Press Release from 12 JUN 2024
Meeting from 10 to 12 June in Aigle, Switzerland, the Management Committee of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) took several decisions to strengthen the safety of riders (men and women) at road races.
These decisions are based on recommendations drawn up within SafeR, the new structure dedicated to safety and which includes representatives of all cycling’s stakeholders.
The main measures are as follows:
- introduction of a yellow card system,
- restriction on wearing and using earpieces in races,
- modification of the so-called ‘three-kilometre’ (or ‘sprint zone’) rule,
- simplification of the method for calculating time gaps in stages with a bunch sprint finish.
