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'I'm happy to have made it to 39' - Simon Clarke counting the days to retirement from professional cycling

Israel-Premier Tech rider reflects on the changes the sport has seen across his 17-year career

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Safety in the spotlight: Are the UCI's new rules doing more harm than good?

2025 has seen the UCI introduce and propose a number of changes aimed at making professional cycling safer, but many of their ideas have attracted major backlash. Cyclingnews investigates the initiatives and issues at play to see if the UCI is looking in the right places…

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UCI announces test of GPS rider safety technology at Tour de Romandie Féminin

One rider per team will carry a GPS tracker during the four-day race ahead of full implementation at the Rwanda Worlds

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'I would be ashamed to have crashes in my race if I was an organizer' - Visma's Richard Plugge calls for better race safety

Team manager believes race organisers can do more to reduce crashes and injury

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'Riders' own mistake' the most common cause of crashes, says safety body, as race for gear ratio tests confirmed

UCI also confirms that rider tracking will be introduced at the 2025 Road World Championships

Cycling News

2025 Tour de France gets extended safety zones for seven stages

Riders will benefit from safety zones of up to 5km instead of the usual 3km

Cycling Weekly

'The majority of riders say that this is not the biggest issue' - UCI to test gear limits at races from August, effectively banning most SRAM chainsets

Change made after recommendation from SafeR commission, trials thought to take place at Tour of Guangxi

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The UCI is banning handlebars narrower than 40cm - here's why I think it's a bad idea

The new UCI rulings might be well intentioned, but once again women’s cycling seems to have been overlooked

Cycling Weekly

Gear ratio limits trial proposed for 2025 to improve pro rider safety

Gear limits, yellow cards and protective clothing among measures to offer ongoing improvements in rider safety addressed by first SafeR Supervisory Board meeting in 2025

Cycling News

Étoile de Bessèges down to 64 riders as Kern Pharma drop out over safety concerns

Organisers praise remaining riders for 'professionalism' as CPA vow to push improved safety in smaller races through SafeR

Cycling News

Maxim Van Gils forced to abandon Étoile de Bessège after car driving on course causes crash

'In this race, there are cars everywhere ... it's dangerous' says team director

Cycling News

'We all want the races and the riders to be safe' - SafeR project stakeholders show a united front

Car on the road at the Etoile de Bessèges and a tyre blowout highlight a need for urgency

Cycling News

'Reckless driving' outside race courses one motivator for new UCI feed zone rules

AIGCP President Brent Copeland details rationale for restricting hand-ups to feed zones

Cycling News

Rider airbags being considered as part of new safety measures from UCI

World governing body still undecided on radios, gear restrictions, regulations surrounding rim height and handlebar widths and wider rules in sprint finishes

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'Rider errors represent 35% of race incidents' - UCI and SafeR reveal 2024 crash statistics, delay major safety improvements

No decisions on sprint rules, gear restrictions, team radios, rim height and handlebar widths

Cycling News

Sustainability, SafeR, and Women’s ProTeams on the UCI agenda for 2025

Peloton, teams and organisations to see a host of new changes aimed at addressing some of the major issues concerning professional road cycling

Cycling News

'Dangerous' lead-out lands Guarischi first yellow card under new UCI rule

‘She stopped cycling and started cheering in the microphone’ admit SD Worx-Protime

Cycling News

UCI confirm trial ban of team radio at 2024 summer races and yellow card punishment plans in 2025

341 crashes logged on UCI database as SafeR begins to study weekly cases

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Turin opening sprint test for modified UCI 3km rule at Tour de France

Six stages at this year's Tour will extend sprint zone to either four or five kilometres for rider safety

Cycling Weekly

Yellow cards to be trialled in pro cycling amid raft of UCI rule changes

The way time gaps are calculated is also set to be altered

Cycling News

Tour de France to be proving ground for changes to UCI 3km rule, time gap calculations

'Yellow card' system to be imposed as part of SafeR safety project, restrictions on earpieces up for discussion

Cycling Weekly

Safer pro cycling scheme boss ousted after less than a year, as number of crashed-out WorldTour riders reaches 38

50% of crashes are due to rider error, says UCI boss David Lappartient

Cycling News

New SafeR project in turmoil after CEO Jaap Van Hulten ousted by stakeholders

UCI insists to Cyclingnews that safety is an 'absolute priority'

Cycling News

'Crashes ruin our sport' - Richard Plugge calls for a new mentality for race safety

Visma-Lease a Bike manager on the impact of Vingegaard's and Van Aert's injuries

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Ineos team owner Jim Ratcliffe calls for 'real action' on rider safety

Billionaire publishes an open letter comparing safety in F1 and professional cycling

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