Trade Team Definition:
A Trade Team is an incorporated or registered organization whose purpose is to promote itself, its sponsors and/or members through cycling events.

Typically, riders would enter into a contractual relationship with the team / business in order to outline matters of mutual expectation and compensation.

A UCI affiliated Trade Team must be formed by a group of athletes in the same discipline. The UCI only registers teams in the Junior/Elite category in downhill/4X and in the U23/Elite category for cross-country.

CCA Services & Support:
It is a priority for the Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) to continue to develop policies, programs, and services to support trade teams. The CCA is making a concerted effort to encourage affiliation by providing a direct communication link to support and facilitate the related administration of these teams.

The CCA will be able to provide affiliated CCA and CCA/UCI Trade Teams with the following services:

• Access to participation statistics of national events;
• Notification about invitational competition opportunities forwarded to the CCA by other cycling federations;
• A CD of the CCA companion guide to the current UCI regulations;
• A 36 meter square technical space allocated at National Calendar events site – (electricity, water and security at the cost of the team);
• Logo placement of 64 cm square on National Team jersey for all selected athletes from a CCA or CCA/UCI Trade Team;
• Mention of the Trade Team on the “Teams” section of the CCA website.
• Mention of the Trade Team on the official results list during national events.
• Specific benefits per discipline, gender and categories (see CCA).

UCI Services & Support:
The registration of a UCI MTB Team is an agreement which formally acknowledges a team. It also offers advantages for teams and riders, such as:

a) Direct participation (without any UCI point requested) to the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup events

b) Free participation to UCI World Cup events for the following teams:

XCO (Cross-country Olympic format)
First 10 Men UCI MTB Teams of the last UCI MTB World Cup Team standings
First 5 Women UCI MTB Teams of the last UCI MTB World Cup Team standings

XCM (Cross-country Marathon format)
First 10 Men UCI MTB Teams of the last UCI MTB World Cup Team standings
First 5 Women UCI MTB Teams of the last UCI MTB World Cup Team standings

DHI (Individual downhill)
First 10 Men UCI MTB Teams of the last UCI MTB World Cup Team standings
First 5 Women UCI MTB Teams of the last UCI MTB World Cup Team standings

4X (4-Cross)
First 5 Men UCI MTB Teams of the last UCI MTB World Cup Team standings
First 3 Women UCI MTB Teams of the last UCI MTB World Cup Team standings

c) Free participation to UCI World Cup events for the following riders who belong to a UCI MTB Team:

XCO: first 20 riders (Men and Women) of the last individual standings who belong to a UCI MTB Team

XCM: first 10 riders (Men and Women) of the last individual standings who belong to a UCI MTB Team

DHI: first 20 riders (Men and Women) of the last individual standings who belong to a UCI MTB Team

4X: first 10 riders (Men and Women) of the last individual standings who belong to a UCI MTB Team

d) Free of charge ground surface of 60m2 for the UCI MTB World Cup events. Supplies, such as water, electricity and caretaking remain chargeable to the UCI MTB Teams using the sites.

e) Technical assistance between team mates of a UCI MTB Team. Possibility to exchange equipment outside the feed / technical assistance zones (art. 4.2.047).

f) Publication of a UCI MTB Team ranking based on the results (individual UCI rankings) of each rider (art. 4.8.009). There will be in total 8 UCI MTB Teams rankings (XCO, XCM, DHI, 4X, Men and Women).

g) Publication of UCI MTB World Cup Team standings based on the results (individual World Cup results) of the 3 best riders of each UCI MTB Team. Note that in 2007 there will be 8 UCI MTB World Cup Team standings in total (XCO, XCM, DHI, 4X, Men and Women).

h) Support of the UCI Disciplinary and Appeals Commission. Access is automatically provided should a dispute arise between employer and employee. This is not only to protect riders whose contracts should not be honored by employers, but also to protect employers should an employee not fulfill his contractual obligations (e.g. return of the equipment, failure to attend events, etc.).

i) Information Service. The UCI has a great number of information services that can be accessed by UCI MTB Teams. We can provide you with any useful information or publication as well as with TV coverage statistics (newsletter).

j) Online registration to the UCI World Cup events. The UCI MTB Teams will be able to enter their riders directly through the UCI website. Once affiliated with the UCI, you will receive a login and a password enabling you to register your riders.

k) Presentation of the UCI MTB Team on the UCI website with each team jersey and presence of the Team name on all results.

l) Rainbow pass (accreditation valid for all 2007 UCI MTB World Cup events) for each UCI MTB Team staff member.

PLEASE NOTE: there will be no specific rainbow pass request form for the 2007 season. A rainbow pass (accreditation valid for all 2007 UCI MTB World Cup events) will automatically be produced for each staff member mentioned in the registration form upon condition that you provide us with her/his license and her/his photo.

Concerning the number of riders per team, we inform you that a team can include a maximum of 20 riders per format. For the 2007 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup events, a maximum of 10 riders per format per team will be allowed to start.

We also remind you that a team manager can not be a rider and vice versa and we kindly ask you to respect this point while filling the form in.

Quotas per discipline:

Registration Requirements:

The registration period is open until February 14, 2007

All riders and team staff must have a valid UCI license.

For all Trade Teams mentioned above, the following documents are required:

• Copy of the business registration documents with provincial and federal authority (in order to verify the existence of a legal administrative and financial structure supporting the team)
• Team registration forms
• Team declaration forms
• Copy of team rider’s contract (confidential to CCA and UCI)
• Team Jersey art work (JPEG)
• Official team logo (JPEG)
• Proof of valid third party liability insurance (minimum recommended coverage per occurrence $5,000,000.00).
• Registration fee payable to the CCA for the amount of $750.00 CDN
• Registration fee payable to the UCI for the amount of $1,500.00 CHF
• Letter of approval from the National Federation of the country of which the paying agent has the nationality
• License copy of each rider and each staff member
• Photo of each staff member (rainbow passes). Format: .jpg or .gif or .bmp. Minimum resolution: 103x103 pixels. How to name each photo: « SURNAME »_ « FUNCTION ».

The team will only be officially registered when all documents have been received at the CCA and the UCI office. There will be no exceptions.

A memo will also be circulated to all Provincial Association offices advising of the affiliated status and naming the team members. This will facilitate the licensing process under the registered name of the trade team.

Should you have any questions or require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the Canadian Cycling Association.

UCI info

Return no later than February 15, 2007 for the attention of Sabine Debons 1860 Aigle Suisse - fax +41 24 468 58 12 or email : sabine.debons@uci.ch

Non conforming files (incomplete forms or missing documents) will not be considered. We thank you in advance to return the different documents simultaneously, which will make their handling easier and therefore your registration faster.

Payment of the registration fee
Please note that the payment of the registration fee is not sufficient to register a team. The form to fill in and the payment are both mandatory. We will refund any team which would have paid the registration fee without having submitted any form within the allotted time. On the other hand, we will refuse the registration of any team which would submit a complete form without paying the registration fee within the allotted time.

Payment deadline: 15.02.2007
Amount non-EEC countries:
(including fight against doping tax) CHF 1'500
Way of payment: Electronic bank transfer
Imperative indication: Team name

Name: UBS SA
Address: Place St-François 1, CH – 1003 Lausanne
Clearing / ABA / Branch Number: 243
Swift code: UBSWCHZH10A

Payment in CHF (non - EEC countries)
Account number: 309288.01M
IBAN: CH23 0024 3243 3092 8801 M

Payment in EUR (EEC member countries)
Account number: 309288.60L
IBAN : CH24 0024 3243 3092 8860 L
BIC: UBSWCHZH80A

For additional information, please contact:

Rémi Bérubé, Competitions Coordinator
Canadian Cycling Association
Tel: 613 248-1353 #2602
Fax: 613 248-9311
Email: competition@canadian-cycling.com

• Download the UCI Mountain Bike Team Registration Form
• Download the UCI changes to participation in Mountain Bike World Cup events (pdf)