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Message on a Bottle: Without Race Radios, Belgium Turns to Bidons to Pass Along Messages at Worlds

Belgium will test bottle handups and roadside boards as race radios stay banned, giving sport directors another way to send updates to riders.

Summary by Cycling Weekly
With earpieces banned at the road worlds, the Belgian squad plans to deliver tactical updates via drink bottles in the feedzone

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Racing at a World Championship means racing without earpieces and radio communication. It is a measure that is not embraced with enthusiasm in the peloton, and where national coaches are trying to be creative to still be able to guide their riders. The Belgian Cycling Federation will print messages on the pros' water bottles on Sunday.

During the world championships, riders cannot use the earpieces to exchange information with their sports directors by radio. They must therefore find other ways to communicate. ...

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dhnet.be broke the news on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
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