RAPPORT ANNUEL UCI 2009 UCI ANNUAL REPORT

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RAPPORT ANNUEL UCI 2009 UCI ANNUAL REPORT
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UCI ANNUAL REPORT
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uci president’s message
PAT MCQUAID, UCI PRESIDENT
2009: a year of globalisation and ethical issues
The globalisation of cycling lies at the very core of the challenges that the International Cycling Union has set itself. In this
respect, 2009 represented a major step forward: the proportion of UCI International Calendar events organised outside Europe
reached an all-time high. The figures speak for themselves – since 2004, the number of events on the International Calendar has
tripled in Africa and Oceania, doubled in Asia and increased significantly in America. At the same time, although the proportion
of European events on the calendar has logically decreased with the appearance of new events on other continents, it remains
the largest. Cycling is making steady progress all around the world. This situation is also confirmed by the numbers of teams
registered.
The UCI’s efforts to develop the sport – through training programmes, supporting the organisation of new events and assisting
the creation of new teams – have borne fruit, and we can now be proud that cycling is more universal than it has ever been
before. The process of globalisation is under way and it will continue over the coming years.
Last year, 2009, was the first year of the UCI World Calendar, which incorporates the events of the UCI ProTour and the Monument races. It was clear at the end of the season that this new framework had been well received, not only by the teams,
riders and organisers but also by cycling fans and the media. The world rankings have become established as the undisputed
benchmark of world cycling. Cycling has rediscovered a sense of calm, and the sport itself now takes centre stage.
The promotion of ethics is another major priority for the UCI. In this area, the biological passport, introduced in 2008, started to
pay dividends in 2009: disciplinary proceedings were commenced on the basis of biological passport data. The UCI was, once
again, a leader in this sector, as the World Anti-Doping Agency itself recognised. The biological passport represents the future in
the fight against doping and the UCI is very proud to have opened the door to many other Federations who have approached us
with a view to also implementing this state-of-the-art tool.
With regards to internal matters, the administration of the UCI, led by a new Director
General, has gone through a major reorganisation in order to provide it with a more effective structure. I am convinced that the
changes made will place the UCI in the best position possible to face future challenges. On a personal note, I am looking forward
to concentrating all my energies on these challenges in the coming years!
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GENERAL DIRECTOR’S REPORT
jean-pierre strebel, UCI GENERAL DIRECTOR
1. Think before acting
Working on the principle that it is natural to review the structures of a company on a regular basis in order to adapt them
to the changes in the markets, we produced, at the beginning
of 2009, an “initial assessment” of our Federation.
We believed that this step was vital given that over the last
few years our sport, like the majority of professional sports,
has had to evolve in a much wider intercontinental environment. We are carrying out our development actions in numerous new countries, which have different game rules. We are
therefore obliged, not only to constantly adapt, but also to look
for new resources. Throughout the whole of 2009, this period
of reflection has been carried out by myself with the help of
four experts who are particularly au fait with all the workings
and constraints of the sporting economy.
I would like to sincerely thank these colleagues and friends,
who have enabled me, under the supervision of our President,
Mr Pat McQuaid, to make innovative and dynamic proposals
to our Management Committee. They are as follows:
Mr Rocco Cattaneo, former Management Committee member, but also and above all an entrepreneur and owner of a
very important Swiss-Italian company.
Mr Alain Siegrist, accounts and financial expert, who for
several years has worked efficiently and effectively with the
biggest sports federations.
Mr Claude Stricker, professor and director of the AISTS
(International Academy of Sports Science and Technology), an
organisation linked to the IOC and Lausanne Federal Polytechnic (EPFL).
Mr Philippe Verbiest, lawyer, who knows better than anyone
about the last twenty-five years of our Federation and who is
now very widely recognized, particularly regarding the numerous aspects of sports law and more specifically anti-doping
law.
2. SWOT Analysis on 1st January 2010
This analysis is permanently updated. Since the beginning of
2009, it has enabled us to prepare the global principles of an
internal reorganisation adapted to the factors that feature in
the beginning of this document. At the time this document
is being written, we are pleased to stress that one of our
objectives to forge closer ties with the Olympic Movement
has been achieved, since President Pat McQuaid was elected
as an IOC member at the session which was held during the
Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, in February 2010.
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INTERNATIONAL CYCLING UNION
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
New organisational structure introduced on 1st September 2009
Image of road cycling weakened by doping cases
Election of Pat McQuaid as President for four years = stability
Budgetary balance difficult to maintain and master
Strengthening of the Marketing Department
High fixed operational costs
Reserves of more than CHF 10 million
Numerous debtors
Introduction of a reporting system, performance indicators, and an Internal
Inefficiency of four-year plans
Control System (ICS)
«Products» approach not fixed enough in people’s minds.
MTB, BMX and Track World Cups that are not profitable
Creation of the GCP
Not enough synergies between the various disciplines
World Cycling Centre, in Aigle
Cyclo-cross too European
4 cycling disciplines in the Olympic Games programme
Very male dominated sport in the Elite sector (except for BMX and MTB)
BMX as an Olympic discipline
Some events formats not adapted to TV requirements (so difficult to sell)
Road World Championships
Transfer of knowledge both internally and to organisers of our main
Expertise developed through the launch of the biological passport
events not mastered very well
World management of rules and international calendars
Poor use of NFs as relays (UCI – NF relations mainly passive or conflicting)
Administrative organisation dependent on politics
ENVIRONMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
Election of the UCI President, Pat McQuaid as an IOC member
Very difficult and unstable international economic situation
Constructive relations with ASO
New deterioration in relations with ASO
Interest from other sports federations in the biological passport
Reduction by the IOC of the number of medals granted to cycling for the 2016 OG
2016 Olympic Games in Brazil > development potential in South America
Cancellation of a UCI Road World Championships due to a force majeure
Development potential in Africa and Asia
Cancellation of Olympic Games due to a force majeure
Western societies promoting physical activity and sport
Reduction or cancellation of the number of scholarships granted by Olympic Solidarity
Potential of financial partnerships with the flourishing and fragmented bike industry
Lengthy and costly legal proceedings principally in connection with sanctions based
Potential research partnerships with the academic world
on the biological passport
Global sport: nearly 300 million sports cyclists and 1 billion occasional users
Reduction in TV revenue for the World Championships
Cycling’s image working in with the protection of the environment
Lowering of exchange rates (USD and EUR)
Excellent TV viewing figures for sports events in general and road cycling in
particular
Digital revolution: Internet, mobile phones, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, digital TV
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3. 2009 – 2012 Strategic plan
A significant part of our Federation’s resources is generated by
marketing and TV rights from the Olympic Games.
Although we have adopted the principle of using more than
40% of the aforementioned revenue for development and
training, via the World Cycling Centre, we manage all of our
projects on a permanent financial basis, during each Olympiad. In this particular case, you will see below:
THE STRATEGIC PLAN
and the key objectives
which were approved by our Management Committee for
the period between the Beijing Olympic Games and the 2012
London Olympic Games.
These general objectives enable us to have a «guiding principle» which can be used for specific projects and intermediary
objectives. They will be managed by members of the UCI
Management team and monitored by the Director General in
the form of permanently updated «reporting».
The UCI President and Management Committee will be
informed on a regular basis about the progress of our work
throughout the entire 4 years of the strategic plan.
1.Keep cycling at the Olympic Games
2.Strengthen cycling’s image
3. Increase our resources by strengthening the value of our
leading “products” (UCI World Championships and World
Cups)
4.Be recognised as a leader in the fight against doping
5. Optimal management of training and development, an
activity delegated to the World Cycling Centre
6. Develop professional road cycling on the five continents
7. Provide an efficient service which is adapted to the needs of
Continental Confederations and National Federations
8. Maintain communication with the UCI’s main institutional
partners: Association Internationale des Groupes Cyclistes
Professionnels (AIGCP), Association Internationale des
Organisateurs de Courses Cyclistes (AIOCC), Cyclistes
Professionnels Associés (CPA), World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA), manufacturers, sponsors, media etc.
9. Optimize the operation of UCI structures
10.Promote our sport in terms of the environment
11.Bring cyclists closer to the UCI
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4. Legally independent structures
The decision to lighten the operational structures of our Federation by creating “independent units” has quickly become a
reality for practical reasons.
We considered that each of the tasks carried out within the
UCI would be a lot more effective and productive if placed
under the responsibility of specific managers who would have
a greater sense of responsibility by being in charge of them
directly.
After a few months of experience, we are certain that this way
is the most effective and we have quickly been able to see the
abilities of the managers of these various units.
Generally speaking, the diagrams below illustrate the
MISSIONS
OBJECTIFS
TASKS
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of each of the operational units that have been set up.
UCI
Rules
Strategy
Promotion
Co-ordination
Events
Representation
Supervision
Marketing
Sports
WCC
Training
Strengthening and broadening
Education
Development
of cycling activities
Logistics Organisation
CADF
Management of the fight
against doping
Operational control
In-competition and
out-of-competition testing
Biological passport
Communication
GCP
Development of new products
Increase number of
in the «new markets»
intercontinental partners
Coordination of expertise
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5. Operational organisation
• Centralize certain joint activities
The operational organisation charts presented below illustrate
the following general objectives:
• Step up financial monitoring
• Review providers of external services
• Reduce the number of staff
• Professionalize managers and make them work as a team
• Limit operational departments
UCI
Presidency
Director General’s Office
Management Office
Sports and Technical
Marketing, Events and
Administration
Department
Off-Road Department
Department
Human Resources
Communications
Legal
CC and NF Relations
Department
Department
Department
Department
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wcC
Presidency
Management
Operations director
Welcome and visits
Administration
Training
Restaurant
Mechanical workshop
Supplies office
CADF
Presidency
Management
Anti-doping projects
In-competition and outof-competition testing
Biological passport
Anti-doping results
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6. The challenges that remain
6.2 Monitoring of financial performance
Financial and management control
If we want to permanently monitor the progress of work in
connection with the
By creating the post of “management controller» who reports
directly to the Director General, the overall objective of a permanent monitoring of operations has been achieved.
In practical terms, the person in charge of these tasks provides the management team with an ongoing report on all the
sensitive operations led by the UCI.
These controls will be carried out by means of the three following activities
11 strategic objectives 2009 – 2012,
we will have to implement a control system. This task, currently in progress, will be placed under the responsibility of
the internal management controller who has a proven method
for performance evaluation based on the principles of
Project Management
• ICS – internal control system
This activity, which is mandatory under Swiss law, must
monitor all the work procedures of the various UCI
departments and services.
The elements required beforehand to carry out this system
are as follows:
• It will be included in the audit report which will be
checked by the auditing body.
-- 4 year financial planning (2009 – 2012)
• Budgetary control
Heads of departments and services now have a monthly
financial report enabling them to check the results
obtained in comparison with the budget approved by the
Director General and Management Committee.
-- Annual financial objectives from the management teams
• Reporting on the monitoring of objectives
Each member of the management team had to set a
certain number of objectives to the staff who report
directly to them. The performance monitoring documents, which are regularly updated, will enable us to
correct and even change the objectives as the various
actions are undertaken and above all carried out.
-- Annual operational budgets
of the various independent units.
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Organisation of the uci
Situation on 30 june 2010
congress
management
committee
executive office
cadf
WCc
Cycling Anti-Doping
Foundation
World Cycling
Centre
president
GCP
Global Cycling
Promotion
gEnEral management
Sport and
technical
aspects
events and
marketing
administration
services
commissions
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Management Committee Members
situation as of the 25 th September 2009
PrEsident
M. Pat McQUAID (IRL)
Vice-President
M. Hee Wook CHO (KOR)
Vice-President
M. Renato DI ROCCO (ITA)
Vice-President
M. Artur LOPES (POR)
M. Vittorio ADORNI coopted member (ITA)
MembER
M. Sheikh Faisal Bin Humaid AL QASSIMI (UEA)
Member
M. Joop ATSMA (NED)
Member
M. Mohamed Wagih AZZAM (EGY)
Member
M. Brian COOKSON (GBR)
Member
M. Mohamed Jamel LOUAFI (TUN)
Member
M. Peder PEDERSEN (DEN)
Member
M. José Manuel PELAEZ (CUB)
Member
M. Mike PLANT (USA)
Member
M. Fritz RAMSEIER (GER)
Member
M. Mike TURTUR (AUS)
Member
M. Wojciech WALKIEWICZ (POL)
Honorary President
M. Hein VERBRUGGEN (NED)
Honorary Vice-president
M. Ray GODKIN (AUS)
M. Vladimir HOLECEK (CZE)
M. Agostino OMINI (ITA)
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Reports by Continental Confederations
European Cycling Union (UEC)
MR VLADIMIR HOLECEK, UEc president
The 19th year of the UEC will go down in history as a year crowned with success. In 2009, the UEC, in co-operation
with its partners, organised around 30 European Championships and Cups. 70 days of competition, for all disciplines
combined, brought together several thousand people.
We wish to mention in particular the following events:
Appointment of eight European candidates for the
On 7 March, the UEC Management Committee meeting in
Pruszkow (POL) to prepare for the UEC’s Electoral Assembly;
UCI Management Committee
On 8 March, the UEC General Ordinary Assembly in Pruszkow (POL), attended by the UCI President, Mr P. McQuaid,
and representatives from 40 European Federations. In addition to the usual statutory points, elections for the next 4-year
mandate were held. Here are the results:
The following candidates were appointed:
Mr J. Atsma (NED)
Mr B. Cookson (GBR)
Mr R. Di Rocco (ITA)
Mr A. Gusyatnikov (RUS)
Mr A. Lopes (POR)
Election of the UEC President
Mr P. Pedersen (DEN)
Mr W. Walkiewicz (POL) was unanimously elected UEC President.
Mr F. Ramseier (GER)
Election of six members of the UEC Management
Committee
The following people were elected:
Mr D. Baal (FRA))
Mr M. Concannon (IRL)
Mr M. Lepajoe (EST)
Mr A. Muraviev (BLR)
Mrs C. Ramos Fernandez (ESP)
Mr Th. Tzimas (GRE)
Mr T. Van Damme (BEL)
Mr Vladimir Holecek (CZE)
was appointed UEC Honorary President by the General Assembly.
After the General Assembly, the new Management Committee met together with the 14 European delegates for the UCI
Congress for a constituent meeting. On this occasion the
following people were appointed:
Vice-Presidents
Election of two statutory auditors
Messrs D. Baal, M. Lepajoe, Th. Tzimas
Treasurer
Mr J. Jongsma (NED)
Mr D. Baal
Mr P. King (GBR)
Election of fourteen European delegates for the
UCI Congress
Mr R. Bakutis (LTU)
Mr D. Bottero (MON)
Mr P. Galik (SVK)
Mr T. Lund (DEN)
Mr R. Marchegiano (ITA)
Mr Th. Maréchal (BEL)
Mr R. Massak (AUT)
Mr N. Michaelides (CYP)
Mr J. Pitallier (FRA)
Mr J. Potocki (POL)
Mr M. Procikevic (MNE)
Mr J. Regenwetter (LUX)
Mr Th. Tzimas (GRE)
Mr M. Wintels (NED)
Assistant to the Treasurer
Mrs C. Ramos Fernandez
Secretary General
Mr R. Hofer
President’s assistant
Mrs Kasia Dziadowiec
During the year our website www.uec.ch was changed and
modernised. The members of our various commissions have
again done an excellent job. There were various commission
meetings and each commission helped with the preparation
of the various European Championships and Cups. In addition, there were various inspection visits made for future
European Championships and Cups.
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Confederation of African Cycling (CAC)
M. mohamed Wagih Azzam, President of the CAC
There can be no doubt that the constant cooperation between the CAC and the UCI has had a great impact on the
promotion of African Cycling over the past years. The following is a report on the CAC’s activities in 2009 – 2010.
African Championships 2009
• Men Elite
In 2009, the fifth African Road Championships were held in
Namibia by the Namibian Cycling Federation. The Championships were attended by a record number of 18 countries and,
for the first time, included a team time trial, an individual time
trial and road races.
• Women Elite
The African Continental Cycling Centre
The African Continental Cycling Center is considered to be one
of the reasons for the development of African Cycling over
the past years as it hosts riders from most African countries.
Many of the riders who have the opportunity to be hosted and
trained at the centre manage to achieve great successes in
African and international competitions.
The UCI Africa Tour Calendar
The CAC, in conjunction with the UCI, has made a considerable effort to encourage National Federations to organize races
within the structure of the UCI Africa Tour. As a consequence,
the number of these events has increased, and the Tour of
Libya, organized in 2007 and 2008, is expected to continue.
Most Africa tours are going ahead according to the calendar.
Yet, some countries such as Libya, Cote d’Ivoire and South
Africa did not manage to organize their races due to the global
financial crisis, which had repercussions in Africa. The African
calendar for the 2009 / 2010 season included a total of 15
races. CAC Management Committee Meeting
The CAC Management Committee meeting was held in Cairo
on 9th January 2010.
Approval of the Agenda
The agenda was approved without amendments. But the
members appealed that in future, the agenda should be circulated at least one month before the meeting. Minutes of the
last meeting, held in Sharm-el-Sheikh on 16th February 2009,
were approved.
• Juniors
b-Mountain bike events
It was agreed that the African mountain bike Championships
would be held yearly starting from 2011.
c- BMX events
It was agreed to carry out a survey to define the number of
countries practising the BMX discipline. It was also decided
that African National Federations must be encouraged to
start practising this discipline as it is deemed the foundation
of cycling. In addition, building BMX tracks is not very costly,
and this type of sport has a high potential for drawing spectators. BMX is also important because it is the latest cycling
discipline to be included in the Olympics. BMX Continental
Championships will start in 2011.
d-Track Events
It was also agreed that the hosting of African Championships
be shared between all countries with velodromes. It was
agreed to encourage Nigeria to utilise its velodrome. The
President informed the meeting that it was now cheaper than
before to construct velodromes and that all CAC members
should look at the possibility of building a velodrome.
Organisation Guide
A decision was made to prepare an organisation guide for
the Continental Championships. The document will be circulated to all members once it is ready. Mr. Michel Thioub was
assigned to finalize the document.
2010 Road Championships in Rwanda
a- Rwanda’s request to host the 2010 Road Championships
was approved. The decisions regarding the organisation of
the championships in 2011 and 2012 have been postponed
until the organisation guide is completed. Candidature for the
African Continental Championships
2011 and 2012 championships will be open to competition, but
bearing in mind the principle of rotating the championships
from one region to another.
a- Road Events
It was agreed that the African Championships will include
races for Juniors as of 2010. Hence, the future African Championships will comprise the following categories:
b- The meeting expressed concern about the high cost of
accommodation at the African Championships. It was agreed
that Rwanda should be requested to look at a range of hotels
enabling each Federation to choose what they can afford.
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c- The following countries have expressed their interest in
organising the African Road Championship:
• Rwanda 2010
• Cote d’Ivoire 2011
• Egypt 2012
The CAC Management Committee agreed that Rwanda will
host the African Road Championship in 2010 (Men, Women
and Juniors), whereas the decisions concerning 2011 and
2012 were postponed.
African Continental Cycling Center Report:
a- The report was adopted and the efforts of Theresia and
Jean-Pierre Van Zyl were applauded.
b- The meeting proposed that cyclists based near the Continental Centre must be allowed to participate in the training
with the riders in residential camp.
c- The meeting also resolved that national centres should be
established in Africa in order to accelerate the development
of the sport on the continent.
d- It was proposed that in addition to courses for cyclists, the
centre should organise other courses, for commissaries and
coaches, in 2010.
Visits of Mr. Pat McQuaid, President of UCI,
Mr. Pat McQuaid, the UCI President, attended the 2009
African Championships in Namibia and held meetings with
Presidents of participant NFs.
The UCI President also visited the African Continental Cycling
Centre in South Africa in January 2010 and reviewed the
activities there. The UCI also attended the Tour of Morocco
2009.
Visits of the CAC President
The CAC President attended the ANOCA (Association of
National Olympic Committees of Africa) meetings where he
discussed preparations for the 2011 Pan-Africa Games to be
held in Mozambique.
The CAC President also attended the ANOCA meetings in
Cairo where preparations are under way for the Africa Olympic Games for Youth to be held in Morocco 2010.
Cooperation with the UCI
The CAC highly appreciates the cooperation with the UCI,
which is reflected in the presence of UCI officials at African
events. This cooperation and support can also be seen in the
efforts exerted by Mr. Jean-Pierre Strebel, UCI General
Manager, and Mrs Dominique Raymond, Manager of CC and
NF relations.
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PANAMERICAN CYCLING CONFEDERATION (COPACI)
MR José Manuel Pelaez, PrEsident OF THE COPACI
A year and three months after meeting in Havana, the Congress of the Pan-American Cyclng Confederation met in May
2010 in Aguascalientes, Mexico, during the 2010 Pan American Cycling Championships.
Our main purpose was to review everything related to our work during 2009. This period was characterized by the
intensification of the international financial crisis. However, this did not prevent us from achieving our main goals, by
looking for ways to get over the difficulties.
The General Assembly for the COPACI elections was held in
Sports) Vice-president Mr Manuel Youshimatz, who offered us
January, in Havana, Cuba, where our Executive Committee
all his support to carry out this event on the CNAR’s (National
was reelected until January 2013. The Assembly counted on
High Performance Centre) covered track in Mexico City, and
the presence of the President of the UCI, Mr Pat McQuaid,
the Tlaxcala Government.
the UCI’s Head of National Federations relations, Ms Dominique Raymond, and Mr Pierre Hutsebaut, who conducts
the America Tour. Thirty-six Federations from the American
continent were also present.
Mr Steve McCauley (USA) was elected as Vice-president for
the northern region, Mr Glauco Pinto (CRC) for the central
region, Mr Luis Ramírez (ECU) for the southern region, while
Mr. Trevor Bailey kept his position as vice-president in the
Caribbean.
The COPACI Executive Committee appreciates the work
done by the outgoing Vice-presidents Mr Mike Fraysse, from
the United States, Mr Fernando Sosa, from Guatemala and
Mr Artemio Leonett, from Venezuela.
Mr Mike Plant was elected candidate to the UCI Management Committee.
Pan-American Championships
We can mention the Pan-American Championships for mountain bike in Chile, for BMX in Pasto, Colombia, and the BMX
Latin-American Championships in Chile. We thank COPACI,
These Championships in Mexico were successful with
records in all track tests. The organisation was brilliant, with
an unforgettable hospitality from the Mexican Federation and
the organisers.
The Pan-American Juniors Championships were assigned to
Ecuador, which was then forced to cancel due to economic
reasons. Mr Edgardo Hernández and the Mexican Federation
helped us once more to stage this event with the brilliant
and valuable cooperation of Alfredo Morales Shady, the IDEA
(Aguascalientes Sports Institution) and the government of
Aguascalientes State. We saw some great results thanks to
the quality of the cycle track, the good organisation of the
event and the great hospitality.
The Pan-American Masters Championships took place in
October as planned. This high quality event held in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic, saw record participation.
Several upgrading courses for coaches from the continent
were carried out with the cooperation of ODEPA (Organización Deportiva Panamericana). A coach’s course for mountain
the MTB and BMX Commissions as well as the Presidents
bike was also held in Quito, Ecuador.
for the work carried out for the development of these disci-
Other courses conducted during the year included:
plines on our continent.
The Pan-American Track and Road Championships for Elite,
Under-23 and Women were scheduled to be held in May in
Chihuahua, Mexico. However, they were postponed due
to the outbreak of the flu H1N1. We kept in touch with the
Mexican Cycling Federation and its new President Bachelor
Edgardo Hernández, and together with Chihuahua organisers and the UCI it was agreed to hold the Championships in
July. After subsequent discussions with the organisers and
• BMX Course in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
• Course for track coaches in the CNAR, Mexico City.
• Course for road coaches in Guadalajara, Mexico.
There were also representatives of our continent at the
Coaches Seminary conducted by the UCI at the World Cycling
Centre in Aigle, Switzerland.
As far as road racing is concerned, we must mention the
Chihuahua’s Governor, it became evident that this would not
growth of the UCI America Tour events, as well as the Junior
be possible as the staff in charge of the event organisation
Caribbean Championships, in Antigua and the Elite Champi-
were on vacation.
onship in San Vicente and the Grenadines.
Finally, the Championships were held in Mexico thanks to
From the communications point of view, our COPACI bulletin
support from the Mexican Federation and its President, the
has been circulating daily in electronic format, including at
CONADE (National Commission for Physical Culture and
the weekends when there have been important competitions
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involving National Federations. The website has been up and
running since May 2009.
In September, the delegates from America elected at the
Congress held in Havana travelled to Lugano, Switzerland to
attend the UCI Congress. They were joined by Presidents and/
or representatives from other Federations from the continent
such as Barbados, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Venezuela. We
supported our candidate for the UCI Management Committee, Mr Mike Plant, who was subsequently elected. We take
this opportunity to congratulate him on his election.
Athletes from the continent stood out at World Cups and
Road, Track, BMX and Mountain Bike World Championships.
Three meetings of the COPACI Management Committee
were held in Havana, Mexico and Lugano.
The Bolivarian Games were successfully staged in the city of
Sucre, with road, mountain bike and BMX events. The track
competitions took place in Cochabamba.
We attended PASO (Pan American Sports Organisation) and
ACODEPA Congresses in 2009. Visits to Medellín, Colombia,
were also organised in order to go through the details of
the ODESUR (South American Sports Organisation) Games
to be held in March 2010. In addition, we paid a visit to the
late President of the Colombian Cycling Federation, Mr Plinio
Casas, who sadly passed away and to whom COPACI lent its
support and solidarity.
Furthermore, discussions were held with ODECABE (Central
American and Caribbean Sports Organisation) on the staging of cycling events in the City of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Regretfully, the cycling track was still unfinished in March.
In March, visits were made to the organising committees of:
• the Track and Road Elite Pan Am Championships in
Aguascalientes, Mexico. Again they requested our
support in developing this event, previously cancelled in
the Dominican Republic due to lack of funds.
• the Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez
2010 in April,
• the South American Games in Medellín, Colombia, in
March,
• the Central American Games.
The latter was expected to be held in Honduras but because
of the Coup d’état which took place in that country, the
cycling events were moved to Guatemala. These were also
eventually cancelled. The Panama Federation said they would
celebrate the men’s and women’s road events, as well as the
individual time trial in April.
The Mountain Bike Pan Am Championships were successfully staged in Guatemala in April. The BMX event scheduled
in Ecuador will be held late this month.
The Junior Pan Am Championships in Puerto Rico were cancelled because the cycling track was unfinished; instead they
were moved to Mexico with the cooperation of the Mexican
Cycling Federation and its President, as well as the CONADE.
We have many challenges ahead of us in this year 2010 and
we will face these regardless of the economic difficulties.
The Central American and Caribbean Games must be held in
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, in July in all four cycling disciplines.
The Caribbean Championships in the Isle of Guadalupe are to
be held in October. Let us hope that, as usual, with everyone’s
participation and cooperation, we will be able to meet the
objectives outlined for this period, which will not be without
obstacles and limitations.
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ACC Activities during the Year of 2009
Mr Hee Wook Cho, President of the ACC
1. The 1st ACC Management Committee (MC) meeting of 2009 was held in Korea on 19th March at Seoul Olympic Parktel.
Members decided to propose to the Congress changes to a few articles of the ACC Constitution and Bye-Laws. These
proposed changes concerned in particular:
• the new UCI Fee System,
• the establishment of the ACC Para-Cycling Committee,
• numbers of ACC Vice Presidents and co-opted Management Committee members,
• the enhancement of the ACC’s administrative processes.
2. On 20th March the 2009 ACC Congress was held at Seoul
Olympic Parktel, Korea. 33 NFs sent their delegations to the
Congress which was attended by the UCI President, Mr Pat
McQuaid. It elected Mr Cho as President, plus 9 elected
Management Committee members and Mr. Al-Qassimi (UAE)
as the candidate to the UCI Management Committee. It also
changed the articles of the ACC Constitution and Bye-Laws.
3. On 20th March a Management Committee meeting was
held, during which the following were appointed or elected:
prepared for the solidarity program, for example to support
a trainer coach in Laos and/or Bangladesh. The Management
Committee also decided to award the 2011 Asian Cycling
Championships to Thailand and the 2011 Asian Mountain Bike
Championships to China. Mr Cho, together with Mr Choi, the
Secretary General, was presented with the “Certificate of
Citation and Appreciation” by the IRI Government.
8. The 2009 Asian Elite and Juniors Track and Road Cycling
Championships were held in Indonesia from 14th to 20th
August. 26 NFs took part.
9. The ACC has at long last succeeded in adding one more
UCI Board Member, Mr. Faisal H. Al-Qassimi (UAE) to the UCI
MC at the 2009 UCI Congress. During the new UCI MC held
right after the UCI Congress, Mr Cho was elected as UCI VicePresident. This is a first for Asian cycling.
• 4 Vice presidents
• Secretary General and Treasurer
• 3 co-opted Management Committee members
• 4 executive committee members
• 8 chairmen of the sub-committees.
4. The 1st round of the ACC Track Cup was successfully held
at Kagetsuen Keirin Velodrome in Japan from 30th to 31st May.
5. The 2009 Asian Indoor Cycling Championships were held in
Hong Kong from 10th to 11thJuly. The ACC President attended
the event to make a presentation to the organiser.
6. The ACC President was decorated with the Royal Honor by
His Majesty the King of Thailand. The Honor was presented to
him in Bangkok on 11th August.
7. The 2nd ACC Management Committee was held in Indonesia on 14th August with 11 MC members present. It discussed
the feasibility of Filipino & Cambodian cyclists participating
in the 2009 SEA (South-East Asian) Games. It decided to
give five BMX bikes to the Philippines and Kazakhstan, who
were among four applicant NFs. During the meeting, the
ACC Solidarity Committee reported that USD 9,000 had been
10. The 2nd round of the ACC Track Asia Cup was successfully
organised in Thailand from 10th to 11th October. Seven National
Federations were present at the events.
11. The 4th Asian BMX Championships 2009 and the 2009
Asian Juniors BMX Championships were held at the Hong
Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) International BMX Park from 30th to
31st October. Eight National Federations were represented, a
record for the Asian BMX Championships.
12. Hong Kong celebrated the opening of the HKJC BMX Park
on 31st October during the 2009 Asian BMX Championships
and the HSBC Hong Kong BMX Open 2009. Financed with
some HKD 20 million by HKJC, and after more than 3 years’
construction, the Park became the first international standard
BMX track ever built in Hong Kong. It was the venue not only
for the BMX competitions of the 2009 East Asian Games, but
also for the 4th Asian BMX Championships.
13. The 15th Asian Mountain Bike Championships & the 1st
Asian Juniors Mountain Bike Championships 2009 were held
in Melacca, Malaysia, from 5th to 8th November with 15 NFs
present.
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14. From 5th to 13th December, the 2009 East Asian Games
were conducted for BMX, indoor cycling and road events in
Hong Kong:
• BMX was held at the Kwai Chung BMX Park on 5th
December with only 2 national teams present
19. The ACC launched its new website (www.asiancycling.
com) on 19th October.
20. The activities of the Continental Cycling Centre (CCC) in
Shuzenji in 2009 were as follows:
1. 1st training camp in CCC Shuzenji:
• indoor cycling at Tseung Kwan O Sport Center from 6th
to 7th December with 3 national teams present
-- Period: 15th to 28th May
• the road events were held on route 8 and the highway.
-- 3 coaches, officials and 13 riders from 4 countries.
2. 2nd training camp in CCC Shuzenji:
15. “Champion System”, a company of custom technical
apparel, received a “Certificate of Appreciation” from the
ACC on 12th December during the 2009 East Asian Games
in Hong Kong. The certificate was awarded for the company’s
sponsorship through which it provides champion’s jerseys
to all the champions of each discipline in the Asian Cycling
Championships.
-- Period: 24th September to 7th October
-- 1 coach and 4 riders from Hong Kong and Korea.
3. Mobile Sub-Center (training camp) at Tenggarong
Velodrome in Kalimantan, Indonesia
-- Period: 3rd to 12th August:
-- 6 coaches & 16 riders from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia
and Thailand.
16. The cycling events (ITT, IRR and CX, DH) of the 2009 South
East Asian Games were well conducted in Vientiane, Laos,
from 9th to 14th December with the presence of most of the
South East Asian countries affiliated to the ACC. The Cambodian cyclists, however, were not allowed to compete at the
Games, as their country was not a UCI member National Federation. The ACC provided the 3 ITOs and 1 Technical Delegate
assigned for the Games with their daily allowances.
17. A Korean coach was sent to Bangladesh, the Organiser
of the South Asian Games, on 28th December to train the
Bangladesh National Teams for the 2010 South Asian Games
(SAG).
18. The following is a summary of the 2009 Solidarity Programmes support for our member NFs affiliated to the ACC:
1. 5 BMX bikes to the Philippines in October
2. 4 road bikes along with spare parts to Nepal in September
3. daily allowances for ITOs at the SEA Games in December
4. 1 Korean coach to Bangladesh in December
5. 10 road bikes for the following NFs in 2010:
• 4 bikes to Syria,
• 3 bikes to Myanmar
• 3 bikes to Mongol.
One of the major considerations in selecting the National Federations for the Solidarity Programmes has been “complete
payment of their UCI/ACC subscriptions due.”
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OCEANIA CYCLING CONFEDERATION (OCC)
MR MIKE TURTUR, occ President
My first year as OCC President has been very interesting and challenging. Our region is massive in terms of area so we
face major challenges when it comes to competitions, meetings and other activities.
We have appointed Mike Victor as Vice president Development.
Mike’s role will be to increase the number of UCI member
countries in our region and in doing so introduce a proposal
for a series of development initiatives and competitions for the
region. In past years, development in the region was based on
providing support to selected athletes from different countries.
While this strategy has short term benefits it is clear that once
the initial support is finished most athletes do not continue.
Our new proposal will see the OCC assist in the establishment
of a Federation structure in new countries, the identification of
individuals who are able to take ownership of the proposal and
establish a solid foundation to introduce programmed activities
in each country.
Mike Victor visited several countries during March 2010 and
received very positive feedback. The following is a breakdown
of potential member countries:
• Tonga
• Nauru
• Cook Island
• Vanuatu
• Palau
• Samoa
• Papua New Guinea
• Federation States of Micronesia.
Another group that will be targeted for our next phase post2011 is:
• Marshall Island
• Tuvalu
• Northern Marianas
• Western Samoa
• Kiribati.
The OCC has prepared a three-year programme for this proposal. We will continue to monitor progress and undertake a
major review in 2012.
Logistically, BMX and mountain bike are the cycling disciplines
best suited for the majority of countries: most of the islands
have limited road networks and none have velodromes.
My first event as the official UCI representative was the 2009
UCI BMX World Championships in Adelaide. This was an
impressive event which produced some excellent racing. It was
very well organised and enjoyed very good public support.
I attended the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships in Canberra in October 2009. I must say it was a great
competition with excellent organisation, strong public support
and a beautiful venue at Stromlo Forest. The competition in all
categories was extremely strong and provided an excellent
spectacle.
I was also fortunate to attend the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill in November 2009. The local organisers
presented a fantastic event which was very well supported by
the locals and produced some outstanding performances. One
of the most pleasing aspects of the Championships was the
performances by the young men and women of the region.
The races were exciting and produced an even spread of medal
winners.
We have maintained our strong relationship with our French
colleagues in New Caledonia and Tahiti, allowing athletes from
both countries to compete in our Oceania Championships on
invitation.
OCC will stage the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in
Adelaide in November 2010. The locations for the road and
mountain bike championships are to be confirmed.
The OCC region has successfully staged several high level
competitions during the last 12 months, namely the UCI
Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships in Canberra,
the UCI BMX World Championships in Adelaide, the UCI Trials
World Cup in Rotorua and the UCI Track Cycling World Cup
Classics in Melbourne. All events were very well supported by
international teams and experienced great competition. During
the next 12 month period the OCC region will again be staging
a major event with the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in
Melbourne.
Our region is also looking forward to hosting World Championships in the next period with the Elite Road World Championships in Victoria in 2010, the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World
Championships in Melbourne and the 2012 UCI Juniors Track
Cycling World Championships in Invercargill, New Zealand.
I look forward to the next period to see the further development
of our region and the promotion of our sport with the staging of
these World Championship events.
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SPORT and TECHNIcal matters
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report from sport and technical director
Philippe Chevallier: Sport & Technical Director
In 2009, as part of the restructuring of the UCI administration, President Pat McQuaid and Director General Jean-Pierre
Strebel put me in charge of all the sports disciplines and technical activity of world cycling.
The Sport and Technical Director, in direct liaison with the
Director General’s office and the President, is responsible for
guiding and supervising world cycling through the activities
of the Sport and Technical Department, which include:
• all the cycling disciplines
• judges and referees (Commissaires) of all disciplines
• the technical aspects of cycling as a whole (equipment,
clothing, timing, etc.)
Staff activities were reviewed with a view to finding synergies and optimising the Department’s activities, which focus
on managing and developing the sport and UCI events, and
responding to the demands of our various partners such as
the International Olympic Committee, National Federations,
organisers, UCI teams, riders, associations, etc.
As well as ensuring that all guidelines are correctly applied,
the staff work in close cooperation with the various Commissions, whose areas of responsibility are defined by the
Management Committee.
Each coordinator in the Sports and Technical Department will
present his / her own activity report for the year 2009.
I would nevertheless like to highlight the following
points for 2009:
1) A new concept has been introduced for the Road World
Championships – the only event that brings together all the
groups that represent cycling at world level – which will favour:
• A comprehensible, visually appealing and dynamic
sporting event
• An event that is open to a broad spectrum of spectators
• A forward-looking, world level competition
• An event organised by the UCI for the cycling family
• An event that will generate financial revenues and good
publicity for the host territory
• A high standard of organisation based on respect for the
environment.
2) A comprehensive study of a new registration system
for UCI ProTeams and Professional Continental Teams has
been undertaken, and will lead to major changes in the registration and licensing procedure from 2011. Teams will be
evaluated according to four criteria: sports, ethics, finance
and administration.
3) A new, independent Commissaires’ Commission is in the
pipeline. The Commission will be responsible for assigning
Commissaires to events on the UCI calendars, in a completely independent manner and according to precise criteria,
evaluating the Commissaires’ qualifications and prescribing
additional training as necessary to maintain an optimal level
of refereeing at UCI events.
4) A new Technical Coordinator’s position has been created
within the Department. His role is to manage and supervise
all equipment-related technical issues across all disciplines,
in close cooperation with the Equipment Unit and the technical adviser. He is responsible for maintaining a balance
between technological development and observance of the
Lugano Charter, paying particular attention to compliance
with paragraph 1, Chapter III of the UCI Rules, in order to
avoid any deviations.
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ROAD
UCI ProTour CounciL | Ricardo Scheidecker, UCI ProTour Coordinator
prEsident
MR Vittorio Adorni (ITA)
MembERS
MR Rocco Cattaneo (SUI)Nominated by the UCI
MR Felice Gimondi (ITA)Nominated by the UCI
MR Miguel Indurain (ESP)Nominated by the UCII
MR Rudolf Scharping (GER)Nominated by the UCI
MR Hein Verbruggen (NED) Nominated by the UCI
MR Michael Hinz (GER)Representing the Organisers
MR Charly Mottet (FRA) Representing the Organisers
MR Jonathan Vaughters (USA)Representing the Teams
MR Roberto Amadio (ITA)Representing the Teams
MR Dario Cioni (ITA)Representing the Riders
MR Cédric Vasseur (FRA) Representing the Riders
Situation at 31st December 2009
The UCI ProTour Council replaced the Professional Cycling Commission and was delegated by the UCI Management
Committee to decide and validate all matters concerning the UCI ProTour.
In 2009, the UCI ProTour Department was no longer independent but became part of the Sport and Technical Department headed by Philippe Chevallier. The overall functioning was maintained, keeping quality, visibility, stability and
globalisation of professional cycling as its main goals.
To better achieve these goals, a project of reform started
• Skil-Shimano (NED) / SMS Cycling B.V. (Pro Continental Team)
during 2009, based on a new procedure of registration and
• Team Sky (GBR) / Tour Racing Limited (new team)
licence attribution for UCI ProTeams.
Registration and licence attribution procedures will take place
at the same time and licences will be delivered by the Licence
• Team Radio Shack (USA) / Bill Stapleton (new team)
Five licences were awarded by the Licence Commission, two
Commission supported by detailed evaluations.
teams were refused and one dropped its application.
Teams of the highest quality, respecting all criteria, will be
UCI ProTour races
awarded UCI ProTour licences, which will guarantee the high
At the end of 2009, the licences of three organisers expired,
standard of the UCI ProTour. A clear and important message
will also be given to the public: the assurance of seeing the
best riders and the best teams in the best races.
while the Tour Down Under organiser decided to request a
renewal before the end of its time under Article 2.15.178 of
the UCI Regulations.
UCI ProTeams
An organiser from Canada requested two licences for two one-
At the end of 2009, the licences of five teams expired and
day events, in Québec and Montreal, to be introduced into the
three new teams applied for a licence.
UCI World Calendar with UCI ProTour status from 2010.
The following teams/candidates have presented applications
In this context the organisers of the following races received a
to renew or obtain licences:
UCI ProTour licence for four years (2010-2013):
• Ag2r La Mondiale (FRA) / EUSRL France Cyclisme
• BBox Bouygues Télécom (FRA) / SA Vendée Cyclisme
• Cofidis, le crédit en ligne (FRA) / Cofidis Compétition
EUSRL
-- Tour de Romandie,
-- Tour of Flanders,
-- Amstel Gold Race,
• Lampre (ITA) / Bici Club Azzurro SRL
-- GP Cycliste Quebec and GP Cycliste Montreal,
• Team Milram (GER) / VeloCity GmbH
-- Tour Down Under.
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Wild card label
This project, started in 2008, was maintained in 2009. Thirteen
teams were granted the wild card label by the Licence Commission. Three teams were refused the label, and the files of
another three were judged inadmissible.
Decisions
• During UCI ProTour Council meetings in 2009, the
following decisions were taken in this order:
• Approval of Quick Step’s change of paying agent for 2010.
• Approval of the dates of Tour Down Under (19 to 24
January 2010).
• Approval of the principle of having two UCI ProTour
events in Canada from 2010.
• Approval of of an earlier date (March) for the Volta a
Catalunya.
• Approval of the rule 2.15.139, point 8, line f), which
enables a rider to terminate his contract with his team,
in case this last one doesn’t respect the requirements
of Article 2.16.069 bis (essential documents). This was a
proposal from the working group “rider-team relations”
of 17 March 2009.
• Approval of the changes to Articles 2.15.034 (licence
renewal) and 2.15.178 (licence duration).
• Approval of the change of material organiser of Vuelta
al País Vasco and Clasica Ciclista de San SebastianSan Sebastian.
• Approval of «Global Cycling Promotion» project.
• Approval of the dates of GP Cycliste Quebec and GP
Cycliste Montreal.
• Approval of the change of date of Gent-Wevelgem, as
proposed by the RLVB.
• Approval of the financial obligations presented for 2010.
• Approval of the UCI ProTour Budget for 2010.
• Approval of Articles 2.15.146 (licences request – events),
2.15.147 (licences request – events) and 2.15.151 (dates of
licences request – events).
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road commission | marc chovelon, sports coordinator - road
prEsident
MR Joop Atsma (NED)
MembERS
MR Sean Petty (USA)
MR Sean Kelly (IRL)
MR JOS SMETS (BEL)
MR Eddy Buchette (LUX)
reprEsentING THE ORGANISERS
MR JOHN LELANGUE (BEL) reprEsentING THE TEAMS
M. Cédric Vasseur (FRA)
reprEsentING THE RIDERS
SITUATION AT 1 JULY 2009
The UCI Sport and Technical Department is responsible for road cycling in the Elite Men’s, Under-23 Men’s, Elite Women’s,
Junior Men’s and Junior Women’s categories. It is involved in managing and developing the discipline, managing the sports
side of UCI events and coordinating with the UCI’s various partners. The Sport and Technical Department works closely with
the Road Commission, which met in Maastricht on 27 and 28 April 2009 and in Geneva on 27 and 28 August 2009.
1. Management and development of the sport
Calendars
The Sport and Technical Department manages the calendars
of the various UCI Continental Circuits: the UCI Africa Tour,
UCI America Tour, UCI Asia Tour, UCI Europe Tour, UCI Oceania
Tour, Elite Women’s, Junior Women’s and Junior Men’s.
The calendars are first studied by the Calendar working group,
which includes representatives of UCI teams, organisers,
athletes and members of the Road Commission, before being
analysed by the Road Commission prior to submission to the
UCI Management Committee for approval.
UCI Teams
The Sport and Technical Department manages the registration
of UCI road teams: UCI Professional Continental Teams, UCI
Continental Teams and UCI Women’s Teams.
In 2009 a new registration procedure was implemented in
Europe for UCI Continental and Women’s Teams, with an
obligatory bank guarantee and more strict registration criteria
to be applied by the National Federations. The UCI’s intention
is to establish more consistent standards across Women’s
and Continental Teams, which have their registration applications checked by their National Federations. The procedure
will be extended to all the other continents for 2010 and is
explained in a new registration manual, which was sent out to
the National Federations in 2009.
In 2009 the UCI was able to observe the efforts of several
National Federations to implement the new rules, and the
results in terms of the quality of applications for Continental
and Women’s Teams.
Rules
The UCI has updated the rules under chapters 2 and 9 following proposals submitted to the Road Commission by the
Calendar, Elite Women’s, Technical Rules and Security and
Rider-Team Relations working groups.
2. Management and Development of UCI events
Olympic Games
After informing the Road Commission, the Sport and Technical
Department studied and presented to the UCI Management
Committee the new qualification system for the 2012 Olympic
Games. One notable change is that places formerly awarded
at the “B” World Championships have been distributed among
the various Elite Continental Championships.
UCI World Championships
After informing the Road Commission, the Sport and Technical Department made a proposal to the UCI Management
Committee regarding the implementation of a new concept
for the Road World Championships, to be applied from 2012.
The World Championships will begin with a time trial for UCI
teams, followed by the traditional events for national teams
in the Elite Men’s and Women’s, Under-23 Men’s and Junior
Men’s and Women’s categories.
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The championships will take place over one week, so that they
will become a not-to-be-missed annual event for the entire
cycling family.
With the integration of the Juniors category from the 2011
World Championships, a proposal was put to the Management Committee to make it compulsory for Juniors to attend a
“youth conference” focusing on the themes of cycling-related
professions, training, the role of the UCI and the development
of the sport.
UCI Continental Championships
With the new qualification system for the Olympic Games,
participation in the Elite Continental Championships now
provides direct access to participation in the Games, which
should increase interest in these championships.
UCI Cups
At the recommendation of the Road Commission, the Tour
of Chongming Island, which takes place in China, has been
added to the UCI Women’s Road World Cup.
A seminar took place with all the organisers of the UCI Cups:
the UCI Women Road World Cup, UCI U23 Nations’ Cup and
the UCI Juniors Nations’ Cup. The aim of the event was to
meet organisers and to discuss issues related to the rules,
sporting aspects and organisational issues of the UCI Cup
circuits.
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National Federations and Confederations
results may be used, on the one hand, to evaluate events and,
on the other, to raise the standard of organisation for 2010.
Two conferences (UCI Africa Tour and UCI America Tour) were
Teams
organised alongside the 2009 Continental Championships.
Through its Continental Advisers, the UCI was able to inform
all the National Federations present about the current status
of the Continental Circuits and their future prospects.
A seminar was organised to help teams applying for the status of UCI Professional Continental Team and UCI ProTeam to
complete their applications for the 2010 season.
3. Relations with our different partners
Organisers
A new evaluation system for cycling races, based on the
“Guide to the Organisation of Road Events” and the UCI
rules, was applied in 2009. The UCI and the Calendar working
group now have a more comprehensive working tool whose
Riders
An additional level of evaluation of events was added in the
form of the new “riders’ reports” produced in cooperation with
the CPA, which should improve the standard of organisation.
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track commission | gilles peruzzi, sports coordinator-track
prEsident
MR MICHAEL TURTUR (AUS)
MembERS
MR GABRIEL CURUCHET (ARG)
MR ENRICO DELLA CASA (ITA)
MR PEDER PEDERSEN (DEN)
MR PATRICK SERCU (BEL)
MR YOSHINORI KURAMASU (JPN)
The Sport and Technical Department, in cooperation with the Track Commission, is responsible for developing the
discipline of track cycling and the UCI track regulations. With this in mind, it is currently working to make the articles
relating to track more readable.
Therefore, the following adjustments were made in 2009:
-- relaxation of the rule establishing the maximum number
of riders that a Federation may field at the UCI Elite Track
World Championships,
-- recognition of team sprint world records for men’s and
women’s teams on a 250 metre track, and for women’s
team pursuit over 3 kilometres, in view of developments
in the standard and typical length of new tracks being built
around the world,
-- removal of the 30-34 age group in the Masters category
for track, since riders in this age group mainly compete in
the Elite category.
Checking the compliance with the sports specifications of the
various velodromes in existence, under construction or in the
planning is an important activity for the Sport and Technical
Department which welcomes the growing number of major
projects that are currently under way or that have recently
been completed.
As a velodrome can host track events only if the track is
homologated by the UCI those who take the initiative for
building a new track should consult with the UCI when the
project is still on the drawing board in order to avoid expensive
alterations at a later stage.
2. Management and Development of UCI events
Olympic Games
Although very pleased with the success of the track events
at the last Olympic Games in Beijing, the UCI is nevertheless
perfectly aware that, unlike other cycling disciplines on the
programme, the image of track cycling suffered in the eyes of
the Olympic Movement because of the disparity between the
number of men’s and women’s events (7 and 3 respectively).
The UCI therefore proposed to the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) that two women’s events be added to the
track programme: team sprint and Keirin. This request was
unfortunately rejected by the IOC Executive Board at its
meeting in Berlin in August 2009, as were the requests from
a number of other International Federations which had also
asked for additional medals or quotas.
In its decision, the IOC nevertheless indicated that it was in
favour of adding the two women’s events to the track programme, but that this would only be possible on the condition
that they were counted within the limit of ten track titles currently on the programme.
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As the track discipline was entirely responsible for the position of cycling in the Olympic hierarchy (25th place) established
according to the distribution of male and female titles, the
Track Commission undertook a complete overhaul of the
programme as a matter of urgency. At its meeting of 25 September 2009 in Mendrisio, the UCI Management Committee
accepted the new Olympic track programme for the 2012
Games in London.
This new programme includes the following five events, for
both men and women:
Sprint
Team sprint
Keirin
Omnium (Flying lap, points race, elimination race, individual pursuit, scratch race, kilometre / 500 m time trial)
Team pursuit
The UCI was congratulated by the IOC on introducing this
programme, and special appreciation was expressed for the
efforts made to increase the participation of women and the
universality of the discipline.
World Championships
The 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were a
genuine success in terms of both quality and quantity, with
participation levels comparable, in terms of both the number
of nations represented and the number of riders, to the
2008 event.
We were also very pleased with the participation record set at
the 2009 UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Moscow
(RUS), where 36 nations were represented by no fewer than
272 riders. It is worth noting that the record number of twenty
participating teams in the men’s team pursuit points to a very
promising future for that event.
Continental Championships
With the disappearance of the “B” World Championships on
the track, the UCI is keen to promote the Continental Championships, and has already decided that they will play a major
role in the qualification system for the London Olympic Games
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
The final two of the five legs of the 2008-2009 season proved
extremely popular with both national and professional teams.
With rising participation levels (48 teams and more than 200
riders) the 2008-2009 post-Olympic season ended on a very
successful note. The majority of riders who won this season’s
World Cup also performed brilliantly in the 2009 World Championships, most of them gaining podium places.
The first three of the four legs that comprise the 2009-2010
UCI Track Cycling World Cup have also ended on the same
positive note.
3. Relations with our different partners
A group of representatives of the Continental Confederations
took part in a workshop on 25 March 2009 in Pruszków, alongside the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The meeting
was convened to discuss a number of subjects: revisions to
the points scale for the UCI individual rankings for track, the
qualification system for the London Olympic Games, track
teams and the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics. The
workshop was very well received and proved extremely constructive. The topics discussed were subsequently revisited
by the Track Commission at its meeting of 30 March 2009,
which led to concrete proposals being submitted to the
Management Committee.
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chantale philie, para-cycling coordinator
prEsident
MR Louis Barbeau (CAN)
MembERS
MS CATHERINE GASTOU (FRA)
MR CRAIG GRIFFIN (USA)
MR LUKAS WEBER (SUI)
The development of para-cycling within the UCI is going very well. A number of adjustments were made in 2009 with
the aim of standardising the discipline within the existing UCI structure, respecting the requirements of the International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) and promoting a coherent development of the various structures.
2009 was marked by the implementation of a new classification system, which will from now on enable athletes to
be classified according to their cycling abilities rather than
according to their impairment. It is a fairer system that promotes the evolution and expansion of all the divisions. The
Para-cycling Commission and the team of classifiers have
devoted a great deal of time and energy to finalising the new
classification system, training current classifiers and revising
the status of hundreds of athletes to ensure that the 2010
system could begin without any hitches. The new classification should be up and running for the start of the qualification
period for the London Paralympic Games in 2012.
Integration within the National Cycling Federations continues. Emerging nations are finding out more about the
discipline and the major cycling countries have signed their
integration agreements.
Thanks to a third training session for International Commissaires that took place in Niamey, Niger, alongside an international P1 event, we now have International Commissaires
from each of the continents.
2. Management and development of UCI events
It proved necessary to make a number of changes to the
structure of para-cycling events. For the first time, a calendar
of races was created in classes P2 and P1. International
para-cycling Commissaires supervised each of the P1 races.
This first experience enabled us to develop contacts with
the organisers and put us in possession of all the race data.
We were also able to identify points that could be improved
in the future to better equip the organisers. The presence
of Commissaires also allowed us to standardise the results
management and to integrate para-cycling into the UCI rankings compiled by Infostrada. The first Road World Cup series
was assigned to France, Spain and Canada.
Following the organisers’ decision to cancel the 2009 UCI
Para-cycling World Championships in Seville (Spain), the
Para-cycling Commission took the opportunity to conduct a
comprehensive review of the structure of the World Championships. The event has now been split into two parts: road
and track. The UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
were successfully hosted in Bogogno in Italy, and the
track event in Manchester, Great Britain, by the respective
National Federations. Both these events registered record
participation levels and the standard of organisation was
unprecedented.
Also in 2009, places and medal events for the Paralympic
Games were revised with a view to the 2012 event in London. Para-cycling obtained six additional medals, increasing
the total from 44 to 50, and 37 additional places, bringing the
total to 225 places. This increase was a result of our sport
attracting an increasing number of women and more heavily
impaired athletes.
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3. Relations with partners
In line with tradition, an international forum was organised
alongside the Para-cycling Road World Championships in
Italy. This important meeting provided an opportunity for an
exchange of views with the National Federations present,
and also an update on the recent changes. The new classifications, the solidarity project, the revised rules and the
creation of the UCI World Cup were among the subjects
discussed at the meeting
The UCI’s presence and involvement in IPC activities is also
an integral part of the development of good relations with
our partners. The UCI was therefore present at the Sports
Council meeting, which brings together representatives of
all the sports, and at the General Assembly.
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Commissaires
Virginie vannay, commissaires coordinator
1. Assignments
The Road and Technical Department has been involved in assigning International Commissaires to all the events on the
International Calendar (across all disciplines), monitoring their activities and evaluating the designated Commissaires.
2. Workshops / Refresher courses
In order to ensure a high level of competence, the following
workshops and refresher courses were organised:
-- Equipment workshops for UCI International road Commissaires, 14 February 2009, Aigle.
-- Workshop for UCI International road Commissaires on the
American continent in Aguascalientes, Mexico, alongside
the Pan-American Continental Championships. This
workshop unfortunately had to be cancelled at the last
minute because of the H1N1 influenza epidemic.
-- UCI International cyclo-cross Commissaires, 3-4 July 2009,
Aigle.
-- Workshop for UCI International road Commissaires in Asia
and Oceania, held in Jakarta, Malaysia, 11-12 August 2009
alongside the Asian Continental Championships.
-- Workshop for Track Starters, 14-15 August in Moscow,
alongside the Juniors World Championships.
-- Workshop for UCI indoor International Commissaires in
Frankfurt, 12-13 December 2009.
3. International Commissaires’ courses
-- International Para-cycling Commissaires’ courses
Five UCI International road and track Commissaires took a
theory course to become International para-cycling Commissaires. The training course was organised in Niamey, Niger,
from 26 to 30 May 2009, alongside the African Para-cycling
Championships.
The candidates must now pass a practical evaluation in the
field to validate their skills.
-- Courses for UCI road and track International Commissaires
Following the courses for UCI road and track International
Commissaires that took place in Aigle in November 2008, the
following practical evaluation sessions were organised:
• 19 practical evaluations for road – 18 passes and 1 fail,
• 10 practical evaluations for track – 10 passes.
4. Development of the refereeing body
The situation of the refereeing body in 2009 may be summed
up as follows:
-- There is a very large number of international commissaires,
-- They have a very wide range of skill levels.
Despite the fact that, since 2004, the training of Commissaires
has been consolidated by the implementation of strict selection criteria for new trainees, it is now important to maintain a
uniform level of competence across the entire refereeing body.
Indeed, Commissaires play a crucial role at international
cycling events, and their importance has continued to grow in
recent years. The Commissaire is the only UCI representative
at international events and, because of this, the appointment,
recruitment, training and evaluation of commissaires is a priority for the Road and Technical Department.
In order to meet these requirements it has been decided to propose the creation of an independent Commissaires’ Commission, whose task will be to assign UCI International Commissaires and monitor their performance. This new body will also
work with the group of UCI commissaire instructors, to update
teaching materials and devise training programmes / modules
for commissaires. The creation of this new Commission will
be proposed to the UCI Management Committee in 2010.
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Equipment
georges-emmanuel denjean, technical coordinator
Throughout the year, the UCI provided its expertise and support both internally and to external partners on matters
relating to equipment. Activities included tasks connected with the technical rules, finding solutions to situations
encountered out in the field, improving procedures and carrying out specific analyses.
The Equipment Unit is responsible for monitoring, the report
“Technology and the sport of cycling” , in support with the
Road Commission.
In 2009 we continued to carry out technical and technological monitoring, collecting technical information and following
up technological developments that have a bearing on the
sport of cycling. This activity enables us to stay on top of
technological innovations and anticipate their introduction into
competition, while respecting the guidelines defined in the
Lugano Charter and confirmed by the UCI President at the
Management Committee meeting in September 2009. Relations with manufacturers, teams and National Federations
were strengthened, and the exchange of information with
International Commissaires has been improved. The aim is to
improve communication, provide more complete information
and ensure consistent governance of events. On 1 November
2009, the UCI created the position of Technical Coordinator,
to take charge of coordination with the various stakeholders
involved in equipment.
The implementation and enforcement of technical rules out
in the field requires constant vigilance. The Equipment Unit
is involved in training Commissaires with a view to improving
their expertise in equipment, and improving communication
with manufacturers. Thus in June 2009 the UCI published the
first “Technical Regulations for Bicycles: A Practical Guide to
Implementation”. T
his guide, which illustrates and accompanies the rules, was drafted in cooperation with manufacturers,
teams and International Commissaires. A number of working
documents (checklists, equipment report forms, etc.) have
also been created to help the Commissaires in their supervisory duties, along with a question-and-answer document.
Some problems were encountered in 2009, but the major
deviations we saw in 2008, particularly as far as time trial
equipment was concerned, have been corrected. Measures
have also been taken to improve the quality of checks carried
out in competition and to improve communication between the
UCI and the various other actors involved in the technical field.
As well as meeting manufacturers and team managers and
responding to questions on technical issues from National Federations and journalists, the Equipment Unit also responded to
external requests from the International Olympic Committee,
other sports associations and academic conferences, in order
to exchange information along the theme of the role of technology in sport.
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Report from Marketing and Events Director
Gerrit Middag, marketing and events director
I recall from the 2008 annual report the words of the Director General Mr Jean-Pierre Strebel, who stressed the importance
of the support of:
A) institutional partners,
B) sponsors,
C) public authorities,
D) media.
The objective that we set ourselves in 2009 was to review
our strategy in terms of what the Director General told us
by forging closer links with institutional partners and public
authorities.
We can see that the sponsors who remain very faithful to
cycling in general and to the UCI in particular (for example:
Shimano, Tissot, Swatch, Santini, Skoda, Safety Jogger/
Patrick and Egidio) give a very solid basis to UCI events
(World Cups and World Championships), but it is above all
institutional partners and public authorities who are showing
a high potential for the growth of UCI events on a global scale.
Events
The World Cups as they were in 2009 (Mountain Bike, Track
Cycling, BMX, Women’s Road / U23 / Juniors and Trials) were
all very successful in sporting terms but not in terms of
finance or marketing. The end of 2009 has therefore been
used to analyse all aspects and to propose any changes or
adaptations for 2010, 2011 and the following years.
Details of the various UCI World Cups are given in the disciplines report.
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UCI World Championships
They all went ahead well in 2009. The showcase event is still
the UCI Road World Championships. The 2012 Road World
Championships were awarded to the province of Limbourg
(Netherlands) with a new formula and new format. The addition of a team time-trial in the World Championships (men
and women) will bring added value to the event.
In terms of communications, the first steps were taken to
involve social media (Facebook, Twitter) in UCI events. New
sponsors emerged in this field, such as ‘Mobile Fan TV’ and
‘Sufferfest’ (digital training programme).
Following the renewal of the Marketing staff, a new strategy
was also introduced for ‘Media / TV’ sponsorships. A more
modern and suitable approach was implemented to give
a boost to the lesser known disciplines (which therefore
receive less coverage) with the creation of the ‘UCI Sport
Hub’ on YouTube and the search for new partnerships in new
markets (for example in Russia) for all disciplines.
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MOUNTAIN BIKE
Mountain bike commission | peter van den abeele, Off-Road disciplines Manager
prEsident
MR DaVID LAPPARTIENT (FRA)
MembERS
MR Simon Burney (GBR)
MR Brian Jolly (CAN)
MR Greg Minaar (RSA)
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
The UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were held on the Oceania Continent, in Canberra (AUS), and the UCI
Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Graz (AUT). In Canberra, 575 riders (321 for XCO, 134 for DHI, 44 for
4X and 76 for the team relay), from 40 countries and 5 continents participated in the championships. Medals were won
by 15 different nations. This represented a lower participation then the year before in Val di Sole (ITA), with 807 riders,
but more than the 2006 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships hosted by Roturua (NZL) where 539 riders from 38
countries participated.
The cross-country race was held on a short and technical track with a double feed/technical assistance zone and
delivered excellent race action. The number of TV viewers increased in comparison with the previous editions. In 2009,
34 million viewers watched the images of the World Championships, compared with 9.42 million viewers in 2008, 18.75
million viewers in 2007 and 35 million viewers in 2006. In Graz, 130 men and 54 women from 34 nations participated in
the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships. A popular mass event took place at the same time.
2009 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
For the third year, support from Nissan, the main title sponsor of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, meant that the UCI
was able to appoint a company to produce highlights for each
event of the series. This also made onsite production possible,
with images being broadcast on a giant screen. These aspects
reflect the vision of the Commission with regards to the
courses (with short and dynamic courses, the production will
be less expensive). The Commission judges that the diffusion
of the images should be improved.
There were eight races for each of the 3 formats: Cross-country Olympic (XCO), Downhill (DHI) and Four Cross (4X). Four
triple events (XCO, DHI, 4X) took place in Pietermaritzburg
(RSA), Mont-Saint-Anne (CAN), Bromont (CAN) and Schladming (AUT). Four XCO events took place in Offenburg (GER),
Houffalize (BEL), Madrid (ESP) and Champéry (SUI). Four DHI
and 4X events took place in La Bresse (FRA), Vallnord (AND)
Fort-William (GBR) and Maribor (SLO).
The cross-country event in Offenburg enjoyed excellent participation (219 Men and 93 Women) as did the downhill event
in Schladming (211 Men and 34 Women)
In general, participation still needs to be developed in the
Women’s category at downhill and 4X competitions.
In total, 4’458 riders representing 54 nations participated in
the UCI World Cup series across all categories.
Mountain Bike Continental Championships
Continental Championships were held on all five continents
which is primordial for the globalisation of the discipline.
The UCI appoints a Technical Delegate to ensure excellent
development.
UCI Mountain Bike International Calendar
In all formats, 429 events were registered on the International
Calendar (234 for cross-country Olympic, 100 for downhill, 37
for 4X and 58 for cross-country marathon). The events on the
UCI MTB International Calendar were organised on the 5 different continents. 55 nations organised events in 2009.
This represents a record number of events. The number
of registrations was up slightly compared with previous years
(392 events in 2008, 385 events in 2007 and 370 events
in 2006).
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UCI MTB Teams
Once again the registration of the UCI MTB Teams was a success, with 107 teams registered. A record number was also
achieved here. In 2009, 90 teams were registered.
A meeting with the Gravity teams was organised in Canberra
(AUS) during the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.
At the end of the year a conference call was held with the
newly- composed MTB Commission.
Regulations
Masters
Minor changes were made to the 2008 regulations.
The UCI Masters Mountain Bike World Championships were
organised in Pra Loup (FRA).
MTB Commission Meetings
The MTB Commission met several times in 2009. The first
meeting took place in Geneva (SUI) at the beginning of the
year and the second took place in Madrid (ESP) at the end of
May. In Madrid, a round table discussion was also organised
with some of the UCI MTB Teams, focused on cross-country.
The mountain bike discipline is entering a stage of maturity; in
the future, we must find new ways to make it more attractive
for the riders, teams, public and organisers.
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BMX
BMX Commission | johan lindström, gravity coordinator
prEsident
MR Abe Schneider (AUS)
MembERS
MR BAS DE BEVER (NED)
Mr mike king (USA)
MR GERMAN MEDINA (COL)
MR ROGER RINDERKNECHT (SUI)
In the wake of the successful inclusion of BMX in the 2008 Olympic Games, BMX enjoyed increased media and TV interest in 2009. The UCI BMX World Championships were held in Adelaide, Australia, and were one of the most attended
BMX World Championships ever. Over several days more than 2,300 athletes aged from 8 to 55 competed, making it a
truly mass participation event.
The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup presented by Swatch
has confirmed its position as the premiere BMX series in the
world. For the first time ever, the BMX Supercross World Cup
was organised on the African continent, with round 3 being
held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. In addition, the action-
The UCI has been determined to create a strong product
with the BMX Supercross World Cup, focusing on the event
production and the “show” value. Not only is the sport showcased at the very highest level, but everything surrounding
the event, such as music, announcers and entertainment, is
packed series visited Copenhagen (DEN), Chula Vista (USA)
and Fréjus (FRA).
coordinated in detail. The UCI has managed to create a truly
unique event.
In line with the UCI’s strong commitment to increase TV audiences for BMX, it was the first time that all the BMX Supercross World Cup events were broadcast live in Pan-Europe
(Eurosport). In addition, there was web streaming on www.
freecaster.tv. The encouraging viewing figures (over 500,000
downloaded views) make it clear that youth oriented sports
have a great following for online live broadcasts.
All these activities have been supported by the UCI BMX
Commission, which saw newly appointed commission members in Bas de Bever (NED), Mike King (USA) and German
Medina (COL) together with Roger Rinderknecht (SUI) and
Commission President Abe Schneider (AUS).
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CYCLO-CROSS
Cyclo-cross commission | peter van den abeele, Off-Road disciplines Manager
prEsident
MR BRIAN COOKSON (GBR)
MembERS
MR GEOFF PROCTOR (USA)
MR SIMON BURNEY (GBR)
MR SVEN NYS (BEL)
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Last year’s record number of 24 participating National Federations was achieved again at the 2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World
Championships in Tabor (CZE). The number of participants was higher than last year. At the 2010 Worlds in Tabor, 229
riders participated, in comparison with 214 participants at the 2009 Worlds in Hoogerheide.
The increase of participants in the Men Juniors category is
remarkable: 63 compared to 51 in Hoogerheide. We also
noted a considerable increase in the Women’s category, with
44 participants representing 16 nations compared to 38 participants and 12 nations in Hoogerheide.
The TV Exposure of the 2009/2010 UCI World Cup increased
compared to the previous season. The broadcasting time
increased significantly (more than 250%). The cumulated audience decreased slightly by 6%, to 42.20 million.
The TV exposure (broadcasting time) of the UCI Cyclo-cross
World Championships increased by 25% compared with the
previous year. The cumulated audience was 17 million viewers.
UCI International Calendar
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
Nine events were organised for the Men Elite in 6 different
countries, of which 3 in Belgium, 2 in France, 1 in the Czech
Republic, 1 in Spain, 1 in Italy and 1 in the Netherlands.
For the women, seven events were organised in 4 different
countries, of which 3 in Belgium, 2 in France, 1 in Italy and 1
in the Netherlands.
Five events were organised for the youth, Men Under 23 and
Men Juniors, in 4 different countries, of which 2 in Belgium, 1
in France, 1 in Italy and 1 in the Netherlands.
In total, 21 nations (1314 participants) took part in the 20092010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup compared to 18 nations (1145
participations) the previous season.
Racing was exciting through to the final round at Hoogerheide
(NED). In almost all categories the final round was decisive for
the overall World Cup title.
Thanks go to the two main sponsors of the series, Safety
Jogger and Shimano for their increased activity and support. All Elite Men events were produced and broadcast live
on television.
A record number of 140 events were registered on the 20102011 UCI International cyclo-cross Calendar (8 World Cups,
27 Class 1 events and 105 Class 2 events). No fewer than
30 events were organised in the US. Furthermore, a record
number of 80 Women’s events were registered, compared to
69 the previous season, which reflects the development of
women’s cycling
Meetings
The newly-composed Cyclo-cross Commission met three
times during the 2009-2010 season. The first time in Nommay
(FRA) during the UCI World Cup, the second time in Tabor
(CZE) during the UCI World Championships and the third time
in Brussels (BEL) at the end of the season for the debriefing
of the 2009-2010 season.
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TRIALs
trials commission | johan lindström, gravity coordinator
prEsident
MR Peter Fisch (SUI)
MembERS
M. Daniel Parramon (ESP)
M. Kenny Belaey (BEL)RIDERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
The trials discipline continues to grow steadily, with an increasing number of participants at World Championships and
World Cups. The Trials World Championships (in conjunction with Mountain Bike) was held in Canberra, Australia, with
97 competitors from 17 nations participating.
The Trials World Cup was held over 5 rounds in RipollCatalunya (ESP), Heubach (GER), St François Longchamp
(FRA), Knokke (BEL) and in Rotorua (NZL), which hosted the
rulebook (introduced in January 2009) follows the structure
of other disciplines.
first finals ever to be held outside Europe. An average of 120
competitors from 20 nations participated in each round of
the UCI Trials World Cup.
In the last few years, the trials discipline has been undergoing a revival with new influences from freestyle and urban
trials. The UCI Trials Commission is determined to further
improve the exposure of this discipline, where new bold
plans are being made to accommodate these types of trials.
The UCI Trials Commission has played an important role
in the development of the trials discipline, and the revised
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indoor cycling 2009
indoor cycling commission | anne-laure favre, indoor cycling coordinator
prEsident
MR Willy Bondue (BEL)
MembERS
MR Paul Cabourg (FRA)
MR Hartmut Kimmerle (GER)
MR Yoshiyuki Taenaka (JPN)
The Indoor Cycling Commission met in autumn 2009. The UCI World Championships, the UCI World Cup and the Continental Championships are the cornerstones of the discipline. The World Championships were held in Tavira (Portugal),
whereas the European Championships were held in Heerlen (the Netherlands) and the Asian Championships took place
in Hong Kong (China).
The UCI Cycle-ball World Cup Final organised in Chemnitz
(Germany) was once again won by the Swiss. The team, based
in Altdorf, enjoyed a very successful World Cup campaign.
Legs took place in Germany, Japan, Switzerland and the Czech
Republic. 32 teams from 12 different nations competed.
As well as the World Cup, the World Championship title went
to another Swiss team, from Winterthur. Germany and Austria
took respectively the silver and bronze medals. Despite having little experience staging high level indoor cycling events,
the organisers in Tavira hosted a very successful and wellorganised World Championships.
The goal to have 15 nations participating in the European
Juniors Championship was achieved. At the Asian Championships, the level of artistic cycling rose to the level seen in
Europe. This was confirmed when a medal was won for the
first time by an Asian participant in the men’s single artistic
cycling competition at the World Championships. The first
two places went to Germany but position three and four were
taken by participants from Macau and Hong Kong (China).
The domination of Germany in artistic cycling continues: all
titles went to representatives of the German Federation.
The annual updates for cycle-ball and artistic cycling International Commissaires took place at the sports school of Frankfurt (Germany) in December. Audio visual means were used,
allowing the course participants to analyse certain faults using
slow motion pictures.
After 10 years, cycle-ball rules require some updates. A working group has been established to propose improvements.
The UCI World Championships are planned for the coming
years: Stuttgart will host the Worlds in 2010, followed by
Kagoshima (Japan) in 2011. Aschaffenburg (Germany), Switzerland and the Czech Republic are candidates for the years
to come.
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Cycling for All 2009
Cycling for All commission | andrea marcellini, cycling for all coordinator
prEsident
MR David Lappartient (FRA)
MembERS
MR Andy Cook (GBR)
MR Roger Bordeau (FRA)
MR Roberto Iglesias (ESP)
Situation as of 30 December 2009
The launching of ReCycling was one of the most important accomplishments in the field cycling for all in 2009. The
project got underway in 2008 with the aim of bringing the UCI in line with the three-pillar concept of the Olympic Movement, where the “environment” features alongside “sport” and “culture”. ReCycling offers guidelines to organizers of
cycling events regarding sustainable development. The project received strong support from the IOC Sport and Environment Commission, as well as from the AISTS (International Academy of Sport Science and Technology). Organizers of
cycling events also made valuable contributions by sharing some best practices that are cited in the guide.
Cycling is not only a sport, but also a clean and healthy means
of transport. Therefore our relationship with organizations that
are active in this area has been strengthened. Cities, Non
Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and local clubs have
been considerably involved in the cycling cause, and the UCI
undertakes to support their efforts.
Collaboration with National Federations was a strong feature
of 2009. Joint efforts have resulted in a full and varied cycling
for all calendar. Over the past years, the number of participants in cycling for all events has constantly increased. Some
developing countries have also taken a step forward with their
cycling for all programs while others have required guidance
to implement such programs.
Some new relationships were established in 2009, for example between the UCI and Peace and Sport. The organization,
based in Monaco, has several projects in Africa, Asia and South
America. Cycling is likely to be included in these projects. The
UCI President Mr Pat McQuaid attended the Peace and Sport
seminar in December and stated the UCI’s willingness to
advance in humanitarian projects.
The Cycling for All Commission continued to facilitate the
exchange of information between the UCI and its partners,
giving advice and proposing ideas and goals for the coming
years. One of their proposals, already being enforced in 2010,
is the merger of all Masters disciplines under the cycling for all
umbrella. The proposal was brought to the UCI Management
Committee meeting in January 2010 and was accepted.
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Communication Services
Julien Stauffer, Communication Services Manager
The UCI’s Communication Service is mainly active in the following areas: managing relations with the media, putting
together publications, managing the websites, and the definition and application of the institution’s visual identity
(including events). As a general rule, the Service lends its expertise daily to the Presidency and to the UCI Departments.
All its activities are part of a carefully drawn-up communications strategy.
Media Relations
In 2009, the Service wrote and sent out – to some 700 contacts included in the regularly updated database – 73 press
releases. Among these were the UCI World Ranking updates
distributed each Monday – at 2pm – following the end of the
World Calendar events. This new initiative has enhanced the
comprehension and visibility of the World Calendar. The Service also prepared and organised the following press conferences (logistics, invitations, speeches and other documents):
• January 8th in Geneva: presentation of the UCI World
Calendar (with P. McQuaid, P. Chevallier and A. Rumpf);
• March 6th in Paris: presentation of the collaboration
agreement with the AFLD for Paris-Nice (with P.
McQuaid, M. Zorzoli and P. Bordry);
• June 10th in Paris: presentation of the collaboration
agreement with the AFLD for the Tour de France (with P.
McQuaid and P. Bordry);
• 25th September in Mendrisio: presentation of the “True
Champion of Cheat?” programme (with P. McQuaid and
A. Gripper);
• 26th September in Mendrisio: traditional meeting
between the President and the press during the Road
World Championships
As well as his role as UCI spokesman, which implies regular
contact with journalists, the Chief Press Officer managed the
President’s diary for interview requests (printed press and
radio-television) in Aigle or during his travels to events. Writing
official messages in the name of the President and the followthrough of all the activities in the press sector connected with
the different World Championships (reconnaissance visits
to the sites, managing the accreditations – around 2,000 in
total -, and responsibility for the service during the events)
complete the range of tasks undertaken by the UCI’s Chief
Press Officer.
Publications
As is the case every year, the Service took charge of or contributed to the production of numerous documents. As well
as the regular publications such as “Velo World” or the “UCI
Official News Bulletin”, the Service produced the following
publications:
• an Annual Report with an entirely re-looked formula
(content and design) which was very well received,
• a brochure entitled “Organising the UCI Road World
Championships. A popular event and international media
success” with the aim of promoting the leading event
on the UCI International Calendar in the eyes of potential
organisers,
• a manual entitled “ReCycling, the UCI Environmental
Guidebook for the organization of greener cycling events”
produced as part of the UCI’s efforts towards durable
development,
• the first editions of the “2010 Singapore Youth Olympic
Games Newsletter”,
• a book of photographs of the events on the 2009 UCI
World Calendar and the Mendrisio UCI Road World
Championships, entitled “2009 Cycling Yearbook”, in
collaboration with R. Bettini and G. Watson.
Websites
The UCI websites, of which www.uci.ch is the leader, will
undergo a total overhaul as 2011 approaches. In the meantime,
the sites, which are updated daily, did not undergo any major
changes in 2009. However, worthy of note were the revisions
of the anti-doping section of www.uci.ch and of www.uciprotour.com, an improved integration of the results produced by
our service provider Infostrada and the new pages dedicated
to the Youth Olympic Games.
The number of people consulting the www.uci.ch website
progressed by almost 45% from 2008 to 2009.
Visual identity
The Service not only worked on the visual identity of the new
UCI publications but it was also very active at events. Worthy
of mention is the definition of the new visual identity for the
Road World Championships (in force from 2012), of the Paracycling World Cup (first edition in 2010) and the Juniors Track
World Championships (from 2010); the creation of trophies
for the winner of the UCI World Ranking and the update of
numerous graphic guidelines (World Championships and
World Cups, distinctive jerseys).
The Service also worked on:
• The design for the accreditations for the 2010 World
Championships in all disciplines (modifications were
made to facilitate the checking of accreditations on site),
• The creation of a visual identity for “Global Cycling
Promotion SA”.
Looking ahead
In 2009, the Service began a thorough review of the improvements that could be brought about as from 2010 with regards
communication. Notably, it started working on a plan aiming
to improve the image of cycling. The overhaul of the websites
mentioned above and the publication of a new institutional
brochure (produced in June 2010) are part of this plan..
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Legal Department
Ottilie Morand, Manager OF Legal Department
The role of the UCI Legal Department is manifold. It is responsible for drawing up all types of contracts, managing and
monitoring UCI intellectual property as well as drawing up the UCI Constitution and Regulations. In addition, it also
manages legal proceedings vis-à-vis the various bodies, in close co-operation with external lawyers, in particular with
the UCI’s Legal Adviser. Furthermore, the Legal Department is clerk to various commissions and committees. Lastly, it
provides legal advice to the management and various departments internally, as well as to the various major stakeholders
in cycling, externally.
2009 was a year of intense activity for certain commissions
for which the Legal Department acted as a clerk.
Commissions and Panels
The Disciplinary Commission dealt with seven cases in 2009.
As its name implies, its main competence is to sanction
infringements against the UCI Constitution and Regulations,
committed by people or bodies which are subject to it. In particular, this includes teams and their licence holder members,
namely riders, team managers, managers, etc.
Alongside the Disciplinary Commission, the CUPT Arbitration
Panel deals with the disputes betweens the various parties
in professional road cycling. This often concerns disputes
between teams and their members. They are dealt with by a
panel of three members of this body, who are appointed from
a list of arbiters comprising of around thirty people.
in the simplification and clarification of the role of the various
internal bodies. Consequently, the competences of the CUPT
Arbitration Panel were widened: this panel no longer deals
solely with cases related to road cycling but also disputes
concerning all disciplines. It therefore changed its name and
is now known as: the Arbitration Panel. On the other hand,
the competences of the Disciplinary Commission have been
focused on its purely disciplinary role. Furthermore, following
a decision by the UCI Congress, the Appeals Board has been
abolished in favour of a possibility of appeal with the CAS.
The new rule came into force on 1st January 2010.
Contracts and intellectual property
In 2009, six cases were dealt with by this Arbitration Panel.
With regard to the commercial side, the focus has been put
on licence contracts for media rights, as well as on contracts
for the organisation of UCI events, such as UCI World Championships and World Cups.
This commission is made up of four members, including a
President. In 2009, the Licences Commission awarded 12 UCI
ProTour licences and 13 wild cards, and two requests were
submitted to it to withdraw licences.
Finally, the Legal Department took additional measures to
protect UCI’s intellectual property rights, especially with the
renewal and extension of its portfolio of brands and the conclusion of licence contracts.
Reform of the rules and discipline procedure
During 2009, the Legal Department drew up a reform of the
“Discipline and Procedures” section corresponding to part 12
of the UCI Constitution and Regulations. This reform resulted
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Maud Paggy, Human resources (hR) Manager
The HR Department offered its expertise and support to the General Management and other departments and services
throughout the year, within the framework of the restructuring that began in early 2009.
Priorities and activities in 2009
The priorities in 2009 concerned the following areas: review of
strategic orientations, planning human resources, reduction of
personnel, redrafting personnel regulations, reorganising the
structure and appointment of Directors, review of job descriptions, improving human resource services and encouraging
dialogue between the personnel and Management on developing human resource policies.
2009
Resignations/redundancies Transfers -> WCC/CADF/GCP
Appointments
Men
5
7
6
Women
8
7
5
Total
13
14
11
Number of UCI staff
Trend of full-time equivalent posts
Number of UCI staff
Trend in staff level 2009
Reduction of staff levels
The efforts made in 2009 allowed the UCI’s staff levels to be
reduced by 19.75%. The figures for departures and appointments are shown below:
01.01.2009
31.12.2009
01.01.2009
31.12.2009
 Part-time employees (50% or more)
 Full-time employees (100%)
Reorganisation of the structure and appointment of three Directors
UCI Departments and Services were reorganised and Directors promoted to head the three UCI Departments. The UCI administration is the responsibility of the Director General who, under the authority of the President, carries out management tasks with the
assistance of the said directors. These persons head their departments and are responsible for matters in their respective sectors
(sport, technical, marketing, events, administration). The UCI structure is now as follows:
Presidency
Director General’s Office
Management Office
Sports and Technical
Marketing, Events and
Administration
Department
Off-Road Department
Department
Human Resources
Communications
Legal
CC and NF Relations
Department
Department
Department
Department
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UCI Human Resources at 31.12.2009
The success of the UCI is dependent on the knowledge, skill and competence of its employees. As an international organisation,
the UCI respects diversity in its staff. At present, 52% of posts are occupied by women, 16 nationalities are represented and the
average employee age is just over 37.
Distribution men / women
 Women 52%
International distribution
 Men 48%
 Europe 29%  Outside Europe 9%  Switzerland 62%
Nombres de collaborateurs UCI
Age distribution
United Kingdom
Greece
Ireland
Czech Republic
United
Kingdom
Romania
Austria
England
Latvia
Yugoslavia
Austria
Denmark
Greece
Germany
Russia
England
> 20 yrs
21-25 yrs
26-30 yrs
31-35 yrs
36-40 yrs
41-45 yrs
46-50 yrs
51-55 yrs
56-60 yrs
61-65 yrs
Lithuania
Norway
Scotland
Estonia
Netherlands
Lithuania
Norway
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Average age: 37.1 ans
Poland
Ireland
Bulgaria
Czech
Republic
Latvia
Sweden
Yugoslavia
Iceland
Belgium
Scotland
USA
Estonia
Hungary
Denmark
Russia
Ukraine
Bosnia
and Herzegovina
Switzerland
Netherlands
Finland
Ireland
France
Romania
Italy
Germany
United Kingdom
Greece
Austria
England
Romania
16 nationalities represented:
Poland
Turkey
Bulgaria
Jordan
Sweden
Syria
Italy
Peru
Hungary
Bolivia
Iceland
Yemen
Ukraine
Santa Cruz
Ireland
Czech Republic
Bosnia and Chile
Herzegovina
England
Norway
Turkey
Australia
Australia
Lithuania
New
Zealand
Jordan
Syria
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
Thailand
Yemen
Greece
Germany
Canada
France
Tanzania
Canada
Poland
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Yugoslavia
Latvia
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Greece
Russia
Yugoslavia
United
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Peru
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Cameroon
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England
Norway
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Lithuania
Iceland
Germany
Ukraine
Latvia
Belgium
Bulgaria
Syria
Yemen
Denmark
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bolivia
Santa Cruz
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Jordan
Romania
Poland
Ireland
Germany
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Latvia
Sweden
Cameroon
South Korea
Haiti
Greenland
Armenia
Gambia
Russia
Switzerland
Netherlands
Costa Rica
Finland
Iceland
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Belgium
Poland
France
Romania
Bulgaria
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Germany
Pakistan
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Sweden
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CYCLING ANTI-DOPING FOUNDATION
and uci anti-doping service
UCI anti-doping commission | FRANCESCA ROSSI, “CYCLING ANTI-DOPING FOUNDATION” and anti-doping service director
prEsident
MR George ruijsch Van Dugteren (RSA)
MembERS
MR Peter Hemmersbach (GER)
MR Chris Jarvis (GBR/CAN)
MR Joseph De Pencier (CAN)
SITUATION AT 1 MAY 2009
Throughout 2009, the UCI’s anti-doping programme focused on the four following aspects:
1. Tests
2. Sanctions for violations of the Anti-Doping Rules
3. Training
4. Stakeholders engagement
5. Biological Passport
The highlight of the year was the implementation of the biological passport. The biological passport is a comprehensive
programme designed specifically to meet the problem of the persistence, both real and perceived, of doping in Men’s
Professional Road Cycling. It will be broached in further detail later on in this report.
2009 was a continuation of the work begun in 2008 and the
beginning of the biological passport. A lot was learned in
2008, and in 2009 this tool was able to be used.
The Anti-Doping Commission met twice in 2009. The first
meeting was held in Lausanne on 22-23 April, and the
second in Brussels on 7 December. At these meetings, the
Commission gave its strategic contribution to the UCI antidoping programme. Important matters were discussed by
telephone and by email throughout the entire year.
1. TESTS
15,699 anti-doping tests were carried out in 2009, amounting to an increase of 19% compared to 2008.
The increase in the volume and percentage of out-ofcompetition controls is significant and is the result of the
increase of testing capacity on site and the wish to increase
out-of-competition tests. The 9,031 out-of-competition tests
carried out in 2009 amount to 60% of the total number of
tests. More than 80% of out-of-competition urine tests
were carried out to detect EPO as well as other substances
appearing on the List of Banned Substances in 2009.
In-competition tests were carried out at more than 350
races, in all disciplines.
The number of tests, compared to previous years, is shown
in the table below. This table includes the tests carried out
for the biological passport.
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In-competition
anti-doping tests
Out-of-competition
anti-doping tests
2006
2007
2008
2009
urine
5,363
5,425
5,509
5,375
blood
51
86
587
667
urine
152
1,051
2,013
2,349
blood
4
406
4,649
6,731
5,570
6,968
12,758
15,122
2,683
2,881
466
577
8,253
9,849
13,224
15,699
Total of anti-doping tests
Pre-competition medical tests
blood
TOTAL CONTROLS
Table 1: Tests carried out in the period 2006 – 2009 (including the tests for the biological passport)
2. Sanctions for Violations of the Anti-
Riders and their entourage
Doping Rules
The programme “True Champion or Cheat?”, a new education programme in the fight against doping designed for riders from all levels and their entourage, was presented at the
UCI Congress in Lugano in September 2009, before being
unveiled the next day at a press conference.
The UCI noted 63 potential violations of the anti-doping
rules in 2009 (ADRV). These cases involved the following
substances:
Anabolic agents
12
Stimulants
10
Glucocorticosteroids
1
Hormones (all EPO)
27
Masking agents and diuretics
2
Biological Passport
6
Cannabis
2
Observation fault (missed test)
1
Total
63
3. Training
Anti-Doping Inspectors
In March and April, UCI Doping Control Agents took part in
a two-day training session and an «accreditation course».
The Control Agents were given up-to-date instructions about
their coordination role for the collection of samples, incompetition and out-of-competition. They were given a draft
document on Directives for Procedures in addition to the UCI
Anti-Doping Rules.
The objective of this programme, started in 2008, is to ensure
that riders fully understand all their rights and responsibilities
in terms of the UCI’s Anti-Doping Rules and the World AntiDoping Code. The completion of the education programme is
mandatory for all riders who belong to a UCI Registered Testing Pool (RTP). The list of riders registered in the UCI’s RTP is
available in the anti-doping section of the UCI website www.
uci.ch. All these riders must follow the programme within 6
months of their inclusion in the RTP. Failing which, they will
not be able to race with a national or professional team.
4. Stakeholders engagement
A great deal of time and effort has been expended to encourage the commitment of the two major stakeholders in our
discipline: the managers of professional teams and the riders
themselves.
Information and training sessions have been organised at
out-of-season courses for all UCI ProTeams and UCI Professional Continental Teams who have obtained Wild Card label.
Riders and team managers have been informed about the
biological passport and received training to use ADAMS (for
their whereabouts information). A general meeting discussing the same subjects was held in Geneva for UCI Professional Continental Teams which obtained the Wild Card label.
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Information briefings were given to members concerned of
the entourage of professional teams. For example, two briefings were organised with team doctors before the start of
the 2009 Paris-Nice race and the 2009 Giro d’Italia.
Finally, team managers attended a course named “From
Passion to Performance”, which was held for the first time
from 2 to 5 November 2009 at the World Cycling Centre. This
course enabled participants to acquire valuable knowledge
with the aim of optimizing the management of their teams. It
also informed the teams about the UCI’s anti-doping project.
In 2009, the biological passport, especially designed to fight
doping in men’s professional road cycling, entered its second
year of existence.
Participation
839 riders were included in the passport programme
throughout the year. They were:
• all riders under contract with one of the 18 UCI
ProTeams,
• all riders under contract with one of the 18 UCI
Professional Continental Teams:
-- with the Wild Card label,
-- who accepted to take part in the biological passport
programme without having obtained the label but who
agreed to pay all the estimated costs of the biological
passport per rider and per year,
• 24 riders included for individual reasons.
Collection of samples
10,603 tests in total were carried out on riders taking part in
the passport programme, as follows:
2008
Blood
Urine
Total
In competition
The samples were sent to accredited laboratories.
The specific requirements for the transport of blood samples
resulted in very high costs.
Whereabouts information
5. Biological Passport
Out of competition
Two external agencies for the collection of samples were
commissioned to collect out-of-competition samples from
riders, mainly at their homes. These agencies are International Doping Tests and Management (IDTM) and Physical
Work Control (PWC). In addition, the team of 50 UCI AntiDoping Inspectors collected both in-competition and out-ofcompetition samples.
4,997
2009
1,672
492
601
Out of competition (all EPO)
1,452
2,165
In competition
1,463
6,165
8,404
10,603
Table 2: Tests carried out within the framework of the Biological Passport
conducted in 2008 – 2009
The increase in the volume of tests for the biological passport represents a rise of 26% compared to 2008. This total
of 10, 603 tests works out at an average of 12.6 tests per
rider, per year.
All riders taking part in the biological passport were included
in the UCI’s testing pool. They were asked to provide
information about their individual whereabouts every three
months and to update them if they changed. This information is essential for carrying out random out-of-competition
tests. In general, riders respected their obligation to give
information about their daily whereabouts. Teams largely
contributed to this success by giving their support to riders
with this task and providing them information about races
and training courses.
In 2009, the majority of riders used ADAMS, an internet
whereabouts programme for athletes developed and run
by WADA, to provide and update information about their
whereabouts. One UCI ProTeam used its own whereabouts
programme, which was judged compliant by the UCI. From
2010, all teams will use ADAMS.
Laboratories
Thirteen laboratories were used to analyse blood samples
collected for the biological passport. Nine of them were
accredited by WADA and four by the UCI.
All the results were put in ADAMS by the laboratories concerned and sent to the Athlete Passport Management Unit
(APMU), in Lausanne, for statistical computerised analysis
using recently developed software, entitled Athlete Biological Passport (ABP). The haematological profile of each rider
was generated and sent to a group of UCI scientific experts
to be examined.
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Scientific experts
The same experts reputed in the field of interpretation of
blood results and appointed by the UCI in agreement with
WADA in 2008, give a recommendation to the UCI for each
profile. The recommendation may be, for example, targeted
follow-up testing or the opening of disciplinary proceedings
for apparent use of a prohibited method.
Detection
The biological passport has enabled to open disciplinary
proceedings against 16 riders for violation of the antidoping rules.
The experts (a panel of three experts for each individual blood
passport) found that the blood profile of six riders showed
by itself enough evidence of the enhancement of oxygen
transfer so as to recommend to the UCI to open disciplinary
proceedings.
In the case of ten other riders the presence of a forbidden
substance in a blood or urine sample was found after these
riders had been targeted following a recommendation of the
experts who had examined their blood passport. The blood
profiles enable the experts to detect potential doping patterns and to suggest the optimal time for the collection of
urine or blood for the direct detection of EPO and CERA.
Dissuasion
The concept of dissuasion is so that riders understand that
the risks in connection with doping outweigh the benefits
that they expect from it. Although it is difficult to measure
changes in attitude, it has been noted that the average blood
levels over the last ten years point towards a change in
behaviour.
We are confident that the strict application of whereabouts
information, frequent and high quality testing, as well as the
reporting of cheats, will result in dissuading all riders from
being involved with any kind of doping whatsoever.
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World Cycling Centre
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World Cycling Centre
MR Frédéric Magné, DirectOr
Foundation Council
prEsident
MR David Lappartient
MR Jean-Pierre Strebel *
MR Artur Lopes
MembERS
MR Pat McQuaid *
MR Frédéric Borloz *
MS Christine Meylan
MR Raymond Bron *
MR Agostino Omini *
MR Rocco Cattaneo *
MR Claude Roch *
MR Gilbert Felli
MR Dieter Schellenberg
MR Nicolas Imhof *
MR Ian Todd
MR Patrice Iseli
Me Philippe Verbiest
MR Vladimir Holecek
MR Jean Wauthier
* Also Member of the Executive Committee
Structural changes
2009 saw some far-reaching changes to the structure and management of the World Cycling Centre (WCC). The WCC
officially took over the UCI’s Training and Development Department as from 1 September 2009.
Consequently, a new administrative structure was put in place:
J.-P STREBEL
President
f. magné
wcc director
f. rey
operation director
d. bouillet
c. siegenthaler
j.colle
h. vaudroz
head of administration
head of administration
assistant
m.tomba
p. cretton
m.theze
a. sparks
head of restaurant
intendant
coach
coach
l. zele
t. allier
coach
coach
head of welcome and
visits
j.pinget
m. grancho pires
main cook
cleaning
f. reymond
g. pereira da silva
coach education
cook
cleaning
manager
a. gaudin
a-m. de marques
waitress
cleaning
k.flory
a. roussel
master mechanic
j. fazan
assistant to
master mechanic
r. arumugan
a-m. feirreira
washer-up
cleaning
kitchen hand
waitress
j.-p. baume
helper
m. paccolat
apprentice
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WCC-UCI agreement
As a result, the WCC took over all training and coaching activities for athletes and coaches.
National Classic, and concluded with the Klerksop event and a
first place for Andrei Krasilnikau (BLR) and a second for Sean
Patrick Downey (IRL).
An agreement was signed between the WCC and the UCI to
formalise this transfer of development activities to the WCC.
The 2009 road group recorded some fine achieveNew strategic direction
In addition to this structural change the WCC is taking a
new direction, giving greater priority to formal training in the
various roles available within cycling, under the concept of a
“University of Cycling Professions”.
The WCC wants to increase the availability of courses for
the cycling professions (team managers, coaches, mechanics, etc.).
ments in several events:
• The WCC team came 1st in the team rankings of the
4th stage of the Coupe des Nations Ville de Saguenay,
Canada. Andre Krasilnikau (BLR) came first in the same
stage.
• The WCC also came first in the teams classification of
the Tour de la Creuse in France.
UCI-WCC-British Cycling partnership
In 2009 a partnership was set up to enable the WCC to cooperate with British Cycling on coaching development. An agreement was signed under which British Cycling makes available
all its educational resources to the WCC.
COURSES AT THE WORLD CYCLING CENTRE
In 2009, a post-Olympic year, the WCC continued its athlete
development activities, welcoming 83 trainees from 38
countries. The WCC focused its entire strategy on completely
overhauling its coaching courses at the WCC and around the
world.
Track course
Eighteen athletes representing 13 countries followed a training
course under the guidance of Renée Schmidt from 1 January
to 31 August 2009, and with Andy Sparks from 1 September
WCC athletes achieved some excellent results in
other competitions:
• Andrei Krasilnikau (BLR): 2nd in the Critérium du
Printemps, Switzerland; 2nd in the Carreleurs GP, France;
2nd in the Prix Cycliste du Saugeais, France; 2nd in
Authoison, France
• Sergiu Cioban (MDA): 3rd in the GP des Carreleurs, France
• Shane Archbold (NZL): 3rd in the Prix Valloton; 1st in the
GP de Lancy, Switzerland
• Vojteck Hacecky (CZE): 2nd in the ZLM Tour Nations Cup,
Holland; 1st in the general rankings of the Tour du Loiret,
France; 2nd in the Tour Haut Berry-Henrichemont, France;
1st in the 1st stage of the GP Tell in Switzerland; 3rd in the
sprint classification
2009, to prepare them for the 2009/2010 UCI Track Cycling
World Cup “Classics” events.
• Jason Christie (NZL): 1st in the Raiffeisen GP, Switzerland;
2nd in Seynod, France; 2nd in the Tour du Loiret, France
In 2009 the track group took part in very few competitions
because of the change of people responsible for the team.
Lisandra Guerra (CUB) nevertheless gave a fine performance,
coming 1st in the 500m time trial at the 2009 World Cup in
Copenhagen.
• Temur Mukhamedov (UZB): 3rd in Seynod, France
Road course
Thirty-three athletes representing 17 countries followed
the road training course led by Michel Thèze and Sébastien
Duclos. From 21 January to 5 March 2009, as in 2008, the
WCC organised a training camp in South Africa with athletes
from the WCC and the African Continental Centre. The camp
took place in excellent conditions. The athletes took part in
various competitions: the Berg en Dale Classic, Emperors
Classic, Dischem Ride for Sight, Carnival City Macsteel –
• Gabor Kasa (SRB): 3rd in the Giron Cycliste du Rhône,
Switzerland
• Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI): 3rd in the Tour du Loiret,
France; 1st in the Ain-Jura Classic; 3rd in the AvenièresCharvieu CIC, France; 1st in the Jura Nord Classic, France;
1st in Authoison, France
• Roman Dronin (UZB): Jersey for best young rider (Junior 1)
in the Tour du Pays de Vaud; 1st in the Prix St-Denis les
Bourg, France; 1st in the mountains competition at Port
Lesney, France
• Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) won the mountains
competition in the Tour du Pays de Vaud
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• Dalivier Ospina (COL): 3rd in the Ain-Jura Classic; 1st and
best climber in Avenières-Charvieu CIC in France; 2nd in
the Jura Nord Classic in Fraisans; 2nd in the Bouvesse GP,
France
• Abdesslam Dahmane (ALG): 2nd in Port Lesney, France,
Juniors category
• Eldar Mukmenov (UZB): 2nd in Radsporttag Bern-West,
Oberbottigen, Switzerland.
The 2009 road group also posted good results in
the National Championships:
• Moldova: Sergiu Cioban: Road (Elite) 2nd in the time trial
and 3rd in the individual competition
• Czech Republic: Vojteck Hacecky, U23 time trial champion
• Hungary: Gabor Fejes, U23 time trial champion and 2nd in
the individual U23 road race
• Belarus: Andrei Krasilnikau: runner-up, open category; 8th
in the individual competition (Road, Open)
Young athletes road course
Seven athletes from seven different countries took part in
a road training course run by Michel Thèze and Sébastien
Duclos in preparation for the Juniors World Championships in
Moscow at the beginning of August 2009.
Youth Olympic Games course
In October 2009, 15 athletes from three countries (Bolivia,
Brazil and Singapore) took part in a training camp in preparation for the Youth Olympic Games in the three disciplines of
road, BMX and mountain bike, under the responsibility of
Sébastien Duclos and Thomas Allier, and with the support
of Olympic Solidarity’s “Preparation for the Youth Olympic
Games” programme.
BMX course
Ten athletes from seven countries followed a course at the
WCC in preparation for the UCI BMX World Championships
that took place in Australia at the end of July 2009, resulting in
two finalists: Samantha Cools (CAN) who came 5th in the Elite
• Uzbekistan: Temur Mukhamdemov: 1st time trial and 1st
in the individual road competition
category and Yvan Lapraz (SUI), who was 5th in Elite Cruiser.
In this BMX group Emilio Falla came second in the Latin
American general rankings.
• Serbia: Gabor Kasa: Road (Elite) 4th in time trial and 5th in
the individual competition
Coaching development
As mentioned before, the WCC made a decision to completely
overhaul the content of its training programmes around the
world and at the WCC; a partnership was concluded with British Cycling under which the WCC gains access to all of their
training and educational manuals.
In order to strengthen our capabilities in this area the WCC
has recruited a coaching instructor.
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Training and advanced courses organised at the WCC by Nationals Federations
As well as specific formation and development actions, the WCC hosts preparative and advanced courses organised by National
Federations affiliated to the UCI. The centre provides the sporting infrastructure and organises their logistics: accomodation,
meals, mechanical workshop, etc.
Courses followed at the WCC by athletes from National Federations:
Dates
2 to 7
January
Description
Discipline
Italian National Federation
TRACK
Nr of part.
5
6 to 8
January
CREPS, Franche Comté site de Besançon
TRACK
13
10 to 11
January
Swiss National Federation
TRACK
21
22 to 23
January
TRACK
4
31.01 to 01.02
January
TRACK
13
2 to 6
February
Irish National Federation
TRACK
16
26 to 27
February
Team Cofidis
TRACK
3
5 to 8
February
TRACK
11
21 to 22
February
TRACK
14
15 to 20
March
TRACK
14
21 to 22
March
TRACK
11
9 to 11
April
TRACK
16
16 to 20
April
TRACK
14
18 to 22
April
New Zealand National Federation
BMX
6
20 to 22
April
French National Federation
BMX
15
22 to 27
April
British National Federation
BMX
8
3 to 5
May
BMX
2
04.mai
May
German National Federation
BMX
2
4 to 6
May
Latvian National Federation
BMX
6
12.05to 02.07
May
Argentinian National Federation
MTB
13
30 to 31
May
TRACK
24
12 to 14
June
TRACK
22
14 to 30
June
Australian National Federation
TRACK
12
15 to 18
June
TRACK
14
2 to 5
July
TRACK
5
9 to 11
July
TRACK
16
13 to 15
July
Spanish National Federation
BMX
14.07 to 01.08
July
New Zealand National Federation (U19)
TRACK
25.07 to 02.08
July
TRACK
6
5 to 9
August
Czech National Federation
BMX
4
9 to 11
August
French National Federation
BMX
8
13 to 18
August
Norwegian National Federation
BMX
3
16 to 21
August
Dutch National Federation
BMX
2
3 to 6
September
BMX
3
5 to 10
September
German National Federation
BMX
10
6 to 11
September
TRACK
11
7 to 13
September
Lithuanian National Federation
BMX
2
27.09 to 02.10
September
Irish National Federation (Men)
TRACK
9
2
13
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Courses followed at the WCC by athletes from National Federations: (cont’d)
27.09 to 02.10
September
Irish National Federation (Women)
TRACK
10
30.09 to 04.10
September
Danish National Federation
BMX
10
1 to 4
October
BMX
5
1 to 7
October
Canadian National Federation- Samantha Cools
BMX
1
2 to 3
October
Dutch National Federation-Kevin Sprengers
BMX
3
2 to 7
October
Norwegian National Federation
BMX
9
3 to 6
October
Dutch National Federation
BMX
4
4 to 7
October
Ecuadorian National Federation
BMX
2
5 to 7
October
Latvian National Federation
BMX
4
9 to 11
October
TRACK
10
9 to 11
October
TRACK
32
17 to 22
October
TRACK
11
24 to 25
October
TRACK
5
10 to 13
December
TRACK
10
28 to 29
December
TRACK
13
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TRAINING ACTIVITIES AROUND THE WORLD
Asia
From 1 to 31 December 2009 the World Cycling Centre organ-
The Shuzenji Continental Centre, in Japan, hosted two camps
ised a number of specific training courses for athletes and
involving 17 riders and four coaches from five Asian nations,
coaches outside the WCC.
and one camp in Borneo (Indonesia), with 16 riders and six
coaches.
Athlete training
Europe
Africa
The Moscow Continental Centre was involved in organising
At the Potchefstroom Continental Centre, in South Africa, 32
athletes from 16 African countries took part in three training
and development camps:
• An initial two-and-a-half-month course brought together
15 riders from 10 African nations for road training. A group
and supervising international track and BMX events, and
worked on talent spotting.
Americas
In South America a track course led by a WCC coach took
place in Ecuador, involving 29 athletes from nine countries, as
well as nine coaches, who also received instruction.
of six WCC trainees joined them to make the most of the
summer conditions.
• Six African riders then had the opportunity to follow a
Coaching development
In 2009, ten courses were organised in South America and
Asia. Two hundred and thirty-six coaches from Ecuador,
mountain bike training course for an additional six weeks,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, El Salvador, the United Arab
and some participated successfully in the famous Cape
Emirates, Kazakhstan, Laos and Vietnam were awarded cer-
Epic race.
tificates (142 in South and Central America and 94 in Asia).
• The final camp enabled 18 athletes to prepare for the
African Championships, resulting in a first and
a third place.
The courses hosted in Mexico and Ecuador were open to
coaches from all over the American continent at the invitation
of the Continental Confederation.
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Equipment donations
CUBA
BARBADOS
ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
The UCI donated 40 bicycles (10 track, 22 road,
4 mountain bikes and 4 BMX) and accessories to
Continental Centres and National Federations as
part of the “UCI Bikes for the World” programme.
ECUADOR
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ALGERIA
PAKISTAN
BANGLA DESH
SEYCHELLES
SOUTH AFRICA
156
CH-1860 Aigle (Switzerland)
Tel. +41 24 468 58 11
Fax +41 24 468 58 12
www.uci.ch
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RAPPORT ANNUEL UCI 2009 UCI ANNUAL REPORT

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