The Rider and Teams concerned may agree on further measures applicable between the last UCI WorldTour event of the season and expiry of the present contract through specific agreements. 

## ARTICLE 8 - Termination of the contract 

Without prejudice to the legislation governing the present contract, it may be terminated before expiry, in the following cases and on the following conditions: 

1. The Rider may terminate the present contract, without notice or liability: 

A. if the Employer is declared bankrupt or insolvent or goes into liquidation. 

B. if the name of the UCI ProTeam or its principal partners is changed during the course of the calendar year without the approval provided for in article 2.16.018 of the UCI cycling regulations. 

C. if the Employer or a principal partner withdraws from the UCI ProTeam and the continuity of the UCI ProTeam is not guaranteed or else if the UCI ProTeam announces its dissolution, the winding up of its activities or its inability to meet its commitments; should the announcement be made for a given date, the Rider shall continue to perform the contract until that date. 

D. in the event of serious misconduct on the part of the Employer. Serious misconduct is considered to include a failure to permit the Rider, despite his repeated requests, to participate in competitions over a continuous period in excess of 6 weeks or over four discontinuous periods of 7 days each, during which periods at least 1 one-day race on the international calendar took place. Where relevant, the Employer shall be required to prove that the Rider was not in a condition to take part in a race. 

E. if on 1$^{st}$ October of the year preceding the registration year covered by the present contract, the UCI ProTeam has not submitted registration documents containing the required documents set out in Article 2.16.014bis, this right of termination lapses on the registration of the team in the first or second division. 

2. The Employer may terminate the present contract, without notice or liability, in the event of serious misconduct on the part of the Rider or of the suspension of the Rider under the terms of the UCI regulations for the remaining duration of the present contract. 

In case the suspension imposed on the rider is subsequently cancelled or rescinded according to a final and binding decision, the Rider will be entitled to compensation corresponding to the remuneration due to him by the Team from the date of termination until the natural expiry date of the contract. 

Refusal to ride cycle races, despite being repeatedly called on to do so by the Employer, is, inter alia, considered as serious misconduct. 

If need be, the Rider shall have to prove that he was in no state to compete in a race. 

Notwithstanding article 6 point 3 of the Joint Agreement, the employer may terminate the contract with a rider with the status of new professional on 31 December of the first year of that contract if the UCI ProTeam is unable to continue operation for the following season. In this instance, the employer must give at least three months' notice. 

