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Artikel 1.2.019 van de UCI reglementen doet wereldwijd veel stof opwaaien. Vooral in Amerika maakt men zich zorgen over het toepassen van deze regel.
Die regel zegt dat UCI vergunninghouders niet mogen deelnemen aan wedstrijden die niet nationaal of internationaal erkend zijn .
Dit is niet nieuw, maar het zal dit jaar strenger toegepast worden. Oorspronkelijk was de regel voor de wegrenners bedoeld ; om de profs uit de kleinere wedstrijden te houden.
Vorige maand kregen echter alle wielerbonden een brief van UCI voorzitter Patt Mc Quaid in de bus.
De regel dient nu naar de letter toegepast te worden in alle disciplines , dus ook in de MTB.
Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski en zijn echtgenote Heather Irmiger hebben dit probeem in Amerika aangekaart en de discussie op gang gebracht.
Ook in Europa worden de wenkbrauwen gefronst.
Vooral de marathon scene gaat gebukt onder de verstrenging. Een aantal grote evenementen zoals de Transalp ,Riva del Garda en de Leadville 100 krijgen te maken met dit probleem omdat ze niet het UCI statut hebben en ook op de Crankworx heeft dit een grote impact.
De opkomst van de Enduro series overal ter wereld , die overigens grotendeels buiten de UCI structuur vallen, heeft de Internationonale Wielerunie in Aigle waarschijnlijk wakker geschud .
Heel wat internationale profs willen zich op deze nog vrij jonge disipline toeleggen, mede door het afvoeren van de Four cross en het uitblijven van een erkende Enduro World Cup .
Geheel onvoorzien en vrij laat komt de UCI met deze regel op de proppen en de MTB scene voelt er zich niet gelukkig mee.
Tijdens het Sea Otter Festival zal het probeem uitgebreid op tafel komen.
Volgende brief betreft de veelbesproken regementering kwam van UCI voorzitter Pat McQuaid
It has recently come to our attention that some National Federations are experiencing difficulties in the interpretation and application of the rules relating to forbidden races, namely Articles 1.2.019, 1.2.020 and 1.2.021 of the UCI Regulations.
With this in mind, we would like to provide the following clarification which we hope you will find useful. Article 1.2.019 of the UCI Regulations states: No license holder may participate in an event that has not been included on a national, continental or world calendar or that has not been recognized by a national federation, a continental confederation or the UCI.
A national federation may grant special exceptions for races or particular events run in its own country.
The objective of this regulation is to protect the hard work and resources you pour into the development of your events at national level. It allows for a federative structure, something which is inherent in organized sport and which is essential to being a part of the Olympic movement.
Of course the regulation also allows the UCI, in line with its mission as an international federation, to guarantee uniform regulation.
Article 1.2.019 applies to all license holders, without exception. It does not solely concern professional riders or just the members of UCI teams, contrary to certain statements in the press and on some blogs.
The second paragraph of Article 1.2.019 affords each national federation the facility to grant a special exception for specific races or events taking place in its territory.
Special races or events are understood to be cycle events which are not registered on the national calendar of the countrys federation or on the UCI international calendar. This generally concerns events that are occasional and which do not recur, most often organized by persons or entities who do not belong to the world of organized sport. For example, an event may be organized by an association that does not have a link to the National Federation, such as a race specifically for members of the armed forces, fire fighters or students or perhaps as part of a national multisport event.
With the exception of these special cases, the National Federation is not permitted to grant an exemption to a cycle event which is held, deliberately or not, outside the federative movement. For example, in no case should an exception be granted to a cycling event that is organized by a person or entity who regularly organizes cycling events.
The objective of Article 1.2.019 is that exemptions should only be granted in exceptional cases.
License holders who participate in a forbidden race make themselves liable not only to sanctions by their National Federation, as scheduled by Article 1.2.021 of the UCI regulations, but also run the risk of not having sufficient insurance cover in the event of an accident.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please accept our kindest regards,
Pat McQuaid
President
Categorie:reglementen
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