What Is The Meaning Of ‘Professional'?

When is a professional cyclist not a professional cyclist? The definition of a professional is a person engaged in a specified activity as one’s main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.

- Bob Varney

All riders signed to UCI teams are thought of as being professionals. However, under the rules and regulations of the UCI, a Continental-level rider – female or male – can be offered one of two types of contract to receive a professional license. Contract A with a paid salary and Contract B without a paid salary.