Pro veritate study, commissioned by Lega del Ciclismo professionistico to the University of Padova, Department of Public Law, International and EU Law (DiPIC), on the EU competition law assessment of some UCI regulations concerning professional road cycling races Studio pro veritate richiesto all’Università degli studi di Padova, Dipartimento di Diritto Pubblico, Internazionale e Comunitario (DiPIC), dalla Lega del Ciclismo professionistico (Lega Ciclismo), relativo alla caratterizzazione di certe regolamentazioni adottate dall’Union Cycliste Internationale, in materia di ciclismo professionistico su strada, nel contesto del diritto UE della concorrenza

Author can be reached at bernardo.cortese@unipd.it Acknowledgment: Avv. Leone Zilio, Avv. Riccardo Giacomin and Avv. Fabio Vegni, lawyers for Lega Ciclismo at Roedl Law Padova, are thanked for their precious help in identifying and assessing the relevant UCI and Lega Ciclismo regulations and bylaws, as well as for their help in finding out the relevant facts concerning the organization of sporting events in the professional cycling road races area. Avv. Zilio can be reached at leone.zilio@roedl.it