UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  16.4.009  Minimum Impairment Criteria  . 16.4.010  Sport Class An Athlete who wishes to compete in para-cycling must have an Eligible Impairment that  complies with the Minimum Impairment Criteria for para-cycling. The UCI has set the Minimum Impairment Criteria to ensure that an Athlete’s Eligible  Impairment affects the extent to which an Athlete is able to execute the specific tasks  and activities fundamental to the sport.  Chapter V of the UCI Cycling Regulations specifies the Minimum Impairment Criteria and  the process by which an Athlete’s compliance with the Minimum Impairment Criteria is  to be assessed by a Classification Panel as part of an Evaluation Session. Any Athlete who does not comply with the Minimum Impairment Criteria for para-cycling  will be allocated the Sport Class Not Eligible (NE).  A Classification Panel will assess whether or not an Athlete complies with the Minimum  Impairment Criteria. This will take place as part of an Evaluation Session. Prior to  participating in an Evaluation Session, an Athlete must first satisfy the UCI that he or she  has an Eligible Impairment. In relation to the use of Adaptive Equipment, the UCI has set the Minimum Impairment  Criteria as follows:  a) for Eligible Impairments other than Vision Impairment, the Minimum Impairment  Criteria must not consider the extent to which the use of Adaptive Equipment  might affect how the Athlete is able to execute the specific tasks and activities  fundamental to the sport;  b) for Vision Impairment, the Minimum Impairment Criteria must consider the extent  to which the use of Adaptive Equipment might affect how the Athlete is able to  execute the specific tasks and activities fundamental to the sport.  (article introduced on 01.02.18)  A Sport Class is a category defined by the UCI in the Classification Rules, in which  Athletes are grouped by reference to the impact of an Eligible Impairment on their ability  to execute the specific tasks and activities fundamental to a sport.  An Athlete who does not have an Eligible Impairment or does not comply with the  Minimum Impairment Criteria for para-cycling must be allocated Sport Class Not Eligible  (NE) in accordance with articles 16.4.019 – 16.4.021 of these Classification Rules. An Athlete who complies with the Minimum Impairment Criteria for para-cycling will be  allocated a Sport Class (subject to the provisions in these Classification Rules  concerning Failure to Attend Athlete Evaluation and Suspension of Athlete Evaluation).  Except for the allocation of Sport Class Not Eligible (NE) by the UCI (in accordance with  article 16.4.019), the allocation of a Sport Class must be based solely on an evaluation  by a Classification Panel of the extent to which the Athlete’s Eligible Impairment affects  the specific tasks and activities fundamental to sport. Except for the Observation in  Competition Assessment, this evaluation must take place in a controlled non-competitive  environment, which allows for the repeated observation of key tasks and activities. E0121  PARA-CYCLING  17 