UCI clamps down on mid-contract rider transfers with threats of fines and suspensions

The UCI have rewritten the rule book on rider transfers, threatening riders, teams and agents with fines and suspensions if they try to unilaterally break contracts and push through transfers. 

The new rules were apparently drafted after Cian Uijtdebroeks sparked a dispute with Bora-Hansgrohe, with the German team eventually agreeing to let the talented young Belgian join Visma-Lease a Bike.