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The Latest UCI breaking news from experts at Cycling Weekly
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CW Live: Olympic champion joins Women's WorldTour; Tom Pidcock tips Van Aert for Cyclo-cross Worlds; Arkéa-Samsic boss 'very interested' in Julian Alaphilippe; Deadline for 2024 Olympics tickets; LEJOG record holder back cycling after hit-and-run
A round-up of all the latest cycling news
By Tom Davidson Last updated
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UCI revises points system to give more weighting to Grand Tours and Monuments
Cycling's governing body publishes major changes to its points scale for the coming three-year cycle
By Tom Davidson Published
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UCI boosts anti-doping funding by 35%
Financial backing of anti-doping programme to rise by 35 percent over the next two years
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Opinion: The UCI is failing on climate change that's why vague promises are all it can offer
A promising start from the world governing body, although pledges still feel a little weak
By Tom Thewlis Published
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Lava in the metaverse - Five things we want to see from a virtual Track Champions League
The competition is becoming more and more immersive, so here are a few suggestions
By Tom Davidson Published
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Tailwind heaven: Moroccan one-day race tops 56km/h average speed
Strong Saharan winds propel riders at Grand Prix Sakia El Hamra
By Tom Davidson Published
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Nairo Quintana to leave Arkéa-Samsic, six weeks after signing new contract
The Colombian is currently appealing his Tour de France disqualification
By Tom Davidson Published
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Nino Schurter claims astonishing tenth mountain bike world title
The Swiss rider is considered the greatest of all time.
By Tom Davidson Published
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It's time we had a serious, adult discussion about cycling's appalling impact on the environment so here are eight achievable proposals
No more pretending that we care; it's time to implement these measures to make an actual difference
By Chris Marshall-Bell Last updated
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Glasgow needs you: UCI World Championships seek volunteers for 2023
The event, scheduled for August 2023, will be the largest cycling world championships in history.
By Tom Davidson Published
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Philippe Gilbert slams UCI for ‘negligence’ at Vuelta a Burgos
‘It’s time safety topics are taken seriously’ says Belgian former World Champion
By Tom Thewlis Published
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UCI tightens Covid-19 rules ahead of Tour de France
UCI President David Lappartient said stricter measures are necessary for cycling events to run successfully
By Ryan Dabbs Published
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London to host 2022-23 Cyclocross World Cup
The announcement raises the possibility of van der Poel, Van Aert and Vos making a winter appearance in London.
By Tom Thewlis Published
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UCI tightens rules for transgender cyclists: Two year wait before competition allowed
Changes following Emily Bridges's move to compete will come into effect on 1 July 2022
By Tom Thewlis Last updated
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UCI president David Lappartient defends promotion and relegation system: 'It certainly has its advantages for the competition'
The top-18 teams of the UCI's rankings based on results over the past three seasons will be awarded a three-year WorldTour licence
By Ryan Dabbs Last updated
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What do the UCI's rules for Russian and Belarusian teams and riders actually mean?
Cycling's governing body announced sanctions on teams and riders in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
By Adam Becket Published
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UCI announces teams for the 2022 WorldTour with six new women's teams joining the top tier
The women's top division of the sport is growing every year with yet more teams joining
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Last updated
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UCI will allow drones to film races from March 1, but only 'if prior admission is requested'
This decision comes after the governing body banned a drone mid-race at the Superprestige cyclocross race last Saturday
By Ryan Dabbs Published
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TV drone has short-lived debut in live broadcast after UCI intervenes to ban them mid-race
The drone didn't even have enough time to run out of charge before it was yanked out of the sky by cycling's governing body
By Jonny Long Published
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Female pros want a separate Under 23s World Championships, not a race within a race, The Cyclists' Alliance says
Limited support for UCI plan to introduce an U23 jersey, awarded from the elite road race
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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UCI reveals it has refused Qhubeka-NextHash's WorldTour licence for 2022
The South African team has struggled with financial issues for the last few years
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Last updated
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UCI joins calls for governments to invest in cycling to battle carbon emissions
Cycling's governing body joined the ECF and others to write to governments attending COP26 in Glasgow
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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UCI reveals final overall rankings for the 2021 season
No surprises in who has come out on top in both the men's and women's tables
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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UCI partners with FIFA and other organisations to evacuate 165 Afghan refugees
The operation was helped by owner of Israel Start-Up Nation, Sylvan Adams
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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UCI announces gravel World Championships, new cyclocross format and 'the development of snow bike'
Gravel cycling has gained huge popularity in the last few years with the UCI hoping to harness that for new races
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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No other candidates come forward meaning David Lappartient to remain UCI president for four more years
The Frenchman was first elected in 2017, replacing Briton Brian Cookson
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Team director banned by UCI for sexual harassment
Marc Bracke was found guilty of breaking cycling’s code of ethics after allegations were made by two riders
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Women’s WorldTour rider salaries increase by 25 per cent, according to UCI
One year after Women’s WorldTeams were introduced, the governing body praises ‘positive impact on women riders’
By Alex Ballinger Published
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UCI ‘firmly condemns racist attacks’ against Nacer Bouhanni
The UCI says it “firmly condemns the racist attacks” aimed at Nacer Bouhanni.
By Alex Ballinger Published
