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Confusion about the recent UCI bar width rule brings new diagrams but no actual change despite the effect on smaller riders.

Decathlon-Ag2r rider De Bondt and EF Education-EastPost staffer under scrutiny after cross-team pull for Richard Carapaz on the Colle delle Finestre.

The UCI is putting limits on the latest tech that pros are leaning into, from narrow handlebars to time-trial helmets to fork widths.

XDS-Astana bridged a 5,000-point chasm to climb clear of UCI WorldTour relegation. The team reveals to Velo how it reinvented its performance program to make it happen.

Tour de Hoody: Roglič hits new milestone, Vollering reclaims GC throne, Pedersen sprints into record books, plus yellow cards, goats, and chaos in Albania.

"Superman" López remains banned for use of Menotropin after officials reject plea; in brighter news, contract extensions handed to Lippert, Landa, and Pogačar's liutenants.

Analysis: WorldTour relegation/promotion tightens up as the action shifts into the points-rich grand tours. For teams on the bubble, every sprint is now a race for survival.

Video: A rogue spectator disrupted Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes by briefly riding alongside the race leaders, the latest in a growing problem with fan behavior.

On-bike footage reveals the carnage after riders clash 8.5km in to Gran Fondo World Series event: 'It was not a pretty sight.'

Cycle speedway, bike polo, and a reprisal of the iconic Sallanches road circuit to feature in the UCI 2027 combined format 'super world championships.'

UCI confirms move to the Netherlands for gravel world championships after 'various constraints' forced shift from original venue.

Another yellow card, Pogačar seeing top support in Flanders return, Jorgenson slaps back at critics: 'Wout is one of the best in the world.'

Q36.5 and Tom Pidcock land Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España bids as UCI expands grand tour fields to 23 squads for 2025 to give teams and races more flexibility.

'This hurts my heart': Officials vow to investigate hazardous final after 'Super Bowl of the Sprinters' obliterated by crashes and heavy injuries.

The UCI will revive the World Cup format going into the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, where track cycling remains a major medal event.

Multiple sources tell Velo they expect the 51-year-old Frenchman to seek re-election for a third four-year term as president of cycling's governing body.

UPDATED: Belgian ace confirms he will race Milan-San Remo, rising American classics star debuts with a bang, and social media flogs the UCI over fine for Del Toro.

Lappartient's IOC candidacy is one of the biggest backroom power plays in cycling history. What will it mean for cycling in the Olympics and beyond? We dive in.

Tour de Hoody: Big money is pouring into cycling, but is anyone asking if it's good for the sport and cycling's fans?

Sources confirm the governing body is investigating the in-competition use of new monitors which provide a 'gold standard' measure of metabolic output.

Governing body scrambling for new venue and date for UCI gravel world championships after ‘various constraints’ torpedo racing out of bustling French city.

Our tips to find (or make) your ideal group ride, as well as the latest and greatest news.

Last minute UCI ban left Ineos Grenadiers scrambling ahead of today's stage to replace a TT visor that’s been in use since 2022.

Whose shoulders does it fall on for improving safety? It's not as simple as it would seem.

The German sprinter lost control as he struck a raised pedestrian crossing within sight of the finish line in the latest incident of safety measures falling short in early season racing.

French Bessèges event sees more disruption Saturday; the UCI and SafeR pledge to take action over incidents this week.

UCI’s SafeR panel is committed to making road racing less dangerous, but everyone admits it's a complicated issue: 'It's not going to happen overnight.'

'This wouldn't have happened at the Tour de France': Riders cited unsafe conditions and returned to their hotels, sparking a backlash from organizers.

'A bold and necessary stance': Governing body approves ban of dangerous method 'to protect the health and safety' of racers.

The Wahoo Elemnt Ace might be half-baked, but that's the nature of new technology. Is Wahoo pioneering the use of aero sensors?

Despite mounting geopolitical and logistical challenges, the UCI said Friday that Africa's first-ever road worlds in Rwanda go ahead.

Governing body made a statement last week with new regulations at TDU, but skeptics are pointing to possibility of 'professional fouls,' convoy stresses, and more.

What is 'One Cycling', and could it reshape professional cycling? We dive into the proposed overhaul to racing's economic model, its key backers, and whether it could become a reality by 2026.

Former sports director Gert Vervoort found to have committed ethical breaches relating to sexual harassment and abuse.

The UCI and its safety group won't wage war on high-speed tech or restrict race radios just yet, but they're thinking about it.

The Nix hydration monitor offers clear performance benefits and the UCI approves it for competition. Why are some sensors approved and others not?

UCI confirms 22-year-old Kazakh racer Ilkhan Dostiyev will be ineligible through 2028 after returning two positive tests for the CERA blood booster.

Governing body to impose fines and yellow cards on over-enthusiastic teammates in rollout of new sprint safety rules.

The UCI might have to take the sport backward to keep it moving forward. The cycling industry would go crazy.

Can Kuss kick back after an off-key '24? Will Vollering vanquish SD Worx? Can Pogačar possibly get better? Here's what we're watching for in 2025.

Debut of Sardinian round called off in disaster news for cash-strapped teams traveling from northern Europe.

Flights, altitude acclimation, inflated hotel prices put pressure on UCI's groundbreaking first African road worlds.

UCI president David Lappartient claims sport may be safer without radios, or by restricting their use.

The 2024-25 UCI cyclocross World Cup series opens this weekend in Antwerp: 'We have put together a good puzzle.'

'Clean cycling' group lashes out at UCI for failure to stamp authority on long-lingering ketone debate, but that's not stopping most of the peloton from slurping the divisive supplement.

Authorities confirm that an investigation into the tragedy at the Zürich worlds remains ongoing and that so far 'no criminal proceedings have been opened.'

The two teams that were relegated in 2022 — Israel and Lotto — look to have a lock on promotion by end of 2025.

It's the second case involving CERA, the notorious blood-doping product from the 2000s, during the past few months.

Cycling expert calls for more action while highlighting concerns caused by evolving technology and new training methods.

African race has been held for almost 40 years but has now lost UCI ranking after controversial team participation.

Saturday's final in Abu Dhabi with MyWhoosh will be the first time all finalists compete at the same venue in an esports worlds.

Pogačar sets a new UCI rankings haul as the race for WorldTour salvation tightens up for the teams at the bottom of the heap.

‘The UCI could have solved this differently’: Iserbyt’s team not happy over punishment.

British team Saint Piran reportedly used non-approved road bikes from China that the riders called the ‘Wuhan Weapon.'

Evenepoel calls for reinstatement of race radios at international events in the aftermath of the tragic death of Muriel Furrer at the UCI road cycling world championships.

The 2024 event is putting riders on a level playing field with MyWhoosh-verified trainers and an in-person event streaming live from Abu Dhabi

Jeremy Whittle writes: 'Forget the 'thoughts and prayers' and the black armbands. Enough is enough. Now is the moment for urgent and tangible change.'

UCI responds to GPS questions and promises more action on rider safety after worlds tragedy: 'There is still much to be done.'

The UCI responds to a protest from the Latvian cycling federation and clarifies that MVDP's quick bounce onto the sidewalk did not warrant sanction or disqualification.

Police continue to investigate the timeline in the tragic death of Muriel Furrer with renewed urgency for change: 'No compromises on safety.'

'It's a disgrace': Spain's Juan Ayuso criticizes absence of race radio that he suggests might have contributed to the tragedy that rocked the UCI road cycling worlds.

Shoddy Dave takes in the gravel World Cup at Sea Otter Europe in Girona, Spain.

Prestigious Italian monument added to 2025 Women’s WorldTour calendar, UCI rolls out tweaks to U23 men’s and women’s championship racing.

Officials confirm 18-year-old Swiss racer died Friday from 'a serious head injury' suffered in a crash during the junior women's road race.

Huge elevation gain and hints of high altitude on tap for historic first African road worlds in September 2025.

Velo analyses recent medal winners in world and European championships in light of reported UCI rule changes.

'He’s a consummate politician': Lappartient's fast track from town hall towards world sport's top job in less than a decade is astonishing.

UCI boss Lappartient is among 7 candidates who will compete in a March election to become the new IOC president.

Ilkhan Dostiyev, 22, tested positive for CERA during a doping control this summer. His team states he admitted use of the drug.

'Yellow cards' fly after controversial blocking incident provokes spill at Vuelta a España.

UCI president David Lappartient accuses Richard Plugge of spreading 'fake news' in social media spat over tests to reduce in-race radios.

Cycling's version of 'yellow cards' are part of a wave of new safety rules being tested for the remainder of 2024 and riders with various infractions could be suspended.

Cycling community mourns tragedy that unfolded on the descent of the Großglockner in the fourth stage Saturday at the six-day Austrian tour.

French rider Julien Bernard receives 200CHF fine for show of affection during the middle of Friday's time trial stage at the Tour de France.

The incident came with about 75km to go when the bunch split in crosswinds and briefly caught out yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar without teammates.

Race organizers deny Vingegaard's team accreditation for a teched-out data center launched specifically for Le Tour.

UCI puts brain center for Jonas Vingegaard's title defense under scrutiny: 'Our priority is to ensure sporting fairness, equitable access to technology, the primacy of man over machine.'

‘It is impossible to slip through the net,’ says UCI, as new measures are introduced.

'The safety of riders is a priority': Governing body to test 'cards', curbs on race radios, and more as tension mounts following flurry of devastating crashes.