The UCI Management Committee adopts strengthened Code of Ethics, approves term limits for UCI President

At its second meeting of the year, which took place in Lausanne, Switzerland, on June 2 and 3, the UnionCycliste Internationale (UCI) Management Committee adopted a newly strengthened and wide reachingCode of Ethics.

A far greater number of individuals will be bound by the strengthened Code including all UCI staff,consultants and event organisers. The general rules of conduct set out under the new Code are fully in linewith best practice and the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC’s) Code of Ethics, covering crucial issuesincluding integrity, neutrality, non-discrimination and conflicts of interest.

In addition, the revised document significantly widens the field of competence of the UCI EthicsCommission which is responsible for ensuring that the Code is respected and implemented. Crucially, theUCI Ethics Commission membership will increasingly be composed of experienced professionalsindependent from the sport of cycling.

The new UCI Code of Ethics will be published shortly on the UCI website.

The UCI President Brian Cookson said: "The adoption of the newly strengthened Code of Ethics is anothervery important step towards ensuring the very highest standards of good governance at the UCI."The UCI Management Committee also approved a final version of an extensively revised and modernisedConstitution to be presented to the UCI Congress in October for its approval. This revised Constitution

includes, for the first time, term limits for the UCI President.

The UCI Management Committee also agreed that from 2016 equal prize money will be introduced for theMen Elite and Women Elite team time trials at the UCI Road World Championships. This decision, in linewith Brian Cookson’s desire to develop women’s cycling, means that Men and Women across all disciplines,categories and specialities, now benefit from identical prize money at all UCI World Championships. Asimilar decision has also been taken for BMX Class 1 events.

On the topic of prize money, it was decided that the rider completing the fastest lap at each race of theupcoming 2016/2017 Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup will receive prize money, equal for Men andWomen.

On technological fraud, members of the UCI Management Committee were briefed on the severalthousand tests which have been carried out since January 2016. Approximately 2,000 took place at the firstGrand Tour of the year, the Giro d’Italia (each rider had their bikes tested on average four times during thethree-week event). The tests were carried out using the UCI’s magnetic resistance scanning method whichdetected a case of technological fraud at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.

In the area of equipment, the UCI Management Committee approved a clarification to its regulations tomake it clear that the use of disc brakes – already widespread – is authorised in mountain bike, trials andmass participation (road) events. These clarified rules are applicable with immediate effect. Their use in events on the international or national road race calendars remains suspended at the request of theAssociation des Groupes Cyclistes Professionnels (AIGCP), supported by the Cyclistes ProfessionnelsAssociés (CPA).

The Management Committee also reviewed its rider security action plan, which includes recentlyintroduced rules governing motorcycle rider and car driver behaviour.

The following UCI World Championships were awarded at the meeting:

2018 UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships to Dornbirn (Austria) 2017 and 2018 UCI Masters Mountain Bike World Championships to Vallnord (Andorra) 2017 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships to Shenyang (China).

Finally, the UCI Management Committee also approved the 2015 Annual Report and Accounts, prepared forthe first time in accordance with Swiss GAAP RPC, providing detailed disclosure of the Federation’s financialperformance. The UCI is the first International Federation to fully adopt the revised Swiss Accounting andReporting Recommendations, as well as the specific Swiss GAAP RPC 21 for non-profit organisations. The2015 UCI Annual Report will be available on the UCI website with effect from Monday 6 June 2016.

The next meeting of the UCI Management Committee will take place in Doha, Qatar, on October 12 and 13during the 2016 UCI Road World Championships.

For more information contact:

Louis Chenaille

UCI Press Officer

+41 79 198 7047

louis.chenaille@uci.ch

John Zerafa

VERO Communications

+44 7813 814 816

jzerafa@verocom.co.uk

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