UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  Chapter XIII UCI WOMEN’S WORLDTOUR  General observations  Participation  § 2 UCI Women’s WorldTour calendar  (paragraph introduced on 1.07.17).  § 1  UCI Women’s WorldTour  2.13.001  The UCI Women’s WorldTour is a series of high level road events registered on the  UCI Women’s WorldTour calendar in which the UCI Women’s WorldTeams and a  number of UCI women’s continental teams are eligible for participation.  2.13.002  The UCI Women’s WorldTour shall be the exclusive property of the UCI.  2.13.003 The UCI Women’s WorldTour will take place over a number of one-day races and stages  races designated each year by the UCI Management Committee.  2.13.004 The organisers of UCI Women’s WorldTour events shall act in compliance with and fully  respect the terms of reference for UCI Women’s WorldTour organisers.  2.13.005 The UCI Women’s WorldTour events shall be open to UCI Women’s WorldTeams and  UCI women’s continental teams in accordance with article 2.1.005 of the UCI  Regulations. The maximum number of teams at the start of a UCI Women’s WorldTour  event is set at 24 teams.  2.13.006 For the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the organiser of a UCI Women’s WorldTour event must  invite 15 teams, as described below. From the 2022 season onward, all UCI Women’s  WorldTeams must be invited by the organiser.  2.13.007 The UCI Women’s WorldTour calendar shall be made up of a certain number of events  known as UCI Women’s WorldTour events. The UCI Women’s WorldTour calendar is  established by the UCI Management Committee on a yearly basis, based on the criteria  it determines.  (text modified on 1.01.04; 1.01.05; 1.1.06; 1.01.07; 1.01.09; 1.07.10; 1.07.11; 1.07.12;  1.01.16; 1.01.18; 1.01.19; 11.02.20; 12.06.20).  The organiser must accept entries from the above-mentioned teams that have  responded positively to an invitation.  For the 2020 and 2021 seasons, all UCI Women’s WorldTeams must be invited by the  organiser. A number of UCI women’s continental teams corresponding to the remaining  number of required invitations, based on the UCI women world ranking by teams  - calculated on the last day of the previous season - must also be invited by the organiser.  (text modified on 1.01.19).  (text modified on 1.01.17; 1.01.19).  (text modified on 1.1.06; 1.01.07; 1.01.16).  (article introduced on 1.01.18; text modified on 1.01.19).  132  ROAD RACES  E170421 