Bradley Wiggins' bike adjusted, Tour de France 2011 stage two TTT

The Union Cycliste International (UCI) commissaires once again clamped down on the teams and their bikes on Sunday, this time picking on the orientation of the saddles on riders' time trial bikes.

The Commissaires checked everyone's bikes and enforced rule 1.3.014 that states; 'The saddle support shall be horizontal'. Several saddles were found to be tipped forward a couple of degree and had to be adjusted to be exactly horizontal.

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Simon Richardson
Magazine editor

Editor of Cycling Weekly magazine, Simon has been working at the title since 2001. He fell in love with cycling 1989 when watching the Tour de France on Channel 4, started racing in 1995 and in 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium. During his time at CW (and Cycle Sport magazine) he has written product reviews, fitness features, pro interviews, race coverage and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He became the 130-year-old magazine's 13th editor in 2015.