2.13.040 When the sporting criterion applies in virtue of article 2.13.035, the UCI Women’s WorldTeams whose licence is expiring, if any, and the UCI women’s continental teams that are candidates for UCI Women’s WorldTeam status are taken into account for the assessment of the criterion. 

2.13.041 For the seasons 2020 to 2023, UCI women’s continental teams candidate for UCI Women’s WorldTeam status will be evaluated based on their position in the UCI women’s world ranking by teams at the end of each season. 

Depending on the number of licences available, the best candidate UCI women’s continental teams in the aforementioned classification are deemed to fulfil the sporting criterion. The UCI Women’s WorldTeam(s) ranked beyond the position that corresponds to the number of licences available shall not fulfil the sporting criterion. 

(text modified on 1.01.20). 

2.13.042 For the 2024 season and thereafter, in the first instance, a classification is established by totalling the points of the UCI Women’s WorldTeams 

a. in the final UCI women’s world ranking by teams of the previous year ; and 

b. in the UCI women world ranking by teams calculated at the end of the current season. 

All the UCI Women’s WorldTeams in this classification are deemed to satisfy the sporting criterion, with the exception of the last team, which will be assessed on the basis of article 2.13.042 bis. 

(text modified on 1.01.20). 

2.13.042 Subsequently, a classification is established including the UCI Women’s WorldTeam bis which does not meet the sporting criterion as per article 2.13.042 as well as the UCI women’s continental teams that are candidates for the status of UCI Women’s WorldTeam, based on the UCI women’s world ranking by teams at the end of the season. 

Depending on the number of licences available, the best candidate teams in the aforementioned classification are deemed to fulfil the sporting criterion. The team(s) beyond the position that corresponds to the number of licences available shall not satisfy the sporting criterion. 

(text modified on 1.01.20). 

2.13.043 The criteria referred to in articles 2.13.039 to 2.13.042bis may also be used to refuse the award of a license, to submit the license to the respect of conditions and/or measures considered appropriate, to reduce the duration of validity of the license or to withdraw it, even if the regulatory conditions are otherwise fulfilled. 

## Submission of application 

2.13.044 The licence application shall be made by the paying agent of the team who must submit to the UCI administration via the UCI’s electronic platform all the information and documents that are requested and within the set deadlines. 

2.13.045 The deadline for the transmission of licence applications is set by the UCI administration. 

