Union Cycliste Internationale - UCI Newsletter #69 - 22.11.2019 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Members, Not long after returning from China, after the Gree – Tour of Guangxi and the Tour of Guangxi Women’s WorldTour, it was a pleasure in my turn to welcome a delegation from China to the UCI headquarters in Aigle. Representing the city of Shanghai, and headed by the city’s Vice Mayor Mr Chen Qun, the seven city representatives spent the day in Aigle, meeting with UCI staff from our different departments. It was a great opportunity to discuss the development of cycling in their area and plan the future of our activity in the region. On the subject of developing our sport in different regions, I was delighted to travel to Havana (Cuba) at the beginning of this month for the Caribbean Championships and the Congress of the Caribbean Cycling Confederation. A record 27 nations participated in the racing in the Cuban capital, and it was a privilege for me to present medals to the new Caribbean Champions. The Congress on 2 November, preceded by an informative and dynamic UCI Sharing Platform, was a demonstration of the wonderful commitment of the attending National Federations to our sport. The discussions were fruitful and positive, and I look forward to following cycling activity in the region. I would also like to congratulate Trevor Bailey for his re-election at Congress as President of the Caribbean Cycling Confederation. Back in Europe, I travelled to Poland for the WADA World Conference on Anti-Doping and Foundation Board meeting in Katowice. The three-day World Conference gathered together more than 1500 representatives of the clean sport community who, among others, discussed the revised World Anti-Doping Code and International Standards (2021), which were then endorsed by the Foundation Board and the Executive Committee. We also elected two athletes as the next WADA President and Vice-President: former elite runner and Poland’s Minister for Sport and Tourism, Witold Bańka (President) and double Olympic gold-medalist in short-track speed skating, Yang Yang (Vice-President). They will take up their positions on 1 January 2020. In the meantime, we were able to follow the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships, organised in Chengdu, China, 6-10 November. I would like to commend the organisers for the quality of this event, and congratulate the medal-winning athletes, in particular our first-ever UCI World Champions for BMX Freestyle Flatland. Our second UCI Mobility and Bike City Forum took place at the Paris City Hall on 12-13 November, bringing together international experts from the cycling and mobility community for two days of presentations, exchanges and networking. I was encouraged to see how people and organisations from the world over are working together to promote active mobility, which is a field where cycling has a major part to play. You can read more about the Forum in the Spotlight section of this newsletter. In other news this month, on 21 and 22 November I am in Lausanne for a session of the IOC Esport and Gaming Liaison Group, which I lead. On 23 November I will open our International Commissaires Seminar in Geneva before travelling to Glasgow (Great Britain) for the sixth Host City Conference & Exhibition which will focus on how to attract, bid for and host events. More on that in next month’s newsletter! David Lappartient UCI President UCI NEWS Launch of 2020 UCI Solidarity Programme The development of cycling in emerging cycling nations is a core pillar of the UCI’s strategy. In line with Agenda 2022, the UCI Solidarity Programme was set up to fulfil this important goal by supporting Continental Confederations and National Federations of Groups 3 and 4 in the development of the sport in their respective regions and countries, within a structured, sustainable and progressive framework. With this in mind, the UCI is now accepting applications for the first submission period of the 2020 UCI Solidarity Programme. All the information relating to the UCI Solidarity Programme is now available on the National Federations’ Extranet. It includes the UCI Solidarity Programme Guidelines, together with the application forms for the three pathways of the programme, namely, Education, Equipment and Funding for Special Projects. The deadline for National Federation to send completed applications is 31 December 2019 at 12 noon. The International Relations Services ([email protected]) are available to answer any queries you may have as well as advise and guide you in applying for the UCI Solidarity Programme. UCI Sharing Platform for Caribbean National Federations Havana was the location of the latest UCI Sharing Platform (USP), which took place on 1 November with the presence of 50 participants from 26 nations. Taking place alongside the Caribbean Championships and the Caribbean Cycling Confederation Congress, the USP covered topics such anti-doping education programmes, presented by National Federations and moderated by a UCI expert, road cycling on the American continent, the UCI Solidarity Programme as well as safety and related rules during road races. The USP is an excellent opportunity for National Federations to meet and share their experiences and knowledge, as well as meet key UCI staff and gather information on the many tools the UCI has to offer. Grenada Cycling Federation welcomes new President Mr Troy Felix was recently elected President of the Grenada Cycling Federation. Under his presidency, the Federation will continue to promote and develop cycling in the country. We wish him the very best in his new endeavours. UCI and UCI WCC: change of address In line with a street name modification enacted by the Commune of Aigle, the address of the UCI and UCI WCC is changing to Allée Ferdi Kübler 12, 1860 Aigle from Saturday 23 November 2019. The street name is in tribute to the Swiss cyclist, Ferdinand Kübler, who won the Tour de France in 1950 and the 1951 UCI Road World Championships. Please note that the location of cycling’s headquarters remains exactly the same. SPORTS GENERAL UCI World Championships Candidatures The UCI opened the bidding process for 27 UCI World Championships events in June 2019. For your information, the deadline for the events listed below has been extended to 1 December 2019, to allow more time to prepare letters of intent: 2025 and 2026 UCI Track Cycling World Championships 2024 and 2025 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships 2026 and 2027 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships 2022 UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships 2022 and 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships 2022 and 2023 UCI Masters Mountain Bike World Championships. If you are interested in bidding for the organisation of one of these UCI World Championships, we kindly ask you to send a letter of support from your National Federation and another from a local authority (city, region, district or state) by 1 December 2019 at the latest. For your information, the following events are now closed for candidatures: UCI Cycling World Championships 2027 UCI Road World Championships 2025 and 2026 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2025 and 2026 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships 2024 UCI BMX World Championships 2025 and 2026 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships 2023 and 2024 UCI Masters Track Cycling World Championships 2023 and 2024 UCI Masters Cyclo-cross World Championships 2023 and 2024 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships 2024. All the events will be awarded at the UCI Management Committee meeting in September 2020, once the UCI receives a complete bid file and signed contract for each candidature. Should you require any further information, please contact [email protected]. ROAD 2020 UCI Road World Championships, Aigle-Martigny: Team Accommodation The UCI and Local Organising Committee recommends that National Federations book hotels early for the 2020 UCI Road World Championships. The Local Organising Committee have reserved rooms in hotels situated within 30km to 60km from Martigny. The rooms for these hotels will be held until 15 February 2020 only. Please contact the “Association hôtelière du Valais” via email: [email protected] for all your 2020 UCI Road World Championships hotel requirements. Sport Directors’ Course This year’s Sport Directors’ course, which took place between 11 and 15 November at the UCI WCC, attracted 50 participants from 14 countries. Participants were existing Sport Directors working for UCI WorldTeams, UCI Professional Continental Teams (from 2020: UCI ProTeams) or UCI Women’s Teams. In line with UCI’s strategy to promote women in technical roles in cycling and to increase the number of female Sport Directors, four women benefitted from a UCI scholarship. More information on this year's edition of the course can be found on the UCI website. TRACK 2019-2020 Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup Quotas (sprint, keirin, Omnium, Madison) – finalised on 17.09.2019 The quotas valid for the 2019-2020 Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup are available here. A 48-hour extension will be given when the online registration period ends to accommodate any late entries, though they will be subject to a fee of 200 CHF payable to the National Federation, in accordance with Article 3.4.009. We would like to remind you that once this period has ended any unused quotas will be reallocated, without the National Federation in question being asked to provide any confirmation. As in previous seasons, when a quota has not been (fully) used by a qualifying nation, the nations occupying the following positions in the UCI Ranking on 17 September 2019 will be given the opportunity to register an athlete. The first five nations to do so will be displayed in the quota (R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5).