The battle to control how the future of professional men’s cycling will look has taken another twist, with the first meeting of a UCI-led working group into the sport’s economic model set to take place this week, a number of sources have informed Escape Collective.

Negotiations over the Saudi Arabia-backed One Cycling proposal continue apace with weekly Friday meetings that involve most men’s WorldTour teams, as well as a handful of other stakeholders including the UCI and race organisers such as Flanders Classics and RCS, promoter of the Giro d’Italia.

Despite being on track of its own timeline and having already established a corporation in the UK, One Cycling has yet to convince ASO, the organiser of the Tour de France and Paris-Roubaix among others. 

This article was published on Escape Collective in February 2025. You can read the full article here.