Who appoints the President Commissaire and the rest of the panel?

Under section 23 of the Cycling SA Road Cycling Handbook 2026 (with sections 17.10, 18.11 and 19.6):

National Championships

• President Commissaire and Chief Judges: appointed by the Cycling SA Technical Manager.
• Other technical delegates: appointed by the Cycling SA Technical Manager, Road Commissioner and Technical Director, considering qualified officials from the host province first.

National Classics (Category A)

• President Commissaire: assigned by the Cycling SA Technical Manager, Road Commissioner and Technical Director (section 23.2). Section 17.10 names the Technical Manager and Technical Commissioner.
• Other technical delegates: appointed by the same Cycling SA officials, considering the host province first, then neighbouring provinces.

Regional mass participation events (Categories B to D)

• President Commissaire: appointed by the Cycling SA Technical Manager and Technical Director, in consultation with the Provincial Technical Commissioner (section 18.11).

Provincial and regional events

• President Commissaire: assigned by the Provincial Road Technical Committee Chairperson.
• The President Commissaire, with the Technical Commissioner, appoints National and Regional commissaires and other technical officials from the province or neighbouring provinces.
• At all regional events, the Provincial Technical Commissioner of the host province appoints all commissaires, according to each event's safety needs.

Local club and community events (E category)

• At least one line official, appointed by the Provincial Technical Commissioner. This may be an advanced probationer gaining experience.

For all appointments, the Technical Commissions try to appoint commissaires living closest to the event, while weighing the qualifications, experience and skills the event needs.