## Chapter XIII UCI WOMEN’S WORLDTOUR 

## § 1 UCI Women’s WorldTour 

## General observations 

2.13.001 The UCI Women’s WorldTour is a series of high level road events registered on the UCI Women’s WorldTour calendar in which the UCI Women’s WorldTeams and a number of UCI women’s continental teams are eligible for participation. 

(article introduced on 1.01.18; text modified on 1.01.19). 

2.13.002 The UCI Women’s WorldTour shall be the exclusive property of the UCI. 

2.13.003 The UCI Women’s WorldTour will take place over a number of one-day races and stages races designated each year by the UCI Management Committee. 

(text modified on 1.1.06; 1.01.07; 1.01.16). 

2.13.004 The organisers of UCI Women’s WorldTour events shall act in compliance with and fully respect the terms of reference for UCI Women’s WorldTour organisers. 

(text modified on 1.01.17; 1.01.19). 

## Participation 

2.13.005 The UCI Women’s WorldTour events shall be open to UCI Women’s WorldTeams and UCI women’s continental teams in accordance with article 2.1.005 of the UCI Regulations. The maximum number of teams at the start of a UCI Women’s WorldTour event is set at 24 teams. 

2.13.006 For the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the organiser of a UCI Women’s WorldTour event must invite 15 teams, as described below. From the 2022 season onward, all UCI Women’s WorldTeams must be invited by the organiser. 

For the 2020 and 2021 seasons, all UCI Women’s WorldTeams must be invited by the organiser. A number of UCI women’s continental teams corresponding to the remaining number of required invitations, based on the UCI women world ranking by teams - calculated on the last day of the previous season - must also be invited by the organiser. 

The organiser must accept entries from the above-mentioned teams that have responded positively to an invitation. 

(text modified on 1.01.04; 1.01.05; 1.1.06; 1.01.07; 1.01.09; 1.07.10; 1.07.11; 1.07.12; 1.01.16; 1.01.18; 1.01.19; 11.02.20; 12.06.20). 

## § 2 UCI Women’s WorldTour calendar 

(paragraph introduced on 1.07.17). 

2.13.007 The UCI Women’s WorldTour calendar shall be made up of a certain number of events known as UCI Women’s WorldTour events. The UCI Women’s WorldTour calendar is established by the UCI Management Committee on a yearly basis, based on the criteria it determines. 

(text modified on 1.01.19). 

