Appeal of road
cycling: the UCI seeks the opinion of the general public
The Union Cycliste Internationale
(UCI) is pleased to announce that today it is launching a large-scale
consultation to find out the opinion of the general public when it
comes to the appeal of road cycling and their expectations for the
discipline’s future evolution.
An on-line survey enables interested parties, until Tuesday 16 July, to
give their opinion on points that
may - or may not - make road cycling even more enthralling: use of
earpieces by teams and their riders, use of power metres in competition,
team size and budgets, format of events, how events are broadcast and
provision of on-screen data during races, to cite just a few. The
survey is available in eight languages: French, English, Spanish, Arab,
Russian, Portuguese, German and Italian.
This survey is one of the elements of a wide consultation procedure
involving cycling’s stakeholders which also includes interviews with
numerous people from cycling’s different extended families, and an ad
hoc working group comprising representatives of road cycling’s teams,
riders and organisers but also, and importantly, media and
broadcasters. This plan of action was approved by the UCI Management
Committee during its meeting in Lavey-les-Bains (Switzerland) last
June. A series of propositions will be drawn up based on these
consultations, with a view to their approval by the Professional
Cycling Council and the UCI Management Committee in 2020.
The UCI
President David Lappartient said: “Developing the
appeal of road cycling in a world that is changing is one of the
central aims of the UCI’s Agenda 2022. To do this, it is essential to
have the opinion not only of cycling’s different stakeholders, but also
the wider public, both committed fans and casual spectators. The survey
that we are launching today offers everyone the chance to give their
opinion and is part of a wider consultation process that will enable
the UCI to take steps to modernise road cycling that will meet the
expectations of as many people as possible. My thanks go to all those
who take a few minutes of their time to contribute to the evolution of
our sport.”
Survey on the appeal of road
cycling (about 10 minutes)
Participants in the survey will go into a draw to win three nights for
two people at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire (Great
Britain), including access to the VIP hospitality lounge. Lucky winners
will also receive a rainbow jersey signed by the 2019 UCI World
Champions.
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