Cyclocross racing may be in the off-season, but a series of changes for the 2024-2025 season have already stirred up some dust. On March 1, the UCI plans to implement “protected event” status for a select group of World Cup cyclocross events and looks to tighten “obligations” for highly-ranked riders to participate.
Athlete participation, or lack thereof, from last season, was a driving force for the rule changes, which were reviewed during a UCI Management Committee meeting on February 2-4 during the Cyclocross World Championships in Prague.
