Union Cycliste Internationale

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is cycling’s international governing body, setting rules and overseeing major competitions, world championships, and national federations.

UCI regulations: The rules governing UCI-sanctioned cycling, including equipment, competition conduct, and rider eligibility. They translate the UCI’s authority into requirements applied across sanctioned events.
Union Cycliste Internationale founding: The establishment of the UCI in Paris in 1900 by representatives of national cycling organizations. The founding created the international federation that later governed expanding cycling disciplines.
Road bicycle racing: Bicycle racing conducted on paved public roads, including stage races and one-day events. The UCI governs international road-racing calendars and sets their competition rules.
World Triathlon: The international governing body for triathlon and related multisport disciplines. It governs a sport that includes cycling but is institutionally separate from the UCI.
UCI World Championships: Annual world-title competitions organized by the UCI across cycling disciplines. These championships are among the UCI’s clearest expressions of its global sporting authority.
International federation: An organization that governs a sport internationally and coordinates national governing bodies. The UCI is an early example of this model in organized sport.
Track cycling: Bicycle racing and timed events held on banked oval velodromes. The UCI standardizes track events and oversees their world championships.
Union of European Cycling Federations: The European continental confederation of national cycling federations affiliated with the UCI. It handles cycling governance at a continental level rather than worldwide.
UCI WorldTour: The UCI’s top-tier series of professional men’s road races. Its calendar and team licensing show how the UCI structures elite road racing.
International Olympic Committee: The organization that leads the Olympic Movement and oversees the Olympic Games. The UCI coordinates with the Olympic movement on cycling’s place in the Games.

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