At the initiative of lawyer Brignone, secretary of the VC Torino, representatives of twelve societies met and, after a complex and contentious meeting, signed minutes specifying, among other things, that the Unione Velocipedistica Italiana had been founded on August 26, 1884.

In 1992 the Organisation stopped many riders from turning professional before the Olympic games road race as only amateurs could compete.

[2] In 2019 an investigation was opened to look at the alleged psychological harassment by Women's National Team coach Edoardo Salvoldi.

Silvio Martinello complained that a coach in the FCI was using "psychological conditioning" on athletes which he deemed inappropriate.

Maila Andreotti, an athlete coached by Salvoldi came forward saying she quit cycling because of his methods.