Petition to the UCI to scrap the rule of wearing the National Champs jersey
February 8th, 2010 @ 12:34 PM
As far as I can understand the UCI National Champ jersey fiasco is not a new rule. From what I can gather previously, national bodies could apply to the UCI to run just armbands on the jersey, it seems the UCI topdogs got wind of this relaxing of the rule and have reinstated the full jersey rule. Make sense to you?
Whatever, I think it’s wrong in a climate where it’s hard enough for riders to find sponsors to then restirct their logo’s on a riders shirt.
Top riders will now surely boycott their National Championships so they do not have to be burdened with the jersey.
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6. National Champion’s jersey
1.3.068 National road, track, cyclo-cross, mountain bike, BMX, trials and indoor cycling champions must wear their
jersey in all events in the discipline, speciality and category in which they won their title and no other event.
For the purpose of this rule, the team time trial is put on a par with the individual time trial.
In a six-day event, only madison national champions must wear the jersey even if they are not paired together.
(N) When he no longer holds the title of national champion, a rider must wear piping in national colours on
the collar and cuffs of his jersey as per the technical specifications determined by the national federation.
However, he must wear such a jersey only in events of the discipline and speciality in which he won the title and
in no other event.
Wearing the national champion’s jersey or piping in national colours is prohibited as soon as the anti-doping
commission, after the review described in article 186 of the anti-doping rules, asserts that the rider committed an
anti-doping violation and until his definitive acquittal.
1.3.069 On the national champion’s jersey, the following advertising spaces shall be authorised:
• on the front and back of the jersey, in a rectangle 10 cm high,
• area comprising shoulders and sleeves : maximum 5 cm high in a single line,
• on the sides of the jersey : a 9 cm wide strip,
• the manufacturer’s label (25 cm2) may appear once only on the jersey and once on each leg of the shorts.
These advertising spaces shall be reserved for the rider’s usual sponsors.
The wearer of a national champion’s jersey shall be entitled to match the colour of his shorts to that of the jersey.
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13 Responses to “Petition to the UCI to scrap the rule of wearing the National Champs jersey”
February 8th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Thank god we don’t have any other problems to care about! It seems like tose UCI-dudes/dudettes don’t know what to do with their time…
February 8th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
i can just see the XC racers wearing loose clothes, bah…
February 8th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
i wouldnt mind the whole national jersey thing if the allowance for the drinks bottle holder was 1cm-2cm higher, mine always falls out during harsh bunnyhops. its so frustrating
February 8th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
I would be honored to wear my countries National Champs jersey, but feel it should not be regulated on the amount of sponsor stuff on it – unless they want to put of the cash to cover costs.
This is more an issues for countries that do not support all sport activities equally i.e. Canada
February 8th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Time for a non-UCI world race series! Proper coverage, Pro purse and only on good tracks, I know the imporetance of the UCI but I do recall Martin Whitely having a plan for such a series, could be a good idea…..
February 8th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
The UCI governing body are a set of retarded 12-year olds. They don’t even know what to do with themselves, so they just go about banning things for fun.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
I totally agree w/Olly. Just like in other two-wheeled sports wheteher it be road, moto, or enduro. Pro-purse race series then have your WorldChmps/Trophy DesNations or whatever format later. Is there not any new blood being or wanting to be infused into these UCI seats or a you a season ticket holder til you die?
February 9th, 2010 at 4:31 am
BACK POCKETS CAN INCREASE THE DRAG THEREFORE REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE RIDER. NATIONAL JERSEYS NO WAY!!!
February 9th, 2010 at 8:20 am
That would be alright if you were from sweden.
February 9th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
The UCI must be partnering with custom jersey manufactures. I would love to see the cost on the limited run of custom sublimated jerseys.
February 12th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
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February 14th, 2010 at 12:24 am
I think the national jerseys look ace and is one of the pinicles of the sport.
Is there really that much money in race photos/videos that the lack of displayed jersey ads cant be made up for with the publicity that can be generated with the publicity winning national could bring.
February 14th, 2010 at 3:13 am
james…fully what I was thinking…current day ‘exsposure’ for sponsors is seeminngly so much much more tham some logos on a shirt (covered with dirt) etc. etc. UCI y? o y?…
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