UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  2 Event format and technical and sporting preparation  2.1 Infringements or non- compliance with provisions relating to the technical guide and events’ special  regulations, and in  particular:  -  deadlines, approval procedure and communication;  -  provisions concerning the form of the technical guide and the special regulations (language, etc.);  -  failure to respect the comments and requests of the President of the Commis saires’ Panel relating to the  content of the document;  -  Absence of obligatory elements in the document content.  Fine of CHF 1,000 to 10,000  2.2 Infringements or non-compliance with provisions relating to the race route and the event format, and in particular:  -  distances of events, stages, circuits, neutralised section;  -  provisions relating to the duration of stage races, number of stages, half-stages, rest days and transfer days; -  format of events, distribution of rest days and time trials.  Fine of CHF 5,000 to 50,000  2.3 Infringements or non-compliance with provisions relating to the event participation rules, and in particular:  -  number of riders in the race, number of foreign teams, number of riders per team, number of national teams, -  a limit to an age category that is not recognised by the UCI;  Fine of CHF 5,000 to 50,000  2.4 Infringements or non-compliance with provisions relating to the procedures of inviting and registering teams and riders  for events, and in particular:  -  respect of the scheduled procedures and deadlines, use of official documents and forms;  -  dispatch of entry forms to the commissaires;  -  compliance with obligatory team invitations;  -  refusal to allow the start of a rider or team duly entered for the event.  Fine of CHF 1,000 to 10,000  3 Logistics and operational management of an event  3.1 Infringements or non-compliance with obligations relating to the logistics of an event and in particular:  -  the equipment necessary for the organisation of the event;  -  establishing a race headquarters and area for checking licences;  -  respecting the established opening hours of the organisation headquarters;  -  managing and organising the event start area, start line or start ramp;  -  the dimensions of the finish line, obligations relating to the finish area, structures associated with the finish line  (banner, podium, etc.), intermediate sprints, the top of KoM climbs and other points of sporting interest;  Fine of CHF 10,000 to 50,000  E170421  ROAD RACES 129 