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 ...... 26

A year of Sport and Events ...... 34 Road cycling ...... 36 Track cycling ...... 44 Mountain bike ...... 52 BMX Racing ...... 60 BMX Freestyle ...... 64 Para-cycling ...... 68 Cyclo-cross ...... 74 Trials ...... 78 Indoor cycling ...... 82

The UCI World Cycling Centre ...... 86 Cycling for All ...... 94 Mass Participation Events ...... 100 Clean Sport ...... 102

FINANCIAL REPORT ...... 106

Commentary - UCI Chief Financial Officer ...... 108 Audit and Finance Committee Report to the UCI Congress ...... 112 Auditors’ Report on the Consolidated Financial Statements ...... 114 Consolidated Financial Statements - UCI and CMC ...... 115 Notes to the Financial Statements ...... 121 UCI WorldTour ...... 141 Auditors’ Report on the Statutory Financial Statements ...... 142 UCI Statutory Financial Statements ...... 143

APPENDICES ...... 148

List of National Federations ...... 150 Management Committee and General Organisation ...... 154 Commissions and Judicial Bodies ...... 158 2019 Results & Standings ...... 164

Table of contents | 1 To accompany the increased number of racing days per year, Together with the aforementioned funding, governance procedures sickness cover, maternity cover, life working group, we are analysing around the UCI Solidarity insurance and more prize money. the results of the consultation. Programme have been Based on the conclusions drawn strengthened by implementing The reform of men’s professional from this analysis, propositions regulatory changes via the UCI road cycling continued, with will be made to the PCC and the Constitution. Furthermore, the the Professional Cycling UCI Management Committee in UCI has set up an audit process Council (PCC) and the UCI 2020. with external auditors for the Management Committee giving Continental Confederations their unanimous backing to its Aside from road cycling, two on financial and administrative reorganisation in September other disciplines have been the matters. 2018, following several years with subject of reforms that bode very no headway being made. well for their futures: track cycling Staying on the subject of and cyclo-cross. solidarity programmes, we have Since 2019, only one international opened a new UCI WCC satellite ranking has been in use: the UCI Track cycling is one of the centre in Anadia, , and World Ranking, which has now biggest of all Olympic sports are looking to open three more become the benchmark when it but its visibility between Games in and one each in Asia, comes to establishing who lies could be better, given its huge Oceania and Central America where in the global elite. potential. It is with a view to (Caribbean). maximising this potential that The UCI is continuing to work the UCI has undertaken a Women’s professional road with all stakeholders – teams, comprehensive review of how cycling has seen some very riders and organisers first the discipline is structured. As positive developments. The UCI and foremost – with a view to of 2021, the UCI International worked hard with all stakeholders launching the UCI Classics Series, Track Cycling Calendar will be to bring the reform approved one of the important elements organised around the following a little over a year ago into of the reform approved by all three major competitions: the force at the start of the 2020 concerned players. In delivering UCI Track Cycling Nations’ Cup, season. Women’s road cycling greater exposure for one-day comprising three rounds held now possesses a solid structure races than the UCI WorldTour, the between March and September; that will enable it to continue UCI Classics Series will provide the UCI Track Cycling World PRESIDENT’S flourishing, comprising as it an important source of additional Championships, held in October; does three event divisions: revenue, which will be distributed and the new UCI Track Cycling the UCI Women’s WorldTour, whithin the men’s professional World League, which will run the UCI ProSeries and the road cycling family. from November to February. UCI Continental Circuits. The first two of these divisions are We have also dedicated our The UCI Nations’ Cup – formerly obliged to comply with higher efforts to enhancing the appeal the UCI Track Cycling World In 2019, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) continued to pursue its Agenda 2022, organisational standards that are of professional road cycling. Over Cup – will provide countries with our Federation’s road map, which was approved by the Congress in Innsbruck, , principally designed to enhance the summer, the UCI launched a chance to qualify for the UCI in autumn 2018. In doing so, we achieved progress in three main areas: the expansion event visibility. a major consultation process World Championships and the comprising a survey that gauged Olympic Games, while the UCI of our solidarity programmes in support of National Federations that need them, the We are now striving to ensure the opinions and expectations Track Cycling World League will development of cycling’s appeal and the strengthening of its credibility. that women’s cycling has its own of the general public on the have a TV-friendly format. benchmark stage race, one with issue. A number of people from a strong global profile, like the cycling’s many families were An agreement was signed with The September 2019 Congress in them. The International Relations Total spend on the UCI World men’s Tour de . also interviewed and an ad hoc the media group Discovery, Harrogate () saw the Department was strengthened Cycling Centre, International working group made up of which will be entrusted, through number of National Federations and its management entrusted Relations and the UCI Solidarity We have also introduced two representatives of road cycling its various divisions (among affiliated to the UCI rise to 196, to Vincent Jacquet, who also Programme reached CHF 7 team divisions: UCI Women’s teams, riders, event organisers, them Events and a record figure that takes us heads up our elite coaching million. Distributions through WorldTeams and UCI Women’s the media and broadcasters was Global Cycling Network), with ever closer to the target of 200 and training centre in Aigle, the UCI Solidarity Programme, Continental Teams, the first of set up. Much to our delight, the the management, TV production members by the end of my first , the UCI World supporting the Continental which must meet the highest survey attracted a tremendous and distribution of the new term in office. The National Cycling Centre (WCC). Confederations and National standards, which will benefit the response, with nearly 22,500 series. Discovery’s expertise and Federations do a wonderful job Federations and funding riders in particular. With this in people from 134 countries taking know-how will make a major in their respective countries, and In 2019, we again reinvested development projects, totalled mind, the UCI has introduced part. The results, which were very contribution to the development in 2019 we significantly increased record amounts in the global in excess of CHF 2 million, an a minimum salary and other revealing, were published on our and popularity of track cycling. the resources made available to development of our sport. increase of 47% since 2017. benefits for athletes: a maximum Federation’s website. This reform has been a long

2 | President’s Message President’s Message | 3 organisation, marketing, As regards our events, a new Progress has also been made in sponsorship and TV rights to international series is about to key areas of governance, gender Flanders Classics. Founded by make its debut in 2020: the UCI parity, equal opportunities in a media group active in the TV E-Mountain Bike Cross-country general and the protection of production and broadcasting . athletes. industry, Flanders Classics organises 16 men’s and women’s We are also pressing on with our Progress has also been made in one-day road races, four of efforts to fully integrate cycling key areas of governance, gender which are events in the UCI esport, a new cycling discipline parity, equal opportunities in WorldTour. that is enjoying a boom and general and the protection of becoming increasingly popular athletes. For all our disciplines, the UCI among both amateur and World Championships represent professional riders alike. These We have strengthened the the high point of the season, efforts involve setting up virtual governance of the UCI WCC. though we must ensure that sporting events that respond to The measures that have been they retain their prestigious what is a fast-growing demand. implemented are designed status by continuing to develop The UCI occupies a central to safeguard the well-being them. It was with this goal in role in the process of bringing and respect of employees and mind that several changes were cycling esport into the Olympic trainees at our coaching and made during the course of 2019. fold, a position recognised by training centre. An alert system my appointment as the head has also been put in place. In March 2019, of the International Olympic and were awarded Committee’s (IOC) eSports and Consolidating the place of the first UCI Cycling World gaming liaison group. women in cycling, both in terms Championships, to be held of the sport itself and governance, in 2023. Encompassing our Moving on to our World is one of the UCI’s priorities. A different disciplines, this major Championships, I am delighted number of measures have been celebration of cycling will to be able to write that we taken in this respect since I took bring all of our sport’s families have awarded the UCI World over as President, in areas such together for ten whole days Championships in virtually all as the competition programme, and will attract unprecedented our Olympic disciplines to their athlete quotas, prize money, media coverage. respective host cities through the defence of riders’ rights, to 2024. Looking ahead, we aim and the promotion of women Following their integration into to allocate nearly all our World within teams and within the UCI’s the UCI Regulations in 2019, Championships through to administrative structure. several specialities successfully 2027 when our Management staged their inaugural World Committee meets in September A series of new initiatives were Championships the same year. 2020. This excellent outcome is undertaken in 2019. As regards As well as witnessing the first the result of all the promotional governance, the Harrogate UCI E-Mountain Bike World work we have carried out to pave Congress approved the revision Championships – held as part the way for the kind of long-term of the UCI Constitution, which will of UCI Mountain Bike World visibility that will allow our National enable our Federation to progress Championships presented Federations, our sponsors and all further; in accordance with the by Mercedes-Benz in Mont- relevant stakeholders to prepare principles set out in Agenda 2022, time coming for the discipline’s the second half of the season, UCI World Cup schedule. The Sainte-Anne, – the as best they possibly can for an the changes specifically sought stakeholders and I am delighted leading to clashes with UCI other rounds will be staged in year also brought us the Red event of the scale of our World to bring the UCI Constitution that we have taken this crucial Cyclo-cross World Cup events, other countries that have a visible Bull UCI Pump Track World Championships, which generate into line with current best step in making it happen. the full launch of this revised presence on the global cyclo-cross Championships in Bern, a great deal of interest. Aside practice in international sport, format has been postponed to scene or which are committed to Switzerland. I would also like from being sporting spectacles mainly by setting a minimum Meanwhile, the flagship series the 2021-2022 season. developing the discipline. to mention the staging of the and from the prestige they have representation of each gender for cyclo-cross, the UCI Cyclo- maiden UCI BMX Freestyle in the eyes of riders, our World within the UCI, the Continental cross World Cup, has been The number of rounds will rise The revenue generated by the Flatland World Championships, Championships also provide Confederations and the National reorganised, with changes from nine to 14, and perhaps even UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup will as part of the UCI Urban the cities and regions that host Federations. due to come into effect for the 16, which will lead to a greater allow our Federation to increase Cycling World Championships them with economic benefits and 2020-2021 season. However, as a geographical spread of events. A its investment in support of in Chengdu, , which project them in a very positive Progress has also been made not consequence of the coronavirus maximum of half of the rounds will National Federations fielding also included the World light, as revealed once again in only with the aforementioned pandemic and the subsequent be held in , enabling some teams of young riders in the Championships for UCI BMX the UCI-commissioned survey reform of women’s professional postponement of a number of prestigious and popular events series, which will also benefit Freestyle Park and trials. conducted by EY and published in road cycling, but also through UCI Road Calendar events into to be added to the discipline’s from the granting of the general autumn 2019. the appearance of the team

4 | President’s Message President’s Message | 5 While our commitment and the I would also like to highlight the along with the vast majority of quality of our work has come in fact that the UCI has continued to our events, plunging our sport for praise at the highest level, act on its commitment to safety into an unprecedented crisis. that must not stop us from at road races, in collaboration We are working night and day striving to improve and be even with the relevant stakeholders. to limit the negative effects of more effective. That is why the The latest Specifications for the shutdown of our sport as UCI has decided to transfer Organisers – applying to the far as we possibly can, putting its operational anti-doping UCI WorldTour, the UCI Women’s together rescheduled calendars activities from the Cycling Anti- WorldTour and the men’s UCI in preparation for the resumption Doping Foundation (CADF) to ProSeries – have been finalised of the 2020 season. I would like the International Testing Agency and new articles on rider safety to pay tribute to all cycling’s (ITA), with effect from 1 January added to the UCI Regulations. stakeholders who have taken 2021. The ITA was established The new measures are essentially part in these discussions for their as a result of momentum from designed to enhance route safety, sense of responsibility and their the Olympic Movement with provide a clearer framework for courage. It is in situations like the support of the World Anti- organisers and members of the this that we see how vital unity Doping Agency (WADA), and publicity caravan and race convoy, is in overcoming obstacles and its mission involves delivering and to increase the effectiveness moving forward. anti-doping services that are of the existing Extreme Weather independent of sporting or Protocol. By way of conclusion, I wish to political powers. It currently express my sincere gratitude oversees the programmes of I cannot conclude without to the UCI Director General, more than 40 organisations, mentioning the coronavirus to the members of the UCI among them International pandemic, which began in late Management Committee Federations of Olympic sports 2019 and spread across most of for their valuable support, and major event organisers. The the world in the first few months to the employees of the UCI transfer will prove advantageous of 2020. Aside from the human and the UCI WCC for their for our sport in a number of drama and the major health daily commitment, and to the ways, boosting key synergies problems caused by Covid-19, representatives of our five in areas such as research, our sport and its stakeholders Continental Confederations and innovation, information and have been seriously affected 196 National Federations for investigations, while also by the virus. We should at this their enthusiastic investment in offering opportunities for moment in time be looking the development of cycling in pooling costs and resources. The forward to the Tokyo 2020 all its forms around the world. time trial mixed relay on the The use of tramadol was once Health, Medical and Research CADF, which has always done Olympic Games, which were to You can all be assured of my UCI Road World Championships widespread in the peloton and Committee. Together with my an excellent job, will continue to see the appearance of a fifth determination and energy in programme and our efforts to its side effects posed serious appointment to the WADA run our anti-doping programme cycling discipline – BMX Freestyle continuing to roll out Agenda achieve gender parity in terms of problems, such as the possibility Foundation Board, it is a clear in 2020 before joining the ITA as – and the return of the Madison 2022 in support of cycling and both medal events and athlete of falls caused by drowsiness indication that the prominent a cycling-specific unit. to the track cycling programme. its stakeholders. I am delighted numbers from the Paris 2024 and the risk of developing role being played by the UCI in Sadly, however, the Olympic to continue working on this Olympic Games onwards. addiction. Yet it was not on the health issues and anti-doping Games have been postponed, wonderful mission with you. World Anti-Doping Agency’s has been recognised by the The creation of a level playing (WADA) List of Prohibited relevant authorities. field is also a key issue. Not Substances and Methods, which so very long ago, only a small prompted us to take a stance I would also like to point out number of nations could hope and ban it on health grounds, that the UCI has adopted to compete at the very highest a ban that came into effect on new directives to clarify its level and generate the level of 1 March 2019. It is very pleasing Regulations on the participation investment needed to build to note that the riders have of transgender athletes in the prototype bikes used at observed this ban without fail events on the UCI International the Olympic Games. In cycling, and that not the slightest trace Calendar. The new rules are however, the rider must take of tramadol has been found designed to allow transgender David Lappartient precedence over the machine, in any test since then. This athletes to compete in their President not the other way around. To measure is an integral part of corresponding gender-identity ensure that happens, we have the UCI’s drive to protect riders’ categories – in particular, amended our regulations to health, which is being overseen male-to-female athletes – while prevent prototypes from being by our Medical Director, guaranteeing a level playing used at Olympic Games and the Professor Xavier Bigard, who was field for all athletes in the UCI World Championships. recently appointed to WADA’s competitions in question.

6 | President’s Message President’s Message | 7 MANAGEMENT

8 | Management & Performance Reports Management & Performance Reports | 9 The UCI also organises the This is why the UCI is developing However, the UCI is not directly UCI World Cups; each of these its ‘Cycling for All’ programmes, involved in anti-doping testing season-long series brings which aim to improve and planning; since 2013 these together competitions of the conditions for bike riding and have been delegated to an highest level for the discipline its accessibility across the world. independent entity, the Cycling concerned. The UCI World Cup Today it is one of the priority Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF). rankings constitute the common areas of the UCI’s work, which is theme running through each reflected in numerous initiatives, PROGRESSION IN THE NUMBER OF season. The battle for the leader’s including the annual UCI Bike RACES REGISTERED ON THE UCI jersey is a major challenge, and City Forum, held for the first INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR to be crowned the winner of a time in 2018. UCI World Cup is a significant 2000 sporting achievement. Furthermore, the UCI is

responsible for ensuring 1500 To encourage the global and cycling has the most advanced unified development of cycling, and efficient anti-doping 1000 the UCI established the UCI programme, in collaboration World Cycling Centre (WCC) with the World Anti-Doping 500 in 2002. As well as serving as Agency (WADA) and the National the UCI headquarters, this is Anti-Doping Organisations 2016 2017 also a high-level training and (NADOs). 2018 2019 education centre which each year welcomes around 300 promising young athletes and people attending training courses in NATIONAL FEDERATIONS cycling professions. The UCI WCC BY CONFEDERATION THE UNION CYCLISTE therefore occupies a central place in our Federation’s global cycling development strategy. The UCI 50 WCC’s programmes are designed 44 to give all riders, irrespective of where they come from or the 43 Founded in 1900 in Paris (France), the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the level of resources available in their country, the opportunity to 52 worldwide governing body for cycling. It develops and oversees cycling in all its forms fulfil their potential, at national and for all people, as a competitive sport, a healthy leisure activity and a sustainable or international level. means of transport, but also as a way to have fun. The UCI represents, to sporting and 7 public institutions alike, the interests of 196 National Federations, five Continental For example, ’s Daniel Confederations, more than 1,500 professional riders, a million licensed competitors, Teklehaimanot was a trainee road athlete at the UCI WCC millions of cycling enthusiasts and two billion bicycle users all over the world. from 2009 to 2011 before signing his first professional contract. In EVOLUTION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN OF RACES REGISTERED 2015, he became the first cyclist ON THE UCI INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR The UCI commits to reaching BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle), its first appearance at the Tokyo from sub-Saharan Africa to wear the highest standards in all its two in the Paralympic Games 2020 Summer Games in Japan. the polka dot jersey for best activities, and to earning and (road and track) and four in the climber in the . maintaining a reputation as Youth Olympic Games (road, The UCI manages the promotion Venezuela’s Stefany Hernandez, 1500 an International Federation of mountain bike, BMX Racing and of its own events, most notably a BMX trainee at the UCI WCC outstanding performance and BMX Freestyle). Cycling races the UCI World Championships from 2012 to 2016, was crowned 1000 integrity. have been held at every Olympic for all disciplines. These UCI World Champion in 2015 and Games in the modern era, and competitions crown the UCI World won a bronze medal at the Rio The UCI manages and promotes today cycling is the third Olympic Champions, who wear – for one 2016 Olympic Games. 500 cycling’s eight disciplines: road, sport in terms of medals awarded year – the famous and prestigious track, mountain bike, BMX (66) and athlete quotas (528) at . The UCI World Cycling is more than just a Racing, BMX Freestyle, cyclo- the biggest sporting event on Championships are the high point competitive sport; bicycles have AFRICA ASIA AMERICAS OCEANIA cross, trials and indoor. Five the planet. Having made a very of the season in each discipline, many uses outside the world of of these are featured on the successful Olympic debut at the and benefit from extensive high-level sport, as a means of 2016 2017 2018 2019 Olympic Games programme Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic international media coverage. transport and a leisure activity. (road, track, mountain bike, Games, BMX Freestyle will make

10 | The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) | 11 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 sees riders set off individually at regular intervals, with the competitor completing the course in the ONE SPORT fastest time declared the winner. The principle is the same for the , but this event is raced by teams of between two and ten riders. Since 2018, e-cycling (virtual cycling on a home trainer connected to a dedicated application) has been integrated into the UCI Regulations.

12 | One Sport, Eight Disciplines One Sport, Eight Disciplines | 13 MOUNTAIN INDOOR BMX Mountain bike includes Indoor cycling comprises two endurance races (cross-country specialities: artistic cycling and Olympic, cross-country Marathon BMX CYCLO- cycle-ball. Artistic cyclists present and cross-country Eliminator) BMX Racing is a very spectacular Trials is a discipline that consists – as individuals, in couples or in and downhill events (downhill discipline that takes place on a of getting over obstacles that teams of four – a five-minute and four-cross). Cross-country 350-400m track featuring a mix of are grouped into sections. programme featuring various events are held on hilly, technical bumps, berms and flat sections. The BMX Freestyle brings together Cyclo-cross races take place Competitors aim to get through figures, accompanied by music. circuits in the countryside. riders start from an eight-metre- several distinctly different on circuits of around three six sectors (per section) without They are judged by a panel. Downhill racing involves fast high ramp (Supercross format) specialities, including Park and kilometres, on a variety of their feet or any part of the bike Cycle-ball is a match between and extremely spectacular enabling them to quickly gain Flatland. BMX Park sees riders surfaces (roads, country lanes, – except the tyres – touching the two teams of two players (acting individual descents. Four-cross is considerable speed. Depending on execute a series of figures on forest tracks, fields) that the ground. A maximum of 10 points as both goalkeepers and outfield an event where four riders race the layout of the section, the best different obstacles (slopes, walls, riders negotiate several times. can be collected for completing players). The objective is to put head-to-head on a relatively tactic may be to land quickly to pick platforms...). BMX Flatland also Traditionally peppered with short a sector without committing any the ball into the opposing team’s short, straightforward downhill up speed or to gain height (jumps involves a series of figures, but climbs, the courses often include faults, meaning a maximum of goal by hitting it with a wheel or track. The UCI also governs throw the riders up to five metres uniquely on flat ground, often artificial obstacles that require 60 points is available in each the body. Fouls are sanctioned E-Mountain bike (cross-country into the air). balancing on one wheel. In both constant changes in rhythm. section. The rider with the by the awarding of free kicks or mountain bike with electrical cases, riders are judged on the Sometimes the riders have to most points at the end of the penalties to the opposing team. assistance), Enduro (events difficulty and originality of the carry their bikes over certain sections is declared the winner. comprising timed descents and figures as well as their style. sections. Events in this discipline, There are two classes, which are liaison stages), Alpine Snow Bike which usually take place in distinguished by the size of the (downhill racing on ski slopes) autumn and winter, last about bicycle wheels (20” or 26”). Trials and Pump Track (on a track one hour. can be practised just as well in made up of bermed corners and natural settings as in urban areas bumps). (including covered arenas) with artificial obstacles.

14 | One Sport, Eight Disciplines One Sport, Eight Disciplines | 15 The Sports Department, which the agreement, both of which are and therefore increase their is in charge of the core business unprecedented. revenue. While the UCI is looking of our Federation, is responsible to do more in terms of digital, I for overseeing many of our new The UCI has also been very active should point out that it is already projects connected to Agenda with regard to cycling esport. one of the leading International 2022. The department has Having wasted little time in Federations in this area: been restructured to enable integrating the new speciality according to a survey by Burson it to meet these challenges into its Regulations (in 2018) it Cohn & Wolfe, the UCI is the successfully, while the roles has entered into a partnership third-most followed International and functions of some of its with Zwift, one of the leaders in Federation on Instagram and employees have been redefined. virtual cycling applications. The the fourth on Twitter, while It is in this context that Peter focus of this alliance is on the our President is the fifth- Van den Abeele (previously governance and development most followed Olympic sports Assistant Sports Director and of cycling esport as a new federation leader on Twitter. Head of Off-Road) has taken cycling discipline. The UCI is Moreover, in 2019 we reached charge of the department. A UCI also leading the way when it the three million follower mark employee for the last 15 years, comes to forging links between across our various accounts. as well as a former professional virtual sports and the Olympic cyclo-cross, BMX, mountain world. The International Olympic Thanks to the changes made bike and road rider, two-time Committee (IOC) has recognised in the UCI organisation chart Olympian and Sports Director, this by naming our President over the course of the year, he has in-depth knowledge of head of its esports and gaming we now have a more efficient cycling, its stakeholders, and its liaison group. Administration Service, while administration. reducing our payroll by more Another unit has been set up to than 3% between 2018 and 2019. A unit dedicated to the Olympic deal with major cross-discipline These significant savings will DIRECTOR Games and other major projects. Managed by Olivia enable us to invest more in our events has been set up within Jaquet, it is responsible for development projects and other the Sports Department. Its coordinating projects such as the projects of use to the members brief is to ensure the success standardisation of regulations of the cycling family. As of 31 GENERAL’S of the sporting projects and and inter-disciplinary processes December 2019, the UCI and events encompassed by the and the development of the UCI WCC employed 120 staff Agenda 2022’s highly strategic UCI DataRide platform. Cross- members, 54% of them men and objectives. Among them are the discipline project management 46% women, figures that show inaugural UCI Cycling World is essential. Although cycling’s how close we are to achieving Championships - which will various disciplines are becoming gender parity among our staff. In 2019, all staff members of the UCI Administrative Service gave their best to contribute bring together the UCI World increasingly specialised, they to the realisation of projects under our Federation’s Agenda 2022; this document Championships in our various share many aspects that form the The promotion of women in disciplines and will be held in essence of our sport and which cycling – both in sport itself and sets out in a comprehensive and detailed manner the UCI’s programme to ensure Glasgow and Scotland in 2023 must continue to bind them governance – is another key issue cycling continues to move with the times, across all its disciplines and in all its facets, - and cycling esport. This new together. for the UCI and one that is close so that it becomes even more attractive and popular. Below, you will discover our key way of experiencing cycling is to my heart, given my position accomplishments in 2019 and how we achieved them. enjoying a boom – accentuated In another strategically as the organisation’s first female by the lockdowns enforced in important development, the Director General. In undertaking response to the coronavirus Communication and Marketing a series of initiatives promoting If we are to achieve the objectives The International Relations departments working in close pandemic - and its maiden Services have merged to gender equality in areas such as we have set out, it is essential to Department and the UCI World collaboration. UCI World Championships will create the new Digital, our sports programmes, prize be able to rely on the quality of Cycling Centre (WCC) underwent take place in 2020. Under the Communication, Marketing money, ethics (the fight against the work carried out by the UCI’s significant restructuring. After They are both headed up by responsibility of Kevin McCuish, and Sales Department, a move harassment, for example) and employees; but it is also vital a long period of reflection we Vincent Jacquet, who has now the unit will also oversee that will enable the synergies male and female representation that the framework built around have decided that our high-level assumed the post of Director of preparations for the Youth between these different but on our various bodies, that commitment functions training and education centre, International Relations and the Olympic Games. complementary areas to be Continental Confederations and properly. That is why we have which represents a central tool UCI WCC. Thanks to the merging tapped to the full. The new National Federations (through continued our efforts to improve for our Federation’s solidarity of the two, their natural synergies Given the brand new format department, led by Bertrand regulatory amendments), the the structure of the UCI’s initiatives, and the department can be maximised to the full, of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Vedovotto, is structured around UCI showed its commitment to Administration Service, a task we in charge of implementing while the UCI WCC will now be in Championships, the UCI’s digital, an area of growing obtaining EDGE certification, embarked on a year ago, with the these initiatives should come a position to serve the National Administration Service has importance for companies and the international standard aim of enabling our Federation under the responsibility of one Federations affiliated to the UCI invested a great deal in defining organisations looking to promote for organisations in terms of to fulfil its duties more effectively. person, with the staff of the two even more effectively. the event concept and preparing their activities more effectively workplace gender equality.

16 | Director General’s Report Director General’s Report | 17 other forms of abuse (in teams). undertaken with regard to ethics the part of the ITA to set up a The UCI is anxious to listen to has been recognised. In its dedicated cycling unit which all victims and to deal with cases second Report on the Governance CADF employees will have the effectively and quickly, while of International Federations, the opportunity to join. being thorough and firm. ASOIF ranked the UCI fifth out of 33 International Federations. I would also like to devote some As of the 2020 season, all UCI That is one place higher than the time to Cycling for All and related Road Teams (women’s and previous year, and we are striving initiatives. The promotion and men’s) must agree in writing to do even better. development of cycling as an to abide by the UCI’s Code of everyday recreational pursuit and Ethics, while every team manager The UCI has continued its efforts means of transport is one of the and all team employees are to improve its anti-doping mainstays of the UCI’s strategy required to sign a Declaration of programme. With this objective, to develop our sport. It is a Recognition of Ethical Principles. it has decided to transfer its cause that our Federations have In a wider sense, we are working operational activities – as of been supporting for the last 20 towards the roll-out of tools that 2021 - from the Cycling Anti- years. At a time when the world allow victims to come forward, Doping Foundation (CADF) to the is facing huge environmental, be heard and receive the support International Testing Agency (ITA), health and socio-economic they need. It is the UCI’s view an organisation established by challenges, cycling can and must that all forms of abuse, whether the Olympic Movement with the play a leading role in creating a within the organisation or in the support of the World Anti-Doping more sustainable future. Among cycling world in general, must be Agency (WADA). The transfer will other things it can help in the fought. Our sport has to offer its be advantageous for our sport in fight against climate change, stakeholders a healthy and safe several ways, not least in terms of air pollution, traffic congestion environment, and the tools in synergies (research, innovation and the harmful effects of question will be made available and information) and the sedentary lifestyles. Public bodies in the coming months. pooling of costs and resources. are rightly showing a growing The UCI’s decision comes with interest in making the bicycle As is the case in other areas, a certain number of conditions, part of the solution to these the quality of the work we have among them the obligation on types of problems.

Our efforts were rewarded In its desire to embrace social continue to progress in terms with the obtention of EDGE change and promote the of good governance and align Assess, the first level of EDGE inclusion of all categories of ourselves with best practice in certification. The award athletes, the UCI has approved the world of international sport. underscores our organisation’s new regulations on the eligibility The regulatory amendments engagement in this area and of transgender cyclists to take approved by our Congress recognises the initial steps we part in events on the UCI relate in particular to minimum have taken towards achieving International Calendar. representation for each gender equality between our male and on UCI bodies as well as our female employees. The UCI is Ethics is another core issue and Continental Confederations the first international sports has once again been the focus and National Federations, and federation to implement such a of much attention. The members campaign rules, which are set policy and to achieve this level of of our Ethics Commission must out in the Standing Orders recognition. now all be fully independent of the Congress, to ensure of the UCI, its Continental that candidates for the UCI The UCI’s prominent role Confederations and its National Management Committee and in championing this cause Federations. This requirement, Presidency are treated equally. is now widely recognised, which previously applied only to and my appointment to the the Commission president and We have also decided to engage Association of Summer Olympic two other members, is a recent the services of professional International Federations’ addition to our Code of Ethics. investigators to support the (ASOIF) diversity and gender work of our Ethics Commission equality consultative group is We have reviewed our in investigating highly sensitive further evidence of that. Constitution so that we can issues such as harassment and UCI Senior Management Team - June 2020

18 | Director General’s Report Director General’s Report | 19 To mark the second World Bicycle In 2019, a number of major Other toolkits are aimed at As all this shows, the UCI with the slogan “Ride and Smile”, Report, I will focus instead on the Day on 3 June 2019, the UCI cities and one region were organisers looking to stage has become a recognised which perfectly encapsulates fact that the UCI has renewed organised a day of celebrations at awarded the UCI Bike City label Cycling for All events in parallel stakeholder in soft mobility and the UCI’s vision and mission. its steadfast commitment to its headquarters, with some 300 in recognition of their strategies with elite competitions. has a central and vital role to The campaign, which will run rider safety by developing the children taking part. The day also for developing and promoting play in it. The appointment of until the middle of 2020, has Specifications for Organisers saw a number of initiatives held in everyday cycling and their Throughout the year, the UCI our President, David Lappartient, two main objectives: to project and adding new articles to the collaboration with organisations commitment to organising strengthened its ties with UN to the Fédération Internationale a positive image of cycling and UCI Regulations. The latest such as Velafrica, which collects events on the UCI International agencies and organisations de l’Automobile (FIA) High Level to encourage as many people as version of the Specifications for bikes for Africa, and World Bicycle Calendar. Copenhagen supporting and promoting Panel for Road Safety is but possible to ride a bike. Organisers will apply not just to Relief, raising awareness of the (), which was awarded cycling around the world by further proof of that. the UCI WorldTour but also to impact of a programme that the very first UCI Bike City label taking part in a number of That first objective is vitally the UCI Women’s WorldTour and distributes bikes to communities in 2008, Glasgow (Great Britain), events and working groups. While the UCI’s Agenda 2022 important. We want to make it the UCI ProSeries for men. These across Africa. A ceremony in Paris (France) and Tyrol (Austria) These included the Promoting sets out very specific operational clear that in addition to being a measures are additional to the the evening was attended by have joined the network’s Active Cities Throughout Europe objectives, like any other major competitive sport at the highest video refereeing provided by our TV representatives of local and ten other member cities and workshops; the international body or organisation our level, cycling is also a popular and Support Commissaires in the vans national authorities, international regions. Velo-City conference; the Federation must communicate accessible activity that makes a made available to them by the UCI. sports organisations and United meeting of the management its vision, mission and values. huge contributions to society with Nations (UN) agencies. On a practical level and with a committee of the Transport, In doing so we can explain the enormous potential to contribute Cyclo-cross took a decisive step view to providing stakeholders Health and Environment Pan- reasons behind what we are even more. As for the second in its international development In November we staged the on the ground with the tools European Programme; the doing and encourage support objective (encouraging as many in 2019. Following an open second UCI Bike City Forum in they need to roll out their own Working Group on Model for our initiatives. This is the people as possible to ride a bike), bidding process, the organisation Paris, a successful event attended initiatives, we have created Indicators on Sport, Physical first time that the UCI has ever it goes without saying that it is at rights for the discipline’s UCI by around 100 leaders and several toolkits, one of which is Education, Physical Activity and engaged in such a process. the heart of our core mission. World Cup were awarded to experts from all over the world. aimed at National Federations. the Sustainable Development Flanders Classics from the Representing cities and regions, Going by the name of the Goals coordinated by the Our vision is to reach out to men The first of its kind to be launched 2020-2021 season through event organisers, international Children’s Cycling Education Commonwealth Secretariat and women through cycling by the UCI, our Ride and Smile to 2023-2024. There will, as a organisations and NGOs, they Programme, it gives them and the International Labour and to make it an inclusive and campaign has made an impact, result, be a significant increase discussed the future of active support in putting together and Organization; and the Peace and universal activity of the future, a earning the appreciation of the in the number of World Cup mobility, led by the UCI. implementing such initiatives. Sport International Forum. sporting and recreational pursuit public and showing the UCI in a rounds, leading to a broader that is also sustainable. positive light. geographical distribution of events, greater promotion of Our mission is to shape the Structured around a 90-second the discipline worldwide and an future of cycling by making it video posted on social media, increase in its profitability. more appealing and thereby the campaign projects a simple, encouraging more people to ride heartfelt and universal message: It has given us great satisfaction a bike, all the while ensuring it no matter who you are, where to see that the measures taken to contributes to people’s well-being you live and what you use your promote female participation in and to sustainable development bike for (racing, leisure or as cyclo-cross – in particular, equal on a global level. a mode of transport), cycling prize money for men and women makes you happy. in the UCI World Cup overall It was also important for us to standings and moves towards define our values because they The UCI has shown the video equal bonuses paid by organisers underpin the everyday work widely and it has also been – had a positive impact in 2019. that we do. The UCI’s four main shared by influencers such as More new measures will be rolled values are passion (for cycling), , Kate Courtney and out in 2020. excellence (on a daily basis), the Tour de France. Cycling fans integrity (in everything we have also been invited to share Meanwhile, the 2019 UCI Cyclo- do) and unity (bringing every the video by using the hashtag cross World Championships in member of the cycling family #rideandsmile. To date the Ride Bogense, Denmark, saw a record together behind the same and Smile video has been viewed 280 riders from 24 countries take major goals). These values are more than three million times. part. It gave us great pleasure to embraced by all UCI employees see the many cycling promotion and we are committed to Our disciplines have continued to initiatives undertaken as part disseminating them to all our grow globally on a sporting level. of the event, not least those members and the general public. Rather than go over the reform of aimed at young people, and the men’s and women’s professional presence among the spectators In July 2019, during the Tour de road cycling discussed by our of a distinguished guest in France, we launched a major President, David Lappartient, in the HRH Crown Prince Frederik of global communications campaign message that opens this Annual Denmark, an IOC member.

20 | Director General’s Report Director General’s Report | 21 Staying with track cycling, Victor some 236 athletes from 37 excellent fields and produced Campenaerts set a new UCI countries competed in front some superb racing, with no Hour Record timed by Tissot at of more than 5,000 spectators. fewer than 50,000 people turning the Velodromo Bicentenario in Several other events were held up to watch the Elite downhill Aguascalientes, Mexico, in April alongside the UCI BMX World and cross-country Olympic 2019. The Belgian rider clocked Championships, including competitions. a remarkable 55.089 kilometres a cycling sportive and a to unseat , who children’s camp introducing In another development had held the previous record local youngsters to a range of for cycling, the first Red for nearly four years. The fact cycling specialities, with BMX Bull UCI Pump Track World that a number of attempts have Racing naturally among them. Championships took place at been made on the UCI Hour Meanwhile, female participation the Swiss Bike Park in Köniz- Record since its regulations has risen in the UCI World Cup, Oberried, Bern. A crowd of over were updated in 2014 show that an increase that can be linked to 4,000 turned up to watch the this legendary challenge has the equality between male and competitions, which featured 100 regained its lustre and is firing female quotas for BMX Racing riders from around 30 countries. the imagination of riders and events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Among them were riders who cycling fans alike. Games. had previously taken part in Olympic BMX events, mountain After being held in Baku, Mountain bike saw a number of bike champions and some , the previous year, the changes in 2019, the first of them new faces making their way in UCI BMX World Championships coming at the UCI Mountain Bike pump track. The success of the made their return to Europe: World Championships presented event shows that pump track more specifically to the by Mercedes-Benz in Mont- has an important role to play track at Zolder, in Heusden- Sainte-Anne, Canada, where in fulfilling the UCI’s objective Zolder, Belgium. The event the inaugural UCI E-Mountain of promoting cycling to young remains as popular as ever, Bike World Championships were people around the world. Pump with 3,731 athletes from 49 held. This maiden event proved tracks are relatively easy and low countries entering the various to be a major organisational and cost to build, and the speciality competitions (across both the sporting success. Equipment is accessible, appealing and Championships and Challenge was thoroughly and efficiently educative, providing an ideal categories). In the UCI World checked by the UCI, while the gateway to our sport’s many Championships events alone, competitions attracted some disciplines.

The track cycling season proved sessions from the Thursday a record number of athletes, very fulfilling on many levels. onwards. We must also pay underlining the ongoing A series of innovative reforms, tribute to Kristina Vogel for development of para-cycling including the signing of a making it to Pruszków. The since it was made an integral partnership with Discovery and victim of a serious accident that part of the UCI’s structures. the creation of a UCI Track brought an end to her career, Princess Margriet Francisca of the Cycling World League, with its the German former rider and added prestige to TV-friendly format, have put the multiple UCI World Champion the event with her visit. discipline in the best possible was in to commentate position to fulfil its immense for the host broadcaster, having The UCI Junior Track Cycling potential once and for all. taken part in a meeting of our World Championships in Track Commission as an athlete Frankfurt (Oder) in saw One of the highlights of the representative. Her commitment an Indian cyclist win the country’s season, the UCI Track Cycling to cycling has since been first ever cycling world title, while World Championships presented recognised with the UCI Merit athletes who prepared for the by Tissot in Pruszków, Poland, Award. event at the UCI World Cycling attracted a record number of Centre during the five weeks competing nations, while the The UCI Para-cycling Track World prior to the Championships velodrome welcomed capacity Championships in Apeldoorn, collected a gold medal, a silver crowds in every one of the finals the Netherlands, also attracted and a bronze between them.

22 | Director General’s Report Director General’s Report | 23 The UCI’s annual flagship claimed victory in the Women Finally, the unusually cold and a UCI cycling event. However, It is impossible to conclude this This challenging situation has event, the UCI Road World Elite individual time trial, that wet weather rendered most incessant rain forced the report without mentioning the shown the ability of cycling’s Championships, took place of her fellow American Quinn of the competitions even organisers to close the facility coronavirus pandemic and its families to stick together, with in Yorkshire (Great Britain) in Simmons, who dominated more difficult, giving them a for the duration of nearly half impact on cycling. In the middle their representatives quickly September. It was a competition the Men Junior road race, or nightmarish aura. The athletes of the competitions. Other of March, and on the basis of engaging in a constructive that will go down in cycling Denmark’s showed no little courage in problems they encountered, the assessment of the situation dialogue in the general interest history in more ways than one. who, at just 23 years old, was braving the conditions, with which included flooded roads, made by the World Health of our sport. For its part, the UCI In place of the trade teams the surprise winner of the Men some riders on Sunday saying highlighted the importance of Organisation (WHO) and the Management Committee has time trial came a new format, Elite road race to become the it was the most challenging day anticipating and planning for the restrictive measures imposed played a strong and effective the team time trial mixed relay, youngest UCI World Champion they had ever faced. potential consequences of bad by many countries, the UCI role, something for which we can contested by teams of three men of the discipline in this category weather when hosting events. quickly announced a series of all be thankful. and three women. The winners since ’s Oscar Freire. In total, 812 riders from 67 Greater attention needs to be initiatives designed to safeguard of this inaugural event were the countries took part in the events. paid to this in the future. the health of individuals All in all, 2019 was an especially Netherlands. The remaining gold The victories of the young involved in cycling events and important and challenging year medals went to an encouragingly Americans are emblematic of The weather also made life The UCI Para-cycling Road World ensure a level playing field for and I would like to thank our wide range of riders, with some what would appear to be a revival hard for the event organisers. Championships in Emmen, all participants. The working President and his Management very promising youngsters of road cycling in the United An impressive fan zone, with the Netherlands, also proved hours of UCI employees were Committee for their faith and the scoring breakthrough wins. We States, with the country finishing capacity to welcome more a success. The medal table quickly reduced and Home UCI’s management team and will not forget the name of the third in the nations ranking of than 40,000 fans, should have showed the extent of para- Office working adopted, and staff for the commitment they American Chloe Dygert (22), who the UCI Worlds in Yorkshire. been the largest ever seen at cycling’s geographical expansion virtually all upcoming events show on a daily basis. A big thank in recent years, with four on the 2020 UCI International you must also go out to all the continents represented in the Calendar, including several of members of the global cycling top six positions. A total of 387 our World Championships, were family. One of the keys to our riders representing 47 nations postponed or cancelled. shared success is the excellent participated in the event. level of collaboration we have As well as keeping a very with them, which allows us to The planet’s leading exponents close eye on the global health happily move forward together. of BMX Freestyle (Park and situation, the UCI also wasted Rest assured, I will continue to Flatland) and trials gathered for little time in preparing for a invest all my energy in pursuing five days of competition at the resumption of the cycling season. the goals we have set for third UCI Urban Cycling World Following consultation with all ourselves. Championships in Chengdu, stakeholders - organisers, teams China, Some 15,000 spectators and riders in the first instance turned out to watch. While Park -, it quickly proposed amended and trials have been on the event calendars that safeguard the programme since its creation, interests of all parties and retain Flatland was making its maiden the appeal of the sporting appearance and saw its first UCI season. World Champions crowned. In Amina Lanaya terms of participation, 90 athletes With the season on hold and Director General from 28 countries took part in the the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and BMX Freestyle Park competition, Paralympic Games rescheduled 42 from 18 countries in BMX to 2021, the finances of the Freestyle Flatland and 102 from UCI and cycling’s many players 19 nations in the trials events. have been hit hard. In a show As far as the organisation of the of solidarity, the UCI decided to event was concerned, the various refund all calendar registration parties involved (UCI, Wanda fees to organisers that have Sports, the City of Chengdu and been forced by the pandemic to the Chinese Cycling Association) cancel their events. In support worked extremely well together. of riders’ rights, the UCI has also created a framework enabling Finally, the UCI Indoor Cycling the professional peloton to World Championships (artistic take the necessary measures to cycling and cycle-ball), which ensure they stay in the sport. were held at the St. Jakobshalle In addition, our Federation has in Basel, Switzerland, brought the adopted a global cost-saving 2019 UCI World Championships plan as a means of negotiating programme to an end. the crisis.

24 | Director General’s Report Director General’s Report | 25 UCI SEMINAR IN - events are typically organised in gathered for the third and ORGANISATION collaboration with Continental final UCI Sharing Platform. Confederations alongside their Road cycling on the American In December, a three-day Annual Congresses. continent, as well as safety seminar in Cairo hosted by the during road races, were at the Confédération Africaine de In March, the first-ever combined heart of the discussions. Cyclisme (CAC) and chaired UCI Sharing Platform was held by UCI Vice-President Dr in Rome () for African and The latter two events included Mohamed Wagih Azzam, drew European National Federations anti-doping seminars led by the participation of more than alongside the Union Européenne a UCI expert and a separate 42 delegates from 22 National de Cyclisme (UEC) and the event was held in Tashkent, Federations. Newly appointed Confédération Africaine de Uzbekistan, on the same topic. UCI World Cycling Centre Cyclisme (CAC) Congresses. A More information on anti-doping (WCC) Director Vincent Jacquet total of 102 people – representing education can be found under presented the ongoing work 44 National Federations from the “Clean Sport” section of this of the UCI, which included the Europe (out of 50 European publication. UCI Solidarity Programme, the UCI affiliated members) and 37 UCI WCC satellite centres, UCI National Federations from Africa DataRide, the organisation (out of 52 African UCI affiliated UCI SOLIDARITY PROGRAMME INTERNATIONAL of road races, the Africa Cup members) attended the event. calendar, women’s cycling, as The global and unified well as the evolution of the UCI In May, the UCI Sharing development of cycling is at Regulations. It was the second Platform for the Pan-American the core of the UCI’s strategy, time this course was organised; region was held in Hidalgo achieved by supporting the first edition was held in 2017. (Mexico) alongside the emerging cycling nations and 2019 saw the formalisation of the UCI Solidarity Programme within a structured, Confederación Panamericana promoting the sport to increase sustainable and progressive framework. The programme supports emerging cycling de Ciclismo (COPACI) Congress its popularity worldwide. UCI SHARING PLATFORMS with the participation of 50 nations worldwide in the development of cycling in their respective territories. In representatives from 28 nations In line with Agenda 2022, the September, the annual UCI Congress gathered a total of 108 National Federations in Three editions of the UCI Sharing (out of 44 Pan-American UCI UCI Solidarity Programme was Harrogate, Great Britain. Two new National Federations were formally affiliated on Platform were held in 2019. The affiliated National Federations). set up to reach these goals by this occasion, taking the total of number members to 196. Effective collaboration with objective of these events is to supporting the Continental the five Continental Confederations and National Federations continues and is vital in give National Federations the In November, on the occasion Confederations and National opportunity to share experiences of the Caribbean Cycling Federations in the development helping the UCI achieve its mission of promoting the sport worldwide. and knowledge as well as be Confederation Congress in of cycling in their respective involved in the running of the Havana (Cuba), more than 50 territories, within a structured, event, under the guidance and delegates representing all 26 sustainable and progressive 2019 UCI CONGRESS The UCI Congress has the UCI World Championships expertise of key UCI staff. These Caribbean National Federations framework. undergone a transformation and UCI Bike City label were The 188th annual Congress of since the arrival of UCI President integrated into the programme The National Federations are the UCI took place in Harrogate, David Lappartient, with the for the first time. The event TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CONFEDERATIONS AND classified according to their (MILLIONS CHF) SATELLITES UCI SOLIDARITY Yorkshire, in Great Britain, event taking place over a whole also featured keynote speeches (MILLION CHF) needs: categories 1 and 2 are during the 2019 UCI Road World day and covering all the key from the International Olympic the most economically well- Championships. This event is topics and activities of the UCI, Committee (IOC), VisitScotland off, while categories 3 and 4 the annual gathering for UCI enabling the dissemination and UK Sport. 1,2 are Federations with emerging affiliated National Federations, of significant information to 0,3 0,2 cycling activities and in greatest with 108 representatives present all National Federations on The Congress also awarded need of support. Out of the 196 0,1 at this edition, a decrease the actions undertaken by the the UCI Merit, a distinction in 1,0 members, 72% are classified as compared to the previous institution in the previous 12 recognition of people who have category 3 or 4 and these are the 3,9 year due to stricter entry visa months. made a significant contribution National Federations to which requirements in Great Britain. to cycling, to two former UCI 0,6 the UCI Solidarity Programme 0,3 0,6 For the second year running, The 2019 edition saw the Presidents, Mr Brian Cookson provides support. National Federations classified approval by the UCI Congress (GBR) and Mr Pat McQuaid (IRL), 0,3 in Groups 3 and 4 benefited of the affiliation of two new and also to the President of the The UCI Solidarity Programme from the UCI’s support to National Federations: the Bicycle Saint-Vincent-and-Grenadines provides aid to these less- UCI WCC attend the event with the Association of Maldives and Cycling Union Mr Trevor Bailey, UCI WCC Satellites developed National Federations Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Confederation Contribution provision of four nights’ the Samoa Cycling Association, and President of the Confédération Africaine de Cyclisme (CAC) worldwide thanks, among others, Confederations Solidarity Confederacion Panamericana de Ciclismo (COPACI) accommodation. bringing the total number of Cycling Federation Mr John International development to the funding of training courses Oceania Cycling Confederation (OCC) members to 196. The awards of Zammit. Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC) and donation of equipment.

26 | International Relations International Relations | 27 The UCI WCC represents a central Bikes distributed under the UCI reviewed and strengthened, tool in the UCI’s solidarity policy. Solidarity Programme both by implementing ASIAN CYCLING CONFEDERATION Africa regulatory changes via the UCI The three key areas of the Constitution and by appointing Presided by Mr Osama Ahmed topped the medal table with home nation coming away with Egypt 10 UCI Solidarity Programme external auditors to review the Abdullah Al Shafar (UAE), the respectively three golds and one ten gold medals, eight silver and 9 – education, equipment, administrative and financial Asian Cycling Confederation bronze, and two silver and one seven bronze. Uzbekistan and Mauritania 3 funding for special projects - operations of the Continental (ACC) now has 43 affiliated bronze. were second and third 9 function autonomously as well Confederations. National Federations. In 2019, on the medal table. Central Africa 10 as complement one another. the Bicycle Association of Later that same month, the Asian These three pathways cover the Chad 10 Maldives was affiliated to the Road and Para-cycling Road Furthermore, 17 National key objectives in developing Mali 10 UCI SOLIDARITY COMMISSION Union Cycliste Internationale. Championships were held in Championships for road cycling cycling within the Continental Guinea 5 Tashkent, Uzbekistan. and 10 National Championships Confederations and National Somalia 10 The UCI Solidarity Commission, The number of cycling showed its dominance in the for track cycling were registered Federations, allowing them Niger 10 presided by Dr Mohamed competitions in Asia continues Men Elite category by claiming with the UCI in 2019. to make the most of sporting, 10 Wagih Azzam, met in Harrogate, to grow steadily. For the third top spot in the individual time technical and financial resources Cape-Verde 10 Great Britain, during the UCI time, the Gree-Tour of trial and road race. The UCI WCC has maintained available, which will benefit their 10 Road World Championships. was the last event on the UCI its support to the Asian riders and other stakeholders, as Sudan 20 Discussions centred on the WorldTour calendar, finishing in In July, the 25th Asian Mountain Cycling Confederation with well as increase their autonomy TOTAL 136 UCI Solidarity Programme and the town of (China), which Bike Championships, organised UCI WCC satellites in Japan, and independence as a structure. the outcomes observed at the also hosted the 5th edition of the by the Fédération Libanaise de Republic of Korea and . Asia conclusion of its first full year in UCI Cycling Gala. Cyclisme, were held in Beirut, The UCI Solidarity Programme 2019 was the first effective year of Mongolia 10 its new structured format. Lebanon. China dominated supported seven education the UCI Solidarity Programme in TOTAL 10 The year started with the Asian in cross-country Olympic and projects of the Asian Cycling this new format. The UCI received Americas Deemed a success, Track and Para-cycling Track in downhill, both Confederation implicating five a total of 123 applications: Ecuador 10 recommendations on the Cycling Championships, which nations winning several medals. National Federations. Under 41 applications from the Dominican Republic 10 evolution and improvement of were organised mid-January the same programme, one National Federation was granted Continental Confederations and Guyana 10 the UCI Solidarity Programme in Jakarta, Indonesia. Sixteen The last Asian Continental 82 from the National Federations. and the evaluation of the impact nations took part with a total of Championships of the year were equipment. Haiti 12 Of the 123 projects submitted, of the projects financed were 292 riders competing over six held in Jakarta, Indonesia, at 1 92 were approved by the UCI made as follows: days of competition. the end of October, for the trials The President of the ACC, Mr Salvador 10 Management Committee. discipline. Osama Al Shafar (UAE) and Nicaragua 10 • the positioning of the In April, the Asian BMX the Confederation’s Treasurer Bahamas 11 By year end, 80% of the projects development project within the Championships were organised The 2019 Track Asia Cup was once Dato’ Amarjit Singh Gill (MAS) Bolivia 10 had been implemented by short-, medium- and long- in Nilai (Malaysia). There were again on the calendar of top- are both members of the UCI the UCI and the UCI WCC. The Cuba 10 term strategy of the National great performances by the class cycling events and was held Management Committee. precarious political situation in Peru 18 Federation. The members of Japanese and Thai riders who in New Delhi (India), with the some countries and the inability TOTAL 112 the Solidarity Commission to monitor the implementation Europe suggested that support be of a project by the relevant 10 given to National Federations National Federation through lack in the elaboration of their UCI SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS : BREAKDOWN 10 ASIAN CYCLING CONFEDERATION OF UCI SOLIDARITY of human resources were noted projects; TOTAL 20 PROJECTS as issues in the non-delivery of • the provision of funding to the Total (CHF) (THOUSANDS CHF) projects. transversal domains of cycling GRAND TOTAL 278 India Track coaching course MJ WJ 43 985 (women’s cycling, cycling Malaysia Mechanics' course 16 200 UCI Solidarity funding in 2019 education in schools, health Lebanon Mountain bike Elite national commissaire course 29 117 11 totalled CHF 954,262, with the In addition to the abovementioned aspects, teaching methods, Continental Confederation development activities, in 2019, anti-doping, para-cycling, Uzbekistan Elite national commissaire course 18 341 projects receiving CHF 519,702 the UCI offered support to etc.); Uzbekistan Anti-doping education seminar 3 257 and National Federation CHF the Bahamas after it suffered • the elaboration of guidelines Mongolia Bikes (see separate list) 11 300 434,560. considerable damage from to support the UCI Solidarity Commissaires' course 4 941 Hurricane Dorian. A total of CHF Programme; Solidarity ACC Total 122 200 Furthermore, 278 bikes were 5,000 was given to the National • the provision of equipment Confederation contribution 128 539 distributed to various National Federation. on three levels: beginners, Satellite contribution 20 000 111 Federations. For small equipment detection and high level. (helmets, tyres, gloves, jerseys, It is worth noting that, with ACC CONTRIBUTION TOTAL 270 739 drink bottles, etc.), the total the increase in amounts and Education number of items distributed scope of the UCI Solidarity Equipment stood at 5,375. Programme, governance procedures have been

28 | International Relations International Relations | 29 CONFÉDÉRATION AFRICAINE DE CYCLISME CONFEDERACION PANAMERICANA DE CICLISMO

The Confédération Africaine de was close behind with four gold The WCC Africa (WCCA), located The Confederación individual time trial. Later in the The Pan American Games Cyclisme (CAC), presided by UCI medals, while South Africa and in the South African city of Paarl, Panamericana de Ciclismo year, she would become the first in Lima, Peru, were a major Vice-president Dr Mohamed Rwanda earned one each. Finally, is the only continental hub for (COPACI), led by UCI Vice- female cyclist from her country highlight on the continent with Wagih Azzam (EGY), counts 52 the 11th African Mountain Bike cycling development on the President José Manuel Pelaez to qualify for the Olympic the five Olympic disciplines affiliated National Federations. Championships were held in continent. The WCCA is well- (CUB), counts 44 affiliated Games. Next up were the Pan- showcased at the event. Windhoek () on 11-13 April. established and organises road, National Federations. American BMX Championships 250 riders from 12 countries Pietermaritzburg, in South South African riders dominated track and mountain bike training that took place in Sao Paulo participated in the competition. Africa, was the stage for the 14th the championships by winning five camps for athletes from African Several Continental (Brazil) on 25-26 May. Bolivia The United States of America African Track Championships out of six gold medals. countries. It is an important Championships and regional hosted the PanAmerican Track was top of the medal table, held 17-20 January, which saw stepping stone for riders’ races took place across all Championships in September. followed closely by Colombia South Africa achieve outstanding Within the framework of the development and selection. disciplines with strong support Cary (USA) was the venue for the and Mexico. results. Olympian Ebtissam UCI Solidarity Programme, nine from the National Federations first PanAmerican BMX Freestyle Zayed Ahmed from Egypt Continental Confederation The President of the CAC and and the UCI. The year started Championships in early October. The UCI Solidarity Programme claimed gold medals in the projects, namely education UCI Vice-president, Dr Mohamed with the PanAmerican Mountain The Elite Road Caribbean supported 13 Continental Omnium and points race. In programmes and funding for Wagih Azzam and the President Bike Championships, in a first Championships followed and Confederation and 17 National March, the African Continental special projects, were approved of the Fédération Royale instance for cross-country, in took place in Cuba at the Federation projects. These Road Championships were and implemented in 2019. Marocaine de Cyclisme, Mr Aguascalientes (Mexico) on 3-6 beginning of November, giving projects involved both education hosted in Bahir Dar in . Furthermore, 21 projects for Mohammed Ben El Mahi (MAR), April, and then for downhill, smaller National Federations programmes and funding for The Ethiopian National Cycling equipment and education are both members of the UCI in Villa la Angostura Neuquen the opportunity to participate in special projects. Federation riders displayed programmes benefitted 16 Management Committee. (Argentina) on 12-15 April. high-level competitions. Host their strength and skills by different African National nation riders performed very well The continent has two members taking six gold medals. Eritrea Federations. The next competition on the as did athletes from Anguilla, on the UCI Management calendar was the PanAmerican Belize, Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Committee, namely COPACI Road Championships on 30 Trinidad and Tobago. President and UCI Vice- April-5 May in Pachuca (Mexico). president Mr José Manuel UCI SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS : BREAKDOWN Teniel Campbell from Trinidad Closing the year were the Pelaez, of Cuba, and Mr Bob CONFÉDÉRATION AFRICAINE DE CYCLISME OF UCI SOLIDARITY PROJECTS and Tobago, member of the UCI PanAmerican Cyclo-cross Stapleton (USA), Chairman of (THOUSANDS CHF) Total (CHF) Women’s Team, WCC Team in Championships which were held in the Board of USA Cycling. South Africa Track Continental Championships 17 163 2019, won gold in the Under 23 Alberta (Canada) on 9-10 November. Ethiopia Road Continental Championships 30 365 8 34 Namibia Mountain bike Continental 11 515 BREAKDOWN Championships UCI SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS : OF UCI SOLIDARITY CONFEDERACIÓN PANAMERICANA DE CICLISMO Track coaches’course 8 645 PROJECTS 124 (THOUSANDS CHF) Egypt Track coaches’ course 8 718 59 Total (CHF) Benin Road coaches’ course 9 376 Mexico Road Continental Championships 19 187 Egypt Mechanics' course 10 954 Mexico Mountain bike coaching course 9 611 Nicaragua 46 Egypt CAC organisational course 33 764 83 Road Central American Championships 11 448 Guinea Athletes training at WCCA 8 026 Cuba Road Caribbean Championships 38 868 97 Bolivia Track Continental Championships 16 624 Guinea Commissaires' course 4 517 Bolivia Road Commissaire Elite course 8 380 59 Nigeria Mechanics' course 6 386 Athletes funding WCC Africa CAC organisational course Guayana Junior Road Caribbean Championships 1 730 Nigeria Coaches’ course 5 911 Continental Championships Education Mexico Junior Road and Track Continental 11 410 Niger Mechanics' course 5 333 Equipment Championships 38 Gabon Mechanics' course 9 660 Cuba UCI Anti-doping seminar 8 725 88 Rwanda Commissaires' course 4 941 Costa Rica Anti-doping seminar for coaches 2 087 Rep. Dominicana Mountain bike Caribbean Championships 5 511 Sudan Coaches’ course 3 513 Puerto Rico Coaches’ course 8 356 Caribbean Championships National team support 5 057 Continental Championships Paraguay Mountain bike coaches’ course 439 Education Various Bikes (see separate list) 123 940 Haiti Athlete preparation for Road Caribbean 15 000 Equipment Solidarity CAC Total 307 784 Championships Haïti National Team Camp Confederation contribution 144 119 Caribbean Hurricane relief funding 20 278 Satellite contribution 262 922 Various Development projects and detection/ 82 133 coaching young talents CAC CONTRIBUTION TOTAL 714 825 Various Bikes (see separate list) 88 060 Solidarity COPACI Total 347 847 Confederation contribution 131 880 COPACI CONTRIBUTION TOTAL 479 727

30 | International Relations International Relations | 31 OCEANIA CYCLING CONFEDERATION UNION EUROPÉENNE DE CYCLISME

A new UCI affiliated member, Cambridge (New Zealand) Finally, closing the year, cycling’s The Union Européenne de Park in Cadenazzo (Switzerland) Management Committee, the Samoa Cycling Association, hosted the fifth round of the newest Olympic discipline was Cyclisme (UEC), led by UCI between 10 and 13 October; namely; UCI Vice-president joined the Oceania Cycling 2018-2019 Tissot UCI Track Cycling showcased at the Oceania BMX Management Committee track cycling in Apeldoorn and President of the Italian Confederation (OCC) in World Cup. Freestyle Championships in member Rocco Cattaneo (SUI), (Netherlands) between 16 and 20 Cycling Federation, Mr Renato 2019, bringing the number of Melbourne (). counts 50 affiliated member October; and finally, cyclo-cross Di Rocco (ITA); UEC President, members in Oceania to seven. The 2019 Oceania Championships Federations. in Silvelle (Italy) on 10 November. Mr Rocco Cattaneo; President of The OCC is led by Mrs Tracey for different disciplines again saw In 2019, the OCC used the the Belgian Cycling Federation, Gaudry (AUS). The affiliation of very professional event delivery UCI Solidarity Programme In 2019, the UEC successfully As part of the UCI Solidarity Mr Tom Van Damme; Honorary Samoa was part of the OCC’s and high-quality racing. The funding mainly to continue delivered major European programme, four European President of the Russian Cycling Pacific Development Plan year started with the Oceania its Development Plan for the Cycling Championships, National Federations received Federation, Mr Igor Viktorovich (Cycling Pacific), launched in BMX Championships held in Te Pacific Region and facilitate including for: mountain bike training and equipment to Makarov; former President of the 2017. The aim of Cycling Pacific Awamutu (New Zealand) on 19 the participation of Pacific downhill in Pampilhosa da Serra sustain their cycling practices. Norwegian Cycling Federation is to proactively offer support January. Islands in the annual OCC (Portugal) in May; indoor cycling The five UEC projects involved Mr Harald Tiedemann Hansen; and resources to develop cycling Congress. Cook Islands, Fiji in Mohlin (Switzerland) in June; funding and education Vice-president of the Portuguese in the Pacific and increase In mid-March, the Oceania and Guam all benefitted from mountain bike cross-country programmes, including an Elite Olympic Committee, Mr Artur membership among the 35 Road Championships took support for projects linked to in Brno () at the National Commissaires course in Lopes; Vice-president of the island nations. place in Tasmania (Australia) the development of the BMX end of July; road in Alkmaar Italy. German Cycling Federation, Mr for the second year running. discipline on their respective (Netherlands) from 7 to 11 August; Toni Kirsch; and President of the The number of races on the This event was followed, in territories. trials in Il Ciocco (Italy) on 4, 5 The Confederation has eight Spanish Cycling Federation, Mr Oceanian continent continued April, by the Oceania Mountain and 6 October; BMX Freestyle representatives on the UCI José Luis Lopez Cerrón. to grow. There are two major Bike Championships in Bright Two members of the UCI WorldTour events on the (Australia). Confederation are also members calendar: the season opener, of the UCI Management BREAKDOWN Santos , The Oceania Track Committee, namely OCC UCI SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS : UNION EUROPÉENNE DE CYCLISME OF UCI SOLIDARITY and the Great Championships were held on President Mrs Tracey Gaudry and PROJECTS (THOUSANDS CHF) Ocean race, both taking place 16-19 October in Invercargill, New Cycling New Zealand President Total (CHF) in January. That same month, Zealand. Mr Tony Mitchell (NZL). Italy Road and Track Elite National 8 026 Commissaires’ course 11 Belgium Junior and U23 Track Continental Championships 52 680 UCI SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS : BREAKDOWN Nové Mesto Velodrome timing equipment 52 498 OCEANIA CYCLING CONFEDERATION OF UCI SOLIDARITY PROJECTS Balkans Road Balkan Championships 11 095 53 (THOUSANDS CHF) Equipment 11 095 Total (CHF) 102 Oceania & Pacific Development of cycling 26 532 Malta Coaches’ course 3 533 Oceania & Pacific BMX Pacific management and development 1 087 Malta Commissaires' course 3 536 coordination 6 Various Equipment 13 672 15 Oceania & Pacific Equipment to implement BMX schools 6 594 Various Bikes (see separate list) 25 100 programme Solidarity UEC Total 181 235 Oceania & Pacific Facilities and equipment for a cycling ‘hub’ in 6 430 Balkan Road Championships Confederation contribution 142 339 Suva 27 Continental Championships 17 Education Oceania & Pacific Support construction of full BMX track 5 507 UEC CONTRIBUTION TOTAL 323 574 Equipment Tahiti Equipment grant for purchase BMX bikes 4 408 Solidarity OCC Total 46 150 1 Confederation contribution 67 402 OCC CONTRIBUTION TOTAL 113 552 OCC Development Plan BMX Pacific Development Equipment Funding BMX Track

32 | International Relations International Relations | 33 A YEAR OF

34 | A year of Sport and Events A year of Sport and Events | 35 In the context of the reorganisation of men’s and women’s professional road cycling, a wide consultation of cycling’s stakeholders delivered essential components towards increasing its appeal and defining in which areas measures should be undertaken in seasons to come. The successfully-delivered Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games test event confirmed the operational and technical capabilities of the road race. Meanwhile, the UCI Road World Championships in Harrogate showcased the first edition of the Team Time Trial Mixed Relay.

STRUCTURE OF UCI INTERNATIONAL ROAD CALENDAR IN 2019 UCI INTERNATIONAL ROAD (NUMBER OF RACE DAYS) CALENDAR GRAND TOURS 69 A total of 569 events featured on UCI WORLDTOUR ET UCI WOMEN'S WORLDTOUR 171 the 2019 UCI International Road Calendar, an increase of 46 on CLASSE HC 144

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days on the 2019 Calendar was 32 (excluding Olympic Games, UCI Road World Championships, Continental Games and Championships, more than the previous year, the National Championships, Regional Games and Championships, Junior events and Criteriums) result in the main of an increase of nearly 9% in the number of events registered between 2018 which saw an average of 4.8 race Criteriums on the UCI and 2019. There are two main days and a median value of four International Calendar. reasons for this growth: firstly, days. Ten years ago, these figures a 28% increase in the number stood at 5.4 days and five days The Continental Championships of events held in Europe in respectively. held in Australia, Ethiopia, 2019, while there were 19 more Uzbekistan, Mexico and the events held in the Americas There were no structural changes Netherlands saw riders from 104 than in 2018; and secondly, even to the various classes of events nations compete in 58 different greater growth in the number of and UCI series during 2019. In events. events on the UCI International general terms, the number of Women’s Road Calendar (68% events in each UCI series remained over five years), with the pace of stable and the pyramid structure that growth quickening in 2019 coherent (Fig. 2). ROAD with the addition of 33 events. The UCI also registered five In terms of event formats, one- Continental Championships, day events registered a larger four Regional Games or increase in race days than stage Championships, 95 National races, where the downward trend Championships – 14 more than in duration continued in 2019, the previous year – and 69

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36 | Road cycling Road cycling | 37 UCI REGISTERED TEAMS For the second year running, With shorter deadlines and a 2019 UCI CYCLING GALA The seminar also provided a SAFETY PROGRAMME the UCI DataRide platform was simplified and more intuitive valuable platform for those In 2019, the UCI registered 261 used to register teams. The procedure, new teams were able The 5th UCI Cycling Gala took present to exchange views. The The UCI’s safety programme was road teams. The number of teams registration procedure, in the to register with the UCI with ease place in Guilin (CHN) on 22 UCI underlined the importance further reinforced in 2019 with, has been growing steadily over “Teams” module of the platform, and without prior administrative October, bringing together of rider safety initiatives for the amongst other initiatives, the the past few years, with almost was fully operational, having experience. numerous stars of men’s and following season and presented introduction of a protocol for 100 more teams in 2019 compared benefitted from improvements women’s professional road measures being studied and race incidents and sanctions for to 2010. The number of UCI after its first year of use. cycling, including the Men Elite implemented to strengthen race organisers. WorldTeams has remained the road race UCI World Champion the appeal of professional road same since 2014 with 18 teams. Mads Pedersen (DEN) as well as cycling. Race Incident Protocol For both the UCI Professional UCI World Champions for road Continental Teams and UCI GROWTH OF UCI REGISTERED ROAD TEAMS SINCE 2010 para-cycling. The ceremony This annual seminar has ensured In order to deal with race incidents Continental Teams, a slight brought the 2019 season to a close that the UCI continues to work in an appropriate and timely decrease was recorded in 2019 on a festive note, celebrating with its key stakeholders in order to manner, the UCI instituted a race due to teams changing categories the highlights of the discipline support professional road cycling operations and communication or stopping their activities, with 25 over the last 12 months and expand its global audience. protocol, which was successfully in the first category compared to 200 rewarding riders who have stood implemented during the 2019 27 in 2018 and 172 in the second out. Finally, the cycling family Appeal of professional road season. compared to 175 in 2018. Lastly, honoured Greg LeMond (USA) cycling working group 46 UCI Women’s Teams were with the UCI President’s Trophy This protocol aims to support UCI registered, the same number as 100 to celebrate the 30th anniversary 2019 saw the launch of a plan of Commissaires during major race in 2018. of his historical UCI Road World action to increase the appeal of incidents, ensuring all parties Championships – Tour de France professional road cycling through are heard, including the riders All five continents are double, achieved in 1989. a wide consultation procedure and teams, and that images are represented by UCI WorldTeams involving cycling’s stakeholders. available for review in the TV and the progression in the 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 In total, 17 prizes were awarded This included the creation of van as required. The role and diversity of registered teams’ during the 2019 UCI Cycling Gala. an ‘appeal of professional responsibilities of the President of geographical origins, whatever road cycling working group’ the Commissaires’ Panel, including their category, has also been comprising representatives of his relationship with the media, considerable. For instance, PROGRESSION OF THE NUMBER OF UCI PROFESSIONAL ROAD CYCLING teams, riders and organisers but were also more clearly defined. there was an increase in African REGISTERED ROAD TEAMS PER CATEGORY also, and importantly, media registered UCI teams with The UCI Women’s WorldTour and broadcasters. The process On site, the UCI Technical Adviser Guinea-Bissau, Rwanda and and UCI WorldTour Seminar consisted of interviews with played a key role in gathering , all registering a team 150 numerous people from cycling’s and providing information of in 2019 for the first time. Brazil, In December, the UCI Women’s different extended families. the ongoing situation to all the Brunei Darussalam, Latvia and WorldTour and UCI WorldTour parties involved. Finally, a fully 100 also registered teams Seminar was once again held Furthermore, as part of comprehensive communication in 2019, while they did not have in Montreux, Switzerland, and this initiative, a large-scale process has been devised should a a team the previous season. 50 brought together representatives consultation of the general major race incident occur. While the number of American of men’s and women’s public on the attractiveness of registered teams remains stable, professional road cycling. More road cycling was carried out in the decrease of teams registered than 100 people attended the summer. The survey aroused in Asia, Europe and Oceania in UCI UCI PROFESSIONAL UCI CONTINENTAL UCI WOMEN’S the seminar, including event a great deal of interest, with WORLDTEAMS CONTINENTAL TEAMS TEAMS TEAMS 2019 is partially compensated by organisers - among them ASO more than 22,300 fans in 134 the increase of teams in Africa. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 and RCS - and representatives countries on five continents Belgium, Italy and USA remain of 30 teams across men’s and expressing their views on the the countries with the highest women’s professional road appeal of road cycling and their number of UCI registered road cycling. expectations for the discipline’s teams. future evolution. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF UCI Topics covered included the REGISTERED ROAD TEAMS BY CONTINENT The number of riders composing changes to be implemented for A series of propositions and UCI Teams has remained stable 150 the 2020 season relating to the areas of work were identified in the last few years. The average organisation of professional road and presented at the UCI number of riders in a UCI 100 cycling, namely the adaptation WorldTour and UCI Women’s WorldTeam is 28; it stands at 20 of the calendar structure, the WorldTour seminar and led to the 50 in a UCI Professional Continental new criteria for all categories, the elaboration of concrete actions Team 20, 12 in a UCI Continental creation of the UCI ProSeries, to be implemented progressively Team, and 13 in a UCI Women’s AFRICA AMERICA ASIA EUROPE OCEANIA and the introduction of UCI throughout the 2020 and 2021 Team. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Women’s WorldTeams. seasons.

38 | Road cycling Road cycling | 39 TV/Support Commissaire by a UCI Technical Adviser, at - for road – took place on 21 July. the organiser’s expense. Other It was the opportunity for the The role of TV/Support measures deemed appropriate Organising Committee, officials Commissaire, first introduced in may be implemented in light and the UCI to turn their attention 2018, continued to play a vital part of the circumstances of each to the technical details of the in assisting UCI Commissaires individual case. competition. during races in 2019. Positioned in a van equipped with several Safe-driving awareness courses Teams from , Belgium, screens, the TV/Support France, Germany, Great Britain, Commissaire monitors and reviews Led by experienced drivers in Ireland, Italy, and all the images available from live the race convoy, safe-driving , along with Japanese UCI TV as well as from cameras used by awareness courses were once Continental Teams travelled to producers. The role also extends to again dispensed in 2019 as part Tokyo for this important event, reviewing social media messages of the UCI’s safety programme. part of the Ready Steady Tokyo and images during the event. 620 drivers benefitted from this series, and saw riders tackle a training in 2019, bringing the total 179km course – modified from In 2019, this UCI initiative was to over 2100 individuals in three the men’s official 2020 distance expanded to cover 16 one-day years. of 234km – with an elevation gain races of the UCI WorldTour and of 3,700 metres and taking in the UCI HC calendar, the three Grand The 16 driver training courses Olympic route’s decisive climbs: Tours and the UCI Road World in 2019 were mainly organised Doshi Road, Kagosaka Pass and Championships. A fully dedicated alongside races at UCI WorldTour Mikuni Pass. Video Technologies Coordinator level, amongst others during provides full support to this key Milano-Sanremo, the Tour de In a race which drew large crowds, role by managing the logistical France and the Amgen Tour of the Italian won operations of the TV van. Specific . the gold medal, his teammate training was dispensed to new took silver, and UCI Commissaires to enable Frenchman claimed them to take on the TV/Support TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES the bronze. Commissaire role. Athletes’ quotas for road The competition gave the UCI Introduction of sanctions for cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 and the Tokyo 2020 Organising race organisers Olympic Games Committee the chance to test COMPETITIONS numerous aspects of the event, To ensure that races on the Following the qualification period notably, the technological UCI international Calendar which stretched over the entire improvements introduced since respect administrative and 2019 season (22 October 2018 - 22 Rio 2016. safety requirements, 2019 saw October 2019), the list of National the introduction of sanctions for Olympic Committees qualified organisers for non-compliance for the Road Women’s and Men’s 2019 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS with UCI Regulations and events at the Olympic Games, guidelines. These new sanctions and the quotas of athletes The 2019 UCI Road World Men Elite road race world title. Earlier in the week, the first vary from CHF 1,000 up to CHF allocated to them, was published Championships were held in the In adverse weather conditions, edition of the team time trial 50,000 according to the type of in mid-November. rolling landscape of valleys and he outlasted the 197 riders in the mixed relay featured 11 teams infringement and the event class hills of the Yorkshire region in race to secure the prestigious (10 nations and one mixed on the International Calendar. All qualified National Olympic Great Britain between 22 and 29 rainbow jersey after a three- nationality team from the Committees, 42 for the Women’s September. man sprint to the finish line. UCI World Cycling Centre) Furthermore, a serious or road race and 57 for the Men’s In the Women Elite category, completing two laps of the repeated infringement by an road race, confirmed the use of The event was attended by more from the 14km circuit, the first by a trio of organiser over several editions the allocated quota places within than 700,000 spectators, who Netherlands claimed her first men, and the second by a trio of the event may be sanctioned the deadline which was set at 15 braved the weather to witness road race UCI World Champion of women. The winning team by the Professional Cycling December 2019. the crowning of 11 UCI World title with an epic 105km ride completed the course at an Council or UCI Management Champions. The USA walked – more than two thirds of the average speed of more than 43 Committee by withdrawing or Toyko Road Cycling Test Event away with three world titles, the distance – alone in the lead. km/h. The event, which was very refusing to register one or more Netherlands, France and Italy Her compatriot and defending well received by the participants, editions of the event on the In preparation for the Olympic claiming two each. champion Anna van der Breggen the public, and the media, saw calendar, by demoting the event Games, test events are finished second to underline the the rainbow jersey awarded to a lower class and by ordering programmed for all five Olympic Mads Pedersen became the Dutch domination of women’s to the Netherlands, ahead of that the event be supervised disciplines, and the first of these first Danish rider to capture the cycling. Germany and Great Britain.

40 | Road cycling Road cycling | 41 With a cumulative audience of week. A total of 80 broadcasters Some 6.4 million people were 330 million television viewers, showed the event, with live and reached on Facebook whilst a 2019 UCI WORLDTOUR an increase of 31% year on delayed footage as well as news total of 33 million impressions year, the 2019 UCI Road World and highlights. The UCI YouTube were received across Twitter The 2019 UCI WorldTour included The UCI WorldTour was Quick-Step had the most team Championships were broadcast channel (tv.uci.org) reached a and Instagram. From the pre- 38 events. It was the fifteenth integrated into the new UCI wins with a total of 35 race and in 124 countries around the world, total of 1.1 million views, with a race build up to post-event edition of the series which was World Rankings, which are used stage victories. confirming the event as one of total watch time of 5.5 million celebrations, in-depth coverage of launched in 2005 (as the UCI for individual, team and nation the most viewed road cycling minutes. An extra 13.2k channel the championships was provided, ProTour). The 2019 series started rankings and include every race The 2019 season is also notable events of the year. The broadcast subscribers were gained across helping to generate a total of 10 with the Santos Tour Down Under on the UCI International Road for three first-time time was up 38% mainly due the championships. million video views. The latter also in Australia on 15 January and Calendar. winners including Giro d’Italia to additional highlights and included live streams for each concluded with the Gree-Tour of winner (Movistar replays on Eurosport (+1,500h) Digital coverage of the 2019 UCI race, allowing fans from non- Guangxi in China on 22 October. (Bora - Hansgrohe) Team), Tour de France winner across 36 countries and broad Road World Championships was geoblocked countries to watch the The Driedaagse Brugge-De and Primož Roglič (Team Jumbo (Team Ineos) and La coverage on channels such as provided across the main UCI action. Panne, a 1.HC category race in – Visama) had the most victories Vuelta Ciclista a España winner the Olympic Channel (USA) and social channels as well as the 2018, made its debut on the UCI with a total of 11 race and stage Primož Roglič (Team Jumbo – SuperSport (Pan Africa). Finally, a official UCI website. Web traffic A new content collaboration was WorldTour calendar. wins each. Team Deceuninck – Visma). 15% increase in hours viewed was more than doubled compared to also initiated with the European recorded thanks in large part to 2018, with most users interacting Broadcasting Union (EBU), which extensive coverage on the BBC through mobile devices. To increased editorial quality through (national public broadcaster in ensure the production and a series of explainer videos of the host country) and airtime distribution of high-quality the race courses and the team 2019 UCI WOMEN’S WORLDTOUR in Belgium and Italy. The host content across the eight days of time trial mixed relay. Finally, the market was the main driver for racing, an unprecedented social UCI’s inaugural communication The 2019 UCI Women’s WorldTour of and made it onto the total of 12 riders won races while this positive development with media team set-up was put campaign, “Ride & Smile” was also included 23 events. It was the podium at three further events. the UCI Women’s WorldTour lead broad dedicated coverage on together, including freelancers promoted during the event, thanks fourth edition of the series which The 2018 series winner Annemiek changed five times between BBC2 and wide-reaching news for video, photo and social to a mix of on-site branding and a was launched in 2016. The 2019 van Vleuten of the Mitchelton Van Vleuten, Vos and Marta on BBC1 and ITV1 throughout the animation. paid social media campaign. series started with the Strade Scott team led the standings Bastianelli (Team Virtu Cycling). Bianche in Italy on 9 March for most of the season, until the and came to a conclusion with final event; Van Vleuten’s tally In the UCI Women’s WorldTour’s the Women’s of 1467.67 points were earned team ranking, Boels Dolmans WorldTour in China on 22 thanks, among others, to a trio Cycling Team made it four October. of victories at , consecutive titles with a total Liège–Bastogne–Liège and of 4045 points; three of their (CCC - LIV) the Giro d’Italia Internazionale riders – Anna van der Breggen clinched her first UCI Women’s Femminile and three second- (three wins), and WorldTour title after a third-place place finishes in the month Christine Majerus (one win) – all finish in the final event of the of April. The top-three overall finished inside the top-ten of the season. Vos, who finished with was completed by the season’s individual ranking. They finished 1592 points, took three overall best young rider, Parkhotel ahead of second-placed Team victories during the season at Valkenburg’s Lorena Wiebes Sunweb on 2946 points and the Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune on 1302.33 points. Wiebes took new Trek–Segafredo team, which di Cittiglio, La Course by Le Tour two overall victories during the took three victories, and finished de France and the Ladies Tour season. From the 23 events, a third with 2547.98 points.

42 | Road cycling Road cycling | 43 NUMBER OF EVENTS REGISTERED ON THE UCI INTERNATIONAL The aim is to reposition these TRACK CYCLING CALENDAR BY CONTINENT events as qualifying competitions (UCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, UCI WORLD CUP AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS NOT INCLUDED) first and foremost. Commercial goals will be achieved 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 principally by setting up the

AFR aforementioned series of events, the UCI Track Cycling World League, which will begin after

AME the UCI World Championships and will run from November to February. It will be organised ASI in close collaboration with the Discovery media group, which will be responsible, through EUR its various entities (Eurosport Events and Global Cycling Network among them), for the OCE management, TV production and distribution of this new series. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

UCI HOUR RECORD TIMED BY TRACK CYCLING REFORM TISSOT A considerable amount of effort Belgian rider , went into the creation of a track a member of the UCI WorldTeam cycling reform initiative in 2019. Lotto Soudal, made an attempt Set up in line with UCI President on the UCI Hour Record timed David Lappartient’s programme by Tissot in April 2019. A time trial and the UCI’s Agenda 2022, specialist who has a number of the project seeks to create a TRACK Belgian and European titles to new commercial series, among his name and who won bronze other objectives. In addition in the Men Elite individual to the initiative, it was also time trial at the 2018 UCI Road decided to change the date of World Championships in the UCI Elite Track Cycling World Innsbruck (Austria), 27-year-old Championships. The event will Campenaerts went for the record be moved to October from 2021, The 2018-2019 season saw the start of the qualification period for the Tokyo 2020 at Velodromo Bicentenario partly to enable road specialists Olympic Games. Among the other key moments of 2019 was the setting of a new in Aguascalientes (Mexico). to take part but above all to bring men’s UCI Hour Record timed by Tissot, an indication of the interest that the legendary Situated 1,800m above sea level, the championships into line with international sporting challenge continues to generate. it is an ideal venue for such an the UCI’s organisation of the UCI undertaking. Cycling World Championships from 2023. UCI INTERNATIONAL TRACK Championships). was then followed by a decrease, In 2018 Denmark’s Martin Toft CYCLING CALENDAR the figures have now stabilised, Madsen and the Netherlands’ Bringing the UCI World The number of events on the as shown by a comparison Dion Beukeboom both tried and Championships for cycling’s The 2018-2019 season marked the calendar in 2015 continued the between 2018 and 2019, when failed to beat the existing record different disciplines together in start of the qualifying process for trend that began in 2014 (when only a slight drop occurred. It can of 54,526km, clocked by Great a single event, these new world Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. they doubled in number on the now be said, therefore, that the Britain’s Bradley Wiggins in 2015. championships will be held every previous year). This increase UCI International Track Cycling The Belgian broke new ground, four years, in August. For its The graph on the following came as a result of nations Calendar has reached a point of however, by setting a new world part, the UCI World Cup will be page provides a comparison of qualifying for the UCI Track equilibrium. The ongoing reform best of 55,089km, adding 563m held at the start of the calendar the last two pre-Olympic years Cycling World Championships of track cycling (see below) to the record, nearly two and a year (beginning in March), with – 2015 and 2019 (the figures – added to the UCI Regulations should, however, lead to an half laps of a 250m track. The the number of rounds being shown do not include the UCI (art. 9.2.025) – being required to increase in the number of events women’s record holder is Italy’s reduced from six to three as a World Championships, UCI organise an international event included on the UCI International Vittoria Bussi, who covered way of cutting the costs faced by World Cup rounds or National in the discipline. Though this Calendar for the discipline. 48,007km in 2018. National Federations.

44 | Track cycling Track cycling | 45 2019 UCI TRACK CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY TISSOT

The venue for one of the rounds number of sprint team members: six golds, four silvers and a of the 2017-2018 Tissot UCI two for women and three for bronze. Australia placed second Track Cycling World Cup, the men. It is the aim of the UCI with ten medals – six of them Pruszków Arena, staged another and the International Olympic gold – followed by Hong Kong, major event when it hosted the Committee (IOC) to achieve the only other country to win 2019 UCI Track Cycling World gender parity after the Tokyo more than one gold. In total, Championships presented by 2020 Olympic Games, when the nine nations won at least one Tissot on 27 February-3 March, intention is to increase the size of title and 16 made the podium the first time the competition women’s sprint teams to three. at least once. In winning Hong had been held in Poland since Kong’s two golds, Lee Wai Sze 2009. A record total of 47 nations became its first ever rider to win a were represented in Poland, world track title. Another athlete A total of 375 athletes (209 men an increase of 17% on the 2018 to excel was Australia’s Samuel and 166 women) took part in event. Europe led the way Welsford, who won golds in the the five-day event, an all-time with 22 teams, followed by team pursuit and Scratch Race, record. the Americas with 11, Asia with despite the two races being held ten, and Oceania and Africa within half an hour of each other. The women’s participation rate with two each. This was the has remained stable since the second time in a row that Africa The table below provides event was last held in a pre- had been represented by two participation figures from the Olympic year. The 2019 figure was nations, in this case South Africa last three UCI Track Cycling 44%, one percentage point up (one male and one female World Championships presented on 2018 and the same as 2015. rider) and (one male by Tissot and from 2015, the This compares positively with rider). In fielding one athlete, corresponding year in the 2012, when women accounted Indonesia made its return to the previous Olympic cycle. There for 38% of all participants. We competition after an eight-year was a significant increase in can take great satisfaction from absence. participation between 2015 and this development over the last 2019 (7%). The steady increase four years, not least because There were 20 events on witnessed in the last three years the residual gap between the programme: ten for the men and is typical of the period leading up number of male and female ten for women. For the second to the Olympic Games. participants can largely be year running the Netherlands explained by the difference in the topped the medals table with Every finals session from COMPETITIONS Thursday onwards was sold out, with the Organising Committee PARTICIPATION AT THE UCI TRACK CYCLING selling a total of 13,500 tickets WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS over the course of the five-day competition.

In total, 53 broadcasters provided

2019 TV coverage in 75 countries. While the number of broadcasters was largely the same as in previous

2018 years, the number of countries receiving coverage fell, due to the absence of a broadcaster in

2017 sub-Saharan Africa (a role played by Kwese Sports in 2018). New broadcasters emerged, however,

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46 | Track cycling Track cycling | 47 The audience for this coverage coverage among rights holders to results and nearly-live clips more than doubled in a year, (3%). Meanwhile, the number posted during races. The last 2019 UCI JUNIOR TRACK CYCLING WORLD from 12.2 million in 2018 to 31.2 of hours watched rose by nearly sessions on each day of the million in 2019. This 155% increase 30%, thanks also to Eurosport championships were also CHAMPIONSHIPS is mainly the result of repeat expanding its coverage. broadcast live on Facebook and showings and highlights shown YouTube. In total, 228,000 people Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany three African nations – Egypt France set the tone on day one by CCTV5 and CCTV5+ in China. Digital coverage of the 2019 followed events on the two hosted the 2019 UCI Junior Track and Nigeria – were making their of the competition by setting a Live audiences rose 22% thanks UCI Track Cycling World platforms, while race highlights Cycling World Championships on UCI Junior Track Cycling World new world record of 4:00.384, to a significant contribution from Championships presented by were posted at the end of each 14-18 August. Championships debuts, as was eclipsing the previous best major channels in the European Tissot was provided by the UCI’s day, ensuring that fans did not Ecuador. of 4:00.972, posted by Russia Broadcasting Union (EBU). The website and social media pages. miss a thing. A total of 295 athletes (186 men at Montichiari in 2017. Russia total overall audience fell to 150 Session numbers peaked at and 109 women) competed in the Just as they did last year, reclaimed the record the very million, down from 170 million 17,000 on the Saturday of the The 2019 UCI Track Cycling World various events held across the Germany’s riders headed the next day, becoming the first the previous year. This drop was event, while a total of 291,000 Championships presented by five days, with a record 48 nations medal table, courtesy of five nation to dip under that four- caused by a decrease in the pages were consulted over the Tissot were seen by stakeholders represented, three more than golds and four silvers. Second- minute mark with a time of number of items broadcast on week. The most popular of the as a major success. the previous high, set in 2017 placed New Zealand impressed 3:59.955. France then stopped Germany’s main channels (news UCI’s social media accounts was and 2018. This gradual increase with their haul of four medals, the clock at 3:59.543 to take the programmes on public stations Instagram, with its combined A former multiple UCI World over the last three years is very which included three golds, while record back before the German and sport programmes on the photo and video content Champion, Germany’s Kristina encouraging and a positive sign and the USA tied for third quartet of Nicolas Heinrich, Sunday afternoon) compared to receiving 2.9 million impressions Vogel attended her first UCI in terms of the future growth of with two gold medals each. India Pierre-Pascal Keup, Hannes 2018. in all. A total of 1.5 million people World Championships since the discipline. won its first ever UCI Junior Track Wilksch and Tobias Buck- were reached on Facebook, suffering her career-ending Cycling World Championships Gramcko claimed gold and the Broadcast time increased 11% mainly through a paid campaign accident. As well as taking part in Europe accounted for the medal, its riders dominating the world record for themselves with on 2018. Eurosport played a big that reached 950,000 additional a UCI Track Commission meeting highest number of national men’s team sprint competition a time of 3:58.793. In winning part in that with 200 hours of users. The Twitter account UCI_ as the riders’ representative, teams (24), ahead of Asia (ten), from start to finish to win gold. two of Germany’s other five gold additional coverage, as did the Track kept fans right up to date she was at the velodrome in her the Americas (nine), Africa (three) medals, in the individual pursuit BBC and Sky NZL. This positive on the competition, providing capacity as a TV pundit for the and Oceania (two). This is the In the men’s team pursuit, the and the 1km time trial, Buck- development compensated for anything and everything from host broadcaster. second time that Africa has been legendary four-minute barrier Gramcko showed that he will the slight drop in dedicated pre-championships content represented by three nations was broken for the first time be one to watch in the years to since the 2017 event, held in at Junior level. Three teams come. Montichiari (Italy). Two of those achieved the feat.

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48 | Track cycling Track cycling | 49 PARTICIPATION IN THE UCI TRACK CYCLING For the second time in the history WORLD CUP 2018-2019 TISSOT UCI TRACK CYCLING WORLD CUP MEN of the UCI Track Cycling World ROUND 6 Cup, bonuses were awarded The number of rounds in the them in Berlin (Germany) and encouraged everyone at the event ROUND 5 to the top three riders in the ROUND 4 Tissot UCI Track Cycling World the second in London (Great to bring reusable bottles and fill 2019 standings for the men’s and Cup went up from five in 2017- Britain) a week later. The Berlin them using the drinking fountains ROUND 3 women’s individual sprint, keirin, ROUND 2 2018 to six in 2018-2019. These round included a successful provided. and Omnium, and to the first ROUND 1 six rounds were confirmed on attempt on the UCI Hour Record three men’s and women’s teams The highest participation WOMEN 3 July 2018, which was greatly timed by Tissot in the C1 class, 2018 in the Madison. The bonuses appreciated by both National with German Paralympic cyclist numbers were recorded at ROUND 6 were as follows: Federations and teams alike, as Michael Teuber eclipsing his round three, in Berlin, where ROUND 5 it helped them to organise and previous record with a distance 308 athletes (174 men and 134 ROUND 4 • Winner of the 2018-2019 Tissot 2015 plan, especially with qualification of 42.583km. Meanwhile, Kristina women) from 41 nations and ROUND 3 UCI Track Cycling World Cup: ROUND 2 for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Vogel, who returned to the eleven UCI Track Teams took part. 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 ROUND 1 CHF 10,000 Games in mind. Berlin velodrome for the first Participation was at its lowest at time since her career-ending the two furthest-flung rounds, in • Second in the standings: CHF The 2018-2019 Tissot UCI Track accident, stepped up to collect Canada and New Zealand, owing Held in Guadalajara (Mexico), It should be noted that the 6,000 Cycling World Cup got under way the German Female Athlete to the travelling and logistical London and Cali (Colombia), round held at Lee Valley Velo at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines of the Year award. The London problems that participation the three rounds of the 2014- Park in London was the closest to • Third in the standings: CHF (France) on 19 October 2018, with round also saw a first for the UCI would involve for many countries. 2015 UCI Track Cycling World attaining gender equality, with 2,000 France’s Velodrome National Track Cycling World Cup, as Class Nevertheless, the number of Cup attracted an average of 358 52.7% of the field being made hosting its first major UCI event 1 para-cycling events were held teams taking part was largely athletes from 40 countries. This up of men and 47.3% of women. The bonuses went to athletes since the 2015 UCI Track Cycling in conjunction with the standard stable over the six rounds, a variation can be explained by In track competitions the split is from 14 National Federations: World Championships. programme. reflection of the commitment the fact that there were twice the usually 60/40 in favour of men. Australia, Belgium, , of national teams and UCI Track number of rounds in 2018-2019 as The respective averages for the Canada, Denmark, France, Great The second round took place in The last two rounds took place in Teams to the series. in the season four years earlier. 2014-2015 season were 58% and Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Milton (Canada) a week later, Cambridge (New Zealand) and 42%, an indication of the positive Netherlands, Poland, Russia and with the Mattamy National Hong Kong (China) in January. An average of 278 athletes development towards gender . Cycling Centre hosting the Tissot The organisers of the Cambridge from 44 nations took part in parity in the UCI Track Cycling UCI Track Cycling World Cup for event made a very worthy the various rounds, with athlete World Cup. the second year running. The contribution to protecting the participation down on the next two rounds were held in environment. Instead of supplying corresponding season of the Europe in December, the first of single-use plastic bottles, they previous Olympic cycle.

50 | Track cycling Track cycling | 51 Two new UCI World Championships were held in 2019, with the first ever rainbow jerseys awarded for E-Mountain bike – in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada – and for pump track – in Bern, Switzerland. The Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup continued to be extremely popular, with a total cumulative audience of almost 81 million over the 10 rounds. The UCI Mountain Bike World Championships presented by Mercedes-Benz were held outside Europe, in the Canadian resort of Mont-Sainte-Anne, following the UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships. The format of linking these two events proved to be extremely popular.

UCI INTERNATIONAL 2019 also saw the introduction of E-MOUNTAIN BIKE MOUNTAIN BIKE CALENDAR a Junior Series for XCO during two rounds of the UCI Mountain 2019 was the first year that The number of countries Bike World Cup: in Albstadt E-Mountain bike events registering an event on the UCI (Germany) and Nove Mesto were registered on the UCI International Mountain Bike Na Morave (Czech Republic). International Calendar. The major Calendar continued its steady This gave young riders the development of E-bike over the progression in 2019, rising from opportunity to race on the same last years has brought a lot of 82 to 83, on five continents. Of course as their Elite counterparts, people to this new discipline. the 628 events registered on the a challenge that was taken up The UCI registered nine events calendar, not far off half - 306 by 134 Junior Men and 63 Junior in its first season, including the - were cross-country Olympic Women in Germany, and 110 first-ever UCI E-Mountain Bike (XCO), compared to 288 in 2018. Junior Men and 46 Junior women World Championships, which Downhill events were the next in the Czech Republic. took place in Mont-Sainte-Anne most prolific, with 134 races (Canada) on 28 August during registered (130 in 2018). The UCI the UCI Mountain Bike World Mountain Bike Marathon Series UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAMS Championships presented by continues to grow in popularity Mercedes-Benz. with the number of events Chile registered a UCI Mountain registered as part of this leading Bike Team for the first time As the first assisted discipline international series jumping from in 2019. A total of 109 teams governed by the UCI, a lot of work 29 in 2018 to 37 in 2019. representing 29 countries across must be carried out to ensure five continents (21 in Europe, strict control of the engines EVOLUTION OF NUMBER OF EVENTS five in America, and one each used at UCI races. A strong REGISTERED ON THE UCI INTERNATIONAL in Africa, Asia and Oceania) collaboration between race MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN BIKE CALENDAR were registered with the UCI organisers, manufacturers, the in 2019. Registration criteria WFSGI (World Federation of the introduced in 2018 still apply: Sporting Goods Industry) and the UCI Endurance Teams must UCI resulted in an agreement on have a total of 75 points in the a universal testing system for use EVENTS

NUMBER OF UCI Endurance Team Ranking in by Commissaires and organisers.

100 200 300 400 500 600 order to apply for registration, while UCI Gravity Teams must This should lead to a significant have one point in the UCI development of the race Gravity Team Ranking in order to calendar in the coming years. apply for registration. Initially focusing on E-Cross-

COUNTIES country and E-Enduro, the NUMBER OF The gap between the number UCI will widen the discipline to 20 40 60 80 of Endurance teams (70) and different and new formats in the 2016 2017 2018 2019 Gravity teams (32) was smaller coming years. than in 2018 (84 Endurance and 31 Gravity). Meanwhile, there For 2020, the UCI and World The UCI’s efforts to develop were seven Endurance/Gravity E-Bike Series Management (WES racing at Junior level continues teams compared with three in - Organiser of the International to bear fruit: the number of 2018. As in previous years, 30 E-MTB Series) have decided to Junior events, including those teams (15 Endurance and 15 join forces to launch the first UCI registered as part of the XCO UCI Gravity) were awarded UCI Elite E-Mountain Bike Cross-country Junior Series, is on the increase. Mountain Bike Team status. World Cup.

52 | Mountain bike Mountain bike | 53 ENDURO PUMP TRACK TEST EVENT FOR THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2019 Enduro World Series Pump track was integrated into comprised eight rounds in as the UCI in 2019. This sustainable The mountain bike test event for many countries with the overall fun-packed format now has UCI the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games series wins going to Sam Hill Regulations, and the first UCI- was held on 4-6-October. A (NZL) and Isabeau Courdurier sanctioned Pump Track World great deal was learnt by all (FRA). The Trophy of Nations took Championships took place on stakeholders including the place in Finale Ligure (Italy) on 17-19 October at the Swiss Bike Organising Committee, the 29 September and crowned the Park in Köniz (Switzerland). course building team, the fastest teams of three riders, who National Federations and completed the Enduro course The 2019 Red Bull UCI Pump Track athletes. together. In total, 24 nations World Championships welcomed competed, the USA winning the 91 riders from 20 nations. The course – 4km with 150m men’s race and France taking Olympic BMX racers, mountain elevation - is of the highest the women’s victory. In addition, bike champions and newly- quality and very challenging both Masters events were held during qualified pump track riders physically and technically. The the same weekends as the were amongst the competitors. participation was as follows: Enduro World Series events and Twenty-five qualifying rounds the Trophy of Nations. were held around the globe to • Men: 46 riders from 23 nations qualify riders for the UCI World – 7 laps with a fastest race From 2020, it is envisaged to Championships. time of 1:17:18 integrate an E-MTB Enduro • Women: 43 riders from 25 Series into the Enduro World Payton Ridenour and Tommy nations – 6 laps with a best Series. While the first round will Zula – both from the USA – won race time of 1:16:12 be a stand-alone E-MTB Enduro the first rainbow jerseys in the event, the other two rounds are speciality. The UCI will continue to work planned during the weekends of with the Tokyo 2020 Organising two rounds of the Enduro World The 2020 Red Bull UCI Pump Committee to ensure that the Series. Track World Championships course and venue offer athletes are scheduled to take place in and spectators the best possible Leogang, Austria, alongside Games experience. ALPINE SNOW BIKE the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships for downhill, Three Alpine Snow Bike events, ensuring a Gravity weekend all taking place in France, were full of action. Again, some 25 registered on the 2019 UCI qualifier events are to be held International Mountain Bike worldwide. Calendar: in Châtel, Vars Hautes Alpes and Isola 2000. Besides the Elite categories, where only licensed athletes are taken into account, the events saw between 15 and 23 amateur riders competing in this new format.

The UCI will explore new possibilities to further develop Alpine Snow Bike in 2020.

54 | Mountain bike Mountain bike | 55 In total, 31 broadcasters from by a record number of people TV/MEDIA FACTS 2019 UCI 108 countries covered the across the UCI digital platforms. MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Reaching more than 10 million CHAMPIONSHIPS Championships presented by people across the event week, Mercedes-Benz by different the UCI MTB social media means: live broadcasts, channels were the online hub for highlights, news or short reports. the global MTB fanbase ready The overall TV audience figures to follow five days of XCO and MILLION from 2019 cannot be compared DHI action. The UCI website also 18,6 OVERALL with the figures from the year attracted a record number of before, given that the LOC users (188k) with the majority of CUMULATIVE TV AUDIENCE from 2018 provided several live uci.org visitors coming from the programmes over and above the United States, France and the host broadcaster live production Great Britain. obligation. High-quality content was OVERALL This had a remarkable impact produced to encourage fans to 241,2 BROADCAST on the overall TV audience for watch the racing while at the the 2018 UCI Mountain Bike same time offering a unique ON TELEVISION World Championships. If we behind-the-scenes perspective compare the TV coverage for of the event. The latter was the Elite competitions only, the boosted by the addition of COMPETITIONS cumulative hours viewed for both a dedicated social media Elite disciplines in 2019 reached videographer to the UCI team, OVERALL “HOURS VIEWED” almost five million, which is who produced daily highlight 4,9 nearly identical to the overall and behind-the-scenes clips, hours of TV coverage of Elite helping to generate a total of ON TELEVISION competitions viewed in 2018. 3 million video views across 2019 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD The 2019 UCI Mountain Bike the week. A total of 15k new World Championships presented fans were gained during the CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY MERCEDES-BENZ by Mercedes-Benz were followed championships.

The 30th edition of the by teams of five riders. This lead from start to finish, while UCI Mountain Bike World number will increase to six at the women’s victory went to Championships presented by the 2020 UCI Mountain Bike Switzerland’s Nathalie Schneitter. Mercedes-Benz was held in World Championships as men- Mont-Sainte-Anne (Canada) on women parity is reached with the A week prior to the UCI Mountain 28 August – 1 September, with addition of a Junior Woman in Bike World Championships, cross-country Olympic (XCO), each team. Mont-Sainte-Anne welcomed cross-country team relay (XCR), the UCI Mountain Bike Masters downhill (DHI) and E-mountain Nino Schurter (SUI) won an World Championships. Over bike (E-MTB). astonishing eighth XCO UCI the two weeks, nearly 100,000 World title. For the women it was spectators turned out to cheer on The UCI World Championships Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) the athletes. welcomed 616 riders from 45 who took victory. Of note, was nations, a record participation the Men Under 23 victory of Vlad The Organising Committee for an event outside Europe for Dascalu, who won ’s first provided (with their own both XCO (388 riders) and DHI ever gold medal in the discipline. connected production company) (175 riders). Fifty-three athletes, Switzerland won the team relay the live television production including three with four XCO for the third consecutive year. of XCO and DHI Women Elite Olympic titles between them, The French won the Elite downhill and Men Elite competitions, from 18 nations took part in competitions with Myriam Nicole the news highlights for all Elite the inaugural E-MTB World and, for the third year running, competitions as well as news Championships. Loïc Bruni. for all other races, including the team relay and E-MTB. There Twenty nations competed in the The E-MTB men’s race saw was also a 52-minute summary cross-country team relay, which 2018 Under 23 XCO UCI World programme about the complete since 2017 has been contested Champion Alan Hatherly (RSA) event.

56 | Mountain bike Mountain bike | 57 2019 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE MARATHON WORLD 2019 MERCEDES-BENZ UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD CUP

Three weeks later, the UCI Participation was fairly stable, country Olympic distance. In 2019, the Mercedes-Benz Nino Schurter (SUI) and Kate 2019 UCI MOUNTAIN Mountain Bike Marathon World with 254 Elite riders from 36 Meanwhile, Héctor Leonardo UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Courtney (USA) won the UCI BIKEWORLD CUP: Championships were held nations taking part (2018: 260 Páez León became the first comprised 10 rounds in as World Cup overall Elite titles for TV/MEDIA FACTS in Grächen, Switzerland (22 from 36 nations/ 2017: 246 riders Colombian rider in mountain many countries on two different XCO, while in the DHI, Loïc Bruni September). from 38 nations). bike history to win a World continents: Slovenia, Germany, (FRA) narrowly took his first World title. The six medals went to six Czech Republic, Great Britain, Cup overall from 2018 winner and The Women’s race covered With her victory, Pauline different nations: Colombia, Austria, Andorra, France, Italy, fellow Frenchman Amaury Pierron. 69.06km with 3508m altitude Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) made a Czech Republic, Italy, France, Switzerland and the USA, the latter It was also a first overall win for MILLION difference, while the men’s sensational double only three Slovenia and South Africa. returning to the series for the first Australian Tracey Hannah thanks 81,5 OVERALL route of 93.65km, included 4397 weeks after being crowned UCI time since 2015 with a round in to a superbly consistent season. metres of climbing. World Champion in the cross- Snowshoe, West Virginia. In total, 1037 riders representing a record 57 Almost 11 million TV viewers CUMULATIVE TV AUDIENCE nations across the five continents followed the 10 rounds of the 2019 participated in the series. Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup by watching either 2019 UCI FOUR-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS It was the second year that the the live broadcasts or delayed OVERALL Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain highlight summaries. In total, 44 BROADCAST PRESENTED BY MERCEDES-BENZ Bike World Cup included cross- broadcasters from 110 countries 1697 country short track (XCC). covered the 2019 World Cup by The 2019 UCI Mountain Cup (XCO/XCC/DHI). The The 2019 Worlds welcomed 38 different means: live broadcasts, HOURS ON TELEVISION Bike Four-cross World organiser hosted the four-cross riders from 14 nations. France’s highlights, news or short reports. Championships were held in Worlds for the sixth time and Mayet Romain and the Czech Val di Sole (ITA) on 1-2 August, will continue to host this event Republic’s Romana Labounkova combined with the Mercedes- in 2020 and 2021. were crowned UCI World Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Champions. 2019 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE ELIMINATOR WORLD CUP POWERED BY CITYMOUNTAINBIKE.COM

2019 UCI ELIMINATOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2019 UCI Mountain Bike With the UCI Eliminator World Hugo Briatta from France and Eliminator World Cup powered by Championships taking place Gaia Tormena from Italy claimed After two years as part of the Thanks to the earlier date Gaia Tormena (ITA) won her citymountainbike.com comprised in August, more interest was the Men’s and Women’s overall UCI Urban Cycling World and the venue, the 2019 UCI first World title. Meanwhile, the seven rounds in seven different shown in the UCI Mountain Bike titles. Championships, the World Mountain Bike Eliminator World Men Elite winner was a hugely countries. Eliminator World Cup from riders, Championships for mountain Championships enjoyed an popular defending UCI World media, and spectators. bike Eliminator were held increase in participation: 41 Champion Titouan Perrin- as a stand-alone event in riders from 12 nations (2018: 21 Ganier (FRA), who clinched his Waregem, Belgium, on 15 riders from 11 nations). third consecutive rainbow jersey. August. They were organised by Citymountainbike, which also stages the UCI Mountain Bike Eliminator World Cup.

58 | Mountain bike Mountain bike | 59 2019 was marked by an increase in the number of events registered on the UCI International BMX Racing Calendar. The number of rounds of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup increased, as did the number of women competing in each round. The UCI BMX World Championships were held in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, for the second time, after 2015.

UCI INTERNATIONAL BMX INCREASE IN WOMEN TOKYO 2020 BMX RACING TEST RACING CALENDAR PARTICIPANTS EVENT

2019 saw a rise in the number As the UCI works towards In Tokyo, BMX Racing will feature of events registered on the complete gender parity in all at the Summer Olympic Games UCI International BMX Racing cycling disciplines, a positive trend for the fourth time. The test Calendar, which is logical given can be noted when it comes to event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic that it fell within the Tokyo 2022 women’s participation in the UCI Games took place on 12 October Olympic Games qualifying BMX Supercross World Cup. In with a world-class field competing period. In total 192 events were 2019, at least 60 women entered on the track at the Ariake Urban registered in 47 countries, the different World Cup rounds Sports Park. compared to 142 events in 40 compared to between 40 and 50 countries in 2018. in past years. This development is Organisers were tested for most likely due to the equalisation their flexibility, bringing the BMX Continental Championships of the quotas for women and men event forward and fitting the were held on four continents (23 per gender) at the BMX Racing competition programme into one in 2019, more precisely in Te event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic day in order to avoid the worst Awamutu (New Zealand) for Games. of a typhoon hitting the country. Oceania, Nilai (Malaysia) for France’s Romain Mahieu won Asia, Americana (Brazil) for Pan the Elite Men’s event ahead of America and Valmiera (Latvia) for 2019 UCI World Cup winner Niek Europe. Kimmann (NED) while Australian Saya Sakakibara pipped 2019 UCI World Champion Alise Willoughby (USA) to the post in the Elite BMX Women’s competition.

60 | BMX Racing BMX Racing | 61 2019 UCI BMX SUPERCROSS WORLD CUP

The number of rounds of the Papendal continues to set AVERAGE PARTICIPATION IN ROUNDS OF THE UCI BMX UCI BMX Supercross World Cup the standard, winning its SUPERCROSS WORLD CUP increased to 10 in 2019 from eight 3rd consecutive award for in 2018. These were held over five “best event” of the UCI BMX separate events in Manchester Supercross World Cup. 200 (Great Britain), Papendal (the Netherlands), Saint-Quentin- Every event in the series can be 150

en-Yvelines (France), Rock followed on bmxlive.com. 100 Hill (USA) and Santiago del Estero (Argentina). The average Dutch riders Niek Kimmann 50 COMPETITIONS participation in rounds of the (Men Elite) and Laura Smulders series is stable in comparison to (Women Elite) successfully 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018. For the second year running, defended their overall UCI BMX the round in in St-Quentin- Supercross World Cup wins from en-Yvelines (FRA), near Paris, 2018. For Smulders, it was a fourth recorded the highest number of World Cup overall win. 2019 UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS participants (265).

For the second time in four The total cumulative audience Facebook, attracting more than years, the UCI BMX World increased remarkably (+152%) 200k views. For the first time, Championships were held at the to 12.5 million as the event live pre-race interviews were Lotto BMX track in Heusden- moved back to Europe (after held with Laura Smulders (NED), Zolder, Belgium. After 2015, Baku, Azerbaijan, in Eurasia in Sylvain Andre (FRA) and David the popular track inside Circuit 2018). The event took place late Graf (SUI), giving fans a unique Zolder again provided the stage afternoon on Saturday, securing opportunity to hear from major for a highly successful UCI World Saturday evening news coverage contenders. Over the course of Championships. by national broadcasters in the event, a total of 2000 new Europe and dedicated live/ followers were gained on the UCI In total, 3759 riders representing delayed coverage on free-to- BMX Racing channels. 49 countries competed across the air channels in Europe on late UCI World Championships and Saturday afternoon and Sunday. The 2019 Elite UCI World Challenge categories: 266 riders Champions were Twan van from 37 nations in the World Despite a decrease in overall Gendt (NED) and Alise Championships, and 3493 riders broadcast time due to the Willoughby (USA). from 46 nations in the Challenge absence of several broadcasters categories. in Asia and Africa, hours viewed almost quadrupled (up 265% to Although this is the highest 2.4 million) thanks to more live/ PARTICIPATION IN THE 2019 UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS participation ever by a small delayed coverage on national margin (the next highest was free-to-air channels in Europe. 50 100 150 200 250 Rock Hill, USA in 2017 with 3699 total entries from 48 countries), With a combined reach of over it is important to clarify that two million people, the digital

participation in the World coverage of the 2019 UCI BMX NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS Championship category events World Championships was remains stable because of the followed by more people than quota system in place. Therefore, ever before. From the website, to simply looking at participation the dedicated UCI BMX Racing figures is not a reliable gauge of social media channels, fans were

the development of the discipline. updated with the latest news NUMBER OF from the event across the two 10 20 30 40 In total, 30 broadcasters from days of racing. Live streams of COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING 110 countries covered the 2019 the Junior & Elite races were 2015 2016 2017 UCI BMX World Championships. published on YouTube and 2018 2019

62 | BMX Racing BMX Racing | 63 2019 saw the crowning of the first UCI World Champions for BMX Freestyle Flatland. The stage for this historical occasion was the Chinese city of Chengdu, where Flatland joined BMX Freestyle Park and trials at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships. Athletes were intent on gaining qualification for Tokyo 2020, the first Olympic Games to feature BMX Freestyle Park.

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

The number of events registered The progression of women’s The UCI World Cycling Centre on the UCI International BMX participation continued in 2019. (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland, Freestyle Calendar has evolved The UCI BMX Freestyle Park and officially inaugurated its new at a rapid pace since the UCI’s Flatland World Cup attracted BMX Freestyle Park on 27 integration of the discipline an average of 43 women (36 November 2019. The UCI WCC in 2016. New in 2019 was the for Park and seven for Flatland) Park, constructed by UCI Partner possibility to register BMX per round, compared to 31 the Hurricane Parks, is a state-of- Freestyle Flatland events other previous year. The participants the-art facility that includes than rounds of the UCI BMX represented a total of 20 two padded resi sections where Freestyle World Cup on the countries. athletes can attempt new tricks calendar. In total, some 69 events and be assured of a soft landing. in countries on four continents The number of women were registered on the calendar competing in the UCI The new Park got the thumbs compared to 24 events in 2018. BMX Freestyle Park World up from some top international As well as the addition of BMX Championships decreased in athletes who were invited to Freestyle Flatland competitions, 2019 from 34 (representing 17 give demonstrations during the this significant rise in the number countries) to 31 (representing official launch. They included of events could also be explained 14 countries) but was still well Lara Lessmann and Evan by the fact that 2019 fell during the ahead of the 2017 figure of 19 Brandes, the German duo that Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification (representing 12 nations). The shared gold with Argentina at period for BMX Freestyle Park slight decrease in participation the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. athletes. in 2019 was offset by the arrival One of the Argentinian team, of UCI BMX Freestyle Flatland Agustina Roth, joined them at Continental Championships were to the UCI Urban Cycling World the launch, as did rising French BMX among the events offering Tokyo Championships: this competition star Florent Kastner. 2020 qualification points. These saw six women from five were held on four continents, countries battle it out for the It is envisaged that National more precisely Cary (USA) for Pan rainbow jersey. Federations and athletes book America, Cadenazzo (Switzerland) the facility for training camps to for Europe, Jakarta (Indonesia) for prepare for major international Asia and Melbourne (Australia) for competitions. Oceania. Guests at the official opening were also treated to a demonstration of BMX Freestyle Flatland given by Alex Jumelin (France), multiple winner of the International Festival of Extreme Sports (Festival International des Sports Extrêmes – FISE).

64 | BMX Freestyle BMX Freestyle | 65 Live streams of both the BMX Park & Flatland, videos were reached a total of 500k people. Freestyle Park and Flatland created with text graphics to With BMX Freestyle Park set to finals were aired on Youtube explain the events whilst experts make its debut at the Olympics and Facebook, whilst highlights from each discipline were in Tokyo 2020, interviews were and best moment clips were interviewed to introduce each also conducted with riders published across the UCI social discipline. In total, 1400 new who shared their gold medal media channels. To introduce followers were gained across ambitions with fans. new fans to both BMX Freestyle the week and content posted

2019 UCI BMX FREESTYLE PARK AND FLATLAND WORLD CUP

For the second consecutive year, An average of 144 riders Japan’s Rimu Nakamura (Elite the UCI World Cup for the BMX representing 37 countries Men) and American Hannah Freestyle discipline included competed in each round of Roberts (Elite Women) won the competitions and rankings the Freestyle Park and Flatland overall UCI World Cup for Park, for both the Park and Flatland competitions, with more athletes while Matthias Dandois (FRA) specialities. Three rounds were (on average 101) competing in the and Misaki Katigari (JPN) took the COMPETITIONS held between April and November: Park competitions compared to an honours after the three rounds of in Hiroshima (JPN), Montpellier average of 43 in Flatland. Flatland. (FRA), and Chengdu (CHN) a few days prior to the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships.

2019 UCI URBAN CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - BMX FREESTYLE PARK & FLATLAND

The first-ever BMX Freestyle entries in this ever-growing and Park Men - which also included Flatland UCI World Champions increasingly popular specialty. coverage of the top 3 Women were crowned at the 2019 and highlights from BMX UCI Urban Cycling World Brandon Loupos (AUS) and Freestyle Flatland and trials - was Championships that took place Hannah Roberts (USA) were broadcast on different channels in Chengdu, China. For BMX crowned BMX Freestyle Park UCI (in 2019 including CCTV 5+) Freestyle Park, it was the third World Champions. in China either live and/or as consecutive year the speciality delayed summaries. This again was part of this modern urban For the inaugural UCI BMX provided a remarkable audience format. Freestyle Flatland UCI World in China. Championships, 42 athletes were The UCI Urban Cycling in Chengdu to battle for the In total, the 2019 UCI Urban Championships, which also rainbow jersey. Dominik Nekolny Cycling World Championships included the trials discipline, (CZE) and Irina Sadovnik (AUT) were covered by 30 broadcasters were held from 6 to 10 November. became the first ever [BMX in 111 countries. The coverage Freestyle] Flatland UCI World reached a comparable overall In total, 90 athletes from 31 Champions. result to 2018 regarding the countries participated in the BMX audience for dedicated coverage, Freestyle Park competitions (59 The BMX Freestyle Park, Flatland with an increase in broadcast men from 28 countries and 31 and trials competitions were hours. In total, the cumulative women from 14 countries). These broadcast live, and news audience reached 23.8 million figures are stable compared to packages for each discipline (incl. 20% increase of secondary last year thanks to the presence were provided to rights holders. coverage) for a total broadcast of qualification quotas in place As in the previous year, the live time of 165.7 hours, with 13.7 since 2018 to limit the number of programme of BMX Freestyle million hours viewed.

66 | BMX Freestyle BMX Freestyle | 67 Para-cycling, one of the most popular sports of the Paralympic Games, saw record- breaking participation levels at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, demonstrating its ever-growing visibility and status. The evolution of para-cycling continued with test events for the Omnium Para and the tandem team sprint at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, and their future integration to the programme from 2020.

UCI INTERNATIONAL PARA- CLASSIFICATION: RESEARCH PARA-CYCLING EVENT CYCLING CALENDAR AND TRAINING COURSES PRECEDES UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The number of events featuring Research carried out by the on the UCI Calendar increased universities of Amsterdam The 2019 UCI Road World by 35% on 2018, with a 43% (Netherlands) and Stockholm Championships in Yorkshire increase in track events and (Sweden) continued in 2019, (Great Britain) were preceded by 30% rise in road competitions. most notably at the 2019 UCI a Class 1 para-cycling road event These figures reflect both the Para-cycling Road World Cup in that proved a major success with development of para-cycling and Ostend (Belgium) and the 2019 riders and spectators. Para- the growth in its visibility. UCI Para-cycling Road World cycling will also feature on the Championships in Emmen programme at the 2023 UCI

PROGRESSION OF THE NUMBER OF EVENTS (Netherlands). Conducted over Cycling World Championships in REGISTERED ON THE UCI INTERNATIONAL a four-year period and focusing Glasgow and Scotland and the PARA CYCLING CALENDAR on the various aspects of 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling classification, this research aims World Championships in Zurich to bring about improvements to (Switzerland). 100 the current system and ensure

80 that it is strictly science-based, Elsewhere, the new Paris 2024 as required by the International Olympic and Paralympic Games 60 Paralympic Committee (IPC). logo was unveiled in October 40 2019, the first to be used for Two studies had already been both Games, the only distinction 20 undertaken in 2018, while a being the use of the five Olympic

2016 2017 2018 2019 third phase, linked to a stimulus rings to denote the former and PARA- initiative, was implemented in the three agitos for the latter. 2019 with the aim of collating Europe has more events on sufficient data. To bring this the Calendar than any other project to completion, athletes continent, accounting for 69% were required to attend an of road events in 2019 and 40% information session. By way of a of track competitions. In terms reminder, this research is centred of road events, the Americas is on two aspects in particular: second on the list with 13%, while the classification method and Asia lies second in track, staging the use of the points system in 24% of competitions. The total all divisions; and the handcycle number of race days in 2019 division. was 204, 57 more than in 2018, Staying on the subject of equating to an increase of 39%. classification, the Classification Committee met in August 2019 to finalise the classification guide created for training courses to be held for new classifiers from 2020 onwards. The purpose of this initiative is to increase the number of UCI Classifiers.

68 | Para-cycling Para-cycling | 69 2019 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Organised in Emmen As for host nation the EVOLUTION OF PARTICIPATION IN (Netherlands) on 11-15 Netherlands, they lived up to UCI PARACYCLING ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS September 2019, this event expectations by placing joint attracted 387 riders from 47 fourth with Italy with 13 medals, nations, figures that respectively seven of them gold. equate to an increase of 12% and 4% on the previous year, a Athletes and fans followed the NUMBER OF new participation record. The racing via the UCI website and PARTICIPANTS reason for that increase was the on social media. A teaser video 100 200 300 fact that the event was part of was promoted and shared the qualification process for the online to generate interest and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. awareness of the event, while content tweets – including start COUNTRIES A total of 53 world titles were lists, results, photos of the day decided during the four-day and other articles – generated NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING 10 20 30 40 competition, with Australia 95,000 impressions over the heading up the medal table with course of the week, and event 2015 2016 2017 nine gold, one silver and five photos posted on Instagram 2018 2019 bronze. Germany took second reached a total of 202,000 place with eight gold, eight people. silver and three bronze, and Italy COMPETITIONS third with eight gold, three silver and two bronze.

2019 UCI PARA-CYCLING TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track The programme for the 2019 competing nations saw at least World Championships were championships was extensive. one of their athletes climb on to held in Apeldoorn (Netherlands) Held as test events, the Omnium the podium. on 14-17 March. The Dutch Para and the tandem team sprint town had already hosted the were both extremely well received The event was covered on championships back in 2015, by athletes and fans alike and the UCI’s official social media and the event benefited from now form part of the official accounts and the UCI website. the experience of an Organising programme, making their debut Fans followed the competition Committee whose members at the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track in numbers on Facebook, Twitter had also staged a number of World Championships in Milton and Instagram. Featuring athlete UCI Para-cycling Road World (Canada). interviews, videos and photos of Cup events between 2016 the event, the @UCI_Paracycling and 2018, not to mention the Great Britain topped the medal Twitter account registered 1.3 2020 Para-cycling Road World table after the four days of million impressions alone, Championships. competition, winning ten of the though Instagram proved the 37 gold medals on offer as well as most popular platform in terms A total of 252 riders from 32 nine silver and a bronze. Australia of fan interaction. The feed nations took part in the various came in second with nine gold, and stories on the @uci_cycling events, an increase of 63% on the five silver and three bronze, Instagram account racked up 2.6 previous year and an all-time followed by China with seven million impressions in total, with record for the UCI Para-cycling gold and three silver and bronze the most popular post reaching Track World Championships. each. Twenty-one of the 32 130,000 people.

70 | Para-cycling Para-cycling | 71 2019 UCI PARA-CYCLING ROAD WORLD CUP

The 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road NUMBER OF FEMALE PARTICIPANTS World Cup featured three rounds: IN ROUNDS OF THE UCI PARA CYCLING ROAD WORLD CUP two in Europe and a third in North America.

The opening round was held in 2019 Corridonia (Italy). The organisers had plenty of experience behind them, having previously staged Round 3 the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road Round 2 World Championships in Maniago 2018 Round 1 and five World Cup rounds between 2012 and 2018. Some 339 riders from 39 nations took part in the event. 2017

100 200 300 400 After hosting a round in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 editions, Ostend (Belgium) welcomed the Not for the first time, the final Baie-Comeau is a loyal host of UCI World Cup again in 2019, round of the UCI Para-cycling para-cycling, having organised attracting a record field of 405 Road World Cup was held in Baie- the UCI Para-cycling Road World riders from 42 nations. Comeau (Canada) in 2019, with Championships in 2010 and 2013 223 riders from 33 nations taking as well as several rounds of the part, respectively 33% and 14% up UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup, on 2018. in 2011, 2012 and 2018.

72 | Para-cycling Para-cycling | 73 Cyclo-cross continues to grow at a steady rate. The number of UCI Cyclo-cross Teams has once again increased significantly. 2019 saw an increase in female rider participation at Telenet UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup events, in anticipation of the introduction of the Women Junior category in 2020.

UCI INTERNATIONAL CYCLO- Consequently, from the 2020- TRAINING CAMP AT THE UCI CROSS CALENDAR 2021 season, the UCI Cyclo-cross WORLD CYCLING CENTRE World Cup will see the number The number of events registered of rounds increase, allowing for a As part of the development of on the UCI International Cyclo- better geographical distribution cyclo-cross, a training camp was cross Calendar remained stable and promotion of the discipline held for the eighth consecutive in 2019. Russia featured on the at a global level. This partnership year in Aigle, Switzerland, from 1 calendar for the first time. 110 with Flanders Classics aims to give to 6 October. events were held in Europe, the discipline a truly international the Americas hosted 39 events, dimension and expand its A record 12 nations were Asia nine and Oceania two. The development possibilities. represented at the six-day camp, number of nations organising which is held annually for young National Championships – Other measures to be athletes in the discipline. The UCI typically an indicator of cyclo- implemented from 2020 onwards WCC received 37 applications for cross activity in each country - has include the introduction of a the camp, from which it made a increased, showing the expansion Women Junior category at the final selection of 20 who trained of the discipline in non-traditional 2020 UCI World Championships under the expert guidance of countries for the discipline. with identical quotas for Rudy De Bie, Belgium’s national men and women from these coach for 15 years and in Championships onwards. From charge of the youth movement UCI CYCLO-CROSS TEAMS the 2020-2021 season, a dedicated for Cycling Vlaanderen, and Women Junior race will be Belgium’s current national The number of registered UCI introduced to the UCI World Cup. cyclo-cross coach Sven Cyclo-cross Teams has once again Identical prize money distributed Vanthourenhout, former Under increased significantly, from 18 by the UCI to the overall UCI 23 UCI World Champion, two- in 2018 to 22 in 2019. Eight of World Cup ranking places came time bronze medallist at Elite the teams were newly created: into effect from the 2018-2019 level and member of the UCI three from Belgium, two from season. Prize money distributed Cyclo-cross Commission. CYCLO- France, one each for the United by organisers at each round of the States of America, Italy and the UCI World Cup will be identical Aged 16 to 19, the cyclo-cross Netherlands. The latter nation is a for men and women by 2022 after riders – 9 females and 11 males newcomer in 2019. being gradually introduced from - came from Switzerland, the 2019-2020 season. Germany, Luxemburg, Italy, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden, CYCLO-CROSS REFORM With all of these actions already Russia, , the Czech in motion, a positive impact on Republic, and the USA. Following a call for tender in the number of female athletes 2019, the UCI Cyclo-cross World participating in the UCI World By offering these promising Cup rights were awarded to the Cup events can already be noted young athletes this opportunity, company Flanders Classics, for a for 2019. the UCI allows them to benefit period going from the 2020-2021 from high-level training, thus season to the 2023-2024 season. acquiring the necessary skills to The rights concerned include continue their progression. general organisation rights, marketing and sponsoring rights, and distribution of television rights for the UCI World Cup and the UCI World Championships in Belgium (in Flemish), including TV production of the World Cup (worldwide) and the World Championships (in Belgium).

74 | Cyclo-cross Cyclo-cross | 75 Digital coverage of the 2019 UCI Over the course of the event Cycling channel received over Cyclo-cross World Championships week, a total of 230,000 fans 1.5 million impressions, helping was provided across social media interacted with event content to gain an extra 8,500 fans and via the UCI website. When it posted on the UCI social media across all platforms. UCI Partner comes to social media, pre-event channels, whilst the live streams promotions were also published build-up content was created in and highlights on YouTube during the event for , close collaboration with the Local generated 300,000 views. With Santini and Big Bobble Hats, Organising Committee to ensure a greater focus on Instagram which included the opportunity promotion of the region as well as compared to previous years, the for fans to win a rainbow jersey in the event. content posted on the UCI the week following the event.

2018-2019 TELENET UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD COMPETITIONS CUP

The 2018-2019 Telenet UCI 23 category for the second year received a total of 550,000 Cyclo-cross World Cup in row. views. Live updates from each consisted of nine rounds in six round were posted on Twitter @ different countries: Waterloo Finally, Witse Meeussen (BEL) UCI_CX, allowing fans to follow 2019 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD and Iowa City (USA), Bern was the overall World Cup winner the action from their phones with (Switzerland), Tabor (Czech in the Men Junior category. a total of 2.5 million impressions CHAMPIONSHIPS Republic), Koksijde, Namur and received across the season on Heusden-Zolder (Belgium), In terms of audience figures, that platform. For the first time Pont-Chateau (France) and the cumulated viewers (81 during the World Cup, athletes The 2019 UCI Cyclo-cross World television viewers followed the Dutch fans had plenty of reasons Hoogerheide - Provincie million) achieved for all types were given the opportunity to Championships were held in event, up from 40 million the to celebrate on Sunday with NoordBrabant (Netherlands). of programmes for this season take over the UCI Instagram in the Danish coastal town previous year and representing their athletes winning both races Bern made its first appearance remained stable compared account, giving fans a “behind of Bogense on February 2-3. a 26.8% increase, with a total on the second and final day of in the series. It was the third to 2017-2018. Behind this the scenes” view of the event. Denmark had last hosted the broadcast time of 202 hours. competition. The win for Mathieu year in a row that two rounds figure, there has been, once event in Middelfart in 1998. The comparable figures were Van der Poel in the Men Elite of the UCI World Cup were again, progress in dedicated 173 broadcast hours in 2017, and category was the icing on the cake held outside Europe. Whilst programming (live and Set against a dramatic and 178 broadcast hours in 2015. The after his season-long domination. the number of nations remains highlights) which increased scenic backdrop, the fast, event was deemed a success in Inge van der Heijden surprised by stable, National Federations by 16.5% in 2019 to reach 21 technical course was 2.6km long Belgium and the Netherlands: topping an all-Dutch podium in are actively preparing for the million fans, with a small dip in and featured a start in the old the average audience share the Women Under 23 category. introduction of the Women secondary coverage (reports, harbour, several off-camber of the Elite races increased Junior category in 2021 as shown magazine programmes, etc.) passages, a main uphill section from 67.4% to 72.3% for VRT in by a significant upward trend in compared to the previous and a seafront section flanked by Belgium and from 21.5% to 34.1% EVOLUTION OF PARTICIPATION IN the participation of female riders season. The Netherlands became enthusiastic fans on both sides. for NOS in the Netherlands. THE UCI CYCLOCROSS ROAD WORLD (+11.3%) at the different rounds the leading market for the UCI CHAMPIONSHIPS of the 2018-2019 series. Cyclo-cross World Cup in terms The event was a huge sporting On the sporting side, riders of audience, ahead of Belgium and public success. The venue from 23 nations participated On the sporting side, Mathieu with a sharp increase in the was at full capacity and despite in the opening day of the Van der Poel (NED) and Toon number of hours viewed (+41% the cold weather, fans fervently championships, with the Aerts (BEL) dominated the for NPO1). NUMBER OF supported the riders on both winners of all three races PARTICIPANTS season in the Men Elite category days of the competition. Rider taking solo victories. Ben Tulett 50 100 150 200 250 with Aerts taking the overall win. The 2018-19 Telenet UCI Cyclo- participation was the highest (Great Britain) and Sanne In the Women Elite category, cross World Cup was live ever recorded for the UCI Cyclo- Cant (Belgium) successfully Marianne Vos (NED) sealed her streamed across both Facebook cross World Championships with defended their world titles in overall victory after a masterful and YouTube, enabling fans from 280 athletes from 24 nations the Men Junior and Women Elite display of her skills in Pont- non-geoblocked countries to competing. categories while Thomas Pidcock COUNTRIES Chateau. In the Women Under watch all the elite races across (Great Britain) captured his first 5 10 15 20 25 23 category, Ceylin del Carmen the nine rounds of racing. Across NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING The progression of this event’s world title in the Men Under 23 Alvarado (NED) was the overall the season, 605,000 views were 2015 2016 2017 television exposure was category. 2018 2019 winner. Meanwhile, Thomas generated on YouTube across measured as follows: in 2019, Pidcock (GBR) was crowned all content (live streams and more than 51 million cumulated overall winner of the Men Under highlights) whilst Facebook

76 | Cyclo-cross Cyclo-cross | 77 This highly technical discipline remained stable in 2019. Trials featured once more at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships thus cementing its growing visibility. The new format of the discipline has now been rolled out to the UCI Trials World Cup events, making the competition more exciting for both riders and spectators.

UCI INTERNATIONAL TRIALS TRIALS DEMONSTRATIONS IN PROGRESSION OF THE NUMBER OF EVENTS REGISTERED ON THE UCI CALENDAR HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL TRIALS CALENDAR

In 2019, the number of events The trials demonstration 40 registered on the UCI International organised during the UCI Trials Calendar remained stable, Congress at the 2019 UCI 30 with 42 events held in 23 countries. Road World Championships in The first ever HC Class Trials event Harrogate, Great Britain, was an 20 was registered on the calendar undeniable success. Three-time 10 and took place in Barcelona, UCI World Champion, Jack Carthy Spain. National Federations (GBR) showcased his exceptional continue to register their National skills in a trials demonstration, 2015 2016 2017 Championships on the UCI giving National Federations a 2018 2019 International Trials Calendar with taster for the discipline. Later 21 events in 2019, versus 20 the that week, he also appeared at previous year. the UCI Official Gala dinner to PROGRESSION OF THE NUMBER OF give a showstopping display of COUNTRIES ORGANISING NATIONAL his talents to all the stakeholders CHAMPIONSHIPS EVOLUTION OF THE and National Federations REGULATIONS present. 20

15 The UCI Regulations updated

in 2018 to take into account the 10 evolution and professionalisation of the discipline and its athletes 5 and which included the format changes implemented at the 2016 2017 2018 2019 UCI Trials World Championships in 2017 were rolled out to all UCI World Cup events in 2019.

78 | Trials Trials | 79 2019 UCI TRIALS WORLD CUP

The 20th edition of the UCI PROGRESSION OF THE AVERAGE Val di Sole was broadcast live on Trials World Cup consisted of PARTICIPATION IN ROUNDS OF THE UCI the UCI’s YouTube channel. For this TRIALS WORLD CUP three rounds, held in Salzburg round, the production consisted of (Austria), Vermiglio (Italy) and Il a three-hour programme showing Ciocco (Italy). 120 the final stages of each of the three competition categories. The average number of 90 participants per round stood at As far as the results were 122. In total, around 130 athletes 60 concerned, Spain dominated the

from 20 countries took part in at 30 Men Elite 20” category, as Great least one round of the 2019 UCI Britain and France did in the Men Trials World Cup. Elite 26”. The young Spanish rider 2017 2018 2019 Vera Barón, competing for the first 2015 2016 time in the Women Elite category, was crowned overall winner of the COMPETITIONS UCI World Cup.

2019 UCI TRIALS WORLD YOUTH GAMES

2019 UCI URBAN CYCLING WORLD The 2019 UCI Trials World Youth PROGRESSION OF PARTICIPATION IN Games provided some amazing THE UCI TRIALS WORLD YOUTH GAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS - TRIALS action in Wadowice, Poland, showcasing the unfettered talent of the very best Under 16 riders The 2019 UCI Trials World Elite 20’’ category. Defending total, the cumulative audience across six categories. A total NUMBER OF

Championships took place in Trials Men Junior 26” UCI World reached 23.8 million (incl. 20% of 158 riders from 16 countries PARTICIPANTS Chengdu, China, on November Champion, Oliver Widmann increase of secondary coverage) competed on the purpose-built 50 100 150 6-10 as part of the UCI Urban (GER), successfully retained his for a total broadcast time of 165.7 course composed from rocks, Cycling World Championships. title. In the category Men Junior hours, with 13.7 million hours railway sleepers, concrete pipes A total of 102 competitors 20”, it was Great Britain’s Charlie viewed. and logs, in the Polish city’s John from 19 countries took part Rolls who prevailed. Paul II Square.

(95 riders from 22 countries in Social media coverage at the NUMBER OF 2018). In 2017, a new format was The UCI Urban Cycling World 2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Spain once again dominated 5 10 15 introduced which consists of the Championships combine three Championships was provided the competition with five gold NATIONS PARTICIPATING accumulation of points in each of individual disciplines. BMX throughout the five-day event, medals, while Japan claimed the 2016-Freiamt (GER) 2017-Viborg (DEN) the six sections with a maximum Freestyle Park, Flatland and ensuring trials fans would not remaining two titles. 2018-Lazzate (ITA) 2019-Wadowice (POL) of 60 points obtainable for each Trials are all broadcast live, and miss a moment of the action. Live section (instead of achieving highlights per discipline were streams of each medal event were the lowest possible score to take provided to rights-holders. As present on Facebook, YouTube, the win previously). This format, in the previous year, the BMX and the UCI website, totaling which has revolutionised the Freestyle Park was broadcast 160,000 views for all disciplines. discipline, allows the riders to on different channels (incl. With the addition of BMX take more risks. CCTV 5+) in China and again Freestyle Flatland to the schedule, provided a remarkable audience a new fanbase emerged from the On the sporting side, Germany in the host country. In total, event, helping to bring more than won three out of the five titles the 2019 UCI Urban Cycling 3000 new followers to the UCI up for grabs. Nina Reichenbach World Championships were platforms. A mixture of online and (GER) won her fourth consecutive covered by 30 broadcasters in 111 on-site activations were also put title of UCI World Champion in countries. The coverage reached in place to promote the UCI’s new the Women Elite category. In the a comparable overall result to “Ride & Smile” campaign, whilst Men Elite 26”, Sergi Llongueras 2018 in regard to the audience Weibo and Wechat were also used (ESP) took the top spot. Dominik for dedicated coverage, with an to engage the local community of Oswald (GER) won the Men increase in broadcast hours. In Chengdu.

80 | Trials Trials | 81 In its second year, the UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup enjoyed a major increase in participation across the four rounds. Meanwhile, new nations were present at the highest level of competition, and the UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships – held in Basel, Switzerland – again saw a record number of National Federations represented.

UCI INTERNATIONAL INDOOR INDOOR CYCLING WORLD (Slovakia), as well as an CYCLING CALENDAR WIDE artistic cycling workshop for Commissaires led by UCI The 2019 UCI International Indoor Indoor Cycling World Wide Commissaire Andreas Maier Cycling Calendar featured 78 (ICWW) continued to develop during a round of the East events, most of which were indoor cycling through its European Cup. organised in the discipline’s support –financial and logistical traditionally strong countries: – for various training camps and • Financial support for the Germany, Austria and Switzerland. coaching courses. Examples Ukrainian team to travel to the include: UEC Indoor Cycling Juniors Following a women’s cycle-ball European Championships in tournament organised in Japan • Invitation to Brazilian athletes Geispolsheim (France), the in 2018, the UCI is striving to to attend a training camp training camp in Kolarovo and establish the practice of this in Germany and watch the the UCI Indoor Cycling World speciality for women on a broader 2019 Indoor Cycling World Championships in Basel. scale. Meanwhile, the Indoor Championships in Basel Cycling Commission has formally (Switzerland). • Organisation of a preparation committed to support countries camp in Worms (Germany) for wishing to introduce women to • Continued artistic cycling the Hungarian team ahead of both artistic cycling and cycle-ball. training for children the UCI World Championships. In line with these objectives, the in Rwanda, including Union Européenne de Cyclisme establishment of a network of • Official recognition from (UEC) has set the goal of including local coaches and discussions for Great women’s cycle-ball at the UEC with the Federation Rwandaise Britain’s cycle-ball athletes, Indoor Cycling Juniors European de Cyclisme to solve logistical also thanks to the support Championships in the future problems such as finding of UCI Indoor Cycling training venues and bike- Commission President Toni storage facilities. Kirsch.

• Organisation of two artistic INDOOR cycling training camps in Eastern Europe: Tardos () and Kolarovo

82 | Indoor cycling Indoor cycling | 83 2019 UCI CYCLE-BALL WORLD CUP

The 2019 UCI Cycle-ball World Cup From the season-opener in of spectator popularity thanks to comprised seven rounds between Ailingen (Germany) to the last the experience and commitment April and November, with the round in Höchst (Austria) and of the different host clubs. final taking place in January 2020. the Final in Möhlin (Switzerland), A total of 26 teams from eight the UCI World Cup was a success nations participated in the series. on a sporting level and in terms

COMPETITIONS 2019 UCI ARTISTIC CYCLING WORLD CUP

The UCI World Cup for artistic An increase in participation of 2019 was mainly about establishing cycling was organised for the more than 50% (from 160 in 2018 the new series and seeing how it second year and again comprised to 243 in 2019) demonstrates can be improved and developed four rounds: Prague (Czech the utility of such a structure in 2020. A priority is to establish live 2019 UCI INDOOR CYCLING WORLD Republic), Merelbeke (Belgium), – providing the highest level streaming of the competitions. Bokod (Hungary) and Erlenbach of competition - on the UCI CHAMPIONSHIPS (Germany). International Calendar.

The Swiss city of Basel welcomed jerseys of the Championships the cycle-ball and artistic cycling the UCI Indoor Cycling World went to the host country finals on UCI platforms with Championships for the Switzerland, in the artistic cycling English commentary as well as on second time (after 2013) on ACT 4 category. In the cycle-ball the streaming partner platform 6-8 December. The athletes tournament, reigning UCI World with German commentary. performed in the St.-Jakobs- Champions Austria (Markus On Twitter UCI Indoor, 161,000 Halle, which saw 8,000 spectators Bröll and Patrick Schnetzer) impressions were generated from in attendance across the three successfully defended their title. content posted, which included days of competition. It was the sixth time they were latest event news and results. crowned UCI World Champions Instagram UCI Cycling proved to The 157 participants represented and their last world title won be the most popular social media a record 23 countries, beating together, as Markus Bröll retired platform to follow the action last year’s record of 22 nations. at the end of the 2019 season. during the championships. A total Of note were the first Greek and of 1.8 million impressions were Turkish participants in the artistic For the first time, a Hungarian cumulated between Instagram cycling competition. athlete (Martin Schön – Men stories and Feed posts, bringing Single) and an Italian athlete 3,500 new followers to the Although Germany again (Isabella Zübner – Women Single) account. Highlight clips were dominated the Championships, reached the artistic cycling posted following the event and two of the six World titles escaped finals. Both athletes finished an used to remind fans of the best their grasp. The first rainbow impressive fourth place, as did moments from the cycle-ball and the ACT 4 team from Hong Kong, artistic cycling action. taking part for the first time in this PROGRESSION IN PARTICIPATION AT UCI INDOOR CYCLING WORLD category. Based on the production CHAMPIONSHIPS partnership, it was possible to Thanks to a partnership with secure some TV coverage in 150 a German public broadcaster, Germany, Austria and the Czech which provided the live stream Republic. The broadcast of short production, it was possible to highlights on linear TV in news 100 offer fans the opportunity to and sport magazines, mainly in watch the final session of the Germany, provided for secondary 50 championships on the UCI coverage attracting a cumulative YouTube channel and Facebook. audience of four million. Over 140,000 people tuned in to 2016 2017 2018 2019 watch the action featuring both

84 | Indoor cycling Indoor cycling | 85 Home to the headquarters of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the UCI World Cycling Centre (WCC) is an elite coaching and training centre. The UCI WCC is a major player in the development of cycling, alongside the Continental Confederations and National Federations. In line with the UCI’s Agenda 2022, it has a central part to play in the strategies and programmes implemented by our Federation in support of world cycling’s stakeholders in need of assistance, by detecting, coaching and training elite athletes and providing training for cycling’s various occupations.

TRAINING OF ATHLETES AT THE In 2019, athletes from around the Two athletes from the 2019 UCI WCC world made use of the UCI WCC team, Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru facilities and the training courses (ETH) and Anastasiya Kolesava In partnership with its National headed up by its coaches. (BLR), will stay on with the WCC Federations, the UCI organises Throughout the year the Centre Team in 2020. Completing the elite training courses for talented organised road cycling, track team will be two junior riders young riders from the five cycling, BMX Racing, mountain selected from their dedicated continents and across various bike, cyclo-cross and para- programme, one track cyclist and disciplines. The UCI WCC’s cycling training camps, with four young riders spotted at the training and development a total of 171 trainees from 59 talent identification camp held at programmes aim to nurture countries taking part in UCI WCC the UCI WCC in October 2019. the potential of athletes and courses. allow them to improve their A team made up of UCI WCC skills in preparation for the Road athletes took part in the opening most prestigious competitions event at the 2019 UCI Road World – UCI World Cups, UCI World Some 36 road cyclists (12 women Championships in Harrogate Championships and the Olympic and 24 men) took part in elite (Great Britain): the first team Games in particular – and for training at the UCI WCC at time trial mixed relay in the joining professional, national various times of the year. Among history of the competition. or regional teams. The UCI also them were 14 Junior riders and, organises talent identification for the first time, eight members The talent identification camp camps for young athletes (aged 16 of the WCC Team, the UCI held in November was attended to 18) at the UCI WCC. Women’s Team, all of them from by 26 riders (12 women and 14 different countries (Argentina, men) from Africa, the Americas Belarus, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ireland, and Europe. NUMBER OF ATHLETES IN UCI WCC Paraguay, Switzerland, and TRAINING CAMPS IN 2019 UCI WORLD (BY CONTINENT) Trinidad and Tobago). Thanks to the WCC Team, these 2 23 young athletes have been able to take part in elite events and test themselves against professional teams and riders. Following an 76 37 excellent first year, five riders from the 2019 squad have joined European teams :

33 • Teniel Campbell (TTO): Valcar

Asia America Oceania & Travel Service (Italy) Africa Europe • Agua Marina Espinola (PAR): Massi-Tactic (Spain) • Fernanda Yapura (ARG): St Michel-Auber93 (France) • Marlen Reusser (SUI): Bigla- Katusha (Switzerland) • Alice Sharpe (IRL): Ciclotel Team (Belgium)

86 | UCI World Cycling Centre UCI World Cycling Centre | 87 Track As part of a new initiative Talent identification camps – BEST PERFORMANCES CYCLING CAREER TRAINING AT Sport Directors launched in September, we Paris 2024 Olympic Games UCI WCC Fourteen track athletes from posted an advert on the UCI UCI World Championships In November, 50 people from 14 ten countries trained at the website and Instagram page, As part of a massive talent The UCI WCC provides training countries, including four women UCI WCC for most of the asking for new talents in the identification drive, UCI WCC Track: Our trainees excelled for coaches, mechanics, with UCI scholarships, took part year, while 23 juniors from discipline to apply for an coaches put more than 40 at the 2019 UCI Junior Track Commissaires, Sport Directors in an annual training course and ten countries – including two opportunity to come and train at teenagers to the test in various Cycling World Championships and riders’ agents, one of then sat their UCI Sport Director athletes practising both track the UCI WCC in 2020. Some 95 Olympic disciplines (see previous in Frankfurt (Oder), with Uchino the main objectives being to examination. and road cycling – took part in people submitted applications, sections) in October and Tsuyaka (JPN) winning the give cycling’s stakeholders two training camps. The first of with five riders (two women and November 2019. The athletes women’s points race, Catalina at the National Federations these camps took place between three men) from five countries all took part in Wattbike tests, Soto Campos (CHI) taking the resources and skills they NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN PROFESSIONAL TRAINING July and August and allowed being selected. scientific assessments at the second place in the Scratch need, as well as the means COURSES IN 2019 13 young athletes to prepare UCI WCC Testing Laboratory, Race, and Youngkyun Park (KOR) to develop their potential. By (BY CONTINENT) for the 2019 UCI Junior Track Mountain bike and sessions specific to their finishing third in the Omnium. organising training on the five Cycling World Championships in disciplines. continents, welcoming future Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany. The With a view to continuing the Meanwhile, Jessica Gallagher experts to Switzerland and 6 16 second was held in November discipline’s development, ten (AUS) and her pilot Madison making programmes, methods NUMBER OF ATHLETES 10 in collaboration with the Korea athletes (eight women and two BY TYPE OF CAMP IN 2019 Janssen placed fourth in the and tutorials available, among Cycling Federation and saw a men) from nine countries trained 1,000m time trial at the 2019 other things, we can sustainably 9 group of ten Korean athletes at the UCI WCC between March UCI Para-cycling Track World increase the skill levels of 5 undergo assessment and receive and August. 26 13 Championships in Apeldoorn cycling’s stakeholders around the elite-level coaching. (Netherlands). world. 85 At the start of the year, our 8 20 A talent identification camp was two African riders and Olympic BMX Racing: Agustina Cavalli Training courses were organised 14 held in October and November scholarship holders – Matshediso (ARG) came home second in the for coaches, mechanics and and brought together four Ebudilwe of and 21 Women Junior event at the 2019 Sport Directors in 2019 along with Asia Africa America 4 Europe Oceania athletes from three countries: Tumelo Makae of Lesotho – 14 2 UCI BMX World Championships an examination for riders’ agents, South Africa, Italy and Greece. spent four months training 13 14 in Heusden-Zolder (Belgium). while a workshop on athlete at our Paarl satellite centre in 7 10 welfare was set up at the start of Para-cycling - track South Africa, where the weather UCI World Cups the year. NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN conditions are considerably BMX Juniors Road Track TID PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Thirteen para-cyclists (seven better at that time of year than in BMX TID camp MTB Road Track: Nicky Degrendele (BEL) These training courses are COURSES IN 2019 CX MTB TID camp Road Women (BY TYPE OF TRAINING COURSE) women and six men) from eight wintry Switzerland. Tumelo then Juniors Track Para-cycling Road TID camp took third place in the keirin at mainly aimed at people whose Juniors Track/Road Track countries spent two weeks at returned to Aigle to continue his the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World National Federations do not 4 the UCI WCC in preparation training, with Olympic Solidarity Cup round held in Brisbane have the necessary resources. 11 21 for the 2019 UCI Para-cycling having decided to support this (Australia), while a Japanese The UCI WCC gives them the Track World Championships in talented athlete through to the team featuring our trainee chance to train and enhance 13 Apeldoorn (Netherlands) held Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Yoshitaku Nagasako (JPN) won their knowledge. By providing in March. The camp was funded gold in the men’s team sprint. broader access to recognised 27 by the International Paralympic Seven athletes (five women and training, it is promoting the Committee (IPC). two men) from six countries took BMX Racing: Simone overall development of the skills part in a talent identification Christensen (DEN) finished third possessed by cycling’s global 50 BMX Racing camp held at the UCI WCC on in the first of the two UCI BMX stakeholders. 14-20 October 2019. Supercross World Cup rounds In BMX meanwhile, 13 athletes held in Saint-Quentin-en- A total of 126 trainees from 47 Coaches Coaches/mechanics Sport directors Mechanics (six women and seven men) Cyclo-cross Yvelines (France) and first in the countries took part in training Riders' agents Athlete welfare from ten countries took part first of the two rounds held in courses at the UCI WCC in 2019. in a training course at the UCI Now an annual event, the Manchester (Great Britain). WCC in 2019. The best riders cyclo-cross training camp took were selected at the end of place in Aigle in November. the year and a main group of Hailing from 12 countries, the eight athletes from six countries 20 athletes selected enjoyed (Argentina, Chile, Denmark, a week’s training under the Great Britain, Japan and watchful eye of Rudy De Bie and Switzerland) was formed. These Sven Vanthourenhout, two of the athletes will train in Aigle next discipline’s foremost experts. year as they go in pursuit of their main objective: to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

88 | UCI World Cycling Centre UCI World Cycling Centre | 89 Coaches TRAINING COURSES HELD AT With this in mind, it is important TRAINING PROGRAMMES countries on the five continents. Olympic Solidarity provided UCI WCC SATELLITE CENTRES to strengthen ties with FOR NATIONAL FEDERATIONS They were attended by 471 financial support for 13 courses. Five training courses were held Continental Confederations to (OUTSIDE SATELLITES) coaches (69 women and 402 Eight courses were paid for for a total of 48 participants There are now five satellite create a harmonised approach men) and 100 mechanics (nine by the National Federations from 31 countries. Running centres linked to the UCI: Paarl at a regional level and organise At the request of our National women and 91 men). This and nine Level 1 mechanics from 24 February to 10 March, a (South Africa), Shuzenji (Japan), programmes that meet their Federations, training combined total of 571 trainees (78 courses – given by our China combined coaches/mechanics Yeongju (Republic of Korea), New needs. programmes have also been women and 493 men) engaged representative Yuan Hui Dong – course for women only was Delhi (India) and, the most recent The three key objectives are as organised away from the in 3,107 days of training in all. were funded by individuals. attended by ten women from addition, Anadia (Portugal). They follows: satellites. A total of 29 courses for ten countries, most of whom pursue strategies designed to coaches, 15 for mechanics and The UCI Solidarity Programme had received a UCI Solidarity detect, coach and train young • To promote the detection and a combined coach/mechanic funded 14 courses, five of Programme scholarship. Another talents and which are drawn training of young talents; course were organised in 28 them for mechanics, while combined training course was up in collaboration with the • To develop coach training; also held in Chinese (through UCI WCC. The most promising • To strengthen the link with an interpreter), with eight of these riders then have the the UCI WCC so that the best participants from China and opportunity to join the UCI WCC athletes can continue their Hong Kong taking part. with a view to continuing their development. NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN TRAINING COURSES HELD AT UCI WCC SATELLITE CENTRES training and reaching the highest AND TRAINING DAYS IN 2019 Mechanics level. The satellites also offer Number Number Total Total training for instructors, coaches Number of coach Number of athlete number of number of NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN COURSES of coaches training days of athletes training days participants training days Thirteen trainees from 12 and mechanics, some of whom ORGANISED AT UCI WCC SATELLITE countries took part in our various will have the chance to travel to CENTRES AND ELSEWHERE IN South Africa 0 0 84 2 806 84 2 806 THE WORLD IN 2019 training courses (ranging from the UCI WCC to receive more (BY CONTINENT) Republic of Korea 50 1 134 99 2 102 149 3 236 Levels 1 to 3) with a view to extensive training. Japan 12 107 73 590 85 697 obtaining UCI WCC certification. Total 62 1 241 256 5 498 318 6 739 In August, Fiona Cluzeau In line with the strategy set out 38 15 73 began a three-year mechanics in Agenda 2022 and with a view apprenticeship at the UCI WCC to preparing the ground for the mechanics’ workshop. She is the next Olympiad, the UCI WCC’s 430 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS BY CONTINENT IN TRAINING COURSES HELD AT UCI WCC SATELLITE CENTRES first woman to undertake the new managers are assessing AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, AND TRAINING DAYS IN 2019 apprenticeship at the Centre. the need to develop the global 333 UCI WCC satellite model for Number Number Number Total Total Number of coach Number of athlete Number of of mechanic number of number of Workshop on athlete welfare 2020. While this process does of coaches training days of athletes training days mechanics training days participants training days not seek to call into question Africa 188 1 059 84 2 806 61 244 333 4 109 Lasting a day and a half, this the current set-up, the satellite Asia Africa America Americas 73 405 0 0 0 0 73 405 new training workshop was implementation and certification Europe Oceania introduced at the start of the strategy needs to be fine- Asia 219 2 110 172 1 693 39 168 430 4 970 year and aims to support staff, tuned and strands of work and Europe 38 197 0 0 0 0 38 197 coaches, parents, soigneurs and objectives more clearly defined. Oceania 15 105 0 0 0 60 15 165 health professionals. Four people With this in mind, supervision Total 533 3 876 256 5 498 100 472 889 9 846 (a woman and three men) took and management methods will part. They were joined by the be enhanced. A total of 533 coaches, 256 athletes and 100 mechanics took part in training courses held at UCI WCC satellite participants of the last Levels 1 centres and elsewhere in the world. and 2 coaching course, which The main objective of this took place in November. approach is to help the satellites become even more effective Riders’ agents exam in their role as continental centres detecting and nurturing Eleven riders’ agents sat the talent. This will be achieved by examination on 17 June 2019. assessing existing initiatives and the attributes of stakeholders who are active on the ground. Rather than investing in expensive structures that are impossible to fund, the aim is to use existing operating strategies to promote and uphold the satellites as strategic centres of development.

90 | UCI World Cycling Centre UCI World Cycling Centre | 91 DONATION OF EQUIPMENT A total of 510 tests were carried With this new world-class facility A REJUVENATED made Director of the UCI WCC. Mr Jacquet will have the support out between January and in place, the UCI WCC can now MANAGEMENT TEAM His task will be to bring the UCI of UCI Continental Advisors, Access to reliable, high-quality December 2019 (breakdown as offer athletes from its National WCC’s actions into line with the who will now be answerable to equipment is essential when follows): Federations first-rate training The end of 2019 brought changes key points of the Agenda 2022. the Department of International it comes to taking part in elite conditions in cycling’s five to the WCC management team In the process, he will focus Relations rather than the Road competitions. Mindful that not • Oxygen and arterial blood Olympic disciplines (road, track, and the rolling-out of new on the following three strands Sector and who will be given all athletes are fortunate enough pressure: 85 mountain bike, BMX Racing and internal governance strategies. to promote a cross-functional stronger remits that will extend to have such resources at their • Bio Impedance Analysis (BIA): BMX Freestyle). development dynamic projecting beyond road cycling, the aim disposal, the UCI WCC, as part 85 These developments will shape the UCI WCC as a resource that being for them to support the of its UCI Bikes for the World • WCC-Power Profile Test (PPT): Refurbishment of the gym the scope that an enlarged the National Federations and development of cycling in all its initiative, has provided funding 111 management group will enjoy with Continental Confederations can forms and on every continent. through the UCI Solidarity • Electrocardiogram (ECG): 91 The UCI WCC gym was renovated regard to international relations, avail themselves of: Programme for equipment for • Spirometry (breathing test): 53 in June 2019 and ESP Fitness development and the UCI WCC. The job profiles were reviewed eligible National Federations. • Blood test: 12 equipment installed. The aim in • Teach young generations about accordingly and the new The programme ensures a level • Bike fit: 8 doing so is to give the athletes The pooling of human resources cycling as a sport for them to functions of the UCI Continental playing field for athletes in terms • Functional Movement and teams visiting the UCI WCC in support of the Continental take up Advisors updated on 1 January of equipment, with most of it Screening (FMS): 54 the best possible conditions in Confederations, National Federa- • Unearth the talents of 2020. being provided by our sponsors • Standard concussion which to train. tions and cycling’s regional tomorrow and partners. assessments: 11 stakeholders maps out the • Train the best athletes in Working tools have been direction now to be taken. preparation for UCI World modernised with the aim of More than 267 bikes (road, track These tests were conducted on BMX PARTNERSHIP WITH THE Championships and Olympic allowing people to keep track of and BMX bikes, mountain bikes all our trainees on their arrival SCHOOLS OF AIGLE Appointed Head of International Games. UCI WCC activities in a structured and tandems) were distributed at the UCI WCC and then at Relations on 1 September, and specific way through a link along with accessories and regular intervals during their The UCI WCC renewed its Vincent Jacquet has had his A new short-, medium- and to a dedicated “solidarity and clothing to 28 National stay in Aigle. They are carried partnership with the schools of brief and scope restructured long-term strategy has been development” section on the UCI Federations in Africa, Asia, the out as a means of checking their Aigle in 2019, with 240 students and was also named Director promoted, notably through the website and through a National Americas and Europe. physical condition, monitoring enjoying introductory BMX of International Relations and creation of a satellite centre Federations monitoring tool that their progress and adapting courses led by the coaches and Development on 1 December operating model linked to is regularly updated with relevant their training. They also enable young athletes of the UCI WCC, 2019. As part of his remit in this continental activities. information. UCI WCC TESTING early detection of any health all under the supervision of their second post, he has also been LABORATORY problems. teachers. During the course of 15 sessions held in spring and An essential part of our elite autumn, the students came coaching and training centre, NEW FACILITIES AND to grips with the basic of BMX the testing laboratory offers REFURBISHMENTS riding and the safety guidelines the UCI WCC’s coaches and they need to follow. As well as athletes an additional service BMX Freestyle Park showcasing this spectacular that takes a scientific approach to discipline to the students, the performance. BMX Freestyle will make its initiative also provides a potential Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020. stepping stone for them into a With this in mind, the UCI career in cycling, and strengthens WCC officially opened its BMX the dialogue and ties between Freestyle park on 27 November the UCI WCC and the town of 2019. Aigle. The partnership will be renewed in 2020.

92 | UCI World Cycling Centre UCI World Cycling Centre | 93 The UCI Bike City and Region network expanded to 14 with the awarding of four more labels in 2019. The UCI was involved in the production of several toolkits aimed at helping National Federations, event organisers and authorities further promote cycling amongst a wide cross-section of the population. The UCI Cycling for All team was again extremely present on the international stage, participating in global conferences, leading workshops and partnering with major advocacy experts to highlight the benefits of cycling for health, the economy and sustainability.

SECOND UCI BIKE CITY FORUM

The second edition of the UCI when the UCI President awarded Cycling Embassy of Denmark, Mobility & Bike City Forum took Paris the UCI Bike City label. the Bikeability Trust, Dolomeet, place in Paris (France) on 12-13 This was received by Christophe British Cycling, Brussels Mobility, November 2019 at the iconic Najdovski, Deputy Mayor of the OECD’s International Paris City Hall. The importance Paris for Transport, Roads and Transport Forum, PeopleForBikes, of partnerships and cross-sector Public Space and the President the UNECE, Sport & Citizenship, collaboration, the enabling of the French Cycling Federation, Cycling Industries Europe, POLIS, power of data, and regulation Michel Callot. the World Resources Institute, the within innovation were some of FIA, the Fédération Française de the key messages shared during From inspirational speeches Cyclisme (FFC), the Fédération this second edition. to practical toolkits and Française des Usagers de la recommendations, participants Bicyclette, and the city of Paris. Over 80 representatives of had the opportunity to learn cities, regions, event organisers, from best practice examples in The second day allowed for a international organisations, areas including infrastructure, deeper exchange of knowledge National Federations and NGOs children’s cycling education, between current and potential from various parts of the world Danish cycling promotion, the members of the UCI Bike City took part in the two days of legacy of cycling events, tourism and Region network, during exchanges. Recent progress in development, road safety, active which a workshop was hosted by the French capital to advance its cities, city ratings, innovation PeopleForBikes on the Bicycle cycling for all agenda, including in bike share and the future of Network Analysis and a bike tour with its vision to use the Paris mobility. Interactive discussions of cycling infrastructure was 2024 Olympic Games as a vehicle with the audience marked the organised by the city of Paris, led CYCLING to deliver an even stronger end of each panel session, which by Christophe Najdovski and his cycling legacy, was celebrated included speakers from the dedicated team.

UCI BIKE CITY LABEL

The UCI Bike City label recognises COPENHAGEN (DENMARK) Copenhagen’s “2011-2025 Cycling cities and regions which invest Strategy” establishes numerous in elite-level UCI events as well The Danish capital received the ambitious objectives to continue as everyday cycling initiatives, first-ever UCI Bike City label increasing the use of bikes. In infrastructure and promotion for in 2008. Host of the 2011 UCI the decade from 2009 to 2018, the wider community. Road World Championships, the DKK 2 billion were invested 2010 UCI Track Cycling World in cycling projects. Today, it is In 2019, four new cities and Championships, the UCI BMX estimated that 49% of trips to regions joined the 10 existing World Cup in 2008 and 2009 and work and school are made by cities and regions in the network: the UCI Track Cycling World Cup bike. Copenhagen’s population Copenhagen (Denmark); Glasgow from 2007 to 2009, the city has possess 672,000 bicycles – a (Great Britain), Paris (France) and a long tradition of organising figure that should increase by Tirol (Austria). major events. 100,000 between now and 2025.

94 | Cycling for All Cycling for All | 95 GLASGOW (GREAT BRITAIN) The promotion of active mobility The “Tirol by bike” campaign and the development of cycling promotes cycling among UCI BIKE CITY AND REGION NETWORK Host of the UCI Track infrastructure play an important inhabitants, with the aim of Cycling World Cup in 2016 role in the French capital’s wider increasing the modal share to In 2019, several members of the FYN (DENMARK) YORKSHIRE (GREAT BRITAIN) and 2019, Glasgow - and action plan to render Paris reach 14% in 2020. Each year, UCI Bike City and Region network the rest of Scotland - will healthier and more ecological. 60 million euros are devoted delivered initiatives promoting UCI Bike Region Fyn received UCI Bike Region Yorkshire organise the 2023 UCI Cycling The “2015-2020 Bike Plan” aims to cycling infrastructure, while cycling amongst the wider two international awards celebrated the 2019 UCI Road World Championships, to reach a modal share of 15% for 12 million euros are invested in public. Examples of such events in recognition of cycling World Championships with an bringing together the World cycling in 2020, while the city’s cycling projects to improve cycle included: opportunities offered to its interactive festival of cycling. Championships for different aim to reduce air pollution sees touring, training and cycling population and tourists from cycling disciplines for the first the promotion of cycling as an safety. The city of Innsbruck abroad. Denmark’s 820km long British Cycling hosted Ready, Set, time. The city has fixed an essential tool. This five-year plan counts 130km of cycle paths, and DRENTHE (NETHERLANDS) N8 Baltic Sea Route was named Ride and Go-Ride events in the ambitious objective: that 10% of is financed with 150 million euros. the region of Tirol 800km. Cycling Route of the Year 2019 official fan zone, while an action everyday journeys be made by The creation of a cycle highway is Celebrating the official start of by a jury at the international sports area saw demonstrations bike by 2020. This is part of the underway, and the city has fixed the cycling season in March, the Bicycle and Hiking Fair (Fiets en of parkour, BMX and trials. In vision “Create a dynamic cycling the aim of reaching 1400km of CRITERIA LABEL CHANGES region organised the Op Fietse Wandelbeurs). addition, a Cycling for All event city, where cycling is accessible, cycleways in 2020, the same year door Drenthe (On Bikes through was organised on the same roads safe and attractive to all”. that the network will also include • In order to maximise the Drenthe) week with numerous Meanwhile, Fyn was voted as the Elite race, a pump track was Glasgow, which dedicates more 61km of two-way protected cycle- long-term planning of cities, activities including official Best Outdoor Destination in open to children and educational than 10% of its allocated transport paths. the four-year time limit on the opening of the Col du VAM Scandinavia at the international packs were produced for schools. budget to active transport, label was removed, allowing cycling hill, built on a reclaimed Travel Trade Show in Berlin has invested 15 million pounds TIROL (AUSTRIA) for the label to be promoted landfill site. (Germany). sterling in cycling infrastructure as long as the respective projects since 2008. Measures A region famous among road city/region continues continue to be made to expand cyclists and mountain bikers, implementing their cycling the cycling network and increase Innsbruck-Tirol hosted the 2018 plans. the number of people cycling day UCI Road World Championships. PROMOTION OF BEST PRACTICES to day, with the aim of reaching Tirol’s regional government set • In order to create synergies 400km of cycle paths between up a strategy over several years between Olympic Games FOR NATIONAL FEDERATIONS now and 2025. to promote the use of bicycles, organisers and positively and cycling occupies a key place impact the improvement of As part of the wider objective to • UCI Cycling for All Side • Cycling - Danish Solutions in the region’s tourism strategy, mobility plans, infrastructure provide detailed guidance and Events Toolkit (PDF) : (www.cyclingsolutions.info): PARIS (FRANCE) which is looking to develop long- and cycling programmes support to all National Federations distance cycle-paths, further for the population as part of in the area of Cycling for All, three This toolkit provides advice This online digital platform Paris will organise the 2024 increase the region’s offer in Olympic Games planning new projects were launched in and recommendations for shares best practices and Olympic Games, with five cycling terms of cycling and continue and delivery, the hosting of 2019 to promote the dissemination event organisers interested in knowledge on cycling from disciplines on the programme: using the 2018 UCI Road World Olympic Games was also of best practices in cycling developing side events that one of the world’s leading road, track, mountain bike, BMX Championships to promote Tirol included in the event criteria. promotion: encourage more cycling in all cycling nations: Denmark. Racing and BMX Freestyle (Park). as a cycling destination. forms. Developed by the Cycling • UCI Children’s Cycling Embassy of Denmark, the Education Programmes UCI financially supported Toolkit (PDF) : the project and contributed content to the platform. Developed with the Bikeability Trust to support the development of child cycle training programmes, it provides practical recommendations and templates to set up initiatives across the globe.

96 | Cycling for All Cycling for All | 97 UN WORLD BICYCLE DAY ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIPS

To mark the second UN World The UCI collaborated with two A Ride for World Bicycle Day With the ongoing objective • In June, some 1500 cycling • In November, the UCI Bicycle Day on 3 June 2019, charities for World Bicycle Day: Challenge launched on the social to build stronger ties with UN advocates attended the participated in the 2nd Open the UCI hosted a full day of fitness network Strava raised agencies and international Velo-City international cycling Ended Working Group on celebrations at its headquarters Velafrica - the UCI organised enough money to send 50 bikes advocacy organisations around conference in Dublin (Ireland). Model Indicators on Sport, in Aigle, Switzerland. a used bicycle collection on to Africa. Cyclists from all around the world, the UCI took part in The theme ‘Cycling for the PE, Physical Activity and behalf of the Swiss organisation the world were invited to join several key events and working Ages’, explored visions and Sustainable Development Three hundred children (between whereby members of the public the UCI Cycling Club and post groups in 2019. Below is a pathways to reach the ‘cycling Goals (SDGs). Hosted by the the ages of 9 and 13) from local brought bikes in any condition the number of kilometres they summary of the main partnership city of the future’, as well as Commonwealth Secretariat schools as well as adults took part to the UCI World Cycling Centre. rode on 3 June. For every 2000km projects and events: strategies to ensure that such and the International Labor in a series of fun cycling activities, After restoration, these are ridden, the UCI donated one measures are inclusive for all, Organisation, the role of this including BMX initiations, slow transported to Africa. Buffalo Bike for WBR to send to • In February and in October, regardless of age, gender, collaborative international races and bike polo games. Later Africa. Participants totalled an the UCI was invited by ability and nationality. Given a project is to develop, test in the day, there was a track World Bicycle Relief - impressive 103,019 km on the day. European think tank Sport key focus on children’s cycling and validate a measurement cycling initiation, and an official representatives from World Bicycle & Citizenship to take part in in the UCI’s Agenda 2022, a framework and model ceremony at the velodrome Relief engaged with schoolchildren the delivery of two workshops session entitled “Kids on Bikes indicators to help member attended by local and state and members of the public to linked to the PACTE project – The Future of Cycling” saw countries, sporting bodies authorities, international sporting share the positive impact the (Promoting Active Cities the UCI share best practices, and other stakeholders organisations and UN agencies. Buffalo Bike has had in numerous Throughout Europe), a alongside representatives to measure, evaluate and rural communities in Africa. three-year European project from British Cycling, Cycling enhance the contribution of which aims to raise physical Ireland and the Bikeability sport, physical education and activity rates across Europe. Trust. physical activity to prioritised The UCI Cycling for All team SDGs and targets. attended the PACTE project’s • In October, the UCI took Active Education and Active part in the 17th UNECE • In December, the Ride Transport workshops, working PEP (Transport, Health and and Smile campaign was alongside the Bikeability Trust Environment Pan-European presented during the Peace and the European Cyclists’ Programme) Steering & Sport International Forum Federation, with the objective Committee meeting, focused held in Monaco, where the to help cities generate tailored on the Fifth High-level UCI was invited to open and action plans, guidelines and Meeting on Transport, Health moderate a session entitled recommendations on how a and Environment, scheduled “Translating sport into global city can start an Active City for November 2020 in Vienna happiness”. programme. (AUT) and the Pan-European Master Plan for Cycling Promotion, which is currently being finalised by the PEP.

LOCAL INVOLVEMENT IN AIGLE AND SWITZERLAND

The UCI continues to work with As part of the Swiss carvelo2go Finally, UCI staff were again local authorities and organisations network, the UCI “rainbow” encouraged to take part in PRO in the vicinity of the UCI e-cargo bike (the first in the VELO Switzerland’s Bike to Work headquarters in Aigle to promote Chablais region) is available for initiative during the months the development of cycling and rent directly at the UCI World of May and June, with 4 teams safe cycling infrastructure. Cycling Centre. taking on the challenge from different regions around Aigle.

98 | Cycling for All Cycling for All | 99 In 2019, the UCI’s work in the field of mass participation events worldwide was focused on three key pillars: the promotion and development of the UCI Gran World Series, the successful delivery of the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, and the support of local mass participation events in Switzerland.

2019 UCI GRAN FONDO WORLD At the end of the event, the Châtel Chablais Leman Race SERIES UCI flag was handed over from the Poznan 2019 Organising In July, the UCI World Cycling The UCI Gran Fondo World Series Committee to the host of the Centre partnered with the continues to grow both in terms 2020 UCI Gran Fondo World inaugural Châtel Chablais Leman of the number of participants Championships, Vancouver- Race, a mass participation cycling and the quality of organisation. Whistler (CAN). event taking place in the Swiss In 2019, 22 qualifier events were and French Chablais regions. organised worldwide compared LOCAL INVOLVEMENT IN MASS With a total of 825 riders taking to 21 in 2018. Athletes finishing PARTICIPATION EVENTS part in the day’s activities, the within the top 20% of their age start of the short course (64km) group at one of the qualifier To promote active mobility was given at the UCI WCC in events qualified for the UCI Gran within the region of the UCI Aigle. Fondo World Championships in headquarters, the UCI supported Poznan, Poland. and took part in three local mass participation events. 2019 UCI GRAN FONDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Vevey Lavaux-Up

The 2019 UCI Gran Fondo World To connect with local families and Championships took place in cycling enthusiasts, the UCI set Poznan (Poland) from 28 August up a branded stand at the Vevey to 1 September 2019. Lavaux-Up in May, in collaboration with local cycling advocacy group In total, 1893 (1594 men / 299 Pro Vélo Riviera, offering free test women) riders from 53 different rides on the UCI cargo bike as well countries took part in events as free mechanical assistance. This hosted throughout the week. In SlowUp event is held annually to total, 481 (367 men / 114 women) promote soft and active mobility, athletes competed in the 18.4km whereby a 10km stretch along Lake individual time trial on Thursday Geneva is closed to motorised MASS 29 August, while 1731 (1472 men / traffic. An estimated 3,000 people 259 women) riders participated of all ages came out on the course, in the Gran Fondo (157km) and the vast majority on bikes. PARTICIPATION Medio Fondo (107km) events on Sunday 1 September, with all eyes Alpine Cycling Festival at Le on the coveted rainbow stripes. Tour des Stations

In addition to the very high In August, the UCI supported calibre of racing, the event the local Alpine Cycling Festival organisers ensured that local in Crans-Montana (starting participants of all ages could resort of the Tour des Stations also fully benefit from the event. Marmotte Gran Fondo), which A kids’ race was organised hosted a series of presentations within the race village – at the and roundtable discussions Poznan International Fair – and focusing on the positive impact an international bike show and opportunities that the sport featured various two-wheeled of cycling can create. The key demo zones and activities, such focus: how and what can the as pump tracks, ramps, and host region of Valais learn from obstacle courses. a global leader in this field - the Italian Dolomites?

100 | Mass Participation Events Mass Participation Events | 101 In 2019, the UCI confirmed its role as one of sport’s leading International Federations when it comes to the protection of clean athletes. The robustness and effectiveness of the UCI’s anti-doping programme, implemented independently by the Cycling Anti- Doping Foundation and the Legal Anti-Doping Services, were corroborated and enhanced.

CYCLING ANTI-DOPING they are recertified to ensure that authorities in the fight against FOUNDATION (CADF) – each DCO is well informed about doping. SUMMARY OF 2019 ACTIVITIES the latest CADF testing and Intelligence and Investigations Doping Control Programme The CADF is recognised (I&I) procedures. as one of the world’s most The CADF has adapted the comprehensive, innovative Intelligence & Investigations structure of its testing team to and efficient anti-doping reflect the current structure of organisations. Throughout 2019, The CADF is a member of WADA’s the sport and move towards the UCI again delegated its Anti-Doping Intelligence and greater in-depth knowledge and anti-doping programme to the Investigations Network (ADIIN), transversal monitoring of each CADF, directly funded by the which is made up of highly- discipline throughout the entire cycling community. The CADF qualified representatives from season. It has also refined its ensures that it delivers the best WADA, NADOs, Interpol, and testing strategy by integrating for the sport of cycling by actively the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). all the intelligence received engaging with all stakeholders, The CADF also relies on trusted throughout the Operation not only throughout the cycling informants and whistle-blowers. Aderlass investigation. community, but globally with The information and intelligence the World Anti-Doping Agency system allows the CADF to work 2020 Framework – UCI Proseries (WADA), National Anti-Doping in the most efficient and effective & UCI Women’s Worldtour Agencies (NADOs) and relevant way. The percentage of Adverse national law enforcement Analytical Findings (AAFs) Throughout the year, the CADF authorities. received by the CADF thanks to worked closely with the UCI intelligence information overtook to establish the framework of Compliance the percentage of AAFs reported the reinforced doping control through randomly-collected programme at UCI ProSeries The CADF continued to invest samples or samples from podium and UCI Women’s WorldTour significant time and resources athletes. levels, the aim being to assure to ensuring that all work being stakeholders that all necessary carried out was compliant with Operation Aderlass was a measures are being put in place Swiss law, the World Anti-Doping key investigation in 2019 that to protect every element of the Code, WADA International required significant cooperation sport. Standards and UCI Doping Rules. with the UCI, WADA, the After upgrading to ISO-9001 relevant law-enforcement For additional effectiveness, certification in 2018, the CADF authorities and anti-doping significant emphasis was placed successfully passed the audit of organisations. The investigation on performance analysis to its quality management system uncovered violations of the UCI enhance the testing programme CLEAN in 2019. Anti-Doping Rules and led to in different disciplines. Contact sanctions imposed by the UCI. was made with coaches working Certification The collaboration between at the UCI World Cycling Centre authorities was vital not only for to collect information concerning Certification is not only linked to intelligence, but also with regard certain specificities of different the processes of the CADF but to testing activities. cycling disciplines, enabling the also its personnel. At the end CADF testing programmes to be of 2019, the CADF had a pool of Working closely with state law adjusted accordingly. 55 highly-experienced Doping enforcement authorities and Control Officers (DCOs) with expanding our network was almost 400 years of experience another area of work undertaken between them since the creation by the CADF throughout 2019. of the CADF. These DCOs have As cases become more complex, all completed specific training to it is crucial to continue close be certified, and every two years collaboration between all

102 | Clean Sport Clean Sport | 103 In 2019, the CADF finalised In 2019, 1,216 athletes were Anti-Doping Tribunal. More and their support personnel, place in the context of the Although the UCI commends the specifications and started obliged to indicate their specifically, the UCI Anti-Doping teams, National Federations). In Aderlass Operation, a wide- the work carried out by the CADF the development of its IT daily location in the ADAMS Tribunal (the “Tribunal”), hears this regard, LADS also participated ranging doping investigation and is fully appreciative of its testing platform that will be whereabouts programme to ADRV cases which have not been in different meetings of the Asian carried out by the Austrian expertise, the UCI was keen to implemented in 2020. This enable the CADF to carry out resolved via an Acceptance of Cycling Confederation (ACC), and German law-enforcement gauge the potential advantages solution will improve the targeted testing. Consequences, and rules on Confederation Africaine de authorities. As a result of these that a more global approach effectiveness and efficiency those cases. The judges are fully Cyclisme (CAC) or Confederacion investigations, a German sports could bring with regard to of the CADF anti-doping In 2019, nine Therapeutic Use independent from the UCI and Panamericana de Ciclismo physician was identified as synergies, not least in key areas programme. Exemptions (TUEs) were granted are nominated for their expertise (COPACI) to raise awareness being the central figure of the such as research, innovation, (compared to 10 in 2018, 20 in in the field of anti-doping and and assist National Federations dismantled criminal network, intelligence and investigations, Cooperation With NADOs 2017, 15 in 2016 and 13 in 2015). dispute resolution. All decisions in their anti-doping education which used banned substances and pooling of costs and More details on the role of of the Tribunal are published on efforts. The LADS also made an and conducted blood-doping on resources. The CADF concentrated on its the CADF and its activities are the UCI website. The Tribunal anti-doping presentation during athletes, including cyclists, from collaboration with NADOs to available on the CADF website. heard nine cases in 2019, all the Junior Conference organised different nations. Several information meetings optimise the testing process, of which resulted in the riders during the 2019 UCI Road World were held with representatives to share data, intelligence EFFICIENT PROSECUTION being found to have committed Championships in Harrogate To date, a total of seven cyclists of the families of professional and testing plans as well as to OF ANTI-DOPING RULE an ADRV and sanctioned with a (GBR). have been sanctioned based on cycling (teams, riders and mutualise costs. Shared expertise VIOLATIONS AND FAILURES TO period of ineligibility. the information received from organisers), during which these is one way the CADF is able to COMPLY WITH WHEREABOUTS The #IRideClean campaign was the law-enforcement authorities. stakeholders were able to ask remain at the forefront of anti- OBLIGATIONS CONSEQUENCES FOR TEAMS again successfully run alongside The UCI continues to collaborate wide-ranging questions of doping. As of 2019, the CADF four international events. The closely with the German and both the CADF and the ITA. has implemented 26 sharing Since 2013, the Legal Anti- Since 1 January 2015, the UCI’s campaign, launched in 2016, Austrian law-enforcement Furthermore, the UCI was able agreements with NADOs and Doping Services (LADS) has Anti-Doping Regulations aims to raise awareness among authorities and the NADOs to hear the conditions set out signed service agreements for been responsible for prosecuting have included measures to be riders and their entourage about involved in this investigation. by each family in regards of any specific events. anti-doping rule violations and taken against UCI teams that the dangers of doping and to change. handling legal issues related have two or more intentional promote the values of clean REFLECTION CONCERNING CADF an integral part of the to anti-doping matters. LADS ADRVs committed by their sport. On this occasion, riders THE FUTURE OF THE UCI ANTI- In addition, both the ITA and Anti-Doping Community also investigates all potential members. More specifically, and their support personnel DOPING PROGRAMME the CADF presented their whereabouts failures reported an entire team is suspended were asked, among others, to visions of the future of anti- The CADF is one of WADA’s key by the CADF. As a separate if two of its members commit complete an anti-doping online As a Signatory of the World Anti- doping in cycling in front of the partners in the anti-doping department from the rest of the anti-doping violations within interactive questionnaire. Doping Code, the UCI is obliged Anti-Doping Commission on fight – its personnel occupy UCI, LADS is subject to strict a 12-month period. In 2019, to consider all available means 2 December 2019 and during key positions in WADA working/ internal regulations for anti- one UCI Continental Team was 2021 WORLD ANTI-DOPING for ensuring and enhancing the UCI Women’s WorldTour & expert groups - as a compliance doping procedures, whereby suspended on this basis. CODE REVISION & NEW protection for clean cyclists. UCI WorldTour Seminar on 10 programme auditor. It was also every key decision is referred INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS Recent developments such as December 2019. part of the WADA Independent for review to the external legal EDUCATION PROGRAMMES the Aderlass investigation show Observer Team during the 2019 counsel, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, After a two-year, three-phase, once again that doping knows On 31 January 2020, the UCI European Games. which is independent of the For several years now, the UCI stakeholder consultation no boundaries, neither between Management Committee UCI. Furthermore, and very and the CADF have been placing process, in which the UCI actively sports nor countries. unanimously took the decision Statistics importantly, this process of particular emphasis on anti- participated, the WADA’s Board in principle to transfer the internal governance ensures doping education, a key element approved the World Anti- In response, on 26 September operational activities of its anti- In reference to testing activities, that there is no presidential or in the effective fight against Doping Code and International 2019, the UCI Management doping programme to the ITA the CADF collected a total of management interference on doping in cycling. Standards. Committee mandated the from 1 January 2021. Meanwhile, 14,277 samples in 2019 as follows: individual anti-doping cases, and The UCI must now adapt its UCI President to explore the CADF remains responsible 6,704 in-competition and 7,573 that there is a complete audit In this respect, in 2019, the UCI regulations to comply with these potential collaboration with for the UCI’s anti-doping out-of-competition. More than trail and total accountability. made the anti-doping elearning documents which will enter into the International Testing programme in 2020. 5,000 samples were collected course ALPHA (Athlete Learning force on 1 January 2021. Agency (ITA), an international as a result of blood tests carried Once again in 2019, the vast Program about Health and Anti- organisation constituted out under the athlete biological majority of Anti-Doping Doping), developed by WADA, ADERLASS INVESTIGATION in the form of a non-profit passport (ABP) programme. Rule Violations (ADRVs) were mandatory for all riders included in foundation based in Lausanne The most recent WADA statistics resolved by LADS, through the UCI Registered Testing Pool. In 2019, the UCI continued (Switzerland) whose mission show that the UCI is still the Acceptance of Consequences its efforts to establish strong is to offer independent anti- International Federation with (i.e. an agreement), which Furthermore, in 2019, the CADF and constructive working doping services to sporting and the largest anti-doping testing is an alternative method of and LADS continued to regularly relationships with WADA and with political authorities. It currently programme thanks to the CADF’s dispute resolution provided for provide education programmes the anti-doping community. manages programmes for more activities. by the UCI Anti-Doping Rules in various formats (e.g. online than 40 organisations, including and authorised by the World seminars, ex cathedra training, For instance, extensive International Federations of Anti-Doping Code. The other specific communications) to all collaboration with law Olympic sports and leading cases were referred to the UCI interested parties (e.g. athletes enforcement authorities took event organisers.

104 | Clean Sport Clean Sport | 105 FINANCIAL

106 | Financial Report Financial Report | 107 The 2019 revenues of 40.7M CHF Road World Championships in and an uncertain economic were in line with 2018 (40.2M) Yorkshire, GBR and the revenue environment in the UK made the and 0.5% below budget. The generating operations of the UCI sale of those rights very difficult; consolidated gross margin of 11.5M World Cycling Centre. in addition, adverse CHF was unchanged from 2018, meteorological conditions, but 7% below our budget of 12.4M In a deviation from our usual combined with a lack of local CHF. The two key impacts on our model, the UCI retained all readiness on the ground margins in 2019 compared to our commercial visibility rights for the generated additional costs during budgeted numbers were the UCI UCI Road World Championships the week of the Championships.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MARGINS CONSOLIDATED REVENUES BY SECTOR CONSOLIDATED REVENUES BY TYPE (EXCLUDING OLYMPIC GAMES) (EXCLUDING OLYMPIC GAMES) 1% 2019 2019 2019 6% 12% 4% 3% 22% 6% 24% 12% 4% 23% 24%

11% 10% 1%

26% 27% 8% 6% 8% 8% 3% 19% % 2018 3% 2018 66% 2018 18 71% 67% 18% 68% 22%

Competitions Media Rights & Distribution Road BMX Training & Development Registration Fees Track Cyclo-cross Velodrome Commercial Rights Mountain bike Other Cycling Governance Host City Fees COMMENTARYUCI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Urban Other Revenues The UCI World Cycling Centre demonstrated by a further included some one-time charges (WCC) did not experience the increase of 11.7% in our total and, excluding those, costs rose As I write this commentary, much of the world finds itself in lockdown as we navigate usual revenue increase from net training and development 4.2% year-on-year as a result of through the storm that is the Covid-19 pandemic. In such circumstances, any reflection Federations in a pre-Olympic year expenditure to 5.8M CHF for the increased athlete development and suffered the ongoing effects year. expenditure at the UCI World or retrospective on the 2019 financial performance of our Federation is, of its closure in late 2017 and early Cycling Centre where cost of at best, superseded by events as our financial projections are torn up 2018 following the accident whilst The consolidated operating personnel increased 14.4% on a weekly, if not daily, basis. replacing the velodrome roof, as expenditure rose 5.7% compared compared to an increase of 0.3% certain clients chose not to return to 2018 and was 1.2% above at the UCI. to the Centre; regrettably, the budget. Cost of personnel Notwithstanding the current The UCI’s rolling 4 year cycle 4 years to 2015, to 190 million CHF Centre has once again had to circumstances, 2019 showed a revenues have grown by 25% in the 4 years to 2019. close in 2020 due to the Covid-19 solid financial performance. A from 152 million CHF in the crisis so the potential for full NET TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE (IN MILLION CHF) pre-Olympic year is often one recovery of the centre’s business of consolidation with limited UCI CONSOLIDATED REVENUES 4 YEAR ROLLING TOTAL activities remains on hold and we 6.0 opportunities to grow revenues (IN MIILION CHF) will not reap the benefits of the and our total consolidated WCC’s new management team revenues were 1.1% above those before 2021. 150 of 2018. A clearer measure of 4.0 the development over the past The UCI President and the UCI Olympic cycle is the like-for-like 100 Management Committee’s increase in revenues of 28% commitment to deliver from 31.9M CHF in 2015 to 40.7M investment in the development 2.0 50 CHF in 2019, an annual growth of our sport and in providing of 6.5%. Over the same period solidarity funding to the global the UCI’s media & commercial 0 cycling families through our 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 revenues increased by 39%, an Continental Confederations 0 Media & Marketing rights Hosting & Registration 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 annual growth rate of 8.5%. and National Federations is Olympic Revenues Other UCI WCC Solidarity & overseas development UCI WCC satellites Others

108 | Financial Report Financial Report | 109 EVOLUTION DU COÛT MOYEN PAR EPT 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 The annual change in cost per CHANGES IN AVERAGE COST/FTE operating loss to an Ordinary average full-time equivalent 30 12% Result of -3.85M CHF, compared employee, adjusted for one-time 3% to -7.3M CHF in 2018 and a expenditure, is shown on the 2% 25 9% budgeted deficit of -5.5M CHF. right. 1%

0% Average Yield (%) Following the losses incurred The UCI continues to monitor 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 20 6% in the final months of 2018, the -1% and control its costs, and notably portfolio more than recovered its -2% its headcount, whilst delivering 15 3% value in 2019. Recent events have -3% maximum possible value to meant that losses have been -4% stakeholders. incurred in 2020 and the portfolio 10 0% had valuation losses of between

As mentioned elsewhere in M) Funds Under Management 31/12 (CHF -2.59% and -3.72 % for the first this annual report, the UCI RELATIVE SALARIES 5 -3% five months of the year. became the first International

Federation to obtain EDGE Assess 100% 0 -6% The UCI Management certification for gender equality Committee reviewed the UCI’s

(EDGE is an internationally 80% strategic investment allocation recognised standard used to We booked additional bad The overall increase in operating during 2019 and the decision was evaluate workplace equality 60% debt provisions in respect of expenses resulted in an operating taken to maintain the defensive between women and men) aged international calendar tax loss of 6.9M CHF compared to balance of the portfolio. The and for the third year, we have 40% fees in 2019, resulting in Other 5.9M in 2018. The increased strategy will be reviewed again published relative salary levels Operating Expenses increasing value of our investment portfolio following receipt of funds from in our financial statements, 20% by 0.3M CHF compared to 2018. enabled us to reduce the the Tokyo Olympics. grouping our staff into three categories. 0% ASSISTANTS & COORDINATORS MANAGERS TECHNICAL AGENTS & COACHES & DIRECTORS In addition to the positive The UCI subscribed to The longform agreement with Women Men investment valuation of the the International Olympic the Scottish Government portfolio at 31 December 2019, Committee’s mutualised for the UCI Cycling World the consolidated cash balance cancellation insurance policy and Championships in 2023 was was in excess of 10M CHF at also carries insurance on its own signed in November. There are 31 December 2019 as a result key events but for the latter, the many reasons to be optimistic of contracting future World early onset of the crisis means about the future and the UCI’s Championships for the next four that such events will need to be ability to continue to reinvest years. rescheduled in order to avoid in the development of cycling financial loss. across the world. The UCI’s total long term and short term deferred revenue Our outlook for the 2021 – 2024 In spite of the above, we remain totalled almost 30M CHF at 31 cycle is being reviewed as we extremely cautious about the December 2019, an increase of assess the financial impacts next 6 to 18 months and we are 8.3M CHF from 2018, leaving us not only this year, but also on putting in place all necessary with a strong balance sheet to sales prospection and contract measures to safeguard the future face the current global crisis. renewals currently underway. of our Federation and its financial security. As mentioned at the beginning of The prudent management of the this commentary and elsewhere in UCI’s reserves and the successful the Annual Report, as this Annual attribution of future UCI World Report goes to press, there Championships puts our Jeremy Conrad-Pickles remains significant uncertainty Federation in a strong position to UCI Chief Financial Officer around the UCI’s activities in 2020 weather the current storm. We and potentially into 2021. The UCI had been looking forward to the Management Committee and start of our newly outsourced UCI’s management team have cyclo-cross UCI World Cup series already acted, implementing in September and the recently significant cost saving measures announced UCI Track League in and planning for various partnership with Discovery will scenarios. launch in 2021.

110 | Financial Report Financial Report | 111 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 2019 to 31 December 2019.

We confirm that we fulfil the We have assessed the 2019 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 and we have had unrestricted • Monitor the integrity of Finance Committee held on and complete access to all the consolidated financial 18 June 2019, 23 September the relevant documents and statements and review any 2019, 30 January and 15 April information necessary for our statements therein concerning 2020 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 2019. and obtain the report on the external auditors review of For the Audit and Finance internal control. Commitee

Rocco Cattaneo Committee Chairman

Aigle, 11 June 2020

112 | Financial Report Financial Report | 113 AUDITORS’ REPORT

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

Union Cycliste Internationale, Aigle

Report of the Statutory Auditor on the Consolidated Financial Statements

As auditor, we have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Union Cycliste Internationale, which comprise the consolidated operating statement by nature of revenue/costs, the consolidated operating statement by activity, the consolidated balance sheet, the consolidated statement of changes in equity, the consolidated cash flow statement and the notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019.

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. CONSOLIDATED 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 FINANCIAL 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 STATEMENTS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risksof 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 2019 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.

Michel Faggion Cedric Rigoli Licensed Audit Expert Licensed Audit Expert Auditor in Charge

Lausanne, 11 June 2020

114 | Financial Report Financial Report | 115 I. CONSOLIDATED OPERATING STATEMENT - II. CONSOLIDATED OPERATING STATEMENT - BY NATURE OF REVENUES/COSTS BY ACTIVITY

2019 2018 CHF’000 Note 2019 2018

REVENUES 1 Operating Operating Operating Operating CHF’000 Note Revenues Direct cost expenses result Revenues Direct cost expenses result Media rights & distribution 8 987 9 540 COMPETITIONS 1a Commercial rights 8 901 7 192

Hosting fees 10 594 10 904 UCI World Championships 19 632 -7 825 -1 592 10 215 18 324 -7 259 -1 578 9 487

Registration fees 8 437 8 341 UCI World Cups 7 416 -7 015 -731 -330 7 221 -6 750 -721 -250

Olympic movement 257 284 Olympic movement 169 -143 - 26 100 -188 - -88

Facilities revenue 2 007 1 769 Other events 507 -339 -70 98 638 -612 -70 -44

Fines & penalties 523 124 Marketing & bid costs 560 -570 -229 -239 1 110 -717 -317 76

Other revenues 997 2 093 28 284 -15 892 -2 622 9 770 27 393 -15 526 -2 686 9 181 Total revenues 40 703 40 247 CYCLING GOVERNANCE 1b DIRECT COSTS 1 Presidency & governing bodies 2 - -2 382 -1 574 -3 956 - -2 677 -1 543 -4 442 Logistics & event organisation -6 783 -6 012 International Calendar 3 772 -2 033 -510 1 229 3 521 -1 925 -510 1 228 Media & commercial rights costs -1 504 -733 UCI WorldTour 3 764 -2 227 -1 697 -160 3 784 -2 188 -1 623 -27 TV production -5 669 -6 033 Anti-doping 3 1 440 -1 864 -187 -611 1 144 -1 714 -218 -788 Cost of goods & materials -2 107 -2 683 Other governance activities 1 017 -214 -285 518 1 097 -261 -405 431 Travel, meetings & related -4 860 -5 301 Communications - -469 -687 -1 156 1 -203 -879 -1 081 Funding & grants -3 055 -3 025 9 993 -9 189 -4 940 -4 136 9 547 -8 968 -5 178 -4 679 Fees, allowances, studies 2 -5 235 -5 010

Total direct costs -29 213 -28 797 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 1c

GROSS MARGIN 11 490 11 450 UCI World Cycling Centre 1 125 -2 024 -1 865 -2 764 810 -1 953 -1 451 -2 594

WCC satellite operations 20 -221 -78 -279 - -304 - -304 OPERATING EXPENSES Overseas development 56 -2 143 -389 -2 476 - -1 859 -365 -2 224 Cost of personnel 2 -13 710 -12 875 Other development initiatives - -258 - -258 242 -372 - -50 Fees, consultancy -796 -922 1 201 -4 646 -2 332 -5 777 1 052 -4 488 -1 816 -5 172 Travel & related -98 -108

Building & office costs -777 -774 VELODROME OPERATIONS 1d IT & Telecoms -584 -665 Restaurant 1 128 -437 -696 -5 1 261 -534 -749 -22 Other operating expense -724 -433 Other operations 728 -320 -422 -14 705 -363 -368 -26 Amortisation 10 -1 719 -1 627 Building & management 626 -50 -2 121 -1 545 1 292 -43 -1 936 -687 Total operating expenses -18 408 -17 404 2 482 -807 -3 239 -1 564 3 258 -940 -3 053 -735

OPERATING RESULT -6 918 -5 954 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 1e - -1 -5 530 -5 531 - -1 -4 916 -4 917

FINANCIAL RESULT 4 3 068 -1 394 Reallocations 1f -1 257 1 322 255 320 -1 003 1 126 245 368

40 703 -29 213 -18 408 -6 918 40 247 -28 797 -17 404 -5 954 ORDINARY RESULT -3 850 -7 348

Change in fund capital 17 302 8 NET RESULT BEFORE ALLOCATION -3 548 -7 340

116 | Financial Report Financial Report | 117 III. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET IV. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

CHF’000 Note 31 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2018

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS Balance 1 Foreign Balance 31 Cash & cash equivalents 6 11 872 6 133 CHF’000 note January Allocations Appropriation exchange Total change December Receivables from services 7 7 351 10 406 2019 Other short-term receivables 8 968 1 125 16, 17 Inventory 124 173 FUND CAPITAL - RESTRICTED FUNDS Prepayments, accrued income & deferred expenses 9 6 210 4 447 UCI WorldTour reserve fund 2 318 -8 -294 -110 -412 1 906 Total current assets 26 525 22 284 Third party bank guarantees 1 904 -315 98 -52 -269 1 635 TOTAL FUND CAPITAL 4 222 -323 -196 -162 -681 3 541 NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Investments & financial assets 11 29 868 26 589 ORGANISATION CAPITAL Tangible fixed assets 10 26 068 26 115 Current year deficit 1 3 548 -3 548 - - 1 Intangible fixed assets 10 1 826 1 852 UCI general reserve 31 302 -3 883 - - -3 883 27 419 Long-term deferred expenses 9 - 60 CMC general reserve 12 874 335 - -1 334 13 208 Total non-current assets 57 762 54 616 Free capital 44 177 - -3 548 -1 -3 549 40 628

RESTRICTED ASSETS CMC building fund 1 010 - - - - 1 010 UCI WorldTour reserve funds 16, 17 1 906 2 318 Tied capital 1 010 - - - - 1 010 Cash guarantees held 16, 18 1 635 1 904

Total restricted assets 3 541 4 222 TOTAL ORGANISATION CAPITAL 45 187 - -3 548 -1 -3 549 41 638

TOTAL ASSETS 87 828 81 122

2018 LIABILITIES, FUND BALANCES & RESERVES

CURRENT LIABILITIES FUND CAPITAL - RESTRICTED FUNDS

Short-term debt 6 -181 -177 UCI WorldTour reserve fund 2 721 -8 -331 -64 -403 2 318 Accounts payable -5 233 -4 480 Third party bank guarantees 2 874 -1 642 715 -44 -970 1 904 Other payables 12 -713 -563 TOTAL FUND CAPITAL 5 595 -1 650 385 -108 -1 373 4 222 Provisions 13 -150 -150 Deferred revenues 14 -16 091 -15 761 ORGANISATION CAPITAL Accrued liabilities 15 -4 766 -2 999 Current year deficit 1 7 340 -7 340 - - 1 Total Current Liabilities -27 134 -24 130 UCI general reserve 38 652 -7 350 - - -7 350 31 302 CMC general reserve 12 864 10 - - 10 12 874 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Free capital 51 517 - -7 340 - -7 340 44 177 Long-term debt 6 -1 928 -1 998 Long-term deferred revenues 14 -13 587 -5 599 CMC building fund 1 350 - -340 - -340 1 010 Total non-current liabilities -15 515 -7 597 Tied capital 1 350 - -340 - -340 1 010

FUND CAPITAL - RESTRICTED FUNDS 16 TOTAL ORGANISATION CAPITAL 52 867 - -7 680 - -7 680 45 187

Total Fund Capital -3 541 -4 222

ORGANISATION CAPITAL 16

Total Organisation Capital -41 638 -45 187

Minority interest share - 14

TOTAL LIABILITIES -87 828 -81 122

118 | Financial Report Financial Report | 119 V. CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

CHF’000 Note 2019 2018

OPERATING PROFIT / (LOSS) -6 918 -5 954

ADJUSTMENTS TO OPERATING PROFIT / (LOSS)

Depreciation & amortisation 10 1 719 1 627

Disposed assets 255 -

Realised foreign exchange differences 5 -101 127

-5 045 -4 200

CHANGES IN FUND CAPITAL 302 339

CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL

(Increase)/decrease in receivables & other current assets 3 115 332

(Increase)/decrease in accrued revenues -247 1 483

Increase/(decrease) in payables & accrued expenses 2 671 493

Increase/(decrease) in deferred event income net of expense 7 991 -55

Increase/(decrease) in other deferred revenue/expense -1 172 119

12 358 2 372

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 7 615 -1 489

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Loans 115 -

Reimbursement of loans -181 -177 Cash flow from financing activities -66 -177 NOTES TO THE

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Net interest paid -143 -120

Acquisition of fixed assets 10 -1 760 -3 691

Realisation from investment in financial assets 11 232 -21

Cash flow from investing activities -1 671 -3 832

CHANGE IN NET CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS 5 878 -5 498

CHF’000 Note 2019 2018

CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS 6

Balance on 1 January 6 133 11 652

Balance on 31 December 11 872 6 133

5 739 -5 519

Exchange rates loss on cash 139 21

CHANGE IN NET CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS 5 878 -5 498

120 | Financial Report Financial Report | 121 I. GENERAL INFORMATION II.  BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The UCI is a non-governmental, its interests before the transparency. It seeks to not-for-profit Swiss Association International Olympic implement and uphold the best constituted in accordance with Committee, the International practices in force within the The Consolidated Financial THE FUNCTIONAL AREAS ARE 4. Velodrome operations Articles 60 ff. of the Swiss Civil Paralympic Committee and major international sporting Statements have been prepared DESCRIBED BELOW : Activities included under Code. all national and international federations. in accordance with Swiss GAAP Velodrome operations authorities; RPC, applying where necessary 1. Competitions include the public restaurant The objects of the UCI are: k) to cooperate with the The accounts are presented specific UCI regulations. Specific Revenues and costs directly which is situated at the International Olympic according to Swiss GAAP RPC accounting policies are detailed related to UCI World UCI headquarters and the a) to direct, develop, regulate, Committee, the International (Accounting and Reporting below. Championships, UCI World commercial exploitation control and discipline cycling Paralympic Committee in Recommendations). Cups, the Olympic Games of the sports and business in all forms worldwide; particular as regards the The consolidated financial and other UCI competitions. conference facilities not b) to promote cycling in all the participation of cyclists in the The CMC Exploitation SA statements are presented in directly attributed to the countries of the world and at Olympic Games; statutory accounts (which are thousands of Swiss Francs (K 2. Cycling governance other functional areas. all levels; l) to direct, develop, regulate, prepared in accordance with CHF) as a result of which some Revenues relate principally c) to organise, for all cycling control and discipline any and Swiss Law but not with Swiss rounding differences may appear to organiser, team and 5. Administration sport disciplines, world all virtual/electronic cycling GAAP) are adjusted to properly in the statements. rider fees in respect of UCI The cost of the UCI shared championships of which it is activities and competitions present its Sports Material Assets sanctioned international service departments, namely the sole holder and owner; in all forms worldwide on the consolidated balance The financial statements have races, in accordance with UCI finance, legal, HR, IT and d) to draw up regulations and and to organise world sheet. (see note 10) been prepared on an accruals regulations and its published office administration not provisions and ensure their championships of which it is basis under the historic cost Financial Obligations. directly attributed to the enforcement; the sole holder and owner. The financial statements are convention. Cycling Governance direct other functional areas. e) to encourage friendship presented on a fully consolidated costs include the expenses between all members of the Its principal resources are host basis. Changes to the presentation of related to the international cycling world; city fees, the broadcasting and the financial statements have calendar races’ governance SPECIFIC ACCOUNTING f) to promote sportsmanship, marketing rights generated by been made in order to facilitate (commissaires, etc.), as well POLICIES ADOPTED ARE integrity, ethics and fair play its World Championships and the readers’ understanding of as the cost of the governing FOLLOWS : with a view to preventing all Cups, and fees related to the the financial information and to bodies of the UCI, including methods or practices such as international calendar, as well as achieve compliance with Swiss the various commissions. Consolidation corruption or doping, which quadrennial revenues from the GAAP RPC. Where necessary, might jeopardize the integrity Olympic Games. prior year items have been 3. Solidarity & The UCI was 100% shareholder of competitions, riders, reclassified for consistency and to development of Global Cycling Promotion officials and members or give The objective of the present facilitate comparison. Solidarity and development SA (GCP), which has been fully rise to abuse of cycling; report is to provide Member comprises: liquidated in 2019, following g) to promote gender-parity Federations, the cycling Although the UCI does not fulfill the final approval of the Swiss and equity in all aspects of community and other readers a the criteria of a Charitable Non- • the operations of the UCI authorities. GCP is no longer part cycling; clear and complete picture of the Profit Organisation as defined by World Cycling Centre (WCC) of the consolidation scope. h) to promote para-cycling; financial situation and results of Swiss GAAP RPC, it has adopted which welcomes trainees i) to advocate for the safety and the UCI. key presentational and disclosure from around the world for The UCI controls a Swiss rights of cyclists; aspects of Swiss GAAP RPC 21 periods of 1 -12 months. foundation, Fondation Centre j) to represent the sport The UCI believes in and applies (Accounting for Charitable Non- • the UCI WCC’s financial or Mondial du Cyclisme, and its of cycling and defend the principle of financial Profit Organisations) as best in-kind contributions to subsidiary CMC Exploitation SA. practice. This principally concerns satellites of the UCI World the presentation of changes Cycling Centre around the In 2019, CMC Exploitation SA has in equity and remuneration world registered a subsidiary in South disclosures. • UCI’s financial contributions Africa, WCC Africa pty, in order to Continental to manage its satellite centre’s The operating statement Confederations or National operations in that country. This is presented in both of the Federations and other subsidiary has been created prescribed formats, by nature development initiatives. to reinforce the governance of income/expense and by and the control over the CMC’s functional area. development operations already operating in South Africa since 2005.

122 | Financial Report Financial Report | 123 The results of these entities The entity is therefore not Disclosures concerning Investments and financial by project basis. Costs Accounts payable & deferred have been consolidated with consolidated with the UCI. transactions with the CADF can assets are capitalised as they are revenue the UCI on a full consolidation be found under notes 3 & 19. incurred if conditions defined basis. Investments and financial assets by RPC10 are satisfied. The Accounts payable represent are recognised at their current asset is amortised starting non interest-bearing supplier No material valuation Details of affiliates and related parties market value at year end date. at the end of the hyper- amounts due as part of the UCI’s differences between the entities (Registered Office for all entities: Allée Ferdi Kübler 12, 1860 Aigle, VD) The investment policy is care period following the normal course of business. were identified except sport summarised in note 11. Portfolio project go-live. Expenditure material assets as already Registered % voting investments are recorded in the on brands is recognised in Amounts invoiced in respect of described. Name Legal Status Number % holding rights balance sheet, under long term the income statement as an future events are recorded under Centre Mondial Foundation CHE-101.181.873 n/a 74%* non-current assets, according expenses as incurred deferred revenue, split between The UCI created, and has du Cyclisme to our policy. However, these current liabilities for events involvement in, a second Swiss CMC Exploitation SA Limited Company CHE-102.185.276 100%** 100%** remain liquid instruments, easily All other expenditures, repairs taking place during the year Foundation, the Cycling Anti- convertible into cash. and maintenance are recognised following balance sheet date and Doping Foundation (CADF). In Non-profit in the income statement as an non-current liabilities. WCC Africa NPC K2018633597 100% 100%*** order to maintain the highest organisation Tangible and intangible fixed expense as incurred. degree of independence, the assests Provisions CADF Foundation CHE-114.131.672 n/a n/a governance structure of the Depreciation on assets is CADF ensures that the UCI has *Foundation Board minimum representative rights The UCI’s accounting policy with calculated using the straight- The UCI records provisions: no significant control or influence **Direct or indirect shareholding CMC Foundation regard to tangible and intangible line method over the estimated over CADF’s internal operations. ***Shareholding via CMC Exploitation SA assets is as follows: useful life, which is as follows for • when it has an obligation, the main categories (in years): legal or constructive, to satisfy • Property and equipment: a claim and it is probable that buildings, equipment and Velodrome & offices 15-50 an outflow of resources will be computer hardware are Furniture & fittings 5-10 required; Foreign currency transactions & the economic benefit from foreign currencies are converted stated in the balance sheet at Equipement & material 3-5 • when a risk exists at balance hedging instruments fines imposed on riders cannot at the closing exchange rate. historical cost less accumulated Vehicles 4 sheet date : the corresponding be considered probable until depreciation. Subsequent Sport equipment & uniforms 3-5 risk provision is adjusted at Transactions in foreign currency payment is received and any such Accounts receivable expenditure is capitalised Computer hardware 3-5 year-end based on an internal are converted according to the revenue is not recognised until only if it increases the future Computer software & website 4-5 analysis to match the UCI’s risk exchange rate in force at the time payment occurs. Such amounts Receivables are initially economic benefits embodied exposure; of the transaction. Monetary assets are nonetheless pursued with the recognised in the accounts at in the related item. Land is Restricted assets • when imminent special and liabilities in foreign currency same diligence as would apply to fair value, which corresponds to stated at historical cost. projects are approved prior are converted according to the recovery of any other asset. the amount invoiced, less any • Sports equipment: The UCI WorldTour reserve fund to the balance sheet date, exchange rate in force on the deductions. Loans and other The UCI WCC is provided is governed by articles 2.15.227 to are already under way and closing date of the financial year. Revenue relating to competitions receivables are recognised at with complimentary cycling 2.15.237 of the UCI regulations. are substantially complete. In is recorded for the financial year nominal value. equipment by various the following year(s), the cost The exchange differences that during which the events take manufacturers. The total value Amounts recorded as cash of such projects is included result from these transactions are place. The revenue deriving Receivables and loans are of this equipment is capitalised guarantees held represent in the income statement as presented under note 5. from the Olympic Games is subsequently measured at and amortised over 3 years. An amounts drawn down under incurred, however, an equal recognised in the year of the amortised cost using the offsetting liability is recognised bank guarantees deposited by reversal of the provision is Hedge instruments are revalued at Olympic Games or the year it effective interest method, less on the balance sheet under professional racing teams which recorded in the same period. mark-to-market rates at balance becomes probable that the UCI provision for impairment. A Deferred Revenue. The liability have been received by the UCI sheet date, using internationally will derive economic benefit from provision for impairment is released in line with the and are held on a dedicated recognised valuation methodology it and can be reliably measured. is established according to amortisation charge and account until the settlement of where appropriate. Profits or objective rules based on booked to reduce that charge the claim between the team and losses are booked to the income Cash and cash equivalents of the debt and the nature of the in the income statement. As a the third party in accordance with statement. debtor. result, the amortisation charge UCI Regulations. Cash and cash equivalents in the income statement is Revenue Recognition include cash in hand and at Inventory materially different from the A liability in respect of Restricted bank, deposits held at call amortisation shown in the Assets is recorded under Revenue is recognised to the with banks and other short- Inventory consists of restaurant fixed assets note (see note 10). Liabilities – Fund capital – extent that it is probable that the term, highly liquid and easily raw materials and merchandising • Intangible assets: Restricted funds. UCI will derive economic benefit convertible investments with products for resale. It is valued at Computer software is from it and that the revenue original maturities of less than cost less provision for impairment stated in the balance can be reliably measured. three months. as required. sheet at historical cost less Specifically, it is considered that Cash and cash equivalents are accumulated depreciation. due to uncertainty over recovery, recorded at fair market value; Software development costs are recorded on a project

124 | Financial Report Financial Report | 125 III. FINANCIAL STATEMENT DISCLOSURE Costs related to Cycling The direct cost of the UCI WorldTour Governance are split as follows: President’s & DG office and the 1. REVENUES, EXPENSES & OPERATING MARGINS Management Committee include The revenues and costs related to Presidency & governing bodies the fees and costs detailed in the UCI WorldTour are presented 1.a Competitions Note 2 as well as the logistics in more detail in Section “UCI

CHF’000 2019 2018 CHF’000 2019 2018 expense of Management WorldTour” following the Committee meetings. consolidated financial statements. Operating Operating DIRECT COSTS Revenues margin Revenues margin President’s & DG office -749 -856 Commission costs represent Anti-doping Road 12 832 7 494 11 926 7 296 travel, accommodation and Track 3 050 465 2 910 273 Management Committee -785 -816 meeting costs. See note 3. Mountain Bike 5 755 1 401 5 505 1 098 Congress -163 -187 BMX Racing 1 313 -146 1 335 -44 Congress costs include all costs Other governance activities related to the organisation of the BMX Freestyle 1 313 350 1 123 99 Commissions -393 -478 UCI’s Annual Congress. The principal items included Cyclo-cross 2 950 805 3 058 899 are the UCI’s work around use Other activities -292 -340 Other disciplines 343 -387 326 -428 Other activities are the cost of of material and equipment Advocacy, UCI Cycling Gala and in competition - this includes Olympic Games 169 26 100 -88 -2 382 -2 677 other discipline management revenue from the validation Unallocated 559 -238 1 110 76 expenses. of bike equipment from 28 284 9 770 27 393 9 181 The direct cost of the presidency manufacturers and the cost of and governing bodies is detailed International Calendar the UCI’s efforts to combat and above. The operating expenses detect mechanical fraud as well Competitions includes revenues For UCI competitions, revenues Competition direct costs represent the staff costs of Direct costs comprise the travel as costs of the UCI Women’s and costs directly related to UCI are primarily hosting fees, and include event logistics, timing, the President’s and Director costs and per diems of UCI WorldTour. World Championships, UCI World media and sponsor revenues. officiating, TV production and General’s office. International Commissaires Cups, the Olympic Games and distribution, prize money and attending UCI sanctioned races. other UCI 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 1.c Training & development media technical revenues, settlement in the year following the local organisers, sponsors or merchandising and licensing Olympics. Revenues in 2019 were broadcasters. The operating Training and development Continental Confederations and respect of the UCI WCC satellite revenues. limited to reimbursement of costs expenses are a time-based comprises principally the National Federations for projects operations, the UCI WCC is the incurred preparing for Tokyo 2020. allocation of staff costs. operations of the UCI World relating to the development primary funder in resources, Cycling Centre (WCC) which of the sport and the good material or human, of the accommodates trainees from governance. Further details can operations of its South African 1.b Cycling Governance around the world for periods of 1 be found in this annual report satellite in Paarl, and contributes -12 months. under the International Relations funds or resources to satellites CHF’000 2019 2018 CHF’000 2019 2018 CHF’000 2019 2018 CHF’000 2019 2018 section. in Korea, Japan, India and South REGISTRATION REVENUE Also included under training and America. The UCI WCC also funds CYCLING GOVERNANCE REGISTRATION REGISTRATION BY DISCIPLINE - REVENUES REVENUE BY SOURCE REVENUE BY TYPE development are the UCI WCC’s Other direct costs include the athlete detection programmes INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR financial or in-kind contributions cost of the accommodation globally. Operating expenses Registration fees 8 437 8 341 3 595 3 578 International Road 2 244 2 281 Organisers calendar 3 291 3 231 to satellites of the UCI World and meals for the UCI WCC comprise principally the cost of Track 148 121 Cycling Centre around the world trainees as well the cost of their coaches, mechanics and support Fines 454 111 Teams 4210 4108 UCI WorldTour 3 578 3 587 Mountain Bike 654 611 and the funds attributed to the participation at cycling races. In staff. Equipment Anti-doping 181 475 Riders 402 416 1 093 1 079 BMX 52 37 certification contribution Other Cyclo-Cross 136 152 1.d Velodrome Others 921 620 Others 230 239 governance 475 444 activities Other 57 29 9 993 9 547 8 437 8 341 8 437 8 341 3 291 3 231 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 Revenues from Cycling in respect of UCI sanctioned published Financial Obligations. situated at the UCI headquarters arm’s length public business operating expenses, which also Governance relate to principally international races, in accordance and the commercial exploitation and zero margin catering for the include velodrome operating, organiser, team and rider fees with UCI regulations and its of the sports and business athletes. repairs and maintenance, as conference facilities. well as the amortisation of the building and offices.

126 | Financial Report Financial Report | 127 1.e Administrative costs 2. REMUNERATION OF GOVERNING BODIES, PERSONNEL COSTS & AUDITORS

These comprise the costs of the namely legal, finance, resources, and administrative 2.a Remuneration and travel expenses of governing bodies UCI ‘back office’ functions, information technology, human services. resources, and CHF’000 2019 2018 President's remuneration 257 257 1.f Reallocations Other allowances 50 50

In order to allocate costs between UCI and CMC’s accounts. The costs/revenues to the income Social charges & pension costs 117 112 functional areas, internal rebilling reallocations below reconcile the statement by functional area. 424 419 and allocations take place in the income statement by nature of Management Committee Members' fees 287 275 2019 2018 711 694 Operating Operating Operating Operating CHF’000 Revenues Direct Cost Expenses Results Revenues Direct Cost Expenses Results TRAVEL EXPENSES

REALLOCATION DETAILS CHF’000 2019 2018 President 126 134 Internal - Facilities -434 270 164 - -434 270 164 - Management Committee 366 445 Internal - Catering -580 493 87 - -614 531 83 - 492 579 Internal - Accommodation -325 325 - - -325 325 - -

Internal - UCI Solidarity -236 236 ------Remuneration of governing The UCI President is resident in Members was 16.3 KCHF (2018: Other 318 -2 4 320 370 - -2 368 bodies are included in the France and the UCI is subject to 15.4 KCHF). operating statement by nature the French social security regime TOTAL REALLOCATIONS -1 257 1 322 255 320 -1 003 1 126 245 368 of cost under direct costs – Fees, in respect of his emoluments. Travel expenses are transport and allowances, studies. accommodation costs for the Fees of Management Committee year. The remuneration of the President Members are presented net of and Management Committee tax withheld at source which Per diem rates of all other members is shown above. represents a total amount of less officials (commission members, than 5 KCHF per year. commissaires, race delegates etc) In addition to the remuneration can be found on the UCI website disclosed above, the UCI The average annual fee of the under Financial Obligations. provides the President with a Vice-presidents was 25 KCHF company vehicle. The President (2018: 25 KCHF). The average receives no other benefits. annual fee of the remaining MC

128 | Financial Report Financial Report | 129 2.b Personnel Costs 3. ANTI-DOPING ACTIVITIES

CHF’000 2019 2018 Anti-doping activities are (LADS) and the Anti-Doping Fines levied for anti-doping undertaken by the UCI, in its Tribunal, for analysing and infringements are recognised in TOTAL COST OF PERSONNEL 13 710 12 875 role as signatory International prosecuting positive cases the accounts only when received. Of which : Remuneration of executive management 1 793 1 587 Federation to the World Anti- reported by the CADF and, Total employee retirement costs 714 676 Doping Code, and its sister through the Anti-Doping Whilst the full cost of in- and Total employees at 31 December 120 119 organisation the Cycling Anti- Commission, for cycling’s anti- out-of-competition testing as FTE employees at 31 December 111 108 Doping Foundation (CADF). doping regulations and strategy. well as the cost of maintaining Average FTE employees in the year 110 108 the are

AVERAGE COST PER FTE (CHF'000) 125 119 The CADF (www.cadf.ch), which In addition to funding from covered by the CADF, the UCI was set up by the UCI but whose Men’s Professional Road covers the cost of LADS, the AVERAGE FTE governance and management Cycling teams’ and organisers’ prosecution of anti-doping Women 44 48 structure is independent of direct contributions to the disciplinary procedures opened Men 66 60 the UCI, is responsible for CADF, as part of the UCI’s against UCI licence holders and UCI 73 76 testing and intelligence. It is financial obligations, riders, the recovery of fines. CMC 37 32 funded by direct contributions race organisers and teams pay from men’s professional road a levy in order to finance the The UCI Management TOTAL HEADCOUNT BY NATIONALITY cycling stakeholders (teams and fight against doping. These Committee took the decision Switzerland 60 63 organisers) and by the UCI. funds, shown as revenues in in 2020 to entrust the CADF’s European Union 48 48 the operating statement, are work to the International Testing Americas 6 5 The CADF’s total budget in 2019 allocated to funding the UCI’s Agency (ITA), another Swiss- Rest of world 6 3 was close to 8M CHF. contribution to the CADF as well based anti-doping agency with as the UCI’s own internal costs in effect from 1 January 2021. This The UCI is responsible, through the fight against doping. change will not have a budget Cost of personnel includes salaries, The UCI held neither a pension Following a change in its Legal Anti-Doping Service impact for the UCI. social charges, benefits and other benefit nor a pension obligation, methodology and to ensure employee-related costs. as defined by RPC16, at 31 comparability and consitency, the December 2019 and 2018. percentages for 2018 have been 4. FINANCIAL RESULT Executive Management comprises restated : the UCI Director General and the The below table indicates, for the CHF’000 Note 11, 5 2019 2018 Senior Management team. In principle categories of employees, Interest income 20 22 2019, this team consisted of nine the average salary discrepancies persons (2018: eight). between women and men. Investment portfolio returns 3 510 233 Foreign exchange gains 160 207

Financial income 3 690 462

GENDER EQUALITY 2019 2018 Interest expense -40 -17 W M W M Investment portfolio losses - -1 417 Assistants/Technical agents Foreign exchange losses -403 -292 Average number FTE 20 16 23 13 Bank charges & investment management -125 -127 Relative salary/FTE W/M 100% 92% 100% 97% Minority share liquidation -54 -2 Coordinators/Coaches Financial expense -622 -1 855 Average number FTE 19 29 20 28 NET FINANCIAL RESULT 3 068 -1 394 Relative salary/FTE W/M 100% 104% 100% 107%

Managers/Directors

Average number FTE 5 21 5 19

Relative salary/FTE W/M 100% 99% 100% 91%

2.c Auditors remuneration

CHF’000 2019 2018 Financial statements audit 68 68

Solidarity programme and Confederations Audit 30 -

98 68

130 | Financial Report Financial Report | 131 5. FOREIGN EXCHANGE 6. CASH & BORROWINGS

2019 2018 CASH BY CURRENCY CHF’000 Gains Losses Net Gains Losses Net CHF’000 31 dec 2019 31 dec 2018 Swiss Francs 4 964 3 342 UNREALISED GAINS AND LOSSES Euros 5 627 1 852 Receivables & payables -31 6 -25 -170 -39 -209 US Dollars 1 017 910 FX hedging instruments 23 - 23 19 - 19 -8 6 -2 -151 -39 -190 Other currencies 264 29

REALISED GAINS AND LOSSES TOTAL 11 872 6 133 Cash at bank 24 -162 -139 74 -95 -21 Receivables & payables 135 -225 -89 235 -97 137 Due < 1 year Due > 1 year BORROWINGS FX hedging instruments 9 -22 -13 49 -60 -11 CHF’000 31 Dec 19 31 Dec 18 31 Dec 19 31 Dec 18 168 -409 -241 358 -253 105 Loans from public authorities 181 177 1 928 1 998

TOTAL GAINS & LOSSES 160 -403 -243 207 -292 -85 TOTAL 181 177 1 928 1 998

The UCI is structurally exposed • with respect to the US Dollar, At 31 December 2019: As part of the construction each case with a 50 % repayable over a period of 27 to fluctuations in the exchange we undertake specific hedging financing of the UCI World participation by the Swiss years in equal instalments. rate between the Swiss Franc and operations focused on cash • The UCI held vanilla forward Cycling Centre, the Fondation Confederation. the Euro or the US Dollar, most inflows from the Olympic contracts to sell a total of 5.0M CMC was granted loans for CHF The loan from the Canton of especially a strengthening of the Games. USD at a rate of between 4.0M and 1.0M from the Cantons These loans granted under Vaud carries a charge over the Swiss Franc against the Euro. 0.9535 and 0.9568 CHF/USD of Vaud and Valais respectively, in special Swiss regional conditions CMC building. The currency structure of the for maturities between 30 (”LIM”), are interest free and The exchange rate loss in UCI’s income and expenditure October and 18 December 2019 relates mainly to bank (excluding Olympic revenues) is 2020. accounts and receivables summarised as follows: 7. RECEIVABLES FROM SERVICES expressed in Euros and the At 31 December 2018: Euro’s weakening during the 2019 (2018) Revenues Expenses CHF’000 31 dec 2019 31 dec 2018 year from 1.124/1 CHF to 1.087/1 Swiss Francs 53 % (54 %) 53 % (49 %) • The UCI held vanilla forward National Federations 745 1 533 Race Organisers 4 664 5 456 CHF. The UCI’s hedging policy Euros 42 % (43 %) 44 % (47 %) contracts to sell a total of consists of seeking to manage 0.6M EUR at a rate of between Teams 633 386 US Dollars 1 % (0 %) 1 % (3 %) this exposure on a prudent basis 1.15805 and 1.1585 CHF/EUR for Sponsors 826 2 127 Other 4 % (3 %) 2 % (1 %) through appropriate hedging monthly maturities between 15 TV & media 2 339 2 304 instruments: January and 15 March 2019. 100% 100% Other 489 790 9 696 12 596 • with respect to the Euro, we seek to maintain a rolling For the past five years, the UCI less: provisions -2 345 -2 190 coverage to sell Euros as has increased the proportion 7 351 10 406 required in order to meet of its revenues in Swiss Francs Swiss Franc operating and its expenditure in Euros, expenses; whilst reducing Swiss Franc 0-180 2 552 3 964 expenditure and Euro revenue. 181-360 1 371 304 As a consequence, currency risk >361 3 112 3 152 has significantly decreased. Due at 31 December 7 035 7 420 Not yet due 2 661 5 176 9 696 12 596

In 2017, a provision of 1,14M Championship. The Norwegian In 2020, the UCI agreed a debt CHF was booked following Cycling Federation remains reimbursement repayment plan the bankruptcy of Bergen 2017 jointly liable for this debt with the Norwegian Cycling AS, the local organising entity which is recorded under ‘Race Federation over a 10-year period. of the 2017 UCI Road World Organisers’.

132 | Financial Report Financial Report | 133 8. OTHER SHORT TERM RECEIVABLES 10. FIXED ASSETS

CHF’000 31 dec 2019 31 dec 2018 Equipment & Sports Information Debtors - 3rd parties 218 218 CHF’000 Land Building fittings Equipment Technology Vehicles TOTAL VAT recoverable 373 651 COST Other amounts 377 256 Balance 1 January 2018 775 28 085 2 593 3 719 1 857 222 37 251

968 1 125 Acquisitions - 969 362 1 335 1 216 19 3 900

Disposals - -610 - -725 - -34 -1 369

9. PREPAYMENTS ACCRUED INCOME & DEFERRED EXPENSES Balance 31 December 2018 775 28 444 2 955 4 329 3 073 207 39 782

Acquisitions - 34 456 1 851 668 236 3 245 CHF’000 31 dec 2019 31 dec 2018 Accrued income 3 292 2 104 Disposals - - -8 -2 228 -78 -44 -2 358 Prepaid operating expenses 230 266 Balance 31 December 2019 775 28 478 3 403 3 952 3 663 399 40 670 Deferred event & season expenses 1 271 923

Other items 1 417 1 154 ACCUMULATED AMORTISATION

AMOUNTS DUE <1 YEAR 6 210 4 447 Balance 1 January 2018 - 6 447 1 761 1 689 650 115 10 662

Deferred event & season expenses - 60 Amortisation charge - 612 183 959 339 51 2 144

AMOUNTS DUE >1 YEAR - 60 Disposals - -435 - -533 - -22 -990

Balance 31 December 2018 - 6 624 1 944 2 115 989 144 11 816 Accrued income relates under liabilities. accident insurance premiums Amortisation charge - 684 189 1 004 599 65 2 541 principally to value in kind already booked prior to closing Disposals - - -8 -1 535 - -38 -1 581 revenues which compensate with Other items relate mainly to LAA date and paid the following year. value in kind suppliers recorded and LPP employee health and Balance 31 December 2019 - 7 308 2 125 1 584 1 588 171 12 776

NET REALISABLE VALUE

AT 31 DECEMBER 2018 775 21 820 1 011 2 214 2 084 63 27 967

AT 31 DECEMBER 2019 775 21 170 1 278 2 368 2 075 228 27 894

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

TANGIBLE/INTANGIBLE ASSETS 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 Tangible 775 21 170 1 278 2 368 249 228 26 068 Intangible - - 0 - 1 826 - 1 826 Balance 31 December 2019 775 21 170 1 278 2 368 2 075 228 27 894

The land on which the velodrome equipment is cycling material was 1.8 M CHF (2018: 1.8M CHF). and administrative building are provided free of charge to The total additions in 2019 were built is the subject of a 50-year the UCI World Cycling Centre 1.5M CHF (2018: 1.0M CHF). lease granted by the Ville d’Aigle. by various manufacturers. A corresponding liability is booked The amortisation charge in the The BMX track & neighbouring in liabilities under deferred income statement is materially land is the property of CMC revenues. different from the amortisation Exploitation SA. shown above as a result of The amortised value of this offsetting deferred revenue Included under Sports equipment at 31 December 2019 recognised in donated assets.

134 | Financial Report Financial Report | 135 11. FINANCIAL ASSETS AVERAGE HOLDING OF PORTFOLIO ASSESTS min - target - max FINANCIAL ASSETS BY TYPE AND CURRENCY 31 Dec 19 31 Dec 18

CHF’000 CHF EUR USD Other Total Total HEDGE FUNDS % Holding 31 dec 2019

BY NATURE COMMODITIES % Holding 31 dec 2018 Deposits 21 - - - 21 21 OVERSEAS REAL ESTATE

Portfolio 25 043 1 276 2 194 1 334 29 847 26 568 SWISS REAL ESTATE

25 064 1 276 2 194 1 334 29 868 26 589 GLOBAL EQUITY SWISS EQUITY PORTFOLIO BY TYPE 31 déc. 19 31 déc. 18 GLOBAL AGGREGATE BONDS CHF’000 CHF EUR USD Other Total Total SWISS BONDS Cash 3 283 10 3 - 3296 3 397 CASH Bonds 10 734 726 153 248 11861 11 034 10 20 30 40 50 60 Equity 6 535 540 2 038 1 086 10 199 8 426 12. OTHER PAYABLES Property 3 829 - - - 3829 3 188

Alternative assets 662 - - - 662 523 CHF’000 31 dec 2019 31 dec 2018 Employee-related liabilities -169 -121 25 043 1 276 2 194 1 334 29 847 Amounts to be collected from 3rd parties -222 -220 31 DEC 18 BY CURRENCY 22 173 1 333 1 947 1 115 26 568 VAT payable -222 -133 Others -100 -90 -713 -563 The UCI’s Management reports to the Management The balance of the investments, Committee has defined a Committee on a regular basis. 0.6M CHF (2018: 1.6M CHF) has defensive investments strategy been historically invested in a 13. PROVISIONS designed to protect the Of the total portfolio under combination of equity and bonds organisation’s assets whilst management 29.2M CHF (2018: with one of the same institutions. CHF’000 31 dec 2019 31 dec 2018 benefitting from low-risk growth 25M CHF) is managed under Litigation provisions -150 -150 opportunities. Since 2013, the three strategic portfolios. The time Weighted Return of the -150 -150 UCI’s investments have been three strategic portfolios was managed by financial institutions The target investment profile of 12.4% to 13.78% in 2019 (2018: following a tender process. each portfolio was set by the UCI -7.3% to -4.0%) with an overall The UCI holds two litigation lawyers are seeking to find an company registered in the The choice of institutions was Management Committee and pro-rata return of 12.9% (2018: risk insurance policies to agreement with the authorities , for alleged reviewed in 2016. each financial institution manages -4.6%) cover lawyers’ expenses and and an appropriate provision anti-competitive behavior. funds and makes independent damages. Following a claim has been booked. The litigation The UCI’s management reviews investment decisions within a from an internet service provider insurance is expected to cover The UCI has provided its investment performance and range of that target. in Belgium, the Belgium any unprovided risk. observations and awaits the Competition authorities opened position of the Commission to an investigation into the media In October 2019, the UCI has learn whether a formal procedure RECONCILIATION OF INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO rights attribution process for been notified of a claim before will be opened against it. The

CHF’000 2019 2018 the UCI Cyclo-cross World the European Commission UCI considers that it is not Championships and World Cup (competition directorate) by necessary to book a provision in TOTAL VALUE AT 1 JANUARY 26 568 27 731 in Belgium. The UCI’s external Velon Limited, a commercial its accounts for this claim.

New investments - 766

Cash withdrawals - -534 14. DEFERRED REVENUES – SHORT TERM & LONG TERM

Recoverable tax -117 -115 CHF’000 31 dec 2019 31 dec 2018 Withdrawals -117 -649 UCI World Championships 20 484 11 532 Returns excluding foreign exchange 3'510 -1 185 UCI World Cups 155 235

Foreign exchange -15 2 Other organiser fees 1 776 1 874 Team licenses 3 695 3 834 Investment returns 3'495 -1 183 UCI-WCC donated & value in kind equipment 1 805 1 767 Management fees -99 -97 Media & sponsorship 1 755 2 084 TOTAL VALUE AT 31 DECEMBER 29 847 26 568 Other 8 34 29 678 21 360 DEFERRED REVENUES <1 YEAR 16 091 15 761 DEFERRED REVENUES >1 YEAR 13 587 5 599

136 | Financial Report Financial Report | 137 15. ACCRUED LIABILITIES 17b. UCI Cash guarantees

CHF’000 31 dec 2019 31 dec 2018 Movements in the Third party or UCI Professional Continental to the teams, following the UCI’s Value-in-kind supplies 1 660 1 447 bank guarantee Restricted Fund Teams. A call on the guarantee by procedures and regulations, will Media rights costs 74 74 are triggered by claims submitted the UCI will generate an inflow generate an outflow of funds. by interested parties to the UCI of restricted funds and payments Event-related costs 1 809 594 against the UCI WorldTour teams out to claimants or funds returned Employee-related 725 412

Other accruals 498 472 CHF’000 2019 2018

4 766 2 999 Balance 1st January 1 904 2 873 Guarantees drawn down 23 700 Amounts paid to claimants -181 -1 166 16. FUND CAPITAL & ORGANISATION CAPITAL Amounts returned to guarantors -50 -392 Fund capital - Restricted funds (PCC). In 2018, the PCC decided the team and the third party Administration fees -9 -64 to use part of the fund to invest in accordance with the UCI Foreign exchange -52 -44 UCI WorldTour reserve fund in race monitoring equipment for regulations. Any surplus amounts BALANCE 31ST DECEMBER 1 635 1 904 TV Commissaires, the acquisition after all claims have been settled The UCI WorldTour reserve fund of bike x-ray equipment and are returned to the team which is governed by articles 2.15.227 to other bike checking technology. issued the guarantee. Garantees 18.GUARANTEES RECEIVED 2.15.237 of the UCI regulations. are further described in note 18. Cash guarantees held The UCI receives bank guarantees claim has been made against a sheet unless they are drawn The fund was established to Organisation capital from professional cycling professional cycling team, the UCI down. Non drawn-down amounts support a UCI WorldTour Team Amounts recorded as Cash teams (UCI WorldTeams and will call the guarantee and the held are as follows: or Organiser or to carry out guarantees held represent The Management Committee UCI Professional Continental funds will be held as Restricted projects for the benefit of all UCI bank guarantees deposited by took the decision to merge Teams) as well as from funds until a competent authority WorldTour partners. professional racing teams drawn the UCI’s reserves into a single organisers of certain UCI World has ruled on the claim. CHF’000 2019 2018 down by the UCI and held on general reserve. Use of the Championships. Professionnal 133 096 143 403 Use of the fund is decided by a dedicated account until the fund is decided by the UCI The organiser guarantees are Cycling Teams the Professional Cycling Council claim has been settled between Management Committee. The team guarantees are intended to guarantee payment UCI Organisers 1 939 2 209 intended to defray any debts, to the UCI and performance of notably but not exclusively to the organiser’s obligation to hold 135 035 145 612 UCI license holders, unsettled by the Championships. 17. MOVEMENT OF RESTRICTED ASSETS the team in accordance with the Bank guarantees held are not UCI’s regulations. Once a valid recorded on the UCI’s balance 17a. UCI WorldTour reserve fund

CHF’000 31 dec 2019 31 dec 2018 19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

MOVEMENTS IN UCI WORLDTOUR RESERVE FUND CHF’000 31 dec 2019 31 dec 2018 Investments - budget UWT -110 -331 LIABILITY Investments - budget UCI -184 - Amounts due to related parties -176 -515 Foreign exchange & bank fees -118 -72 -176 -515

-412 -403

Use of funds is described in note 16, above. The investments under UCI budget concern the CHF’000 2019 2018 Tramadol testing programme. OPERATING STATEMENT Contribution to CADF -1 288 -1 263 Office & shared services revenue 149 150 -1 139 -1 113

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

138 | Financial Report Financial Report | 139 20. OPERATING LEASES

The total amount due under operating lease is:

Due < 5 years Due > 5 year

CHF’000 2019 2018 2019 2018

Office equipment 249 201 - 1

Property leases 737 796 170 290

986 997 170 291

CHF’000 2019 2018 The UCI WorldTour is not an 21. OTHERS ITEMS independent legal entity, but REVENUES an activity of the UCI which is Team fees 1 779 1 802 Risk Management Post balance sheet events The current events are likely to managed by a committee, the Organiser fees 1 799 1 785 have an impact on the UCI’s Professional Cycling Council Other revenues 186 197 The UCI Management As a result of the global business for the whole of the (PCC), representing the UCI, Total Revenues 3 764 3 784 Committee and management pandemic resulting from the next Olympic cycle. organisers, teams and riders make a regular analysis of the COVID-19 virus, the UCI’s and regulated by the UCI DIRECT COSTS strategic and operational risk activities have been significantly However, the UCI Management Management Committee. Team assessment & audit -506 -411 that the UCI may face. The main curtailed since early March and Committee believes that the Commissaires & officials -348 -322 risks that are likely to have a the UCI World Cycling Centre has strength of the UCI’s balance Operations of the UCI WorldTour Technical & race safety -549 -550 significant impact on the UCI’s closed to athletes and the public sheet, coupled with the measures are managed by UCI staff. finances are assessed and alike. The Tokyo Olympic Games taken, will allow the organisation Meetings, seminars, work groups -275 -394 covered by a plan of action and have been postponed to 2021. to weather the current storm and The team and organiser revenues Event evaluation -48 -49 protection measures. continue its activities through the are denominated in Euros Contributions to stakeholders -300 -300 Although it is too early to fully next Olympic cycle to 2024. and are subject to currency Marketing & communication -79 -106 The UCI’s management is establish the impact of these fluctuation. Other direct costs -122 -56 responsible for implementing global events, the UCI’s revenues The impacts of the coronavirus these measures, the enforcement for 2020 will be significantly pandemic are classed as As well as the amounts Total Direct Costs -2 227 -2 188 and effectiveness of which reduced, most notably due to the non-adjusting events in the shown here as revenues, UCI GROSS MARGIN 1 537 1 596 are regularly overseen by the postponement of the Olympic preparation of the 2019 Financial WorldTeams and organisers President. Games. Statements and therefore no contribute to the CADF to fund OPERATING EXPENSES adjustments have been made to the fight against doping. Dedicated UCI personnel -900 -825 Contingent assets pledged and The UCI Management assets or liabilities as a result. UCI shared resources -790 -790 liabilities Committee has taken a number All costs and income shown Financial expenses -7 -8 of measures to cut costs, plan here are included in the UCI’s Total Operating Expenses -1 697 -1 623 Current account assets and contingencies and protect the accounts. The financial flows investments with one of the organisation. specific to the UCI WorldTour are OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) -160 -27 banks, totaling CHF 16.7M are detailed on this page. pledged to cover a bank credit Use of Reserve Fund 110 - facility of CHF 3.0M. The facility NET RESULT -50 -27 was not used in 2019 or 2018.

2019 2018 The UCI WorldTour reserve RESERVE FUND IN THOUSANDS OF EUROS fund, shown under Restricted Funds in the UCI balance sheet Fund balance at 1 January 2 030 2 325 and described in note 17 to Net change in the year -277 -295 the UCI Consolidated Financial FUND BALANCE AT 31 DECEMBER 1753 2030 Statements, is reconciled above. REPRESENTED BY The Fund is held in Euros Cash at bank at 31 December 2 050 2 057 and is presented opposite in Creditors at 31 December -297 -27 Euros. 1 753 2 030 The following page does not form part of the audited Financial statements. AMOUNT IN THOUSANDS SWISS FRANCS 1 906 2 318

140 | Financial Report Financial Report | 141 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 Statutory Auditor to the Congress of

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 2019.

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.

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

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 UCI STATUTORY 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.

Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 comply with Swiss law and the company’s articles of incorporation.

Report on Other Legal Requirements

We confirm that we meet the legal requirements on licensing according to the Auditor Oversight Act (AOA) and independence (article 728 CO) and that there are no circumstances incompatible with our independence.

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.

KPMG S.A.

Michel Faggion Cedric Rigoli Licensed Audit Expert Licensed Audit Expert Auditor in Charge

Lausanne, 11 June 2020

142 | Financial Report Financial Report | 143 I. BALANCE SHEET II. INCOME STATEMENT

CHF’000 31 dec 2019 31 dec 2018 CHF’000 2019 2018 Media rights & distribution 8 987 9 540 ASSETS Commercial rights 8 615 6 857 CURRENT ASSETS Hosting fees 10 594 10 904 Cash & cash equivalents 11 548 5 765 Registration fees 8 437 8 341 Receivables from Services 7 083 10 207 Olympic movement 165 100

Receivables from related parties - 27 Facilities revenue 213 195 Fines & penalties 523 124 Other Short-Term Receivables 979 1 157 Other revenues 1 200 1 640 Inventory 107 157 Revenues 38 734 37 701 Prepayments & deferred expenses 6 028 4 119 Logistics & event organisation -6 544 -5 827 Total Current Assets 25 745 21 432 Media & commercial rights costs -1 505 -733

NON-CURRENT ASSETS TV Production -5 669 -6 033 Investments & financial assets 30 298 27 009 Cost of goods & materials -1 097 -1 482 Travel, meetings & related -4 236 -4 881 Tangible fixed assets 7 885 8 076 Funding & grants -8 553 -6 937 Intangible fixed assets 1 826 1 852 Fees, studies -4 997 -4 583 Long-term deferred expenses - 60 Other direct costs 20 -30 Total Non-Current Assets 40 009 36 997 Direct costs -32 581 -30 506

RESTRICTED ASSETS GROSS MARGIN 6 153 7 195

UCI WorldTour reserve funds 1 906 2 318 Cost of personnel -9 434 -9 403 Cash guarantees held 1 635 1 904 Other operating expenses -2 793 -2 905

Total Restricted Assets 3 541 4 222 Depreciation -1 023 -854 Operating expenses -13 250 -13 162 TOTAL ASSETS 69 295 62 651 OPERATING RESULT -7 097 -5 967

LIABILITIES Financial revenues 3 676 447

CURRENT LIABILITIES Financial expenses -525 -1 833 Accounts payable -4 508 -4 218 Financial result 3 151 -1 386

Payables from related parties -528 -19 ORDINARY RESULT -3 946 -7 353

Other payables -884 -519 Change in fund capital 302 8 Provisions -150 -150 NET RESULT BEFORE ALLOCATION -3 644 -7 345 Short-term accrued liabilities

• Deferred revenues -15 809 -14 993

• Accrued Liabilities -4 368 -2 876

Total Current Liabilities -26 247 -22 775 III. NOTES

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 1. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES 2. COMPANY INFORMATION Long-term deferred revenues -12 063 -4 566 The Financial Statements have The financial statements are The Union Cycliste Internationale Total Non-Current Liabilities -12 063 -4 566 been prepared in accordance with presented in thousands of Swiss (UCI) is registered under the FUND CAPITAL - RESTRICTED FUNDS 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 Total Fund Capital -3 541 -4 222 specific UCI regulations. Specific may appear in the accounts. Canton of Vaud. The UCI is an ORGANISATION CAPITAL accounting policies are detailed They have been prepared on an Association under Swiss law Total Organisation Capital -27 444 -31 088 below. accruals basis under the historic with its registered office at Allée cost convention except financial Ferdi Kübler 12, 1860 Aigle, Vaud, TOTAL LIABILITIES -69 295 -62 651 assets reported at their market Switzerland. value. On average, the UCI has fewer than 250 full-time employees.

144 | Financial Report Financial Report | 145 3. INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES

(Registered office for all entities: Allée Ferdi Kübler 12, 1860 Aigle, VD)

Name Legal status Registered number % holding % voting rights

Centre Mondial du Cyclisme Foundation CHE-101.181.873 n/a 74%*

CMC Exploitation SA Limited Company CHE-102.185.276 8,3% 2.6%**

*Foundation Board minimum representative rights. ** UCI holds 100% of share and voting rights via its control of CMC Foundation

4. FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS 8. CONDITIONAL LIABILITIES The UCI Management Committee has taken a number There are no finance lease No conditional liabilities existed of measures to cut costs, plan obligations at 31 December 2019 at 31 December 2019 (2018: contingencies and protect the or 31 December 2018 None). organisation.

The current events are likely to 5. PENSION SCHEME DEBTS 9. POST BALANCE SHEET have an impact on the UCI’s EVENTS business for the whole of the The total amount due at 31 next Olympic cycle. However, the December 2019 in respect of As a result of the global UCI Management Committee pension contributions was CHF pandemic resulting from the believes that the strength of the 658 (2018 : CHF 44,223). COVID-19 virus, the UCI’s UCI’s balance sheet, coupled activities have been significantly with the measures taken, will curtailed since early March. The allow the organisation to weather 6. GUARANTEES GIVEN Tokyo Olympic Games have been the current storm and continue postponed to 2021. its activities through the next Other than rental deposits Olympic cycle to 2024. recorded in the balance sheet, no Although it is too early to fully guarantees had been given at 31 establish the impact of these The impacts of the coronavirus December 2019 (2018 : None). global events, the UCI’s revenues epidemic are classed as for 2020 will be significantly non-adjusting events in the reduced, most notably due to the preparation of the 2019 Financial 7. ASSETS PLEDGED postponement of the Olympic Statements and therefore no Games. adjustments have been made to Current account assets and assets or liabilities as a result. investments with one of the banks, totaling CHF 16.7M, are pledged to cover a bank credit facility of CHF 3.0M. The facility was not used in 2019 or 2018.

146 | Financial Report Financial Report | 147 148 | Appendices Appendices | 149 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 Cycling Association Federación Costarricense de COSTA RICA Ciclismo BANGLADESH Bangladesh Cycling Federation COTE D'IVOIRE Fédération Ivoirienne de Cyclisme BARBADOS Barbados Cycling Union 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 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 LIST OF HERZEGOVINA Herzegovina DENMARK Danmarks Cykle Union BOTSWANA Botswana Cycling Association Fédération Djiboutienne de Confederacão Brasileira de DJIBOUTI BRAZIL Cyclisme NATIONAL 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 Bulgarian Cycling Union EGYPT Egyptian Cycling Federation 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

150 | List of National Federations List of National Federations | 151 ETHIOPIA Ethiopian Cycling Federation Cycling Federation of Kosovo Federación Nicaraguense de SINT MAARTEN Sint Maarten Cycling Federation NICARAGUA Ciclismo FIJI Cycling Fiji KUWAIT Kuwait Cycling Union SLOVAKIA Slovak Cycling Federation Fédération Nigerienne de NIGER FINLAND The Cycling Union of Finland KYRGYZSTAN Kyrgys Cycling Federation Cyclisme SLOVENIA Fédération Slovène de Cyclisme

FORMER YUGOSLAV LAO PEOPLE'S NIGERIA Cycling Federation of Nigeria SOMALIA Somali Cycling Federation REPUBLIC OF Cycling Federation of Macedonia DEMOCRATIC Lao Cycling Federation MACEDONIA REPUBLIC NORWAY Norges Cykleforbund SOUTH AFRICA Cycling South Africa Real Federación Española de FRANCE Fédération Française de Cyclisme LATVIA Latvian Cycling Federation OMAN Oman Cycling Association SPAIN Ciclismo Fédération Gabonaise de LEBANON Fédération Libanaise de Cyclisme PAKISTAN Pakistan Cycling Federation GABON Cyclisme SRI LANKA Cycling Federation of Sri Lanka LESOTHO Lesotho Cycling Association PANAMA Federación Panamena de Ciclismo GAMBIA Gambia Cycling Association SUDAN Sudan Cycling Federation Liberia National Cycling Federación Paraguaya de LIBERIA PARAGUAY GEORGIA Cycling Federation of Georgia Association Ciclismo SURINAME Surinaamse Wielren Unie

GERMANY Bund Deutscher Radfahrer Ev. LIBYA Libyan Cycling Federation PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC SWAZILAND Cycling Association of Swaziland Chinese Cycling Association OF CHINA GHANA Ghana Cycling Association LIECHTENSTEIN Liechtensteiner Radfahrerverband SWEDEN Svenska Cykelförbundet Federación Deportiva Peruana de PERU SWITZERLAND Swiss Cycling GREAT BRITAIN British Cycling Federation LITHUANIA Lithuanian Cycling Federation Ciclismo GREECE Hellenic Cycling Federation Fédération Du Sport Cycliste SYRIAN ARAB LUXEMBOURG Philcycling Integrated Cycling Syrian Arab Cycling Federation Luxembourgeois PHILIPPINES REPUBLIC GRENADA Grenada Cycling Federation Federation of The Philippines Associacão de Ciclismo de Macao, TAJIKISTAN Tajikistan Cycling Federation GUAM Guam Cycling Federation MACAO, CHINA POLAND Union Cycliste de Pologne Chine THAILAND Thai Cycling Association Federación Guatemalteca de Federacão Portuguesa de GUATEMALA MADAGASCAR Fédération Malgache de Cyclisme PORTUGAL Ciclismo Ciclismo DEMOCRATIC MALAWI Cycling Federation of Malawi REPUBLIC OF TIMOR- Timor Leste Cycling Fédération Guinéenne de Federación de Ciclismo de Puerto LESTE GUINEA PUERTO RICO Cyclisme Malaysian National Cycling Rico MALAYSIA Federation TOGO Fédération Togolaise de Cyclisme Federação de Ciclismo da Guiné- Qatar Cycling Federation GUINEA-BISSAU Bissau MALDIVES Bicycle Association of Maldives TRINIDAD AND Trinidad And Tobago Cycling REPUBLIC OF KOREA Korea Cycling Federation TOBAGO Federation GUYANA Guyana Cycling Federation MALI Fédération Malienne de Cyclisme REPUBLIC OF Fédération Tunisienne de Moldavian Cycling Federation HAITI Fédération Haïtienne de Cyclisme MALTA Malta Cycling Federation MOLDOVA Cyclisme

Federacion Nacional de Ciclismo Fédération Mauritanienne de ROMANIA Romanian Cycling Federation Turkish Cycling Federation HONDURAS MAURITANIA de Honduras Cyclisme RUSSIAN FEDERATION Russian Cycling Federation TURKMENISTAN Turkmenistan Cycling Federation The Cycling Association of Hong Fédération Mauricienne de Federation Rwandaise de HONG KONG, CHINA RWANDA Uganda Cycling Association Kong, China Limited Cyclisme Cyclisme Fédération Ukrainienne de HUNGARY Hungarian Cycling Federation MEXICO Federación Mexicana de Ciclismo UKRAINE SAINT KITTS AND St Kitts And Nevis Cycling Cyclisme ICELAND Icelandic Cycling Union Fédération Monegasque de NEVIS Federation MONACO UNITED ARAB Cyclisme U.A.E. Cycling Federation INDIA Cycling Federation of India SAINT LUCIA St. Lucia Cycling Association EMIRATES MONGOLIA Mongolian Cycling Federation INDONESIA Indonesian Cycling Federation SAINT VINCENT AND St-vincent & Grenadines Cycling UNITED REPUBLIC OF Cycling Association of Tanzania Cycling Association of THE GRENADINES Union TANZANIA IRAQ Iraqi Cycling Federation Montenegro SAMOA Cycling Federation of Samoa UNITED STATES OF USA Cycling IRELAND Cycling Ireland Fédération Royale Marocaine de AMERICA Federazione Sammarinese Cyclisme SAN MARINO ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF Cycling Federation of Islamic Ciclismo URUGUAY Federacion Ciclista Uruguaya Republic of Iran Federação Moçambicana de MOZAMBIQUE SAO TOME AND Federation Santomeenne de UZBEKISTAN Uzbekistan Cycling Federation ISRAEL Israel Cycling Federation Ciclismo PRINCIPE Cyclisme Vanuatu Amateur Cycling MYANMAR Myanmar Cycling Federation VANUATU ITALY Federazione Ciclistica Italiana Saudi Cycling Federation Federation JAMAICA Jamaica Cycling Federation NAMIBIA Namibian Cycling Federation Fédération Sénégalaise de VIETNAM Vietnam Cycling Federation NEPAL Nepal Cycling Association Cyclisme JAPAN Japan Cycling Federation VIRGIN ISLANDS Virgin Islands Cycling Federation Koninklijke Nederlandsche Cycling Federation of Serbia JORDAN Jordan Cycling Federation NETHERLANDS YEMEN Yemen Cycling Federation Wielren Unie SEYCHELLES Seychelles Cycling Association KAZAKHSTAN Kazakhstan Cycling Federation ZAMBIA Cycling Association of Zambia NEW ZEALAND Cycling New Zealand Sierra Leone National Cycling SIERRA LEONE Kenya Cycling Federation Association Cycling Zimbabwe Association SINGAPORE Singapore Cycling Federation

152 | List of National Federations List of National Federations | 153 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (Composition at 31 December 2019, in alphabetical order)

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 Osama A. A. Mr Mohammed Mr Rocco Mr Amarjit Singh G. Ms Tracey AL SHAFAR (UAE) BEN EL MAHI (MAR) CATTANEO (SUI) DARSHAN S. (MAS) GAUDRY (AUS) President of the Asian President of the Union President of the Oceanian Cycling Confederation Européenne de Cyclisme Cycling Confederation (ACC) (UEC) (OCC) MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Mr Harald T. Mr Toni Mr Artur Mr José Luis Mr Igor Viktorovich HANSEN (NOR) KIRSCH (GER) LOPES (POR) LOPEZ C. (ESP) MAKAROV (RUS)

Mr Tony Ms Katerina Mr Bob Mr Tom MITCHELL (NZL) NASH (CZE) STAPLETON (USA) VAN DAMME (BEL)

154 | Management Committee and General Organisation Management Committee and General Organisation | 155 GENERAL ORGANISATION

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

Independent Unit Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF)

(Status at 31 December 2019)

156 | Management Committee and General Organisation Management Committee and General Organisation | 157 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 Agustin Moreno Aristizabal (COL) Mr Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) Mr Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ) Ms Agata Lang (POL) Ms Rochelle Gilmore (AUS) 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 (AUT) Development teams’ representative Mr Pierre-Yves Chatelon (FRA) AIGCP representatives Mr Javier Barrio (CAN/ESP) Organisers’ representative, member of the AIOCC Mr Iwan Spekenbrink (NED) Mr Ed Buchette (LUX) Mr Richard Plugge (NED) - Alternate UCI Professional Continental Teams representative, AIOCC representatives designated by the AIGCP Mr Richard Chassot (SUI) Mr Alfonso Galilea Zurbano (ESP) Mr Christian Prudhomme (FRA) M. Charly Mottet (FRA) - Alternate Riders’ representative, member of the UCI Athletes’ Commission CPA representative Ms Marianne Vos (NED) Mr (ITA) Mr Pascal Chanteur (FRA) - Alternate TRACK COMMISSION Invited member Mr Roger Legeay (FRA) 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) COMMISSIONS Mr Tony Mitchell (NZL) Mr William Newman (RSA) Mr Jos Smets (BEL)

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

158 | Commissions and Judicial Bodies Commissions and Judicial Bodies | 159 MOUNTAIN BIKE COMMISSION PARA-CYCLING COMMISSION INDOOR CYCLING COMMISSION EQUIPMENT AND FIGHT AGAINST TECHNOLOGICAL FRAUD COMMISSION President President President Mr Thierry MARÉCHAL (BEL) Mr Mohammed BEN EL MAHI (MAR) Mr Toni KIRSCH (GER) President Mr Bob STAPLETON (USA) Members appointed by the Management Members appointed by the Management Members appointed by the Management Committee Committee Committee Members Mr Raul Ferré (AND) Ms Marianna Davis (USA) Ms Claudia Bee (GER) Mr (FRA) Mr Mannie Heymans (NAM) Mr Alejandro Martín García (ESP) Mr Hanspeter Flachsmann (SUI) Mr Harald Tiedemann Hansen (NOR) Mr Eric Jacoté (FRA) Mr Eduard Carol Novak (ROM) Mr Yoshiyuki Taenaka (JPN) Mr Dragomir Kouzov (BUL) Mr Thomas Peter (SUI) Mr Roberto Rancilio (ITA) Mr Peter Vandeberg (NED) Mr Philippe Mariën (BEL) Mr Malcolm Thomas (NZL) Mr Edilson Alves Rocha-Tubiba (BRA) Mr Robbert de Kock (SUI) – Cycling industry Ms Elena Valentini (ITA) Riders’ representative, representative Mr Vatché Zadourian (LBN) Riders’ representative, member of the UCI Athletes’ Commission M. Pascal Chanteur (FRA) – Riders’ representative member of the UCI Athletes’ Commission Mr Patrick Schnetzer (AUT) M. Rolf Aldag (GER) – Teams’ representative Organisers’ representative Mr Colin Lynch (IRL) M. Charly Mottet (FRA) – Organisers’ representative Mr Patrice Drouin (CAN) MASS PARTICIPATION EVENTS / Riders’ representatives, members of the UCI CYCLO-CROSS COMMISSION ADVOCACY COMMISSION MEDICAL COMMISSION Athletes’ Commission Mountain bike cross-country: Ms Maja Wloszczowska President President President (POL) Mr Harald Tiedemann HANSEN (NOR) Mr Tony MITCHELL (NZL) Mr Artur LOPES (POR) Mountain bike downhill: Mr Greg Minnaar (RSA) Members appointed by the Management Members appointed by the Management Members appointed by the Management Committee Committee Committee BMX COMMISSION Mme Eva Lechner (ITA) Ms Pia Allerslev (DEN) Mr Matthias Baumann (GER) Mr Sven Vanthourenhout (BEL) Mr Tim Blumenthal (USA) Mr Alessandro Biffi (ITA) President Mr Beat Wabel (SUI) M. Chris Boardman (GBR) Ms Katharina Grimm (GER) Mr Artur LOPES (POR) Mr Brook Watts (USA) Mr Patrick François (FRA) Mr Edgardo Hernández Chagoya (MEX) Members appointed by the Management Riders’ representative, member of the UCI Athletes’ Mr Peter Koch (GER) REMUNERATION COMMISSION Committee Commission Mr Raja Sapta Oktohari (INA) Mr B. A. Anderson (USA) Ms Katerina Nash (CZE) President Mr Wade Bootes (AUS) Mr Artur LOPES (POR) Ms Jolanda Polkamp (NED) ANTI-DOPING COMMISSION Mr Jose Luis Vasconcellos (BRA) TRIALS COMMISSION Members Ms Sarah Walker (NZL) President Mr David Lappartient (FRA) * President Mr Artur LOPES (POR) Mr Renato Di Rocco (ITA) Riders’ representative, member of the UCI Athletes’ Mr Peter FISCH (SUI) Commission Members appointed by the Management * replaced by Dr Mohamed Wagih Azzam when it is Mr Liam Phillips (GBR) Members appointed by the Management Committee a question of the President’s remuneration. Committee Mr Mohamed Wagdy Azzam (EGY) Mr Kenny Belaey (BEL) Ms Anne Gripper (AUS) BMX FREESTYLE COMMISSION Mr Joël Bourret (FRA) Mr Chris Jarvis (GBR) COMMISSAIRES COMMISSION Ms Karin Moor (SUI) Ms Marjolaine Viret (SUI) President President Mr Artur LOPES (POR) Riders’ representative, Ms Catherine GASTOU (FRA) member of the UCI Athletes’ Commission WOMEN’S COMMISSION Members appointed by the Management Ms Tatiana Janickova (SVK) Members Committee President Mr Pedro Frias Armenteros (CUB) Mr Serge Froissart (FRA) Ms Tracey GAUDRY (AUS) Ms Rosella Bonfanti (ITA) Mr Jorge « Viki » Gomez Piernavieja (ESP) Mr Greg Griffiths (AUS) M. Greg Illingworth (RSA) Members appointed by the Management Mr Tatsuo Hayashi (JPN) Mr Ryan Nyquist (USA) Committee Mr Chuck Hodge (USA) Ms Sarah Clark (GBR) Riders’ representative, Ms Svetlana Denisenko (RUS) member of the UCI Athletes’ Commission Ms Leeanne Grantham (AUS) Ms Nina Buitrago (USA) Mr Harald Tiedemann Hansen (NOR) Ms Daniela Isetti (ITA) Ms Noha Soliman (EGY)

160 | Commissions and Judicial Bodies Commissions and Judicial Bodies | 161 ATHLETES’ COMMISSION* AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE JUDICIAL BODIES President President Ms Katerina NASH (CZE) Mr Rocco CATTANEO (SUI) DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION - ARBITRAL BOARD LICENCE COMMISSION Members Members Mr Harald Tiedemann Hansen (NOR) Presidents President Cyclo-cross** Mr Artur Lopes (POR) Mr Pierre ZAPPELLI (SUI) Mr Simon Zahner (SUI) Mr Tony Mitchell (NZL) Mr Jean-Pierre MORAND (SUI) Disciplinary Commission Members Track Ms Lamia Allouli (MAR) Mr Kenny De Ketele (BEL) SOLIDARITY AND EMERGING CYCLING Mr Mohammed BEN EL MAHI (MAR) Mr Paolo Franz (SUI) Ms Kristina Vogel (GER) COUNTRIES COMMISSION Arbitral Board Mr Hans Höhener (SUI) Mr André Hürter (SUI) BMX Racing President Members Mr Liam Phillips (GBR) Dr Mohamed Wagih AZZAM (EGY) Mr Yao Allah-Kouame (CIV) Ms Laura Smulders (NED) Mr Victor Berezov (RUS) ETHICS COMMISSION Members appointed by the Management Mr Sébastien Bernard (FRA) Para-cycling Committee Mr Josep-D. Bochaca (ESP) President Mr Colin Lynch (IRL) Mr Jamal Mesleh Al-Fawaeir (JOR) Ms Linda Evans (AUS) Mr Bernard FOUCHER (FRA) Ms Sarah Storey (GBR) Mr Sabah bin Abdullah Al-Kareidis (KSA) Ms Maria-Laura Guardamagna (ITA) Mr Trevor Bailey (VIN) Mr Tiran Gunawardena (AUS) Members Mountain Bike - Cross-country Mr Joe Bajada (MLT) Mr Yann Hafner (SUI) Mr Marc Cavaliero (ITA/SUI) Mr Lukas Flückiger (SUI) Mr Camille Dahm (LUX) Mr Tatsuo Hayashi (JPN) Ms Vered Deshe (ISR) Ms Maja Wloszczowska (POL) Mr Dae Hoon Lee (KOR) Mr Volker Hesse (AUT) Ms Eliane Hostettmann (SUI) Ms Victoria Lesnikova (RUS) Mr Roland Hofer (SUI) Mr Richard Leggat (NZL) Mountain Bike - Downhill Mr Eric Tydingco (GUM) Mr M’barek Janaoui (MAR) Mr Greg Minnaar (RSA) Prof. Claudia Lemarchand (FRA) Ms Myriam Nicole (FRA) Mr Marc Lemay (CAN) ANTIDOPING TRIBUNAL CYCLING ECONOMY AND MARKETING Mr Philippe Mariën (BEL) Road COMMISSION Mr Rudolf Massak (AUT) Members Mr Bernhard Eisel (AUT) Mr Paul Mauriac (FRA) Mr Jordi López Batet (ESP) Ms Marianne Vos (NED) President Mr Lucien Maurin (FRA) Prof. Ulrich Haas (GER) Mr Bob STAPLETON (USA) Mr Jean-Pierre Morand (SUI)* Ms Helle Qvortrup Bachmann (DEN) Trials Mr Julien Mordacq (FRA) Ms Emily Wisnosky (USA) Mr Kenny Belaey (BEL) Members appointed by the Management Mr Gabriel Nigon (SUI) Mr Julien Zylberstein (FRA) Ms Tatiana Janickova (SVK) Committee Mr Thilo Pachmann (SUI) Mr Gilles Da Costa (FRA) Ms Kendrah Potts (GBR) BMX Freestyle Mr Harald Tiedemann Hansen (NOR) Mr Patrice Roy (FRA) Mr Ryan Nyquist (USA) Ms Julie Harrington (GBR) Mr Mohamed Sahnoon (GHA) Ms Nina Buitrago (USA) Ms Kristin Klein (USA) Mr Alexis Schoeb (SUI) Mr Tony Mitchell (NZL) Mr Rocco Taminelli (SUI) Indoor Cycling - Cycle-ball Mr Gianluca Santilli (ITA) Mr Micael Totaro (SUI) Mr Patrick Schnetzer (AUT) Mr Tom Van Damme (BEL) Ms Carina Van Cauter (BEL) Mr Wim Van Herreweghe (BEL) Indoor Cycling - Artistic cycling Ms Flavia Zuber (SUI) * Member of Arbitral Board only * 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.

162 | Commissions and Judicial Bodies Commissions and Judicial Bodies | 163 ROAD CYCLING

UCI ROAD WORLD RANKING E3 BinckBank Classic (BEL) Eschborn-Frankfurt (GER) CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 Zdeněk ŠTYBAR (CZE) 1 (GER) 2 (BEL) 2 (GER) Yorkshire (GBR) - 22-29.09.2019 Nations Ranking 1 The Netherlands 3 (BEL) 3 (NOR) 2 Italy RESULTS 3 United States of America Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Giro d’Italia (ITA) Fields (BEL) 1 Richard Antonio CARAPAZ Men Elite individual road race 1 Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR) MONTENEGRO (ECU) 1 Mads PEDERSEN (DEN) 2 John DEGENKOLB (GER) 2 (ITA) 2 (ITA) UCI WORLDTOUR 3 (BEL) 3 Primož ROGLIČ (SLO) 3 Stefan KÜNG (SUI) - A Amgen (USA) Men Elite individual time trial RESULTS travers la Flandre (BEL) 1 Tadej POGAČAR (SLO) 1 (AUS) 1 2 Sergio Andres HIGUITA 2 (BEL) Santos Tour Down Under (AUS) (NED) GARCIA (COL) 3 (ITA) 1 (RSA) 2 (FRA) 3 (DEN) 2 (AUS) 3 (LUX) Men Under 23 individual road race 3 Wouter POELS (NED) Critérium du Dauphiné (FRA) 1 (ITA) Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour 1 (DEN) 2 Stefan BISSEGGER (SUI) Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road des Flandres (BEL) 2 (USA) 3 Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) Race (AUS) 1 (ITA) 3 1 (ITA) 2 Kasper ASGREEN (DEN) (GER) Men Under 23 individual time trial 2 (AUS) 3 Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR) 1 (DEN) 3 Daryl IMPEY (RSA) (SUI) 2 Ian GARRISON (USA) Itzulia Basque Country (ESP) 1 Egan Arley BERNAL GOMEZ 3 Brandon MCNULTY (USA) UAE Tour (UAE) 1 Ion IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI (COL) 1 Primož ROGLIČ (SLO) (ESP) 2 Rohan DENNIS (AUS) Men Junior individual road race 2 2 Daniel MARTIN (IRL) 3 (AUT) 1 Quinn SIMMONS (USA) BELMONTE (ESP) 3 Emanuel BUCHMANN (GER) 2 Alessio MARTINELLI (ITA) 3 (FRA) Tour de France (FRA) 3 Magnus SHEFFIELD (USA) Paris-Roubaix (FRA) 1 Egan Arley BERNAL GOMEZ Elite 1 (BEL) (COL) Men Junior individual time trial (BEL) 2 (GER) 2 (GBR) 1 (ITA) 1 Zdeněk ŠTYBAR (CZE) 3 (BEL) 3 (NED) 2 Enzo LEIJNSE (NED) 2 Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL) 3 Marco BRENNER (GER) 3 (BEL) Presidential Cycling Tour of Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian Turkey (TUR) (ESP) Women Elite individual road race Strade Bianche (ITA) 1 Felix GROSSSCHARTNER 1 Remco EVENEPOEL (BEL) 1 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN 1 (FRA) (AUT) 2 Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL) (NED) 2 Jakob FUGLSANG (DEN) 2 (ITA) 3 Marc HIRSCHI (SUI) 2 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN 3 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 3 (ERI) (NED) (POL) 3 (AUS) Paris-Nice (FRA) (NED) 1 (RUS) 1 Egan Arley BERNAL GOMEZ 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 2 (AUS) Women Elite individual time trial (COL) (NED) 3 Diego ULISSI (ITA) 1 Chloe DYGERT (USA) 2 Nairo Alexander QUINTANA 2 (AUS) 2019 RESULTS 2 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN ROJAS (COL) 3 Jakob FUGLSANG (DEN) Prudential RideLondon-Surrey (NED) 3 Michal KWIATKOWSKI (POL) Classic (GBR) 3 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN La Flèche Wallonne (BEL) 1 Elia VIVIANI (ITA) (NED) Tirreno-Adriatico (ITA) 1 Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA) 2 Sam BENNETT (IRL) 1 Primož ROGLIČ (SLO) 2 Jakob FUGLSANG (DEN) 3 Michael MØRKØV (DEN) Women Junior individual road race 2 (GBR) 3 Diego ULISSI (ITA) 1 Megan JASTRAB (USA) 3 Jakob FUGLSANG (DEN) Binck Bank Tour 2 Julie DE WILDE (BEL) Liège-Bastogne-Liège (BEL) 1 (BEL) 3 Lieke NOOIJEN (NED) Milano-Sanremo (ITA) 1 Jakob FUGLSANG (DEN) 2 Oliver NAESEN (BEL) 1 Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA) 2 Davide FORMOLO (ITA) 3 Tim WELLENS (BEL) Women Junior individual time trial 2 Oliver NAESEN (BEL) 3 1 Aigul GAREEVA (RUS) 3 Michal KWIATKOWSKI (POL) (GER) La Vuelta ciclista a España (ESP) 2 Shirin VAN ANROOIJ (NED) 1 Primož ROGLIČ (SLO) 3 Elynor BACKSTEDT (GBR) Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (ESP) (SUI) 2 Alejandro VALVERDE 1 Miguel Angel LOPEZ 1 Primož ROGLIČ (SLO) BELMONTE (ESP) Team time trial mixed relay MORENO (COL) 2 Rui Alberto FARIA DA COSTA 3 Tadej POGAČAR (SLO) 1 The Netherlands 2 Adam YATES (GBR) (POR) 2 Germany 3 Egan Arley BERNAL GOMEZ 3 Geraint THOMAS (GBR) EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg 3 Great Britain (COL) (GER) 1 Elia VIVIANI (ITA) Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne 2 Caleb EWAN (AUS) (BEL) 3 (ITA) 1 (NED) 2 RENDON (COL) 3 Elia VIVIANI (ITA)

164 | 2019 Results & Standings 2019 Results & Standings | 165 - Ouest-France Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne La Course by Le Tour de France RANKINGS UCI MEN JUNIOR 32. LVM Saarland Trofeo (GER) UCI CONTINENTAL Teams ranking (FRA) (BEL) (FRA) NATIONS’ CUP 1 Hannes WILKSCH (GER) CIRCUITS 1 TERENGGANU INC. TSG 1 (BEL) 1 (NED) 1 Marianne VOS (NED) Individual ranking 2 Marco BRENNER (GER) CYCLING TEAM 2 (BEL) 2 Lorena WIEBES (NED) 2 (CAN) 1 Marianne VOS (NED) 3 Maurice BALLERSTEDT 2 TEAM SAPURA CYCLING 3 (AUS) 3 Lotte KOPECKY (BEL) 3 2 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN RESULTS (GER) UCI AFRICA TOUR 3 TEAM UKYO (DEN) (NED) Gent-Wevelgem/Grote Prijs A. Individual ranking Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec Gent-Wevelgem In Flanders 3 Lorena WIEBES (NED) RANKING National ranking (CAN) Fields (BEL) Prudential RideLondon Noyelle-Ieper (BEL) 1 Daryl IMPEY (RSA) 1 Kazakhstan 1 Michael James MATTHEWS 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) Classique (GBR) 1 Quinn SIMMONS (USA) 2 Youcef REGUIGUI (ALG) 2 Iran Youth ranking National ranking (AUS) 2 Lorena WIEBES (NED) 1 Lorena WIEBES (NED) 2 Lewis ASKEY (GBR) 3 (RSA) 1 Lorena WIEBES (NED) 1 Germany 3 Japan 2 (SVK) 3 Letizia PATERNOSTER (ITA) 2 Elisa BALSAMO (ITA) 3 Samuel WATSON (GBR) 2 Marta CAVALLI (ITA) 2 United States of America 3 Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL) 3 Coryn RIVERA (USA) Teams ranking 3 (ITA) 3 Italy Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour Paris - Roubaix Juniors (FRA) 1 PROTOUCH UCI EUROPE TOUR Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal des Flandres (BEL) Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda Teams ranking 1 Hidde VAN VEENENDAAL 2 SOVAC Individual ranking (CAN) 1 (ITA) WestSweden TTT (SWE) 1 BOELS DOLMANS (NED) 3 BENEDICTION EXCEL 1 Primož ROGLIČ (SLO) 1 Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL) 2 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN 1 TREK - SEGAFREDO (USA) CYCLING TEAM 2 Hugo TOUMIRE (FRA) ENERGY 2 Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA) 2 Diego ULISSI (ITA) (NED) 2 CANYON / /SRAM RACING 2 TEAM SUNWEB 3 Lars BOVEN (NED) UCI WOMEN JUNIOR 3 Jakob FUGLSANG (DEN) 3 Ivan GARCIA CORTINA 3 Cecilie Uttrup LUDWIG (GER) 3 TREK - SEGAFREDO NATIONS’ CUP National ranking (ESP) (DEN) 3 TEAM SUNWEB (NED) Course de la Paix Juniors (CZE) 1 South Africa Teams ranking 1 Hugo TOUMIRE (FRA) RESULTS 2 Eritrea Il Lombardia (ITA) Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda 2 Maurice BALLERSTEDT 3 Algeria 1 TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE 2 WANTY - GOBERT CYCLING 1 (NED) (NED) WestSweden RR (SWE) UCI UNDER 23 (GER) Trofeo Da Moreno - Piccolo 2 Alejandro VALVERDE 1 1 Marta BASTIANELLI (ITA) 3 Andrea PICCOLO (ITA) TEAM NATIONS’ CUP Trofeo Alfredo Binda (ITA) UCI AMERICA TOUR 3 CORENDON - CIRCUS BELMONTE (ESP) (POL) 2 Marianne VOS (NED) 1 Megan JASTRAB (USA) 3 Egan Arley BERNAL GOMEZ 2 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN 3 Lorena WIEBES (NED) Trophée Centre Morbihan (FRA) 2 Gaia MASETTI (ITA) Individual ranking (COL) (NED) 1 Michel HEßMANN (GER) National ranking RESULTS 3 Léa CURINIER (FRA) 1 Egan Arley BERNAL GOMEZ 3 Marianne VOS (NED) Ladies (NOR) 2 Samuel WATSON (GBR) 1 Belgium (COL) Gree-Tour of Guangxi (CHN) 1 Marianne VOS (NED) 3 Oskar Myrestøl 2 Italy Tour de l’Espoir (CMR) Gent-Wevelgem (BEL) 2 Nairo Alexander QUINTANA 1 NICOLAU (ESP) La Flèche Wallonne Féminine 2 Coryn RIVERA (USA) JOHANSSON (NOR) 3 The Netherlands 1 Yakob DEBESAY (ERI) 1 Elynor BACKSTEDT (GBR) ROJAS (COL) 2 Daniel Felipe MARTINEZ (BEL) 3 Leah KIRCHMANN (CAN) 2 Natnael MEBRAHTOM (ERI) 2 Megan JASTRAB (USA) 3 (CAN) POVEDA (COL) 1 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN 3 Jimmy Santiago Tour du Pays de Vaud (SUI) 3 Nina SPAPEN (NED) UCI OCEANIA TOUR 3 (ITA) (NED) GP de Plouay - Lorient 1 Marco BRENNER (GER) MONTENEGRO NARVAEZ Teams ranking 2 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN Agglomération Trophée WNT 2 Lars BOVEN (NED) (ECU) Healthy Ageing Tour Junior 1 MEDELLIN Individual ranking (NED) (FRA) 3 William Blume LEVY (DEN) Women (NED) 2 RALLY UHC CYCLING 1 Caleb EWAN (AUS) 3 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) 1 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN Gent-Wevelgem/Kattekoers- 1 Megan JASTRAB (USA) 3 FLOYD’S PRO CYCLING 2 Michael James MATTHEWS UCI WOMEN’S (NED) Ieper (BEL) GP Général Patton (LUX) 2 Elynor BACKSTEDT (GBR) (AUS) Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2 Coryn RIVERA (USA) 1 Marco BRENNER (GER) 1 (GER) 3 Femke GERRITSE (NED) National ranking 3 Jack HAIG (AUS) WORLDTOUR (BEL) 3 Amy PIETERS (NED) 2 Hugo TOUMIRE (FRA) 2 1 Colombia 1 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN 3 Maurice BALLERSTEDT (NOR) EPZ (NED) 2 Canada Teams ranking (NED) Boels Ladies Tour (NED) (GER) RESULTS 3 Jens REYNDERS (BEL) 1 Elynor BACKSTEDT (GBR) 3 Ecuador 1 TEAM BRIDGELANE 2 Floortje MACKAIJ (NED) 1 Christine MAJERUS (LUX) 2 Femke GERRITSE (NED) 2 ST GEORGE CONTINENTAL Strade Bianche (ITA) 3 Demi VOLLERING (NED) 2 Lorena WIEBES (NED) Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften Tour de l’Abitibi - Coupe des 3 Maud RIJNBEEK (NED) CYCLING TEAM 1 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN 3 Lisa KLEIN (GER) (BEL) Nations Junior (CAN) UCI ASIA TOUR 3 PRO RACING SUNSHINE (NED) Tour of Chongming Island UCI 1 Andreas NIELSEN (DEN) 1 Michael GARRISON (USA) Watersley Ladies Challenge (NED) COAST 2 Annika LANGVAD (DEN) Women’s WorldTour (CHN) WNT Madrid Challenge by la 2 Cedric BEULLENS (BEL) 2 Matthew RICCITELLO (USA) 1 Wilma OLAUSSON (SWE) Individual ranking 3 Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA 1 Lorena WIEBES (NED) Vuelta (ESP) 3 Jake STEWART (GBR) 3 Lukas CARREAU (CAN) 2 Shirin VAN ANROOIJ (NED) 1 (KAZ) National ranking (POL) 2 Jutatip MANEEPHAN (THA) 1 Lisa BRENNAUER (GER) 3 Anna SHACKLEY (GBR) 2 Xianjing LYU (CHN) 1 Australia 3 Lotte KOPECKY (BEL) 2 (NED) L’Etoile d’Or (FRA) Tour de DMZ (KOR) 3 Yevgeniy GIDICH (KAZ) 2 New Zealand Women’s WorldTour Ronde van 3 Pernille MATHIESEN (DEN) 1 Alexander KONYCHEV (ITA) 1 Veeti VAINIO (FIN) Drenthe (NED) Amgen Tour of California 2 Marten KOOISTRA (NED) 2 Jelte KRIJNSEN (NED) RANKING 1 Marta BASTIANELLI (ITA) Women’s Race empowered with Tour of Guangxi 3 Michele GAZZOLI (ITA) 3 Aidan MCNEIL (USA) 2 Chantal VAN DEN BROEK- SRAM (USA) Women’s WorldTour (CHN) National ranking BLAAK (NED) 1 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN 1 (AUS) Orlen Nations Grand Prix (POL) 1 The Netherlands 3 (NED) (NED) 2 Alison JACKSON (CAN) 1 Nicolas PRODHOMME (FRA) 2 Great Britain 2 Katharine HALL (USA) 3 Marianne VOS (NED) 2 Andreas Lorentz KRON (DEN) 3 United States of America Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune 3 - 3 Ilan VAN WILDER (BEL) di Cittiglio (ITA) PASIO (RSA) 1 Marianne VOS (NED) Course de la Paix Grand Prix 2 Amanda SPRATT (AUS) WWT Emakumeen XXXII.Bira Priessnitz spa (CZE) 3 Cecilie Uttrup LUDWIG (ESP) 1 Andreas LEKNESSUND (NOR) (DEN) 1 2 Stefan BISSEGGER (SUI) (ITA) 3 Clément CHAMPOUSSIN 2 Amanda SPRATT (AUS) (FRA) 3 (ITA) Tour de l’Avenir (FRA) OVO Energy Women’s Tour 1 Tobias S. FOSS (NOR) (GBR) 2 (ITA) 1 Elizabeth DEIGNAN (GBR) 3 Ilan VAN WILDER (BEL) 2 Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA (POL) 3 Amy PIETERS (NED) RANKING

Giro d’Italia Internazionale National ranking Femminile (ITA) 1 Norway 1 Annemiek VAN VLEUTEN 2 Italy (NED) 3 Belgium 2 Anna VAN DER BREGGEN (NED) 3 Amanda SPRATT (AUS)

166 | 2019 Results & Standings 2019 Results & Standings | 167 WOMEN Team sprint Team sprint Team sprint TRACK CYCLING 1 The Netherlands 1 The Netherlands 1 The Netherlands Keirin 2 BEAT CYCLING CLUB (NED) 2 Great Britain 2 Great Britain 1 Laurine VAN RIESSEN (NED) 3 Great Britain 3 Germany 3 Germany UCI TRACK CYCLING Madison Points race Team pursuit 2 Daria SHMELEVA (RUS) 3 Wai Sze LEE (HKG) Kilometre time trial WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 The Netherlands 1 Vlas SHICHKIN (RUS) 1 Italy WOMEN 2 Australia 2 Kévin VAUQUELIN (FRA) 2 New Zealand WOMEN 1 Joachim EILERS (GER) 2 Quentin LAFARGUE (FRA) PRESENTED BY TISSOT 3 Denmark 3 Raul GARCIA PIERNA (ESP) 3 Great Britain Madison Keirin 3 (NED) Pruszkow (POL) - 27.02-03.03.2019 1 Denmark Keirin 1 Stephanie MORTON (AUS) Omnium Scratch Team sprint 2 Great Britain 1 Madalyn GODBY (USA) 2 Daria SHMELEVA (RUS) 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) 1 Benjamin HERTZ (DEN) 1 China 3 Australia MEN 2 Stephanie MORTON (AUS) WOMEN 3 Urszula LOS (POL) 2 Letizia PATERNOSTER (ITA) 2 Anderson ARBOLEDA RUIZ 2 Great Britain 3 Martha BAYONA PINEDA 3 Jennifer VALENTE (USA) (COL) 3 Poland Omnium (COL) Keirin Madison Individual pursuit 3 Jacob DECAR ZUÑIGA (CHI) 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) 1 Filippo GANNA (ITA) 1 Laurine VAN RIESSEN (NED) 1 Great Britain Points race 500m time trial 2 Letizia PATERNOSTER (ITA) Madison 2 Emma HINZE (GER) 2 Australia 2 Domenic WEINSTEIN (GER) 1 Alexandra MANLY (AUS) Individual sprint 1 Taky Marie Divine KOUAME 3 Neah EVANS (GBR) 3 Davide PLEBANI (ITA) 1 Great Britain 3 Yuka KOBAYASHI (JPN) 3 Belgium 2 Lydia BOYLAN (IRL) 1 Konstantinos LIVANOS (GRE) (FRA) 2 Denmark 3 Kirsten WILD (NED) 2 Esow ESOW (IND) 2 Alessa-Catriona PRÖPSTER Points race 3 Canada Madison Omnium Keirin 3 Daan KOOL (NED) (GER) 1 Maria Giulia 1 Matthijs BÜCHLI (NED) 1 Great Britain 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) Scratch 3 Emma FINUCANE (GBR) CONFALONIERI (ITA) Omnium 2 Denmark 2 Jennifer VALENTE (USA) 2 Yudai NITTA (JPN) 1 Elinor BARKER (GBR) Team pursuit 2 Ganna SOLOVEI (UKR) 3 Stefan BÖTTICHER (GER) 1 Laura KENNY (GBR) 3 Belgium 3 Allison BEVERIDGE (CAN) 2 Kirsten WILD (NED) 1 Germany 3 Charlotte BECKER (GER) 2 Lizbeth Yareli SALAZAR 3 Jolien DHOORE (BEL) 2 France VAZQUEZ (MEX) Omnium Individual sprint Madison 3 Russia Scratch 1 Germany TISSOT UCI TRACK 3 Jennifer VALENTE (USA) 1 Katie ARCHIBALD (GBR) 1 Stephanie MORTON (AUS) Individual sprint 1 Ashlee ANKUDINOFF (AUS) 2 Letizia PATERNOSTER (ITA) 2 Emma HINZE (GER) 2 Denmark 1 Wai Sze LEE (HKG) Team sprint CYCLING WORLD CUP 2 Megan BARKER (GBR) 3 Belgium Scratch 3 Jennifer VALENTE (USA) 3 Laurine VAN RIESSEN (NED) 2 Stephanie MORTON (AUS) 1 India 3 Daria PIKULIK (POL) 1 Alexandra GONCHAROVA 3 Mathilde GROS (FRA) 2 Australia RESULTS Omnium (RUS) Individual sprint Team pursuit 3 Great Britain Individual sprint 2 Olivija BALEIŠYTE (LTU) 1 Stephanie MORTON (AUS) 1 Great Britain 1 Campbell STEWART (NZL) Team pursuit 1 Wai Sze LEE (HKG) 2 Benjamin THOMAS (FRA) SAINT-QUENTIN-EN- 3 Jennifer VALENTE (USA) 2 Anastasiia VOINOVA (RUS) 2 United States of America 1 Australia Kilometre time trial 2 Stephanie MORTON (AUS) 3 Olena STARIKOVA (UKR) 3 Italy 3 (GBR) YVELINES (FRA) 2 Great Britain 1 Tobias BUCK-GRAMCKO 3 Daria SHMELEVA (RUS) Individual sprint 3 New Zealand (GER) 1 Wai Sze LEE (HKG) Team pursuit Team sprint Points race 2 Daan KOOL (NED) MEN Team pursuit 2 Emma HINZE (GER) 1 Great Britain 1 China 1 Jan Willem VAN SCHIP Team sprint 3 Matteo (ITA) 1 Australia 3 Stephanie MORTON (AUS) 2 Australia 2 Germany (NED) 1 Australia Keirin 2 New Zealand 3 Canada 3 The Netherlands 2 Sebastian MORA VEDRI 2 Russia 1 Yuta WAKIMOTO (JPN) 3 Italy Team pursuit (ESP) WOMEN 3 Great Britain 2 Edward DAWKINS (NZL) 1 Great Britain Team Sprint 3 Mark DOWNEY (IRL) Team sprint CAMBRIDGE (NZL) Individual pursuit 3 Krzysztof MAKSEL (POL) 2 Italy 1 GAZPROM-RUSVELO 500m time trial 1 GAZPROM-RUSVELO 3 New Zealand 2 Germany Scratch 1 Ally WOLLASTON (NZL) 1 Daria SHMELEVA (RUS) Madison (RUS) 3 China MEN 1 Samuel WELSFORD (AUS) 2 Elynor BACKSTEDT (GBR) 2 Olena STARIKOVA (UKR) 1 Denmark 2 Australia Team sprint 2 Roy EEFTING (NED) 3 Lara GILLESPIE (IRL) 3 Kaarle MCCULLOCH (AUS) 2 Poland 3 Ukraine 1 Australia 500m time trial Keirin 3 Thomas SEXTON (NZL) Keirin 3 Australia 2 Germany 1 Olena STARIKOVA (UKR) 1 Edward DAWKINS (NZL) 3 GAZPROM-RUSVELO 2 Miriam WELTE (GER) 2 Quentin LAFARGUE (FRA) Individual sprint 1 Alessa-Catriona PRÖPSTER MILTON (CAN) (GER) Omnium (RUS) 3 Daria SHMELEVA (RUS) 3 Yudai NITTA (JPN) 1 Harrie LAVREYSEN (NED) UCI JUNIOR TRACK 1 Albert TORRES BARCELO 2 Jeffrey HOOGLAND (NED) 2 Ella SIBLEY (AUS) CYCLING WORLD (ESP) MEN Madison 3 Mateusz RUDYK (POL) 3 Nikola SEREMAK (POL) BERLIN (GER) LONDON (GBR) CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 Oliver WOOD (GBR) 1 New Zealand Keirin Madison 3 Benjamin THOMAS (FRA) 2 The Netherlands Team sprint Frankfurt (Oder) (GER) - 1 Jason KENNY (GBR) 1 United States of America MEN MEN 3 United States of America 1 Australia 14-18.08.2019 Points race 2 Hugo BARRETTE (CAN) 2 Great Britain 2 Great Britain 1 Moritz MALCHAREK (GER) 3 Matthijs BÜCHLI (NED) Keirin Keirin Omnium 3 Denmark 3 Russia MEN 2 Mark STEWART (GBR) 1 Matthijs BÜCHLI (NED) 1 Matthijs BÜCHLI (NED) 1 Claudio IMHOF (SUI) Madison Omnium 3 Christos VOLIKAKIS (GRE) 2 Matthew GLAETZER (AUS) 2 Mohd Azizulhasni AWANG 2 Raman TSISHKOU (BLR) Team pursuit 1 Denmark Individual pursuit 3 Mohd Azizulhasni AWANG (MAS) 3 Liam BERTAZZO (ITA) 1 The Netherlands 1 Megan JASTRAB (USA) 2 Great Britain 1 Tobias BUCK-GRAMCKO Scratch (MAS) 3 Theo BOS (NED) 2 France 2 Eleonora Camilla 3 United States of America (GER) 1 Stefan MATZNER (AUT) Scratch 3 Russia GASPARRINI (ITA) 2 Nicolas HEINRICH (GER) 3 Ella BARNWELL (GBR) 2 (AUS) Madison Madison 1 Christos VOLIKAKIS (GRE) Omnium 3 Tristan JUSSAUME (CAN) 3 Adrien GAREL (FRA) 1 Denmark 1 Denmark 2 Thery SCHIR (SUI) Kilometre time trial 1 Benjamin THOMAS (FRA) Points race 2 Great Britain 2 TEAM INSPIRED 3 Stefan MATZNER (AUT) 1 Quentin LAFARGUE (FRA) 2 Mark STEWART (GBR) Keirin Individual sprint 3 Germany 3 Spain 2 Theo BOS (NED) 1 Tsuyaka UCHINO (JPN) 3 Campbell STEWART (NZL) 1 Konstantinos LIVANOS 1 Matthew GLAETZER (AUS) Individual sprint 3 Michael D’ALMEIDA (FRA) 2 Valeria GOLAYEVA (RUS) (GRE) 3 Yareli ACEVEDO MENDOZA 2 Harrie LAVREYSEN (NED) Omnium Omnium 1 Nathan HART (AUS) Scratch 2 Sam GALLAGHER (AUS) (MEX) 3 Jeffrey HOOGLAND (NED) 1 Samuel WELSFORD (AUS) 1 Matthew WALLS (GBR) 2 Mateusz RUDYK (POL) 1 Vitaliy HRYNIV (UKR) WOMEN 3 Esow ESOW (IND) 2 Albert TORRES BARCELO 2 Ignacio PRADO JUAREZ 3 Sébastien VIGIER (FRA) 2 Oliver WOOD (GBR) Scratch Team pursuit (ESP) (MEX) 3 Christos VOLIKAKIS (GRE) Individual pursuit Madison 1 Ella SIBLEY (AUS) 1 Denmark 3 Jan Willem VAN SCHIP 3 Elia VIVIANI (ITA) Team pursuit 1 Ashlee ANKUDINOFF (AUS) 1 New Zealand 2 Catalina Anais SOTO 2 Great Britain (NED) 1 New Zealand Individual sprint 2 Lisa BRENNAUER (GER) 2 Germany CAMPOS (CHI) 3 Italy Individual sprint 2 Canada 1 Matthew GLAETZER (AUS) 3 Lisa KLEIN (GER) 3 France 3 Ella BARNWELL (GBR) Individual sprint 1 Harrie LAVREYSEN (NED) 3 Switzerland Team sprint 2 Harrie LAVREYSEN (NED) 1 Matthew GLAETZER (AUS) 2 Matthew GLAETZER (AUS) 3 Jeffrey HOOGLAND (NED) Keirin Omnium Individual sprint 1 The Netherlands 2 Matthijs BÜCHLI (NED) 3 Jeffrey HOOGLAND (NED) Team sprint 1 Wai Sze LEE (HKG) 1 Laurence PITHIE (NZL) 1 Alessa-Catriona PRÖPSTER 2 France 3 Rayan HELAL (FRA) 1 New Zealand Team pursuit 2 Kaarle MCCULLOCH (AUS) 2 Graeme FRISLIE (AUS) (GER) 3 Russia Team pursuit 2 Australia 1 Denmark 3 Daria SHMELEVA (RUS) 3 Youngkyun PARK (KOR) 2 Nikola SEREMAK (POL) Team pursuit 1 HUUB WATTBIKE TEST 3 France 2 HUUB WATTBIKE TEST 3 Emma FINUCANE (GBR) 1 Australia TEAM (GBR) TEAM 2 Denmark 2 Belgium 3 Great Britain 3 Canada 3 TEAM INSPIRED (GBR)

168 | 2019 Results & Standings 2019 Results & Standings | 169 WOMEN Scratch RANKINGS WOMEN 1 Liang GUO (CHN) 2 Adrian HEGYVARY (USA) MOUNTAIN BIKE Keirin MEN Keirin 1 Wai Sze LEE (HKG) 3 Clement DAVY (FRA) 1 Wai Sze LEE (HKG) 2 Katy MARCHANT (GBR) 2 Stephanie MORTON (AUS) Keirin UCI MOUNTAIN E-MOUNTAIN BIKE RED BULL UCI PUMP Women Under 23 3 Liubov BASOVA (UKR) Individual sprint 3 Laurine VAN RIESSEN (NED) 1 Laura STIGGER (AUT) 1 Thomas CLARKE (AUS) 1 Matthijs BÜCHLI (NED) BIKE WORLD TRACK WORLD 2 Hugo BARRETTE (CAN) Men Elite 2 Ronja EIBL (GER) Madison 2 James BRISTER (AUS) Madison CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 Theo BOS (NED) 1 Alan HATHERLY (RSA) 3 Haley BATTEN (USA) 1 Belgium 3 Chao XU (CHN) 1 Great Britain PRESENTED BY 2 Jérôme GILLOUX (FRA) PRESENTED BY 2 Italy 2 Italy Madison MERCEDES-BENZ 3 Julien ABSALON (FRA) VELOSOLUTIONS 3 New Zealand Team pursuit 3 Russia CROSS-COUNTRY 1 Denmark Mont-Sainte-Anne (CAN) - Köniz (SUI) - 17-19.10.2019 SHORT TRACK 1 Italy Women Elite 2 Italy 28.08-01.09 2019 Omnium 2 United States of America Omnium 1 Nathalie SCHNEITTER (SUI) 3 Great Britain Men Men 1 Annette EDMONDSON 3 Australia 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) 2 Maghalie ROCHETTE (CAN) (AUS) 2 Allison BEVERIDGE (CAN) CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC 1 Tommy ZULA (USA) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL Omnium 3 Anneke BEERTEN (NED) 2 Allison BEVERIDGE (CAN) Team sprint 3 Lotte KOPECKY (BEL) 2 Tristan BOREL (SUI) (NED) 1 Christos VOLIKAKIS (GRE) 3 Yumi KAJIHARA (JPN) 1 Australia Men Elite 3 Eddy CLERTE (FRA) 2 Lars FORSTER (SUI) 2 Benjamin THOMAS (FRA) 2 Japan Points race 1 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 3 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 3 Raman TSISHKOU (BLR) Scratch 3 Poland 1 Maria Giulia 2 Mathias FLUECKIGER (SUI) Women 1 Martina FIDANZA (ITA) CONFALONIERI (ITA) 3 Stephane TEMPIER (FRA) UCI FOUR- 1 Payton RIDENOUR (USA) Women Points race 2 Daria PIKULIK (POL) 2 Ganna SOLOVEI (UKR) CROSS WORLD 2 Nadine AEBERHARD (SUI) 1 Kate COURTNEY (USA) WOMEN 1 Moritz MALCHAREK (GER) 3 Jessie HODGES (NZL) 3 Charlotte BECKER (GER) Men Under 23 3 Christa VON 2 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) 2 Mark STEWART (GBR) CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 Vlad DASCALU (ROU) NIEDERHÄUSERN (SUI) 3 Kathrin STIRNEMANN (SUI) Keirin 3 Christos VOLIKAKIS (GRE) PRESENTED BY 2 Filippo COLOMBO (SUI) Individual sprint 1 Wai Sze LEE (HKG) Scratch 1 Wai Sze LEE (HKG) 1 Martina FIDANZA (ITA) 3 Vital ALBIN (SUI) MERCEDES-BENZ 2 Riyu OHTA (JPN) Scratch NOVE MESTO NA MORAVE 2 Olena STARIKOVA (UKR) 2 Lisa KULLMER (GER) Val di Sole (ITA) - 01-02.08.2019 3 Hoi Yan Jessica LEE (HKG) 1 Vitaliy HRYNIV (UKR) (CZE) 3 Kaarle MCCULLOCH (AUS) 3 Alexandra GONCHAROVA Men Junior 2 Stefan MATZNER (AUT) MERCEDES-BENZ (RUS) 1 Charlie ALDRIDGE (GBR) Men Madison 3 Christos VOLIKAKIS (GRE) UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE 2 Luca MARTIN (FRA) 1 Romain MAYET (FRA) CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC Team pursuit 1 The Netherlands 1 New Zealand Individual sprint 3 Andreas VITTONE (ITA) 2 Elliott HEAP (GBR) WORLD CUP 2 Belgium Individual sprint 2 Canada 1 Olena STARIKOVA (UKR) 3 Felix BECKEMAN (SWE) Men Elite 3 Italy 1 Matthew GLAETZER (AUS) 3 Italy 2 Wai Sze LEE (HKG) Women Elite 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 2 Mateusz RUDYK (POL) RESULTS 3 Stephanie MORTON (AUS) 1 Pauline FERRAND-PRÉVOT Women (NED) Omnium 3 Jeffrey HOOGLAND (NED) (FRA) 1 Romana LABOUNKOVÁ 2 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) Team sprint 1 Kirsten WILD (NED) 1 HOLY BROTHER CYCLING Team pursuit 2 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) (CZE) MARIBOR (SLO) 3 Mathias FLUECKIGER (SUI) 2 Laurie BERTHON (FRA) Team pursuit TEAM 1 Italy 3 Rebecca Ellen MCCONNELL 2 Natasha BRADLEY (GBR) 3 Alexandra MANLY (AUS) 1 Italy 2 France 2 Great Britain (AUS) 3 Mathilde BERNARD (FRA) Men Under 23 2 Denmark DOWNHILL 3 Poland 3 New Zealand 1 Vlad DASCALU (ROU) Scratch 3 HUUB WATTBIKE TEST Women Under 23 2 Filippo COLOMBO (SUI) 1 Martina FIDANZA (ITA) TEAM Men Elite 1 Sina FREI (SUI) 3 Simon ANDREASSEN (DEN) HONG KONG (CHN) 2 Alexandra MARTIN- Team sprint 1 Loïc BRUNI (FRA) 1 Germany 2 Laura STIGGER (AUT) WALLACE (AUS) Team sprint UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE 2 Danny HART (GBR) 2 Ukraine 3 Loana LECOMTE (FRA) Women Elite 3 Jolien DHOORE (BEL) 1 The Netherlands 3 Troy BROSNAN (AUS) MEN 3 Poland MARATHON WORLD 1 Kate COURTNEY (USA) 2 Poland Women Junior CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 Rebecca Ellen MCCONNELL Individual sprint 3 France Men Junior Keirin 1 Jacqueline SCHNEEBELI (AUS) 1 Wai Sze LEE (HKG) 500m time trial Grächen (SUI) - 21-22.09.2019 1 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) 1 Theo BOS (NED) 1 Olena STARIKOVA (UKR) (SUI) 3 Haley SMITH (CAN) 2 Hyejin LEE (KOR) Kilometre time trial 2 Ethan SHANDRO (CAN) 2 Tomoyuki KAWABATA (JPN) 2 Miriam WELTE (GER) 2 Mona MITTERWALLNER 3 Simona KRUPECKAITE (LTU) 1 Joachim EILERS (GER) Men 3 Kye A’HERN (AUS) 3 Jeseok OH (KOR) 3 Daria SHMELEVA (RUS) (AUT) Women Under 23 2 Quentin LAFARGUE (FRA) 1 Hector Leonardo PAEZ 3 Helene Marie 1 Haley BATTEN (USA) Team pursuit 3 Theo BOS (NED) LEON (COL) Women Elite Madison FOSSESHOLM (NOR) 2 Ronja EIBL (GER) 1 Italy 2 Kristian HYNEK (CZE) 1 Tahnée SEAGRAVE (GBR) 3 Laura STIGGER (AUT) 1 New Zealand 2 Germany 3 Samuele PORRO (ITA) 2 Rachel ATHERTON (GBR) Team relay 2 Australia 3 SUBWAY NEW ZEALAND 3 Tracey HANNAH (AUS) 1 Switzerland 3 France TRACK TRADE TEAM (NZL) Women CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT 2 United States of America 1 Pauline FERRAND-PRÉVOT Women Junior TRACK 3 France Omnium Team Sprint (FRA) 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) 1 (AUS) 1 China 2 Blaza PINTARIC (SLO) 2 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) Men 2 Benjamin THOMAS (FRA) 2 Ukraine DOWNHILL 3 Robyn DE GROOT (RSA) 3 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 3 Campbell STEWART (NZL) 3 Lithuania (NED) Men Elite ALBSTADT (GER) 2 Maxime MAROTTE (FRA) 1 Loïc BRUNI (FRA) 3 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) 2 Troy BROSNAN (AUS) UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE 3 Amaury PIERRON (FRA) CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC ELIMINATOR WORLD Women 1 Chloe WOODRUFF (USA) Men Junior CHAMPIONSHIPS Men Elite 2 Annie LAST (GBR) 1 Kye A’HERN (AUS) Waregem (BEL) - 15.08.2019 1 Mathias FLUECKIGER (SUI) 3 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) 2 Antoine VIDAL (FRA) 2 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 3 Tuhoto-Ariki PENE (NZL) Men (NED) 1 Titouan PERRIN-GANIER 3 Jordan SARROU (FRA) FORT WILLIAM (GBR) Women Elite (FRA) 1 Myriam NICOLE (FRA) 2 Hugo BRIATTA (FRA) Men Under 23 DOWNHILL 2 Tahnée SEAGRAVE (GBR) 3 Joel BURMAN (SWE) 1 Filippo COLOMBO (SUI) 3 Marine CABIROU (FRA) 2 Vlad DASCALU (ROU) Men Elite Women 3 Antoine PHILIPP (FRA) 1 Amaury PIERRON (FRA) Women Junior 1 Gaia TORMENA (ITA) 2 Troy BROSNAN (AUS) 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) 2 Isaure MEDDE (FRA) Women Elite 3 Loris VERGIER (FRA) 2 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) 3 Coline CLAUZURE (FRA) 1 Kate COURTNEY (USA) 3 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) 2 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) 3 Yana BELOMOINA (UKR)

170 | 2019 Results & Standings 2019 Results & Standings | 171 Men Junior DOWNHILL Women Elite LENZERHEIDE (SUI) SNOWSHOE (USA) RANKINGS UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WINTERBERG (GER) 1 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) 1 Tracey HANNAH (AUS) ELIMINATOR WORLD 2 Luke MUMFORD (GBR) 2 Marine CABIROU (FRA) Men Elite CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC Men 3 Patrick LAFFEY (CAN) 1 Loïc BRUNI (FRA) 3 Mariana SALAZAR (ESA) CUP POWERED BY 1 Fabrice MELS (BEL) 2 Loris VERGIER (FRA) CITYMOUNTAINBIKE.COM 2 Hugo BRIATTA (FRA) Men Elite Men Elite Men Elite Women Elite 3 Troy BROSNAN (AUS) Women Junior 3 Titouan PERRIN-GANIER 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 1 Lars FORSTER (SUI) 1 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 1 Rachel ATHERTON (GBR) 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) (FRA) (NED) 2 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 2 Mathieu VAN DER POEL RESULTS 2 Tracey HANNAH (AUS) Men Junior 2 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) 2 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 3 Maxime MAROTTE (FRA) (NED) 3 Nina HOFFMANN (GER) 1 Matteo INIGUEZ (FRA) 3 Lauryne CHAPPAZ (FRA) Women 3 Mathias FLUECKIGER (SUI) 3 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) 2 Lucas CRUZ (CAN) BARCELONA (ESP) 1 Gaia TORMENA (ITA) Men Under 23 Women Junior 3 Patrick LAFFEY (CAN) 2 Marion FROMBERGER VAL DI SOLE (ITA) Men Under 23 1 Filippo COLOMBO (SUI) Men Under 23 1 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) Men (GER) 1 Filippo COLOMBO (SUI) 2 Jofre CULLELL ESTAPE (ESP) 1 Vlad DASCALU (ROU) 2 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) Women Elite 1 Jeroen VAN ECK (NED) 3 Ella HOLMEGÅRD (SWE) 2 Vlad DASCALU (ROU) 3 Maximilian BRANDL (GER) 2 Filippo COLOMBO (SUI) 3 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) 1 Rachel ATHERTON (GBR) CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC 2 Alberto MINGORANCE 3 Jofre CULLELL ESTAPE (ESP) 3 Jofre CULLELL ESTAPE (ESP) 2 Marine CABIROU (FRA) FERNANDEZ (ESP) Men Elite Women Elite GRAZ (AUT) LEOGANG (AUT) 3 Tracey HANNAH (AUS) 3 Felix KLAUSMANN (GER) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL Women Elite 1 Pauline FERRAND-PRÉVOT Women Elite 1 Jenny RISSVEDS (SWE) (FRA) 1 Kate COURTNEY (USA) Men Women Junior (NED) Women 2 Anne TERPSTRA (NED) 2 Anne TERPSTRA (NED) 2 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) 1 Hugo BRIATTA (FRA) DOWNHILL 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) 2 Mathias FLUECKIGER (SUI) 1 Marion FROMBERGER 3 Pauline FERRAND-PRÉVOT 3 Annie LAST (GBR) 3 Pauline FERRAND-PRÉVOT 2 Titouan PERRIN-GANIER 2 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) 3 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) (GER) (FRA) (FRA) (FRA) Men Elite 3 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) 2 Ella HOLMEGÅRD (SWE) Women Under 23 3 Jeroen VAN ECK (NED) 1 Loïc BRUNI (FRA) Men Under 23 3 Ingrid Sofie Bøe JACOBSEN Women Under 23 Women Under 23 2 Greg MINNAAR (RSA) 1 Vlad DASCALU (ROU) 1 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) (NOR) 3 Troy BROSNAN (AUS) LES GETS (FRA) 2 Filippo COLOMBO (SUI) 1 Martina BERTA (ITA) 2 Laura STIGGER (AUT) 1 Ronja EIBL (GER) Women 3 Jofre CULLELL ESTAPE (ESP) 2 Ronja EIBL (GER) 3 Loana LECOMTE (FRA) 2 Laura STIGGER (AUT) 1 Ella HOLMEGÅRD (SWE) VILLARD-DE-LANS (FRA) Men Junior CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC 3 Haley BATTEN (USA) 3 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) 2 Gaia TORMENA (ITA) 1 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) Women Elite 3 Iryna POPOVA (UKR) CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT Men 2 Kye A’HERN (AUS) Men Elite 1 Pauline FERRAND-PRÉVOT CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT TRACK DOWNHILL 1 Hugo BRIATTA (FRA) 3 Matteo INIGUEZ (FRA) (FRA) 1 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) TRACK 2 Felix KLAUSMANN (GER) RANKINGS 2 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) Men Elite 2 Gerhard KERSCHBAUMER Men 3 Titouan PERRIN-GANIER Women Elite 3 Jenny RISSVEDS (SWE) Men (ITA) Men 1 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 1 Loïc BRUNI (FRA) (FRA) 1 Tracey HANNAH (AUS) 3 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 2 Titouan CAROD (FRA) 2 Amaury PIERRON (FRA) 1 Hugo BRIATTA (FRA) 2 Nina HOFFMANN (GER) Women Under 23 3 Troy BROSNAN (AUS) 2 Titouan PERRIN-GANIER (NED) 3 Jordan SARROU (FRA) Women 3 Kate WEATHERLY (NZL) Men Under 23 1 Ronja EIBL (GER) (FRA) 2 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) 1 Gaia TORHMENA (ITA) 2 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) Men Junior 3 Jeroen VAN ECK (NED) 1 Vlad DASCALU (ROU) 3 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) Women 2 Magdalena DURAN GARCIA Women Junior 3 Laura STIGGER (AUT) 2 Maximilian BRANDL (GER) 1 Jenny RISSVEDS (SWE) 1 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) (ESP) 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) Women 3 Sean FINCHAM (CAN) Women 2 Pauline FERRAND-PRÉVOT 2 Kye A’HERN (AUS) 3 Manon WIMMER (FRA) 2 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT 1 Pauline FERRAND-PRÉVOT (FRA) 3 Lucas CRUZ (CAN) 1 Gaia TORMENA (ITA) 3 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) Women Elite 2 Ella HOLMEGÅRD (SWE) TRACK (FRA) 3 Kate COURTNEY (USA) 1 Kate COURTNEY (USA) 2 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) Women Elite VOLTERRA (ITA) 3 Marion FROMBERGER 2 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) 1 Tracey HANNAH (AUS) (GER) VALLNORD - PAL ARINSAL Men 3 Jenny RISSVEDS (SWE) 3 Elisabeth BRANDAU (GER) DOWNHILL 2 Marine CABIROU (FRA) Men (AND) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 3 Veronika WIDMANN (ITA) 1 Hugo BRIATTA (FRA) (NED) Women Under 23 DOWNHILL Men Elite 2 Jeroen VAN ECK (NED) 2 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC 1 Ronja EIBL (GER) 1 Danny HART (GBR) Women Junior 3 Titouan PERRIN-GANIER 3 Jens SCHUERMANS (BEL) 2 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) Men Elite 2 Amaury PIERRON (FRA) 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) (FRA) Men Elite 3 Laura STIGGER (AUT) 1 Amaury PIERRON (FRA) 3 Charlie HARRISON (USA) 2 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) Women 1 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 2 Greg MINNAAR (RSA) 3 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) Women 1 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) 2 Mathias FLUECKIGER (SUI) 3 Loïc BRUNI (FRA) Men Junior 1 Gaia TORMENA (ITA) CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT 2 Sina FREI (SUI) 3 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) 1 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) 2 Iryna POPOVA (UKR) TRACK 3 Pauline FERRAND-PRÉVOT Men Junior 2 Luke MEIER-SMITH (AUS) 3 Laurie VEZIE (FRA) (FRA) Men Under 23 1 Seth SHERLOCK (CAN) 3 Lucas CRUZ (CAN) Men 2 Janosch KLAUS (SUI) 1 Vlad DASCALU (ROU) VALKENSWAARD (NED) 2 Jofre CULLELL ESTAPE (ESP) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL DOWNHILL 3 Tuhoto-Ariki PENE (NZL) Women Elite 3 Filippo COLOMBO (SUI) (NED) 1 Marine CABIROU (FRA) 2 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) Women Elite 2 Myriam NICOLE (FRA) Men Men Elite 1 Simon GEGENHEIMER Women Elite 3 Victor KORETZKY (FRA) 1 Laurie GREENLAND (GBR) 1 Marine CABIROU (FRA) 3 Veronika WIDMANN (ITA) 2 Tracey HANNAH (AUS) (GER) 1 Anne TERPSTRA (NED) 2 Loïc BRUNI (FRA) 2 Titouan PERRIN-GANIER 2 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) Women 3 Loris VERGIER (FRA) 3 Emilie SIEGENTHALER (SUI) Women Junior 1 Kate COURTNEY (USA) 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) (FRA) 3 Yana BELOMOINA (UKR) 3 Lehvi BRAAM (NED) 2 Pauline FERRAND-PRÉVOT Men Junior Women Junior 2 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) (FRA) 1 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) 3 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) Women Under 23 1 Tuhoto-Ariki PENE (NZL) Women 1 Ronja EIBL (GER) 3 Elisabeth BRANDAU (GER) 2 Žak GOMILŠČEK (SLO) 2 Nastasia GIMENEZ (FRA) 3 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) 1 Ella HOLMEGÅRD (SWE) 2 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) 3 Kye A’HERN (AUS) 2 Clara BREHM (GER) 3 Martina BERTA (ITA) DOWNHILL 3 Didi DE VRIES (NED) Women Elite CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT Men Elite 1 Marine CABIROU (FRA) 1 Amaury PIERRON (FRA) 2 Tracey HANNAH (AUS) TRACK 2 Loïc BRUNI (FRA) 3 Camille BALANCHE (SUI) 3 Laurie GREENLAND (GBR) Men Women Junior 1 Henrique AVANCINI (BRA) Men Junior 1 Mille JOHNSET (NOR) 2 Nino SCHURTER (SUI) 1 Thibaut DAPRELA (FRA) 2 Valentina HÖLL (AUT) 3 Maxime MAROTTE (FRA) 2 Patrick LAFFEY (CAN) 3 Anna NEWKIRK (USA) 3 Seth SHERLOCK (CAN) Women 1 Jolanda NEFF (SUI) 2 Alessandra KELLER (SUI) 3 Kate COURTNEY (USA)

172 | 2019 Results & Standings 2019 Results & Standings | 173 BMX RACING BMX FREESTYLE

FLATLAND FLATLAND RANKINGS UCI BMX WORLD UCI BMX SUPERCROSS Women SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO UCI BMX FREESTYLE 1 Judy BAAUW (NED) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD CUP (ARG) Men Men 2 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) CHAMPIONSHIPS PARK Heusden-Zolder (BEL) - 3 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 1 Ryo KATAGIRI (JPN) 1 Moto SASAKI (JPN) Chengdu (CHN) - 06-10.11.2019 2 Matthias DANDOIS (FRA) 2 Matthias DANDOIS (FRA) 23-27.07.2019 RESULTS ROUND 7 Men 3 Dominik NEKOLNÝ (CZE) 3 Dominik NEKOLNÝ (CZE) ROUND 4 1 Rimu NAKAMURA (JPN) Men Elite Men PARK 2 Logan MARTIN (AUS) MANCHESTER (GBR) Women Women 1 Twan VAN GENDT (NED) 1 Corben SHARRAH (USA) 3 Justin DOWELL (USA) 2 Niek KIMMANN (NED) Men 2 Connor FIELDS (USA) Men 1 Misaki KATAGIRI (JPN) 1 Misaki KATAGIRI (JPN) 1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 2 Irina SADOVNIK (AUT) 2 Irina SADOVNIK (AUT) 3 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) ROUND 1 3 Izaac KENNEDY (AUS) 1 Baios Brandon LOUPOS Women 2 Joris DAUDET (FRA) (AUS) 3 Aya NAGAISHI (JPN) 3 Julia PREUSS (GER) 3 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) 1 Hannah ROBERTS (USA) Men Juniors Men Women 2 Logan MARTIN (AUS) 2 Perris BENEGAS (USA) 1 Tatyan LUI HIN TSAN (FRA) 1 Joris DAUDET (FRA) 1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 3 Nick BRUCE (USA) MONTPELLIER (FRA) CHENGDU (CHN) 3 Lara Marie LESSMANN 2 Oliver MORAN (AUS) Women 2 Natalia AFREMOVA (RUS) 2 Jérémy RENCUREL (FRA) 1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) (GER) 3 Nathanaël DIEUAIDE (FRA) 3 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) 3 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) Women 2 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) 1 Hannah ROBERTS (USA) PARK PARK 3 Felicia STANCIL (USA) FLATLAND Women Elite Women 2 Macarena Valentina PEREZ ROUND 8 Men Men 1 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) 1 Simone Tetsche GRASSET (CHI) 1 Justin DOWELL (USA) 1 Rimu NAKAMURA (JPN) Men 2 Laura SMULDERS (NED) CHRISTENSEN (DEN) SAINT-QUENTIN-EN- 3 Charlotte WORTHINGTON Men 2 Irek RIZAEV (RUS) 2 Declan BROOKS (GBR) 1 Matthias DANDOIS (FRA) 3 Axelle ETIENNE (FRA) 2 Judy BAAUW (NED) YVELINES (FRA) (GBR) 1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 3 Logan MARTIN (AUS) 3 Nick BRUCE (USA) 2 Dominik NEKOLNÝ (CZE) 3 Merle VAN BENTHEM (NED) 2 Alfredo CAMPO VINTIMILLA Women Juniors 3 Moto SASAKI (JPN) ROUND 5 (ECU) FLATLAND Women Women 1 Jessie SMITH (NZL) 3 Dave VAN DER BURG (NED) 2 Agustina CAVALLI (ARG) ROUND 2 1 Hannah ROBERTS (USA) 1 Hannah ROBERTS (USA) Women Men 3 Zoe CLAESSENS (SUI) Men 2 Perris BENEGAS (USA) 2 Perris BENEGAS (USA) 1 Misaki KATAGIRI (JPN) Men 1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) Women 1 Dominik NEKOLNÝ (CZE) 3 Lara Marie LESSMANN 3 Charlotte WORTHINGTON 2 Irina SADOVNIK (AUT) 1 Kye WHYTE (GBR) 2 Alfredo CAMPO VINTIMILLA 1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 2 Matthias DANDOIS (FRA) (GER) (GBR) 3 Céline VAES (FRA) 2 Niek KIMMANN (NED) (ECU) 2 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) 3 Moto SASAKI (JPN) 3 Joris DAUDET (FRA) 3 Natalia AFREMOVA (RUS) 3 Diego Alejandro ARBOLEDA FLATLAND FLATLAND OSPINA (COL) Women Women 1 Irina SADOVNIK (AUT) RANKINGS Men Men Women 1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 2 Misaki KATAGIRI (JPN) 1 Dominik NEKOLNÝ (CZE) 1 Moto SASAKI (JPN) 1 Manon VALENTINO (FRA) 2 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) 3 Julia PREUSS (GER) Men 2 Matthias DANDOIS (FRA) 2 Matthias DANDOIS (FRA) 2 Natalia AFREMOVA (RUS) 3 Simone Tetsche 1 Gonzalo MOLINA (ARG) 3 Moto SASAKI (JPN) 3 Dominik NEKOLNÝ (CZE) 3 Ruby HUISMAN (NED) CHRISTENSEN (DEN) 2 Alfredo CAMPO VINTIMILLA (ECU) UCI BMX FREESTYLE Women Women PAPENDAL (NED) ROUND 6 3 Romain MAHIEU (FRA) 1 Misaki KATAGIRI (JPN) 1 Misaki KATAGIRI (JPN) PARK & FLATLAND 2 Julia PREUSS (GER) 2 Irina SADOVNIK (AUT) Men Women ROUND 3 WORLD CUP 3 Irina SADOVNIK (AUT) 3 Julia PREUSS (GER) 1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 2 Joris DAUDET (FRA) 2 Natalia AFREMOVA (RUS) Men EDMONTON (CAN) 3 David GRAF (SUI) 3 Felicia STANCIL (USA) RESULTS 1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 2 Alfredo CAMPO VINTIMILLA Women HIROSHIMA (JPN) PARK (ECU) 1 Manon VALENTINO (FRA) 3 Jérémy RENCUREL (FRA) 2 Laura SMULDERS (NED) Men PARK 3 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) 1 Rimu NAKAMURA (JPN) 2 Declan BROOKS (GBR) Men 3 Nick BRUCE (USA) 1 Baios Brandon LOUPOS (AUS) Women 2 Rimu NAKAMURA (JPN) 1 Hannah ROBERTS (USA) 3 Logan MARTIN (AUS) 2 Perris BENEGAS (USA) 3 Charlotte WORTHINGTON Women (GBR) 1 Hannah ROBERTS (USA) 2 Lara Marie LESSMANN (GER) 3 Perris BENEGAS (USA)

174 | 2019 Results & Standings 2019 Results & Standings | 175 CYCLO-CROSS PARA-CYCLING

UCI CYCLO- BERNE (SUI) NAMUR (BEL) HOOGERHEIDE PROVINCIE UCI PARA-CYCLING UCI PARA-CYCLING UCI PARA-CYCLING CROSS WORLD NOORD-BRABANT (NED) Men Elite Men Elite TRACK WORLD ROAD WORLD ROAD WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL Men Elite CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS Bogense (DEN) - 02-03.02.2019 (NED) (NED) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL Apeldoorn (NED) Emmen (NED) 2 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 2 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) (NED) 14-17.03.2019 11-15.09.2019 Men Elite 3 Toon AERTS (BEL) 3 Toon AERTS (BEL) 2 Toon AERTS (BEL) All the results of the UCI All the results and rankings of 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 3 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) Para-cycling Track World All the results of the UCI the UCI Para-cycling World Cup (NED) Men Under 23 Men Under 23 Championships are available Para-cycling Road World are available on www.uci.org. 2 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 1 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) 1 Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) Men Under 23 on www.uci.org. Championships are available 3 Toon AERTS (BEL) 2 Eddy FINE (FRA) 2 Jakob DORIGONI (ITA) 1 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) on www.uci.org. 3 Antoine BENOIST (FRA) 3 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) 2 Antoine BENOIST (FRA) Men Under 23 3 Ben TURNER (GBR) 1 Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) Men Junior Men Junior 2 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) 1 Witse MEEUSSEN (BEL) 1 Ryan CORTJENS (BEL) Men Junior 3 Antoine BENOIST (FRA) 2 Luke VERBURG (NED) 2 Ben TULETT (GBR) 1 Witse MEEUSSEN (BEL) 3 Tomáš JEŽEK (CZE) 3 Witse MEEUSSEN (BEL) 2 Carlos CANAL BLANCO Men Junior (ESP) TRIALS 1 Ben TULETT (GBR) Women Elite Women Elite 3 Lennert BELMANS (BEL) 2 Witse MEEUSSEN (BEL) 1 Marianne VOS (NED) 1 Lucinda BRAND (NED) IL CIOCCO - TOSCANE (ITA) RANKINGS 3 Ryan CORTJENS (BEL) 2 Annemarie WORST (NED) 2 Marianne VOS (NED) Women Elite UCI TRIALS WORLD UCI TRIALS WORLD CUP 3 Katherine COMPTON (USA) 3 Annemarie WORST (NED) 1 Lucinda BRAND (NED) CHAMPIONSHIPS Men Elite 20’’ Women Elite 2 Katherine COMPTON (USA) Men Elite 20’’ Chengdu (CHN) - 06-10.11.2019 RESULTS 1 Borja CONEJOS VAZQUEZ 1 Sanne CANT (BEL) 3 Marianne VOS (NED) 1 Borja CONEJOS VAZQUEZ TABOR (CZE) HEUSDEN-ZOLDER (BEL) (ESP) 2 Lucinda BRAND (NED) Men Elite 20’’ (ESP) 3 Marianne VOS (NED) SALZBURG (AUT) 2 Alejandro MONTALVO 2 Alejandro MONTALVO Men Elite Men Elite 1 Dominik OSWALD (GER) MILLA (ESP) MILLA (ESP) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL RANKINGS 2 Borja CONEJOS VAZQUEZ Women Under 23 Men Elite 20’’ 3 Ion AREITIO AGIRRE (ESP) 3 Thomas PECHHACKER (NED) (NED) (ESP) 1 Inge VAN DER HEIJDEN 1 Alejandro MONTALVO (AUT) 2 Michael 2 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 3 Ion AREITIO AGIRRE (ESP) (NED) Men Elite MILLA (ESP) Men Elite 26’’ VANTHOURENHOUT (BEL) 3 Joris NIEUWENHUIS (NED) 2 Fleur NAGENGAST (NED) 1 Toon AERTS (BEL) 2 Borja CONEJOS VAZQUEZ 1 Jack CARTHY (GBR) Men Elite 26’’ 3 Lars VAN DER HAAR (NED) Men Elite 26’’ 3 Ceylin del CarMen 2 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) (ESP) 2 Nicolas VALLEE (FRA) 1 Jack CARTHY (GBR) Men Under 23 1 Sergi LLONGUERAS ALVARADO (NED) 3 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 3 Dominik OSWALD (GER) 3 Noah CARDONA (FRA) 2 Nicolas VALLEE (FRA) Men Under 23 1 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) CAMPMAJO (ESP) (NED) 3 Vincent HERMANCE (FRA) 1 Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) 2 Maik VAN DER HEIJDEN 2 Nicolas VALLEE (FRA) Men Elite 26’’ Women 2 Jakob DORIGONI (ITA) (NED) 3 Jack CARTHY (GBR) Men Under 23 1 Jack CARTHY (GBR) 1 Vera BARON RODRIGUEZ Women 3 Antoine BENOIST (FRA) 3 Timo KIELICH (BEL) 1 Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) 2 Nicolas VALLEE (FRA) (ESP) TELENET UCI CYCLO- Men Junior 20’’ 1 Vera BARON RODRIGUEZ 2 Eli ISERBYT (BEL) 3 Vincent HERMANCE (FRA) 2 Nina REICHENBACH (GER) (ESP) Men Junior Men Junior 1 Charlie ROLLS (GBR) CROSS WORLD CUP 3 Antoine BENOIST (FRA) 3 Manon BASSEVILLE (FRA) 2 Nina REICHENBACH (GER) 1 Witse MEEUSSEN (BEL) 1 Ryan CORTJENS (BEL) 2 Toni GUILLEN BALIL (ESP) Women 3 Manon BASSEVILLE (FRA) 2 Thibau NYS (BEL) 2 Luke VERBURG (NED) 3 Antonio FRAILE ARNAY RESULTS Men Junior 1 Vera BARON RODRIGUEZ 3 Tom LINDNER (GER) 3 Lewis ASKEY (GBR) 1 Witse MEEUSSEN (BEL) (ESP) (ESP) 2 Ryan CORTJENS (BEL) 2 Nina REICHENBACH (GER) WATERLOO (USA) Women Elite Women Elite 3 Thibau NYS (BEL) Men Junior 26’’ 3 Manon BASSEVILLE (FRA) 1 Lucinda BRAND (NED) 1 Marianne VOS (NED) 1 Oliver WIDMANN (GER) Men Elite 2 Annemarie WORST (NED) 2 Lucinda BRAND (NED) Women Elite 2 Vito GONZALEZ (SUI) 1 Toon AERTS (BEL) 3 (ITA) 3 Sanne CANT (BEL) 1 Marianne VOS (NED) 3 Daniel BARON RODRIGUEZ VAL DI SOLE (ITA) 2 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 2 Sanne CANT (BEL) (ESP) 3 Laurens SWEECK (BEL) 3 Annemarie WORST (NED) Men Elite 20’’ KOKSIJDE (BEL) PONT-CHÂTEAU (FRA) Women 1 Thomas PECHHACKER Women Elite 1 Nina REICHENBACH (GER) (AUT) Men Elite Men Elite 2 Vera BARON RODRIGUEZ 2 Dominik OSWALD (GER) 1 Marianne VOS (NED) 1 Mathieu VAN DER POEL 1 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 2 Ellen NOBLE (USA) (ESP) 3 Alejandro MONTALVO (NED) 2 Toon AERTS (BEL) 3 Manon BASSEVILLE (FRA) MILLA (ESP) 3 Katerina NASH (CZE) 2 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 3 Michael 3 Toon AERTS (BEL) VANTHOURENHOUT (BEL) Nations Ranking Men Elite 26’’ JINGLE CROSS IOWA CITY 1 Spain 1 Jack CARTHY (GBR) (USA) Men Under 23 Men Under 23 2 Switzerland 2 Nicolas VALLEE (FRA) 1 Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) 1 Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) 3 France 3 Joacim NYMANN (SWE) Men Elite 2 Antoine BENOIST (FRA) 2 Antoine BENOIST (FRA) 1 Toon AERTS (BEL) 3 Jens DEKKER (NED) 3 Jakob DORIGONI (ITA) Women 2 Wout VAN AERT (BEL) 1 Nina REICHENBACH (GER) 3 Michael Men Junior Men Junior 2 Manon BASSEVILLE (FRA) VANTHOURENHOUT (BEL) 1 Pim RONHAAR (NED) 1 Thibau NYS (BEL) 3 Alžběta PEČÍNKOVÁ (CZE) 2 Witse MEEUSSEN (BEL) 2 Witse MEEUSSEN (BEL) Women Elite 3 Tom LINDNER (GER) 3 Carlos CANAL BLANCO 1 Kaitlin KEOUGH (USA) (ESP) 2 Evie RICHARDS (GBR) Women Elite 3 Marianne VOS (NED) 1 Denise BETSEMA (NED) Women Elite 2 Nikki BRAMMEIER (GBR) 1 Marianne VOS (NED) 3 Annemarie WORST (NED) 2 Denise BETSEMA (NED) 3 Maud KAPTHEIJNS (NED)

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UCI INDOOR UCI ARTISTIC CYCLING ACT4 Pairs Open 1 Eva ZIMMERMANN (GER) 1 Max HANSELMANN (GER) CYCLING WORLD WORLD CUP Roxanne LUDWIG (GER) Serafin SCHEFOLD (GER) CHAMPIONSHIPS Lukas KAYKO (GER) 2 Nina STAPF (GER) Bâle (SUI) - 06-08.12.2019 PRAGUE (CZE) Vanessa WÖRNER (GER) Patrick TISCH (GER) 2 Anna-Lena VOLLBRECHT 3 Marcel SCHNETZER (AUT) Single Men (GER) Katharina KÜHNE (AUT) ARTISTIC CYCLING 1 Lukas KOHL (GER) Annamaria MILO (GER) 2 Moritz HERBST (GER) Ramona RESSEL (GER) ACT4 Single Men 3 Marcel JÜNGLING (GER) Julia DÖRNER (GER) 1 Annamaria MILO (GER) 1 Lukas KOHL (GER) Ramona RESSEL (GER) UCI OFFICIAL PARTNERS 2 Marcel JÜNGLING (GER) Single Women Anna-Lena VOLLBRECHT 3 Chin To WONG (HKG) BOKOD (HUN) 1 Milena SLUPINA (GER) (GER) Julia DÖRNER (GER) 2 Iris SCHWARZHAUPT (GER) Single Men Single Women 2 Valerie UNTERNÄHRER 3 Adriana MATHIS (AUT) 1 Lukas KOHL (GER) 1 Milena SLUPINA (GER) (SUI) 2 Marcel JÜNGLING (GER) 2 Viola BRAND (GER) Pairs Women Selina NIEDERMANN (SUI) 3 Lorena SCHNEIDER (AUT) 3 Martin SCHÖN (HUN) 1 Caroline WURTH (GER) Stefanie HAAS (SUI) Sarah MANSER (SUI) Sophie-Marie NATTMANN Single Women Pairs Women 3 Roxanne LUDWIG (GER) (GER) 1 Viola BRAND (GER) 1 Lena BRINGSKEN (GER) Eva ZIMMERMANN (GER) 2 Lisa BRINGSKEN (GER) 2 Milena SLUPINA (GER) Lisa BRINGSKEN (GER) Vanessa WÖRNER (GER) Lena BRINGSKEN (GER) 3 Mattea ECKSTEIN (GER) 2 Sophie-Marie NATTMANN 3 Selina MARQUARDT (GER) Lukas KAYKO (GER) (GER) Helen VORDERMEIER (GER) Caroline WURTH (GER) Pairs Women 1 Sophie-Marie NATTMANN 3 Rosa KOPF (AUT) Pairs Open Svenja BACHMANN (AUT) (GER) 1 Serafin SCHEFOLD (GER) Caroline WURTH (GER) UCI CYCLE-BALL Max HANSELMANN (GER) UCI OFFICIAL SUPPORTERS Pairs Open 2 Lisa BRINGSKEN (GER) WORLD CUP 2 Patrick TISCH (GER) Lena BRINGSKEN (GER) 1 Serafin SCHEFOLD (GER) Nina STAPF (GER) 3 Helen VORDERMEIER (GER) Klein-Gerau (GER) Max HANSELMANN (GER) 3 Lukas BURRI (SUI) Selina MARQUARDT (GER) 1 RC Höchst 1 (AUT) 2 Benedikt BUGNER (GER) Fabienne 2 RC Höchst 2 (AUT) André BUGNER (GER) HAMMERSCHMIDT (SUI) 3 Fabienne Pairs Open 3 RS Altdorf 3 (SUI) 1 Lukas BURRI (SUI) HAMMERSCHMIDT (SUI) ACT4 Lukas BURRI (SUI) Fabienne Ailingen (GER) 1 Ramona RESSEL (GER) HAMMERSCHMIDT (SUI) 1 RC Höchst 1 (AUT) Annamaria MILO (GER) 2018 ROAD 2 Patrick TISCH (GER) 2 RMC Lohengrin Stein (GER) ACT4 Julia DÖRNER (GER) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 Vanessa HOTZ (SUI) Nina STAPF (GER) 3 RMV Pfungen 1 (SUI) Anna-Lena VOLLBRECHT (GER) 3 Marcel SCHNETZER (AUT) Elena FISCHER (SUI) 2 Rebeka MIHALICS PANNA INNSBRUCKTIROL Katharina KÜHNE (AUT) Albungen (GER) AUSTRIA Stefanie MOOS (SUI) (SVK) OFFICIAL BIKE RACK SUPPLIER 1 RV Obernfeld 1 (GER) Saskia GROB (SUI) Henrietta DOMIN (SVK) ACT4 2 RV Dornbirn 1 (AUT) 2 Nora ERBENICH (GER) Anasztázia DOMIN (SVK) 1 Julia DÖRNER (GER) 3 RMV Pfungen 1 (SUI) Hannah ROHRWICK (GER) Eszter KULICH (SVK) Ramona RESSEL (GER) Annika FURCH (GER) 3 Lukas KAYKO (GER) PHOTOS CREDITS Anna-Lena VOLLBRECHT Mücheln (GER) Sabrina BORN (GER) Roxanne LUDWIG (GER) (GER) 1 RSV Sangerhausen 2 (GER) 3 Lea SCHNEIDER (AUT) Eva ZIMMERMANN (GER) Annamaria MILO (GER) 2 SC Svitavka 1 (CZE) Leonie HUBER (AUT) Vanessa WÖRNER (GER) The Agency Kasper Andersen 2 Ronja ZÜND (SUI) Lukas SCHNEIDER (AUT) 3 RV Dornbirn 1 (AUT) Jean-Baptiste Benavent - ImaSport.ca Mark Bader/Bikeability Julia WETZEL (AUT) Nadine BISSEGGER (SUI) MERELBEKE (BEL) Laura TARNELLER (SUI) Grosskoschen (GER) Michal Červený Photography - michalcerveny.com Destination Fyn Fabienne HAAS (SUI) 1 RC Höchst 1(AUT) CYCLE-BALL Craig Dutton - craigdutton.com FISE Single Men 3 Valerie UNTERNÄHRER 2 RMC Lohengrin Stein (GER) Getty Images - gettyimages.com Nils Laengner 1 Lukas KOHL (GER) (SUI) 3 RSV Großkoschen 1 (GER) 1 Austria 2 Lukas BURRI (SUI) Stefanie HAAS (SUI) Balint Hamvas - cyclephotos.co.uk Philippe Woods - philippewoods.com 2 Germany 3 Marcel JÜNGLING (GER) Sarah MANSER (SUI) Niedermehnen (GER) SWPix.com Andrea Wooles - awoolesphotography.pixieset.com 3 Czech Republic Selina NIEDERMANN (SUI) 1 RC Höchst 1 (AUT) Velofocus - velofocus.com Union Cycliste Internationale Single Women 2 RV Obernfeld 1 (GER) Leo Zhukov - Leozhukov.ru UCI Gran Fondo World Series 1 Milena SLUPINA (GER) ERLENBACH (GER) 3 RSV Waldrems 1 (GER) 2 Maren HAASE (GER) 3 Iris SCHWARZHAUPT (GER) Single Men Saint-Gall (SUI) 1 Lukas KOHL (GER) 1 RMC Lohengrin Stein (GER) Pairs Women 2 Marcel JÜNGLING (GER) 2 RMV Pfungen 1 (SUI) UNION CYCLISTE INTERNATIONALE (UCI) 1 Helen VORDERMEIER (GER) 3 Martin SCHÖN (HUN) 3 RS Altdorf 3 (SUI) Selina MARQUARDT (GER) 2 Lena BRINGSKEN (GER) Single Women FINAL Allée Ferdi Kübler 12 www.uci.org Lisa BRINGSKEN (GER) 1 Viola BRAND (GER) 3 Sophie-Marie NATTMANN 1860 Aigle 2 Mattea ECKSTEIN (GER) Höchst (AUT) (GER) 3 Milena SLUPINA (GER) Suisse UCI Caroline WURTH (GER) 1 RC Höchst 1 (AUT) 2 RMC Lohengrin Stein (GER) Pairs Women tv.uci.org Pairs Open 3 RMV Pfungen 1 (SUI) [email protected] 1 Caroline WURTH (GER) 1 Patrick TISCH (GER) Sophie-Marie NATTMANN uci_cycling Nina STAPF (GER) (GER) 2 Fabienne 2 Lisa BRINGSKEN (GER) ©UCI – June 2020 HAMMERSCHMIDT (SUI) Lena BRINGSKEN (GER) uci_cycling Lukas BURRI (SUI) 3 Selina MARQUARDT (GER) 3 Marcel SCHNETZER (AUT) Helen VORDERMEIER (GER) Katharina KÜHNE (AUT)

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