Fork “Approved” stickers on the way as UCI reconsiders GPS tracking and on-bike cameras
The UCI is reconsidering on-bike GPS and camera systems for 2013; the technical approval sticker program expands to forks as well
UCI-approved program
Julien Carron leaving post as UCI technical coordinator, press reports
Carron has been central to the UCI's equipment approval program
The Torqued Wrench: Technical populism
The UCI should rewrite the technical rulebook to free up innovation and benefit riders, manufacturers and fans
Frame builders unite and UCI listens and reduces approval costs
Collective currently has 14 members (see list below). This small group of leaders within the custom frame building community has reached an agreement with the UCI to reduce the cost of the frame and fork approval process.
Frames from five bicycle manufacturers pass UCI muster
Frames from five manufacturers are the first to get UCI approval
UCI says bike approval program is not a money maker
The UCI on Monday said its frame and fork approval program is not intended to be a money maker for the organization.
UCI backs down and reduces frame approval fees
After what the World’s Federation for the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) called a “fruitful” meeting with the UCI, the cycling unions released a revised approval process Friday.
The cycling industry’s new muscle: WFSGI and Robbert De Kock
You’ve probably never heard of Robbert De Kock or the World Federation for the Sporting Goods Industry, but pay attention. As the secretary general of the WFSGI, De Kock may be the man to unite the cycling industry and give it real power in its dealings with the UCI.
Nick Legan explains the UCI’s new bicycle approval process
The UCI rocked the cycling industry in December when it announced that a new bicycle approval process would be implemented on January 1, 2011. The UCI later delayed the program by a month.
UCI-Approved bikes? Not quite yet …
The UCI delays its bike labeling program by a month
UCI working with suppliers to develop list of rules-compliant cycling products
The UCI will soon begin maintaining an online list of cycling products that comply with its rules for competition, it announced Monday.
Concerned about UCI rules, bike companies unite
Concerned that UCI rules for race equipment could be bad for business, several suppliers of UCI-registered teams have formed a coalition to present their concerns to the sport's governing body. The new Global Organization of Cycling Equipment Manufacturers includes most of the major suppliers to ProTour teams, including SRAM, Cannondale, Cervelo, Bianchi, FSA, Specialized and Felts. Phil White, the co-founder of Cervelo and one of the founders of GOCEM, said manufacturers provide about 100 million Euros in annual support of professional cycling.