Cycling
The Sports Consultancy to drive commercial plan for Yorkshire’s UCI Road Worlds
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has appointed The Sports Consultancy agency to drive the commercial strategy for Yorkshire’s staging of the 2019 Road World Championships, while the town of Harrogate has been named as the main hub for the event in the English county.
Minsk added as UCI takes Track World Cup to new markets
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has finalised the calendar for its 2017-18 Track Cycling World Cup, with the addition of a new event in Minsk taking the series to five rounds for the first time in nearly a decade.
UCI agrees to reduction in Grand Tour peloton size, Tour de France rescheduled
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has acceded to requests to reduce the size of the pelotons at its Grand Tour road events, while the Tour de France’s 2018 edition has been rescheduled to avoid a conflict with next year’s edition of national team football tournament the Fifa World Cup.
Lappartient launches bid for UCI presidency
European Cycling Union (UEC) president David Lappartient has today (Tuesday) confirmed he will stand for the top job at the International Cycling Union (UCI), providing a serious rival for Brian Cookson’s ambitions of securing re-election.
Wales targets more major sports events
Football Association of Wales (FAW) chief executive Jonathan Ford has said the country would be keen to stage matches during football’s Uefa Euro 2020 national team tournament if other cities pulled out, while Economy Minister Ken Skates said the nation is also in talks to host future editions of cycling showpieces the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia, as well as golf’s Open Championship.
Hammer Series heads to Norway with Tour des Fjords partnership
The Hammer Series, a new cycling event created by the Infront Sports & Media agency and the Velon collective body of pro cycling teams, has agreed a partnership with Norwegian event the Tour des Fjords through which the city of Stavanger will host the series in 2018.
Brussels to host 2019 Grand Départ
Cycling’s Tour de France will commence in Brussels for the first time in 51 years after the Belgian capital was announced as the host of the 2019 Grand Départ.
Chengdu to host first-ever Urban Cycling World Championships
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that the inaugural edition of its Urban Cycling World Championships will take place in the Chinese city of Chengdu later this year.
AEG signs up to aid ASO’s German cycling venture
Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has entered into a strategic partnership with sports and entertainment giant AEG in a move designed to establish Germany as a major destination for cycling events.
UCI welcomes new host cities to Track World Cup
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has revealed the schedule for this year’s rounds for the 2017-18 Track Cycling World Cup series, with Poland, Canada and Chile announced as new host countries.
Hammer time | Infront and Velon launch new cycling team event
Rob Ridley investigates the business case behind cycling's new Hammer Series.
RCS shelves controversial plans for new Giro d’Italia category
Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport has hit out after being forced to cancel its plans to introduce a new classification to reward the cycling event’s best downhill rider amid a backlash over the safety implications of such an initiative.
Apeldoorn lands 2018 UCI Track World Championships
The Dutch city of Apeldoorn has been awarded hosting rights to the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) 2018 Track World Championships.
Cycling’s Tour of Turkey handed new calendar slot
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that this year’s Tour of Turkey will take place in October after the event’s initial April date was postponed.
ASO takes Tour de France to China with new events
Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has formalised its plans to take the Tour de France brand into China by unveiling two events that are set to take place following this year’s edition of the cycling showpiece.
Cycling South Africa partners with SweetSpot in bid to create ‘elite’ event
The Cycling South Africa governing body has signed a deal with British sports events and marketing company SweetSpot to create an elite international road cycling stage race in the country.
Giro d’Italia to be offered Velon data treatment through RCS deal
The Velon umbrella body of professional cycling teams has agreed a deal with Italian sports and media company RCS Sport to begin using rider performance-tracking technology at certain events as part of a wider effort to boost fan engagement in the sport.
British Cycling recruits FA exec as new CEO
The British Cycling governing body has appointed Julie Harrington of the English Football Association (FA) as its new chief executive.