UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  If an Athlete is required by a Classification Panel to undergo Observation in Competition  Assessment, a National Federation or a National Paralympic Committee may only make  a Protest after First Appearance takes place. (text modified on 01.02.18; 01.01.21)  16.4.023 National Protest Procedure  To submit a National Protest, a National Federation or a National Paralympic Committee  must demonstrate that the Protest is bona fide with supporting evidence, complete the  UCI Classification Protest Form, and must include the following:  − Details of the protested Athlete; − Details of the protested decision and/or a copy of the protested decision; − An explanation as to why the Protest has been made and the basis on which  the National Federation/National Paralympic Committee believes that the  protested decision is flawed; − Reference to the specific rule(s) alleged to have been breached, save that if the  rule referenced is a discretionary rule the Protest will not comply with this point  (An example of a discretionary rule is that a Classification Panel may (as  opposed to must) require that an Athlete undertake Observation in Competition  assessment as part of the Athlete Evaluation. If the reference to the specific  rule(s) alleged to have been breached is discretionary in nature the Protest will  not comply with this point); and  − 100 EUR protest fee.  − the Chief Classifier may dismiss the Protest if, in his discretion, the Protest does  not comply with the Protest requirements of article 16.4.023; or  − the Chief Classifier may accept the Protest if, in his discretion, the Protest  complies with the Protest requirements of article 16.4.023.  − the Protested Athlete’s Sport Class must remain unchanged pending the  outcome of the Protest, but the Protested Athlete’s Sport Class Status must  immediately be changed to Review (R), unless the Protested Athletes Sport  Class Status is already Review (R);  − the Chief Classifier will appoint a Protest Panel to conduct a new Evaluation  Session as soon as possible, which must be, if practicable, at the Competition  the Protest was made or at the next Competition; and  − the Chief Classifier will notify all relevant parties of the time and date the new  Evaluation Session is to be conducted by the Protest Panel.  If the Protest is accepted:  If the Protest is dismissed, the Chief Classifier must notify all relevant parties and provide  a written explanation to the National Federation or National Paralympic Committee as  soon as practicable. The NF/NPC will be invoiced for the 100 EUR protest fee. The Protest Documents must be submitted to the Chief Classifier of the relevant  Competition within the timeframes specified by the UCI. Upon receipt of the Protest  Documents the Chief Classifier will conduct a review of the Protest, in consultation with  the UCI, of which there are two possible outcomes:  E0121  PARA-CYCLING  26 