Key points you need to know about the UCI’s controversial new tech rules

Key points you need to know about the UCI’s controversial new tech rules

The UCI has announced sweeping controversial changes to its technical regulation, including new limits on handlebar width, helmets and tyre size. Due to take effect from 2026, officials say the rules are designed to level the playing field and ensure “sporting fairness”, but the response from riders and industry figures has been mixed. In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, digital editor Jack Luke and senior tech writer Simon Von Bromley explain the key details of the changes, and how the experts and racers have reacted to the changes. https://www.bikeradar.com/news/uci-tech-rules-2026 https://www.bikeradar.com/features/tech/uci-handlebar-width-rules-2026 https://www.bikeradar.com/features/tech/uci-handlebar-width-womens-impact https://www.bikeradar.com/news/uci-rejects-one-cycling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Dear bike industry, these are the only road and MTB standards you should use

For many cyclists, the continual churn of standards can be a nightmare. New ‘standards’ shoot up like Tadej Pogaçar on the Plateau de Beille, making our riding lives more complicated than necessary.  ...

6 Apr 202537min

The tech trends that will define the Spring Classics (or our predictions, anyway)

The tech trends that will define the Spring Classics (or our predictions, anyway)

Holy Week is here! The biggest week in the one-day race calendar is here, with the Tour of Flanders on Sunday and Paris-Roubaix a week later.   The Spring Classics test riders and their equipment to t...

3 Apr 202541min

Lidl-Trek are using gravel gearing at the Spring Classics – we find out why

Lidl-Trek are using gravel gearing at the Spring Classics – we find out why

Ahead of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, BikeRadar’s George Scott speaks to Glen Leven, Team Support Manager for Lidl-Trek, to find out why the team is using gravel gearing for the Spring Clas...

2 Apr 202522min

From super nerdy apps to practical tips: how we’d plan your perfect gravel route

From super nerdy apps to practical tips: how we’d plan your perfect gravel route

Fresh from the launch of her new book, Gravel Rides South West England, Freelance journalist and regular BikeRadar contributor, Katherine Moore speaks to Jack Luke about how to plan the perfect gravel...

28 Mar 202523min

“How I wrote my new gravel guidebook – and 3 of the best routes” – Katherine Moore on the best gravel riding in south-west England

“How I wrote my new gravel guidebook – and 3 of the best routes” – Katherine Moore on the best gravel riding in south-west England

Freelance journalist and regular BikeRadar contributor, Katherine Moore, speaks to Jack Luke about her new book, Gravel Rides South West England, and shares three of her favourite routes.   Find out m...

21 Mar 202529min

Cannondale’s new Topstone is everything Warren wanted – and more news from Boardman, Vittoria and Hutchinson

Cannondale’s new Topstone is everything Warren wanted – and more news from Boardman, Vittoria and Hutchinson

In this news round-up, Jack Luke grills Warren Rossiter and Simon von Bromley on the new Cannondale Topstone gravel bike, Boardman’s value-packed SLR, and new tyres from Vittoria and Hutchinson.   Rea...

13 Mar 202542min

Enormous aero helmets, new tyres and gravel gearing – tech trends from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025

Enormous aero helmets, new tyres and gravel gearing – tech trends from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025

In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Liam Cahill sits down with Simon von Bromley to discuss the hottest tech trends from the first spring classic of 2025.   Back in the UK after a weekend in Bel...

5 Mar 202542min

Should time trial bikes be banned?

Should time trial bikes be banned?

In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Jack Luke sits down with Simon von Bromley to discuss Simon's belief that time trial bikes should be banned.   According to Simon, time trial bikes are danger...

19 Feb 202537min

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