had unrestricted • Monitor the integrity of and Finance Committee and complete access to all the consolidated financial held on 19 June 2018, 23 the relevant documents and statements and review any September 2018 and 19 April information necessary for our statements therein concerning 2019 in the presence of the assessment. On this basis, risk management and internal external auditors and, where we recommend that the controls; appropriate, the Chief Financial UCI Congress approve the Officer. consolidated financial statements • Understand the scope of for 2018. and obtain the report on the external auditors review of For the Audit and Finance internal control. Commitee

Rocco Cattaneo Committee Chairman

Aigle, 21 May 2019

Financial Report | 107 AUDITORS’ REPORT

KPMG SA Audit Western Switzerland Telephone +41 58 249 45 55 Avenue du Théâtre 1 PO Box 6663 Fax +41 58 249 45 65 CH-1005 Lausanne CH-1002 Lausanne www.kpmg.ch

Report of the Auditor on the consolidated Financial Statements to the Congress of

Union Cycliste Internationale, Aigle

As auditor, we have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Union Cycliste Internationale, which comprise the consolidated balance sheet, the consolidated operating statement by nature of revenue/costs, the consolidated operating statement by activity, the consolidated cash flow statement, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the consolidated notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Management Committee’s Responsibility The Management Committee is responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with Swiss GAAP RPC and the requirements of Swiss law. This responsibility includes designing, implementing and maintaining an internal control system relevant to the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. The Management Committee is further responsible for selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Swiss Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers the internal control system relevant to the entity’s preparation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control system. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018 give a true and fair view of the financial position, the results of operations and the cash flows in accordance with Swiss GAAP RPC.

KPMG S.A.

Lausanne, 20 June 2019

Pierre Henri Pingeon Rachel Morgen Licensed Audit Expert Licensed Audit Expert Auditor in Charge

108 | Financial Report CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial Report | 109 I. CONSOLIDATED OPERATING STATEMENT - BY NATURE OF REVENUES/COSTS

CHF’000 Note 2018 2017

REVENUES 1

Media rights & distribution 9 540 11 232

Commercial rights 7 192 5 969

Hosting fees 10 904 10 873

Registration fees 8 341 7 765

Olympic movement 284 2 779

Facilities revenue 1 769 1 700

Fines & penalties 124 273

Other revenues 2 093 1 046

Total revenues 40 247 41 637

DIRECT COSTS 1

Logistics & event organisation -5 975 -5 576

Media & commercial rights costs -733 -1 290

TV production -6 033 -6 162

Cost of goods & materials -2 683 -1 919

Travel, meetings & related -5 301 -4 693

Funding & grants -3 025 -2 942

Fees, studies 2 -5 010 -3 728

Other direct costs -37 -132

Total direct costs -28 797 -26 442

GROSS MARGIN 11 450 15 195

OPERATING EXPENSES

Cost of personnel 2 -12 875 -13 025

Fees, consultancy -922 -826

Travel & related -108 -85

Building & office costs -774 -810

It & telecoms -665 -573

Other operating expense -433 -807

Amortisation 11 -1 627 -1 050

Total operating expenses -17 404 -17 176

OPERATING RESULT -5 954 -1 981

ORDINARY RESULT 4 -7 348 -594

Change in fund capital 18 8 -106 RESULT BEFORE ALLOCATION -7 340 -700

110 | Financial Report II. CONSOLIDATED OPERATING STATEMENT - BY ACTIVITY

2018 2017

CHF’000 Note Revenues Direct Cost Operating Expenses Operating Result Revenues Direct Cost Operating Expenses Operating Result

COMPETITIONS 1a

UCI World Championships 18 324 -7 259 -1 578 9 487 19 622 7 829 -1 560 10 233

UCI World Cups 7 221 -6 750 -721 -250 6 916 -6 535 -716 -335

Olympic Games 100 -188 - -88 2 726 -88 - 2 638

Others 638 -612 -70 -44 459 -282 -70 107

Marketing & bid costs 1 110 -717 -317 76 632 -473 -348 -189

27 393 -15 526 -2 686 9 181 30 355 -15 207 -2 694 12 454

CYCLING GOVERNANCE 1b

Presidency & governing bodies 2 - -2 899 -1 543 -4 442 - -2 417 -1 974 -4 391

International Calendar 3 521 -1 783 -510 1 228 3 266 -1 506 -510 1 250

UCI WorldTour 3 784 -2 188 -1 623 -27 3 498 -1 777 -1 615 106

Anti-doping 3 1 144 -1 714 -218 -788 1 285 1 638 -246 -599

Other governance activities 1 097 -261 -405 431 824 -122 -228 474

Communications 1 -203 -879 -1 081 4 -153 -807 -956

9 547 -9 048 -5 178 -4 679 8 877 -7 613 -5 380 -4 116

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 1c

UCI World Cycling Centre 810 -1 953 -1 451 -2 594 419 -1 385 -1 117 -2 083

WCC satellite operations - -304 - -304 - -301 - -301

Overseas development - -1 859 -365 -2 224 - -1 455 -292 -1 747

Other development initatives 242 -292 - -50 - -270 - -270

1 052 -4 408 -1 816 -5 172 419 -3 411 -1 409 -4 401

VELODROME OPERATIONS 1d

Restaurant 1 261 -534 -749 -22 1 040 -469 -579 -8

Other operations 705 -363 -368 -26 534 -253 -385 -104

Building & management 1 292 -43 -1 936 -687 957 -31 -1 710 -784

3 258 -940 -3 053 -735 2 531 -753 -2 674 -896

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 1e

- -1 -4 916 -4 917 - -9 -5 372 -5 381

Reallocations 1f -1 003 1 126 245 368 -545 551 353 359

40 247 -28 797 -17 404 -5 954 41 637 -26 442 -17 176 -1 981

Financial Report | 111 III. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

CHF’000 Note 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash & cash equivalents 7 6 133 11 652 Investments & financial assets - short term - 71 Receivables from services 8 10 406 11 197 Other short-term receivables 9 1 125 1 126 Inventory 173 73 Prepayments, accrued income & deferred expenses 10 4 447 5 446 Total current assets 22 284 29 565

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Tangible fixed assets 11 26 115 25 544 Intangible fixed assets 11 1 852 1 045 Investments & financial assets 12 26 589 27 681 Long-term deferred expenses 10 60 93 Total non-current assets 54 616 54 363

RESTRICTED ASSETS

UCI WorldTour reserve funds 17, 18 2 318 2 721 Cash guarantees held 17, 19 1 904 2 873 Total restricted assets 4 222 5 594

TOTAL ASSETS 81 122 89 522

LIABILITIES, FUND BALANCES & RESERVES

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Short-term debt 7 -177 -188 Accounts payable 13 -4 480 -1 300 Other payables 13 -563 -565 Provisions 14 -150 -241 Deferred revenues 15 -15 761 -15 164 Accrued liabilities 16 -2 999 -5 563 Total Current Liabilities -24 130 -23 021

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Long-term debt 7 -1 998 -2 175 Long-term deferred revenues 15 -5 599 -5 879 Total non-current liabilities -7 597 -8 054

FUND CAPITAL - RESTRICTED FUNDS 17

Total Fund Capital -4 222 -5 595

ORGANISATION CAPITAL 17

Total Organisation Capital -45 187 -52 867

Minority interest share 14 15 TOTAL LIABILITIES -81 122 -89 522

112 | Financial Report IV. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

CHF’000 note Balance 1 January Allocations Appropriation Internal Transfer Foreign Exchange Change Total Balance 31 December

2018 17, 18

FUND CAPITAL - RESTRICTED FUNDS

UCI WorldTour reserve fund 2 721 -8 -331 - -64 -403 2 318 Third party bank guarantees 2 874 -1 642 716 - -44 -970 1 904 TOTAL FUND CAPITAL 5 595 -1 650 385 - -108 -1 373 4 222

ORGANISATION CAPITAL

Current year surplus/(deficit) 1 7 340 -7 340 - - - 1 UCI general reserve 10 000 - - - - - 10 000 UCI development fund 28 652 -7 350 - - - -7 350 21 302 CMC general reserve 12 864 10 - - - 10 12 874 Free capital 51 517 - -7 340 - - -7 340 44 177

CMC building fund 1 350 - -340 - - -340 1 010 Tied capital 1 350 - -340 - - -340 1 010

TOTAL ORGANISATION CAPITAL 52 867 - -7 680 - - -7 680 45 187

2017

FUND CAPITAL - RESTRICTED FUNDS

UCI WorldTour reserve fund 2 396 106 - - 219 325 2 721 Third party bank guarantees 2 226 -2 390 2 804 - 234 648 2 874 ECF project fund 18 - - -18 - -18 - TOTAL FUND CAPITAL 4 640 -2 284 2 804 -18 453 955 5 595

ORGANISATION CAPITAL

Current year surplus/(deficit) 1 700 -700 - - 1 UCI general reserve 10 000 - - - - - 10 000 UCI development fund 29 381 -747 - 18 - -729 28 652 CMC general reserve 12 817 47 - - - 47 12 864 Free capital 52 199 - -700 18 - -682 51 517

CMC building fund 1 350 - - - - - 1 350 Tied capital 1 350 - - - - - 1 350

TOTAL ORGANISATION CAPITAL 53 549 - -700 18 - -682 52 867

Financial Report | 113 V. CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

CHF’000 Note 2018 2017

OPERATING PROFIT / (LOSS) -5 954 -1 981

ADJUSTMENTS TO OPERATING PROFIT / (LOSS)

Depreciation & amortisation 11 1 627 1 050

Realised foreign exchange differences 6 127 -366

-4 200 -1 297

CHANGES IN FUND CAPITAL 339 -106

CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL

(Increase)/decrease in receivables & other current assets 332 -2 506

(Increase)/decrease in accrued revenues 1 483 -1 173

Increase/(decrease) in payables & accrued expenses 493 -2 018

Increase/(decrease) in deferred event income net of expense -55 1 538

Increase/(decrease) in other deferred revenue/expense 119 -274

2 372 -4 433

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES -1 489 -5 836

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Finance lease payments - -8

Reimbursement of loans -177 -177

Cash flow from financing activities -177 -185

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Net interest received / (Paid) -120 146

Acquisition of fixed assets 11 -3 691 -1 772 Inflows from realisation of / 12 -21 578 (outflows from investment in) financial assets Cash flow from investing activities -3 832 -1 048

CHANGE IN NET CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS -5 498 -7 069

CHF’000 Note 2018 2017

CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS 7

Balance on 1 January 11 652 18 689

Balance on 31 December 6 133 11 652

-5 519 -7 037

Impact of exchange rates on cash -21 32

CHANGE IN NET CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS -5 498 -7 069

114 | Financial Report NOTES TO THE

Financial Report | 115 I. GENERAL INFORMATION

The UCI is a non-governmental, h) to promote para-cycling; The UCI believes in and applies not-for-profit Swiss Association i) to advocate for the safety and the principle of financial constituted in accordance with rights of cyclists; transparency. It seeks to Articles 60 ff. of the Swiss Civil j) to represent the sport implement and uphold the best Code. of cycling and defend practices in force within the its interests before the major international sporting The objects of the UCI are: International Olympic federations. Committee, the International a) to direct, develop, regulate, Paralympic Committee and Since 2015, the accounts are control and discipline cycling all national and international presented according to Swiss under all forms worldwide; authorities; GAAP RPC (Accounting and b) to promote cycling in all the k) to cooperate with the Reporting Recommendations). countries of the world and at International Olympic In accordance with the provisions all levels; Committee, the International of SWISS GAAP RPC revenues c) to organise, for all cycling Paralympic Committee in from the Olympic Games are sport disciplines, world particular as regards the fully accounted in the year of championships of which it is participation of cyclists in the receipt. the sole holder and owner; Olympic Games. d) to draw up regulations and The CMC Exploitation SA provisions and ensure their Its principal resources are statutory accounts (which are enforcement; affiliations, race licences, prepared in accordance with e) to encourage friendship organisation fees, media and Swiss Law but not with Swiss between all members of the marketing rights generated by GAAP) are adjusted to properly cycling world; its sporting activities, as well present its Sports Material Assets f) to promote sportsmanship, as quadrennial revenues from on the consolidated balance integrity, ethics and fair play cycling’s participation at the sheet. (see note 11) with a view to preventing all Olympic Games. methods or practices such as The financial statements are corruption or doping, which The objective of the present presented on a fully consolidated might jeopardize the integrity report is to provide Member basis. of competitions, riders, Federations, the cycling officials and members or give community and other readers a rise to abuse of cycling; clear and complete picture of the g) to promote gender-parity financial situation and results of and equity in all aspects of the UCI. cycling;

116 | Financial Report II.  BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Consolidated Financial THE FUNCTIONAL AREAS ARE 4. Velodrome Operations Statements have been prepared DESCRIBED BELOW : Activities included under in accordance with Swiss GAAP Velodrome Operations RPC, applying where necessary 1. Competitions include the public restaurant specific UCI regulations. Specific Revenues and costs directly which is situated at the accounting policies are detailed related to UCI World UCI headquarters and the below. Championships, UCI World commercial exploitation Cups, the Olympic Games of the sports and business The consolidated financial and other UCI competitions. conference facilities not statements are presented in directly attributed to the thousands of Swiss Francs 2. Cycling governance other functional areas (CHF) as a result of which some Revenues relate principally rounding differences may appear to organiser, team and rider 5. Administration in the statements. fees in respect of UCI- The cost of the UCI shared sanctioned international service departments, namely The Financial Statements have races, in accordance with UCI Finance, Legal, HR, IT and been prepared on an accruals regulations and its published office administration not basis under the historic cost Financial Obligations. Cycling directly attributed to the convention. Governance costs include other functional areas. the cost of the governing Changes to the presentation of bodies of the UCI, including the financial statements have the various commissions as SPECIFIC ACCOUNTING been made in order to facilitate well as the cost of officials at POLICIES ADOPTED ARE the readers’ understanding of UCI sanctioned international FOLLOWS : the financial information and to events. achieve compliance with Swiss Consolidation GAAP RPC. Where necessary, 3. Solidarity & prior year items have been development The UCI is 100 % shareholder of reclassified for consistency and to Solidarity and development Global Cycling Promotion SA facilitate comparison. comprises: (GCP), registered in Switzerland. GCP’s commercial activities Although the UCI does not fulfill • the operations of the UCI ceased in 2014 and the entity is the criteria of a Charitable Non- World Cycling Centre (WCC) currently in liquidation. The net Profit Organisation as defined by which welcomes trainees result of GCP is shown under Swiss GAAP RPC, it has adopted from around the world for ‘extraordinary items - liquidated key presentational and disclosure periods of 1 -12 months. business’ and its assets and aspects of Swiss GAAP RPC 21 • the UCI WCC’s financial or liabilities are included under (Accounting for Charitable Non- in-kind contributions to ‘other receivables’ and ‘other Profit Organisations) as best satellites of the UCI World payables’ on an aggregated practice. This principally concerns Cycling Centre around the basis. (see note 20) the presentation of changes world in equity and remuneration • UCI’s financial contributions GCP will be fully liquidated once disclosures. to Continental final approval is received from Confederations or National the Swiss authorities. The operating statement Federations and other is presented in both of the development initiatives. The UCI controls a Swiss prescribed formats, by nature foundation, Fondation Centre of income/expense and by Mondial du Cyclisme, and its functional area. subsidiary CMC Exploitation SA.

Financial Report | 117 The results of these entities have Details of affiliates and investments been consolidated with the UCI (Registered Office for all entities: Chemin de la Mêlée, 12, 1860 Aigle, VD) on a full consolidation basis. No material valuation differences between the entities were Registered % voting identified except sport material Name Legal Status Number % holding rights assets as already described. Centre Mondial Foundation CHE-101.181.873 100% 74%* The minority interest share is du Cyclisme disclosed on the balance sheet. CMC Exploitation SA Limited Company CHE-102.185.276 92% 74%* The UCI created, and has involvement in, a second Swiss GCP Limited Company CHE-388.212.695 100% 100% Foundation, the Cycling Anti- Doping Foundation (CADF). CADF Foundation CHE-114.131.672 100% 0% In order to maintain the highest degree of independence, * Foundation Board minimum representative rights the governance structure of the CADF ensures that UCI has no significant control or Revenue Recognition Cash and cash equivalents are influence over CADF’s internal recorded at fair market value; operations. The entity is Revenue is recognised to the foreign currencies are converted therefore not consolidated with extent that it is probable that the at the closing exchange rate. the UCI. Disclosures concerning UCI will derive economic benefit transactions with the CADF can from it and that the revenue Accounts receivable be found under notes 3 & 21. can be reliably measured. Specifically, it is considered that Receivables are initially Foreign Currency Transactions due to uncertainty over recovery, recognised in the accounts at & Hedging Instruments the economic benefit from fair value, which corresponds to fines imposed on riders cannot the amount invoiced, less any Transactions in foreign currency be considered probable until deductions. Loans and other are converted according to the payment is received and any such receivables are recognised at exchange rate in force at the time revenue is not recognised until nominal value. of the transaction. Monetary assets payment occurs. Such amounts and liabilities in foreign currency are nonetheless pursued with the Receivables and loans are are converted according to the same diligence as would apply to subsequently measured at exchange rate in force on the recovery of any other asset. amortised cost using the closing date of the financial year. effective interest method, less Revenue relating to competitions provision for impairment. A The exchange differences that is recorded for the financial year provision for impairment result from these transactions are during which the events take is established according to presented under the note 6. place. The revenue deriving objective rules based on the age from the Olympic Games is of the debt and the nature of the Hedge instruments are revalued at recognised in the year of the debtor. mark-to-market rates at balance Olympic Games or the year it sheet date, using internationally becomes probable that the UCI Inventory recognised valuation methodology will derive economic benefit from where appropriate. Profits or it and can be reliably measured. Inventory consists of restaurant losses are booked to the income raw materials and merchandising statement. Cash and cash equivalents products for resale. It is valued at cost less provision for impairment Cash and cash equivalents as required. include cash in hand and at bank, deposits held at call with banks and other short- term, highly liquid and easily convertible investments with original maturities of less than three months.

118 | Financial Report Tangible and intangible fixed Depreciation on assets is Accounts payable & deferred assests calculated using the straight- revenue line method over the estimated The UCI’s accounting policy with useful life, which is as follows for Accounts payable represent regard to tangible and intangible the main categories (in years): non interest-bearing supplier assets is as follows: amounts due as part of the UCI’s Velodrome & offices 15-50 normal course of business. • Property and equipment: Furniture & fittings 5-10 buildings, equipment and Equipement & material 3-5 Amounts invoiced in respect of computer hardware are Vehicles 4 future events are recorded under stated in the balance sheet at Sport equipment & uniforms 3-5 deferred revenue, split between historical cost less accumulated Computer hardware 3-5 current liabilities for events depreciation. Subsequent Computer software & website 4-5 taking place during the year expenditure is capitalised following balance sheet date and only if it increases the future Financial Assets non-current liabilities. economic benefits embodied in the related item. Land is Financial assets are recognised at Provisions stated at historical cost. their current market value at year • The UCI WCC is provided end date. The UCI records provisions: with complimentary cycling equipment by various Restricted assets • when it has an obligation, manufacturers. The total value legal or constructive, to satisfy of this equipment is capitalised The UCI WorldTour reserve fund a claim and it is probable that and amortised over 3 years. An is governed by articles 2.15.227 to an outflow of resources will be offsetting liability is recognised 2.15.237 of the UCI regulations. required; on the balance sheet under • when a risk exists at balance - ‘Deferred revenue’. The Amounts recorded as Cash sheet date : the corresponding liability is released in line with Guarantees Held represent risk provision is adjusted at the amortisation charge and principally amounts drawn down year-end based on an internal booked to reduce that charge bank guarantees deposited analysis to match the UCI’s risk in the income statement. As a by professional road racing exposure; result, the amortisation charge teams in accordance with the • when imminent special in the income statement is UCI Regulations, following a projects are approved prior materially different from the potentially valid claim by the to the balance sheet date, amortisation shown in the rider against the team. are already under way and Fixed Assets note (see note 11). are substantially complete. In • Intangible assets: A liability in respect of Restricted the following year(s), the cost Computer software is Assets is recorded under of such projects is included stated in the balance Liabilities – Fund capital – in the income statement as sheet at historical cost less Restricted funds. incurred, however, an equal accumulated depreciation. reversal of the provision is Software development costs recorded in the same period. are recorded on a project by project basis. Costs are capitalised as they are incurred if conditions defined by RPC10 are satisfied. The asset is amortised starting at the end of the hyper- care period following the project go-live. Expenditure on brands is recognised in the income statement as an expenses as incurred

All other expenditures, repairs and maintenance are recognised in the income statement as an expense as incurred.

Financial Report | 119 III. FINANCIAL STATEMENT DISCLOSURE

1. REVENUES, EXPENSES & OPERATING MARGINS

1.a Competitions 2018 2017 Operating Operating Revenues Margin Revenues Margin Road 11 926 7 296 13 835 8 664

Track 2 910 273 3 264 636

Mountain Bike 5 505 1 098 4 632 660

BMX 1 335 -44 1 195 -39

Cyclo-cross 3 058 899 2 895 697

Urban 1 123 99 850 -180

Other 326 -428 326 -433

Olympic Games 100 -88 2 726 2 638

Unallocated 1 110 76 632 -189

27 393 9 181 30 355 12 454

Competitions includes revenues and For UCI competitions, revenues are Competition direct costs costs directly related to UCI World primarily hosting fees, and media include event logistics, timing, Championships, UCI World Cups, and sponsor revenues. officiating, TV production and the Olympic Games and other UCI distribution, prize money and competitions. Revenues from Olympic Games sponsor implementation to are received principally in the the extent that these costs Unallocated amounts represent year of the Olympics with a final are not specifically covered by media technical revenues, settlement in the year following the local organisers. The operating merchandising and licensing Olympics. Revenues in 2018 were expenses are a time-based revenues. limited to reimbursement from IOC allocation of staff costs. for Youth Olympic Games.

1.b Cycling Governance

CHF’000 2018 2017 CHF’000 2018 2017 CHF’000 2018 2017 CHF’000 2018 2017 CYCLING GOVERNANCE UCI REGISTRATION UCI REGISTRATION REVENUES BY DISCIPLINE REVENUES REVENUE BY SOURCE REVENUE BY TYPE INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR

Registration International Road 2 563 2 356 8 341 7 765 Organisers 3 578 3 276 calendar 3 231 3025 fees Track 124 118 UCI Penalties 111 258 Teams 4 108 3 842 3 587 3 364 Mountain WorldTour 616 594 Bike Equipment 475 447 Riders 416 428 Anti-doping BMX 37 33 certification contribution 1 079 1 060 Cyclo-cross 152 143 Others 620 407 Others 239 219 Other governance 444 315 activities Other 29 22 9 547 8 877 8 341 7 765 8 341 7 765 3 521 3 266

Revenues from Cycling in respect of UCI sanctioned published Financial Obligations. Governance relate to principally international races, in accordance organiser, team and rider fees with UCI regulations and its

120 | Financial Report Costs related to Cycling Commission costs represent the Anti-doping Governance are split as follows: meeting cost of the different commissions. See note 3. Presidency & governing bodies Operating expenses include the Other Governance activities CHF’000 2018 2017 cost of the President and Director DIRECT COST General’s office. The principal items are the UCI’s work around equipment - this President’s Office -856 -780 International Calendar includes revenue from the Management Commitee -816 -643 validation of bike equipment Congress -187 -230 Direct costs comprise the travel from manufacturers and the cost costs and per diems of UCI Commissions -478 -273 of UCI’s efforts to combat and International Commissaires detect mechanical fraud - and UCI Governance -562 -491 attending UCI sanctioned races. the costs of the UCI Women’s -2 899 -2 417 WorldTour. UCI WorldTour The direct cost of the President’s office and the Management The revenues and costs related to Committee include the fees and the UCI WorldTour are presented costs detailed in Note 2 and the in more detail in Section “UCI logistics expense of Management WorldTour” following the Committee meetings. consolidated financial statements.

1.c Training & development

Training and development Confederations and National WCC satellite operations, the comprises principally the Federations for projects relating UCI WCC is the primary funder operations of the UCI World to the development of the sport of the operations of its South Cycling Centre (WCC) which and the good governance. African satellite in Paarl, South welcomes trainees from around Further details can be found Africa and contributes funds the world for periods of 1 -12 elsewhere in this annual report. or resources to satellites in months. Also included under the Republic of Korea, Japan, training and development are Other direct costs include India and South America. The the UCI WCC’s financial or in- the cost of accommodation UCI WCC also funds athlete kind contributions to satellites and meals for the UCI WCC detection programmes globally. of the UCI World Cycling Centre trainees as well the cost of Operating expenses comprise around the world and the their participation at cycling principally the cost of coaches, funds attributed to Continental races. In respect of the UCI mechanics and support staff.

1.d Velodrome

Activities included under The restaurant’s primary function Direct costs comprise principally Velodrome Operations include is to feed athletes; the operating the restaurant cost of sales. All the public restaurant which is margin is therefore a blend of staff costs are included under situated at the UCI headquarters arm’s length public business operating expenses, which also and the commercial exploitation and zero margin catering for the include velodrome operating, of the sports and business athletes. repairs and maintenance, as conference facilities. well as the amortisation of the building and offices.

1.e Administrative costs

These comprise the UCI ‘back office’ functions, namely legal, finance, information technology, and administrative services.

Financial Report | 121 1.f Reallocations

In order to allocate costs between functional areas, internal rebilling and allocations take place. The reallocations below reconcile the income statement by nature of costs/revenues to the income statement by functional area.

2018 2017

Operating Operating Operating Operating Revenues Direct Cost Expenses Results Revenues Direct Cost Expenses Results

REALLOCATIONS DETAILS

Internal - Facilities -434 270 164 - -434 270 164 -

Internal - Catering -614 531 83 - -105 44 62 -

Internal - Accommodation -325 325 - - -285 285 - -

Other 370 - -2 368 279 -47 128 359

TOTAL REALLOCATIONS -1 003 1 126 245 368 -545 551 353 359

2. REMUNERATION OF GOVERNING BODIES, PERSONNEL COSTS & AUDITORS

2.a Remuneration and travel expenses of governing bodies

CHF’000 2018 2017

President's remuneration 253 254

Other allowances 54 54

Social charges & pension costs 112 86 419 394

Other Management Committee members’ fees 275 248 694 642

TRAVEL EXPENSES

CHF’000 2018 2017

President 134 102

Other Management Committee members 445 327

579 429

Remuneration of governing Per diem rates of all other The UCI President is resident in bodies are included in the officials (commission members, France and the UCI is subject to Operating Statement by nature commissaires, race delegates the French social security regime of cost under Direct costs – Fees, etc) can be found published on in respect of his emoluments. studies. the UCI website under Financial The average annual fees of the Obligations. Vice-presidents was 25.0 KCHF The remuneration of the (2017: 23.8 KCHF). The average President and Management In addition to the remuneration annual fees of the remaining MC Committee members is shown disclosed above, the UCI Members was 14.1 KCHF (2017: above. provides the President with a 15.3 KCHF). company vehicle. The President receives no other benefits. Travel expenses are transport, accommodation, meals and entertaining costs for the year.

122 | Financial Report 2.b Personnel costs

CHF’000 2018 2017

TOTAL COST OF PERSONNEL 12 875 13 025

Of which : Remuneration of executive management 1 587 1 897

Total employee retirement costs (included in cost of personnel) 676 785

Total employees at 31 December 119 115

FTE employees at 31 December 108 103

Average FTE employees in the year 108 105

AVERAGE COST PER FTE (CHF'000) 119 124

AVERAGE FTE Women 48 45 Men 60 60 UCI 76 76 CMC 32 29

TOTAL HEADCOUNT BY NATIONALITY Switzerland 63 59 European Union 48 45 Americas 5 7 Rest of world 3 4

Cost of personnel includes The UCI held neither a pension employees, the average salary salaries, social charges, benefits benefit nor a pension obligation, discrepancies between women and other employee-related as defined by RPC16, at 31 and men. Following a change costs. Executive Management December 2018 and 2017. in methodology and to ensure comprises the UCI General comparability and consitency, the Director and the Senior The below table indicates, for the percentages for 2017 have been Management Team. principle categories of restated :

GENDER EQUALITY 2018 2017 W M W M Assistants

Average number FTE 23 13 21 13

Relative salary/FTE W/M 100% 95% 100% 97%

Coordinators/Coaches

Average number FTE 20 28 19 27

Relative salary/FTE W/M 100% 103% 100% 104%

Managers & Directors

Average number FTE 5 19 5 20

Relative salary/FTE W/M 100% 91% 100% 113%

2.c Auditors remuneration

CHF’000 2018 2017 Financial statements audit 68 57

68 57

Financial Report | 123 3. ANTI-DOPING ACTIVITIES

Anti-doping activities are The UCI is responsible, through contribution to the CADF as well undertaken by the UCI and its its Legal Anti-Doping Service as the UCI’s own internal costs in sister organisation the Cycling and Anti-Doping Tribunal, for the fight against doping. Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF). prosecuting positive cases and, through the Anti-Doping Fines levied for anti-doping The CADF (www.cadf.ch), which Commission, for cycling’s anti- infringements are recognised in was set up by the UCI but whose doping regulations and strategy. the accounts only when received. governance and management structure is independent of In addition to funding from Whilst the full cost of in- and the UCI, is responsible for Men’s Professional Road out-of competition testing as well testing and intelligence. It is Cycling teams’ and organisers’ as the cost of maintaining the funded by direct contributions direct contributions to the biological passport are covered by from men’s professional road CADF, as part of the UCI’s the CADF, the UCI maintains an cycling stakeholders (teams and financial obligations, riders, internal team of Legal Anti-Doping organisers) and by the UCI. race organisers and teams pay specialists whose role is to analyse a levy in order to finance the and bring to prosecution cases The CADF’s total budget in 2018 fight against doping. These opened by the CADF. The cost of exceeded 8M CHF. funds, shown as revenues in this team, the prosecution of cases the operating statement, are and the recovery of fines is fully allocated to funding the UCI’s borne by the UCI.

4. ORDINARY RESULT

note 2018 2017 Operating Result -5 954 -1 981 Financial Result 5, 6 -1 392 1 387 Extraordinary Result- entity in Liquidation 17 - 1 - Minority share of result -1 -

ORDINARY RESULT -7 348 -594

5. FINANCIAL RESULT

CHF’000 NOTE 12, 6 2018 2017

Interest income 22 296

Investment portfolio returns 233 1 821

Foreign exchange gains 207 4 346

Financial income 462 6 463

Interest expense -17 -22

Investment portofolio losses -1 417 -55

Foreign exchange losses -292 -4 871

Bank charges & investment management -128 -127

Financial expense -1 854 -5 076

NET FINANCIAL RESULT -1 392 1 387

124 | Financial Report 6. FOREIGN EXCHANGE

The UCI is structurally exposed • with respect to the Euro, we The currency structure of the to fluctuations in the exchange seek to maintain a rolling UCI’s income and expenditure rate between the Swiss Franc and coverage to sell Euros as (excluding Olympic revenues) is the Euro or the US Dollar, most required in order to meet summarised as follows: especially a strengthening of the Swiss Franc operating Swiss Franc against the Euro. expenses; • with respect to the US Dollar, The UCI’s hedging policy consists we undertake specific hedging of seeking to manage this operations focused on cash exposure on a prudent basis inflows from the Olympic through appropriate hedging Games. instruments:

2018 2017 Foreign Exchange Gains & Losses CHF’000 Gains Losses Net Gains Losses Net

UNREALISED GAINS AND LOSSES Receivables & payables -170 -39 -209 128 - 128 FX hedging instruments 19 - 19 - -191 -191 -151 -39 -190 128 - -63

REALISED GAINS AND LOSSES Cash at bank 74 -95 -21 3 858 -3 824 34 Receivables & payables 235 -98 137 283 -133 150 FX hedging instruments 49 -60 -11 77 -723 -646 358 -253 105 4 218 -4 680 -462

TOTAL GAINS & LOSSES 207 -292 -85 4 346 -4 871 -525

For the past four years, the UCI At 31 December 2017: Following a change in the UCI’s has increased the proportion accounting software the 1st of its revenues in Swiss Francs • the UCI held vanilla forward January 2018, the reevaluation and its expenditure in Euros, contracts to sell a total of of foreign currency balances is whilst reducing Swiss Franc 2.1M EUR at a rate of between carried out in a different manner expenditure and Euro revenue. 1.1013 and 1.1324 CHF/EUR for compared to the previous system As a consequence, currency risk monthly maturities between 16 and therefore gross offsetting has significantly decreased. January and 15 June 2018. gains and losses are significantly reduced compared to prior year. At 31 December 2018:

2018 2017 • The UCI held vanilla forward Revenues Expenditure Revenues Expenditure contracts to sell a total of 0.6M EUR at a rate of between Swiss Francs 54% 49% 48% 56% 1,15805 and 1.1585 CHF/EUR for Euros 43% 47% 50% 43% monthly maturities between 15 US Dollars 0% 3% 2% 1% January and 15 March 2019. Other 3% 1% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Financial Report | 125 7. CASH & BORROWINGS

CASH BY CURRENCY CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 Swiss Francs 3 342 7 683

Euros 1 852 1 293

US Dollars 910 2 672

Other currencies 29 4

TOTAL 6 133 11 652

Due < 1 year Due > 1 year BORROWINGS CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 Loans from Public Authorities 177 177 1 998 2 175

Finance Lease - 11 - -

TOTAL 177 188 1 998 2 175

As part of the construction financing each case with a 50 % participation by over a period of 27 years in equal of the UCI World Cycling Centre, the the Swiss Confederation. instalments. Fondation CMC was granted loans for CHF 4.0M and 1.0M from the Cantons These loans granted under special The loan from the Canton of Vaud of Vaud and Valais respectively, in Swiss Regional conditions (”LIM”), carries a charge over the CMC are interest free and repayable building.

8. RECEIVABLES FROM SERVICES

CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 National Federations 1 533 1 822 Race Organisers 5 456 6 438 Teams 386 467 Sponsors 2 127 536 TV & Media 2 304 3 589 Other 790 873 12 596 13 725

less: provisions -2 190 -2 528 10 406 11 197

0-180 3 964 5 071 181-360 304 918 >361 3 152 1 435 Due at 31 december 7 420 7 424 Not yet due 5 176 6 301 12 596 13 725

In 2017, a provision of 1,14M Championship. The Norwegian 2018, there was no change to the CHF was booked following Cycling Federation remains situation and the debt remains the bankruptcy of Bergen 2017 jointly liable for this debt fully provided. AS, the local organising entity which is recorded under «Race of the 2017 UCI Road World Organisers». At 31 December

126 | Financial Report 9. OTHER SHORT TERM RECEIVABLES

CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 Consigned funds - 120 Other debtors - due on behalf of 3rd 218 218 parties VAT recoverable 651 45 Other amounts 256 743

1 125 1 126

Following an accident during 598K CHF from the contractor’s has fully accounted for the the velodrome roof replacement insurers. A final settlement impending settlement. in 2017, CMC Exploitation SA between all parties is considered booked an amount receivable of probable and CMC Exploitation

10. PREPAYMENTS, ACCRUED INCOME & DEFERRED EXPENSES

CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 Accrued income 2 104 4 208 Prepaid operating expenses 266 488 Deferred event & season expenses 923 640 Other items 1 154 110 AMOUNTS DUE <1 YEAR 4 447 5 446

Deferred event & season expenses 60 93 AMOUNTS DUE >1 YEAR 60 93

Accrued income relates Other items in 2018 relate to 2019 principally to value in kind LPP and LAA contribution already revenues which compensate with booked prior to 31 December value in kind suppliers recorded 2018 and paid in 2019. under liabilities.

Financial Report | 127 11. FIXED ASSETS

Equipment & Sports Information CHF’000 Land Building fittings Equipment Technologies Vehicles TOTAL

COST Balance 1 January 2017 775 27 352 2313 3 492 1 178 179 35 289 Acquisitions - 733 280 1 082 679 43 2 817 Disposals - - - -855 - - -855 Balance 31 December 2017 775 28 085 2 593 3 719 1 857 222 37 251 Acquisitions - 969 362 1 335 1216 19 3 900 Disposals - -610 - -725 - -34 -1 369 Balance 31 December 2018 775 28 444 2 955 4 329 3 073 207 39 782

ACCUMULATED AMORTISATION Balance 1 January 2017 46 5 897 1 638 1 398 453 66 9 498 Amortisation charge -46 550 123 870 197 49 1 743 Disposals - - - -579 - - -579 Balance 31 December 2017 - 6 447 1 761 1 689 650 115 10 662 Amortisation charge - 612 183 959 339 51 2 144 Disposals - -435 - -533 - -22 -990 Balance 31 December 2018 - 6 624 1 944 2 115 989 144 11 816

NET REALISABLE VALUE

AT 31 DECEMBER 2017 775 21 638 832 2 030 1 207 107 26 589 AT 31 DECEMBER 2018 775 21 820 1 011 2 214 2 084 63 27 967

Equipment & Sports Information CHF’000 Land Building fittings Equipment Technologies Vehicles TOTAL

TANGIBLE/INTANGIBLE ASSETS Tangible 775 21 638 832 2030 162 107 25 544 Intangible - - - - 1 045 - 1 045

Balance 31 December 2017 775 21 638 832 2 030 1 207 107 26 589 Tangible 775 21 820 1 011 2 214 232 63 26 115 Intangible - - - - 1 852 - 1 852

Balance 31 December 2018 775 21 820 1 011 2 214 2 084 63 27 967

The total carrying value of assets The amortised value of this The amortisation charge in the held under finance leases at 31 equipment at 31 December 2018 income statement is materially December 2018 was 0 CHF (2017: was 1.8 M CHF (2017: 1.6M CHF). different from the amortisation 0 CHF). The total additions in 2018 were shown above as a result of 1.0M CHF (2017: 1.0M CHF). offsetting deferred revenue Included under Sports recognised in donated assets. Equipment is cycling material The land on which the Velodrome provided free of charge to the and administrative building Following new accounting UCI World Cycling Centre by are built is the subject of a 50 software implementation, asset various manufacturers. year leasehold granted by the categorisations have been Ville d’Aigle. The BMX track redefined. In consequence some A corresponding liability is & neighbouring land is the assets have been transferred booked in liabilities under property of CMC Exploitation SA. between categories and 2017 deferred revenues. figures have been adapted for consistency.

128 | Financial Report 12. FINANCIAL ASSETS

FINANCIAL ASSETS BY TYPE AND CURRENCY 31 Dec 18 31 Dec 17 CHF’000 CHF EUR USD Other Total Total

BY NATURE Deposits 21 - - - 21 21

Portfolio 22 173 1 333 1 947 1 115 26 568 27 731

22 194 1 333 1 947 1 115 26 589 27 752

PORTFOLIO BY TYPE 31 Dec 18 31 Dec 17 CHF’000 CHF EUR USD Other Total Total Cash 3 356 24 17 - 3397 4 004 Bonds 9 940 732 160 202 11 034 8 047 Equity 5 166 577 1 770 913 8 426 8 316 Property 3 188 - - - 3 188 2 925 Alternative assets 523 - - - 523 4 439

22 173 1 333 1 947 1 115 26 568

31 DEC 17 BY CURRENCY 22 572 1 695 2 165 1 299 27 731

The UCI’s Management The total investment portfolio is The balance of the investments, Committee has defined a managed by three Swiss financial 1.6M CHF (2017: 1.7M CHF) have defensive investments strategy institutions. During 2017, the been historically invested in a designed to protect the UCI divested from a fourth combination of equity and bonds organisation’s assets whilst institution, following a portfolio with two of the same institutions. benefitting from low-risk growth review in 2016. Of the total The Time Weighted Return of opportunities. Since 2013, the portfolio under management the three strategic portfolios was UCI’s investments have been 25M CHF (2017: 26M CHF) is -7.3% to -4.0% in 2018 (2017: 6.9% managed by financial institutions managed under three strategic to 7.2%) with an overall pro-rata following a tender process. portfolios. The target investment return of -4.6% 2018 (2017: 7.1%). The choice of institutions was profile of each portfolio was reviewed in 2016. set by the UCI Management Committee and each financial The UCI’s management reviews institution manages funds and investment performance and makes independent investment reports to the Management decisions within a range of that Committee on a regular basis. target.

RECONCILIATION OF INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO CHF’000 2018 2017 TOTAL VALUE AT 1 JANUARY 27 731 26 543 New investments 766 199 Cash withdrawals -534 -742 Recoverable tax -115 -124 Withdrawals -649 -866 Returns excluding foreign exchange -1 185 1 926 Foreign Exchange 2 20 Investment Returns -1 183 1 946 Management Fees -97 -91

TOTAL VALUE AT 31 DECEMBER 26 568 27 731

Financial Report | 129 13. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & OTHER PAYABLES

Account payable were unusually low at 31st December 2017 due to an anticipated settlement ahead of changing accounting system.

CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017

OTHER PAYABLES

Employee-related liabilities -121 -155

Amounts to be collected from 3rd parties -220 -363

VAT payable -133 -31

Others -89 -16

-563 -565

14. PROVISIONS

CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 Unrealised losses on financial instruments - -191

Litigation provisions -150 -50

-150 -241

The UCI holds litigation risk into the media rights attribution agreement with the authorities and insurance. Following a claim from process for UCI Cyclo-cross World an appropriate provision has been an internet service provider in Championships and World Cup booked. The litigation insurance is Belgium , the Belgium Competition in Belgium. The UCI’s external expected to cover any unprovided authorities opened an investigation lawyers are seeking to find an risk.

15. DEFERRED REVENUES - SHORT TERM & LONG TERM

CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 UCI World Championships 11 532 11 674 UCI World Cups 235 210 Other organiser fees 1 874 2 092 Team licenses 3 834 3 675 UCI-WCC donated & value-in-kind equipment 1 767 1 646 Media & sponsorship 2 084 1 698 Other 34 48 21 360 21 043

DEFERRED REVENUES <1 YEAR 15 761 15 164 DEFERRED REVENUES >1 YEAR 5 599 5 879

130 | Financial Report 16. ACCRUED LIABILITIES

CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 Value-in-kind supplies 1 447 3 580

Media rights costs 74 147

Event-related costs 594 600

Employee-related 412 372

Other accruals 472 864

2 999 5 563

17. FUND CAPITAL & ORGANISATION CAPITAL

Fund capital - Restricted funds to use part of the fund to invest a potentially valid claim against the in race monitoring equipment for team. Any surplus amounts after UCI WorldTour Reserve Fund TV Commissaires, the acquisition all claims have been settled are of bike x-ray equipment and returned to the team which issued The UCI WorldTour Reserve Fund other bike checking technology. the guarantee. Garantees are is governed by articles 2.15.227 to further described in note 19. 2.15.237 of the UCI regulations. Cash guarantees held The fund was established to Organisation capital support a UCI WorldTour Team Amounts recorded as cash or Organiser or to carry out guarantees held represent The Management Committee projects for the benefit of all UCI sums drawn down under bank took the decision to merge WorldTour partners. guarantees deposited by the UCI’s reserves into a single professional road racing teams development fund. Use of Use of the fund is decided by in accordance with the UCI the fund is decided by the the Professional Cycling Council Regulations, in anticipation of Management Committee. (PCC). In 2018, the PCC decided future commitments resulting from

18. MOVEMENT OF RESTRICTED ASSETS

18a. UCI WorldTour Reserve Fund

CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017

MOVEMENTS IN UCI WORLDTOUR RESERVE FUND

Allocation of surplus to fund - 106 Funds used for projects -331 - FX Rate & bank fees -72 219 -403 325

Use of funds is described in Note 17, above.

Financial Report | 131 18b. UCI Cash Guarantees

Movements in the Third Party to the UCI against the WorldTour payments out to claimants, Bank Guarantee Restricted teams. A call on the guarantee following the UCI’s procedures Fund are triggered by claims by the UCI will generate an and regulations, will generate an submitted by interested parties inflow of restricted funds and outflow of funds.

CHF’000 2018 2017 Balance 1st January 2 873 2 226 Guarantees drawn down 700 3 001 Amouts paid to claimants -1 166 -1 221 Amounts returned to guarantors -392 -1 296 Administration fees -67 -71 Foreign exchange -44 234 BALANCE 31ST DECEMBER 1 904 2 873

19. GUARANTEES RECEIVED

The UCI receives bank guarantees Once a valid claim has been Bank guarantees held are not from professional cycling teams made against a professional recorded on the UCI’s balance (UCI WorldTeams and UCI cycling team, the UCI will call the sheet unless they are drawn down. Professional Continental Teams) as guarantee and the funds will be Non drawn-down amounts held well as from organisers of certain held as Restricted Funds until a are as follows: UCI World Championships. competent authority has ruled on the claim. CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 The team guarantees are intended Professionnal 143 403 111 326 to defray any debts, notably but The organiser guarantees are Cycling Teams not exclusively, to UCI license- intended to guarantee payment UCI Organisers 2 209 1 927 holders, unsettled by the team to the UCI and performance of the in accordance with the UCI’s organiser’s obligation to hold the 145 612 113 253 regulations. Championships.

20. GLOBAL CYCLING PROMOTION SA

Global Cycling Promotion SA Further disclosure of GCP is SUMMARISED INCOME STATEMENT (GCP) was put into liquidation shown below: 31 Dec 31 Dec in 2015. In accordance with CHF’000 2018 2017 SUMMARISED Swiss law, the liquidation will be BALANCE SHEET Revenues 0 0 pronounced after the approval of Operating Expenses -1 0 the tax administration. CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 Operating Result -1 0 ASSETS Created to organise professional Financial Result 0 0 other short-term 188 189 cycling events and develop assets NET RESULT -1 0 professional cycling globally, 188 189 GCP’s main activity was organising the Tour of Beijing. LIABILITIES GCP is not consolidated on other short-term 11 11 a full consolidation basis but liabilities instead its net result is shown 11 11 in the Consolidated Operating Statement under extraordinary SHAREHOLDERS 177 177 FUNDS result and its balance sheet included on an aggregated 177 189 basis under Other Short-Term AMOUNTS DUE 188 189 Receivables and Other Payables. (TO) / FROM UCI

132 | Financial Report 21. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 Amounts due (to) / from related parties -515 163 515 163

CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 OPERATING STATEMENT TRANSACTIONS Contribution to CADF -1 263 -1 238 Office & Shared Services revenue 150 154 -1 113 -1 084

Related Party transactions are exclusively with the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation.

22. OPERATING LEASES

The total amount due under operating leases is:

DUE < 5 YEARS DUE > 5 YEARS

CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 Office equipment 201 93 Office equipment 1 - Property leases 796 838 Property leases 290 410 997 931 291 410

23. OTHERS ITEMS

Risk management Contingent assets pledged and liabilities The UCI Management covered by a plan of action and Committee and management protection measures. The UCI’s Current account assets and make a regular analysis of the management is responsible investments with one of the strategic and operational risk for implementing these banks, totaling CHF 14.9M are that the UCI may face. The main measures, the enforcement pledged to cover a bank credit risks that are likely to have a and effectiveness of which facility of CHF 3.0M. The facility significant impact on the UCI’s are regularly overseen by the was not used in 2018 or 2017. finances are assessed and President.

Financial Report | 133 AUDITORS’ REPORT

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Union Cycliste Internationale, Aigle

Report of the Statutory Auditor on the Financial Statements

As statutory auditor, we have audited the accompanying financial statements of Union Cycliste Internationale, which comprise the balance sheet, income statement and notes for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Management Committee’s Responsibility The Management Committee is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of Swiss law and the company’s articles of incorporation. This responsibility includes designing, implementing and maintaining an internal control system relevant to the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. The Management Committee is further responsible for selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

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An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers the internal control system relevant to the entity’s preparation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control system. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

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In accordance with article 728a paragraph 1 item 3 CO and Swiss Auditing Standard 890, we confirm that an internal control system exists, which has been designed for the preparation of financial statements according to the instructions of the Management Committee.

We recommend that the financial statements submitted to you be approved.

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134 | Financial Report UCI STATUTORY

Financial Report | 135 I. BALANCE SHEET

CHF’000 31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS Cash & cash equivalents 5 765 10 524

Receivables from services 10 207 10 957

Receivables from related parties 27 216

Other short-term receivables 1 157 1028

Inventory 157 61

Prepayments & deferred expenses 4 119 5 415

Total Current Assets 21 432 28 201

NON-CURRENT ASSETS Financial assets 27 009 28 202

Tangible fixed assets 8 076 8 340

Intangible fixed assets 1 852 1 045

Long-term deferred expenses 60 93

Total Non-Current Assets 36 997 37 680

RESTRICTED ASSETS UCI WorldTour reserve funds 2 318 2 721

Cash guarantees held 1 904 2 873

Total Restricted Assets 4 222 5 594

TOTAL ASSETS 62 651 71 475

LIABILITIES, FUND BALANCES & RESERVES

CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable -4 218 -1 081

Payables from related parties -19 -42

Other payables -519 -688

Provisions -150 -241

Deferred revenues -14 993 -14 519

Accrued liabilities -2 876 -6 004

Total Current Liabilities -22 775 -22 575

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Long-term deferred revenues -4 566 -4 872

Total Non-Current Liabilities -4 566 -4 872

FUND CAPITAL - RESTRICTED FUNDS Total Fund Capital -4 222 -5 595

ORGANISATION CAPITAL Total Organisation Capital -31 088 -38 433

TOTAL LIABILITIES -62 651 -71 475

136 | Financial Report II. INCOME STATEMENT

CHF’000 2018 2017 Revenues 37 701 39 741 Direct costs -30 506 -28 030 GROSS MARGIN 7 195 11 711

Cost of personnel -9 403 -10 032 Other operating expenses -2 905 -3 103 Depreciation -854 -627

Operating expenses -13 162 -13 762

ORDINARY RESULT -5 967 -2 051

Financial revenues 447 2 116 Financial expenses -1 833 -707

Financial result -1 386 1 409

ORDINARY RESULT -7 353 -642

Change in fund capital 8 -106 RESULT BEFORE ALLOCATION -7 345 -748

III. NOTES

1. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES 2. COMPANY INFORMATION

The Financial Statements have The financial statements are The Union Cycliste Internationale been prepared in accordance with presented in thousands of Swiss (UCI) is registered under the the Swiss Code of Obligations Francs (CHF) as a result of which number CHE-107.741.983 at the (CO), applying where necessary some rounding differences Commercial Registry of the specific UCI regulations. Specific may appear in the accounts. Canton of Vaud. The UCI is an accounting policies are detailed They have been prepared on an Association under Swiss law with below. accruals basis under the historic its registered office at Chemin cost convention. de la Mêlée, 12, 1860 Aigle, Vaud, Switzerland. Where necessary, prior year items have been restated for consistency On average, the UCI has fewer and to facilitate comparison. than 250 full-time employees.

3. INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES

(Registered Office for all entities: Chemin de la Mêlée, 12, 1860 Aigle, VD)

Registered % % Voting Name Legal Status Number Holding Rights Centre Mondial du Cyclisme Foundation CHE-101.181.873 100% 74% CMC Exploitation SA Limited Company CHE-102.185.276 92% 74% Global Cycling Promotion SA Limited Company CHE-388.212.695 100% 100% Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation Foundation CHE-114.131.672 100% 0%

A fair value provision has been booked against the UCI’s investments in its affiliates and therefore they do not appear on the UCI’s balance sheet.

Financial Report | 137 4. FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS

The total non-discounted cost of future obligations from finance leases are as follows :

CHF’000 DuE < 1 YEAR DuE > 1 YEAR 2018 2017 2018 2017 Vehicle Lease - 11 - -

5. BALANCE SHEET - RECLASSIFICATION

In order to maintain consistency with 2018 presentation, following 2017 related parties amounts have been reclassified:

CHF’000 WCC LOAN GCP PAYABLE Other short term receivables -450 189 Financial assets 450 0 TOTAL ASSETS RECLASSIFIED 0 189

Other payables 0 -189 TOTAL LIABILITIES RECLASSIFIED 0 -189

6. PENSION SCHEME DEBTS 8. ASSETS PLEDGED 9. CONDITINAL LIABILITIES

The total amount due at 31 Current account assets and No conditional liabilities existed December 2018 in respect of investments with one of the at 31 December 2018 (2017 : pension contributions was CHF banks, totaling CHF 14.9M, are none). 44,223 (2017 : CHF 44,738). pledged to cover a bank credit facility of CHF 3.0M. The facility was not used in 2018 or 2017. 10. POST BALANCE SHEET 7. GUARANTEES GIVEN EVENTS

Other than rental deposits There were no post balance sheet recorded in the balance sheet, no events having a material impact guarantees had been given at 31 of the organisation’s situation at December 2018 (2017 : None). 31 December 2018.

138 | Financial Report The UCI WorldTour is not an CHF’000 2018 2017 independent legal entity, but an activity of the UCI which is REVENUES managed by a committee, the Team fees 1 802 1 691 Professional Cycling Council Organiser fees 1 785 1 674 (PCC), representing the UCI, Other revenues 197 137 organisers, teams and riders Total Revenues 3 784 3 501 and regulated by the UCI Management Committee. DIRECT COSTS Team assessment & audit -411 -330 Operations of the UCI WorldTour Commissaires & officials -322 -290 are managed by UCI staff. Technical & race safety -550 -285 Meetings, seminaires, work groups -394 -311 The team and organiser revenues Event evaluation -49 -48 are denominated in Euros Contributions to stakeholders -300 -300 and are subject to currency Marketing & communication -106 -166 fluctuation. Other direct costs -56 -51 Total Direct Costs -2 188 -1 780 As well as the amounts shown here as revenues, UCI GROSS MARGIN 1 596 1 721 WorldTeams and organisers OPERATING EXPENSES contribute to the CADF to fund UCI personnel -825 -510 the fight against doping. UCI shared resources -790 -790 Financial expenses -8 - All costs and income shown Total Operating Expenses -1 623 -1 615 here are included in the UCI’s accounts. The financial flows OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) -27 106 specific to the UCI WorldTour are detailed on this page. Use of Reserve Fund - - NET RESULT -27 106

2018 2017 The UCI WorldTour Reserve Fund, shown under Restricted RESERVE FUND IN THOUSANDS OF EUROS Funds in the UCI balance sheet Fund balance at 1 January 2 325 2 234 and described in note 17 to the Net change in the year -295 91 UCI Consolidated Financial Statements, is reconciled above. FUND BALANCE AT 31 DECEMBER 2 030 2 325 REPRESENTED BY The Fund is held in Euros. Cash at bank at 31 December 2 057 1 947 Creditors at 31 December -27 378

2 030 2 325

AMOUNT IN THOUSANDS SWISS FRANCS 2 318 2 721

Financial Report | 139 140 | Appendices Appendices | 141 LIST OF NATIONAL

142 | List of National Federations AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan Cycling Federation CANADA Canadian Cycling Association

ALBANIA Albanian Cycling Federation Federacão Cabo-verdiana de CAPE VERDE Ciclismo Fédération Algérienne de ALGERIA Cyclisme Cayman Islands Cycling CAYMAN ISLANDS Association ANDORRA Federació Andorrana de Ciclisme CENTRAL AFRICAN Federation Centrafricaine de ANGOLA Fédération Cycliste de L'angola REPUBLIC Cyclisme

ANGUILLA Anguilla Cycling Federation Fédération Tchadienne de CHAD ANTIGUA AND Antigua & Barbuda Cycling Cyclisme BARBUDA Association CHILE Federación Ciclista de Chile

Unión Ciclista de la República Chinese Taipei Cycling ARGENTINA CHINESE TAIPEI Argentina Association

ARMENIA Cycling Federation of Armenia Federación Colombiana de COLOMBIA ARUBA Aruba Wieler Bond Ciclismo Fédération Comorienne de AUSTRALIA Cycling Australia COMOROS Cyclisme AUSTRIA AUSTRIAN CYCLING FEDERATION Federation Congolaise de CONGO AZERBAIJAN Azerbaijan Cycling Federation Cyclisme

BAHAMAS Bahamas Cycling Federation COOK ISLANDS Cook Islands Cycling Federation

BAHRAIN Bahrain Cycling Association Federación Costarricense de COSTA RICA Ciclismo BANGLADESH Bangladesh Cycling Federation COTE D'IVOIRE Fédération Ivoirienne de Cyclisme BARBADOS Barbados Cycling Union CROATIA Hrvatski Biciklisticki Savez BELARUS Belarusian Cycling Federation CUBA Federación Cubana de Ciclismo BELGIUM Royale Ligue Velocipédique Belge CURACAO Curaçao Cycling Federation BELIZE Cycling Federation of Belize CYPRUS Cyprus Cycling Federation BENIN Fédération Béninoise de Cyclisme CZECH REPUBLIC Czech Cycling Federation BERMUDA Bermuda Bicycle Association DEMOCRATIC Cycling Association of The BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC Federacion Venezolana de PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC Democratic People's Republic of OF VENEZUELA Ciclismo OF KOREA Korea

BOLIVIA Federación Boliviana de Ciclismo DEMOCRATIC Federation Cycliste de la REPUBLIC OF THE Republique Democratique Du BOSNIA AND Cycling Federation of Bosnia And CONGO Congo HERZEGOVINA Herzegovina DENMARK Danmarks Cykle Union BOTSWANA Botswana Cycling Association Fédération Djiboutienne de Confederacão Brasileira de DJIBOUTI BRAZIL Cyclisme Ciclismo DOMINICA Cycling Association Dominica BRITISH VIRGIN British Virgin Islands Cycling ISLANDS Federation Federación Dominicana de DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ciclismo Brunei Darussalam Cycling BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Federation Federación Ecuatoriana de ECUADOR Ciclismo BULGARIA Bulgarian Cycling Union EGYPT Egyptian Cycling Federation BURKINA FASO Fédération Burkinabe de Cyclisme Federación Salvadorena de Fédération Burundaise de EL SALVADOR BURUNDI Ciclismo Cyclisme Eritrean National Cycling CAMBODIA Cambodian Cycling Federation ERITREA Federation Fédération Camerounaise de CAMEROON ESTONIA Estonian Cyclists Union Cyclisme

List of National Federations | 143 ETHIOPIA Ethiopian Cycling Federation KOSOVO Cycling Federation of Kosovo

FIJI Cycling Fiji KUWAIT Kuwait Cycling Union

FINLAND The Cycling Union of Finland KYRGYZSTAN Kyrgys Cycling Federation

FORMER YUGOSLAV LAO PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Cycling Federation of Macedonia DEMOCRATIC Lao Cycling Federation MACEDONIA REPUBLIC

FRANCE Fédération Française de Cyclisme LATVIA Latvian Cycling Federation

Fédération Gabonaise de LEBANON Fédération Libanaise de Cyclisme GABON Cyclisme LESOTHO Lesotho Cycling Association GAMBIA Gambia Cycling Association Liberia National Cycling LIBERIA GEORGIA Cycling Federation of Georgia Association

GERMANY Bund Deutscher Radfahrer Ev. LIBYA Libyan Cycling Federation

GHANA Ghana Cycling Association LIECHTENSTEIN Liechtensteiner Radfahrerverband

GREAT BRITAIN British Cycling Federation LITHUANIA Lithuanian Cycling Federation

GREECE Hellenic Cycling Federation Fédération Du Sport Cycliste LUXEMBOURG Luxembourgeois GRENADA Grenada Cycling Federation Associacão de Ciclismo de Macao, MACAO, CHINA GUAM Guam Cycling Federation Chine Federación Guatemalteca de GUATEMALA MADAGASCAR Fédération Malgache de Cyclisme Ciclismo MALAWI Cycling Federation of Malawi Fédération Guinéenne de GUINEA Cyclisme Malaysian National Cycling MALAYSIA Federation Federação de Ciclismo da Guiné- GUINEA-BISSAU Bissau MALI Fédération Malienne de Cyclisme

GUYANA Guyana Cycling Federation MALTA Malta Cycling Federation

HAITI Fédération Haïtienne de Cyclisme Fédération Mauritanienne de MAURITANIA Cyclisme Federacion Nacional de Ciclismo HONDURAS de Honduras Fédération Mauricienne de MAURITIUS Cyclisme The Cycling Association of Hong HONG KONG, CHINA Kong, China Limited MEXICO Federación Mexicana de Ciclismo

HUNGARY Hungarian Cycling Federation Fédération Monegasque de MONACO Cyclisme ICELAND Icelandic Cycling Union MONGOLIA Mongolian Cycling Federation INDIA Cycling Federation of India Cycling Association of MONTENEGRO INDONESIA Indonesian Cycling Federation Montenegro

IRAQ Iraqi Cycling Federation Fédération Royale Marocaine de MOROCCO IRELAND Cycling Ireland Cyclisme Federação Moçambicana de ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF Cycling Federation of Islamic MOZAMBIQUE IRAN Republic of Iran Ciclismo

ISRAEL Israel Cycling Federation MYANMAR Myanmar Cycling Federation

ITALY Federazione Ciclistica Italiana NAMIBIA Namibian Cycling Federation

JAMAICA Jamaica Cycling Federation NEPAL Nepal Cycling Association Koninklijke Nederlandsche JAPAN Japan Cycling Federation NETHERLANDS Wielren Unie JORDAN Jordan Cycling Federation NEW ZEALAND Cycling New Zealand KAZAKHSTAN Kazakhstan Cycling Federation Federación Nicaraguense de NICARAGUA KENYA Kenya Cycling Federation Ciclismo

144 | List of National Federations Fédération Nigerienne de SLOVENIA Fédération Slovène de Cyclisme NIGER Cyclisme SOMALIA Somali Cycling Federation NIGERIA Cycling Federation of Nigeria SOUTH AFRICA Cycling South Africa NORWAY Norges Cykleforbund Real Federación Española de SPAIN OMAN Oman Cycling Association Ciclismo

PAKISTAN Pakistan Cycling Federation SRI LANKA Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka

PANAMA Federación Panamena de Ciclismo SUDAN Sudan Cycling Federation

PARAGUAY Federación Paraguaya de Ciclismo SURINAME Surinaamse Wielren Unie

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SWAZILAND Cycling Association of Swaziland Chinese Cycling Association OF CHINA SWEDEN Svenska Cykelförbundet Federación Deportiva Peruana de PERU Ciclismo SWITZERLAND Swiss Cycling

Philcycling Integrated Cycling SYRIAN ARAB PHILIPPINES Syrian Arab Cycling Federation Federation of The Philippines REPUBLIC TAJIKISTAN CYCLING POLAND Union Cycliste de Pologne TAJIKISTAN FEDERATION Federacão Portuguesa de PORTUGAL Ciclismo THAILAND Thai Cycling Association

Federación de Ciclismo de Puerto DEMOCRATIC PUERTO RICO Rico REPUBLIC OF TIMOR- Timor Leste Cycling LESTE QATAR Qatar Cycling Federation TOGO Fédération Togolaise de Cyclisme REPUBLIC OF KOREA Korea Cycling Federation TRINIDAD AND Trinidad And Tobago Cycling REPUBLIC OF TOBAGO Federation Moldavian Cycling Federation MOLDOVA Fédération Tunisienne de TUNISIA ROMANIA Romanian Cycling Federation Cyclisme

RUSSIAN FEDERATION Russian Cycling Federation TURKEY Turkish Cycling Federation

Federation Rwandaise de TURKMENISTAN Turkmenistan Cycling Federation RWANDA Cyclisme UGANDA Uganda Cycling Association SAINT KITTS AND St Kitts And Nevis Cycling Fédération Ukrainienne de NEVIS Federation UKRAINE Cyclisme SAINT LUCIA St. Lucia Cycling Association UNITED ARAB U.A.E. Cycling Federation SAINT VINCENT AND St-vincent & Grenadines Cycling EMIRATES THE GRENADINES Union UNITED REPUBLIC OF Cycling Association of Tanzania Federazione Sammarinese TANZANIA SAN MARINO Ciclismo UNITED STATES OF USA Cycling SAO TOME AND Federation Santomeenne de AMERICA PRINCIPE Cyclisme URUGUAY Federacion Ciclista Uruguaya SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Cycling Federation UZBEKISTAN Uzbekistan Cycling Federation Fédération Sénégalaise de SENEGAL Vanuatu Amateur Cycling Cyclisme VANUATU Federation SERBIA Cycling Federation of Serbia VIETNAM Vietnam Cycling Federation SEYCHELLES Seychelles Cycling Association VIRGIN ISLANDS Virgin Islands Cycling Federation Sierra Leone National Cycling SIERRA LEONE Association YEMEN Yemen Cycling Federation

SINGAPORE Singapore Cycling Federation ZAMBIA Cycling Association of Zambia

SINT MAARTEN Sint Maarten Cycling Federation ZIMBABWE Cycling Zimbabwe Association

SLOVAKIA Slovak Cycling Federation

List of National Federations | 145 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

146 | Management Committee and General Organisation MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (Composition at 31 December 2018, par ordre alphabétique)

PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENTS

Mr David Dr Mohamed W. Mr Renato Mr José Manuel LAPPARTIENT (FRA) AZZAM (EGY) DI ROCCO (ITA) PELAEZ (CUB) President of the President of the Confédération Africaine Confederacion de Cyclisme (CAC) Panamericana de Ciclismo (COPACI) MEMBERS

Mr Mohammed Mr Rocco Mr Amarjit Singh G. Ms Tracey Mr Harald T. BEN EL MAHI (MAR) CATTANEO (SUI) DARSHAN S. (MAS) GAUDRY (AUS) HANSEN (NOR) President of the Union President of the Oceanian Européenne de Cyclisme Cycling Confederation (UEC) (OCC)

Mr Toni Mr Artur Mr José Luis Mr Igor Viktorovich Mr Tony KIRSCH (GER) LOPES (POR) LOPEZ C. (ESP) MAKAROV (RUS) MITCHELL (NZL)

Ms Katerina Mr Osama A. A. Mr Bob Mr Tom NASH (CZE) AL SHAFAR (UAE) STAPLETON (USA) VAN DAMME (BEL) President of the Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC)

Management Committee and General Organisation | 147 GENERAL ORGANISATION

Congress | President Management Committee Executive Committee | Director General Administrative Services | Commissions

Independent Unit Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF)

(Status at 31 December 2018)

148 | Management Committee and General Organisation Management Committee and General Organisation | 149 COMMISSIONS

150 | Commissions and Judicial Bodies The members of the commissions and judicial bodies below were appointed by the UCI Management Committee at its meeting in Guilin, China, on October 25th, 2017, following the election of David Lappartient as UCI President (September 21st 2017).

COMMISSIONS

PROFESSIONAL CYCLING COUNCIL ROAD COMMISSION

President President Mr Tom VAN DAMME (BEL) Mr Tom VAN DAMME (BEL)

Members appointed Members appointed by the Management Committee by the Management Committee Mr Renato Di Rocco (ITA) Mr Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ) Mr Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) Ms Rochelle Gilmore (AUS) Ms Agata Lang (POL) Mr Jorge Ovidio Gonzalez (COL) Mr José Luis Lopez Cerron (ESP) Mr Alexander Gusyatnikov (RUS) Mr Bob Stapleton (USA) Mr Umberto Langellotti (MON) Mr Delmino Pereira (POR) Riders’ representative, Mr Sean Petty (USA) member of the Athletes’ Commission Mr Bernhard Eisel (AUT) Development teams’ representative Mr Pierre-Yves Chatelon (FRA) AIGCP representatives Mr Javier Barrio (ESP) Organisers’ representative, member of the AIOCC Mr Iwan Spekenbrink (NED) Mr Ed Buchette (LUX)

AIOCC representatives UCI Professional Continental Teams representative, Mr Richard Chassot (SUI) designated by the AIGCP Mr Christian Prudhomme (FRA) Mr Alfonso Galilea Zurbano (ESP)

CPA representative Riders’ representative, Mr Gianni Bugno (ITA) member of the UCI Athletes’ Commission Ms Marianne Vos (NED) Invited member Mr Roger Legeay (FRA) TRACK COMMISSION

President Mr Renato DI ROCCO (ITA)

Members appointed by the Management Committee Mr Gabriel Curuchet (ARG) Mr Amarjit Singh Gill (MAS) Mr Toni Kirsch (GER) Mr Frédéric Magné (SUI-FRA) Mr Tony Mitchell (NZL) Mr William Newman (RSA) Mr Jos Smets (BEL)

Riders’ representative, member of the UCI Athletes’ Commission Ms Kristina Vogel (GER)

Commissions and Judicial Bodies | 151 MOUNTAIN BIKE COMMISSION PARA-CYCLING COMMISSION

President President Mr Thierry MARÉCHAL (BEL) Mr Mohammed BEN EL MAHI (MAR)

Members appointed by the Management Members appointed by the Management Committee Committee Mr Raul Ferré (AND) Mr Eduard Carol Novak (ROM) Mr Mannie Heymans (NAM) Mr Edilson Alves Rocha-Tubiba (BRA) Mr Eric Jacoté (FRA) Mr Roberto Rancilio (ITA) Mr Thomas Peter (SUI) Ms Marianna Davis (USA) Mr Malcolm Thomas (NZL) Mr Alejandro Martin García (ESP) Ms Elena Valentini (ITA) Mr Vatché Zadourian (LBN) Riders’ representative, member of the UCI Athletes’ Commission Organisers’ representative Mr Colin Lynch (IRL) Mr Patrice Drouin (CAN)

Riders’ representatives, members of the UCI CYCLO-CROSS COMMISSION Athletes’ Commission Mountain bike cross-country: Ms Maja Wloszczowska President (POL) Mr Harald Tiedemann HANSEN (NOR) Mountain bike downhill: Mr Greg Minnaar (RSA) Members appointed by the Management Committee BMX COMMISSION Ms Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) Mr Sven Nys (BEL) President Mr Beat Wabel (SUI) Mr Artur LOPES (POR) Mr Brook Watts (USA

Members appointed by the Management Riders’ representative, member of the UCI Athletes’ Committee Commission Mr B. A. Anderson (USA) Ms Katerina Nash (CZE) Mr Wade Bootes (AUS) Ms Jolanda Polkamp (NED) Mr Jose Luis Vasconcellos (BRA) TRIALS COMMISSION Ms Sarah Walker (NZL) President Riders’ representative, member of the UCI Athletes’ Mr Peter FISCH (SUI) Commission Mr Liam Phillips (GBR) Members appointed by the Management Committee Mr Kenny Belaey (BEL) BMX FREESTYLE COMMISSION Mr Joël Bourret (FRA) Ms Karin Moor (SUI) President Mr Artur LOPES (POR) Riders’ representative, member of the UCI Athletes’ Commission Members appointed by the Management Ms Tatiana Janickova (SVK) Committee Mr Ryan Nyquist (USA) Mr Serge Froissart (FRA) Mr Jorge « Viki » Gomez Piernavieja (ESP)

Riders’ representative, member of the UCI Athletes’ Commission Ms Nina Buitrago (USA)

152 | Commissions and Judicial Bodies INDOOR CYCLING COMMISSION EQUIPMENT AND FIGHT AGAINST TECHNOLOGICAL FRAUD COMMISSION President Mr Toni KIRSCH (GER) President Mr Bob STAPLETON (USA) Members appointed by the Management Committee Members Ms Claudia Bee (GER) Mr Gilles Delion (FRA) Mr Hanspeter Flachsmann (SUI) Mr Harald Tiedemann Hansen (NOR) Mr Yoshiyuki Taenaka (JPN) Mr Dragomir Kouzov (BUL) Mr Peter Vandeberg (NED) Mr Philippe Mariën (BEL) Mr Robbert de Kock (SUI) - Cycling industry Riders’ representative, representative member of the UCI Athletes’ Commission Mr Pascal Chanteur (FRA) - Riders’ representative Mr Patrick Schnetzer (AUT) Mr Rolf Aldag (GER) - Teams’ representative

MASS PARTICIPATION EVENTS / MEDICAL COMMISSION ADVOCACY COMMISSION President President Mr Artur LOPES (POR) Mr Tony MITCHELL (NZL) Members appointed by the Management Members appointed by the Management Committee Committee Mr Gérald Gremion (SUI) Ms Pia Allerslev (DEN) Ms Katharina Grimm (GER) Mr Tim Blumenthal (USA) Mr Luc Janssens (BEL) Mr Patrick François (FRA) Mr Armand Mégret (FRA) Mr Edgardo Hernández Chagoya (MEX) Mr Peter Koch (GER) Mr Raja Sapta Oktohari (INA) REMUNERATION COMMISSION

President ANTI-DOPING COMMISSION Mr Artur LOPES (POR)

President Members Mr Artur LOPES (POR) Mr David Lappartient (FRA) * Mr Renato Di Rocco (ITA) Members appointed by the Management Committee * replaced by Dr Azzam when it is a question of the Mr Mohamed Wagdy Azzam (EGY) President’s remuneration. Ms Anne Gripper (AUS) Mr Chris Jarvis (GBR) Ms Marjolaine Viret (SUI) COMMISSAIRES COMMISSION

President WOMEN’S COMMISSION Ms Catherine GASTOU (FRA)

President Members Ms Tracey GAUDRY (AUS) Mr Pedro Frias Armenteros (CUB) Ms Rosella Bonfanti (ITA) Members appointed by the Management Mr Greg Griffiths (AUS) Committee Mr Tatsuo Hayashi (JPN) Ms Sarah Clark (GBR) Mr Chuck Hodge (USA) Ms Svetlana Denisenko (RUS) Mr Madis Lepajoe (EST) Ms Leeanne Grantham (AUS) Mr Harald Tiedemann Hansen (NOR) Ms Daniela Isetti (ITA) Ms Noha Soliman (EGY)

Commissions and Judicial Bodies | 153 ATHLETES’ COMMISSION* AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

President President Ms Katerina NASH (CZE) Mr Rocco CATTANEO (SUI)

Members Members Mr Harald Tiedemann Hansen (NOR) Mr Simon Zahner (SUI) Mr Artur Lopes (POR) Cyclo-cross** Mr Tony Mitchell (NZL)

Track Mr Kenny De Ketele (BEL) SOLIDARITY AND EMERGING CYCLING Ms Kristina Vogel (GER) COUNTRIES COMMISSION

BMX Racing President Mr Liam Phillips (GBR) Dr Mohamed Wagih AZZAM Ms Laura Smulders (NED) Members appointed by the Management Para-cycling Committee Mr Colin Lynch (IRL) Mr Dae Hoon Lee (KOR) Ms Sarah Storey (GBR) Mr Camille Dahm (LUX) Mr Robert Farrier (TTO) Mountain Bike - Cross-country Mr Jamal Al Faouri (JOR) Mr Lukas Flückiger (SUI) Mr Trevor Bailey (VIN) Ms Maja Wloszczowska (POL) Mr Amadou Hamidou Saley (NIG) Ms Victoria Lesnikova (RUS) Mountain Bike - Downhill Mr Joe Bajada (MLT) Mr Greg Minnaar (RSA) Ms Myriam Nicole (FRA) CYCLING ECONOMY AND MARKETING Road COMMISSION Mr Bernhard Eisel (AUT) Ms Marianne Vos (NED) President Mr Bob STAPLETON (USA) Trials Mr Kenny Belaey (BEL) Members appointed by the Management Ms Tatiana Janickova (SVK) Committee Mr Gilles Da Costa (FRA) BMX Freestyle Mr Harald Tiedemann Hansen (NOR) Ms Nina Buitrago(USA) Ms Kristin Klein (USA) Mr Ryan Nyquist (USA) Mr Tony Mitchell (NZL) Mr Gianluca Santilli (ITA) Indoor Cycling - Cycle-ball Mr Tom Van Damme (BEL) Mr Patrick Schnetzer (AUT)

Indoor Cycling - Artistic cycling Ms Flavia Zuber (SUI)

* All members were elected by their fellow athletes during the 2017 UCI World Championships for their respective disciplines. ** The cyclo-cross representative Katerina Nash is the Athletes’ Commission President.

154 | Commissions and Judicial Bodies JUDICIAL BODIES

DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION - ARBITRAL BOARD LICENCE COMMISSION

Presidents President Mr Pierre ZAPPELLI (SUI) Mr Jean-Pierre MORAND (SUI) Disciplinary Commission Members Ms Lamia Allouli (MAR) Mr Mohammed BEN EL MAHI (MAR) Mr Paolo Franz (SUI) Arbitral Board Mr Hans Höhener (SUI) Mr André Hürter (SUI) Members Mr Yao Allah-Kouame (CIV) Mr Victor Berezov (RUS) ETHICS COMMISSION Mr Josep-D. Bochaca (ESP) Ms Linda Evans (AUS) President Ms Maria-Laura Guardamagna (ITA) Mr Bernard FOUCHER (FRA) Mr Tatsuo Hayashi (JPN) Mr Volker Hesse (AUT) Members Mr Roland Hofer (SUI) Mr Marc Cavaliero (ITA/SUI) Prof. Claudia Lemarchand (FRA) Mr Richard Leggat (NZL) Mr Madis Lepajoe (EST) Mr Urvasi Naidoo (GBR/RSA) Mr Philippe Mariën (BEL) Mr Marcel Wintels (NED) Mr Rudolf Massak (AUT) Mr Paul Mauriac (FRA) Mr Lucien Maurin (FRA) ANTIDOPING TRIBUNAL Mr Julien Mordacq (FRA) Mr Gabriel Nigon (SUI) Members Mr Thilo Pachmann (SUI) Prof. Ulrich Haas (GER) Ms Kendrah Potts (GBR) Ms Helle Qvortrup Bachmann (DEN) Mr Patrice Roy (FRA) Ms Emily Wisnosky (USA) Mr Mohamed Sahnoon (GHA) Mr Andreas Zagklis (GRE) Mr Alexis Schoeb (SUI) Mr Julien Zylberstein (FRA) Ms Carina Van Cauter (BEL) Mr Wim Van Herreweghe (BEL)

Commissions and Judicial Bodies | 155 2018 RESULTS

156 | 2018 Results & Standings ROAD CYCLING

UCI ROAD WORLD RANKING Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Critérium du Dauphiné (FRA) CHAMPIONSHIPS Fields (BEL) 1 Geraint THOMAS (GBR) 1 Peter SAGAN (SVK) 2 Adam YATES (GBR) Innsbruck-Tirol (AUT) - 23-30.09.2018 Nations ranking 1 Belgium 2 Elia VIVIANI (ITA) 3 Romain BARDET (FRA) 2 France 3 Arnaud DEMARE (FRA) RESULTS 3 Italy Tour de Suisse (SUI) Dwars door Vlaanderen / 1 Richie PORTE (AUS) Men Elite individual road race A travers les Flandres (BEL) 2 Jakob FUGLSANG (DEN) 1 Alejandro VALVERDE 1 Yves LAMPAERT (BEL) 3 Nairo Alexander QUINTANA BELMONTE (ESP) UCI WORLDTOUR 2 Mike TEUNISSEN (NED) ROJAS (COL) 2 Romain BARDET (FRA) 3 Sep VANMARCKE (BEL) 3 Michael WOODS (CAN) Tour de France (FRA) RESULTS Ronde van Vlaanderen / 1 Geraint THOMAS (GBR) Men Elite individual time trial Tour des Flandres (BEL) 2 Tom DUMOULIN (NED) 1 Rohan DENNIS (AUS) Santos Tour Down Under (AUS) 1 Niki TERPSTRA (NED) 3 Christopher FROOME (GBR) 2 Tom DUMOULIN (NED) 1 Daryl IMPEY (RSA) 2 Mads PEDERSEN (DEN) 3 Victor CAMPENAERTS (BEL) 2 Richie PORTE (AUS) 3 Philippe Marc Jacky Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 3 Tom-Jelte SLAGTER (NED) GILBERT (BEL) Classic (GBR) Men Under 23 individual road race 1 Pascal ACKERMANN (GER) 1 Marc HIRSCHI (SUI) Cadel Evans Great Ocean Itzulia Basque Country (ESP) 2 Elia VIVIANI (ITA) 2 Bjorg LAMBRECHT (BEL) Road Race (AUS) 1 Primož ROGLIČ (SLO) 3 Giacomo NIZZOLO (ITA) 3 Jaakko HANNINEN (FIN) 1 Jay MC CARTHY (AUS) 2 Mikel LANDA MEANA (ESP) 2 Elia VIVIANI (ITA) 3 Ion IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian Men Under 23 individual time trial 3 Daryl IMPEY (RSA) (ESP) (ESP) 1 Mikkel BJERG (DEN) 1 Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA) 2 Brent VAN MOER (BEL) Abu Dhabi Tour (UAE) Paris-Roubaix (FRA) 2 Bauke MOLLEMA (NED) 3 Mathias Norsgaard 1 Alejandro VALVERDE 1 Peter SAGAN (SVK) 3 Anthony ROUX (FRA) JØRGENSEN (DEN) BELMONTE (ESP) 2 Silvan DILLIER (SUI) 2 Wilco KELDERMAN (NED) 3 Niki TERPSTRA (NED) Tour de Pologne (POL) Men Junior individual road race 3 Miguel Angel LOPEZ 1 Michal KWIATKOWSKI (POL) 1 Remco EVENEPOEL (BEL) MORENO (COL) Amstel Gold Race (NED) 2 Simon Philip YATES (GBR) 2 Marius MAYRHOFER (GER) 1 Michael Valgren 3 Thibaut PINOT (FRA) 3 Alessandro FANCELLU (ITA) Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite (BEL) ANDERSEN (DEN) 1 Michael Valgren 2 Roman KREUZIGER (CZE) Binck Bank Tour Men Junior individual time trial ANDERSEN (DEN) 3 Enrico GASPAROTTO (ITA) 1 Matej MOHORIC (SLO) 1 Remco EVENEPOEL (BEL) 2 Lukasz WISNIOWSKI (POL) 2 Michael James MATTHEWS 2 Lucas PLAPP (AUS) 3 Sep VANMARCKE (BEL) La Flèche Wallonne (BEL) (AUS) 3 Andrea PICCOLO (ITA) 1 Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA) 3 Tim WELLENS (BEL) Strade Bianche (ITA) 2 Alejandro VALVERDE Women Elite individual road race 1 Tiesj BENOOT (BEL) BELMONTE (ESP) EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg 1 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN 2 Romain BARDET (FRA) 3 Jelle VANENDERT (BEL) (GER) (NED) 3 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 1 Elia VIVIANI (ITA) 2 Amanda SPRATT (AUS) Liège-Bastogne-Liège (BEL) 2 Arnaud DEMARE (FRA) 3 Tatiana GUDERZO (ITA) Paris-Nice (FRA) 11 Bob JUNGELS (LUX) 3 Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR) 1 Marc SOLER GIMENEZ 2 Michael WOODS (CAN) Women Elite individual time trial (ESP) 3 Romain BARDET (FRA) La Vuelta Ciclista a España (ESP) 1 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN 2 Simon Philip YATES (GBR) 1 Simon Philip YATES (GBR) (NED) 3 Gorka IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI Tour de Romandie (SUI) 2 Enric MAS NICOLAU (ESP) 2 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN (ESP) 1 Primož ROGLIČ (SLO) 3 Miguel Angel LOPEZ (NED) 2 Egan Arley BERNAL MORENO (COL) 3 Ellen VAN DIJK (NED) Tirreno-Adriatico (ITA) GOMEZ (COL) 1 Michal KWIATKOWSKI 3 Richie PORTE (AUS) Bretagne Classic-Ouest-France Women Junior individual road race (POL) (FRA) 1 Laura STIGGER (AUT) 2 Damiano CARUSO (ITA) Rund um den Finanzplatz 1 Oliver NAESEN (BEL) 2 Marie LE NET (FRA) 3 Geraint THOMAS (GBR) Eschborn-Frankfurt (GER) 2 Michael V.ANDERSEN 3 Simone BOILARD (CAN) 1 Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR) (DEN) Milano-Sanremo (ITA) 2 Michael James MATTHEWS 3 Tim WELLENS (BEL) Women Junior individual time trial 1 Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA) (AUS) 1 Rozemarijn AMMERLAAN 2 Caleb EWAN (AUS) 3 Oliver NAESEN (BEL) Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec (NED) 3 Arnaud DEMARE (FRA) (CAN) 2 Camilla ALESSIO (ITA) Giro d’Italia (ITA) 1 Michael James MATTHEWS 3 Elynor BACKSTEDT (GBR) Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) 1 Christopher FROOME (GBR) (AUS) 1 Alejandro VALVERDE 2 Tom DUMOULIN (NED) 2 Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL) Men Elite team time trial BELMONTE (ESP) 3 Miguel Angel LOPEZ 3 Jasper STUYVEN (BEL) 1 QUICK - STEP FLOORS 2 Nairo Alexander QUINTANA MORENO (COL) (BEL) ROJAS (COL) Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 2 TEAM SUNWEB (GER) 3 Pierre LATOUR (FRA) Amgen Tour of California (USA) (CAN) 3 BMC RACING TEAM (USA) 1 Egan BERNAL GOMEZ 1 Michael James MATTHEWS Record Bank E3 Harelbeke (BEL) (COL) (AUS) Women Elite team time trial 1 Niki TERPSTRA (NED) 2 Tejay VAN GARDEREN (USA) 2 Sonny COLBRELLI (ITA) 1 CANYON // SRAM RACING 2 Philippe Marc Jacky 3 Daniel Felipe MARTINEZ 3 Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL) (GER) GILBERT (BEL) POVEDA (COL) 2 BOELS DOLMANS 3 Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL) CYCLINGTEAM (NED) 3 TEAM SUNWEB (NED)

2018 Results & Standings | 157 Presidential Cycling Tour of Ronde van Vlaanderen / Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda UCI UNDER 23 Turkey (TUR) Tour des Flandres (BEL) WestSweden TTT (SWE) NATIONS’ CUP 1 Eduard PRADES REVERTER 1 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN 1 BOELS DOLMANS (ESP) (NED) CYCLINGTEAM (NED) 2 Alexey LUTSENKO (KAZ) 2 Amy PIETERS (NED) 2 TEAM SUNWEB (NED) RESULTS 3 Nathan HAAS (AUS) 3 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN 3 CERVELO - BIGLA PRO (NED) CYCLING TEAM (GER) Tour de l’Avenir (FRA) Il Lombardia (ITA) 1 Joseph ARERUYA (RWA) 1 Thibaut PINOT (FRA) Amstel Gold Race (NED) Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda 2 El Mehdi CHOKRI (MAR) 2 Vincenzo NIBALI (ITA) 1 Chantal BLAAK (NED) WestSweden RR (SWE) 3 Mohcine EL KOURAJI (MAR) 3 Dylan TEUNS (BEL) 2 Lucinda BRAND (NED) 1 Marianne VOS (NED) 3 Amanda SPRATT (AUS) 2 Kirsten WILD (NED) Gent-Wevelgem/ Gree-Tour of Guangxi (CHN) 3 Lotta Pauliina LEPISTÖ Kattekoers-Ieper (BEL) 1 Gianni MOSCON (ITA) La Flèche Wallonne Féminine (FIN) 1 Žiga JERMAN (SLO) 2 Felix GROSSSCHARTNER (BEL) 2 Jake STEWART (GBR) (AUT) 1 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN Ladies Tour of Norway - TTT 3 Mathieu BURGAUDEAU (FRA) 3 Sergei CHERNETSKII (RUS) (NED) (NOR) 2 Ashleigh MOOLMAN- 1 TEAM SUNWEB (NED) Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften (BEL) RANKINGS PASIO (RSA) 2 MITCHELTON SCOTT (CHN) 3 Megan GUARNIER (USA) 3 CERVELO - BIGLA PRO 1 James WHELAN (AUS) CYCLING TEAM (GER) 2 Max KANTER (GER) Individual ranking Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 3 Robert STANNARD (AUS) 1 Simon Philip YATES (GBR) (BEL) Ladies Tour of Norway (NOR) 2 Peter SAGAN (SVK) 1 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN 1 Marianne VOS (NED) ZLM tour (NED) 3 Alejandro VALVERDE (NED) 2 Emilia FAHLIN (SWE) 1 Matteo MOSCHETTI (ITA) BELMONTE (ESP) 2 Amanda SPRATT (AUS) 3 Coryn RIVERA (USA) 2 Sasha WEEMAES (BEL) 3 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN 3 Max KANTER (GER) Teams ranking (NED) GP de Plouay - Lorient 1 QUICK - STEP FLOORS Agglomération (FRA) Course de la Paix Grand Prix (BEL) Tour of Chongming Island UCI 1 Amy PIETERS (NED) Priessnitz spa (CZE) 2 TEAM SKY (GBR) Women’s WorldTour (CHN) 2 Marianne VOS (NED) 1 Tadej POGAČAR (SLO) 3 BORA - HANSGROHE 1 Charlotte BECKER (GER) 3 Coryn RIVERA (USA) 2 Samuele BATTISTELLA (ITA) (GER) 2 Shannon MALSEED (AUS) 3 Marc HIRSCHI (SUI) 3 Anastasiia CHURSINA (RUS) Boels Ladies Tour (NED) 1 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN Tour de l’Avenir (FRA) Amgen Breakaway from (NED) 1 Tadej POGAČAR (SLO) UCI WOMEN’S Heart Disease Women’s Race 2 Ellen VAN DIJK (NED) 2 Thymen ARENSMAN (NED) WORLDTOUR empowered with SRAM (USA) 3 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN 3 Gino MÄDER (SUI) 1 Katharine HALL (USA) (NED) 2 Tayler WILES (USA) RANKING RESULTS 3 Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta (POL) (ESP) Strade Bianche (ITA) National ranking 1 Ellen VAN DIJK (NED) 1 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN 1 Slovenia WWT Emakumeen XXXI. Bira (ESP) 2 Coryn RIVERA (USA) (NED) 2 France 1 Amanda SPRATT (AUS) 3 Audrey CORDON RAGOT 2 Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA 3 Italy 2 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN (FRA) (POL) (NED) 3 Elisa LONGO BORGHINI 3 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN Tour of Guangxi (ITA) (NED) Women’s WorldTour (CHN) 1 Arlenis SIERRA (CUB) Women’s WorldTour Ronde van OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2 Hannah BARNES (GBR) Drenthe (NED) (GBR) 3 Sara MUSTONEN (SWE) 1 Amy PIETERS (NED) 1 Coryn RIVERA (USA) 2 Alexis RYAN (USA) 2 Marianne VOS (NED) 3 Chloe HOSKING (AUS) RANKINGS 3 Danielle ROWE (GBR) Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune Individual ranking Giro d’Italia Internazionale di Cittiglio (ITA) 1 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN Femminile (ITA) 1 Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA (NED) 1 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN (POL) 2 Marianne VOS (NED) (NED) 2 Chantal BLAAK (NED) 3 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN 2 Ashleigh MOOLMAN- 3 Marianne VOS (NED) (NED) PASIO (RSA) 3 Amanda SPRATT (AUS) Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde Youth ranking (BEL) 1 Sofia BERTIZZOLO (ITA) La Course by Le Tour de France 1 Jolien D`HOORE (BEL) 2 Liane LIPPERT (GER) (FRA) 2 Chloe HOSKING (AUS) 3 Jeanne KOREVAAR (NED) 1 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN 3 Christine MAJERUS (LUX) (NED) Teams ranking 2 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders 1 BOELS DOLMANS (NED) Fields (BEL) CYCLINGTEAM (NED) 3 Ashleigh MOOLMAN- 1 Marta BASTIANELLI (ITA) 2 MITCHELTON SCOTT (CHN) PASIO (RSA) 2 Jolien D`HOORE (BEL) 3 TEAM SUNWEB (NED) 3 Lisa KLEIN (GER) Prudential RideLondon Classique (GBR) 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) 2 Marianne VOS (NED) 3 Elisa BALSAMO (ITA)

158 | 2018 Results & Standings UCI MEN JUNIOR Trofeo der Gemeinde Gersheim UCI CONTINENTAL Teams ranking NATIONS’ CUP (GER) CIRCUITS 1 KINAN CYCLING TEAM (JPN) 1 Søren WÆRENSKJOLD 2 HKSI PRO CYCLING TEAM (NOR) (HKG) RESULTS 2 Karel VACEK (CZE) UCI AFRICA TOUR 3 TEAM UKYO (JPN) 3 Ludvig Fischer AASHEIM Gent-Wevelgem Grote Prijs A. (NOR) Individual ranking Nations ranking Noyelle-Ieper (BEL) 1 Joseph ARERUYA (RWA) 1 Kazakhstan 1 Samuele MANFREDI (ITA) 2 Youcef REGUIGUI (ALG) RANKING 2 Japan 2 Søren WÆRENSKJOLD 3 Azzedine LAGAB (ALG) 3 Hong-Kong (NOR) National ranking 3 Quinn SIMMONS (USA) Teams ranking 1 Belgium UCI EUROPE TOUR 1 SOVAC - NATURA4EVER 2 Norway Paris - Roubaix Juniors (FRA) (ALG) 3 Italy Individual ranking 1 Lewis ASKEY (GBR) 2 DELKO MARSEILLE 1 Hugo HOFSTETTER (FRA) 2 Samuele MANFREDI (ITA) PROVENCE KTM (FRA) 2 Pascal ACKERMANN (GER) 3 Mattias SKJELMOSE 3 GROUPEMENT SPORTIF 3 Timothy DUPONT (BEL) JENSEN (DEN) DES PETROLIERS ALGERIE UCI WOMEN JUNIOR (ALG) Teams ranking Course de la Paix Juniors (CZE) NATIONS’ CUP 1 WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT 1 Remco EVENEPOEL (BEL) Nations ranking (BEL) 2 Mattias SKJELMOSE 1 Eritrea RESULTS 2 COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS JENSEN (DEN) 2 Algeria CREDITS (FRA) 3 Ludvig Fischer AASHEIM 3 Rwanda Trofeo Da Moreno - Piccolo 3 ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - (NOR) Trofeo Alfredo Binda (ITA) SIDERMEC (ITA) 1 Pfeiffer GEORGI (GBR) UCI AMERICA TOUR Trophée Centre Morbihan (FRA) 2 Jade WIEL (FRA) Nations ranking 1 Remco EVENEPOEL (BEL) 3 Vittoria GUAZZINI (ITA) Individual ranking 1 Belgium 2 Andrea PICCOLO (ITA) 1 Gavin MANNION (USA) 2 Italy 3 Søren WÆRENSKJOLD Gent-Wevelgem (BEL) 2 Sepp KUSS (USA) 3 France (NOR) 1 Victoire BERTEAU (FRA) 3 Serghei TVETCOV (ROU) 2 Lonneke UNEKEN (NED) Tour du Pays de Vaud (SUI) UCI OCEANIA TOUR 3 Pernille Larsen FELDMANN Teams ranking 1 DSQ (NOR) 1 UNITEDHEALTHCARE 2 William Blume LEVY (DEN) Individual ranking PROFESSIONAL CYCLING 3 Ludvig Fischer AASHEIM 1 Chris HARPER (AUS) Healthy Ageing Tour (NED) TEAM (USA) (NOR) 2 James WHELAN (AUS) 1 Pfeiffer GEORGI (GBR) 2 RALLY CYCLING (USA) 3 Cyrus MONK (AUS) 2 Marta JASKULSKA (POL) 3 ELEVATE - KHS PRO GP Général Patton (LUX) 3 Lonneke UNEKEN (NED) CYCLING (USA) 1 Michele GAZZOLI (ITA) Teams ranking 2 Matej BLAŠKO (SVK) 1 BENNELONG EPZ Omloop van Borsele (NED) Nations ranking 3 Mauro SCHMID (SUI) SWISSWELLNESS CYCLING 1 Britt KNAVEN (BEL) 1 Colombia TEAM (AUS) 2 Pfeiffer GEORGI (GBR) 2 United States of America Tour de l’Abitibi - Coupe des 2 DRAPAC EF P/B 3 Hannah LUDWIG (GER) 3 Canada Nations Junior (CAN) CANNONDALE HOLISTIC 1 Riley SHEEHAN (USA) DEVELOPMENT TEAM (AUS) 2 Kendrick BOOTS (USA) RANKING UCI ASIA TOUR 3 BRISBANE CONTINENTAL 3 Michael GARRISON (USA) CYCLING TEAM (AUS) National ranking Individual ranking Tour de DMZ 2017 (KOR) 1 Netherlands 1 Alexey LUTSENKO (KAZ) Nations ranking 1 Gleb BRUSSENSKIY (KAZ) 2 Great Britain 2 Benjamin DYBALL (AUS) 1 Australia 2 Daniil PRONSKIY (KAZ) 3 France 3 Artem OVECHKIN (RUS) 2 New Zealand 3 Yevgeniy FEDOROV (KAZ)

2018 Results & Standings | 159 TRACK CYCLING

UCI TRACK CYCLING Individual pursuit Team sprint Points race 1 Chloe DYGERT (USA) 1 France 1 Silvia ZANARDI (ITA) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN 2 Poland 2 Sarah GIGANTE (AUS) Apeldoorn (NED) - 28.02-04.03.2018 (NED) 3 Russia 3 Shari BOSSUYT (BEL) 3 Kelly CATLIN (USA) MEN Keirin Madison Team pursuit 1 Jakub ŠŤASTNÝ (CZE) 1 France Individual sprint 1 United States of America 2 Esow ESOW (IND) 2 Russia 1 Matthew GLAETZER (AUS) 2 Great Britain 3 Andrey CHUGAY (KAZ) 3 Australia 2 Jack CARLIN (GBR) 3 Italy 3 Sébastien VIGIER (FRA) Scratch Omnium Team sprint 1 Jooyoung PARK (KOR) 1 Vittoria GUAZZINI (ITA) Kilometre time trial 1 Germany 2 Filip PROKOPYSZYN (POL) 2 Daria MALKOVA (RUS) 1 Jeffrey HOOGLAND (NED) 2 Netherlands 3 Samuel THIBAUD (FRA) 3 Marta JASKULSKA (POL) 2 Matthew GLAETZER (AUS) 3 Russia 3 Theo BOS (NED) Points race Keirin 1 Lucas PLAPP (AUS) Individual pursuit 1 Nicky DEGRENDELE (BEL) 2 Filip PROKOPYSZYN (POL) TISSOT UCI TRACK 1 Filippo GANNA (ITA) 2 Wai Sze LEE (HKG) 3 Robin Juel SKIVILD (DEN) CYCLING WORLD CUP 2 Ivo OLIVEIRA (POR) 3 Simona KRUPECKAITE 3 Alexander EVTUSHENKO (LTU) Madison (RUS) 1 Australia RESULTS Scratch 2 Russia 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) 3 Denmark Team pursuit ( ) 2 Jolien D`HOORE (BEL) PRUSZKÓW POL 1 Great Britain 3 Amalie DIDERIKSEN (DEN) Omnium 2 Denmark 1 Donavan Vincent MEN 3 Italy Points race GRONDIN (FRA) 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) 2 Frederik WANDAHL (DEN) Individual sprint Team sprint 2 Jennifer VALENTE (USA) 3 Blake QUICK (AUS) 1 Matthew GLAETZER (AUS) 1 New Zealand 3 Jasmin DUEHRING (CAN) 2 Mateusz RUDYK (POL) 2 Netherlands WOMEN 3 Edward DAWKINS (NZL) 3 France Madison 1 Great Britain Team pursuit Individual sprint Keirin 2 Netherlands 1 Italy 1 Lea Sophie FRIEDRICH 1 Fabian Hernando PUERTA 3 Italy 2 Germany (GER) ZAPATA (COL) 3 Russia 2 Jiafang HU (CHN) 2 Tomoyuki KAWABATA (JPN) Omnium 3 Nikola SIBIAK (POL) 3 Maximilian LEVY (GER) 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) Team sprint 2 Amalie DIDERIKSEN (DEN) 1 Netherlands 500m time trial Scratch 3 Rushlee BUCHANAN (NZL) 2 France 1 Lea Sophie FRIEDRICH 1 Yauheni KARALIOK (BLR) 3 Great Britain 2 Michele SCARTEZZINI (ITA) (GER) 2 Yana TYSHENKO (RUS) 3 Callum SCOTSON (AUS) Keirin 3 Alessa-Catriona PRÖPSTER 1 Matthijs BÜCHLI (NED) UCI JUNIOR TRACK (GER) Points race CYCLING WORLD 2 Joachim EILERS (GER) 1 Cameron MEYER (AUS) CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 Sébastien VIGIER (FRA) 2 Jan Willem VAN SCHIP Individual pursuit Aigle (SUI) - 15-19.08.2018 1 Vittoria GUAZZINI (ITA) (NED) Scratch 2 Daria MALKOVA (RUS) 3 Mark STEWART (GBR) 1 Robbe GHYS (BEL) 3 Sophie EDWARDS (AUS) MEN 2 Edgar STEPANYAN (ARM) Madison 3 Roy PIETERS (NED) Team pursuit 1 Germany Individual sprint 1 Italy 2 Spain 1 Cezary LACZKOWSKI (POL) Points race 2 New Zealand 3 Australia 2 Thomas CORNISH (AUS) 1 Nikita PANASSENKO (KAZ) 3 Great Britain 3 Jakub ŠŤASTNÝ (CZE) 2 Christos VOLIKAKIS (GRE) Omnium 3 Liam BERTAZZO (ITA) Team sprint 1 Szymon SAJNOK (POL) Kilometre time trial 1 Germany 2 Jan Willem VAN SCHIP (NED) 1 Thomas CORNISH (AUS) Madison 2 China 3 Simone CONSONNI (ITA) 2 Jakub ŠŤASTNÝ (CZE) 1 Australia 3 Poland 3 Anton HÖHNE (GER) 2 Belgium 3 France WOMEN Keirin Individual pursuit 1 Lea Sophie FRIEDRICH 1 Lev GONOV (RUS) Omnium Individual sprint (GER) 2 Ethan VERNON (GBR) 1 Niklas LARSEN (DEN) 1 Kristina VOGEL (GER) 2 Nikola SIBIAK (POL) 3 Gleb SYRITSA (RUS) 2 Szymon SAJNOK (POL) 2 Stephanie MORTON (AUS) 3 Yana TYSHCHENKO (RUS) 3 Pauline Sophie GRABOSCH 3 Claudio IMHOF (SUI) Team pursuit (GER) Scratch 1 New Zealand 1 Jieun SHIN (KOR) 2 France 500m time trial 2 Marta JASKULSKA (POL) 3 Australia 1 Miriam WELTE (GER) 3 Katharina HECHLER (GER) 2 Daria SHMELEVA (RUS) 3 Elis LIGTLEE (NED)

160 | 2018 Results & Standings WOMEN Scratch Keirin Keirin 1 Nikita PANASSENKO (KAZ) 1 Harrie LAVREYSEN (NED) 1 Yuta WAKIMOTO (JPN) Individual sprint 2 Jonathan MOULD (GBR) 2 Lewis OLIVA (GBR) 2 Andrii VYNOKUROV (UKR) 1 Kristina VOGEL (GER) 3 Wim STROETINGA (NED) 3 Joachim EILERS (GER) 3 Pavel KELEMEN (CZE) 2 Stephanie MORTON (AUS) 3 Mathilde GROS (FRA) Madison Points race Madison 1 Denmark 1 Niklas LARSEN (DEN) 1 New Zealand Individual pursuit 2 France 2 Mark STEWART (GBR) 2 Italy 1 Justyna KACZKOWSKA 3 Poland 3 Kenny DE KETELE (BEL) 3 Austria (POL) 2 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN Omnium Madison Omnium (NED) 1 Benjamin THOMAS (FRA) 1 Belgium 1 Daniel HOLLOWAY (USA) 3 Elisa BALSAMO (ITA) 2 Niklas LARSEN (DEN) 2 New Zealand 2 Eiya HASHIMOTO (JPN) 3 Albert TORRES BARCELO 3 Great Britain 3 Roman GLADYSH (UKR) Team pursuit (ESP) 1 Italy Omnium WOMEN 2 Canada WOMEN 1 Niklas LARSEN (DEN) 2 Oliver WOOD (GBR) 3 Great Britain Individual sprint 3 Gaël SUTER (SUI) Individual sprint 1 Liubov BASOVA (UKR) Team sprint 1 Kristina VOGEL (GER) 2 Daria SHMELEVA (RUS) 1 Germany 2 Laurine VAN RIESSEN (NED) WOMEN 3 Hyejin LEE (KOR) 2 Netherlands 3 Anastasiia VOINOVA (RUS) 3 Russia Individual sprint Team pursuit 500m time trial 1 Kristina VOGEL (GER) 1 New Zealand Keirin 1 Daria SHMELEVA (RUS) 2 Shanne BRASPENNINCX 2 Italy 1 Kristina VOGEL (GER) 2 Miriam WELTE (GER) (NED) 3 Japan 2 Daria SHMELEVA (RUS) 3 Olena STARIKOVA (UKR) 3 Laurine VAN RIESSEN (NED) 3 Stephanie MORTON (AUS) Team sprint Team pursuit Team pursuit 1 Ukraine Scratch 1 Great Britain 1 Canada 2 China 1 Mariia AVERINA (RUS) 2 New Zealand 3 Republic of Korea 2 Justyna KACZKOWSKA 2 Italy 3 Japan 3 France (POL) Keirin 3 Olivija BALEIŠYTE (LTU) Team sprint 1 Madalyn GODBY (USA) Team sprint 1 Germany 2 Natasha HANSEN (NZL) 1 Germany Points Race 2 Netherlands 3 Liubov BASOVA (UKR) 2 Russia 1 Lotte KOPECKY (BEL) 3 Republic of Korea 3 China 2 Ganna SOLOVEI (UKR) Madison 3 Coralie DEMAY (FRA) Keirin 1 New Zealand Keirin 1 Kristina VOGEL (GER) 2 Denmark 1 Kristina VOGEL (GER) Madison 2 Katy MARCHANT (GBR) 3 Italy 2 Shanne BRASPENNINCX 1 Belgium 3 Shanne BRASPENNINCX (NED) 2 Great Britain (NED) Omnium 3 Laurine VAN RIESSEN (NED) 3 Italy 1 Yumi KAJIHARA (JPN) Points Race 2 Elisa BALSAMO (ITA) Scratch Omnium 1 Katie ARCHIBALD (GBR) 3 Tetyana KLIMCHENKO 1 Rachele BARBIERI (ITA) 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) 2 Jasmin DUEHRING (CAN) (UKR) 2 Qianyu YANG (HKG) 2 Jennifer VALENTE (USA) 3 Jarmila MACHAČOVÁ (CZE) 3 Amalie DIDERIKSEN (DEN) 3 Jolien D`HOORE (BEL) MINSK (BLR) Madison Madison 1 Great Britain MANCHESTER (GBR) 1 Great Britain 2 France MEN 2 Belgium 3 New Zealand 3 Italy MEN Individual sprint Omnium 1 Matthijs BÜCHLI (NED) Individual sprint Omnium 1 Yumi KAJIHARA (JPN) 2 Vasilijus LENDEL (LTU) 1 Jennifer VALENTE (USA) 1 Harrie LAVREYSEN (NED) 2 Allison BEVERIDGE (CAN) 3 Theo BOS (NED) 2 Katie ARCHIBALD (GBR) 2 Mateusz RUDYK (POL) 3 Eleanor DICKINSON (GBR) 3 Amalie DIDERIKSEN (DEN) 3 Matthew GLAETZER (AUS) Individual pursuit 1 Charlie TANFIELD (GBR) SANTIAGO (CHI) Kilometre time trial MILTON (CAN) 2 Ivo OLIVEIRA (POR) 1 Matthew GLAETZER (AUS) 3 Alexander EVTUSHENKO 2 Eric ENGLER (GER) MEN (RUS) 3 Callum SKINNER (GBR) MEN Individual sprint Team pursuit Individual sprint Team pursuit 1 Vasilijus LENDEL (LTU) 1 Great Britain 1 Jeffrey HOOGLAND (NED) 1 Great Britain 2 Denis DMITRIEV (RUS) 2 Russia 2 Ethan MITCHELL (NZL) 2 Denmark 3 Andrii VYNOKUROV (UKR) 3 Russia 3 Jack CARLIN (GBR) 3 France Team pursuit Team sprint Team pursuit 1 New Zealand 1 Netherlands Team sprint 1 New Zealand 2 Japan 2 Poland 1 Germany 2 Canada 3 United States of Americain 3 France 2 Netherlands 3 Switzerland 3 Netherlands Team sprint Keirin Team sprint 1 Russia 1 Matthijs BÜCHLI (NED) Keirin 1 New Zealand 2 France 2 Stefan RITTER (CAN) 1 Matthijs BÜCHLI (NED) 2 Great Britain 3 Republic of Korea 3 Lewis OLIVA (GBR) 2 Andrii VYNOKUROV (UKR) 3 Czech Republic 3 Juan PERALTA GASCON (ESP)

2018 Results & Standings | 161 Scratch Scratch Team sprint Individual pursuit 1 Yauheni KARALIOK (BLR) 1 Aline SEITZ (SUI) 1 France 1 Justyna KACZKOWSKA 2 Ivo OLIVEIRA (POR) 2 Elinor BARKER (GBR) 2 Germany (POL) 3 Vitaliy HRYNIV (UKR) 3 Amy PIETERS (NED) 3 Russian Federation 2 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN (NED) Points Race Points Race Keirin 3 Elisa BALSAMO (ITA) 1 Jan Willem VAN SCHIP 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) 1 Andrii VYNOKUROV (UKR) (NED) 2 Maria Giulia 2 Matthijs BUCHLI (NED) Team pursuit 2 King Lok CHEUNG (HKG) CONFALONIERI (ITA) 3 Lewis OLIVA (GBR) 1 Italy 3 Ivo OLIVEIRA (POR) 3 Anita Yvonne STENBERG 2 Canada (NOR) Scratch 3 France Madison 1 Jonathan MOULD (GBR) 1 Hong Kong Madison 2 Adrian TEKLINSKI (POL) Team sprint 2 Netherlands 1 Italy 3 Yauheni KARALIOK (BLR) 1 Germany 3 Portugal 2 Netherlands 2 Russian Federation 3 Russia Points race 3 Holy Brother Cycling Team Omnium 1 Ivo OLIVEIRA (POR) 1 Jan Willem VAN SCHIP Omnium 2 Christos VOLIKAKIS (GRE) Keirin (NED) 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) 3 King Lok CHEUNG (HKG) 1 Kristina VOGEL (GER) 2 Szymon SAJNOK (POL) 2 Elinor BARKER (GBR) 2 Shanne BRASPENNINCX 3 Mamyr STASH (RUS) 3 Jennifer VALENTE (USA) Madison (NED) 1 Austria 3 Yuka KOBAYASHI (JPN) WOMEN RANKINGS 2 Denmark 3 France Scratch 1 Rachele BARBIERI (ITA) Individual sprint MEN Omnium 2 Alzbeta BACIKOVA (SVK) 1 Pauline Sophie GRABOSCH 1 Niklas LARSEN (DEN) 3 Aline SEITZ (SUI) (GER) Individual sprint 2 Maximilian BEYER (GER) 2 Simona KRUPECKAITE (LTU) 1 Mateusz RUDYK (POL) 3 Roman GLADYSH (UKR) Points race 3 Nicky DEGRENDELE (BEL) 2 Andrii VYNOKUROV (UKR) 1 Anita Yvonne STENBERG 3 Lewis OLIVA (GBR) (NOR) Team pursuit WOMEN 2 Kirsten WILD (NED) 1 United States of America Kilometre time trial 3 Jarmila MACHACOVA (CZE) 2 Italie Individual sprint 1 Matthew GLAETZER (AUS) 3 Canada 1 Laurine VAN RIESSEN 2 Eric ENGLER (GER) Madison (NED) 3 Callum SKINNER (GBR) 1 Italy Team sprint 2 Kristina VOGEL (GER) 2 Great Britain 1 Germany 3 Simona KRUPECKAITE Individual pursuit 3 United States of America 2 Lithuania (LTU) 1 Charlie TANFIELD (GBR) 3 Republic of Korea 2 Ivo OLIVEIRA (POR) Omnium 500m time trial 3 Alexander EVTUSHENKO 1 Jennifer VALENTE (USA) Keirin 1 Daria SHMELEVA (RUS) (RUS) 2 Yumi KAJIHARA (JPN) 1 Nicky DEGRENDELE (BEL) 2 Miriam WELTE (GER) 3 Olivija BALEISYTE (LTU) 2 Hyejin LEE (KOR) 3 Olena STARIKOVA (UKR) Team pursuit 3 Liubov BASOVA (UKR) 1 Italy 2 Denmark 3 Germany

162 | 2018 Results & Standings MOUNTAIN BIKE

UCI MOUNTAIN UCI FOUR- MERCEDES-BENZ Women Elite 1 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) BIKE WORLD CROSS WORLD UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE 2 Yana BELOMOINA (UKR) CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD CUP 3 Anne TAUBER (NED) PRESENTED BY Val di Sole (ITA) - 05-06.07.2018 MERCEDES-BENZ RESULTS Women Under 23 Men 1 Sina FREI (SUI) Lenzerheide (SUI) - 05-09.09.2018 1 Quentin DERBIER (FRA) 2 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) 2 Tomáš SLAVÍK (CZE) STELLENBOSCH (RSA) 3 Malene DEGN (DEN) CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC 3 Mikuláš NEVRKLA (CZE) CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT Men Elite Women 1 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) TRACK 1 Romana LABOUNKOVÁ Men Elite 2 Gerhard KERSCHBAUMER (CZE) 1 Samuel GAZE (NZL) (ITA) Men 2 Natasha BRADLEY (GBR) 2 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 3 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 3 Raphaela RICHTER (GER) 3 Maxime MAROTTE (FRA) (NED) (NED) 2 Samuel GAZE (NZL) Men Under 23 Men Under 23 3 Mathias FLUECKIGER (SUI) 1 Petter FAGERHAUG (NOR) 1 Alan HATHERLY (RSA) 2 Ben OLIVER (NZL) 2 Christopher BLEVINS (USA) UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE Women 3 Neïlo PERRIN GANIER (FRA) 3 David NORDEMANN (NED) MARATHON WORLD 1 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) 2 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) CHAMPIONSHIPS Women Elite Men Junior 3 Linda INDERGAND (SUI) Auronzo Di Cadore (ITA) - 1 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) 1 Alexandre BALMER (SUI) 14-15.09.2018 2 Pauline FERRAND PREVOT 2 Leon Reinhard KAISER (FRA) NOVE MESTO NA MORAVE (GER) Men 3 Anne TAUBER (NED) (CZE) 3 Mathis AZZARO (FRA) 1 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) 2 Daniel GEISMAYR (AUT) Women Under 23 Women Elite CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC 3 Hector Leonardo PAEZ 1 Malene DEGN (DEN) 1 Kate COURTNEY (USA) LEON (COL) 2 Sina FREI (SUI) 2 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) Men Elite 3 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) 1 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 3 Emily BATTY (CAN) Women 2 Anton COOPER (NZL) 1 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) 3 Maxime MAROTTE (FRA) Women Under 23 2 Christina KOLLMANN- LOSINJ (CRO) 1 Alessandra KELLER (SUI) FORSTNER (AUT) Men Under 23 2 Sina FREI (SUI) 3 Maja WLOSZCZOWSKA DOWNHILL 3 Marika TOVO (ITA) (POL) 1 Vlad DASCALU (ROU) 2 Filippo COLOMBO (SUI) Men Elite Women Junior 3 Alan HATHERLY (RSA) 1 Aaron GWIN (USA) 1 Laura STIGGER (AUT) 2 Luca SHAW (USA) 2 Tereza SÁSKOVÁ (CZE) Women Elite 3 Dean LUCAS (AUS) 3 Harriet HARNDEN (GBR) UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE 1 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) ELIMINATOR WORLD 2 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) Men Junior Team Relay 3 Pauline FERRAND PREVOT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) 1 Switzerland (FRA) Chengdu (CHN) - 05-11.11.2018 2 Kade EDWARDS (GBR) 2 Germany 3 Kye A’HERN (AUS) 3 Denmark Women Under 23 Men 1 Sina FREI (SUI) Women Elite 1 Titouan PERRIN GANIER 2 Malene DEGN (DEN) DOWNHILL 1 Myriam NICOLE (FRA) (FRA) 3 Marika TOVO (ITA) 2 Hugo BRIATTA (FRA) 2 Rachel ATHERTON (GBR) Men Elite 3 Lorenzo SERRES (FRA) 3 Tahnée SEAGRAVE (GBR) 1 Loïc BRUNI (FRA) CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT 2 Martin MAES (BEL) Women Women Junior TRACK 3 Danny HART (GBR) 1 Coline CLAUZURE (FRA) 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) 2 Iryna POPOVA (UKR) 2 Nastasia GIMENEZ (FRA) Men Men Junior 3 Marion FROMBERGER 3 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) 1 Samuel GAZE (NZL) 1 Kade EDWARDS (GBR) (GER) 2 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 2 Kye A’HERN (AUS) ALBSTADT (GER) (NED) 3 Elliot JAMIESON (CAN) 3 Nino SCHURTER (SUI)

Women Elite CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC Women 1 Rachel ATHERTON (GBR) 1 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) 2 Tahnée SEAGRAVE (GBR) Men Elite 2 Pauline FERRAND PREVOT 3 Myriam NICOLE (FRA) 1 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) (FRA) 2 Stephane TEMPIER (FRA) 3 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) Women Junior 3 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) (NED) 2 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) 3 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) Men Under 23 1 Joshua DUBAU (FRA) 2 Antoine PHILIPP (FRA) 3 Jonas LINDBERG (DEN)

2018 Results & Standings | 163 FORT WILLIAM (GBR) CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT DOWNHILL Women Junior TRACK 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) 2 Samantha SORIANO (USA) DOWNHILL Men Elite Men 1 Loris VERGIER (FRA) 3 Mazie HAYDEN (USA) 2 Amaury PIERRON (FRA) Men Elite 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 3 Brook MACDONALD (NZL) 1 Amaury PIERRON (FRA) (NED) LA BRESSE (FRA) 2 Loris VERGIER (FRA) 2 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) Men Junior 3 Troy BROSNAN (AUS) 3 Maxime MAROTTE (FRA) 1 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC 2 Henry KERR (GBR) Men Junior Women 1 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) 3 Kye A’HERN (AUS) Men Elite 1 Kye A’HERN (AUS) 1 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 2 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) 2 Anne TAUBER (NED) Women Elite 2 Gerhard KERSCHBAUMER 3 Kade EDWARDS (GBR) 3 Alessandra KELLER (SUI) 1 Tahnée SEAGRAVE (GBR) (ITA) 2 Rachel ATHERTON (GBR) 3 Maxime MAROTTE (FRA) Women Elite DOWNHILL 3 Tracey HANNAH (AUS) 1 Tahnée SEAGRAVE (GBR) Men Under 23 2 Myriam NICOLE (FRA) Men Elite Women Junior 1 Petter FAGERHAUG (NOR) 3 Rachel ATHERTON (GBR) 1 Amaury PIERRON (FRA) 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) 2 Jofre CULLELL ESTAPE 2 Laurie GREENLAND (GBR) 2 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) (ESP) Women Junior 3 Danny HART (GBR) 3 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) 3 Simon ANDREASSEN 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) (DEN) 2 Paula ZIBASA (LAT) Men Junior 3 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) 1 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) MONT-SAINTE-ANNE Women Elite 2 Henry KERR (GBR) (CAN) 1 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) LEOGANG (AUT) 3 Patrick BUTLER (AUS) 2 Emily BATTY (CAN) CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC 3 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) Women Elite DOWNHILL 1 Tahnée SEAGRAVE (GBR) Men Elite Women Under 23 2 Rachel ATHERTON (GBR) 1 Mathias FLUECKIGER (SUI) 1 Sina FREI (SUI) Men Elite 3 Monika HRASTNIK (SLO) 2 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) 1 Amaury PIERRON (FRA) 2 Gerhard KERSCHBAUMER (ITA) 3 Titouan CAROD (FRA) 3 Ronja EIBL (GER) 2 Aaron GWIN (USA) Women Junior 3 Laurie GREENLAND (GBR) 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) Men Under 23 2 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT 1 Alan HATHERLY (RSA) Men Junior 3 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) TRACK 1 Kye A’HERN (AUS) 2 Christopher BLEVINS (USA) 2 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) 3 Jose Gerardo ULLOA Men 3 Henry KERR (GBR) VALLNORD (AND) AREVALO (MEX) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL (NED) Women Elite CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC Women Elite 2 Lars FORSTER (SUI) 1 Rachel ATHERTON (GBR) 1 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) 3 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) 2 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) 2 Myriam NICOLE (FRA) Men Elite 3 Emily BATTY (CAN) 3 Tracey HANNAH (AUS) 1 Gerhard KERSCHBAUMER Women (ITA) 1 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) Women Under 23 Women Junior 2 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 2 Barbara BENKÓ (HUN) 1 Sina FREI (SUI) 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) 3 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 3 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) 2 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) 2 Nastasia GIMENEZ (FRA) (NED) 3 Ottilia JOHANSSON JONES 3 Malene DEGN (DEN) DOWNHILL (SWE) Men Under 23 1 Joshua DUBAU (FRA) CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT Men Elite VAL DI SOLE (ITA) 2 Antoine PHILIPP (FRA) TRACK 1 Martin MAES (BEL) 3 Filippo COLOMBO (SUI) 2 Gee ATHERTON (GBR) Men 3 Brook MACDONALD (NZL) CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC Women Elite 1 Samuel GAZE (NZL) 1 Gunn-Rita DAHLE FLESJAA 2 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) Men Junior Men Elite (NOR) 3 Mathias FLUECKIGER (SUI) 1 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) 1 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 2 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) 2 Henry KERR (GBR) 2 Gerhard KERSCHBAUMER 3 Emily BATTY (CAN) Women 3 Kade EDWARDS (GBR) (ITA) 1 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) 3 Mathieu VAN DER POEL Women Under 23 2 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) Women Elite (NED) 1 Sina FREI (SUI) 3 Kate COURTNEY (USA) 1 Rachel ATHERTON (GBR) 2 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) 2 Tahnée SEAGRAVE (GBR) Men Under 23 3 Malene DEGN (DEN) 3 Myriam NICOLE (FRA) 1 Petter FAGERHAUG (NOR) DOWNHILL 2 Joshua DUBAU (FRA) Women Junior 3 Vlad DASCALU (ROU) CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT Men Elite TRACK 1 Loïc BRUNI (FRA) 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) 2 Paula ZIBASA (LAT) Women Elite 2 Troy BROSNAN (AUS) 3 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) 1 Maja WLOSZCZOWSKA Men 3 Danny HART (GBR) (POL) 1 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) 2 Emily BATTY (CAN) 2 Mathieu VAN DER POEL Men Junior 3 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) (NED) 1 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) 3 Gerhard KERSCHBAUMER 2 Kade EDWARDS (GBR) Women Under 23 (ITA) 3 Henry KERR (GBR) 1 Sina FREI (SUI) 2 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) Women Women Elite 3 Malene DEGN (DEN) 1 Alessandra KELLER (SUI) 1 Rachel ATHERTON (GBR) 2 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) 2 Tahnée SEAGRAVE (GBR) 3 Barbara BENKÓ (HUN) 3 Tracey HANNAH (AUS)

164 | 2018 Results & Standings RANKINGS DOWNHILL VOLTERRA (ITA) Women 1 Iryna POPOVA (UKR) 2 Ingrid Sofie Bøe JACOBSEN CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC Men Elite Men 1 Amaury PIERRON (FRA) 1 Lorenzo SERRES (FRA) (NOR) 2 Danny HART (GBR) 2 Titouan PERRIN GANIER 3 Ella HOLMEGÅRD (SWE) Men Elite 3 Troy BROSNAN (AUS) (FRA) 1 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 3 Jeroen VAN ECK (NED) 2 Mathieu VAN DER POEL ANTWERP (BEL) Men Junior (NED) 1 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) Women 3 Maxime MAROTTE (FRA) Men 2 Henry KERR (GBR) 1 Ingrid Sofie Bøe JACOBSEN 1 Lehvi BRAAM (NED) 3 Kade EDWARDS (GBR) (NOR) Men Under 23 2 Alberto MINGORANCE 2 Coline CLAUZURE (FRA) 1 Petter FAGERHAUG (NOR) FERNANDEZ (ESP) Women Elite 3 Anna OBERPARLEITER (ITA) 2 Joshua DUBAU (FRA) 3 Anton OLSTAM (SWE) 1 Rachel ATHERTON (GBR) 3 Filippo COLOMBO (SUI) 2 Tahnée SEAGRAVE (GBR) GRAZ (AUT) Women 3 Tracey HANNAH (AUS) Women Elite 1 Ingrid Sofie Bøe JACOBSEN 1 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) Men (NOR) Women Junior 2 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) 1 Daniel FEDERSPIEL (AUT) 2 Anna Stray RONGVE (NOR) 1 Valentina HOLL (AUT) 3 Emily BATTY (CAN) 2 Hugo BRIATTA (FRA) 3 Zoë MULDER (NED) 2 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) 3 Fabrice MELS (BEL) 3 Paula ZIBASA (LAT) Women Under 23 CONGONHAS - 1 Sina FREI (SUI) Women MINAS GERAIS (BRA) 2 Malene DEGN (DEN) 1 Anne TERPSTRA (NED) 3 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) 2 Iryna POPOVA (UKR) Men UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE 3 Marion COLIN (FRA) 1 Jeroen VAN ECK (NED) CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT ELIMINATOR WORLD 2 Luiz Henrique COCUZZI TRACK CUP POWERED BY APELDOORN (NED) (BRA) CITYMOUNTAINBIKE. 3 Simon GEGENHEIMER Men COM Men (GER) 1 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 1 Simon GEGENHEIMER 2 Mathieu VAN DER POEL (GER) Women (NED) RESULTS 2 Titouan PERRIN GANIER 1 Marcela LIMA BRAGA 3 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) (FRA) MATOS (BRA) COLUMBUS (USA) 3 Jeroen VAN ECK (NED) 2 Karen FERNANDES Women OLIMPIO (BRA) Women 1 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) Men 3 Tania Clair PICKLER 1 Lizzy WITLOX (NED) 2 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) 1 Jeroen VAN ECK (NED) NEGHERBON (BRA) 2 Coline CLAUZURE (FRA) 3 Alessandra KELLER (SUI) 2 Anton OLSTAM (SWE) 3 Ella HOLMEGÅRD (SWE) 3 Lorenzo SERRES (FRA) RANKINGS

Women WINTERBERG (GER) Men 1 Ingrid Sofie Bøe JACOBSEN 1 Jeroen VAN ECK (NED) (NOR) Men 2 Simon GEGENHEIMER 2 Ella HOLMEGÅRD (SWE) 1 Fabrice MELS (BEL) (GER) 3 Jennifer MALIK (USA) 2 Jeroen VAN ECK (NED) 3 Lorenzo SERRES (FRA) 3 Simon GEGENHEIMER (GER) Women 1 Ingrid Sofie Bøe JACOBSEN (NOR) 2 Ella HOLMEGÅRD (SWE) 3 Iryna POPOVA (UKR)

2018 Results & Standings | 165 BMX RACING

UCI BMX WORLD UCI BMX SUPERCROSS Women SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO 1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) (ARG) CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD CUP 2 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) Baku (AZE) - 05-09.06.2018 3 Yaroslava BONDARENKO RESULTS (RUS) ROUND 7 Men Elite 1 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) Men 2 Joris DAUDET (FRA) SAINT-QUENTIN-EN- ROUND 4 1 Corben SHARRAH (USA) 3 Anderson Ezequiel DE YVELINES (FRA) 2 Gonzalo MOLINA (ARG) SOUZA FILHO (BRA) Men 3 Jared GARCIA (USA) 1 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) ROUND 1 Men Junior 2 Twan VAN GENDT (NED) Women 1 Leo GAROYAN (FRA) 3 Dave VAN DER BURG (NED) 1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 2 Juan Camilo RAMIREZ Men 2 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) VALENCIA (COL) 1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) Women 3 Sarah WALKER (NZL) 3 Mauricio Ignacio MOLINA 2 Romain MAHIEU (FRA) 1 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) VERGARA (CHI) 3 Joris DAUDET (FRA) 2 Judy BAAUW (NED) 3 Saya SAKAKIBARA (AUS) ROUND 8 Women Women Elite Men 1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) HEUSDEN-ZOLDER (BEL) 2 Natalia AFREMOVA (RUS) 1 Joris DAUDET (FRA) 2 Merel SMULDERS (NED) 2 Gonzalo MOLINA (ARG) 3 Judy BAAUW (NED) 3 Saya SAKAKIBARA (AUS) ROUND 5 3 Anthony DEAN (AUS) Women Junior ROUND 2 Men Women 1 Indy SCHEEPERS (NED) 1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 1 Saya SAKAKIBARA (AUS) 2 Zoe CLAESSENS (SUI) Men 2 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) 3 Gabriela BOLLE CARRILLO 2 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) 1 Joris DAUDET (FRA) 3 Twan VAN GENDT (NED) 3 Laura SMULDERS (NED) (COL) 2 Romain MAHIEU (FRA) 3 Niek KIMMANN (NED) Women RANKINGS 1 Bethany SHRIEVER (GBR) Women 2 Judy BAAUW (NED) Men Elite 1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 3 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 2 Saya SAKAKIBARA (AUS) 1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 3 Elke VANHOOF (BEL) 2 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) ROUND 6 3 Joris DAUDET (FRA)

PAPENDAL (NED) Men Women Elite 1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) ROUND 3 2 Joris DAUDET (FRA) 2 Saya SAKAKIBARA (AUS) 3 Anthony DEAN (AUS) 3 Judy BAAUW (NED) Men 1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) Women 2 Joris DAUDET (FRA) 1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 3 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) 2 Judy BAAUW (NED) 3 Natalia AFREMOVA (RUS)

166 | 2018 Results & Standings BMX FREESTYLE

UCI BMX FREESTYLE FLATLAND EDMONTON (CAN) FLATLAND PARK WORLD Men PARK Men CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 Matthias DANDOIS (FRA) 1 Jean William PREVOST (CAN) Chengdu (CHN) - 05-11.11.2018 2 Jorge GOMEZ (ESP) 2 Moto SASAKI (JPN) Men 3 Alex JUMELIN (FRA) 3 Matthias DANDOIS (FRA) 1 Logan MARTIN (AUS) PARK 2 Marin RANTEŠ (CRO) Women Women 3 Dennis ENARSON (USA) 1 Misaki KATAGARI (JPN) 1 Misaki KATAGARI (JPN) Men 2 Eriko ONO (JPN) 2 Ekaterina KRUGLOVA (RUS) 1 Justin DOWELL (USA) Women 3 Eri FUNATSU (JPN) 3 Eri FUNATSU (JPN) 2 Kenneth Fabian TENCIO 1 Hannah ROBERTS (USA) ESQUIVEL (CRC) 2 Lara Marie LESSMANN (GER) 3 Brandon LOUPOS (AUS) MONTPELLIER (FRA) 3 Charlotte WORTHINGTON (GBR) RANKINGS

Women PARK FLATLAND PARK 1 Perris BENEGAS (USA) 2 Angie MARINO (USA) Men Men Men 3 Hannah ROBERTS (USA) 1 Nick BRUCE (USA) 1 Alex JUMELIN (FRA) 1 Justin DOWELL (USA) 2 Logan MARTIN (AUS) 2 Jean William PREVOST (CAN) 2 Brandon LOUPOS (AUS) 3 Marin RANTEŠ (CRO) 3 Matthias DANDOIS (FRA) 3 Daniel DHERS (VEN)

UCI BMX FREESTYLE Women Women Women PARK & FLATLAND 1 Oike MINATO (JPN) 1 Misaki KATAGARI (JPN) 1 Hannah ROBERTS (USA) WORLD CUP 2 Nikita DUCARROZ (SUI) 2 Erin FRICKE (USA) 2 Lara Marie LESSMANN (GER) 3 Lara Marie LESSMANN (GER) 3 Eri FUNATSU (JPN) 3 Angie MARINO (USA)

RESULTS FLATLAND CHENGDU (CHN) FLATLAND HIROSHIMA (JPN) Men PARK Men 1 Matthias DANDOIS (FRA) 1 Matthias DANDOIS (FRA) 2 Alex JUMELIN (FRA) 2 Alex JUMELIN (FRA) PARK Men 3 Moto SASAKI (JPN) 3 Jean William PREVOST (CAN) 1 Jake WALLWORK (AUS) Men 2 Dennis ENARSON (USA) Women Women 1 Brandon LOUPOS (AUS) 3 Declan BROOKS (GBR) 2 Kenneth Fabian TENCIO 1 Misaki KATAGARI (JPN) 1 Misaki KATAGARI (JPN) 2 Céline VAES (FRA) 2 Eri FUNATSU (JPN) ESQUIVEL (CRC) Women 3 Mélissa FROIDURE (FRA) 3 Céline VAES (FRA) 3 Daniel DHERS (VEN) 1 Lara Marie LESSMANN (GER) 2 Hannah ROBERTS (USA) Women 3 Nikita DUCARROZ (SUI) 1 Hannah ROBERTS (USA) 2 Angie MARINO (USA) 3 Lara Marie LESSMANN (GER)

PARA-CYCLING

UCI PARA-CYCLING UCI PARA-CYCLING UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD TRACK WORLD ROAD WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS Maniago (ITA) Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 02-05.08.2018 22-25.03.2018 All the results and rankings of the UCI Para-cycling World Cup are available on www.uci.org. All the results of the UCI All the results of the UCI Para-cycling Road World Para-cycling Track World Championships are available Championships are available on www.uci.org. on www.uci.org.

2018 Results & Standings | 167 CYCLO-CROSS

UCI CYCLO- KOKSIJDE (BEL) NAMUR (BEL) HOOGERHEIDE PROVINCIE CROSS WORLD NOORD-BRABANT (NED) Men Elite Men Elite CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 1 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) Men Elite Valkenburg (NED) - 03-04.02.2018 (NED) 2 Toon AERTS (BEL) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 2 Lars VAN DER HAAR (NED) 3 Mathieu VAN DER POEL (NED) Men Elite 3 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) (NED) 2 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 1 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 3 Michael 2 Michael Men Under 23 Men Under 23 VANTHOURENHOUT (BEL) VANTHOURENHOUT (BEL) 1 Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) 1 Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) 3 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 2 Adam ŤOUPALÍK (CZE) 2 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) Men Under 23 (NED) 3 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) 3 Lucas DUBAU (FRA) 1 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) 2 Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) Men Under 23 Men Junior Men Junior 3 Joris NIEUWENHUIS (NED) 1 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) 1 Pim RONHAAR (NED) 1 Loris ROUILLER (SUI) 2 Joris NIEUWENHUIS (NED) 2 Ryan KAMP (NED) 2 Ryan KAMP (NED) Men Junior 3 Yan GRAS (FRA) 3 Tomas KOPECKÝ (CZE) 3 Ben TULETT (GBR) 1 Niels VANDEPUTTE (BEL) 2 Jarno BELLENS (BEL) Men Junior Women Elite Women Elite 3 Mees HENDRIKX (NED) 1 Ben TULETT (GBR) 1 Maud KAPTHEIJNS (NED) 1 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) 2 Tomas KOPECKÝ (CZE) 2 Sophie DE BOER (NED) 2 Nikki BRAMMEIER (GBR) Women Elite 3 Ryan KAMP (NED) 3 Sanne CANT (BEL) 3 Eva LECHNER (ITA) 1 Sanne CANT (BEL) 2 Eva LECHNER (ITA) Women Elite BOGENSE (DEN) HEUSDEN-ZOLDER (BEL) 3 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) 1 Sanne CANT (BEL) 2 Katherine COMPTON (USA) Men Elite Men Elite 3 Lucinda BRAND (NED) RANKINGS 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL (NED) (NED) Women Under 23 Men Elite 2 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 2 Laurens SWEECK (BEL) 1 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 3 Toon AERTS (BEL) 3 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 2 Ceylin del Carmen (NED) ALVARADO (NED) 2 Wout VAN AERT (GER) Men Under 23 Men Under 23 3 Nadja HEIGL (AUT) 3 Toon AERTS (GER) 1 Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) 1 Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) 2 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) 2 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) Men Under 23 3 Sieben WOUTERS (NED) 3 Joris NIEUWENHUIS (NED) 1 PIDCOCK Thomas (GBR) 2 ISERBYT Eli (BEL) UCI CYCLO-CROSS Men Junior Men Junior 3 AERTS Thijs (BEL) WORLD CUP 1 Tomas KOPECKÝ (CZE) 1 Tomas KOPECKÝ (CZE) 2 Mees HENDRIKX (NED) 2 Jarno BELLENS (BEL) Men Junior 3 Pim RONHAAR (NED) 3 Niels VANDEPUTTE (BEL) RESULTS 1 Tomas KOPECKÝ (CZE) 2 RONHAAR Pim (NED) Women Elite Women Elite 3 HENDRIKX Mees (NED) JINGLE CROSS IOWA CITY 1 Sanne CANT (BEL) 1 Sanne CANT (BEL) (USA) 2 Helen WYMAN (GBR) 2 Katherine COMPTON (USA) Women Elite 3 Kaitlin KEOUGH (USA) 3 Eva LECHNER (ITA) 1 Sanne CANT (BEL) Men Elite 2 Kaitlin KEOUGH (USA) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL ZEVEN (GER) NOMMAY - PAYS DE 3 LECHNER Eva (ITA) (NED) MONTBÉLIARD (FRA) 2 Laurens SWEECK (BEL) Men Elite 3 Quinten HERMANS (BEL) 1 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) Men Elite 2 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL Women Elite (NED) (NED) 1 Katerina NASH (CZE) 3 Toon AERTS (BEL) 2 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 2 Kaitlin KEOUGH (USA) 3 Toon AERTS (BEL) 3 Sanne CANT (BEL) Men Under 23 1 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) Men Under 23 WATERLOO (USA) 2 Thijs AERTS (BEL) 1 Thijs AERTS (BEL) 3 Thomas JOSEPH (BEL) 2 Yan GRAS (FRA) Men Elite 3 Joshua DUBAU (FRA) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL Men Junior (NED) 1 Pim RONHAAR (NED) Men Junior 2 Corne VAN KESSEL (NED) 2 Tomas KOPECKÝ (CZE) 1 Mees HENDRIKX (NED) 3 Daan SOETE (BEL) 3 Mees HENDRIKX (NED) 2 Ryan CORTJENS (BEL) 3 Tomas KOPECKÝ (CZE) Women Elite Women Elite 1 Sanne CANT (BEL) 1 Sanne CANT (BEL) Women Elite 2 Kaitlin KEOUGH (USA) 2 Helen WYMAN (GBR) 1 Katherine COMPTON (USA) 3 Ellen NOBLE (USA) 3 Katherine COMPTON (USA) 2 Kaitlin KEOUGH (USA) 3 Pauline FERRAND PREVOT (FRA)

168 | 2018 Results & Standings TRIALS

UCI TRIALS WORLD UCI TRIALS WORLD CUP Women Women 1 Nina REICHENBACH (GER) 1 Nina REICHENBACH (GER) CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 Irene CAMINOS YARZA (ESP) 2 Perrine DEVAHIVE (BEL) Chengdu (CHN) - 05-11.11.2018 RESULTS 3 Alba HIDALGO HUMANES 3 Irene CAMINOS YARZA (ESP) (ESP) Men Elite 20’’ VÖCKLABRUCK (AUT) 1 Thomas PECHHACKER ANTWERP (BEL) RANKINGS (AUT) Men Elite 20’’ 2 Ion AREITIO AGIRRE (ESP) 1 Benito Jose ROS CHARRAL 3 Dominik OSWALD (GER) Men Elite 20’’ Men Elite 20’’ (ESP) 1 Alejandro MONTALVO 1 Alejandro MONTALVO 2 Ion AREITIO AGIRRE (ESP) Men Elite 26’’ MILLA (ESP) MILLA (ESP) 3 Alejandro MONTALVO 2 Dominik OSWALD (GER) 2 Thomas PECHHACKER (AUT) 1 Jack CARTHY (GBR) MILLA (ESP) 2 Sergi LLONGUERAS 3 Thomas PECHHACKER 3 Dominik OSWALD (GER) (AUT) CAMPMAJO (ESP) Men Elite 26’’ 3 Nicolas VALLEE (FRA) Men Elite 26’’ 1 Jack CARTHY (GBR) Men Elite 26’’ 1 Nicolas VALLEE (FRA) 2 Sergi LLONGUERAS Men Junior 20’’ 1 Jack CARTHY (GBR) 2 Vincent HERMANCE (FRA) CAMPMAJO (ESP) 2 Nicolas VALLEE (FRA) 3 Jack CARTHY (GBR) 1 Alejandro MONTALVO 3 Gilles COUSTELLIER (FRA) MILLA (ESP) 3 Kenny BELAEY (BEL) Women 2 Charlie ROLLS (GBR) Women 3 Marti ARAN CALONJA (ESP) Women 1 Nina REICHENBACH (GER) 1 Nina REICHENBACH (GER) 1 Nina REICHENBACH (GER) 2 Manon BASSEVILLE (FRA) 2 Nadine KÅMARK (SWE) Men Junior 26’’ 2 Manon BASSEVILLE (FRA) 3 Irene CAMINOS YARZA (ESP) 3 Alba HIDALGO HUMANES 3 Nadine KÅMARK (SWE) 1 Oliver WIDMANN (GER) (ESP) 2 Felix KEITEL (GER) 3 Nathan CHARRA (FRA) BERLIN (GER) VAL DI SOLE (ITA) Women Men Elite 20’’ 1 Nina REICHENBACH (GER) Men Elite 20’’ 1 Dominik OSWALD (GER) 2 Manon BASSEVILLE (FRA) 1 Alejandro MONTALVO 2 Alejandro MONTALVO 3 Janine JUNGFELS (AUS) MILLA (ESP) MILLA (ESP) 2 Thomas PECHHACKER (AUT) 3 Samuel HLAVATY (SVK) Teams 3 Ion AREITIO AGIRRE (ESP) 1 Spain Men Elite 26’’ 2 Germany Men Elite 26’’ 1 Nicolas VALLEE (FRA) 3 France 1 Nicolas VALLEE (FRA) 2 Vincent HERMANCE (FRA) 2 Vincent HERMANCE (FRA) 3 Abel MUSTIELES GARCIA 3 Gilles COUSTELLIER (FRA) (ESP)

2018 Results & Standings | 169 INDOOR CYCLING

UCI INDOOR Pairs Women HEERLEN (NED) UCI CYCLE-BALL CYCLING WORLD 1 Sophie-Marie NATTMANN WORLD CUP (GER) Single Men CHAMPIONSHIPS Caroline WURTH (GER) 1 Lukas KOHL (GER) Kamenz (GER) Dornbirn (AUT) - 24-26.11.2017 2 Lena BRINGSKEN (GER) 2 Marcel JÜNGLING (GER) 1 RV Obernfeld 1 (GER) Lisa BRINGSKEN (GER) 3 Lukas BURRI (SUI) 3 Helen VORDERMEIER (GER) 2 RC Höchst 2 (AUT) ARTISTIC CYCLING 3 RMC Stein 1 (GER) Selina MARQUARDT (GER) Single Women 1 Milena SLUPINA (GER) Single Men Altdorf (SUI) Pairs Open 2 Maren HAASE (GER) 1 Lukas KOHL (GER) 1 RC Höchst 1 (AUT) 1 Serafin SCHEFOLD (GER) 3 Viola BRAND (GER) 2 Moritz HERBST (GER) Max HANSELMANN (GER) 2 RC Höchst 2 (AUT) 3 Chin To WONG (HKG) 3 RS Altdorf 3 (SUI) 2 Nina STAPF (GER) Pairs Women Patrick TISCH (GER) 1 Sophie-M. NATTMANN (GER) Single Women Beringen (SUI) 3 Lukas BURRI (SUI) Caroline WURTH (GER) 1 Iris SCHWARZHAUPT (GER) 1 RC Höchst 2 (AUT) Fabienne 2 Lena BRINGSKEN (GER) 2 Milena SLUPINA (GER) 2 RV Obernfeld 1 (GER) HAMMERSCHMIDT (SUI) Lisa BRINGSKEN (GER) 3 Adriana MATHIS (AUT) 3 RMV Pfungen 1 (SUI) 3 Marina DULLINGER (GER) ACT4 Leonie WALTER (GER) Pairs Women 1 Melanie SCHMID (SUI) Hong Kong (HKG) 1 Lena BRINGSKEN (GER) 1 RC Höchst 1 (AUT) Jennifer SCHMID (SUI) Pairs Open Lisa BRINGSKEN (GER) 2 RS Altdorf (SUI) Céline BURLET (SUI) 1 Serafin SCHEFOLD (GER) 2 Sophie-Marie NATTMANN 3 RC Iserlohn 1 (GER) Flavia ZUBER (SUI) Max HANSELMANN(GER) (GER) 2 Sabrina BORN (GER) 2 Lukas BURRI (SUI) Caroline WURTH (GER) Krofdorf-Gleiberg (GER) Nora ERBENICH (GER) Fabienne 3 Rosa KOPF (AUT) 1 RMC Stein 1 (GER) Hannah ROHRWICK (GER) HAMMERSCHMIDT (SUI) Svenja BACHMANN (AUT) 2 RC Höchst 2 (AUT) Annika FURCH (GER) 3 Nina STAPF (GER) 3 Sulz/Dornbirn 2 (AUT) 3 Anton KÖHLER (GER) Patrick TISCH (GER) Pairs Open Nicole KERNER (GER) 1 Max HANSELMANN (GER) Sangerhausen (GER) Fabian KERNER (GER) ACT4 Serafin SCHEFOLD (GER) 1 RC Höchst 1 (AUT) Maike REINFURTH (GER) 1 Anton KÖHLER (GER) 2 Fabienne 2 RS Altdorf (SUI) Nicole KERNER (GER) HAMMERSCHMIDT (SUI) 3 RVS Obernfeld (GER) Fabian KERNER (GER) Lukas BURRI (SUI) HONG KONG (HKG) Maike REINFURTH (GER) 3 Nina STAPF (GER) St. Gallen (SUI) Patrick TISCH (GER) Single Men 1 RC Höchst 1 (AUT) 1 Lukas KOHL (GER) PRAGUE (CZE) 2 RS Altdorf (SUI) ACT4 2 Moritz HERBST (GER) 3 RC Iserlohn 1 (GER) 1 Julia DÖRNER (GER) 3 Chin To WONG (HKG) Single Men Annamaria MILO (GER) 1 Lukas KOHL (GER) Ramona RESSEL (GER) Single Women 2 Marcel JÜNGLING (GER) FINAL Katharina GÜLICH (GER) 1 Viola BRAND (GER) 3 Martin FÜRSATTEL (GER) Höchst (GER) 2 Céline BURLET (SUI) 2 Maren HAASE (GER) Jennifer SCHMID (SUI) 3 Milena SLUPINA (GER) Single Women 1 RC Höchst 2 (AUT) Melanie SCHMID (SUI) 1 Milena SLUPINA (GER) 2 RC Höchst 1 (AUT) Flavia ZUBER (SUI) Pairs Women 2 Maren HAASE (GER) 3 RMV Pfungen 1 (SUI) 3 Leonie HUBER (AUT) 1 Sophie - Marie NATTMANN 3 Viola BRAND (GER) Lea SCHNEIDER (AUT) (GER) Julia WETZEL (AUT) Caroline WURTH (GER) Pairs Women Lukas SCHNEIDER (AUT) 2 Helen VORDERMEIER (GER) 1 Sophie-Marie NATTMANN Selina MARQUARDT (GER) (GER) CYCLE-BALL Caroline WURTH (GER) Pairs Open 2 Helen VORDERMEIER (GER) 1 Serafin SCHEFOLD (GER) Selina MARQUARDT (GER) 1 RC Höchst 1 (AUT) Max HANSELMANN (GER) 3 Irina CHRISTINGER (SUI) 2 RMC Stein 1 (GER) 2 Nina STAPF (GER) Nathalie STEINEMANN (SUI) 3 RS Altdorf 3 (SUI) Patrick TISCH (GER) 3 Lukas BURRI (SUI) Pairs Open Fabienne 1 Serafin SCHEFOLD (GER) HAMMERSCHMIDT (SUI) Max HANSELMANN (GER) UCI ARTISTIC CYCLING 2 André BUGNER (GER) WORLD CUP ACT4 Benedikt BUGNER (GER) 1 Melanie SCHMID (SUI) 3 Lukas BURRI (SUI) Jennifer SCHMID (SUI) Fabienne ( ) ERLENBACH GER Céline BURLET (SUI) HAMMERSCHMIDT (SUI) Flavia ZUBER (SUI) Single Men 2 Kwan Lok YU (HKG) ACT4 1 Lukas KOHL (GER) Cheuk Kwan SO (HKG) 1 Melanie SCHMID (SUI) 2 Moritz HERBST (GER) Cheuk Sang SO (HKG) Jennifer SCHMID (SUI) 3 Tim WEBER (GER) Chak Hei CHAN (HKG) Céline BURLET (SUI) Flavia ZUBER (SUI) Single Women 2 Sabrina BORN (GER) 1 Maren HAASE (GER) Nora ERBENICH (GER) 2 Milena SLUPINA (GER) Hannah ROHRWICK (GER) 3 Denise BOLLER (AUT) Annika FURCH (GER) 3 Anton KÖHLER (GER) Nicole KERNER (GER) Fabian KERNER (GER) Maike REINFURTH (GER)

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