The UCI has condemned the decision by five women's professional teams to not "comply with the rules for the race related to the implementation of GPS trackers as a test for a new safety system" at the Tour de Romandie Féminin.

As a result, the five – Canyon -SRAM zondacrypto, EF Education-Oatly, Lidl-Trek , Picnic PostNL and Visma-Lease a Bike – have all been excluded from taking part in the Women's WorldTour race in Switzerland, which began on Friday.

The argument was over the introduction of new GPS tracker systems, trialled by the UCI ahead of the World Championships, opposed by the teams because of an apparent lack of consultation. You may like

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