The four WorldTeams and one ProTeam disqualified from the Tour de Romandie Féminin in a dispute over GPS safety trackers being used as a part of a safety test at the three-day race, have hit back at the UCI in a letter stating that the sport governing body failed to answer their questions about the device while expressing the importance of consent and close collaboration of the teams.
The UCI announced earlier this month that a test of a GPS tracking system for rider safety would be conducted at the Tour de Romandie Féminin, held from August 15 to 17. It was intended to be part of a safety initiative from the UCI and its SafeR project and a test run ahead of the UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda, where all riders will carry a GPS tracker.
