Special Edition Message from the President
Union Cycliste Internationale - UCI Newsletter #67 - 15.10.2019 SPECIAL EDITION MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear members, At the meetings held alongside the 2019 UCI Road World Championships, in Harrogate, Great Britain, the UCI Management Committee examined and approved several amendments to the UCI Regulations as recommended by the various UCI Commissions, and the UCI Congress approved modifications to the UCI Constitution and Standing Orders of Congress. This special edition of the UCI Newsletter focuses on these statutory amendments as well as modifications to the UCI Regulations. For further information on these items, we kindly invite you to consult the UCI website. Beyond these regulatory amendments, the other decisions and measures adopted by the UCI Management Committee and by the Professional Cycling Council at its meeting on 23 September are outlined in the corresponding press release published after the meeting. Please do not hesitate to contact the UCI Sports Department should you require any further information. David Lappartient UCI President UCI CONSTITUTION The UCI Congress approved amendments to the UCI Constitution as approved by the Management Committee. These amendments deal, in particular, with the conditions of affiliation to the UCI, the establishment of requirements in terms of gender representation within national, continental bodies and the UCI. The Standing Orders of Congress were also amended in order to clarify the campaign rules for the UCI President and the UCI Management Committee, thus ensuring campaign fairness and transparency. The articles concerned by the above-mentioned amendments, as well as the other amended elements, are presented below: Clarification of the conditions of affiliation for UCI members (art.
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