UCI has published its 2026 Cycling for All Manifesto, turning attention to riding beyond competition. Its Congress adopted the document in Montréal on 23 September. Replacing a manifesto first issued in 2017, the new text sets out a straightforward ambition: more people riding more often on safer roads.
It lays out seven principles and four areas of work: advocacy, inspiration, education and collaboration. Its call reaches public authorities, national federations, event organisers and riders themselves. The central point is that the appeal of professional sport does not automatically create convenient daily travel. Safer streets and opportunities for people with different levels of experience require deliberate local decisions.
The document also points to the existing UCI Bike City Label, which has recognised 31 cities and regions in 16 countries since its launch in 2016. That indicates the reach of the programme, but it cannot by itself describe the quality of every street. For someone making an ordinary journey, the real measure is whether broad ambitions lead to connected routes, legible junctions and a comfortable trip to work, school or the shops.