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UCI condemns use of helicopters for rider transers from stage finish

UCI condemns use of helicopters for rider transers from stage finish


The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has criticised the use of helicopters to transfer riders from Friday’s Gran Sasso finish to their hotels, saying it “constitutes an advantage that goes against the principles of fair play regulatory provisions for ensuring equal treatment for transfer of teams to their hotels” and the UCI’s “principle of carbon footprint reduction”

The UCI said (opens in new tab) they “will take necessary measures and sanctions to ensure that such a practice does not occur in the future.” They did not specify what the measures and sanctions will be.

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