UCI scraps restricted gearing for junior racers

The 2021 Junior men's race at the UCI Road World Championships
The 2021 Junior men's race at the UCI Road World Championships (Image credit: Tim de WaeleGetty Images)

The long-held tradition of junior gear roll-outs will end in 2023 as the UCI has decided to scrap gearing restrictions for junior races, wiping away the regulations which saw men and women in the junior ranks restricted to a maximum set gear ratio.

Previously, UCI regulation 2.2023 stated that 'the maximum gear ratio authorised is that which gives a distance covered per pedal revolution of 7.93 metres.'

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