Riders will be testing out GPS tracking devices at the Tour of Romandie this week, ahead of the safety measure becoming mandatory at the world road champions later this year.

World cycling's governing body is asking one rider from each team to wear a tracking device at the three-day women's event in Switzerland, beginning Friday.

The same technology will then be used at the road world championships in Kigali, Rwanda, from Sept. 21-28, where every rider — from junior to elite level — will have to carry the device.

“The objective of this test is to refine the UCI's safety tracking software and establish protocols to provide real-time data to race control, medical teams and UCI Commissaires,” the UCI said in a statement . “This system will strengthen the monitoring of rider safety duri

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