The Sports Department has published the list of mandatory invitations extended to teams for road events on the page dedicated to the UCI Regulations on the UCI website.
As per article 2.1.007bis of the UCI Regulations, these provisions concern the UCI WorldTour first and foremost, with ALPECIN – FENIX and TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC receiving a mandatory invitation to all the events on the circuit and TOTALENERGIES being invited to the one-day races on the UCI WorldTour. The teams and their contact details are indicated in the document.
Regarding the UCI Women’s WorldTour, in addition of the UCI Women’s WorldTeams registered for the 2022 season, VALCAR TRAVEL & SERVICES, CERATIZIT – WNT PRO CYCLING TEAM and PARKHOTEL VALKENBURG must be invited by the UCI Women’s WorldTour organisers to all the events, as the three best UCI Women’s Continental Teams of the final 2021 World Ranking of the season.
Regarding the UCI Continental Circuits events (Men Elite and Men Under 23):
Finally, regarding the UCI Nations Cup (Men Under 23, Men and Women Junior), the organisers are also required to send an invitation to the teams or nations designated in the document as provided in articles 2.14.020, 2.14.021, 2.14.038, 2.14.051.
2022 licences
In order to make the rider and staff confirmation process easier at the start of the first races of the year, National Federations are requested to ensure, as soon as possible, that the status of all their licencees registered in UCI Teams, are updated on the UCI DataRide platform for the 2022 season.
2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong (Australia)
The city of Wollongong will host the 2022 UCI Road World Championships between 18 and 25 September 2022.
To deliver a successful global event, Wollongong 2022 has set up an official travel office to oversee the travel arrangements of National Federations, partners, media and fans. The Wollongong 2022 Travel Office, managed by global cycling tour operator Mummu Cycling, is available to assist with accommodation, transport and logistics.
The UCI invites National Federations to use the services offered by the Wollongong 2022 Travel Office. For more information, please click here.
We also remind you that a specific email address has been created for the UCI Road World Championships. We kindly ask you to contact rwc@uci.ch should you have any questions or require further information.