The UCI prohibits team celebrations at the finish line

New UCI regulations seeking safety in races. This time focused on the celebrations of cyclists at the finish line in a decision that has not been without controversy as the maximum cycling body focuses on minor aspects instead of addressing the real safety issues in races.

UCI regulates how victory celebrations should be

It is an image that we have seen countless times. A cyclist stands out from a group and is about to win a race, and one of his teammates, in a group behind, aware that his teammate is going to win, also raises his arms celebrating the victory. As we say, a tremendously common image that, however, has its days numbered in a new controversial regulation by the UCI.

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The maximum cycling body has decided to prohibit this type of victory celebrations citing safety reasons, as the cyclist celebrating behind could reduce his speed and cause a fall in the pursuing groups. A new regulation that seems nonsensical considering that no fall caused by this reason is remembered.

The rider who celebrates a teammate's victory will be sanctioned, according to the new regulations, with a fine ranging from 100 to 500 Swiss francs in addition to risking receiving a yellow card.

A change in regulations that, once again, has received a lot of criticism. Not for the search for safety itself as it happened when the UCI banned some positions on the bike such as sitting down on the top tube or resting the forearms on the handlebars to achieve better aerodynamics, while still not focusing on the organizers and the routes of some races, especially certain mass finishes that become real traps for cyclists.