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UCI Issues 10-Year Ban to Former Hess Cycling Performance Head Ladislav Demko
The UCI Ethics Commission has handed a 10-year ban to Ladislav Demko, former head of performance at Hess Cycling. The sanction follows multiple breaches of the UCI Code of Ethics involving aggressive language, humiliation, and intimidation.
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The Ethics Commission of the International Cycling Union (UCI) has issued a 10-year ban to Ladislav Demko, the former head of performance at Hess Cycling. The disciplinary action was taken following multiple breaches of the governing body's Code of Ethics.
According to the findings, Demko breached Article 5, which covers general principles, and Article 6.4, regarding the protection of physical and mental integrity. The violations involved the use of aggressive language, as well as acts of humiliation and intimidation.
Demko worked at the women's Continental team until it ceased operations at the end of the 2025 season. Hess Cycling has since become defunct.
Cycling · Cycling News · Published 22:30 · 18 Sept 2026
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