UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS PART 2 ROAD RACES Version on 13.10.2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Chapter I CALENDAR AND PARTICIPATION .............................................................. 3 Chapter II GENERAL PROVISIONS ........................................................................ 7 § 1 Participation 7 § 2 Organisation 10 § 3 Race procedure 12 § 4 Circulation during the race 15 § 5 Press specifications (N) 17 § 6 Terms of reference for organisers 24 § 7 Technical delegate 24 Chapter III ONE-DAY RACES ..................................................................................26 Chapter IV INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIALS ....................................................................38 Chapter V TEAM TIME TRIALS ..............................................................................41 Chapter VI STAGE RACES (N) ................................................................................44 Chapter VII CRITERIUMS .........................................................................................53 Chapter VIII INDIVIDUAL RACES ..............................................................................56 Chapter IX OTHER RACES ......................................................................................57 Chapter X UCI RANKINGS .....................................................................................58 § 1 Elite and Under 23 Men’s UCI World Ranking 58 § 2 Elite Women’s Rankings 66 § 3 Elite and Under 23 men’s Continental Rankings 70 § 4 UCI WorldTour Rankings 76 Chapter XI ...............................................................................................................80 Chapter XII ...............................................................................................................81 Chapter XIII UCI Women’s WorldTour ........................................................................82 § 1 UCI Women’s WorldTour 82 Chapter XIV UCI CUPS ................................................................................................87 § 1 87 § 2 Nations Cup – Under 23 87 § 3 Men junior nations’ cup 91 § 4 Women junior nations’ cup 95 Chapter XV UCI WORLDTOUR .................................................................................99 § 1 UCI WorldTour 99 § 2 UCI WorldTour Licence 99 E1016 ROAD RACES 1 UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS § 3 UCI WorldTour Team Licence 99 § 4 UCI WorldTeams 106 § 5 UCI WorldTour event licence 133 § 6 Licence commission 141 § 7 Appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) 143 § 8 UCI WorldTour reserve and solidarity fund 145 § 9 General provision 145 § 10 Events included in the UCI WorldTour calendar without a licence 146 Chapter XVI PROFESSIONAL CONTINENTAL TEAMS .......................................... 149 Chapter XVII WOMEN'S AND CONTINENTAL TEAMS ............................................. 174 § 1 General Conditions 174 § 2 Requirements imposed on the team by the national federation 176 § 3 Obligations of the national federation towards the UCI 186 E1016 ROAD RACES 2 UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS PART 2 ROAD RACES 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 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. (text modified on 1.01.02; 1.01.05). 2.1.002 A continental circuit is composed of all elite (ME) and all under 23 (MU) men’s road races of the continental calendar of each continent. These circuits are respectively known as Africa Tour, America Tour, Asia Tour, Europe Tour and Oceania Tour. As a general rule, each continental circuit 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 or World Championships event of the year in question. The season dates of each continental circuit shall be set annually by the management committee, which will take into account the above as well as specificities regarding the events registered on the different circuits. (text modified on 1.01.02; 1.01.05; 1.01.06; 1.08.13; 1.01.15; 1.03.16). 2.1.003 To be able to be registered on the international calendar, a race must guarantee the participation of at least 5 foreign teams. A mixed team is regarded as a foreign team if the majority of its riders are of foreign nationality. (text modified on 1.01.02; 1.01.03; 1.01.04; 1.01.05). 2.1.004 A mixed team is composed exclusively of riders belonging to different teams eligible for participation according to article 2.1.005, but whose team is not contracted in the race. Riders shall wear an identical jersey which may bear advertising for their usual sponsor. It may not in any circumstances be a national jersey. (text modified on 1.01.99; 1.01.05; 28.04.05; 1.01.07). E1016 ROAD RACES 3 UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS 2.1.005 International races and participation Categor International Calendar Class Participation y Olympic games ME - As per part XI WE World Championships - National teams, in accordance with the ME world championships (see part IX) Continental WE - National teams, in accordance with the championships MU continental championships (see part X) Regional games MJ - National teams, in accordance with the WJ regional games (see part X) UCI WorldTour ME - UCI WorldTeams (compulsory participation) - Invited UCI professional continental teams - In events covered by article 2.15.154:national team of the organising country UCI Europe Tour ME + MU 1.HC - UCI WorldTeams (max 70%) + - UCI professional continental teams 2.HC - UCI continental teams of the country - UCI foreign continental teams (max. 2) - National teams of the country of the organiser 1.1 + 2.1 - UCI WorldTeams (max 50%) - UCI professional continental teams - UCI continental teams - national teams 1.2 + 2.2 - UCI professional continental teams of the country - UCI foreign professional continental teams (max. 2) - UCI continental teams - National teams - Regional and club teams Ncup 1.2 - National teams + - Mixed teams 2.2 UCI America Tour MU 1.2 + - UCI professional continental teams of the UCI Asia Tour 2.2 country UCI Oceania Tour - UCI continental teams UCI Africa Tour - National teams - Regional and club teams - Mixed teams UCI America Tour ME 1.HC - UCI WorldTeams (max 65%) UCI Asia Tour + - UCI professional continental teams UCI Oceania Tour 2.HC - UCI continental teams UCI Africa Tour - National teams 1.1 + 2.1 - UCI WorldTeams (max 50%) - UCI professional continental teams - UCI continental teams - National teams 1.2 + 2.2 - UCI professional continental teams E1016 ROAD RACES 4 UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS - UCI continental teams - National teams - Regional and club teams - African mixed teams(1) Ncup - National teams 1.2 - Mixed teams + 2.2 Women Elite WE WWT - UCI women’s teams - National teams 1.1 + 2.1 - UCI women’s teams - National teams(2) - Regional and club teams(2) 1.2 + - UCI women’s teams 2.2 - National teams (2) - Regional and club teams(2) - Mixed teams Men Junior MJ 1.Ncup - National teams + - Mixed teams 2.Ncup 1.1 + - National teams 2.1 - Regional and club teams - Mixed teams Women Junior WJ 1.Ncup - National teams + - Regional and club teams 2.Ncup - Mixed teams 1.1 + - National teams 2.1 - Regional and club teams - Mixed teams WJ 1 (1) only for UCI Africa Tour. (2) Women of the second year of junior may be included in these teams, provided they have authorization from the national federation that issued their license. In order to compete in a UCI WorldTour race, riders must have submitted accurate whereabouts information and have been subjected to at least three blood parameter tests collected in accordance with the UCI biological passport protocols. The three tests must have been collected over a minimum period of six weeks. (text modified on 1.01.99; 1.01.05; 1.01.06; 1.10.06; 25.09.07; 1.01.08; 1.1.09; 1.07.09; 1.10.09; 1.10.10; 1.07.11; 1.07.12; 1.10.13; 1.01.14; 1.01.15; 1.01.16). 2.1.006 «MU» riders can participate in races classed as «ME». «MU» Races are reserved exclusively for riders of the «MU» category. Races classed as «ME Ncup» are reserved for riders from 19 to 22, including riders belonging to a UCI WorldTeam. (text modified on 1.01.05; 1.01.07; 1.01.08; 1.01.15). 2.1.007 Unless prior authorization has been obtained from the UCI management committee, organisers may not set other age limits than the ones corresponding to the junior, under 23 and elite categories. (article introduced on 1.01.05). E1016 ROAD RACES 5 UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS 2.1.007 The organiser of a WE 1 event must invite: bis - the 5 first national federations in the elite women's classification by nation on 31 December of the year preceding the year of his event; - the 10 first UCI women's teams in the first elite women's classification by team published in the year of the event. The organiser of a class 2 event in the Europe Tour or class 1 or class 2 events in the America, Asia, Africa or Oceania Tours held between 1 March and 31 December of the current year of the event must invite: - the first 3 UCI continental teams in the classification by team for the relevant continental circuit published in the year of the event. This classification is elaborated on the basis of an assessment of the sporting value of the continental teams registered