Union Cycliste Internationale

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is a professional cycling union that oversees cycling events in the international community. The UCI is headquartered in Aigle, Switzerland. The English translation is the International Cycling Union (ICU) but the UCI acronym is the one used most extensively, perhaps due to another meaning of ICU.

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Cycling - Aigle - Switzerland - English - ICU

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The UCI issues racing licenses to riders and enforces disciplinary rules, such as in matters of doping. The UCI also manages the classification of races and the points ranking system in various cycling disciplines including mountain biking, road and track cycling, for both men and women, amateur and professional. It also oversees the World Championships — in which different countries compete instead of trade teams — in various disciplines and in different categories. The winners of these races have the right to wear a special rainbow jersey for the following year, and have the right to wear an armband in the same rainbow pattern for the remainder of their careers.

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Doping - Mountain biking - Road - Track cycling - Rainbow jersey

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