Following the Russia-Ukraine war, Team Gazprom-RusVelo has decided to suspend all of its activities and has also put all of its riders on the market as the aftermath of the war continues. All the team members have been freed from their contractual obligations and Team Manager Renat Khamidulin has accused UCI President David Lappartient of … Read more
On Tuesday, UCI made a historic decision to ban Russian and Belarusian teams from participating in competitions. This comes in after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and UCI is not the only federation that has banned teams from the following countries. This decision was seemingly made before the very start of Trofeo Laigueglia, and Russian … Read more
Following the recommendation of IOC and the actions of AusCycling, UCI has finally decided to ban Russian and Belarusian Teams from competitions till “further notice”. The decision has been implemented after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. UCI is not the only sports organization that has banned teams from these countries as FIFA and UEFA decided to … Read more
As the global tension is rising, desperate measures are being considered. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to start the week by voting to recommend that UCI bans Russia and all of its supporting countries to take part in the upcoming professional competitions. IOC Executive Board recommends no participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes … Read more