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The International Cycling Union (UCI) has today launched an online survey for cycling’s stakeholders that will run until 15 March.
All stakeholders are invited to express their opinions and make proposals in order to contribute to "A Bright Future for Cycling".
Responses are anonymous and confidential. The survey is managed by Deloitte who will report to the UCI Management Committee before mid-2013. In this way the contribution of cycling’s stakeholders will assist the UCI in deciding what changes and measures should be introduced to improve the organisation, functioning and image of cycling. The findings and recommendations will be published.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Registration of UCI "ProTeams" for the 2012 season
An update from the UCI on the team selection for "World Tour"" status (these teams must be invited, and must participate, in all major races):
"At 2nd November, UCI had registered the teams already holding a current licence and whose applications satisfied the registration conditions set out in the UCI regulations.
The following teams were concerned:
- Astana Pro Team
- BMC Racing Team
- Garmin-Cervélo
- Lampre - ISD
- Liquigas - Cannondale
- Movistar Team
- Rabobank
- Sky Procycling
- Vacansoleil-DCM* (*UCI decision on November 9th)
In accordance with the UCI regulations, the Licensing Commission was requested by the UCI administration to adjudicate on the refusal to register as well as the issuing of the UCI WorldTour licence to an applying team. As a result of the hearings held on 15th, 16th and 18th November 2011, the Licensing Commission has ruled as follows:
The UCI WorldTour licence was issued to the following teams:
- Katusha Team 2012-2015
- FDJ 2012-2014
- Lotto Belisol Team 2012-2015
- Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 2012-2014
- Team Saxo Bank 2012
Team Europcar’s application for a licence was rejected.
In addition, the Licensing Commission acknowledged the withdrawal of the GEOX-TMC team’s application.
In accordance with UCI regulations, the applications of these two teams have been forwarded to the UCI administration, so that the latter may assess the possibility of registering these teams as Professional Continental Teams.
Finally, the Licensing Commission granted registration for the 2012 season to the following teams:
- AG2R La Mondiale
- Euskaltel-Euskadi
The decisions concerning the GreenEDGE Cycling and RadioShack-Nissan teams will be announced later – the Commission is currently waiting for the teams to provide additional documents.
Therefore, as it stands, 16 teams will take part in the UCI WorldTour 2012. In accordance with UCI regulations, a maximum of 18 UCI ProTeams may take part in the UCI WorldTour.
The full list of UCI Professional Continental Teams registered for the 2012 event will be announced on 12th December.
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"At 2nd November, UCI had registered the teams already holding a current licence and whose applications satisfied the registration conditions set out in the UCI regulations.
The following teams were concerned:
- Astana Pro Team
- BMC Racing Team
- Garmin-Cervélo
- Lampre - ISD
- Liquigas - Cannondale
- Movistar Team
- Rabobank
- Sky Procycling
- Vacansoleil-DCM* (*UCI decision on November 9th)
In accordance with the UCI regulations, the Licensing Commission was requested by the UCI administration to adjudicate on the refusal to register as well as the issuing of the UCI WorldTour licence to an applying team. As a result of the hearings held on 15th, 16th and 18th November 2011, the Licensing Commission has ruled as follows:
The UCI WorldTour licence was issued to the following teams:
- Katusha Team 2012-2015
- FDJ 2012-2014
- Lotto Belisol Team 2012-2015
- Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team 2012-2014
- Team Saxo Bank 2012
Team Europcar’s application for a licence was rejected.
In addition, the Licensing Commission acknowledged the withdrawal of the GEOX-TMC team’s application.
In accordance with UCI regulations, the applications of these two teams have been forwarded to the UCI administration, so that the latter may assess the possibility of registering these teams as Professional Continental Teams.
Finally, the Licensing Commission granted registration for the 2012 season to the following teams:
- AG2R La Mondiale
- Euskaltel-Euskadi
The decisions concerning the GreenEDGE Cycling and RadioShack-Nissan teams will be announced later – the Commission is currently waiting for the teams to provide additional documents.
Therefore, as it stands, 16 teams will take part in the UCI WorldTour 2012. In accordance with UCI regulations, a maximum of 18 UCI ProTeams may take part in the UCI WorldTour.
The full list of UCI Professional Continental Teams registered for the 2012 event will be announced on 12th December.
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Lampre-ISD, Liquigas-Cannondale Registration OK for 2012
On the basis of the files received by the required deadlines and following their evaluation in collaboration with UCI-appointed auditors Ernst & Young, the UCI yesterday proceeded with the registration of the teams listed below in either the first or second divisions for the 2012 season.
It should be noted that to date, only first division teams with continuing licences which meet the required sporting, ethical, financial and administrative criteria as well as teams seeking to be registered in the second division which have provided files considered to be in compliance, in accordance with ethical, financial and administrative criteria, have been registered by the UCI.
The new teams (GreenEdge Cycling Team, Lotto Cycling Project) along with the ProTeams which have asked for a licence renewal (Saxo Bank Sungard, Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team, Katusha Team), as well as teams from the second division (Geox – TMC, FDJ, Team Europcar) and also those which are ranked between 16th and 20th in the ranking of sporting values (AG2R La Mondiale, Euskaltel – Euskadi) will automatically be called before the Licence Commission.
The teams Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team and RadioShack-Nissan will also be heard by the Licence Commission in accordance with article 2.15.071 of the regulations.
Shortly after November 20th, the UCI will communicate a first series of decisions of the Licence Commission concerning the awarding of first division licences and registration in first or second division.
The final decisions of the Licence Commission will be communicated on December 10th.
UCI ProTeams (first division)
Astana Pro Team KAZ
BMC Racing Team USA
Garmin-Cervélo USA
Lampre - ISD ITA
Liquigas - Cannondale ITA
Movistar Team ESP
Rabobank NED
Sky Procycling GBR
UCI Professionnel Continental Teams (second division)
Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s BEL
Androni Giocattoli ITA
Acqua & Sapone ITA
Bretagne - Schuller FRA
Caja Rural ESP
Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne FRA
Colnago – CSF Inox IRL
Colombia - Coldeportes COL
Landbouwkrediet BEL
Project 1t4i NED
Saur - Sojasun FRA
Spidertech powered by C10 CAN
Team Netapp GER
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator BEL
UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team USA
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
UCI Implements "No Needle Policy" Before Giro Start
"No Needle Policy: The UCI prohibits injections without medical indication
04.05.2011
The UCI Management Committee today approved the amendment of the UCI Regulations in order to prohibit and sanction the use of injections of medicines (or other substances) without a clear medical indication. This initiative, called the No Needle Policy, gives concrete expression to the UCI's desire to protect the riders' health, maintain equality of opportunity and fight against doping.
The UCI Regulations now prohibit injections of medicines or other substances, without a medical indication, that have the objective of artificially improving performance or recovery (vitamins, sugars, enzymes, amino acids, antioxidants, etc.). This measure is above all designed to protect the riders' health and contribute to eradicating doping by restricting a practice that is all too often abused. By prohibiting injections and establishing associated sanctions, the UCI is seeking, in particular, to:
-eliminate perfusion and injection without medical indication, as these represent an open door to doping;
-encourage natural physical recovery by rejecting the principle of the automatic recourse to injections;
-provide doctors with the means to resist pressure from riders or their entourages who seek unjustified treatment, in order to allow them to respect point 6.3 of the Olympic Movement Medical Code: "Athletes’ health care providers (…) must refrain from performing any intervention that is not medically indicated, even at the request of the athletes, their entourage or another health care provider (…)."
Breach of these new regulations will lead to sanctions for the rider, team doctor or team.
The prohibition of the use of injections is the result of discussions within the UCI Medical Commission that commenced in November 2010 and is the fruit of collaboration with the International Federation of Rowing Associations (FISA).
The UCI presented the concept of the No Needle Policy to Professional Team doctors on 4 March, the day before the start of the Paris-Nice. The UCI has sought to introduce the prohibition of the use of injections before the Giro d'Italia which starts on 7 May."
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04.05.2011
The UCI Management Committee today approved the amendment of the UCI Regulations in order to prohibit and sanction the use of injections of medicines (or other substances) without a clear medical indication. This initiative, called the No Needle Policy, gives concrete expression to the UCI's desire to protect the riders' health, maintain equality of opportunity and fight against doping.
The UCI Regulations now prohibit injections of medicines or other substances, without a medical indication, that have the objective of artificially improving performance or recovery (vitamins, sugars, enzymes, amino acids, antioxidants, etc.). This measure is above all designed to protect the riders' health and contribute to eradicating doping by restricting a practice that is all too often abused. By prohibiting injections and establishing associated sanctions, the UCI is seeking, in particular, to:
-eliminate perfusion and injection without medical indication, as these represent an open door to doping;
-encourage natural physical recovery by rejecting the principle of the automatic recourse to injections;
-provide doctors with the means to resist pressure from riders or their entourages who seek unjustified treatment, in order to allow them to respect point 6.3 of the Olympic Movement Medical Code: "Athletes’ health care providers (…) must refrain from performing any intervention that is not medically indicated, even at the request of the athletes, their entourage or another health care provider (…)."
Breach of these new regulations will lead to sanctions for the rider, team doctor or team.
The prohibition of the use of injections is the result of discussions within the UCI Medical Commission that commenced in November 2010 and is the fruit of collaboration with the International Federation of Rowing Associations (FISA).
The UCI presented the concept of the No Needle Policy to Professional Team doctors on 4 March, the day before the start of the Paris-Nice. The UCI has sought to introduce the prohibition of the use of injections before the Giro d'Italia which starts on 7 May."
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Monday, December 13, 2010
New Approval Procedure for Bike Frames and Forks
UCI Press Release, December 13, 2010:
Approval of equipment: reinforced collaboration between the UCI and manufacturers
The 1st January 2011 will mark a new step in the collaboration between the International Cycling Union (UCI) and bicycle manufacturers: a new approval procedure for bike frames and forks will come into force on this date.
The main players of the bicycle industry (manufacturers of bicycles, components, accessories and clothing), welcomed this new initiative at a conference organised for them by the UCI on September 1st during the Eurobike Trade Show in Friedrichshafen (Germany). The conference was hosted by the UCI President Mr Pat McQuaid and the UCI’s Equipment Consultant Professor Jan-Anders Månson, from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
The new approval procedure will result in the granting of a label certifying that new models of frames and forks comply with the requirements of the UCI Regulations (articles 1.3.001 to 1.3.025). The UCI’s Equipment Regulation (part 1, chapter 3) is available in full on www.uci.ch.
A constantly updated list of approved products – mentioning the name of the model and that of its manufacturer – will be published on the UCI website.
The new approval procedure will resolve several problems encountered up until now as much by the manufacturers themselves as by the teams, their riders, or the Commissaires working at competitions:
• The manufacturers will be assured of the conformity of their products before they go into production phase; they will therefore be able to take maximum advantage of the most recent technologies, notably concerning composite materials, without running the risk of investing resources in equipment that may then be declared non-conform with the regulations;
• the collaboration between the UCI and the manufacturers, in particular concerning the exchange of information, will be easier, within a context of strict confidentiality;
• the controversies over the conformity or otherwise of a particular piece of equipment as well as the banning of equipment at the start of races will once and for all be in the past;
• the work of Commissaires who inspect equipment at the start of event will be made much easier;
• the riders – from the professional athlete to amateur sportsmen and sportswomen – will be assured that they have acquired a model that conforms to the UCI regulation in force at the time of purchase;
• in addition, the label will provide added value to frames and forks which have obtained it, benefitting the concerned manufacturers.
All the new models of frames and forks still at the conception stage on 1st January 2011 will be subjected to the new approval procedure.
Older models will not be obliged to follow the approval procedure, even though they remain subject to the UCI Regulation in force. However, models produced in 2009 and 2010 will be able to obtain backdated approval.
The approval of equipment will be implemented in collaboration with the EPFL.
Eventually, this will also apply to wheels, handlebars, seats and clothing.
The UCI will shortly publish more information (notably the protocol for the approval of frames and forks) on its website.
ICJ Reader contribution contest will run 1 January to 15 February, 2011. Details here.
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Approval of equipment: reinforced collaboration between the UCI and manufacturers
The 1st January 2011 will mark a new step in the collaboration between the International Cycling Union (UCI) and bicycle manufacturers: a new approval procedure for bike frames and forks will come into force on this date.
The main players of the bicycle industry (manufacturers of bicycles, components, accessories and clothing), welcomed this new initiative at a conference organised for them by the UCI on September 1st during the Eurobike Trade Show in Friedrichshafen (Germany). The conference was hosted by the UCI President Mr Pat McQuaid and the UCI’s Equipment Consultant Professor Jan-Anders Månson, from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
The new approval procedure will result in the granting of a label certifying that new models of frames and forks comply with the requirements of the UCI Regulations (articles 1.3.001 to 1.3.025). The UCI’s Equipment Regulation (part 1, chapter 3) is available in full on www.uci.ch.
A constantly updated list of approved products – mentioning the name of the model and that of its manufacturer – will be published on the UCI website.
The new approval procedure will resolve several problems encountered up until now as much by the manufacturers themselves as by the teams, their riders, or the Commissaires working at competitions:
• The manufacturers will be assured of the conformity of their products before they go into production phase; they will therefore be able to take maximum advantage of the most recent technologies, notably concerning composite materials, without running the risk of investing resources in equipment that may then be declared non-conform with the regulations;
• the collaboration between the UCI and the manufacturers, in particular concerning the exchange of information, will be easier, within a context of strict confidentiality;
• the controversies over the conformity or otherwise of a particular piece of equipment as well as the banning of equipment at the start of races will once and for all be in the past;
• the work of Commissaires who inspect equipment at the start of event will be made much easier;
• the riders – from the professional athlete to amateur sportsmen and sportswomen – will be assured that they have acquired a model that conforms to the UCI regulation in force at the time of purchase;
• in addition, the label will provide added value to frames and forks which have obtained it, benefitting the concerned manufacturers.
All the new models of frames and forks still at the conception stage on 1st January 2011 will be subjected to the new approval procedure.
Older models will not be obliged to follow the approval procedure, even though they remain subject to the UCI Regulation in force. However, models produced in 2009 and 2010 will be able to obtain backdated approval.
The approval of equipment will be implemented in collaboration with the EPFL.
Eventually, this will also apply to wheels, handlebars, seats and clothing.
The UCI will shortly publish more information (notably the protocol for the approval of frames and forks) on its website.
ICJ Reader contribution contest will run 1 January to 15 February, 2011. Details here.
Follow on Twitter: ITALIANCYCJOURN
Stories for the Italian Cycling Journal about rides, granfondos, having a good time cycling in Italy, Italian cycling history, etc. are very welcome. Contact me at veronaman@gmail.com. There are more than 1,600 stories in this blog. The search feature to the right works best for finding subjects in the blog. There is also an Italian weather widget along the right side and a translate button at the bottom so you can translate each page. What I'm riding.
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