{"id":1874167,"date":"2026-04-09T11:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1874167"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:07:23","slug":"visma-lease-a-bike-utterly-astonished-as-uci-issues-wheel-tech-ban-just-two-weeks-before-paris-roubaix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1874167","title":{"rendered":"Visma-Lease a Bike &#8216;utterly astonished&#8217; as UCI issues wheel tech ban just two weeks before Paris-Roubaix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zSYLtbVHWBDMSa4ZcZhbEn-2048-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nnews-article article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nBikes\n<\/li>\n<li>\nPro Bikes\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1>Visma-Lease a Bike &#8216;utterly astonished&#8217; as UCI issues wheel tech ban just two weeks before Paris-Roubaix<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\nNews<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-[13px]\"><span><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nJosh Croxton <\/span><span><br \/>\npublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-04-09T11:07:23Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n9 April 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Mathieu Heijboer describes timing as &#8220;no coincidence&#8221; as Wout van Aert&#8217;s chances take a hit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"mx-auto mb-4 flex items-center justify-start mx-0 my-5 p-0\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-700 mb-2 text-[12px] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-gray-700 [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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id=\"elk-bdde4efe-7eb3-497d-8cd3-8e82d2601967\">With just days to go until Paris-Roubaix, UCI has reported banned Visma-Lease a Bike from using self-inflating tyre tech, angering the team&#8217;s Head of Performance, Mathieu Heijboer, who has called it &#8220;no coincidence&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The system, known as KAPS (Kinetic Air Pressure System), was developed by Dutch company Gravaa and was first used in a WorldTour race in March 2023 by Edoardo Affini.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bdde4efe-7eb3-497d-8cd3-8e82d2601967-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Whether Visma-Lease a Bike has any official affiliation with Gravaa is unknown, but the technology has been tested and raced extensively by the team in the years since, with various riders using it at each edition of Paris-Roubaix since, and perhaps most famously, it was piloted to victory by Marianne Vos at the Gravel World Championships in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below 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De Waaier<\/em> podcast and reported by <em>Nieuwsblad<\/em>, Heijboer said: &#8220;We further developed it and tested it extensively during the winter; however, two weeks ago, we received a letter stating that it is banned by the UCI. Then it stops all at once.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We received no announcement that this was coming; there was simply that letter. In fact, we even rode the GP Denain [on March 19] with it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;The GP Denain is the biggest cobblestone race [behind] Roubaix. It is also our final competitive test, and at that time, there was nothing going on. But now, suddenly, [it is banned] right before Roubaix. 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Modern Adventure to ride Paris-Roubaix on Factor&#8217;s amateur-focused race bike<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qxvrZafZvA8FvqdRaBhTCV-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qxvrZafZvA8FvqdRaBhTCV-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Tadej Poga\u010dar&#8217;s Enve wheels are too deep for the new UCI rules, so how did he get away with using them at Strade Bianche?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">According to Heijboer, despite the bankruptcy, the Gravaa company was relaunched soon after, and it is still possible to order the system, but there is no time to argue the case before Paris-Roubaix, given the amount of preparation the team needs to make to be ready for the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;A [company] restart was made shortly [after the bankruptcy], but due to the whole situation, the UCI doubts its commercial availability. And they have said, &#8216;We are banning it for the rest of the year.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can order one if you want,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;So you can understand that we were utterly astonished. It was communicated on such short notice that we simply have to accept it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We have considered appealing, but that also entails a whole procedure. And given our previous experiences, we do not think this has a chance of success in such a short timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The penalty ranges from a warning to disqualification, and you\u2019re not going to take that risk. Plus, [Paris Roubaix] takes quite a bit of preparation time. Over the past two weeks, our mechanics have been preparing hundreds of sets of wheels. You can\u2019t postpone that until the Saturday before Roubaix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Quite soon after that letter, we decided to cut our losses; we are not going to ride with them. We are going to challenge this, but for now, it is too late.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The news will be a blow to Wout van Aert&#8217;s hopes of stealing victory from his rivals. The Belgian comes into the race as a second-tier favourite behind Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Poga\u010dar.<\/p>\n<p>Despite back-to-back crash-marred seasons, he has looked close to his former self in 2026, riding solo into third at Milan-San Remo, missing out by a hair at Dwars Door Vlaanderen, and being the fastest to react to Poga\u010dar&#8217;s stinging Oude Kwaremont attack in last week&#8217;s Tour of Flanders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We have a lot of faith in the system and have tested it extensively,&#8221; Heijboer reiterated. &#8220;It&#8217;s a real shame that it is now suddenly no longer allowed, and for very unclear reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><em><strong>Get unlimited access to our unrivalled <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>2026 Spring Classics <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>coverage with a Cyclingnews subscription. 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He has been with us since the summer of 2019 and throughout that time he&#8217;s covered everything from buyer&#8217;s guides and deals to the latest tech news and reviews. <\/p>\n<p>On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Somerset-based Team Tor 2000. These days he rides indoors for convenience and fitness, and outdoors for fun on road, gravel, &#8216;cross and cross-country bikes, the latter usually with his two dogs in tow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"mt-6 lg:px-0 relative max-w-[1070px] mx-auto viafoura-twig-component px-4\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class='vfcustom-community-guidelines'&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-lg\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-sm\">Please logout and then login 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id=\"elk-bdde4efe-7eb3-497d-8cd3-8e82d2601967\">With just days to go until Paris-Roubaix, UCI has reported banned Visma-Lease a Bike from using self-inflating tyre tech, angering the team&#8217;s Head of Performance, Mathieu Heijboer, who has called it &#8220;no coincidence&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The system, known as KAPS (Kinetic Air Pressure System), was developed by Dutch company Gravaa and was first used in a WorldTour race in March 2023 by Edoardo Affini.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bdde4efe-7eb3-497d-8cd3-8e82d2601967-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Whether Visma-Lease a Bike has any official affiliation with Gravaa is unknown, but the technology has been tested and raced extensively by the team in the years since, with various riders using it at each edition of Paris-Roubaix since, and perhaps most famously, it was piloted to victory by Marianne Vos at the Gravel World Championships in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below 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De Waaier<\/em> podcast and reported by <em>Nieuwsblad<\/em>, Heijboer said: &#8220;We further developed it and tested it extensively during the winter; however, two weeks ago, we received a letter stating that it is banned by the UCI. Then it stops all at once.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We received no announcement that this was coming; there was simply that letter. In fact, we even rode the GP Denain [on March 19] with it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;The GP Denain is the biggest cobblestone race [behind] Roubaix. It is also our final competitive test, and at that time, there was nothing going on. But now, suddenly, [it is banned] right before Roubaix. 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Modern Adventure to ride Paris-Roubaix on Factor&#8217;s amateur-focused race bike<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qxvrZafZvA8FvqdRaBhTCV-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qxvrZafZvA8FvqdRaBhTCV-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"\n                            w-full font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-base font-medium\">Tadej Poga\u010dar&#8217;s Enve wheels are too deep for the new UCI rules, so how did he get away with using them at Strade Bianche?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">According to Heijboer, despite the bankruptcy, the Gravaa company was relaunched soon after, and it is still possible to order the system, but there is no time to argue the case before Paris-Roubaix, given the amount of preparation the team needs to make to be ready for the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;A [company] restart was made shortly [after the bankruptcy], but due to the whole situation, the UCI doubts its commercial availability. And they have said, &#8216;We are banning it for the rest of the year.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can order one if you want,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;So you can understand that we were utterly astonished. It was communicated on such short notice that we simply have to accept it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We have considered appealing, but that also entails a whole procedure. And given our previous experiences, we do not think this has a chance of success in such a short timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The penalty ranges from a warning to disqualification, and you\u2019re not going to take that risk. Plus, [Paris Roubaix] takes quite a bit of preparation time. Over the past two weeks, our mechanics have been preparing hundreds of sets of wheels. You can\u2019t postpone that until the Saturday before Roubaix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Quite soon after that letter, we decided to cut our losses; we are not going to ride with them. We are going to challenge this, but for now, it is too late.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The news will be a blow to Wout van Aert&#8217;s hopes of stealing victory from his rivals. 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https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ihjazuxqEdhYmj7pJfPuZQ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ihjazuxqEdhYmj7pJfPuZQ-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ihjazuxqEdhYmj7pJfPuZQ-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ihjazuxqEdhYmj7pJfPuZQ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Cycling Tech &amp; Components<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Gravaa has been declared bankrupt, was the adjustable tyre inflation system simply ahead of its time? <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div 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Pressure System), was developed by Dutch company Gravaa and was first used in a WorldTour race in March 2023 by Edoardo Affini.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bdde4efe-7eb3-497d-8cd3-8e82d2601967-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Whether Visma-Lease a Bike has any official affiliation with Gravaa is unknown, but the technology has been tested and raced extensively by the team in the years since, with various riders using it at each edition of Paris-Roubaix since, and perhaps most famously, it was piloted to victory by Marianne Vos at the Gravel World Championships in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t 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Then it stops all at once.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We received no announcement that this was coming; there was simply that letter. In fact, we even rode the GP Denain [on March 19] with it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;The GP Denain is the biggest cobblestone race [behind] Roubaix. It is also our final competitive test, and at that time, there was nothing going on. But now, suddenly, [it is banned] right before Roubaix. 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