UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS  Special provisions for Women Elite events of the UCI Women’s WorldTour and  UCI ProSeries  For one-day races, the number of starting riders per team is set at 6.  For stage races, the organiser can set the number of starting riders per team to 6 or 7.  (text modified on 1.01.05; 1.01.07; 26.01.08; 1.02.12; 1.07.12; 1.10.13; 1.01.15; 1.01.18;  23.10.19; 1.01.20; 12.06.20).  2.2.003  For all road races, without prejudice to Article 1.2.053, if the number of starting riders per bis team is set at 4, 5 or 6, a team may not start with less than 4 riders. If the number of  starting riders per team is 7 or 8, a team may not start with less than 5 riders.  2.2.004 (N) Teams may enter substitutes for the titular riders provided that the number of  substitutes does not exceed one-half of the number of titular riders. For class 2 events,  only entered substitutes may replace the titular riders.  2.2.005 (N) Teams must confirm in writing to the organiser the names of titular riders and two  substitutes no later than 72 hours before the start of the race. Only the riders mentioned  in that confirmation will be permitted to take the start.  2.2.006 Should the number of riders entered in a team race exceed the number of participants  admitted to that race, the number of participants per team shall be reduced to a number  that will be equal for all teams. In other races, priority shall be given according to the  order in which entry forms were received by the organiser. The organiser shall, as quickly  as possible, announce any reduction to all entered teams or to the riders that were not  selected.  In the context of Grand Tours and for medical reasons only, a maximum of two riders  may be substituted, subject to the common agreement of the president of the  commissaires’ panel, the organiser of the Grand Tour and the UCI official doctor and the  prior remittance of a medical certificate at medical@uci.ch. In order to benefit from this  provision, teams must declare two substitute riders to the commissaires at the riders’  confirmation.  (text modified on 1.01.05; 1.05.17).  (text modified on 1.01.16). For other events, a maximum of 2 riders may replace the titular riders and regardless of  whether they were entered as substitutes or not.  (article introduced on 1.01.18).  A team at the start of an event with fewer riders than the minimum established in the  previous paragraph of this article may not start. In the case of a UCI WorldTeam, the  team is considered to be absent for the purposes of the application of Articles 2.15.128  and 2.15.129.  E170421  ROAD RACES  12 