The Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland.
Johan Vansummeren is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for the Relax–Bodysol, Silence–Lotto, Garmin–Sharp and AG2R La Mondiale teams.
Ramūnas Navardauskas is a Lithuanian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2022 for Cannondale–Drapac, Bahrain–Merida, Nippo–Delko–One Provence and the Voltas Cycling Team. Following his retirement as a rider, Navardauskas now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team EF Education–Nippo Development Team.
Adrien Petit is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty. In September 2015 Direct Énergie announced that Petit would join them for the 2016 season, after five years with Cofidis.
Dylan van Baarle is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.
Ramon Sinkeldam is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.
Alison Jackson is a Canadian professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team EF–Oatly–Cannondale. In April 2023, Jackson won Paris–Roubaix Femmes, described as the "biggest win of her career".
The 2016 UCI World Tour was a competition that included 27 road cycling events throughout the 2016 men's cycling season. It was the eighth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The competition started with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 19 January, and concluded with Il Lombardia on 1 October. Spain's Alejandro Valverde was the two-times defending champion.
The World Cycling Centre is a coaching and training centre in Aigle, Switzerland. It contains a 200 m (660 ft) indoor velodrome, a BMX racing track and other non-cycling facilities. It was built in 2002 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world governing body for sports cycling, whose headquarters is located in the main building.
The 2017 UCI World Tour was a competition that included thirty-seven road cycling events throughout the 2017 men's cycling season. It was the ninth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The competition started with the opening stage of the Tour Down Under on 17 January and concluded with the final stage of the Tour of Guangxi on 24 October. Slovakia's Peter Sagan was the defending champion. The 2017 edition featured ten new events.
The 2017 Paris–Roubaix was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 9 April 2017. It was the 115th edition of the Paris–Roubaix and was the fifteenth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.
Robbe Ghys is a Belgian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.
Christophe Masson is a French road bicycle racer, who rides for French amateur team OC Val d'Oise and works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Philippe Wagner–Bazin. Masson rode professionally between 2007 and 2008, and again from 2016 to 2022, for the Differdange–Apiflo Vacances, Veranclassic–Ago, WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic, Natura4Ever–Roubaix–Lille Métropole, Cambodia Cycling Academy and Geofco–Doltcini Matériel-vélo.com teams. He competed in the 2017 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, finishing in 124th place.
Nils Eekhoff is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL.
Thomas Jake Stewart is a British racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech.
Alexys Brunel is a French cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team Groove Gravel. Brunel retired on 22 June 2022 from professional cycling to focus on other aspects of life. However, he has since returned to racing as an amateur, notably winning a stage of the 2022 Tour de Guadeloupe.
The 2020 UCI Women's World Tour was a competition that initially included twenty-one road cycling events throughout the 2020 women's cycling season. It was the fifth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2016. The competition began with the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race Women on 1 February. The schedule was extensively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in two-thirds of the races on the calendar being either postponed or cancelled outright. As a result, the season was extended until 8 November, when the final stage of the Ceratizit Challenge by la Vuelta took place.
Jonas Iversby Hvideberg is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Uno-X Mobility.
The 2021 UCI Women's World Tour was a competition that included eighteen road cycling events throughout the 2021 women's cycling season. It was the sixth edition of the UCI Women's World Tour, the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2016. The competition began with Strade Bianche on 6 March, and finished with the Ronde van Drenthe on 23 October.
