## Chapter VII CRITERIUMS 

2.7.001 For any aspect not covered below, the general provisions as well as the special provisions for one-day races shall apply by analogy. 

## Methods 

2.7.002 The criterium is a road race run on a circuit closed to traffic and that is run according to one of the following methods: 

1. classification at the finish of the last lap; 

2. classification on the basis of the number of laps covered and the number of points obtained during the intermediate sprints. 

2.7.003 If the criterium comprises several races, the individual race shall always be ridden last. 

## Organisation 

2.7.004 It shall not be permissible to organise a criterium on the day preceding an international event without an individual contract being signed between the organiser and each rider involved. 

(text modified on 1.01.02). 

2.7.005 The National Federations shall submit their criterium calendar to the UCI no later than 1$^{st}$ September for the following year. 

Organisers whose criterium is not included on this calendar may not invite riders from a team registered with the UCI or allow them to ride. 

If the national criterium calendar is not received by the UCI before the deadline, the organisers in question may not invite riders from a team registered with the UCI or allow them to ride. 

(text modified on 1.01.02; 1.01.05; 1.07.10). 

## Calendar fee 

2.7.005 An annual calendar fee shall be paid to the UCI's bank account at the latest by bis 1 September of the year preceding the year of registration of the event for any event which allows the participation of riders registered with a UCI WorldTeam or a UCI Women’s WorldTeam. 

The amount of the fee shall be established by the UCI Management Committee and published in the financial obligations document. 

If the UCI’s account is not credited by 1 September, registration on the international criterium calendar shall be suspended without further notice and the event shall not be published on the UCI international calendar. 

Furthermore, a fine of CHF 1,000 will be due as well as a penalty of CHF 100 for each day of delay. 

(article introduced on 11.02.20; 1.01.21). 

