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Cycling’s Belgian antitrust dispute set to test new ground in sports law

By Lewis Crofts ( October 13, 2025, 16:01 GMT | Comment) -- Sports governing bodies know they must tread carefully when blocking rival event organizers or risk antitrust pushback, but a Belgian decision on bicycle gear ratios has signaled that they need to be equally cautious in overseeing safety rules. Union Cycliste International will turn to the courts, and the dispute may clarify how the antitrust land lies for safety measures, testing protocols and the consequences of implying another product doesn't comply with those standards.Sports governing bodies have known for almost two years that they must tread carefully when blocking rival event organizers or risk antitrust pushback, but a Belgian decision last week signaled that they need to be equally cautious in overseeing safety rules....

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