by the UCI WorldTeam to the team with which the rider is registered for the season; payment to the rider is then made by the latter team, after deducting sums which they contractually owe the rider $^{(2)}$. 

$^{(1)}$ Upon justification of the participation in a stage race starting in July and ending in August, the registration of these riders may occur in July no earlier than the day before the first race day of the aforesaid race. 

$^{(2) }$The teams concerned may agree that payment to the rider shall be made directly by the UCI WorldTeam in the event the transfer of funds can for legal grounds not be made through the team with which the rider is registered for the season. If for justified legal grounds, the funds may neither be paid via the team with which the rider is registered, nor directly by the UCI WorldTeams, both teams and the rider shall enter into a specific agreement providing for an alternative mechanism of remuneration which, in any case, ensures receipt of equivalent benefits by the rider. 

In all other respects, the relationship between these riders and the UCI WorldTeam shall be mutually agreed between the parties. 

(text modified on 6.07.05; 20.10.05; 1.01.09; 1.02.12; 1.01.15; 1.01.18; 1.07.19). 

## Contract 

2.15.111 A rider's membership of a UCI WorldTeam requires a written contract of employment to be concluded which must contain as a minimum the provisions of the standard contract in article 2.15.139. 

The rights and obligations of the parties shall also be governed by the joint agreement concluded between the CPA (Cyclistes Professionnels Associés) and the AIGCP (Association Internationale des Groupes Cyclistes Professionnels) and approved by the Professional Cycling Council. 

(text modified on 1.01.15). 

2.15.112 The provisions of the model contract and the joint agreement shall be applied as of right. Furthermore, any clause agreed between the rider and the paying agent that impinges on the rights of riders as provided for in the standard contract or joint agreement is null and void. 

2.15.113 All contracts between a UCI WorldTeam and a rider or another person contracted for the operation of the team must be typed in three original copies at least one of which must be given to the rider or other person concerned. A copy shall be sent electronically to the auditor and an original shall be kept by the team and made available at any times if requested by the auditor. 

(text modified on 1.01.15; 12.01.17). 

2.15.114 The parties must sign each page of the contract. Clauses of the contract which are on a page not signed by the rider or other contracted person cannot be invoked against him; the rider or other contracted person may take advantage of such clauses. 

The name of the person who signs the contract on behalf of the UCI WorldTeam must be given on the final page of the contract alongside the signature. 

(text modified on 1.06.06; 1.01.15). 

