The UCI is set to introduce a small but significant change in 2025 to their regulations applying to the ‘three kilometre’ (or ‘sprint zone’) rule in stage races.
As of January 1, lone riders who crash within that distance and are delayed will no longer automatically be awarded the same time at the finish as their fellow competitors.
Riders’ positions, too, on the race results sheet will remain the order in which they cross the finish line and stay unaffected by such later alterations – or lack of them – to time gaps.
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