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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF UCI TEAMS CONTINENTAL & WOMEN’S 2018 2018 INSTRUCTIONS FOR UCI CONTINENTAL AND WOMEN’S TEAMS CONTENTS Introduction 4 CHAPTER 1 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 5 1.1. ALLOCATION OF TASKS AND OBLIGATIONS 5 1.2. TABLE OF ALLOCATION OF TASKS 5 1.3. DEADLINES FOR REGISTRATION 7 CHAPTER 2 CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A UCI TEAM 8 2.1. FULL DOCUMENTATION 8 2.2. COMPOSITION AND NATIONALITY OF THE TEAM 9 2.3. ORGANISATION, STRUCTURE, STAFF 10 2.4. CHANGES TO TEAM COMPOSITION DURING THE SEASON 11 2.5. FINANCE 12 2.6. CONTRACTS AND/OR AGREEMENTS 13 2.7. INSURANCE 14 2.8. BANK GUARANTEE 15 CHAPTER 3 PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE TEAM 18 3.1. DEADLINES AND PAYMENT OF THE REGISTRATION FEE 18 3.2. FORMS TO BE USED 19 CHAPTER 4 PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE NATIONAL FEDERATION 20 4.1. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION 20 4.2. STRUCTURE, ORGANISATION 20 4.3. POWERS AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE BODY 21 4.4. INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT TEAMS 21 4.5. CHECKS THAT THE UCI TEAM HAS RESPECTED THE CRITERIA 21 4.6. NATIONAL FEDERATION’S REPORT ON THE REGISTRATION OF THE UCI TEAM 22 4.7. PROCEDURAL CHECKS BY THE UCI 23 CHAPTER 5 RIDERS’ LICENCES 24 5.1. BASIC PRINCIPLES 24 5.2. ISSUING PROCEDURE 25 5.3. FORM OF LICENCE 25 5.4. UCI ID 26 5.5. RIDER CATEGORY 27 2/38 SPORTS DEPARTMENT - AUGUST 2017 2018 INSTRUCTIONS FOR UCI CONTINENTAL AND WOMEN’S TEAMS CHAPTER 6 MEDICAL MONITORING 29 6.1. GENERAL COMMENTS 29 6.2. PREVENTION OF SUDDEN DEATH IN COMPETITIVE SPORTS 30 6.3. EXAMINATIONS FOR FITNESS TO PRACTICE CYCLING 30 CHAPTER 7 CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT 34 7.1. CLOTHING 34 7.2. EQUIPMENT 35 CHAPTER 8 INVITATIONAL RANKINGS 36 CHAPTER 9 CONTACTS 37 ANNEXES 38 Design and production: Agence ZOOM www.zoom-agence.fr. Cover photos’ copyrights: Sonoko Tanaka | Peloton Images Asia, Velofocus. July 2017. 3/38 SPORTS DEPARTMENT - AUGUST 2017 2018 INSTRUCTIONS FOR UCI CONTINENTAL AND WOMEN’S TEAMS INTRODUCTION ear Presidents, Dear Federations, DThe Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has the pleasure of sending you the new registra- tion handbook for UCI Continental and Women’s Teams for the 2018 season. This handbook contains the information you will need to properly register teams with the UCI. Please note that regulation changes have passed into force for the 2018 season, with special provisions pertaining to the deadline for the submission of the registration documents as well as additional documents required of UCI Women’s Teams. Additional costs will be applied in the event of delays in the submission of the registration documents. We would like to remind you that the UCI regulatory requirements are the minimum re- quirements to be respected. Nevertheless, the National Federations (NF) remain the sole bodies responsible for their teams and for the registration criteria, provided that the UCI criteria are respected. The UCI will check that the dossier of the registered teams conforms to the 2018 regulations. Consequently, the UCI reserves the right to check the complete registration files in your possession during the season, as provided for by the regulations. UCI Women’s Teams play an important role in the structure of women’s road cycling. The professionalisation of UCI Women’s Teams has been a paramount concern since the for- mation of the UCI Women’s WorldTour in 2016. In order to progress and achieve longer term objective goals; from the 2018 Team Registration process forth, National Federations res- ponsible for the registration of UCI Women’s Teams will have to submit to the UCI some additional documents for the registration of a team. These new requirements are marked by orange coloured shadings in the page margin where applicable. UCI Women’s Teams who will take part in the UCI Women’s WorldTour calendar must commit to respect the teams’ specifications and the UCI regulations during all UCI Women’s WorldTour events. The teams’ specifications are a complement of the UCI regulations and must be respected in the same way. The specifications will detail the requirements for certain regulations, for visual guide- lines for UCI logos, and the rights and obligations of the series leaders’ for the overall and best young rider classifications. These details will be sent to teams in October. The teams’ specifications and the UCI regulations provide riders the structured environment to develop their cycling careers and women’s cycling. For teams it allows them to be recognised as UCI Women’s Teams and to have access to the UCI Women’s WorldTour calendar. UCI Continental Teams, known as third division teams, remain the crucial platform for the development of men’s cycling and we encourage you to register them for the 2018 season. The UCI Continental Team label offers a guarantee of a minimum quality standard for your riders, a defined sporting structure and provides access to international competitions in accordance with the participation rules of article 2.1.005 of the UCI Regulations. Furthermore, we insist on the fact that the registration deadlines be duly respected. Indeed, it is essential that their registration is approved within the deadline, namely by 10 November 2017 at the latest in order for your UCI Continental and/or Women’s Teams to be considered in the 2018 provisional ranking used to draw up invitations, as per UCI Regu- lations 2.1.007bis and 2.13.004. I would also take this opportunity to mention the development teams affiliated with a UCI WorldTeam or UCI Professional Continental Team cannot enter the same event in accor- dance with article 2.2.001. This regulation also applies to teams with the same main partner or paying agent/team representative. We look forward to welcoming you to the various Continental Circuit events for UCI Conti- nental Teams, as well as the events of the UCI Women’s Team world calendar, and we would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation with the development of cycling through the registration of these teams. The UCI administration would be very happy to assist if you require any further information regarding this handbook and its application. Matthew Knight, UCI Head of Road CONTENTS 4/38 SPORTS DEPARTMENT - AUGUST 2017 2018 INSTRUCTIONS FOR UCI CONTINENTAL AND WOMEN’S TEAMS 1. ROLES AND RESPONSABILITIES 1.1. ALLOCATION OF TASKS AND OBLIGATIONS UCI Regulations specify the powers, obligations and rights of the various parties involved in the registration procedure for UCI Teams. The table below summarises to whom the various tasks are allocated. 1.2. TABLE OF ALLOCATION OF TASKS REF. ARTICLE WHO NATIONAL FEDERATION UCI UCI TEAM TASK FEDERATION REGULATION Regulations Title 2 Draws up the Draws up Chapter 17 regulations national rules Registration 2.17.012 Sets the Appoints Complies with procedure to 2.17.016 minimum qualified UCI Regulations (with the requirements for independent requirements National the NF as regards people, sets up as well as Federation) procedure and the appropriate procedures drawn checks. Ensures procedures in up by its National compliance order to ensure Federation with these compliance requirement by with the UCI the NF Regulations Information on Keeps the NF Keeps the UCI the regulations, regularly up to Teams regularly procedures and date, organise up to date, deadlines training if organise training necessary if necessary Deadlines 2.17.033 Sets the Sets deadlines for the maximum applicable to its registration deadlines teams, in order procedure (no later than to be able to NEW 10.11.2017). comply with the Delays will result limits set by the in additional UCI costs (2.17.040) Criteria 2.17.001 Sets the Sets the criteria for to 2.17.006 minimum criteria applicable to its registration for registration teams, including as a UCI Team at least the basic criteria set by the UCI CONTENTS 5/38 SPORTS DEPARTMENT - AUGUST 2017 2018 INSTRUCTIONS FOR UCI CONTINENTAL AND WOMEN’S TEAMS 1. ROLES AND RESPONSABILITIES 1.2. TABLE OF ALLOCATION OF TASKS REF. ARTICLE WHO NATIONAL FEDERATION UCI UCI TEAM TASK FEDERATION REGULATION Application 2.17.033 Issues the Submits the for registration application form application to the for registration NF to teams who would like to be registered as UCI Teams Submission 2.17.033 Check that Submits the of the complete complete documentation documentation documentation has all been required within submitted before the time limit set the deadline by the NF Checks on Checks that the Provides the documentation documentation additional meets the information registration and documents criteria and the required by the regulations NF Registration 2.17.034 Receives the Registers the Receives the of the UCI Team to 2.17.037 report from UCI Team if the report from the NF on the criteria have the NF on the registration been met and registration decision (with the regulations decision annexe) respected, and draws up the report Registration 2.17.037 Notes the Is informed Is informed of the of the UCI Team contents of the of the UCI's UCI's decision with the UCI report from the decision NF as well as the additional documents for UCI Women’s Teams and rules on the registration Significant 2.17.007 Determines any Checks that Informs the NF events 2.17.034 measures to be the criteria and immediately or changes 2.17.039 taken against regulations are concerning 2.17.040 the UCI Team if always respected, the UCI Team the criteria and confirms this to regulations are the team and not respected notifies the UCI in the event of a problem CONTENTS 6/38 SPORTS DEPARTMENT - AUGUST 2017 2018 INSTRUCTIONS FOR UCI CONTINENTAL AND WOMEN’S TEAMS 1.