{"id":526850,"date":"2026-04-12T12:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/526850\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:38:09","slug":"watch-out-pogacar-the-uci-has-a-new-tyre-checking-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/526850\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch out, Poga\u010dar \u2013 the UCI has a new tyre checking tool\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UCI has introduced a new tool to measure the height of a tyre\u2019s sidewall to ensure setups remain within the maximum 700mm diameter permitted tyre-and-rim combination.<\/p>\n<p>The 3D-printed tool slots over the top of the tyre, allowing a visual check to confirm the sidewall sits within the permitted bounds.<\/p>\n<p>This enables commissaires to quickly check wheels without needing to measure the full diameter, which would be impractical before a race.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775997488_922_Tadej-Pogacar-2026-Colnago-Y1RS-for-Paris-Roubaix-12.jpg\" alt=\"Tadej Pogacar 2026 Colnago Y1RS for Paris-Roubaix -12\" class=\"wp-image-968699\"\/>Setups like Pog&#8217;s will be close to the limit. Ash Quinlan \/ Our Media<\/p>\n<p>Typical tyre widths in most road races are unlikely to approach the 700mm limit, but the trend towards wider setups at Roubaix means some riders could get close.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For example, Tadej Poga\u010dar, is running a 35mm Continental GP 5000 S TR tyre on the front of his Colnago Y1RS that measures around 38mm when mounted.<\/p>\n<p>For context, a 40mm tyre will generally sit outside the 700mm limit. <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re confident Pog\u2019s team will have gone to great length to ensure his tyres are compliant, but the setup is likely to be close to the limit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UCI-tyre-checking-tool-1.jpg\" alt=\"UCI tyre checking tool at Parix-Roubaix\" class=\"wp-image-968812\"\/>The tool isn&#8217;t currently listed on the UCI&#8217;s site. Ash Quinlan \/ Our Media<\/p>\n<p>A commissaire told BikeRadar the tool is brand new. Details are not currently listed on the UCI\u2019s approved tools register, nor is it available via its library of 3D-printed models.<\/p>\n<p>BikeRadar has contacted the UCI for further details.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UCI has introduced a new tool to measure the height of a tyre\u2019s sidewall to ensure setups&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526851,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-526850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/526851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}