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Royal Mile, 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, Men’s Elite Road Race, Edinburgh to Glasgow, Scotland (Alex Broadway/SWpix.com)

Total cost of hosting Glasgow World Championships to exceed budget by 20% as reports claim Scottish Government spent £9 million to improve cycling facilities

Holyrood is expected to pay almost £40 million after spending during Scotland’s ‘mega-worlds’, which brought in a total revenue of £205 million, went over budget “most notably due to inflation”

Tue, Jun 25, 2024 12:31

Johannes Kulset descending – footage via Johannes Kulset on X/Twitter

“I know the rules”: Cyclist disqualified from Tour of Slovenia for deploying ‘super tuck’ position demands apology from UCI because he wasn’t touching top tube or using arms and chest for support

Johannes Kulset of Uno-X Mobility claimed none of the video evidence supports his disqualification. Reactions on social media have been mixed

Sat, Jun 15, 2024 12:36

RideLondon Classique peloton at Embankment, May 2023 (copyright Simon MacMichael)

“A sad day for women’s cycling”: RideLondon Classique cancelled for 2025 as UCI “unilaterally” moves dates “without consultation or prior warning”

The organisers announced that the UCI’s decision to push the stage race to the following week has made it “impossible” for it to be held in London, though the RideLondon-Essex sportive will go ahead as planned

Fri, Jun 14, 2024 12:50

Anti-doping (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED by Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious)

UCI concerned new drug “ten times more powerful than tramadol” could be used by professional cyclists to mask fatigue during races, report suggests

The governing body has reportedly already told representatives of pro cycling teams of its "concerns about a new substance", the "very powerful" painkiller usually prescribed in cases of severe osteoarthritis and bone cancer

Wed, Jun 12, 2024 09:45

Miguel Angel Lopez (copyright RCS Sport)

Miguel Ángel López handed four-year doping ban for “use and possession” of human growth hormone during 2022 Giro d’Italia

The mercurial Colombian climber, who was sacked by Astana over his links to alleged doping doctor Marcos Maynar, will not be able to return to competition until July 2027

Wed, May 29, 2024 14:37

Marine Caribou and Ronan Dunne take World Cup Downill wins as Isabeau Courdurier and Charles Murray win the World Cup Enduro in Poland

Our roundup of last weekend's downhill and enduro racing.

Mon, May 20, 2024 13:00

It’s all about performance as art meets science in GRVL’s Team GB’s UCI Gravel World Championship 2024 kit

New GRVL Team GB kit (is literally) all about perfromance as rider data is used to create design

Tue, May 14, 2024 15:00

It’s all about performance as art meets science in GRVL’s Team GB’s UCI Gravel World Championship 2024 kit

New GRVL Team GB kit (is literally) all about performance as rider data is used to create design.

Tue, May 14, 2024 09:57

Ritchie Rude and Hattie Harnden take 2024’s first Enduro World Cup wins in Finale Ligure

2024's first Enduro World Cup took place last weekend. Here's how it played out.

Mon, May 13, 2024 08:36

2024 Jonas Vingegaard Tirreno-Adriatico TT helmet (@vismaleaseabike on X)

UCI allows Visma-Lease a Bike to use controversial time trial helmet

After the cycling world went into meltdown over the alien-esque Giro TT helmet the UCI said it would investigate, the governing body now confirming it will let the team of Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert use the lid this season

Mon, Mar 18, 2024 15:36