UCI Regulations for Testing and Investigations 2026
The Union Cycliste Internationale's Regulations for Testing and Investigations, in force from 5 June 2026.
| In force | 5 June 2026 |
| Basis | WADA International Standard for Testing and Investigations |
| Status | Current version — 92 pages, the most detailed of the anti-doping satellite documents |
What these regulations govern
The UCI Anti-Doping Regulations (Part 14) are not sufficient on their own. Three complementary regulations — Results Management, Testing and Investigations and Therapeutic Use Exemptions — apply alongside them, and the Procedural Rules of the Anti-Doping Tribunal govern the hearing of cases. All four documents are available on this site.
The Regulations for Testing and Investigations (UCI TIR) govern everything that happens before a case reaches the adjudicating body: test distribution planning, sample collection, protection of the sample chain, and investigations.
Key points
- The most recent satellite documentThis document was revised on 5 June 2026 — more recent than the Anti-Doping Regulations and the Results Management Regulations, both of which date back to February 2023.
- Definitions shared with the laboratory standardThe first part incorporates, in addition to the terms of the UCI Anti-Doping Regulations, the definitions of the International Standard for Laboratories — a point that matters in technical challenges to a test result.
- The starting point for procedural challengesThe sample-collection procedure and the chain of custody of the sample are laid down in this document — the very place from which, in practice, most defence challenges arise.
Who this document matters to
For counsel in a doping case, this document and the Results Management Regulations are the two principal sources of procedural challenges. For national federations that run a testing programme, the requirements of this document are also the basis for coordination with the UCI.