UCI World Tour trivia


 * Janice Edwards surprised the whole UCI community in 2013 by becoming the first female in the male-dominated world of cycling. She is part of the National Steroid Association Racing Team (NSA Racing Team) among others. There are other female riders in the UCI, but they only compete in female-sanctioned events.
 * Mikhail Petrovich leads the 2013 Tour de France, on his and his team Appalachian Pro Cycling's debut in the series.
 * A handful of riders hold dual nationality; namely Arnold Abil (New Zealander/Ni-Vanuatu), Colin Thompson (Canadian/British), Chilserkx Dawson (Maltese/Mauritian) and Heidar Helguson (Icelandic/Norwegian).
 * Doping is less of a problem in this version of the UCI World Tour. However, Luke Knight, the CEO of Foster's Good Cycle and it's motorsport counterpart Plus One has recently denied the use of drugs among his riders.
 * A handful of riders in this series have either competed or had namesakes compete in F1 Alternate Series, such as Ed Kevin, Daniel Martins, Thomas Yorke and James Davies.