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UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS PART 2 ROAD RACES Version on 10.06.2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Preamble ................................................................................................................ 3 Chapter I CALENDAR AND PARTICIPATION........................................................ 3 Chapter II GENERAL PROVISIONS .......................................................................10 § 1 Participation ........................................................................................................ 10 § 2 Organisation ....................................................................................................... 14 § 3 Race procedure .................................................................................................. 19 § 4 Circulation during the race .................................................................................. 24 § 5 Press specifications (N) ...................................................................................... 25 § 6 Guides, Guidelines and Terms of reference for organisers ................................. 33 § 7 Technical delegate .............................................................................................. 33 § 8 Team managers’ meeting ................................................................................... 34 Chapter III ONE-DAY RACES ..................................................................................35 Chapter IV INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIALS ....................................................................50 Chapter V TEAM TIME TRIALS ..............................................................................53 Chapter VI STAGE RACES (N) ................................................................................57 Chapter VII CRITERIUMS .........................................................................................67 Chapter VIII INDIVIDUAL RACES ..............................................................................70 Chapter IX OTHER RACES ......................................................................................71 Chapter X UCI RANKINGS .....................................................................................73 § 1 Elite and Under 23 Men’s UCI World Ranking..................................................... 73 § 2 Elite and Under 23 Women’s UCI World Rankings ............................................. 85 § 3 Elite and Under 23 Men’s Continental Rankings ................................................. 92 § 4 UCI Women’s WorldTour ranking ........................................................................ 95 § 5 ........................................................................................................................... 98 § 6 Technical and qualifying rankings ....................................................................... 98 Chapter XI ...............................................................................................................99 Chapter XII RACE INCIDENTS AND SPECIFIC INFRINGEMENTS BY ORGANISERS ............................................................................................................ 100 § 1 Race incidents in the context of road events ..................................................... 100 § 2 Specific infringements by organisers of road events ......................................... 127 Chapter XIII UCI WOMEN’S WORLDTOUR ............................................................. 132 § 1 UCI Women’s WorldTour .................................................................................. 132 § 2 UCI Women’s WorldTour calendar .................................................................... 132 E100621 ROAD RACES 1 UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS § 3 Miscellaneous ................................................................................................... 134 § 4 UCI Women’s WorldTour Licence ..................................................................... 135 § 5 Annual registration ............................................................................................ 145 § 6 UCI Women’s WorldTeams ............................................................................... 156 § 7 General provision .............................................................................................. 177 Chapter XIV UCI CUPS ............................................................................................ 178 § 1 ......................................................................................................................... 178 § 2 UCI Men Under 23 Nations’ Cup ....................................................................... 178 § 3 UCI Men Junior Nations’ Cup ............................................................................ 183 § 4 UCI Women Junior Nations’ Cup ...................................................................... 187 Chapter XV UCI WORLDTOUR ............................................................................... 192 § 1 UCI WorldTour .................................................................................................. 192 § 2 UCI WorldTour Licence ..................................................................................... 192 § 3 UCI WorldTeams .............................................................................................. 200 § 4 UCI WorldTour calendar ................................................................................... 233 § 5 Licence commission .......................................................................................... 243 § 6 Appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ...................................... 244 § 7 UCI WorldTour reserve fund ............................................................................. 246 § 8 General provision .............................................................................................. 247 § 9 Appearance fee agreements ............................................................................. 247 § 10 Development teams .......................................................................................... 247 Chapter XVI UCI PROTEAMS .................................................................................. 248 Chapter XVII UCI CONTINENTAL TEAMS ................................................................ 276 § 1 General Conditions ........................................................................................... 276 § 2 Requirements imposed on the team by the National Federation ....................... 279 § 3 Obligations of the National Federation towards the UCI .................................... 290 § 4 Obligations of the National Federation towards the continental confederation... 292 Chapter XVIII MEN ELITE UCI PROSERIES .......................................................... 294 § 1 UCI ProSeries events ....................................................................................... 294 § 2 UCI ProSeries calendar .................................................................................... 294 Annex A Minimum criteria for International road events ................................ 301 Annex B Protocol for discussions regarding extreme weather and the riders’ safety during events .................................................................................................. 302 Annex C Riders’ Agent Regulations ................................................................. 304 E100621 ROAD RACES 2 UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS PART 2 ROAD RACES Preamble In addition to the present part which applies to road races, licence-holders must also respect and comply with the specifications, financial obligations, guides and guidelines published by the UCI and in particular, but not limited to, the following publications: - UCI International Calendar registration procedure; - Registration guide for UCI Teams; - Specifications for UCI WorldTour, UCI Women's WorldTour and Men Elite UCI ProSeries organisers; - Organisational specifications for UCI WorldTeams and UCI Women's WorldTeams; - Joint agreements on the working conditions of UCI WorldTeams and UCI ProTeams riders; - UCI financial obligations and International Control Agency (ITA) financial obligations; - Organiser’s guide to road events; - Guidelines for vehicle circulation in the race convoy; - TV production guide, timekeeping guide for provider, regulator’s guide to road events; - Visual guidelines for UCI teams and organisers of international events and Use of the rainbow stripes, the UCI marks and the UCI event marks; - Users guide of the centralised prize money management system; - Training guides for Commissaires. All the above-mentioned documents are published on the UCI website in the regulations or publications pages. (text introduced on 8.02.21). Chapter I CALENDAR AND PARTICIPATION International calendar 2.1.001 Road races are registered on the international calendar in accordance with their classification as per article 2.1.005. UCI WorldTour events are entered on the UCI WorldTour calendar by the Professional Cycling Council. The UCI Management Committee of the UCI enters the other events of the international calendar in one or another class in accordance with the criteria which it shall draw up. As a general rule, the international calendar and the road cycling season shall start on the day following the conclusion of the previous year’s final UCI World Championships event or WorldTour event and end upon conclusion of the final UCI WorldTour