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  "description": "The UCI is revising its rules on race clothing and onboard tech, extending the yellow card system, moving the Vuelta Femenina to September, and appealing the recent gear ratio ruling – again.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-07T08:53:24.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "press release",
    "appeal Belgian Competition Authority’s October ruling",
    "time trials for several years",
    "a hydration pack down his front",
    "Visma-Lease a Bike",
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  "textContent": "Harry Talbot, Cor Vos\n\nThis past week has seen a meeting of the UCI Management Committee in Desenzano del Garda, Italy, where a wide range of topics were presented and discussed, from this January’s headline-grabbing Pune Grand Tour, to reflections on the Kigali World Championships, and – of course – rider safety, equipment and race organisation.\n\nThe press release published after the culmination of the event (2-4 June) on Friday covers a lot of ground, so we’ve scooped together the key points here.\n\n### Key topics covered in the conference\n\n  * Reviewing development of cycling in India, as showcased at Bajaj Pune Grand Tour\n  * Feedback on positive economic impact of 2025 Kigali Worlds\n  * Approval of 2027 men’s and women’s WorldTour calendars\n  * Per IOC’s recommendation, all restrictions are removed for Belarussian athletes, including display of flags; Russian riders remain subject to neutrality requirements\n  * Extension of yellow card system for use in Class 1 elite races, as well as WorldTour and ProSeries, from 2027\n  * Standardised safety signalling – to indicate narrowing, sharp turns, speed bumps, level crossings, etc. – across the international calendar from next season\n  * The UCI’s intention to appeal Belgian Competition Authority’s October ruling (again)\n  * Revised equipment rules, including ban of front pockets (from 1 July 2026) and restrictions on computer size\n\n\n\nIt’s this last point that is perhaps most intriguing, not least because the UCI sees at least part of it serious enough to impose the rule imminently, and is sure to spark debate in the very near future.\n\nA couple of examples of front pockets in use at the recent Giro, most notably Victor Campenaerts' double-breasted situation, a radio on one side, and ... something else on the other.\n\nDescribed as “important for both rider safety and the fairness of competition”, the changes include amended and new penalties to ensure proportionate sanctions, specifically to do with non-compliant clothing or accessories. A rider who falls foul could be subject to “denial of the right to start,” elimination or disqualification, and a fine of CHF50-200.\n\nThe first and probably most impactful thing – at least practically speaking – that has come under fire is the recent proliferation of front pockets in race suits. The integrated or makeshift measure is not particularly new: they've become a familiar sight in time trials for several years; Frank Schleck stuffed a hydration pack down his front back in 2011; while on the road, Visma-Lease a Bike, for one, has had a two-pocket model since at least the start of 2025. The UCI has addressed the carriage of non-essential items down the front of a jersey before, but the spread of integrated pockets throughout the peloton during mass start events has drawn the ire of the sport’s governing body.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "No more front pockets and bike computer size limit among UCI rule revisions",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-07T11:20:03.515Z"
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