E. principles of transparency and good faith. 

2.13.039 From the 2022 season onward, the organisational criterion will be assessed on the basis quarter of the report by the organisational auditor appointed by the UCI, taking account of the UCI Women’s WorldTeam’s compliance with the following rules: 

1. The teams shall organise the physical preparation of riders: 

a. Either by employing a coach on a full-time basis, for eight to ten riders maximum, who will be entrusted with organising and managing their preparation and recovery via a training plan supported by written documents and able to use the team’s communication procedure. In this case, the riders shall compulsorily be assigned to a team coach; 

b. Or by employing a “performance manager” on a full-time basis who may moreover be a coach entrusted with supervising the work of the coaches of the riders whether or not employed by the team. Their supervisory role implies that they necessarily have access to all training data related to riders, including and especially those produced by coaches who are external to the team but employed by the riders. These data must be communicated by the coaches of the riders to the “performance manager”: 

- in the form of a training plan; 

- in the form of personalised and confidential data files sent systematically and frequently so as to facilitate effective supervision; 

- external coaches must have access to the team’s communication procedure and take action with regard to their rider(s) at all times. 

2. Each rider must have their preparation managed via a training plan formalised in writing indicating, in particular, the nature of the preparation work, recovery periods and competitions. This training plan must be drawn up in consultation with the sports director(s) and coach of the rider. It must be understood by all persons concerned; 

3. A team must have the number of sports directors provided for in article 2.13.210. The sports directors may only take on the role of coach on the condition that they are qualified as such. Should this be the case, they must provide evidence of their double certification. The role of the sports directors is to direct the riders in competition. Ideally, they also draw up the competition programme for the riders in consultation with both the riders and their personal coach so as to ensure coherence between race preparation and the race programme. Each sports director must ensure compliance with Rule no. 7; 

4. The team shall employ a doctor responsible for the organisation of care (the “chief medical officer”). In particular, the chief medical officer is entrusted with ensuring the compliance of the team’s care activities with the UCI’s Medical Rules, in Part XIII of the UCI Regulations. The teams may employ one or more additional doctor(s) in addition to the chief medical officer, but the doctor(s) in question must comply with the requirements of Rule no. 9 among others. Any staff member employed by a team as a doctor may not take on a role other than that of doctor within the team. The chief medical officer is the sole authority in terms of health within the team and assumes responsibility for this. All doctors employed by a team are subject to strict confidentiality with regard to the medical data in their possession; 

5. Each rider must have a referring doctor identified by the team whether or not employed by the latter. They are subject to strict confidentiality with regard to the medical data in their possession; 

6. The team must have internal medical regulations describing terms and conditions of care for riders as well as, in particular, access to medical data; 

