“There are no unacceptable requirements in the UCI statement, this only applies to departures in the UK” – Ekimov

President of the Russian Cycling Federation Vyacheslav Ekimov told that there were no unacceptable requirements for neutral status in the declaration of the International Cycling Union (UCI), so Russian cyclists received this status after following the proper procedure.

At the same time, Ekimov noted that the registration documents for participation in the World Championship in the UK contain more requirements.

Russian track cyclists who have received a neutral status will not be able to participate in the World Championships due to the registration requirements to participate in the World Championships in Glasgow.

– There are no unacceptable requirements in the declaration itself, which an athlete fulfills to obtain a neutral status from our international federation. The athletes have signed it and begin the competition. In the case of entering the UK for the World Championships, it is a completely different story, where it is proposed to sign a document condemning the SVO, to confirm the absence of communication with the State, although at least we have many athletes on the bets at the CSP. The Federation, in principle, does not ask for a neutral status, it is done by the riders on an individual basis, but we know what demands they faced just before the World Championships,” Ekimov told .

In March, the IOC executive committee recommended that international federations, if Russians are allowed to start, do so individually, in a neutral status, without participating in team events, and also exclude the participation of athletes associated with law enforcement. In July, the IOC announced that it would not issue invitations to the National Olympic Committees of Russia and Belarus for the 2024 Olympics on the set date of July 26.