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'A tool in this fight' – UCI president David Lappartient backs night-time anti-doping testing in men's Tour de France

Ongoing lack of ITA communiqués of positive doping tests from race is potential indication that 'there was nothing in the Tour'

Cycling News

Who is Harshita Jakhar, the Rajasthan cyclist who started on Patiala's roads and made history at Tour de France?

Rajasthan cyclist Harshita Jakhar made history by becoming the first Indian woman to feature at Tour de France Femmes. The 19-year-old, who began cycling on Patiala's roads, joined the UCI World Cycling Talent programme and is now targeting success at the 2026 Asian Games.

The Economic Times

UCI president backs night-time drug testing after Tour de France controversy

The UCI president, David Lappartient, has given his support to night-time testing, as happened at the Tour de France, in ‘exceptional cases’

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'Just to fill up a bus costs a fortune' – What does it cost to run a successful WorldTour cycling team?

The best-funded men's teams are spending twice that of the mid-range ones. Where do all those millions go, and has the gap grown too large?

Cycling Weekly

'It's a no until it's a yes but things are looking very promising' – Visma-Lease a Bike boss offers update on sponsor search and cycling reform

CEO hopes team can remain independent rather than have sponsor take ownership, talks about future of cycling reforms

Cycling News

A billion-dollar business soon to be a relic? What pro cycling can learn from the blueprints of F1 and soccer

As the UCI asks for ideas on how to revolutionise the sport, in the first of a two-part deep dive, Cyclingnews looks at how cycling could learn from other sports, and what some of pro cycling's most forward-thinking minds believe it needs, from budget caps to ownership models

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GPS tracking devices to become mandatory as Lappartient warns ‘UCI will have no option but to enforce’ the technology if teams refuse to collaborate

UCI clarifies that data transmission will be limited to speed and position dispute with teams during 2025 women's Tour de Romandie

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Exclusive: UCI to fight SRAM legal battle with funds from SRAM-sponsored teams, as SafeR budget used for gear limit case

Teams association outvoted as governing body ring-fences €300,000 from safety group for appeal against Belgian Competition Authority ruling

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'There is no other way' – Lappartient bids for control over pro cycling reforms but says UCI is 'ready to consider significant developments'

Governing body wants to take charge of changes around economic model, safety and more after various breakaway league attempts

Cycling News

Snow and ice sports organisers say adding cyclocross to Olympic Winter Games would 'dilute brand, heritage and identity'

'If they were super popular sports they would already be in the Summer Games, and they're not' says International Biathlon Union's Secretary General

Cycling News

'Paradoxically, the teams didn't accept it' – Teams budget caps not coming to cycling in near future, reveals UCI President

David Lappartient talks cycling's financial state in extensive interview with Ouest-France, also explaining difficulty of future ticketed entry at races

Cycling News

UCI proposed budget cap, pro cycling teams refused, president says

David Lappartient says he remains in favour of financial restrictions

Cycling Weekly

Cross-country running and cyclocross could be added to Winter Olympics by 2030

Cross-country and cyclocross have a good chance of being added to the 2030 Winter Olympics in France, Sebastian Coe has predicted

The Guardian - UK

Organisers hail success, vision of world cycling event in Kigali

Elite women and men cyclists are this weekend vying for glory in the final races of the UCI road world championships in Rwanda's capital Kigali. As the event wraps up, organisers are reflecting on the positive impact of bringing such a competition to the African continent for the first time.

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Under-23 Nations' Cup set to end as WorldTour feeder teams increasingly take over men's development pathway

UCI discontinue long-standing race series for men's national teams, though Tour de l'Avenir will still be contested by nations

Cycling News

'Disproportionate' - Women's WorldTeams disqualified at Tour de Romandie over GPS trackers file appeal with CAS

Teams that were kicked out of WorldTour stage race in August for refusing units said they were 'intimidated'

Cycling News

'Teams wanted to blackmail the UCI' – David Lappartient aims to roll out new GPS tracking system at all races, despite concerns from teams

'We will not commercialise rider data' says UCI President at Rwanda Worlds, open to working with alternative provider

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'Sport is not a tool for sanction' – UCI not considering Israeli teams ban but unclear on steps to protect cycling from disruptive protests

UCI President David Lappartient set to meet with Israel-Premier Tech owner Sylvan Adams during World Championships

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David Lappartient re-elected unopposed to third term as UCI President

2031 SuperWorlds set to be held in Trentino, Italy, with 2030 MTB Worlds in Durango

Cycling Weekly

UCI retires number 84 at all future World Championships junior women's road races in tribute to Muriel Furrer

The governing body honours the Swiss junior rider, who died after a crash in last year's event

Cycling Weekly

Are the Rwanda World Championships the chance to grow cycling, or is this just more sportswashing?

The Kigali Worlds are a milestone for African cycling but Rwanda's human rights record could prove their millstone.

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Kigali hosts historic first road world cycling championships in Africa

The Rwandan capital Kigali will from Sunday host some of the biggest names in cycling, including the men’s and women’s Tour de France winners, for the first staging in Africa of the UCI road world championships.

The Guardian - UK

Cycling world heads for Rwanda under a cloud of controversy after Vuelta chaos

First road world championships in Africa should be a moment of celebration – instead the sport is mired in controversy

Cycling News

UCI confirms introduction of GPS tracking system across all races at Rwanda Road World Championships

Implementation comes a month after five teams were disqualified from Tour de Romandie Féminin in a dispute over GPS system trial

Cycling News

The road to Rwanda – How cycling arrived at a landmark African World Championships

Cyclingnews looks at the preparations and hopes for the first-ever Road World Championships on African soil

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