Tour de France team sizes to remain the same in 2017

Cyclingnews understands there will be no reduction in team sizes in the 2017 Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, the cobbled Classics and other races, after leading race organisers ASO, RCS sport and Flanders Classics accepted that any changes to planned team sizes must be put on hold and approved by the UCI's Professional Cycling Council that is responsible for the rules of professional racing.

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.