The UCI rejects the Superleague One Cycling

The UCI management committee approved the road cycling calendar for the next three seasons yesterday and the news is that, in reality, there is no news. The calendar will remain the same as we knew it until now, with the only change being the promotion to the World Tour category of the women's version of Dwars door Vlaanderen. A blow for the Superleague One Cycling that was planning to start its journey next year.

Approved the cycling calendar for the next triennium in which there is no place for the Superleague One Cycling

As it was already known a few months ago, the Superleague One Cycling project, promoted by the general manager of Visma-Lease a Bike, Richard Plugge, and with the economic support of the Saudi investment fund SURJ, which had managed to attract the support of some important organizers such as Flanders Classic, now receives a harsh blow after the meeting of the UCI management committee where the calendars for the next three-year cycle were approved.

One Cycling intended to integrate into the UCI calendar as early as next season. However, at the proposal of the Professional Cycling Council (PCC), the committee unanimously approved the non-inclusion of the One Cycling competition in the next calendar, considering that it does not fit within the UCI regulatory framework and lacks sporting coherence.

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Therefore, for the next three years, the road cycling calendars will remain the same as they have been until now, with some small changes such as the inclusion of Dwars door Vlaanderen in the Women's World Tour or the change of dates for the Giro d'Italia Femminile, which will now take place at the end of May, just after the conclusion of the men's race.

The UCI also approved some changes in the technical regulations that affect the equipment used by cyclists. Rules include the prohibition of using wheels with a profile greater than 65 mm in road races, a minimum handlebar width of 400 mm, measured at the curve, 320 mm for the levers; maximum width for forks and rear triangle of the bike set at 115 and 145 mm respectively, and the creation of a new helmet homologation protocol that will be introduced at the beginning of 2027.