Cycling

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that this year’s edition of its Junior Track World Championships will take place at the UCI World Cycling Centre (UCI WCC) Velodrome, which is situated at the headquarters of the global governing body in Aigle, Switzerland.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded hosting rights for its 2018 Road World Championships to the Austrian city of Innsbruck.

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has confirmed that the sport is dealing with its first high-profile case of “technological fraud” following an incident at the Cyclo-Cross World Championships at the weekend.

A test event for track cycling ahead of the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has been pushed back by organisers due to construction work at the velodrome being behind schedule.

Brian Cookson, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), has insisted that the governing body’s dispute with promoter Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) can be resolved through talks and is hopeful that an accord can be struck by spring 2016, according to the UK’s Guardian newspaper.

Cycling’s Tour de France will open up in Germany for the first time in three decades after Düsseldorf was today (Tuesday) confirmed as the host of its 2017 Grand Départ.

Italian media group RCS has today (Monday) denied it will seek to sell off its sports and media arm, which includes organisation of cycling’s Giro d’Italia, instead stating it will invest in the operation.

Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) has today (Friday) said it will withdraw its portfolio of races, which include ‘Grand Tours’ the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, from the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) WorldTour calendar in 2017 in protest over the reforms being implemented in the sport.

Track cycling and mountain bike events at the 2020 Olympic Games will be staged around 120 kilometres from Tokyo after the venue masterplan for cycling events was confirmed today (Wednesday).

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has today (Tuesday) announced that the key stakeholders of men’s professional road cycling have agreed on the details of major reforms that were first unveiled in September.

The success story of Dimension Data, Africa’s sole Professional Continental cycling team, has continued with the announcement of its elevation to the elite WorldTour road racing calendar for 2016.

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has welcomed a statement from UK Chancellor George Osborne that the government will back a bid for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, along with a future edition of cycling’s Road World Championships.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has launched a satellite centre in the Indian capital of New Delhi as part of a wider effort to transform the country into a leading cycling nation and enhance the development of the sport across South Asia.

The International Cycling Union’s (UCI) reform package for men’s road cycling has hit another stumbling block with the International Association of Cycling Race Organisers (AIOCC) voting to reject the proposals.

Düsseldorf has moved into pole position to secure hosting rights for the 2017 edition of the Tour de France’s Grand Depart after the German city voted in favour of a bid for the cycling event.

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has said the governing body is close to an agreement with Olympic organisers that will see cycling events for the 2020 Games in Tokyo staged outside of the Japanese capital.