PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Version on 01.10.2026
- 1 The present UCI Cycling Regulations (hereinafter referred to as “the Regulations”) shall be applicable to all cycling races.
Nevertheless, National Federations may, in their national regulations applicable to races on their own national calendar, rule on any provisions herein marked by the letter (N). Where no such national regulations exist, organisers of races registered on the national calendar shall strive to respect the provisions in question to the greatest extent possible and in accordance with the circumstances.
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2 Provisions in italics shall apply solely during World Championships and, depending on the case, during the Olympic Games”.
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3 National Federations shall include the Regulations when publishing their own regulations which shall, moreover, contain a clause expressly stating that the Regulations form part of their own regulations.
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4 A specific provision of the Regulations shall constitute an exception to any general provision with which it would be incompatible.
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5 Participation in a cycling race, in whatever capacity, shall imply acceptance of all provisions of the Regulations applying thereto.
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6 The UCI cannot be held responsible for any infringements of the law committed in connection with cycling, even if the Regulations be invoked to justify a such infringements.
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7 In these Regulations the masculine gender is used, for no other reason than simplicity, in relation to any physical person. It is a mere formality to indicate both the feminine and masculine gender.
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8 The word “rider” means any man or woman practising a cycling discipline governed by the present Regulations, also where in certain disciplines another word is more usual.
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9 Except where provided otherwise, the amendments to these regulations enter into force on the date of their publication on UCI's web site.
(article introduced on 1.01.09).
- 10 When collecting, processing and/or sharing data of licence ‐ holders and/or any other person involved in cycling, National Federations shall comply with the Policy for the Collecting, Processing and Sharing of Data between affiliated National Federations and the UCI, which is published as an appendix and forms an integral part of the UCI Regulations.
National Federations shall also include the Policy in their respective regulations, in accordance with point 3 above.
(article introduced on 1.01.09; text modified on 5.02.19).
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- 11 In the event of divergence between the English and the French texts, the text in its original language shall prevail.
The original language of the different parts of the Regulations is:
| Preliminary provisions | French | |
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| UCI Constitution | French | |
| Part 1 | General Organisation | French |
| Part 2 | Road | French |
| Part 3 | Track | English |
| Part 4 | Mountain Bike | English |
| Part 5 | Cyclo-Cross | English |
| Part 6 | BMX | English |
| Part 7 | Trials | English |
| Part 8 | Indoor Cycling | English |
| Part 9 | World Championships | French |
| Part 10 | Continental Championships | French |
| Part 11 | Olympic Games | French |
| Part 12 | Disciplines et Procedures | French |
| Part 13 | Sporting Safety and Conditions | French |
| Part 14 | Anti-Doping Rules of the UCI | English |
| Part 15 | Cycling for All | English |
| Part 16 | Para-Cycling | English |
| Part 17 | Cycling Esports | English |
| Part 18 | Gravel | English |
(text modified on 25.09.08; 18.06.10; 30.09.10; 1.05.14; 24.09.15; 01.10.2026).
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