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The 2027 UCI handlebar rules are easier to understand than much of the discussion around them.
For track riders, teams and mechanics, the practical answer is simple: if you are buying handlebars for UCI-regulated track racing, use a handlebar that is designed to meet the new requirements. Do not rely on bar tape, guesswork or an old ultra-narrow setup. Buy the correct bar, set it up properly, and remove the doubt.
Velodrome.Shop updated its track handlebar range in June 2025 after the UCI rule changes were announced. Each relevant product page already states whether the handlebar is 2027 UCI legal, with the outside-to-outside measurement made clear in the product description.
From 1 January 2027, track handlebars used in UCI-regulated bunch racing must meet a 350 mm minimum width.
The important detail is how that width is measured.
Track Cycling Drivetrains
Narrow-gauge drivetrains made sense on paper. The last Olympic cycle has shown why the future of elite track cycling is more likely to be a properly optimised 1/8 inch system.
Track cycling has a weakness for new ideas.
A narrower chain looks efficient. It looks modern. It has less visible material, less apparent frontal area, and a technical neatness that suits the Olympic equipment cycle. For teams looking at tenths, hundredths and the small margins that decide elite track cycling, the attraction was obvious.
Track Cycling Stem
Modern track positions have moved beyond what many road-derived components were built to handle. The Elite Track Stem began with a simple problem: if a rider needs more reach, the stem cannot just be longer. It has to be strong enough, clean enough and specific enough to make that position feel normal.
A track stem is not usually the part that gets much attention.
Aerodynamics
In track cycling, speed is not produced by power alone. It is produced by power that can be turned into forward motion with as little resistance as possible. That is where CdA matters.
That is where CdA matters.
CdA stands for Coefficient of Drag Area. It combines two things: how cleanly a rider and bike move through the air, and how much frontal area they present to it.
Colnago T1RS Track Frame
The Colnago T1Rs has not yet become a familiar sight in elite track cycling. In the run up to Los Angeles, the sport is looking for equipment that is fast, legal, available and credible. Colnago may have arrived at precisely the right moment.
The Colnago T1Rs is not yet everywhere.
Track Frame Design
A new dimensional regulation will reshape how track bikes are designed for the Los Angeles Olympic cycle. But the real change is not the shape of the frame — it is how the entire rider–bike system is optimised. A five-part deep technical series examining how Olympic track bike design evolves under the 2027 UCI width regulations.
Positional Engineering
Spend enough time around domestic track racing and you start to notice patterns in setup. Across many clubs and race environments,
similar themes begin to emerge: a large number of amateur riders are on frames that are technically the wrong size for modern track geometry,
and are then trying to correct that mismatch at the front end.
Behind the Research
A clear-eyed look at what supplement stacking does (and does not) tell us about the velodrome. We use one repeated sprint study as a lens, then apply it honestly to sprint and bunch racing realities. In elite track cycling, supplement strategies are rarely accidental
Equipment Trends
During the 2026 UEC European Track Cycling Championships you may have seen Harrie Lavreysen and Steffie van der Peet of the Netherlands using face masks connected to small hand-held devices that generate a visible mist. These devices are Portable Ultrasonic Nebulizers from Ortorex.
They are not oxygen masks and they are not delivering medication in most sporting contexts. Instead, they are used as a respiratory comfort and airway hydration tool between maximal sprint efforts
