Governance

Gauteng Cycling Association Constitution
Gauteng Cycling Colours Policy and Regulations 2026
Mountain Biking Handbook 2026
SA MTB Team Selection Policy and Criteria 2026
Cycling South Africa Mountain Bike Commission Selection Criteria 2025
UCI Rules and Regulations
Part 4 Mountain Bike
Part IV – Mountain Bike
Drug Prohibited List

The Gauteng Cycling Association (GCA) is a voluntary body with its own legal personality, administering cycling in Gauteng across recognised disciplines and operating under Cycling South Africa statutes where applicable. Its purpose is to govern, promote and develop the sport; organise provincial events and championships; build technical capacity; and ensure good governance, inclusivity and safety.

Membership covers individuals, clubs and other categories set by the Board, with participation rights subject to eligibility and compliance. General Meetings (Annual and Special) are the highest authority; AGMs are held annually with set notice and quorum rules, and decisions pass by simple majority unless otherwise stated.

A Board—President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary and additional members—provides strategic leadership, approves budgets and policies, oversees risk and compliance, and may create standing or ad-hoc committees, including discipline committees. Roles, terms, meetings, quorums, decision-making and conflict-of-interest rules are defined. Service is voluntary, with reasonable expenses refundable.

Finances must be used solely for GCA’s objectives, banked in GCA’s name with proper authorisations. Annual financial statements are presented to the AGM, with independent review or audit where required. The Board adopts binding policies and codes such as ethics, safeguarding, anti-doping, selection, event sanctioning, disciplinary rules and transformation.

Disciplinary jurisdiction extends to members and provincial event participants. Procedures ensure notice and an opportunity to be heard, with sanctions ranging from reprimand to suspension, fines or expulsion, and a right of appeal under GCA and CSA rules.

Amendments require a qualified majority on due notice. Disputes on interpretation may be referred to arbitration. Dissolution requires a super-majority on extended notice; after settling liabilities, any remaining assets must go to bodies with similar objectives.

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Gauteng Cycling is proud to present the official 2026 Provincial Colours Selection Criteria, a comprehensive policy that outlines the standards, processes, and expectations for riders aspiring to represent the province at the highest level.

This document provides clear guidance on how Provincial Colours are awarded across all disciplines, including Road, Track, Mountain Bike, and BMX. It defines eligibility requirements, participation criteria, performance benchmarks, and the selection processes used to identify athletes capable of competing at inter-provincial and national level.

At its core, the policy reinforces the principle that Provincial Colours are a mark of excellence and merit, earned through consistent performance, commitment, and professionalism both on and off the bike. It also ensures transparency and fairness in selections, while aligning with the broader frameworks of Cycling South Africa and the Gauteng Sports Confederation.

Riders, coaches, and clubs are encouraged to engage with this document to understand the pathways to selection, plan their competitive seasons effectively, and uphold the standards expected of athletes representing Gauteng.

Ultimately, this policy is not only about selection — it is about raising the bar of performance, protecting the prestige of Provincial representation, and building a stronger, more competitive cycling community in Gauteng.

The Gauteng Cycling Colours Regulations 2026 document sets out the official criteria and process for selecting riders to represent Gauteng at provincial and inter-provincial level, and for awarding provincial colours. It defines eligibility requirements, age categories, and minimum performance standards across all disciplines including MTB, road, BMX, and track, with selection based on results in designated events, points systems, and competitiveness against national benchmarks. The policy also outlines rider responsibilities, participation requirements, and selection procedures, ensuring that team selection is merit-based, performance-driven, and consistent across all cycling disciplines.

Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Handbook 2026 sets the national rules and minimum standards for CSA-sanctioned mountain bike events. It explains how events must be run, what regulations apply, and how disputes in rules are handled, with international UCI regulations taking precedence where there is any inconsistency. It also confirms that anti-doping rules apply to mountain biking under the recognised anti-doping framework in South Africa and internationally.

For riders, the handbook clarifies licensing and participation expectations for CSA-sanctioned racing, including when annual licences are required and how day licences may apply in certain contexts, as well as restrictions around participation in non-sanctioned events for licensed riders. It defines the main MTB disciplines and race formats used in South Africa, and includes safety-driven participation limits for younger riders in longer-distance and higher-risk formats. For series and championships, it outlines how points, rankings, and titles are awarded, how seeding/rankings are maintained over time, and who is eligible to hold national and provincial champion titles. For organisers, it sets baseline requirements for medical planning and post-event reporting to support rider safety and consistent governance across the sport.

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This document explains how South Africa’s national MTB team selection works for 2026, including who may be considered, what events and results count, and how performances are assessed across relevant MTB disciplines and categories. It sets out the minimum eligibility requirements, how riders should submit or confirm their results and availability, and what supporting information may be required as part of the selection process. It also outlines decision-making structures and timelines, including how selections are finalised, what happens if a rider withdraws or becomes unavailable, and how any discretion is applied where results alone don’t settle a selection decision.

The SA MTB Team Selection Policy & Criteria 2025 explains how riders are identified, assessed and selected for South African teams across XCO, DHI, XCM, Enduro and Gravel, aligned to CyclingSA’s 2024–2028 selection framework. It sets eligibility (citizenship, licensing, conduct), defines performance windows per discipline, lists the selection events (World Cups, SA Champs and SA Cups plus UCI Cat races), and applies event weightings and time-from-winner benchmarks to generate points for Long and Short Lists; meeting benchmarks doesn’t guarantee selection, as a panel tests competitiveness and may leave slots unfilled. It details rider responsibilities (submitting results and reports, reasons for DNS/DNF), age-category rules, panel composition and conduct, diversity targets, timelines to finalise teams, and discipline-specific thresholds (for example minimum points to reach the Long List). It also explains tiered selection and funding (from World Championships and multi-code games to continental events and host-nation World Cups), quotas, appeals, and the requirement to race SA Nationals in the relevant discipline unless exempted.

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The 2025 UCI MTB rule changes (effective 1 January 2025) update age-category participation across XCO, DHI and Enduro (e.g., clearer U23/elite rules, juniors separated at Worlds/World Cups), refine international calendar clashes and event status, formalise technical-delegate appointments, tighten environmental conduct and EPAC (e-MTB) usage, and introduce an Elite career number system. Race-ops tweaks include revised XCO race-time ranges and mandatory 80% rule at top events, stricter feed/tech zone accreditation, clarified same-team technical assistance, and updated stage-race classifications. Downhill shifts competition flow (qualifying→final, with revised protected/starting orders and points scales) and increases required rider-transport capacity. Pump Track standardises categories/formats, and E-MTB clarifies EPAC specs and that no UCI points are awarded. World Series participation, start-order logic (including XCC→XCO seeding), podium protocol (top three) and team classifications/points are all revised.

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The 2025 WADA Prohibited List (effective 1 January 2025) sets what athletes may not use and when. It bans S0–S5 substances at all times (non-approved drugs, anabolic agents, peptide hormones and growth factors, beta-2 agonists, hormone/metabolic modulators, and diuretics/masking agents), prohibits S6–S9 only in-competition (stimulants, narcotics, cannabinoids, and injectable/oral/rectal glucocorticoids with noted therapeutic-dose exceptions), and restricts P1 beta-blockers to certain sports. It also outlaws prohibited methods M1–M3 (blood manipulation, chemical/physical tampering including large IV infusions, and gene/cell doping), defines the in-competition window, and lists “Substances of Abuse” and key thresholds (e.g., salbutamol/formoterol) to distinguish therapeutic use from doping.

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