Cycling's world governing body, the UCI, has proposed the introduction of GPS trackers at all professional races to pinpoint riders' locations at all times. This plan follows the recent death of Briton Fin Tarling, 19, after a collision with a van during the Volta a Portugal.
The UCI's Professional Cycling Council (PCC) met in Aigle, Switzerland, and emphasised the urgent need for a safety system to track riders and vehicles in real-time at all professional road cycling events, including the UCI World Tour and UCI Women's World Tour.
GPS trackers were previously implemented at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. This introduction followed the death of 18-year-old Muriel Furrer at the previous year's event, who crashed in woodland and was not located for over an hour and 20 minutes.
The UCI will now establish protocols and a regulatory framework for these real-time tracking systems. Other safety proposals discussed included standardising barrier safety in the final metres of stages, where high-speed crashes are more frequent.