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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
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Dear members,
At its latest meeting held in Zurich, Switzerland, on 30-31 January
2020, the UCI Management Committee (and the Professional Cycling
Council on 29 January 2020 as regards men’s professional road
cycling) examined and approved several amendments to the UCI Regulations
as recommended by the various UCI Commissions.
This special edition of the UCI Newsletter focuses entirely on
changes to the UCI Regulations that were approved by the UCI
Management Committee and the Professional Cycling Council at
their respective meetings. 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 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
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PART I :
GENERAL ORGANISATION OF CYCLING AS A SPORT
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Several
regulatory changes to Part I were approved by the UCI Management
Committee in the areas detailed below.
Indoor cycling
A paragraph was added to the regulations regarding the wearing of the
UCI World Champion jersey. In pair and team artistic cycling events,
if one teammate does not wear the UCI World Champion jersey, this may
prevent judges from remaining impartial, as the rider wearing the
incorrect jersey is likely to attract their attention more. In
cycle-ball, if two members of the same team do not wear the same
jersey, it makes it difficult for judges and spectators to
differentiate between teams. Currently, four players in a match could
wear different jerseys. This new paragraph aims to resolve these
issues.
Commissaires
An article has been amended to include the official title of “judge”
for the BMX Freestyle discipline.
Clarifications regarding the number and status of the Commissaires to
be appointed for each event have been added to the Trial and
Para-cycling tables.
Sports
betting and sponsorship
The UCI Management Committee decided to amend the article that
prohibits any member or entity subject to the UCI Regulations from
being involved in betting on cycling events, setting out certain
specific circumstances.
The UCI Management Committee also amended the provisions
relating to sponsorship by betting operators (including national
lotteries). These provisions set out conditions for any entity
looking for sponsorship from a betting operator. The aim of
these amendments are to prevent collusion between the
sponsor and the team or organiser, where relevant. They also
prevent teams and organisers from entering sponsorship
deals with operators who engage in betting practices that pose a
threat to the integrity of the sport, thereby ensure that such
operators are not granted visibility on cycling events. For this
purpose, an exhaustive list of bets is laid down in Appendix 1 to
Part I of the UCI Regulations (a team or organiser must ensure that a
sponsor exclusively organises bets as listed).
Part
I: General organisation of cycling as a sport - Amendments to
regulations as from 11.02.2020
Part
I: General organisation of cycling as a sport
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UCI Classics
Series
The UCI Management Committee and the Professional Cycling Council
approved regulatory amendments following the decision of the UCI to
postpone the introduction of the UCI Classics Series.
The UCI Classics Series ranking will not be coming into effect, which
means that the one-day events ranking will continue to be used in its
2019 format.
UCI WorldTour Calendar
The Professional Cycling Council also agreed to remove the
requirement that ten UCI WorldTeams are to participate in new UCI
WorldTour events, pending the vote on the new draft system, in accordance
with the principles adopted in Innsbruck in September 2018.
It was also decided to clarify the duration of the support provided
when a team loses its UCI WorldTeam status on the basis of sporting
criteria. This support shall apply only to the season following the
loss of status.
Sanctions
The UCI Management Committee reviewed the scale of sanctions
applicable to events and decided to refine the scale for Class 1 and
UCI ProSeries events.
Criteriums
In September 2019, the UCI Management Committee approved the
introduction of a registration fee for Criterium events on the UCI
International Calendar. In doing so, it approved the creation of an
article in the regulations stating that any criterium organiser
seeking the participation of a rider registered with a UCI WorldTeam,
a UCI Women’s WorldTeam or a UCI ProTeam is required to request that
their event be registered on the UCI International Calendar.
Rider Safety
Clarifications on the selection of road race routes were approved.
These set out, in particular, the conditions to be met by organisers
looking to include sectors that are not paved.
The UCI Management Committee also decided to set up a joint protocol
for dealing with issues relating to extreme weather conditions
(including a protocol that has been in place since 2016) and to
any incident or problem relating to rider safety during races. It
also agreed to change the maximum distance of Class 2 one-day events
from 200km to 180km.
Class 2 Women Elite events
The UCI Management Committee approved a regulatory change allowing
riders who previously rode for a UCI Women’s Continental Team to be
registered as a trainee in a UCI Women’s WorldTeam.
Other Events
The UCI Management Committee agreed on a list of principles to be
implemented in Chapter IX of Part 2 of the UCI Regulations in order
to clarify the process for approval of events which are run on
formats that are not provided for in the regulations. The relevant
amendments shall be approved and published by 2 March 2020. The
principles approved by the Management Committee are as follows:
- A procedure for
approval of events without the need for specific annual
derogation requests;
- An explicit list of
principles which are taken into consideration when approving
events;
- Access to Class 1 or
Class 2 only;
- Compulsory compliance
with rules related to the class of event (e.g. participation
rules, invitations, points, financial obligations, commissaires,
disciplinary provisions).
Part
II: Road Races - Amendments to Regulations as from 11.02.2020
Part
II: Road Races - Amendments to Regulations as from 21.10.2020
Part
II - Road Races
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E-Mountain
Bike
E-Mountain Bike regulations were slightly adapted
following the 2019 season. A clarification was added to indicate that
the discipline only allows the use of Pedelec-type bikes (where power
is only provided when the rider is pedalling).
In view of the constant and rapid development of this new discipline
and to prevent it becoming overregulated, this change to the
regulations allows organisers to create specific regulations in
a technical guide to be used by Commissaires in conjunction with the
UCI Regulations.
Part
IV: Mountain Bike - Rules amendments in force on 11.02.2020
Part
IV: Mountain Bike
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Following
the UCI Management Committee’s approval of the cyclo-cross reform,
the discipline’s regulations were updated.
The UCI Management Committee also approved a series of amendments
regarding the creation of UCI Professional Cyclo‐cross teams.
Part
V: Cyclo-cross - Rules amendments in force on 01.07.2020
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PART VI bis :
BMX FREESTYLE
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The ideal
number of riders taking part in a BMX Freestyle Park heat is now six
instead of four, provided that the number of participants allows for
this. This will give riders more time to recover between rounds and
to deal with any mechanical problems.
An article has also been modified in order to clarify the requirement
that all riders taking part in Park or Flatland events must hold a
licence.
Part
VI bis: BMX Freestyle - Rules amendments in force on 11.02.2020
Part
VI bis: BMX Freestyle
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PART VIII :
INDOOR CYCLING/ARTISTIC CYCLING
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The UCI
Regulations have been amended to take into account difficulties
encountered in receiving competition results and, therefore, creating
rankings.
From now on, rankings will be calculated on the sole basis of points
earned at UCI World Cup events and at the UCI World Championships and
will no longer involve the Elite category of artistic cycling and
cycle‐ball. A flexibility clause has been added to the paragraph
concerning participation in the UCI World Cup. This clause allows the
UCI to fill unused places.
Part
VIII : Indoor cycling - Artistic cycling - Amendments to regulations
as from 11.02.2020
Part
VIII: Indoor cycling
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PART IX :
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
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PART XII :
DISCIPLINE AND PROCEDURES
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PART XIII :
MEDICAL REGULATIONS
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Eligibility
requirements for female-to-male and male-to-female transgender
athletes continue to be a topic of debate for the public, the media
and athletes too.
Eligibility requirements for male-to-female transgender athletes,
which will enable them to compete in the new gender category, have
been developed in response to major new studies, which have helped
establish a more accurate normal variation range for serum
testosterone in women.
The following clarifications are reflected in the articles approved
by the UCI Management Committee:
- the maximum serum
testosterone threshold is 5nmol/L continuously over a period of
at least 12 months;
- serum testosterone
levels must be below 5 nmol/L for as long as the athlete wishes
to compete;
- serum testosterone
levels must be determined by a benchmark method: mass
spectrometry;
- the eligibility of
male-to-female transgender athletes is determined by a group of
independent experts, while eligibility tests are overseen by a
referring doctor appointed by the UCI;
- National Federations
are required to implement a plan enabling the identification of
transgender athletes and giving them support with eligibility
procedures.
Part XIII: Medical Rules - Amendments to
regulations as from 01.03.2020
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The UCI
Management Committee has approved the first version of the UCI
Regulations for cycling esports. These regulations apply to the
discipline in general and to all the events included on the calendar,
regardless of the cycling esports platform used (such as Zwift).
Cycling
Esport
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