<p class="reg-lead">Part 14 of the UCI Cycling Regulations — Anti-Doping Rules, edition of 20 February 2023.</p>
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<tr><td>Edition</td><td><b>20 February 2023</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>In force from</td><td>Under the final article, these Rules apply <strong>in full from 1 January 2021</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td>Basis</td><td>World Anti-Doping Code — the document is identified in its own footer as "UCI ADR 2021"</td></tr>
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<h2>What Part 14 governs</h2>
<p>The UCI Cycling Regulations 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 14.1.001 — the first figure of which is the number of the part itself. This document is <strong>Part 14</strong> of that set.</p><p>The UCI Anti-Doping Rules implement the World Anti-Doping Code in cycling: the definition of doping and of anti-doping rule violations, proof, results management, hearings, periods of ineligibility, and statute of limitations.</p>
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<h2>Key points</h2>
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<li><b class="t">In force from 1 January 2021</b>The text states expressly that these Rules apply in full <strong>from 1 January 2021 (the "Effective Date")</strong>; the February 2023 edition incorporates subsequent amendments but continues the same 2021 framework.</li>
<li><b class="t">No retroactive effect</b>The Rules do not apply retroactively to matters pending before the competent bodies prior to the Effective Date; Article 17 (statute of limitations) applies retroactively only where the limitation period has not yet expired.</li>
<li><b class="t">Three complementary instruments</b>These Rules do not stand alone: the <strong>Results Management Rules</strong>, the <strong>Testing and Investigation Rules</strong> and the <strong>Therapeutic Use Exemption Rules</strong> are separate documents that apply alongside them, all of which are available on this site.</li>
<li><b class="t">Adjudicatory body</b>Violations are adjudicated through the <strong>UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal</strong>, which has its own independent procedural rules.</li>
<li><b class="t">Interpretation of the text</b>The official text is published in English and French and, in the event of a discrepancy, the rule laid down in the document itself governs; the comments below the articles serve to interpret them.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For a rider facing an adverse analytical finding, this document and its three complementary instruments form the complete framework of the defence. The key practical point is that <strong>each case is governed by the edition in force at the time the violation was committed</strong> — and this text makes the rule against retroactivity explicit.</p>
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UCI Cycling Regulations Part 14 — Anti-Doping Rules 2023