In 1995 the annual meeting of the BCF granted the NICF the same status as regional governing bodies in Scotland and Wales, and in 2001 the BCF placed the Tour of the North, an Ulster-based race, on its Premier Calendar.
In 1995, the annual meeting of the BCF granted the NICF comparable authority to regional governing bodies in Scotland and Wales, and in 2001, the BCF added the Tour of the North, a Northern Ireland-based event, to its prominent calendar.