UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  The Rider and Teams concerned may agree on further measures applicable between  the last UCI WorldTour event of the season and expiry of the present contract through  specific agreements.  Without prejudice to the legislation governing the present contract, it may be terminated  before expiry, in the following cases and on the following conditions:  ARTICLE 8 - Termination of the contract  1.  The Rider may terminate the present contract, without notice or liability:  2.  The Employer may terminate the present contract, without notice or liability, in  the event of serious misconduct on the part of the Rider or of the suspension of  the Rider under the terms of the UCI regulations for the remaining duration of  the present contract.  In case the suspension imposed on the rider is subsequently cancelled or  rescinded according to a final and binding decision, the Rider will be entitled to  compensation corresponding to the remuneration due to him by the Team from  the date of termination until the natural expiry date of the contract.  Refusal to ride cycle races, despite being repeatedly called on to do so by the  Employer, is, inter alia, considered as serious misconduct.  If need be, the Rider shall have to prove that he was in no state to compete in  a race.  Notwithstanding article 6 point 3 of the Joint Agreement, the employer may  terminate the contract with a rider with the status of new professional on 31  December of the first year of that contract if the UCI ProTeam is unable to  continue operation for the following season. In this instance, the employer must  give at least three months' notice.  A.  if the Employer is declared bankrupt or insolvent or goes into liquidation.  B.  if the name of the UCI ProTeam or its principal partners is changed during  the course of the calendar year without the approval provided for in article  2.16.018 of the UCI cycling regulations.  C.  if the Employer or a principal partner withdraws from the UCI ProTeam  and the continuity of the UCI ProTeam is not guaranteed or else if the  UCI ProTeam announces its dissolution, the winding up of its activities or  its inability to meet its commitments; should the announcement be made  for a given date, the Rider shall continue to perform the contract until that  date.  D.  in the event of serious misconduct on the part of the Employer. Serious  misconduct is considered to include a failure to permit the Rider, despite  his repeated requests, to participate in competitions over a continuous  period in excess of 6 weeks or over four discontinuous periods of 7 days  each, during which periods at least 1 one-day race on the international  calendar took place. Where relevant, the Employer shall be required to  prove that the Rider was not in a condition to take part in a race.  E.  if on 1$^{st}$ October of the year preceding the registration year covered by the  present contract, the UCI ProTeam has not submitted registration  documents containing the required documents set out in Article  2.16.014bis, this right of termination lapses on the registration of the team  in the first or second division.  E170421  ROAD RACES  267 