7 Cycling Rules You Didn’t Know Existed! | GCN Tech Show Ep. 204

The UCI have a huge set of rules that all pro teams have to follow with some really weird ones mixed in there! Who’d have thought you’d get fined for taping over a bolt hole - and in Swiss Francs at that… Join Alex and Ollie as they go through some of the most obscure cycling rules, plus hot tech, upgrades and some of our faves from the Bike Vault.

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00:00 Intro
00:34 Last Week's Poll
01:07 Main Talking Point
11:08 This Week's Poll
11:42 Hot Tech
20:44 Snacks of the Week
22:05 Screw Riding Up Grades, Buy Upgrades
24:21 Bike Vault

What do you think is the most ridiculous UCI rule? Let us know in the comments below! 👇

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