The UCI has approved a series of significant rule changes affecting equipment, rider safety and the professional calendar, including a ban on front jersey pockets, limits on cycling computer dimensions and a major reshuffling of the Vuelta dates for both the men's and women's pelotons.
Meeting in Desenzano del Garda, Italy, the governing body's Management Committee signed off on a series of reforms and measures that will begin taking effect as early as next month.
