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Door opens for Mathieu van der Poel to race Tour de France as his Alpecin-Fenix team will have entry to all WorldTour races.

‘Riders Union’ hopes to serve as new link between peloton and stakeholders.

Olympic charter mandating Winter Olympic sports are held on snow or ice continues to put stopper on negotiations.

UCI unveils new safety measures.

The UCI Medical Rules will be amended when the UCI Management Committee meets at the UCI Cyclocross World Championships in 2021.

Flobikes will be the exclusive online streaming partner for UCI championship events for 2021-2024.

Teams will be permitted to expand to 32 for next year, dropping to 31 for 2022, and then back to 30 in 2023.

Paris Games to host equal numbers of male and female cyclists in 2024, with 90 athletes from each sex participating in road events.

Recent comments from the governing body indicate that even the global pandemic hasn't swayed its intentions to align itself with the popular discipline.

The South African will race in the first ever UCI eSports world champs on Zwift next week, but she's already committed to the platform for the long run.

The race veteran, now innovation manager at the UCI, is excited about virtual cycling and studying the ever-developing technology of bike racing.

Multiple track world champion Theo Bos proposes reinvention of road sprinting rules as UCI prepares to reveal new safety measures.

When politics, business and sport collide: the strange story of international cycling's dance with one of the world's most notorious dictators.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has not altered the timeline for the UCI's anti-doping program management transition on January 1, 2021

Ex-pro Gianni Bugno defends CPA against renegade group creating a rival rider association.

Only a handful of diagnosed cases and cancelations were part of cycling's COVID calendar.

There are 8 women’s teams and 18 men’s teams wishing respectively to renew their UCI Women’s WorldTeam and UCI WorldTeam status, and 19 men’s teams applying for registration as a UCI ProTeam in 2021.

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Having all riders on the same the power-measurement devices should level the playing field for the December 9 race.

Riders, agents and others working to create splinter group to form new union.

Riders and teams were unsure if Friday's sharp finish would be classified as a sprinter stage or as a hilltop finale.

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The UCI has determined that Belgian director Marc Bracke engaged in harassment after two formal complaints were filed against him by separate female riders.

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David Lappartient may have ill-advisedly shifted rider frustrations away from the CPA and towards the UCI.

The UCI's decision to reopen rider rankings amid the COVID-19 pandemic has generated pushback from riders.

UCI president backs rider's union from efforts to change voting bylaws within the group.

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.