UEC has released the following press release "The Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC) informs that the photo-finish system used at the 2026 UEC Road European Championships (EtherLynx Vision PRO X) records the finish line thousands of times per second (13,000 in the specific case of the European Championship races), making it possible to determine the finishing order with extreme precision, even when the differences are minimal. It is important to clarify that a photo finish is not a traditional photograph. The final image is composed of the chronological sequence of recordings made at the finish line; for this reason, the horizontal axis represents time, not distance. This can create apparent distortions of wheels, bicycles and riders, without any impact on the accuracy of the result. In cycling, the determining reference is the most advanced part (tangent) of the front wheel at the moment it reaches the finish line. At the European Championships, two independent photo-finish systems were used, providing two separate images to verify the result. The UEC will make no further statements on the matter." tuttobiciweb.it/article/1791…