FW: UCI National Federations Newsletter - October 2017 Subject: FW: UCI Naonal Federaons Newsleer - October 2017 From: "Namibian Cycling Federaon - Info" <[email protected]> Date: 19-Dec-17 10:48 PM To: "'General Manager NCF'" <[email protected]> For upload From: Union Cycliste Internationale [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 20 October 2017 02:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: UCI National Federations Newsletter - October 2017 UCI National Federations Newsletter #37 - 20.10.2017 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 1 of 27 27-Dec-17 8:17 PM FW: UCI National Federations Newsletter - October 2017 Dear members, It is a pleasure and indeed an honour for me to contribute to this newsletter for the first time in my role of UCI President. I have written to all the National Federation Presidents since my election, but I would like to reiterate how much I look forward to working with all of you for the good of cycling and its stakeholders, from athletes and teams, to organisers and fans. As I stated in my election manifesto, I will make sure that the UCI and its World Cycling Centre are at the service of our National Federations, not least with the establishment of a solidarity fund about which I will be able to give you more details once they have been approved by the UCI Management Committee and the Foundation Board of the World Cycling Centre. My aim is to reinforce our development activities and ensure that athletes worldwide have access to adequate training facilities and coaching advice. But that is not all. We have a great deal planned over the next four years, not least to: Further the worldwide development of skills and professions related to cycling Foster cooperation between country members Ensure that the UCI is a Resource Centre for National Federations, including building an accessible documentary database Review sporting equipment and infrastructure, consolidate equipment acquisitions, and combine and share technical solutions Support projects undertaken by National Federations and provide expertise where needed Identify experts capable of supporting our National Federations’ projects Develop an intranet that is accessible to the NFs and that will facilitate exchanges with the UCI The UCI’s work with and for the National Federations is of the utmost importance if we want to see cycling grow and I know that together we can achieve great things. We are embarking on a new adventure together which I am convinced will see our sport gain in strength, global reach, popularity and credibility. Our shared passion for cycling will help us move forward and take cycling to even greater heights. I thank you once again for your vote of confidence at the UCI Congress last month, and look forward to meeting you in the near future. David Lappartient UCI President TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the President UCI News: 186th UCI Congress - Meet the new UCI Management Committee - News from the UCI General Management and President's Office Sports: Road – 2017 UCI Road World Championships - UCI Sports Directors Course - 2018 UCI Continental Teams and Women’s Teams registration - UCI WorldTeam and Professional Continental Team applicants for 2018 - 2017 UCI Cycling Gala - UCI 2017-2018 Road Season Track – 2017-2018 Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup - Regulation changes - 2018-2019 season 2 of 27 27-Dec-17 8:17 PM FW: UCI National Federations Newsletter - October 2017 Urban Cycling – 2017 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships Mountain Bike – 2018 Mountain Bike Regulations - 2018 Financial Obligations - 2018 Mountain Bike Calendar BMX Racing – 2018 BMX Regulations - 2018 Financial Obligations - 2018 UCI BMX World Championships and Challenge BMX Freestyle – UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup - 2017 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup Rankings - 2018 Youth Olympic Games - UCI BMX Freestyle app Cyclo-cross – 2017-2018 Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup - UCI Cyclo-cross Rankings - 2018/19 Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Bid Guide - 2018/19 UCI Cyclo-cross Calendar - National Championships category check Trials – 2017 UCI Trials World Cup Para-cycling – Registration forms for Para Track events on the UCI calendar -IF Classification Meetings and VISTA - UCI Classification Administration Indoor – UCI Athletes' Commission Cycling for all: 5 new UCI Bike City labels awarded in Bergen Spotlight on… Lesotho's Mountain Bike Team UCI WCC Corner We remind National Federations to consult their dedicated Extranet on a regular basis. Besides the possibility to register their events on the international calendar or their athletes for different UCI events, the Extranet provides access to numerous administrative and practical documents. It also contains all the previous newsletters. UCI NEWS The 186th UCI Congress was held in Bergen, Norway, on Thursday 21st September. Ninety-Four National Federations took part in the event, during which David Lappartient was elected President of the UCI by 37 votes to 8 for the outgoing President Brian Cookson. The voting system gave 45 voting delegates representing all Continental Confederations the opportunity to elect the UCI President and the following UCI Management Committee members for the next four years. Mr Renato DI ROCCO (ITA) representing the UEC Mr Mohammed BEN EL MAHI (MAR) representing the CAC Mr Amarjit Singh Gill DARSHAN SINGH (MAS) representing the ACC Mr Harald Tiedemann HANSEN (NOR) representing the UEC Mr Toni KIRSH (GER) representing the UEC Mr Artur LOPES (POR) representing the UEC Mr José Luis LOPEZ CERRON (ESP) representing the UEC Mr Igor MAKAROV (RUS) representing the UEC Mr Tony MITCHELL (NZL) representing the OCC Mr Bob STAPLETON (USA) representing the COPACI Mr Tom VAN DAMME (BEL) representing the UEC The Presidents of the Continental Confederations are ex officio members of the UCI Management Committee: Dr Mohamed Wagih AZZAM (EGY) as President of the CAC Mr Rocco CATTANEO (SUI) as Acting President of the UEC 3 of 27 27-Dec-17 8:17 PM FW: UCI National Federations Newsletter - October 2017 Mr José Manuel PELAEZ (CUB) as President of the COPACI Ms Tracey GAUDRY (AUS) as President of the OCC Mr Osama Ahmed Abdullah AL SHAFAR (UAE) as President of the ACC Finally, the UCI Congress voted in favour of granting the National Federations of Anguilla, Curaçao, St Maarten and Guinea-Bissau official membership of the UCI, taking its total membership to 190 National Federations. Meet the new UCI Management Committee During the first meeting of the new UCI Management Committee, which took place the day after UCI Congress, the three new UCI Vice-Presidents were elected. They are Dr Wagih Azzam (Egypt), Mr Renato Di Rocco (Italy) and Mr José Manuel Peláez Rodriguez (Cuba Mohamed Wagih AZZAM (EGY), UCI Vice President Dr Azzam was a member of the Egyptian national cycling team before moving into the administration of the sport and qualifying as a UCI International Commissaire in 1991. President of the Egyptian Cycling Federation – he was elected to this position for the first time in 1988 and recently re-elected for another term – Dr Azzam has also been heavily involved in the Egyptian Olympic Committee, including as Secretary General between 2008 and 2012. He has been President of the African Cycling Confederation since 2005. As a member of the UCI Management Committee, Dr Azzam was elected UCI Vice President by his peers in 2013 and his position in this role was confirmed in 2017. He is also member of the Foundation Board of the UCI World Cycling Centre. 4 of 27 27-Dec-17 8:17 PM FW: UCI National Federations Newsletter - October 2017 Renato DI ROCCO (ITA), UCI Vice President Renato di Rocco has been appointed Vice President of the UCI for the second time after his former years in this role from 2009 to 2013. Secretary General of the Italian Cycling Federation from 1983 to 1997, he has been Federation President since 2005 and a member of the UCI Management Committee since 2009. Mr di Rocco is also a member of the UCI Remuneration Commission and member of the Foundation Board of the UCI World Cycling Centre. José Manuel PELAEZ (CUB), UCI Vice President At the UCI Management Committee meeting held the day after 2017 UCI Congress, José Manuel Pelaez was elected UCI Vice President, a position he had already held in 2008-2009. President of the Cuban Cycling Federation since 1981, Mr Pelaez was elected President of the Pan American Cycling Confederation 10 years later and still holds the position today. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the International Amateur Cycling Federation (Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme or FIAC) in 1991 and 1992. He has been a member of the Cuban National Olympic Committee for 20 years and has held pivotal roles with the Instituto Nacional de Deportes Educación Física y Recreación de la República de Cuba since 1981. Mohammed BEN EL MAHI (MAR) President of the Moroccan Cycling Federation since 2008, Mohammed Ben El Mahi is also a member of the Moroccan National Olympic Committee and President of the Union Francophone de Cyclisme. He has been a member of the UCI Management Committee since 2013. A lawyer and barrister with training in mediation and conflict resolution techniques, he has valuable input in his role of President of the UCI Arbitral Board, a position he has also held since 2013. Rocco CATTANEO (SUI) Rocco Cattaneo was a professional road cyclist before becoming involved in the administration of the sport. He has served two terms as a member of the Swiss Cycling Management Board (1989-1994 and 2001-2003) and was a member of the UCI Management Committee from 2005 to 2013. He has been Vice President of the UCI World Cycling Centre Foundation Board since 2006 and was elected Vice President of the Union Européenne de Cyclisme last March before replacing David Lappartient as President of the UEC.