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Race Across America, United States 9 day single stage 4,800 km (3,000 mi) TransAm Bicycle Race, United States 17-day single stage, unsupported 7,100 km (4,400 mi) Transcontinental Race, European Union 7-10 day single stage, unsupported 3,200 to 4,200 km (2,000 to 2,600 mi)
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) – the governing body of cycling – categorizes teams into three divisions. The first division, consisting of the top 18 teams, is classified as UCI WorldTeams, and competes in the UCI World Tour. The second and third divisions, respectively, are the ProTeams (formerly known as Professional Continental ...
Each ProTeam must employ at least 20 riders, 3 team managers and 5 other staff (paramedical assistants, mechanics, etc.) on a full time basis to be eligible for the whole registration year." ProTeams compete in the UCI Continental Circuits , which is divided into five continental zones: Africa , America , Asia , Europe and Oceania . [ 2 ]
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) are ranked below the UCI World Tour .
Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with a handicap ) and race to a set finish point; and time trials , where individual riders or teams ...
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The Tour Luxembourg, helmed by former professional rider Andy Schleck, worked with a third party business to calculate the carbon cost of the five day long race. Just How Green is Pro Bike Racing ...
UCI was founded in 1900 in Paris by the national cycling sports organisations of Belgium, the United States, France, Italy, and Switzerland. It replaced the International Cycling Association (ICA) by setting up in opposition in a row over whether Great Britain should be allowed just one team at the world Championships or separate teams representing England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.