CAS 2018/A/6001 Bruce Bird v. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 11/09/2019
Why it matters
Bruce Bird v. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), an eligibility dispute in cycling decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Bruce Bird v. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI): an eligibility dispute in cycling before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 11/09/2019. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Bruce Bird v. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Case number: CAS 2018/A/6001
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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