UCI changes rules on feed zones amid extreme heat at Tour de France
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An extreme heat wave over France makes the bike pros create at the Tour de France. Drivers push their limits. Are there any changes now?
While the thermometer will flirt with the 40° on Tuesday after an already challenging day the day before, the International Cycling Union took emergency measures on Tuesday.
The International Cycling Union (UCI) is relaxing its nutrition rules at the Tour de France due to extreme heat to ensure better fluid availability for riders.
On Tuesday the International Cycling Union exceptionally authorized the use of victualling bags in restricted areas of the Tour de France to mitigate the effects of high temperatures. That decision, agreed with the college of commissioners and the organization, opens a regulatory rift in the scoring ports where until now only the exchange of drums was allowed. The post Regulatory exception in the Tour de France: The ICU allows multiple victualli…
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