Two of pro cycling’s richest men – team owners Ivan Glasenberg and Zdeněk Bakala – have come together with other influential figures to launch the sport’s latest attempt at economic reform, sources with direct knowledge of the plan told Escape Collective. 

Just months after the International Cycling Union (UCI) roundly rejected the much talked-about One Cycling project, claiming it was “incompatible” with the WorldTour and “lacked sporting coherence,” a new project is in the early stages of being formed.

This article was published on Escape Collective in January 2026. To read the full article click here.