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UCI expects compact Cyclocross World Cup calendar to solve issue of riders skipping rounds after last season's drama

'We can take even tougher measures but I don't think that will be necessary' says UCI sports director ahead of Antwerp series opener

Cycling News

2025 Tour of the Alps includes 14,700m of climbing in just 739km and five days of racing

Route revealed in front of Christian Prudhomme and UCI President David Lappartient

Cycling News

Grace Brown bows out at worlds as teammate Ruby shines

Ruby Roseman-Gannon proved the Australian star with a sixth-place finish in the world championship road race on the day Grace Brown said farewell.

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Key questions left unanswered by UCI and David Lappartient after Muriel Furrer's death at Zurich Worlds

UCI president's press conference in aftermath of fatal crash marked by digressions and deflections

Cycling News

'You don't ride a bike to die' - UCI unable to provide more information on Muriel Furrer's death despite questions, police investigation ongoing

David Lappartient, the UCI's president, said that the "common goal was to ensure safer cycling"

Cycling Weekly

Have information about motor doping in cycling? The UCI will now pay you

The UCI hopes that informants and whistleblowers will increase their knowledge of "new and innovative – and hard to detect – technology in bikes."

Cycling Weekly

Seven Candidates Vying For IOC Presidency In March Election

Learn about the upcoming IOC presidential election and the pivotal role of the president in shaping global sports and diplomatic relations.

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What time is the IOC presidential election, who are the candidates and how does the vote work?

Seb Coe battles Juan Antonio Samaranch – son of the seventh IOC president – and decorated Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry for the prestigious role running the Olympic movement

The Independent UK

David Lappartient confirmed as candidate for presidency of IOC

UCI president joins Sebastian Coe as one of seven candidates to replace Thomas Bach in March 2025

Cycling News

'You are caught in the act of fake news!' - UCI president clashes with Richard Plugge over race radio trial ban

David Lappartient has accused the Visma Lease-a-Bike boss of pushing ulterior motives after he blamed Tour de Pologne crashes on radio restrictions

Cycling News

French sports chiefs say clubs must prepare for Olympic boom

French sports clubs and federations are being urged to be ready for a wave of interest likely to follow the 2024 Paris Olympics after a spectacular first week of success for French athletes.

Radio France Internationale

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot leaves ‘hermit’ status for emotional mountain bike gold

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot put the disappointments of Olympics past behind her to win gold for France in the women’s mountain biking

The Guardian - UK

Evie Richards ‘super happy’ after finishing fifth in women’s Olympics mountain bike race

French favourite Pauline Ferrand-Prevot romped to a dominant gold.

The Independent UK

French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla says she's barred from the Olympic opening ceremony due to her hijab

French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla says she has been barred from Friday’s opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics because she wears a hijab, and the French Olympic Committee said it is working with her to find a solution that adheres to the team’s secular requirements for athletes

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Cycling Weekly

UCI President: It's good people are asking doping questions at Tour de France

David Lappartient says more needs to be invested in anti-doping research

The Times of India

Cycling is now the sport of anti-doping, but we must be awake: UCI president

For a sport that has seen its image take a massive beating due to several high-profile doping scandals over the years, president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), David Lappartient is well aware of how quickly credibility can be lost.

Cycling Weekly

'We are not afraid': UCI to pay for 'qualified information' relating to possible motor doping

President David Lappartient also says that he is "not afraid to to catch a top rider" should they be using motored assistance inside their bike

The Guardian - UK

UCI to pay whistleblowers for motor doping tip-offs at Tour de France

World cycling’s governing body said it would pay whistleblowers for information about hidden motors on bikes in major races

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‘It’s not like I lost it’: Geraint Thomas on the Giro, crashes and a last Olympic hurrah

The British rider talks to Jeremy Whittle about doubling up in the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France, and why cycling can do more in terms of safety

Cycling News

No US rounds on compact 2024-2025 Cyclocross World Cup calendar

UCI adds round in Sardinia, 'protected event' status for races outside Belgium, Netherlands

Cycling Weekly

Safer pro cycling scheme boss ousted after less than a year, as number of crashed-out WorldTour riders reaches 38

50% of crashes are due to rider error, says UCI boss David Lappartient

Cycling News

New SafeR project in turmoil after CEO Jaap Van Hulten ousted by stakeholders

UCI insists to Cyclingnews that safety is an 'absolute priority'

Cycling News

Ineos team owner Jim Ratcliffe calls for 'real action' on rider safety

Billionaire publishes an open letter comparing safety in F1 and professional cycling

Cycling News

UCI appoints former criminal investigator to lead fight against mechanical doping

Nicholas Raudenski to start role as Head of the Fight Against Technological Fraud on May 1

Cycling News

'It's not time for politics, it's time for better safety' - says UCI President

David Lappartient reveals that 50% of crashes are caused by rider behaviour with red and yellow card punishment system to be introduced

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