## Chapter XV UCI WORLDTOUR 

## § 1 UCI WorldTour 

(chapter replaced on 1.09.04). 

2.15.001 In the UCI WorldTour a number of high level men’s professional cycling teams holding UCI WorldTour licences compete in a series of high level road events registered on the UCI WorldTour calendar. 

(text modified on 12.01.17; 24.03.17). 

2.15.002 The UCI is the exclusive owner of the UCI WorldTour concept and trademark, without prejudice to the exclusive ownership rights of the organisers. 

## § 2 UCI WorldTour Licence 

2.15.003 The UCI WorldTour licence is the right conferred by the UCI to take part in the events registered on the UCI WorldTour calendar, with a team of professional riders, known as a "UCI WorldTeam". 

(text modified on 1.01.15; 12.01.17). 

2.15.004 A UCI WorldTour licence may be issued to a physical person or to a body such as an association or company. 

(text modified on 12.01.17). 

2.15.005 Applications for UCI WorldTour licences are examined and licences issued by the UCI licence commission. 

2.15.006 By applying for a licence, the applicant acknowledges that the UCI alone has the right to issue UCI WorldTour licences and undertakes not to participate in cycle sport competitions, formulas or organisations other than those governed by the UCI's regulations and authorities. 

2.15.007 The application for a licence shall imply the applicant's acceptance of the rules and conditions governing the UCI WorldTour and the UCI's regulations in general. 

2.15.008 The holder of the licence shall remain responsible for his team. 

(text modified on 12.01.17). 

## Application for a licence 

2.15.009 All teams wishing to apply for a UCI WorldTour licence shall declare their intention to the UCI at the latest on 1 January of the year during which the award shall be made (in principle, the year before the validity of the licence). The UCI reserves its right not to take into consideration applications for which such declaration was not submitted within the applicable deadline. 

The maximum number of UCI WorldTour licences that may be issued is 18. 

