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.
Intervention by the French government has squashed a compromise between the Tour de France and teams, meaning the original 'two strikes' policy for COVID-19 safety will be in place for Saturday's start.
Two-strike expulsion will only apply to riders in late update to COVID protocol.
Tensions rise with the Tour de France just days and teams facing possible expulsion if two riders or staffers test positive.
UCI rolls out health protocol for restarted season, with team 'bubbles' a central concept
Set for early December, the esports championship event now has the backing of the UCI.
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Against a backdrop of steeply rising coronavirus rates in France, is the 2020 Tour de France cause for celebration, or cause for concern?
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Max Schachmann collided with private car on course of Italian monument Saturday, leaving German with fractured collarbone.
CPA calls for greater unity and increased team role in ensuring rider safety.
Cycling's governing body will punish riders, teams, and events that do not comply with the new COVID-19 rules.
Organizers shoot back at allegations made by CCC-Liv that conditions are unsafe after team voluntarily withdraws.
Austrian ex-pro also sees fine as part of blood-doping scheme.
‘He broke two ribs, a leg, and his collarbone, but is not in a critical condition,’ said the Polish race director.
A motorcyclist not affiliated with the race collided with a van blocking the racecourse.
Teams, riders warily eye evolving health conditions as return to racing looms.
Cycling federation will resume controls once racing restarts despite budget cuts that include Péraud's exit.
Road and mountain worlds still on, but several events are being rescheduled or canceled due to ongoing pandemic.
Jean-Christophe Péraud leaves as top motor doping detective due to budget cuts.
Officials from UCI-sanctioned group insist they provide independent voice for peloton just as riders organize petition drive.
French authorities conclude investigation having discovered no additional evidence of the use of electronic motors in elite cycling.
A petition urging the CPA to change its ways has garnered signatures from 325 WorldTour riders in just 48 hours.
John Lelangue insists that entire Tour de France circus must enforce strict protocol to ensure safety of the whole.
The 36-year-old Belarusian tested positive for traces of the banned blood-booster in an out-of-competition control on July 31, 2018.
CADF prepares 'priority list' of athletes to be tested and is ready for return to in-competition controls.
Governing body unveils blueprint for new rules during COVID-19 era.
The UCI has finalized its decision to transfer anti-doping activities from the CADF to the ITA in 2021.
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UCI defends its track record in promoting cycling in non-traditional countries.
Officials are taking a close look at samples taken during the 2017 Tour de France using improved detection methods.
The UCI has released dates for U-23 and junior events, as well as lower-tier races on the pro calendar.
Italian federation calls for Il Lombardia to be moved from October to mid-August and Milano-Sanremo to be delayed two weeks.
Frenchman tested positive for EPO at 2018 Paris-Nice, had previously been found breaching doping rules at the 2012 Tour de France.
Lappartient indicates handful of teams are fighting for survival as Astana boss raises warning over future of his team.
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On this week's podcast we discuss the UCI's tentative plan to bring racing back in the summer and fall.
Giro d'Italia fell foul of a scheduling puzzle that will leave it battling the classics and Vuelta a España for riders' attention this October.
The addition of a new Monument for women is a bright spot amidst a challenging backdrop.
The Giro d'Italia moves to October and overlaps with the cobbled classics and the first week of the 18-stage Vuelta a España. The UCI Women's WorldTour calendar sees the addition of ladies Paris-Roubaix.
Officials will make a decision by late June, and insist it's now or never to host them in the Swiss Alps.
Leaked calendar suggests a Giro-Vuelta overlap and monument races falling inside grand tour racing blocks.
The event is the latest to not run its race due to the coronavirus pandemic currently gripping Europe.
UCI seeking a new venue for the 2020 cross-country world championships after Germany bans mass gatherings through October.
The UCI has set Tuesday, May 5, for the publication of a new WorldTour calendar.
Pro cycling races could resume in early August according to a leaked calendar.
Officials insist discussions had already been ongoing behind the scenes, for weeks, about how to reorganize the women's calendar.
UCI joins United Nations' multi-sport framework designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
World champion joins criticism of UCI after women's calendar left to one side in initial 2020 racing roadmap.
The Cyclists' Alliance writes open letter to UCI after women's racing left out of initial 2020 season planning.
The Outer Line argues that the UCI's proposed 2020 calendar is simply too risky to be realistic.
From shortened grand tours to the all-important questions around safety, there's a lot to pick over after the UCI revealed its plans for the 2020 season. Let's roundtable!
A condensed racing program with Tour de France starting in late August will serve as a salve for teams and organizers, but it comes burdened with responsibility.
There are a number of perplexing questions around how the remainder of the 2020 racing calendar could potentially play out – which races will still be held, how competing races will be scheduled.
"We'll never accept a generalized reduction in salaries," states union as it looks to protect riders' pay in wake of coronavirus crisis.
Governing body introduces series of economic measures to confront the sporting and financial consequences of the coronavirus crisis.
Officials confirm drastic wage deferment of 70 percent as unprecedented race stoppage hurts teams.
AIGCP outlines in a letter several requests to the UCI, including the ability for struggling teams to adjust rider contracts.
Priority to be given to the three grand tours and the monuments, once racing resumes.
Rider representation firm Trinity Sports Management has written pro cycling's stakeholders asking for riders to have more say in the cuts being made due to the coronavirus shutdown.
The UCI plan sticks with traditional Sunday to Sunday dates, despite coronavirus calendar crunch.
The Belgian superstar reflects on missing out on chance to win the Ronde, backs of idea of moving monuments to fall.
Lappartient speaks out to reassure that UCI is working to piece together the season as quickly as possible.
Canada became the first nation to pull out of the Olympics while Australia told its athletes to plan for a rescheduling.
Race organizers maintain that they are working with the UCI to find alternate dates for these pro cycling races in the 2020 calendar.
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The WorldTour teams consortium had previously presented a challenge to the European Commission, alleging that the UCI was trying to torpedo a parallel race series.
The UCI will shake up elite track cycling with new reforms for 2021. The World Cup is seeing a makeover along with introduction of a new TV-friendly series backed by Eurosport.
UNIO is a new association that aims to safeguard and promote the interests of any women's cycling team registered with the UCI
On the heels of complaints from riders and teams, the cycling governing body demands more transparency on unpaved sectors in road races.
New regulations create stricter rules for transgender females hoping to compete against cisgender female riders.
The newly-licensed UCI continental team has signed El Mehdi Chokri of Morocco, who will be the first Arab Muslim rider to ride for the team.
Astana denies reports linking the banned Italian doctor to two of its riders in a secret CADF dossier.
An expanded Cyclocross World Cup series, rider safety regulations, and outsourcing doping controls to an international agency, came from a two-day meeting of the UCI Management Committee.
Gravel riders and race promoters are wary, if somewhat curious, of UCI boss David Lappartient's comments that the governing body may hold a gravel world championships.
Behind-the-scenes movement could set stage for conflict between governing bodies and grassroots organizers
Launch of new concept pushed back one year as UCI's wave of reforms hits stumbling block.
Boels-Dolmans not issued a WorldTour license due to sponsorship difficulties, Mitchelton-Scott's application still under review.
Citing its small roster and focus on the classics and Tour, Total-Direct Energie will bypass on its automatic bid to race the Italian grand tour in 2020
Members of the MPCC are pressing the UCI to expand out-of-competition controls to rein in would-be cheats.
Long-simmering tensions between teams, organizers and the UCI continue to play out as a French race moves up in ranking next season