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

Picture by Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com - 21/09/2025 - Cycling - 2025 UCI Road World Championships - BK Arena to Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda - Women Elite Individual Time Trial (ITT) - Opening Ceremony for Kigali 2025 inside the BK Arena, UCI President David Lappartient.

The UCI has deployed its new GPS tracking system to all riders across categories racing in the individual time trials, team time trial mixed relay and road races at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda.

Speaking with the media at the Kigali Convention Centre on Friday, UCI President David Lappartient confirmed that the sport's governing body intends to gradually roll out the GPS tracking system at all races, starting with events on the WorldTour calendar.

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