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Without prejudice to the minimum of starting riders resulting from any other provision of the UCI Regulations, the minimum number of riders starting a road race is established according to the following table: 

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(text modified on 1.01.18; 22.10.18; 23.10.19; 1.01.20). 

2.2.003 Without prejudice to specific provisions of the UCI Regulations (e.g. provisions in Part IX and XI regarding respectively the UCI Road World Championships and Olympic Games), the number of starting riders per team shall be set by the organiser, with a minimum of 4 and maximum of 7. The organiser shall indicate in the programme or technical guide and on the entry form the number of starting riders per team for the event. This number shall be the same for all teams. 

The number of starting riders who are registered on the entry form must be equal to the number set by the organiser. No account shall be taken of any riders entered in excess of that number. 

## Special provisions for UCI WorldTour 

In UCI WorldTour events, the number of starting riders per team is 8 for Grand Tours and 7 for other events. 

Without prejudice to articles 1.2.053, 1.2.055 and 2.2.003 bis, if a team, without valid justification, starts a UCI WorldTour event with fewer riders than that established by the previous paragraph, the team shall be subject to a fine of CHF 5,000 for each missing rider. 

## Special provisions for UCI ProSeries men elite events 

For one-day events and stage races, the number of starting riders per team is set at 6 or 7 by the organiser. 

The minimum number of starting teams for UCI ProSeries events is established as follows: 

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