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questo è quanto riporta il regolamento uci:
ARTICLE 1.3.006
“Equipment shall be of a type that is sold for use by anyone practising cycling as a sport.
Any equipment in development phase and not yet available for sale (prototype) must be subject of an authorization request to the UCI Equipment Unit before its use. Authorization will be granted only for equipment which is in the final stage of development and for which commercialization will take place no later than 12 months after the first use in competition. The manufacturer may request a single prolongation of the prototype status if justified by relevant reasons.
When assessing a request for use of equipment which is not yet available for sale, the UCI Equipment Unit will pay particular attention to safety of the equipment which will be submitted to it for authorization.
The use of equipment designed especially for the attainment of a particular performance (record or other) shall be not authorised.
Upon expiry of the authorised period of use of a prototype (equipment not yet available for sale), any item of equipment must be commercially available in order to be used in cycling events. The requirement of commercial availability shall be understood as equipment having to be available through a publicly available order system (whether with manufacturer, distributor or retailer). Upon an order being placed, the order shall be confirmed within 30 days and the relevant equipment shall be made available for delivery within a further 90-day
deadline. In addition, the retail price of the equipment shall be publicly advertised, shall not render the equipment de facto unavailable to the general public and shall not unreasonably exceed the market value for equipment of a similar standard.
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CLARIFICATION GUIDE OF THE UCI TECHNICAL REGULATION
Any equipment which is not commercially available and is not authorised (not authorised by UCI Equipment Unit or authorised period expired), may not be used in cycling events governed by the UCI Regulations. Any such unauthorised use of equipment may be sanctioned by disqualification of results obtained when using the equipment and/or a fine ranging from CHF 5’000 to 100’000.”
Text modified on 15.10.18
The entire used material must be accessible to all participants. All the components must be available commercially (i.e. available on the market or sold directly by the manufacturer) at the latest twelve months after their first use in competition. If such a deadline is requested and accepted by the UCI, the manufacturer must publicly announce that the product in question is being used in competition and when it will be available for sale. In all cases the product must be in a final stage of development, very similar to the product that will be marketed.
Thus, it is not allowed to use equipment in competition that is not either available on the market or authorized by the UCI Equipment Unit and previously communicated by the manufacturer (with a twelve months period for the marketing).
The use of equipment specially designed for a particular athlete, event or performance are prohibited. "Specially designed" means a bicycle with a technical added value when compared with other equipment.
No minimum production quantity or minimum price is defined for either bicycles or any component parts.
It is also demanded to have reasonable prizes, meaning comparable to a similar product of a same ran
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