<p class="reg-lead">The Procedural Rules of the Anti-Doping Tribunal of the Union Cycliste Internationale, in force from 1 July 2026.</p>
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<tr><td>In force</td><td><b>1 July 2026</b> — adopted by the UCI Management Committee</td></tr>
<tr><td>Legal basis</td><td>Article 8.3.1, paragraph 2, of the UCI Anti-Doping Rules</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current version</strong></td></tr>
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<h2>What this document governs</h2>
<p>The UCI Anti-Doping Rules (Part 14) are not sufficient on their own. Three supplementary regulations — <strong>Results Management</strong>, <strong>Testing and Investigations</strong> and <strong>Therapeutic Use Exemptions</strong> — apply alongside them, and the <strong>Procedural Rules of the Anti-Doping Tribunal</strong> govern the conduct of proceedings. All four documents are available on this site.</p><p>The Procedural Rules of the <strong>UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal</strong> cover: the Tribunal's jurisdiction, its composition and independence, the rights and obligations of the parties, and the procedure from the filing of a case to the issuing of a judgment. The UCI Management Committee adopted these rules on the basis of Article 8.3.1 of the Anti-Doping Rules.</p>
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<h2>Key points</h2>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Jurisdiction of the Tribunal</b>Article 3 defines the limits of the Tribunal's jurisdiction and Article 2 deals with the resolution of disputes — the first thing to examine before filing a case.</li>
<li><b class="t">Independence and impartiality</b>Article 5 guarantees the independence and impartiality of the Tribunal's members, and Article 4 determines its composition.</li>
<li><b class="t">Procedural rights of the parties</b>Article 10 sets out the procedural rights of the parties, and Article 11 deals with <strong>legal representation and assistance</strong> — that is, the right to counsel in these proceedings.</li>
<li><b class="t">Confidentiality and language</b>Article 7 governs confidentiality and Article 8 the language of the proceedings; two matters that quickly become practical issues in international cases.</li>
<li><b class="t">Time limits</b>Article 9 deals with time limits — missing a deadline is the most common ground for dismissal on procedural grounds in these proceedings.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For a rider facing a doping case, this document determines how the proceedings unfold, what rights they have and what time limits they must observe. It should be read together with the Anti-Doping Rules (Part 14) and the Results Management Regulations.</p>
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UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal Procedural Rules 2026

<p class="reg-lead">Part 12 of the Union Cycliste Internationale Regulations — Discipline and Procedures, in force from 1 July 2026.</p>
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<tr><td>In force</td><td><b>1 July 2026</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Part 12 of the UCI Regulations — seven chapters</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current version</strong></td></tr>
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<h2>What Part 12 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. Every article carries its own three-element number — such as 12.1.001 — whose first element is the number of the part concerned. This document is <strong>Part 12</strong> of that body of rules.</p><p>This part is the cornerstone of disciplinary proceedings in international cycling: what conduct constitutes an offence, what sanction it carries, which body hears it, and what procedure that hearing follows.</p>
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<h2>Key points</h2>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Catalogue of sanctions</b>Chapter 3 defines ten categories of disciplinary measure: warning, reprimand, disqualification, fine, <strong>return of prizes</strong>, suspension, <strong>a ban on engaging in any cycling-related activity</strong>, educational measures, other measures, and <strong>provisional measures</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Classification of offences</b>Chapter 4 divides offences into five categories: offences relating to incidents during competition, specific offences, discipline-specific offences, offences specific to organisers, and other offences.</li>
<li><b class="t">Adjudicating bodies</b>Chapter 5 distinguishes four bodies: the <strong>Commissaires' Panel</strong>, the <strong>Disciplinary Commission</strong>, the national federations, and the <strong>Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Procedure before the Disciplinary Commission</b>Chapter 6 has ten sections: referral of the case, <strong>impartiality and recusal of the adjudicator</strong>, procedure, evidence, notification, time limits and when the decision takes effect, costs of the proceedings, <strong>acceptance of consequences</strong>, official languages, and the Road Sub-Committee.</li>
<li><b class="t">UCI Arbitral Board</b>Chapter 7 is devoted to the procedure of the <strong>UCI Arbitral Board</strong> — the body which Part 1 also designates for appeals against the refusal to issue a licence.</li>
<li><b class="t">Successive amendments</b>This part has been amended three times within a short span — October 2025, November 2025 and July 2026 — which shows that the UCI's disciplinary structure is being reorganised.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For any disciplinary case in international cycling, this document is the first point of reference: it determines which body has jurisdiction, how long the period for appeal is, who bears the costs of the proceedings, and under what conditions the consequences may be accepted and the case closed. The absence of this part from the site until now was the most serious gap in the cycling collection.</p>
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UCI Cycling Regulations Part 12 — Discipline and Procedures 2026

<p class="reg-lead">Part 8 of the UCI Cycling Regulations — Indoor Cycling, in force from 1 July 2026.</p>
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<tr><td>In force</td><td><b>1 July 2026</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Part 8 of the seventeen parts of the UCI Regulations — 363 articles</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current version</strong> — supersedes the edition of 1 July 2021</td></tr>
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<h2>What Part 8 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 8.4.042 — whose first digit is the number of the part itself. This document is <strong>Part 8</strong> of that set.</p><p>Indoor cycling, comprising two independent disciplines: <strong>artistic cycling</strong>, with rules of execution, descriptions of the figures, evaluation and the list of exercises, and <strong>cycle-ball</strong>.</p>
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<h2>Key changes in this edition<span class="reg-tag">Changes from the 1 July 2021 edition</span></h2>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Structure of the Cycle-ball World Cup</b>New article <strong>8.12.013</strong>: at each Cycle-ball World Cup competition, <strong>6 teams</strong> compete against one another in the preliminary round, and each competition consists of a preliminary round, semi-finals and a final.</li>
<li><b class="t">Fault-deduction table in artistic cycling</b>Article <strong>8.4.042</strong> defines fault group 3 in detail: the deduction per rider and per type of fault, for each time it occurs — including <strong>falls</strong>, from the moment of entering the competition surface until the end of the permitted time.</li>
<li><b class="t">Volume of changes</b>151 articles have been rewritten; additions and deletions are few (2 and 4). Most of the changes concern the sharpening of the artistic judging criteria.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>In artistic cycling, the final score is the result of deducting faults, and the fault-group tables are the basis of any challenge to the judging. For cycle-ball competitions, the new World Cup structure determines the format by which teams reach the knockout stage.</p>
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UCI Cycling Regulations Part 8 — Indoor Cycling 2026

<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>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<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

<p class="reg-lead">Part 3 of the Regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) — Track Races, in force from 1 July 2026.</p>
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<tr><td>In force</td><td><b>1 July 2026</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Part 3 of the seventeen parts of the UCI Regulations — 481 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 3 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 3.2.265 — whose first digit is the number of the part. This document is <strong>Part 3</strong> of that set.</p><p>Track races: organisation, the types of track events from the 200 m time trial onwards, the rules specific to each event, and the registration of track teams.</p>
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<h2>Key changes in this edition<span class="reg-tag">compared with the edition of 10 June 2021</span></h2>
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<li><b class="t">Stoppage and resumption of a race</b>New article <strong>3.2.265</strong> governs the situation where a race is stopped — including where more than half the riders crash: the Commissaires' Panel determines the length of the interruption, and a specific rule applies where the race is resumed in the same session.</li>
<li><b class="t">Age categories and conditions of participation</b>Articles 1.1.035 and 1.1.037 have been rewritten: a junior rider aged 18 may compete in the under-23 and elite categories, an under-23 rider in elite races, and only persons aged <strong>17 and over</strong> may take part in races on the international calendar.</li>
<li><b class="t">Bank guarantee for track teams</b>Articles 3.7.030 and 3.7.031 set out the text of the bank guarantee for track teams — a guarantee covering payment of the amounts the team has undertaken to pay, as well as the costs, damages, fines and penalties arising under the UCI Regulations.</li>
<li><b class="t">Scale of the changes</b>16 new articles, 15 deleted articles and 187 rewritten articles.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For track teams, the text of the bank guarantee is a binding financial document that must be prepared before registration. For young riders, the table of conditions of participation by category determines which races are open to them at which age.</p>
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UCI Cycling Regulations Part 3 — Track Races 2026

<p class="reg-lead">Part 2 of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Regulations — Road Races, in force from 1 July 2026.</p>
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<tr><td>In force</td><td><b>1 July 2026</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Part 2 of the UCI Regulations — the longest part of the body, with more than 1,200 articles</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current version</strong> — supersedes the 10 June 2021 edition</td></tr>
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<h2>What Part 2 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 2.11.001 — whose first digit is the number of the part concerned. This document is <strong>Part 2</strong> of that body.</p><p>Road races, from the calendar and classification of events to the registration of professional teams (WorldTeams, ProTeams and continental teams), rider contracts, the bank guarantee, offences and sanctions. It is the largest and most frequently consulted part of the UCI regulations.</p>
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<h2>Key changes in this edition<span class="reg-tag">compared with the 10 June 2021 edition</span></h2>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Establishment of the Professional Cycling Council</b>A new chapter, comprising Articles <strong>2.11.001 to 2.11.012</strong>, establishes the <strong>Professional Cycling Council</strong> as a commission of the UCI Management Committee, founded on Article 48.1 of the Constitution.</li>
<li><b class="t">Composition and voting of the Council</b>The Council has <strong>18 members</strong>, comprising representatives of professional cycling's stakeholders and members appointed by the UCI. Each member has one vote and, in the event of a tie, <strong>the President of the Council has the casting vote</strong>. The mandate of members put forward by the CPA, AIGCP and AIOCC begins upon ratification by the Management Committee, and the Management Committee may refuse ratification on serious grounds.</li>
<li><b class="t">Appeals against Council decisions</b>Article 2.11.011 specifies that <strong>only final decisions of the Council that do not require approval by the Management Committee</strong> may be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) — a distinction that must be examined before bringing proceedings.</li>
<li><b class="t">Separate or joint treatment of the women's and men's branches</b>The Council may decide on men's and women's professional cycling separately or jointly; in certain matters the decision threshold is a <strong>two-thirds majority of the votes cast</strong>.</li>
<li><b class="t">Enforcement of women's team registration rules</b>Article 12.3.020 makes clear that the fine and compensation apply once the decision has become final, and that during a period of <strong>registration ban</strong> a Women's ProTeam is deprived of specified rights.</li>
<li><b class="t">Rider's express consent to the processing of medical data</b>Under Article 13.3.015, the rider expressly consents to the processing of their medical data by the team doctor, the UCI and the service provider designated by the UCI to carry out the tests.</li>
<li><b class="t">Scale of the changes</b>The number of articles has risen from around 1,000 to more than 1,200; in addition to the chapter on the Professional Cycling Council, the sections on rankings, women's team licences and sanctions have been rewritten.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For professional teams and their lawyers, the establishment of the Professional Cycling Council is the most significant structural development in professional road cycling in recent years, and Article 2.11.011 determines which of its decisions are open to appeal before CAS at all. For riders, the clause on consent to the processing of medical data is an obligation accepted upon signing the contract.</p>
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UCI Cycling Regulations Part 2 — Road Races 2026

<p class="reg-lead">Part 1 of the Regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale — General Organisation of Cycling as a Sport, in force from 1 July 2026.</p>
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<tr><td>In force</td><td><b>1 July 2026</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Part 1 of the seventeen parts of the UCI Regulations — 303 articles</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current version</strong> — supersedes the edition of 10 September 2021</td></tr>
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<h2>What Part 1 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 1.1.008 — whose first digit is the number of the part. This document is <strong>Part 1</strong> of that set.</p><p>This part is the backbone of the entire body of regulations: licences, the international calendar, races, clothing and advertising, equipment, and the general rules that apply to all disciplines. The discipline-specific parts refer back to the articles of this part.</p>
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<h2>Key changes in this edition<span class="reg-tag">from the edition of 10 September 2021</span></h2>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Prohibition on altering the rider's morphology through clothing and equipment</b>New article <strong>1.3.032</strong> provides that clothing and any device or accessory worn by the rider — including helmets, eyewear, shoes and <strong>in-race communication devices</strong> — must not alter the rider's morphology, and non-essential elements are not permitted.</li>
<li><b class="t">Complete rewrite of the licensing procedure</b>A set of amendments of 1 February 2026 has modernised the licensing process: the national federation must respond to an application within <strong>30 days</strong>; notification of a refusal and its reasons no longer necessarily requires a registered letter — <strong>written</strong> form suffices; the issue of a licence in a country with no member federation is now conditional on the applicant <strong>obtaining the necessary insurance</strong>; and the fee for a licence issued by the UCI is set by the UCI itself.</li>
<li><b class="t">Federations' access to licence information</b>In place of case-by-case notification, national federations now have <strong>access</strong> to information on licences issued by other federations to their nationals.</li>
<li><b class="t">Broader scope of the licence requirement</b>Article 1.1.002 now covers <strong>sanctioned</strong> events in addition to events "organised or supervised".</li>
<li><b class="t">Gender-neutral drafting</b>The text has been rewritten throughout the part; masculine pronouns have given way to neutral wording. The change is extensive but does not alter the substance of the rules.</li>
<li><b class="t">Removal of the temporary authorisation after a local suspension</b>Article 1.1.032, which granted a temporary authorisation to a licence-holder suspended within the territory of their own federation, has been deleted.</li>
<li><b class="t">Updated team cross-references</b>References concerning continental teams, cyclo-cross teams and track teams have been corrected to the new article numbers in the relevant parts.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>Every dispute over the issue, refusal or suspension of a licence begins with this part, and the 30-day deadline for the national federation's response and the conditions for challenge before the UCI Arbitral Board are set out here. For teams and equipment manufacturers, the new article 1.3.032 places a clear restriction on clothing and accessories.</p>
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UCI Cycling Regulations Part 1 — General Organisation 2026

<p class="reg-lead">The Union Cycliste Internationale's Regulations for Testing and Investigations, in force from 5 June 2026.</p>
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<tr><td>In force</td><td><b>5 June 2026</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Basis</td><td>WADA International Standard for Testing and Investigations</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current version</strong> — 92 pages, the most detailed of the anti-doping satellite documents</td></tr>
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<h2>What these regulations govern</h2>
<p>The UCI Anti-Doping Regulations (Part 14) are not sufficient on their own. Three complementary regulations — <strong>Results Management</strong>, <strong>Testing and Investigations</strong> and <strong>Therapeutic Use Exemptions</strong> — apply alongside them, and the <strong>Procedural Rules of the Anti-Doping Tribunal</strong> govern the hearing of cases. All four documents are available on this site.</p><p>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.</p>
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<h2>Key points</h2>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">The most recent satellite document</b>This document was revised on <strong>5 June 2026</strong> — more recent than the Anti-Doping Regulations and the Results Management Regulations, both of which date back to February 2023.</li>
<li><b class="t">Definitions shared with the laboratory standard</b>The first part incorporates, in addition to the terms of the UCI Anti-Doping Regulations, the definitions of the <strong>International Standard for Laboratories</strong> — a point that matters in technical challenges to a test result.</li>
<li><b class="t">The starting point for procedural challenges</b>The 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.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>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.</p>
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UCI Regulations for Testing and Investigations 2026

<p class="reg-lead">Part 11 of the UCI Cycling Regulations — Olympic Games, in force from 1 March 2026.</p>
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<tr><td>In force</td><td><b>1 March 2026</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Part 11 of the UCI Regulations — two chapters: the Olympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong></td></tr>
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<h2>What Part 11 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 11.1.001 — the first digit of which is the number of this part. This document is <strong>Part 11</strong> of that body of rules.</p><p>Participation in the cycling competitions of the Olympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games.</p>
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<h2>Key points</h2>
<ol class="reg-tl">
<li><b class="t">Dual governance of the rules</b>Article <strong>11.1.001</strong>: participation in Olympic cycling competitions is subject to the <strong>rules of the International Olympic Committee and the UCI</strong>, as published on their websites; and participation in the Olympic Games entails full acceptance of, and compliance with, both sets of rules by every rider and every licence-holder.</li>
<li><b class="t">Qualification system in a separate document</b>The rules and deadlines for the qualification of National Olympic Committees — and, in some cases, individual athletes — are laid down for each discipline in one or more <strong>qualification system documents</strong> agreed between the UCI and the International Olympic Committee. That document is separate from the regulations and must be followed separately.</li>
<li><b class="t">Replacement of athletes</b>The specific rules for replacing athletes definitively entered in one or more Olympic events, including the mechanism for nominating reserve athletes, are set out in those same documents.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>In disputes over Olympic qualification, this part is the point of entry, but the final answer usually lies in the qualification system document for the edition concerned. It should also be borne in mind that at the Olympic Games the rules of the International Olympic Committee apply alongside the UCI regulations, and the adjudicating forum is also different.</p>
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