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The episode discusses the UCI's potential ban on 32-inch wheels in gravel racing and the implications for the sport's wild nature.

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube: 👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/va34nx --- The UCI is reportedly considering a ban on 32-inch wheels in gravel racing. But this isn't really about wheels — it's about whether a governing body can domesticate a discipline that was built to be wild. We break down the real regulatory strategy and predict where gravel goes from here.Daily cycling intelligence from SEMIPRO CYCLING, produced with AI-assisted research, scr...

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Host: SEMIPRO CYCLING

Topics covered

• gravel racing
• UCI regulations
• cycling performance
• wheel size controversy
• cycling governance

Keywords

• gravel racing
• UCI
• cycling regulations
• 32-inch wheels
• performance cycling

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Organizations: UCI

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