Minor Point of Clarification when people talk about “”Enduro” are they thinking more “Endurance” type 12/24Hr events or “Gravity Enduro” type events? I suppose both are a bit off of the UCI radar but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any governance or guidnace to offer…
TBH if the BC are involved then as a UCI affiliated national governing body the event is “UCI sanctioned” I can’t see much of an issue then…
For their faults I actually think our (UCI affiliated) national body, British cycling are pretty good value. They provide admin support, online entries and insurance to clubs looking to run events, provide commisares on race day and TBH whille not perfect I’m sure the headaches would be worse for organisers tring to do all of these things entirely outside of the BC…
Does anyone know of an easier way to get sensibly priced insurance for a DH or XC event?
They obviously have to interpret and apply the UCI’s rulings at a national level and I can’t help but think this ruling is basically an unenforcable one.
It would mean that BC have to monitor every Elite rider in every Disipline somehow and find evidence that they competed in a Non-sanctioned event i.e. one they had nothing to do with BC or the UCI…
So how would they know? it’s the old “Unknown, Unknown’s” again innit…
Or is it an “Honesty Based” policy?
BC- “Did you compete in any non-UCI/BC sanctioned Races in the last twelve months?”
Racer- “Errrrm, No.”
BC- “Great, that’s our investigation done then, you may now race World Cups”