Cycling-UCI cracks down on teammates celebrating in bunch sprints


  • Cycling
  • Thursday, 09 Jan 2025

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.

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