UCI

The UCI is reintroducing strict rules on the maximum sock height allowed in the professional peloton.

By Alex Ballinger Published 16 November 18

After the controversy Team Sky’s time trial skinsuits last year, there has been plenty of discussion around what constitutes a marginal gain and what bridges into unfair advantage.

By Alex Ballinger Published 15 November 18

Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España organisers balk at Grand Tours cuts: Shortening races would ‘be a mistake’, they say

By Gregor Brown Published 15 March 18

The three week Grand Tour could soon be a thing of the past, with UCI president David Lappartient saying that he is open to discussing shortening the races.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 8 February 18

Video commissaries will be used in races for the first time in 2018 as the UCI announced reforms in response to the case of Peter Sagan's Tour de France DQ.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 3 February 18

Mark Cavendish's team not involved in UCI investigation that cleared Peter Sagan from being responsible for causing the crash on stage four of the Tour de France

By Nigel Wynn Published 6 December 17

Peter Sagan and the UCI have agreed to end their legal dispute over the Bora-Hansgrohe rider's disqualification from the Tour de France in July.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 5 December 17

The UCI has been busy updating its rules and regulations, with new rules on everything from flamme rouge inflatables to level crossings and sticky bottles.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 12 October 17

Riders will face bans for holding on to team cars and riding through closed level crossings from 2018, as harsher penalties are introduced for next season.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 26 September 17

Dutchman Hein Verbruggen, former president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), died last night after a battle with leukaemia.

By Gregor Brown Published 14 June 17

Primož Roglič has beaten Tadej Pogačar to the top spot in the UCI rider rankings, as Anna van der Breggen leads the women’s classification.  

By Alex Ballinger Published 10 November 20

Brian Cookson talks about the impact Brexit could have on international cycling

By Gregor Brown Published 3 July 16

The UCI president says it would be a “disaster” if the Tour de France didn’t take place in 2020, but added that he is  cautiously confident the race will be go ahead.

By Alex Ballinger Published 6 May 20

Pat McQuaid told the BBC that he thinks Chris Froome's adverse analytical finding for salbutamol at the Vuelta a España is a 'disaster' for cycling

By Nigel Wynn Published 15 December 17

Team TJ Sport's plans to become the first Chinese WorldTour team remain up in the air

By Chris Marshall-Bell Published 25 November 16

Mark Barfield, the UCI's technical chief, has said that motorcycles would need to be in close proximity with riders to even have a chance of working

By Henry Robertshaw Published 4 May 16

The UCI president says he believes that Astana are committed to clean sport, while he also confirmed night-time rider testing is now taking place

By Richard Windsor Published 5 July 15

The UCI has requested that anti-doping samples from 2016 and 2017 be re-tested in the wake of the Operational Aderlass scandal.

By Alex Ballinger Published 28 November 19

Those competing in the Indoor Cycling World Championships put road riders doing wheelies into perspective. Read on for more of the best videos, including a classic advert and a pro-rider on rollerblades

By Jack Elton-Walters Published 7 December 16

February was a busy month in the 2015 season, with Chris Froome's first race of the year, the inaugural Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race, a new world Hour Record, five-day races in the Middle East and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

By Stuart Clarke Published 30 October 15

The key points of the findings in the Cycling Independent Reform Commission's investigation into doping practices and allegations of corruption within the UCI

By Richard Windsor Published 9 March 15

The UCI has decided to press ahead with a new “Classics Series,” despite the objection from teams.

By Alex Ballinger Published 27 September 19

UCI president Brian Cookson is pushing to expand the track cycling programme at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, insisting the discipline is growing in popularity

By Stuart Clarke Published 26 April 16

UCI teams up with French tech giant to develop tiny magnetometer scanners that could fit in pro's bikes and detect anyone using a hidden motor.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 21 March 18

The British rider is still free to compete as the substance he tested positive for does not entail a provisional suspension from the UCI

By Gregor Brown Published 29 April 16

Cycling's governing body, the UCI, will increase the number of staff at races to monitor the application of new guidelines to protect riders from race vehicles

By Stuart Clarke Published 31 May 16

The UCI are concerned by suggestions that WorldTour teams will boycott the Team Time Trial World Championships but do not believe abstention will come to fruition

By Chris Marshall-Bell Published 11 August 16