Headache for teams as UCI introduces Tour de France, Tour de France Femmes 'equipment registration'

Commissaires carry out motor testing on a bike during Opening Weekend
Commissaires carry out motor testing on a bike during Opening Weekend (Image credit: Josh Croxton)

The UCI has introduced what it's calling a 'Road Equipment Registration Procedure' ahead of this year's Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift, which will see all teams forced to register every piece of 'critical equipment' they intend to use. 

In a document published to the equipment section on the UCI website, plans are outlined that will require teams to register a vast array of equipment prior to a fast-looming deadline, before needing to submit it all for inspection and RFID tagging in the days prior to the respective races. 

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Josh Croxton
Tech Editor

As the Tech Editor here at Cyclingnews, Josh leads on content relating to all-things tech, including bikes, kit and components in order to cover product launches and curate our world-class buying guides, reviews and deals. Alongside this, his love for WorldTour racing and eagle eyes mean he's often breaking tech stories from the pro peloton too. 


On the bike, 32-year-old Josh has been riding and racing since his early teens. He started out racing cross country when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s and has never looked back. He's always training for the next big event and is keen to get his hands on the newest tech to help. He enjoys a good long ride on road or gravel, but he's most alive when he's elbow-to-elbow in a local criterium.