04/09/2026
Cycling’s governing body, the UCI, has called for safety tracking systems to be put in place across all professional road races “as quickly as possible” following the death of Finlay Tarling.
The 19-year-old was struck and killed by a non-race vehicle driver at the Volta a Portugal on 14 August, after he was distanced from the back of the peloton.
Earlier this week, a meeting of the Professional Cycling Council (PCC) took place at the UCI’s headquarters in Aigle, Switzerland, with stakeholders from men’s and women’s professional road cycling in attendance.
A UCI statement shared on Friday afternoon said a “large part” of the meeting was dedicated to rider safety, and particularly GPS tracking.
“In the absence of a joint proposal from the different stakeholder groups, the UCI stressed the urgent need to put in place, as quickly as possible, a dedicated safety system allowing the real-time location of riders and vehicles to be tracked at all professional road cycling events, starting with those in the UCI WorldTour and UCI Women’s WorldTour,” the UCI said.
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