By Lucy Cara
Gracie Elvin and Roos Hoogeboom: Retirement and Rejuvenation
The Cyclists’ Alliance Rider Survey 2020
In May to June 2020, professional women riders participated in The Cyclists’ Alliance Annual Rider survey. The survey was open to all cycling disciplines as well as U23, Continental and WWT levels to ensure the results were representative of the
…New union in men’s cycling
We congratulate the men’s peloton for starting ‘The Riders Union’. We believe cycling needs a transparent union that communicates directly with the riders and which gives riders of all nationalities direct and equal influence on the decision making process.
We …
The impact of Covid-19 on professional cycling
TCA Safety Survey
Since racing restarted after the implementation of the UCI Covid-19 protocol, the first months have shown that both the teams and riders are taking the protocol seriously.
However, there have been instances where the protocol has been
…Return to racing webinar & Covid-19 guidelines
We understand there are still a lot of questions on the return to racing, therefor we hosted a webinar with Dr Claire Rose (TCA) and Dr Tessa Backhuijs (CCC-Liv) to talk you through the following:
- UCI regulations: what do you
Racing during COVID-19
Recently, certain protective measures taken around Corona have relaxed again. This means that you may start racing again on quite a short notice, with the UCI calendar due to start racing again on quite a short notice and the first
…The Cyclists’ Alliance Official Medical Statement on Vuelta Navarra
Dear riders,
We all have been looking forward to racing resuming tomorrow in Spain. We know many of you are at the race already and, as always, your safety is our priority. We have consulted with the TCA’s medical advisors and reviewed …
New MTB calendar: Five challenges all racers will face
By Lucy Cara
We are living through one of the most difficult times the world has ever endured. No one is immune to the effects of this devastating pandemic and COVID-19 has caused a seismic shift in how we live
…Should women have separate starts in Marathon MTB Racing?
In Marathon MTB races professionals and amateurs traditionally mix in the race and more often than not depart all together in a mass start, regardless of gender. Women came to accept that this male dominated discipline had no separate start
…Case Study: Image Rights
Your image rights are one of your most important assets as a professional cyclist, but do you know what your rights and restrictions are?
Let’s take a look at a recent example:
The Case Facts:
One of our professional …