UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  Classifier, as well as any other disciplinary measure provided in Part XII of the UCI  Regulations. (text introduced on 23.10.19)  Part Three: Athlete Evaluation  16.4.007  General Provisions  16.4.008  Eligible Impairment  Athlete Evaluation is the process by which an Athlete is assessed in accordance with  these Classification Rules in order to be allocated a Sport Class and designated a Sport  Class Status.  Athlete Evaluation encompasses a number of steps and these Classification Rules  therefore include provisions regarding:  a)  An assessment to determine whether the Athlete has an Eligible Impairment for  para-cycling;  b)  An assessment to determine whether the Athlete complies with the Minimum  Impairment Criteria (MIC) for para-cycling; and c)  the allocation of a Sport Class (and designation of a Sport Class Status)  depending on the extent to which the Athlete is able to execute the specific tasks  and activities fundamental to para-cycling (with the exception for athletes with  Vision Impairment where the current assessment criteria is not yet sport specific  and does not include a requirement that the athletes are assessed in respect of  the ‘extent to which the Athlete is able to execute the specific tasks and activities  fundamental to the sport’).  (text modified on 01.02.18) Any Athlete wishing to compete in para-cycling must have an Eligible Impairment which  must be Permanent. Article 16.5.001 of the UCI Cycling Regulations specifies the Eligible Impairment(s) an  Athlete must have in order to compete in para-cycling. Any Impairment that is not listed as an Eligible Impairment in article 16.5.001, is referred  to as a Non-Eligible Impairment. Article 16.5.009 includes examples of Non-Eligible  Impairments.  Assessment of Eligible Impairment  The UCI must determine if an Athlete has an Eligible Impairment. In order to be satisfied that an Athlete has an Eligible Impairment, the UCI requires all  Athletes to demonstrate that he or she has an Underlying Health Condition. Article  16.5.010 lists examples of Health Conditions that are not Underlying Health Conditions.  The means by which the UCI determines whether an Athlete has an Eligible Impairment  is at the sole discretion of the UCI. The UCI may consider that an Athlete’s Eligible  Impairment is sufficiently obvious and therefore not require evidence that demonstrates  the Athlete’s Eligible Impairment.  E0121  PARA-CYCLING  14 