The UCI reinforces rider safety and its commitment to sustainable development 02/05/21
The Management Committee of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) met on 3 and 4 February. With travel restrictions still in place worldwide because of the health crisis (coronavirus pandemic), the meeting of the Federation’s executive body again took place by videoconference, and not during the recent UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Ostend (Belgium) as originally planned. The UCI Management Committee approved a plan to improve rider safety, approved a new strategy for sustainable development, awarded the UCI Bike City label to new cities and regions, and attributed the organisation of several events.
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.