On 1 March 2022, the UCI took a range of measures in response to the military aggression of the territory of Ukraine for which the governments of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus are responsible.
Among the list of measures, two of them directly affected team Gazprom-RusVelo, which was registered as a UCI ProTeam at the time. The registration as a UCI team was withdrawn for all teams of Russian and Belarusian nationality, including Gazprom-RusVelo, and the sponsorship of Russian and Belarusian brands or products was declared as being contrary to article 1.1.089 of the UCI Regulations and therefore forbidden on any UCI International Calendar event.
The paying agent of the team, Provelo AG, filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on 22 March 2023, which has now rendered its award rejecting in full the paying agent’s claims.
The UCI welcomes this ruling, which supports the strong stance taken by the UCI in response to the military aggression of Ukraine.
Further information on these proceedings had been communicated by the UCI on 24 May 2022.