The Professional Cycling Council (PCC) has today agreed the 2015 UCI WorldTour calendar[available here] and the next steps of the reform of men’s professional cycling at its two-day meetingin Ponferrada, Spain where the 2014 UCI Road World Championships are taking place.
The 2015 UCI WorldTour calendar builds on the continued globalisation of the sport which this yearsaw a record number of teams and riders compete. Other key achievements that demonstrate theglobal growth of the UCI WorldTour included the first African team to participate in a Grand Tour, thefirst Chinese rider to compete in the Tour de France, the first Columbian winner of the Giro d’Italia,and every pink jersey of the Giro being worn by riders born outside of Europe.
The PCC confirmed its commitment to build on a number of technical innovations that have beentrialled in 2014 including bike cameras, geo-location technology and audio visual content to furtherenrich the viewer experience.
The PCC also confirmed its continued dialogue with all stakeholders on the reform of men’sprofessional cycling, including its commercial strategy, which will be fully implemented by 2017 in spiritof consensus. The final details of the reform plan will be shared with all stakeholders on the occasionof the UCI WorldTour Seminar in December this year. Finally the PCC confirmed that the 2014 Tour ofBeijing (10-14 October) will be the last of the current edition.
Commenting on the PCC meeting, UCI President Brian Cookson said: "As we are getting close tothe last two events in the 2014 UCI WorldTour, Il Lombardia and the Tour of Beijing, we can all reflecton what has been a fantastic season which demonstrated some tangible proof of the global growth ofthe UCI WorldTour. We are convinced that the UCI WorldTour has now entered a new and excitingera.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the organisers of the Tour of Beijing as we headtowards the fourth and final edition of that race and the role it has played in helping to build the profileof road racing in Asia.
"The reform of the UCI WorldTour remains on track. I am delighted with the cooperation shown bystakeholders over the last few months to move forward and ensure a simplified and more robustfinancial structure of the UCI WorldTour and look forward to further developing professional cycling’sshowcase in 2015 and beyond."
For more information:
Louis Chenaille
UCI Press Officer
+41 79 198 7047
louis.chenaille@uci.ch
John Zerafa
VERO Communications
+44 7813 814 816
jzerafa@verocom.co.uk
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