The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling’s official governing body, is often derided for its conservative approach to new technology and arcane and complex rules, notably on sock height and handlebar position. However, there is much more to the UCI than this and Wahoo recently partnered with the organization to present the activities of the UCI’s World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland. To celebrate its centenary in 2002, the UCI opened the World Cycling Centre (or Centre Mondial du Cyclisme in the official French), a coaching and training facility adjacent to the UCI’s headquarters near the Rhone River. Every year, the WCC hosts athletes from around the world to experience its innovative capabilities, including an indoor velodrome and a BMX racing track, to help them further develop their athletic abilities. Around 100 athletes attend each year across four Olympic disciplines (road, track, mountain biking, and BMX) and more than a few participants have gone on to notable cycling careers, including Chris Froome, Daniel Teklehaimnot and Victoria Pendleton. With Wahoo’s dedication to building better athletes and the establishment of its own Sports Science Center in Boulder, Colorado in 2022, it was felt that this insight into the UCI’s training program would be complementary and enlightening. The Wahoo X application has dedicated training sections in its SYSTM component, along with virtual racing in RGT. Included in SYSTM is the series “A Week With…”, which allows users to spend a virtual week with some noted cycling celebrities (Phil Gaimon, Ian Boswell, Neal […]
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