Tour of Catalonia
The Volta a Catalunya is one of the oldest stage races on the international calendar.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the international governing body for the sport of cycling, based in Switzerland. It oversees world championships for road, mountain bike, track, and cyclocross disciplines, sanctions all major international competitions, and tabulates points rankings for the disciplines throughout the season, among other responsibilities.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the international governing body for the sport of cycling, based in Switzerland. It oversees world championships for road, mountain bike, track, and cyclocross disciplines, sanctions all major international competitions, and tabulates points rankings for the disciplines throughout the season, among other responsibilities.
The Volta a Catalunya is one of the oldest stage races on the international calendar.
Many riders will use the 'race of the two seas' as preparation for Milan-San Remo.
The "Race to the Sun" is a traditional early season stage race that takes riders south from France toward increasingly warmer climes.
The 101st Milan-San Remo will be held in 2010.
Daphne van den Brand, Kupfernagel and Compton battle at the 2008 Koksijde World Cup. | Photo: Frank Bodenmüller/CBGPhoto.com
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.
2009-2010 UCI World Cup Cyclocross rankings, updated Jan. 18
The fourth round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup is in Koksijde, Belgium.