What rules apply to race vehicles and the convoy?
Rule- Canada
- Cycling Canada
- Road cycling
- Commissaires
- All ages
- 2026
- Officials
- Team vehicles are subject to the approval of the President of the Commissaires' Panel. Their size and shape must be safe and must not create any danger for the race.
- Vans, and generally all vehicles whose bodies exceed 1.80 m wide, 5 m long or 1.66 m high (not including roof bars), are not allowed to follow the race.
- In all international, national and provincial races in Canada, everyone in a race convoy who drives a vehicle must be a licence holder and must have a certificate showing they completed Caravan Driver Training with Cycling Canada or the UCI.
- For national competitions, composite teams may supply their own vehicles or use the neutral service if follow vehicles are permitted.
- On the national calendar, the race director or a representative able to take decisions may sit next to the President of the Commissaires' Panel in the car driving immediately behind the peloton.
Source: https://cyclingcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Companion-Guide-2026_EN-FOR-CCOC-REVIEW.pdf (2.2.028bis, 2.2.032, 2.2.035, 2.3.016)
Added 25 Oct 2026