UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  2.17.005 In the context of a specific policy for development of cycling, the UCI may create a UCI  continental team and/or a UCI women’s continental team, in priority, with riders from  emerging cycling countries, through the UCI World Cycling Centre.  2.17.006 The nationality of a UCI continental team or UCI women’s continental team is determined  by the nationality of the majority of its riders.  2.17.007 During the season, no rider already registered with a UCI road team for the current  season may join a UCI Continental team or UCI women’s continental team outside the  period from 1 June to 15 July.  (text modified on 1.08.13; 1.01.18; 1.01.20).  To transfer to a UCI women’s continental team, a rider is considered as a specialist if  she is ranked in the top 150 of the final UCI cyclo-cross classification.  To transfer to a UCI continental team, a rider is considered as specialist if he is ranked  in the top 150 of the final cyclo-cross UCI individual classification.  However, a rider who is registered with a UCI road team and is considered a cyclo-cross  specialist will have the right to transfer to a UCI continental team or UCI women’s  continental team during the period from 15 March to 15 April.  (text modified on 1.01.20).  Special provision for UCI continental teams only  However, the UCI may grant a dispensation to the above provision to a national  federation which intend to register a UCI continental team of its nationality without the  majority of the riders being of the nationality of the national federation; this dispensation  will be subject to the following conditions:  - The country does not have enough professional riders to constitute a UCI  continental team;  - At least one rider from the team will be of the nationality of the country of the  national federation that wish to register the team with the UCI;  - The Continental Confederation must confirm to the UCI that it supports the  dispensation; - The national federation cannot register more than one UCI continental team  with the UCI.  Transfer period  E170421  ROAD RACES  274  Due to its international purpose and for fairness between nations, such team shall be  considered as neither having a nationality nor national federation of reference and shall  register at events under flag of the UCI World Cycling Centre.  (article introduced on 22.10.18). 