The UCI announced that 80 founding signatories have committed to the Climate Action Charter as the sport of professional cycling takes its first united step to reduce its environmental impact.

By signing the UCI Charter, the Federation, the men's and women's WorldTour teams, and major race organizers such as ASO, Flanders Classics, and RCS Sport have committed to measuring and reporting emissions according to internationally accepted standards. They will also work to reduce waste and energy demand.

Jumbo-Visma, Trek-Segafredo, and EF Education-Easypost are among the teams that have signed on, and the presence of ASO, Flanders Classics, and RCS Sport in the sport's biggest races, including the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia are involved in most of the sport's biggest races, such as the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia.

While professional cycling promotes cycling, it also has a large carbon footprint as race convoys travel long distances every day and riders and teams travel across Europe and around the world to compete. Races also generate significant waste.

According to a report compiled by nZero (opens in new tab) in collaboration with the Tour de Luxembourg, 49% of race-related emissions come from teams, primarily from round-trip travel. [The UCI's move comes after this year's Tour de France stage 10 was disrupted by protest groups demanding action on climate change, raising awareness of the peloton and the sport. Riders like Michael Woods have already begun to reduce their carbon footprint.

The UCI describes the Climate Action Charter as "in line with the UCI's Agenda 2030 and the ongoing pro-cycling reforms, updates to UCI rules, contract requirements, and organizer guides, and in collaboration with stakeholders in the sport, an important It is described as "a stepping stone.

The full text of the UCI Climate Charter of Action and its eight commitments are available on the UCI website.

"We are pleased that so many stakeholders have already committed to the UCI Charter for Climate Action. Our aim in adopting this Charter was to unite cycling stakeholders to help reduce our sport's emissions and slow climate change," said UCI President David Lapartiento.

"To achieve climate neutrality for our sport, we need to work together, learn from each other, and collaborate on solutions to the common challenges we face. 19]

." It is clear from the early responses that our stakeholders share our concerns and desire to contribute to a better world, and we look forward to growing the list of signatories."

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Through ongoing support, UCI will help signatories fulfill their commitments and provide the tools and resources necessary for initiatives that support UCI's sustainability strategy.

Following an audit of signatories and analysis of their emissions reports, a more detailed status report will be released in 2024.