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'Approved by UCI' labels suspended following industry backlash
by Carlton Reid

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The UCI has been forced to withdraw its stickering program. A revised program will be announced in February.

The Union Cycliste Internationale held a two day meeting with bike companies last week, trying to explain the rationale behind its 'Approved by UCI' label program which would have forced suppliers to spend many thousands of dollars getting frames measured by a lab appointed by the UCI.

Suppliers have told BikeBiz.com the UCI measures could "bankrupt smaller companies" and would lead to less innovation and more expensive products for consumers.

Industry sources have told BikeBiz the meeting was "uncomfortable" and that the UCI refused to take questions.

Now, on the BikeBiz trade-only forum, a supplier posted an email from the UCI, which was sent earlier today, to those companies that attended the meeting in Switzerland. It reveals that the UCI will suspend the stickering program and a revised program will be presented on 1st February.
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