<p class="reg-lead">Part 5 of the UCI Regulations — Cyclo-cross, in force from 1 July 2026.</p>
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<tr><td>In force from</td><td><b>1 July 2026</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Part 5 of the seventeen parts of the UCI Regulations — 139 articles</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current version</strong> — supersedes the edition of 10 June 2021</td></tr>
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<h2>What Part 5 governs</h2>
<p>The Regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) are divided into <strong>seventeen numbered parts</strong>, which sit alongside the Constitution and the Code of Ethics. Each article carries its own three-part number — such as 5.1.062 — whose first digit is the number of this part. This document is <strong>Part 5</strong> of that set.</p><p>Cyclo-cross: events, general rules, race procedure, the equipment change zone (pit) and cyclo-cross teams.</p>
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<h2>Key changes in this edition<span class="reg-tag">compared with the 10 June 2021 edition</span></h2>
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<li><b class="t">Ban on handing up food and drink during races</b>Article <strong>5.1.062</strong> (added on 1 March 2024): handing up food or drink during cyclo-cross races is <strong>not permitted</strong>; a rider may, however, consume food and drink carried on the bicycle or in their clothing.</li>
<li><b class="t">Environmental commitment and litter zone</b>Article <strong>5.1.063</strong>: riders undertake to respect nature and the environment along the entire course and not to pollute the site. <strong>The authorised litter zone is the whole length of the pit zone</strong>, and litter must be deposited at the side of the course.</li>
<li><b class="t">Medical services requirement</b>Article 13.4.011 bis applies to all cyclo-cross races: every race requires at least <strong>one first-aid post</strong> and at least <strong>four persons</strong> qualified to provide first aid under the laws of the host country.</li>
<li><b class="t">Condition for retaining Class 1 status</b>Article 1.2.011 makes clear that an event obtains or retains Class 1 status only where its race in the previous season <strong>had no major organisational problem</strong> and the UCI approves it.</li>
<li><b class="t">Inflatable arches</b>Article 13.4.031, which applies to the cyclo-cross World Championships and World Cup races, addresses course equipment, including inflatable arches.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>Two new articles — the ban on handing up food and drink and the designation of the litter zone — create new offences that can be established during the race and are relevant in cases challenging results. For organisers, the requirement of at least four first-aid providers is a condition of staging the event.</p>
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UCI Cycling Regulations Part 5 — Cyclo-cross 2026