The UCI has confirmed the introduction of a GPS rider tracking system at the Road Worlds Championships in Rwanda next week (September 21-28) to help locate riders if they crash and are not seen by race officials.
All riders in all categories will be equipped with a GPS tracking device at every event at the Worlds, with the tracking system enabling full monitoring of rider positions and speeds.
The UCI has previously tested the system at the Tour de Romandie Féminin in August with one rider per team equipped with the device. However, the test didn’t go fully to plan after five teams were disqualified on the first day of racing following a dispute over the GPS devices.
Visma-Lease a Bike, Canyon-Sram Zondacrypto, EF Education-Oatly, Picnic-PostNL, and Lidl-Trek were disqualified from the race after they disagreed with the UCI over various aspects of the system’s implementation – including safety, consent, and liability.
“This initiative is part of ongoing efforts of the UCI and SafeR to enhance the safety of professional road cyclists. The GPS safety tracking technology to be used in Rwanda was tested during the three stages of the Tour de Romandie Féminin, in Switzerland, which enabled it to be refined.”
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