FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 16 - Gruissan to Nimes - Gruissan, France - July 16, 2024 General view of the peloton in action during stage 16 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
(Reuters) - The sight of riders celebrating a teammate's victory in bunch finishes could become a thing of the past after governing body the UCI toughened up its rules in a bid to improve safety.
Specialist sprinters are usually delivered to the sprint zone by a train of their teammates before battling it out with their rivals to cross the line first.
