UCI National Federations Newsletter #26 - 21.03.2017

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear members,

The last two Continental Congresses, for Asia and Europe, were held at the beginning of the

month.

The ACC Congress in Bahrain saw the election of Sheikh Osama Ahmad Al Shafar, of the United

Arab Emirates, as President. He replaces Hee Wook Cho, who unfortunately has been suffering ill

health for quite some time. My congratulations go to Sheikh Osama, and I would also like to

take this opportunity to sincerely thank Mr Cho, who headed the ACC since 2005 and made a

valuable contribution to the development of cycling on the continent. My sincere thanks also go

to retiring Secretary General Boo Woong Choi, who will now be replaced by India Cycling

Federation General Secretary Onkar Singh. I congratulate him for his election to this role.

Before Congress we held a highly successful and animated UCI Sharing Platform which saw

presentations given by nine Federations: Syria, Iran, Indonesia, India, Jordan, East Timor,

Myanmar, Thailand and Lebanon. It is very pleasing to see the motivation of our Federations to

share their experiences and explain how they deal with issues particular to their region.

The UEC Congress a few days later in Brussels saw the re-election of David Lappartient as

President and my congratulations also go to him for this re-election.

As always, it was a pleasure to address these two Congress meetings, outline the great progress

we have made and continue to make in cycling, and thank them all for their contribution and

support.

On the sporting side, the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles were a

great success. Well done to our newly-crowned UCI World Champions. I would also like to

acknowledge the work of the Organising Team for their sterling work in staging this magnificent

event at short notice, and the 20 National Federations who sent athletes to the event.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Message from the President

UCI News: Questionnaires on women's cycling - UCI Sharing Platform - Continental

Confederations' Congresses - 2017 UCI Road World Championships, Bergen

Sports :

Road – Race Eligibility - UCI Licences - Qualification system for the 2017 UCI Road World

Championships - Race Circulation Guide

Track – 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships presented by Tissot - Nominations and

elections for the UCI Athletes’ Commission - Track Cycling representatives

Mountain Bike – UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano - 2017 UCI Mountain Bike

teams

BMX Racing – UCI BMX Supercross World Cup

BMX Freestlye - Licences - Regulations

Trials - 2017 UCI Trials Commisson meeting and Organisers Seminar - UCI Trials World Cup

Best Event 2016

Para-cycling - Commission Meeting - UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup - Agitos Foundation

workshop

Indoor – 2017 UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships - 2017 UCI Cycle-ball World Cup

Mass Participation Events - 2018 UCI Gran Fondo World Series

Spotlight on… Fiji

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

Questionnaires on women's cycling

In order to create a guide covering the various development strategies for women's cycling

implemented within National Federations, we would ask you to complete the attached

questionnaire and return it to us along with any additional documents related to your strategy

which will allow us to understand the details.

If you currently have no strategy in place, please complete this questionnaire so that we may

understand the reasons why.

Please return your completed questionnaire by email before 24th March 2017.

It is absolutely essential that National Federations return these questionnaires. They will allow

us to understand and analyse the implemented strategies, in order to share best practices with

all Federations.

UCI Sharing Platform

On 1st March 2017, the third Sharing Platform on the Asian continent was held in Manama

(Bahrain). Fifty-five people representing all 42 National Federations in the Asian Cycling

Confederation took part in the event. Delegates played an active part, with ten of them having

prepared presentations that looked to share one aspect of cycling in their respective countries.

Representatives of the Syrian Arab Cycling Federation, who were in attendance despite the tragic

situation in their country, moved the audience by emphasising the positive aspects and benefits

that our sport can bring during the rebuilding of their nation.

Continental Confederations' Congresses

The Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC)'s Congress took place on Friday 3rd March, also in

Manama. In front of representatives from 40 of the 42 National Federations affiliated to the

ACC, Sheikh Osama Ahmed Al Shafar (UAE) was elected President. At the same time, Mr Onkar

Singh (India) was appointed Secretary General, taking the baton from Mr Boo Woong Choi, who

was praised for his work in recent years.

Two days later, on 5th March, it was the turn of the Union Européenne de Cyclisme to hold its

elective Congress in Brussels, capital of Belgium and Europe. As the only candidate, Mr David

Lappartient was re-elected by acclamation. At the same time, Mr Enrico Della Casa was

reappointed Secretary General of the UEC.

2017 UCI Road World Championships - Bergen

We would like to remind National Federations who haven’t yet done so that they should book

their hotel in Bergen as soon as possible. With hotel space limited in the beautiful Norwegian

city hosting the UCI Road World Championships next September, it is therefore essential that

you do this immediately in order to guarantee accommodation for your athletes and all

delegates from your Federation who are travelling to Scandinavia. For more information, please

see the following link: https://bergen2017housing.com.

SPORTS

ROAD

Race Eligibility

National Federations are reminded that they must ensure that UCI Teams, National Teams and

Club Teams under their care check their eligibility for overseas races for which they have been

sent invitations.

In accordance with UCI Regulation 1.2.019, illegal participation in races may result in UCI licence

holders becoming liable to sanctions and/or penalties according to UCI Regulation 1.2.021.

UCI Licences

National Federations are reminded that they must provide the full complement of UCI licences at

registration, as per the categories stated in UCI Regulation 1.1.010.

Qualification system for the 2017 UCI Road World Championships

The qualification system for the 2017 UCI Road World Championships in Bergen (NOR) has now

been published on the UCI website.

Race Circulation Guide

A new resource available online gives National Federations a great tool to further develop their

race organisation capabilities and is a useful reference for all race organisers in order for them

to develop best practices and move with increasingly complicated road race convoy situations.

As safety is first and foremost the UCI’s primary concern in any road race, we urge NFs to

conduct refresher courses based on the Race Circulation Guide in the near future.

TRACK

2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships presented by Tissot - Hong Kong, China

Quotas

Qualifying quotas for the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships presented by Tissot are

available on the UCI website at the link below.

Additional quotas for Continental Champions, World Champions and Olympic Champions, in

accordance with Articles 9.2.025, 9.2.026, 9.2.027 and 9.2.027bis are also available here.

Unused quotas

We would ask National Federations to inform the UCI as soon as possible - via track@uci.ch - of

any quotas you do not wish to use, so that we may inform the reserve nations.

Registration

May we remind you that online registration for riders participating in the 2017 UCI Track Cycling

World Championships presented by Tissot must be done via the UCI Online Registration

Systembetween Monday 20th March and Sunday 2nd April 2017 at noon (CET) at the latest.

Staff accreditation

Each participating Federation must register all persons included in the delegation by using

theUCI Online Accreditation System before Sunday 2nd April at 12.00 (CET).

The same login and password must be used for both online systems.

The number of accreditations will be altered depending on the number of athletes participating

in the World Championships. Nevertheless, a maximum of 29 accreditations are permitted per

nation. More information can be found in the Event Manual available here.

Official accommodation

We would like to remind you that the roads in Hong Kong are not open to cyclists. The hotels

closest to the velodrome have been reserved by CSE. We would strongly encourage teams to

book accommodation by contacting anna.cox@cseplc.com at CSE in order to benefit from the

best possible deal.

Reminder: 240 rollers and trainers provided by TACX at the 2017 UCI Track World

Championships presented by Tissot

TACX have offered to bring 240 rollers and trainers to Hong-Kong for the UCI Track World

Championships presented by TISSOT. TACX will set up a ‘neutral’ warm-up area in the track

centre with up to 30 trainers and rollers for all riders to use at their own convenience.

Additionally, they will make the remaining 210 rollers available to the National Federations for

the duration of the event, training days included. The models of the trainers and rollers

available will be as follows:

Antares

In order for us to plan the distribution as best as possible, we would ask you to let us know

byemail how many trainers and rollers you need for the period. Please get back to the UCI

before 22nd March, 2017. The rollers will be distributed directly at the track in the teams’

storage.

Furthermore, TACX has kindly offered the used rollers to the National Federation for the price of

€70 excl. VAT. If you are interested in that offer, please contact leon@tacx.com before or during

the event. After the event, an invoice will be sent directly to the National Federations and the

transport will need to be arranged individually.

Nominations and elections for the UCI Athletes’ Commission - Track Cycling

representatives

As communicated in the December 2016 Newsletter, a new voting system has been established

in 2017 to increase the number of members on the UCI Athletes' Commission from 13 to 16.

This change will ensure complete men/women parity - which had previously been reserved for

the Olympic disciplines - across all eight disciplines of our sport (road, track, BMX, mountain

biking, para-cycling, cyclo-cross, trials and indoor cycling).

Nominations

The 16 representatives on the Commission shall be elected for a term of four years, from the

2017 UCI Congress to the subsequent UCI Congress in 2021. In order to be eligible, candidates

must currently be active or not have retired from the sport more than four years before the

election date. Further information, including the eligibility criteria and the application process,

can be found here.

Applications may be submitted until Wednesday 29th March 2017. Candidates are requested to

send their CV to the following address: athletes.commission@uci.ch.

The final list of candidates will be published on the UCI website five days before the start of the

World Championships. The results will also be communicated via www.uci.ch.

Elections

Elections for the two track representatives - one woman and one man - on the UCI Athletes'

Commission will be held at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships presented by

Tissot in Hong Kong, on Tuesday 11th April during the official training sessions. An appropriate

area will be set up at the track centre access points.

Any athlete participating in the Elite World Championships is eligible to vote for the two

representatives of the relevant discipline.

MOUNTAIN BIKE

2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano

Information for the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano has been

published on the UCI website:

Schedules

Online registration deadlines

UCI Ranking publication dates

The list of U23 riders (top 10 U23 men and top 5 U23 women) who have decided to race

the entire World Cup season as Elite

UCI Juniors Series – XCO: additional information

In particular, please be aware that registration for the first DHI event in Lourdes (FRA) opens

on13th April and closes on 24th April at 12:00 CET.

In addition, we are sending you the link to the media guide for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

containing all the important information about the series.

2017 UCI Mountain Bike teams

The final list of the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike Teams (Elite & Standard) has been published on

theUCI website.

BMX RACING

UCI BMX Supercross World Cup

Rainbow Pass

National Federations and UCI BMX Teams are informed that the Rainbow Pass system for the UCI

BMX Supercross World Cup is changing. It is no longer necessary for federations or teams to

apply using the on-line system. Instead, each national team and UCI BMX team will receive 10

Rainbow Passes which are valid for all UCI BMX Supercross World Cup events in 2017. These can

be used by any team staff who attend the event. The passes can be picked up at the first World

Cup event of the season that is attended by the team.

2018-2020 Bid Guide

The bid guide for UCI BMX Supercross World Cup events is now available, and can be foundhere.

Reminder – Online Registration – Papendal (NED)

National Federations are reminded that the UCI Online Registration System for the UCI BMX

Supercross World Cup in Papendal (NED) opens on 13th April 2017 at 12:00 CET, and closes

on27th April 2017 at 12:00 CET.

Reminder – Online Registration - Heusden-Zolder (BEL)

National Federations are reminded that the UCI Online Registration System for the UCI BMX

Supercross World Cup in Heusden-Zolder (NED) opens on 20th April 2017 at 12:00 CET, and

closes on 4th May 2017 at 12:00 CET.

BMX FREESTYLE

Licences

Please be aware that BMX freestyle riders can contact the National Federations to apply for a

cycling licence. From 1st January 2017, a valid cycling licence as defined in Part I of the UCI

Regulations shall be required to enter the UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup and 2017 UCI

Urban Cycling World Championships.

Regulations

As of last month the newest version of the BMX Freestyle Park Regulations is online. It involves

changes to the duration of the runs, mechanical failures, practice times, points table, and the

requirement of a licence for Pro riders for 2017.

TRIALS

2017 UCI Trials Commission meeting and Organisers Seminar

The UCI Trials Commission meeting took place at the UCI Headquarters in Aigle (SUI) on 14th

March 2017.

The 2017 UCI Trials Organisers seminar took place at the UCI Headquarters, in Aigle (SUI), on

16th and 17th March 2017.

UCI Trials World Cup Best Event 2016

The trophy for the best event in the 2016 UCI Trials World Cup series was awarded to Antwerp

(BEL) for the third year in a row.

PARA-CYCLING

Para-cycling commission Meeting in Los Angeles

Taking advantage of the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships to gather all of its

members together, the first annual meeting of the Para-cycling Commission was held on 6th

March in Los Angeles. Several important topics were discussed, such as the development of

para-cycling among young people, the qualification system for the Tokyo Games in 2020, the

allocation of quotas for the World Championships, and the use of recumbent tricycles. These

different points will be studied throughout 2017, with the aim of submitting new plans to the

UCI Management Committee meeting next September.

UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup - Maniago and Ostend

The first leg of the 2017 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup will be held in Maniago, Italy,

on12th-14th May. The second will be held immediately afterwards, in Ostend, Belgium,

on 18th-21st May. We would like to remind you that our online registration system will be open

on 5th-19th April and 12th-24th April respectively. We thank you in advance for your timeliness

and remind you that late entries will not be accepted. The document containing all registration

dates for 2017 is available on our website here.

A test event for recumbent trikes will be held in Ostend on Thursday 18th May, over the same

course used for the first World Cup races. This test will resemble a time trial along the

riverbanks, although the results will not be official - the aim is to test the feasibility of the

potential use of this type of tricycles in UCI events. Further information will be communicated

soon.

Agitos Foundation workshop

On 9th-10th March, the UCI took part in the first workshop organised by the Agitos Foundation

in Bonn, Germany. It was an opportunity for the various International Federations to exchange

knowledge on the development of their sport, on the training of their officials and classifiers,

and on their ways of working with the different National Federations and National Paralympic

Committees. This highly informative meeting will allow us to improve these different aspects by

taking inspiration from each Federation that already has experience in these matters.

INDOOR

2017 UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships

Following the site visit held at the end of February, the UCI is pleased to confirm that the newly

renovated infrastructures at the “Messe Dornbirn” do meet the requirements to host the 2017

UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships in November.

At this stage, ticket sales are well underway with about 2/3 of the 9,000 tickets available (3-day

tickets) already sold. As expected, the number of spectators from neighbouring countries like

Germany and Switzerland will be very high.

The World Championships will be organised by a 12-person Organising Committee. Most of the

team members can draw on many years of experience. Many were involved in the 2002 and

2008 World Championships and have held different positions at other World Championship

events. On top of that, the organisers will rely on significant support from local volunteers and

Indoor Cycling clubs.

Information and tickets are available here.

2017 UCI Cycle-ball World Cup

For the National Federations who haven’t yet sent their registrations, please proceed as soon as

possible as per the information submitted separately.

The registration deadline was set for Wednesday 8th March 2017.

Any questions can be addressed to: indoor@uci.ch.

MASS PARTICIPATION EVENTS

2018 UCI Gran Fondo World Series

After the Qualifiers held in Poznan (POL), Lorne (AUS) and Dubai (UAE) in the second half of

2016, the season restarted in early March with events in Indonesia and New Zealand. The next

rounds are scheduled for Pafos, Cyprus (24th-26th March) and Bathurst, Australia (1st-2nd

April), two events which are joining the Series for the first time. Across the entire season,

nineteen events in total will grant qualifying spots in 8 official age groups for the 2017 UCI Gran

Fondo World Championships which will be held in Albi (France) on 24th-27th August.

Additional details are available here.

COMMISSAIRES

Mountain Bike International Commissaire course

The Next Mountain Bike International Commissaire course is scheduled in November 2017. The

UCI Technical Team soon will start application process following the article 1.1.054. This said,

that all the National Federations who have trained ountain Bike Elite National Commissaires in

their country, will be invited to submit their candidates. More information will be provided

directly by email.

Elite National Commissaire course

The UCI Technical Team continues to work closely with National Federations and Continental

Confederations helping to deliver Elite National Commissaire courses in different countries. We

would like to address this message to the National Federations, who might have potential

candidates willing to join Elite National Commissaire courses outside their country.

In order to ensure a better coordination, it would be very helpful if the National Federations

could provide us some additional information by filling in the following survey.

Upcoming events

ROAD - TRACK - MOUNTAIN BIKE

BMX - CYCLO-CROSS - TRIALS