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The UCI is reviewing the Lugano Charter for the first time since it was adopted in 1996 and ratified in 2000. The new technical committees give manufacturers equal seats alongside the UCI itself — a governing body that has written equipment rules unilaterally for three decades now sharing the pen.
Final say still sits with the UCI Management Committee, but frame, wheel, tyre, clothing and protective equipment rules will now be shaped by committees with matched UCI-industry representation. Recent fights over handlebar widths, helmet design and gearing limits show why manufacturers wanted a formal seat rather than reacting after the fact. This is a redistribution of rule-making power, not a preview of what a post-Lugano bike might look like — the UCI hasn't said which parts of the charter are even in play.
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