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UCI takes aim at Belgian antitrust block in bike-gear dispute

By Lewis Crofts ( April 15, 2026, 11:22 GMT | Insight) -- Cycling’s governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale, told an appeal court in Brussels that a maximum gear ratio test was designed to protect the safety of riders and shouldn’t have been blocked on antitrust grounds. Defending its interim order from October, the Belgian watchdog said the test had clear economic effects for gear-maker SRAM and sports bodies had a duty to act in line with antitrust law. The half-day hearing featured lawyers examining a performance bicycle, studying spinning wheels, counting bracket teeth, and discussing the famously dangerous Paris-Roubaix race.Cycling’s governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale, told an appeal court in Brussels that a maximum gear ratio test was designed to protect the safety of riders and shouldn’t have been blocked by the national antitrust authority....

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