The UCI have blocked the use of personalised jerseys by Swiss team IAM Cycling. The team had produced jerseys with each rider’s name below the team name on the back of the jersey, and it would undoubtedly have made it easier to identify riders.
However, the UCI said in a statement: “It’s clear in the UCI Regulations that the upper section of any jersey shall be reserved for the team’s principal sponsors.
“Therefore, the UCI invited IAM Cycling to revise the initial design of its outfit. The new jersey was judged to be in compliance with the regulations and was therefore registered.
“Under these very same regulations, other elements of the outfit, including the helmet, are not subject to similar restrictions, giving teams more freedom in the design of their kit.”
The team have now had to change to a modified design with the name of the rider in smaller print above the team logo.
