Yellow cards trial to make cycling a 'safer sport'

The UCI will proceedings yellowish cards to make master cycling a "safer sport".

David Lappartient, president of nan sport's governing body, said nan cards will beryllium issued "for immoderate offence apt to airs a risk" to information connected a proceedings basis, from 1 August until 31 December successful men's and women's master roadworthy races.

No sanctions will beryllium issued successful nan proceedings play but punishments, ranging from fines to disqualifications and suspensions, will beryllium imposed connected riders from 1 January 2025.

Two yellowish cards successful a 1 time aliases shape title will consequence successful a seven-day ban.

The yellowish paper proceedings is portion of a package of measures nether a nan UCI's SafeR programme, which intends to amended rider information aft immoderate high-profile crashes this season.

Denmark's two-time Tour de France victor Jonas Vingegaard suffered a collapsed lung and Australia cyclist Jay Vine sustained spinal injuries successful a high-speed clang during nan Itzulia Basque Country title successful April.

Race leader Primoz Roglic and chap Grand Tour victor Remco Evenepoel besides abandoned nan aforesaid title aft going down successful nan crash.

"The information of riders is simply a privilege for nan UCI, and it was pinch this successful mind that we created SafeR, a building dedicated to safety, bringing together nan main stakeholders successful master roadworthy cycling," Lappartient said.

"I americium convinced that nan measures announced will alteration america to make advancement towards a safer sport."

In summation to yellowish cards, nan UCI besides wants to trial restrictions connected wearing and utilizing earpieces successful races, which it says "could beryllium some a root of distraction for riders and a beingness hazard".

Modifications of nan alleged 'three-kilometre' sprint area norm and a simplification successful calculating clip gaps successful stages pinch a bunch sprint decorativeness are besides to beryllium looked at.