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UCI
UCI
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.
UCI begins to enforce new safety rules in Oman
A television motorcycle is benched for a day at Tour of Oman in keeping with the UCI's new, stricter rules for race vehicles.
Pro Rider’s Assoc Comes Out Against Disc Brake Testing
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Sexism and abuse in women’s cycling: A dozen pros share their experiences, anonymously
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UCI issues new guidelines to boost safety in the race convoy
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Ochowicz on UCI points: ‘It’s a step backward’
BMC Racing boss Jim Ochowicz says that although the new UCI points rules are simpler, they will burden the peloton's domestiques too much.
Make UCI rankings coherent again
We were pretty confused by the UCI's systems for WorldTour and World Rankings. Fortunately, they have been simplified. Allow us to explain.
Qatar worlds helped boost cycling enthusiasm in Middle East
The four Middle Eastern races will be strung together in 2017 for the "gulf swing."
RCS denies rumors of compromise on team cuts
Giro d'Italia director Mauro Vegni denies reports that race organizers have backed down on plans to cut team sizes for 2017 races.
UCI insists no reduction to team sizes in 2017
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Video: gymnastics meets fixed-gear bicycles at the UCI indoor cycling world championships
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Cycling insiders say it’s time for WorldTour race in China
Managers from the cycling world weigh in on the UCI's deal with Wanda Sports to stage a race in China starting next year.
Riders association: Race organizers aren’t committed to safety
The North American riders' association says race organizers aren't addressing true safety concerns with roster reduction plans.
Giro organizer: ‘Enough meetings, it’s time to make races safer’
The Giro's director says it is time for action, not meetings, which is why major race organizers are pushing to reduce the size of teams.
Trek boss: We know a war over team sizes will come to nothing
Trek – Segafredo boss Luca Guercilena is worried the proposed changes to team sizes will hamstring his team in grand tours, and he's not alone.
Explainer: The team size debacle
Everything you need to know to catch you up to speed on the unexpected decision to reduce team sizes for the 2017 season.
Ochowicz: ‘We barely get through a grand tour with nine’
Friday’s unilateral decision by race organizers to trim grand tour team sizes has BMC's Jim Ochowicz scratching his head.
Video: The best moments of the 2016 Women’s WorldTour
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17 WorldTour squads named; China’s TJ Sport on hold
UCI names 17 WorldTour teams for 2017 and 2018 but is still deliberating on whether Chinese outfit TJ Sport should be granted a license.
Continental thrift: Life on pro cycling’s global frontier
Far from the limelight of the WorldTour, the Continental Circuits are growing, improving, and giving more and more riders a pathway to the top.
Women’s race distance maximums increase in 2017 to accommodate ‘increased level of competitiveness’
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Billionaire Wang pushes for WorldTour-level Chinese race
Wang Jianlin tried to buy the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, and now he's reportedly trying to form his own WorldTour race.
WorldTour maintains status quo with 18 teams — for now
The UCI announces it will keep cycling's top level filled with 18 teams for 2017, although that will be reduced to 16 by 2020.
Get Tough on Medical Exemptions, says Froome
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UCI expands women’s WorldTour with four new races
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UCI confirms restart of disc brake trial for 2017 season
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UCI rejects claims it obstructed motor testing at 2016 Tour de France
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Clash between teams and UCI heats up in Doha desert
The Association of Professional Cycling said it will "take whatever action is required to protect [teams'] economic rights."
UCI frustrations continue as WADA denies request to ban Tramadol
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Commentary: To prevent crashes, UCI should record GC times at 3km to go on sprint stages
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UCI’s plans to reduce WorldTour teams come under fire
With the WorldTour calendar finished for 2016, there is new scrutiny on the UCI's plans to chop 1-2 teams out of the top division.
Eneco Tour just made the 2017 WorldTour more complicated
The Eneco Tour results just made it harder for a few teams to get into the 2017 WorldTour, as four teams vie for three spots.
UCI to introduce new safety measures for race vehicles, barriers
After a season in which one rider died and others were injured in crashes with vehicles and obstacles, the UCI will make some changes.
Bahrain – Merida to UCI: Keep 18 teams in the WorldTour
The new squad registered in the Middle East is vying with several others for a spot in cycling's top level.
A call out for women to join a sports board and change the world
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UCI lobbying WADA to ban Tramadol
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Boycott averted, 10 WorldTour teams commit to world TTT championships
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Why Dimension Data’s place in the WorldTour is under threat
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WorldTour teams will skip TTT worlds to protest UCI
All 18 WorldTour teams will boycott the UCI's team time trial world championships due to grievances over required participation and expanded calendar.
Oleg Tinkov Slams Russia’s Rio Ban
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UCI President Brian Cookson on La Course, developing women’s cycling and Rio predictions
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Teams organization at odds with UCI over WorldTour reforms
UCI reforms hit roadblock as the AIGCP teams group announces its disagreement with expanded WorldTour schedule, required participation.
Tour Lab Capable of Detecting Micro-Dosing
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UCI on High-Alert for Motor Doping at TDF
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CyclingTips Podcast, Episode 4: On road disc brakes and the needs of amateur vs. pro cyclists
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Explainer: ASO wins again in latest reform agreement
The ASO comes out on top in latest reform agreement
Civil war averted: UCI, ASO reach agreement over WorldTour reforms
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ASO and UCI come to terms, averting 2017 crisis
A wide-ranging agreement will keep the Tour de France and other top races on the WorldTour for 2017
Explosive claims that UCI official alerted others to police operations against hidden motors
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Disc brake trial stalls under continued rider objections
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Commentary: Bahrain prince’s torture allegations too big for cycling to ignore
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Sergio Henao Returns to Racing
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Hidden motors: Seven things to know about the UCI’s battle against technological fraud
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The UCI Unveils Motor Detection Device
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UCI: Thermal cameras unreliable to catch motor cheats
The UCI contends that thermal cameras are not the most effective way to catch motor cheaters, despite recent news expose.
Former pro Bobbie Traksel gaining traction in UCI Athletes’ Commission
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Opinion: How the UCI and manufacturers collectively bungled the disc brake trial
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Motorized cheating report raises more questions
Amid controversy over reported cheating at Strade Bianche, UCI insists current motor tests are the best option to check bikes at races.
Commentary: Disc brakes and cycling’s leadership vacuum
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Roubaix injury prompts UCI to halt disc brake trial
The UCI announces it will halt its trial of discs in the pro road peloton after a highly publicized Paris-Roubaix injury.
UCI suspends usage of disc brakes after Ventoso’s Roubaix injury
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Divergent design — the UCI’s bike rules are less relevant than ever
For the first time, what pro racers ride and what everyone else buys are not the same.
Is the Amgen Tour of California caught in a battle between the UCI, ASO, and China’s richest man?
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Four more years: Cookson seeks re-election
Brian Cookson will run for another four-year term as president of the UCI.
Report: China’s richest man interested in buying ASO
Wang Jianlin, whose Dalian Wanda Group purchased the Ironman brand last year, might also be interested in ASO — and the Tour.
Facing team suspension over doping cases, Katusha quits MPCC
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MPCC loses another member in Orica – GreenEdge
The loss of Orica – GreenEdge leaves eight WorldTour teams as members of the group, which has stricter anti-doping rules than the UCI.
French cycling league demands lifetime ban for motorized cheating
The French National Cycling League demands that the UCI increase its punishment for motorized cheating in a letter to Brian Cookson.
WILCOCKSON: WHY ASO HAS AGAIN DISSED THE UCI
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The Secret Pro: Mechanical doping, sketchy finishes, and Katusha dodges another bullet
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Ella Picks: controversy over sexist race poster, women’s team to tackle the Tour de France and more
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UCI Searches 90 Bikes in France
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ASO: Establish motor checks before UCI negotiations
The Tour director Christian Prudhomme wants motorized cheating sorted out before the ASO talks with the UCI about rejoining WorldTour.
Katusha Avoid Doping Suspension
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UCI Considers Searching All Bikes for Motors
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UCI considers testing all bikes for hidden motors
Brian Cookson vows to take all measures necessary to catch cheating, and that may mean expanded checks for hidden motors.
Katusha avoids suspension, Paolini’s case deemed recreational
The UCI says Luca Paolini was taking cocaine last year for recreational use, not to gain a competitive advantage.
WILCOCKSON: How ASO revived the “Dead” UCI ProTour
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Cancellara shrugs off motor talk
Cancellara, the subject of a 2010 video about hidden motors, gives his take on the technological fraud discovered at the ’cross worlds.