Jan Willem van Schip Archives

Jan Willem van Schip

Confusion as Jan-Willem van Schip disqualified for third time in a year after putting bottle under jersey – but UCI jury claims ejection was due to ‘non-compliant clothing’

The Dutchman also told road.cc that media reports he was forced to the ground by a police motorbike rider trying to eject him from the race is "not what happened"

Mon, Jun 08, 2026 15:39

“The UCI hates innovation”: Cycling fans brand Jan-Willem van Schip’s latest disqualification a “petty personal grudge” over rule applied “incredibly inconsistently”; Google shows “shocking” handlebar set up in new Fitbit promotion + more on the live blog

Megan Huws is back on the live blog with cycling news, views and plenty of distractions while we await election results and the start of the Giro d'Italia

Fri, May 08, 2026 09:55

Toot Engineering takes on controversial UCI bar width rules with fully compliant “radical handlebar system”

The M3 bars start at €539, a custom 3D-printed version also available on request, Toot Engineering now bringing the product to market and calling it "a paradigm shift" from fitting riders to components to "designing an athlete-bike specific system"

Wed, Nov 26, 2025 15:52

Should more riders copy Jan-Willem van Schip’s mad aero set-up? We asked a bike fitter

It got the UCI in a tizzy, but what lessons can we learn to make our bikes faster and more comfortable?

Fri, Nov 14, 2025 16:21

Jan-Willem van Schip wild aero bike set-up at Tour of Holland

“Being rejected for chasing your dreams hurts”: Jan-Willem van Schip responds to mad aero bike disqualification due to upside down seatpost, calling himself an “outcast”

Dutch breakaway specialist promises "to be even better prepared next time" and suggests cycling world could be more "curious about getting faster, using less energy, trying new things"

Mon, Oct 20, 2025 09:14

Will this 5.4kg disc brake bike win the National Hill Climb Championships? Lezyne pumps with “revolutionary” Click Valve, new winter kit + more

Featherweight hill-climbing set-ups and some all-out aero tech banned by the UCI — what more could you possibly want from Tech of the Week?

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 11:00

“Let the man race!” Pro cyclist and his mad aero bike disqualified from Tour of Holland over “upside down” seatpost – but team say “he’s been racing with it for years”

Parkhotel Valkenburg have appealed the UCI’s decision to disqualify Jan-Willem van Schip, arguing that the seatpost is registered with the governing body and was approved by the race jury

Thu, Oct 16, 2025 09:48

“What a horrible-looking bike… love it!”: Cycling world loses its mind over Jan-Willem van Schip’s latest bonkers aero set-up; Pidcock back on Pinarello?; Police face mounting pressure over controversial bike theft policy + more on the live blog

It's been a while but Dan Alexander has wrestled the live blog spot off Ryan and is raring to go with another round-up of all the news, reaction, silliness and more from the world of cycling this Thursday

Thu, Oct 16, 2025 08:07

Jan-Willem van Schip DQ’d from elimination race, 2024 track world championships (BBC)

Track cyclist banned for a month for “indecent” behaviour after swearing and showing officials the middle finger following disqualification for “dangerous” close pass during world championship race

Jan-Willem van Schip was accused of directing “insults, threats, and inappropriate behaviour” at officials after he was relegated while in medal contention during a chaotic elimination race at the track world championships

Fri, Dec 20, 2024 13:57

Rider thrown off Baloise Belgium Tour for using illegal handlebars allowing him to rest his arms on them

Commissaire allowed Jan Willem van Schip to start stage with controversial set-up, but UCI later disqualified him

Sat, Jun 12, 2021 11:06