The matter is more than pending and in order to get closer to final verdict,
UCI's Professional Cycling Council (PCC) met on Wednesday to vote on whether this joint request should be granted. Most of the council members voted
in favor. Next Monday, the UCI Management Committee will decide whether they will actually ratify the request.
The vote in the PCC was initiated by the AIOCC, the association of race organizers. Remarkably enough, the subject was supported by the AIGCP, the association of professional teams. This while the WorldTeams were jointly against the idea of extra wildcards.
It is said that the objections of the supporters were ignored by the AIGCP voting party. In the vote, twelve interest groups (six of which were UCI members) were allowed to choose whether or not to grant an extra wildcard to the organizations of major tours.
A majority of the PCC voted in favor. The UCI also announced in a press release that in addition to the AIOCC and AIGCP, the riders' representatives will also put this topic on the agenda. Next Monday, the UCI Management Committee (the highest body in cycling) will announce whether the request from the PCC will actually go ahead.