A new protocol specific for cycling to deal with concussion 12/10/20
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) today published a new sports-related concussion (SRC) protocol that will apply to all cycling disciplines on the UCI International Calendar from the 2021 season.
The protocol is the result of a review and work conducted since 2019 by a group of international experts (doctors, scientists and neurologists) under the supervision of UCI Medical Director Professor Xavier Bigard.
SRC increases the risk of neurocognitive impairments (effects on the memory, speech and reaction speeds) that need to be recognised and dealt with promptly.
The protocol takes its inspiration from the 2017 Berlin concussion consensus statement, a common set of rules that lays out a series of measures and tools for quickly identifying SRC and taking care of athletes, and which each sport may adapt to its specificities.