April 10 (Reuters) - World ⁠cycling's governing body (UCI) said it has banned ⁠New Zealand's Kiaan Watts for 25 days ‌after he punched a fellow rider during a race last month.

Video footage showed the 24-year-old punching Dutch cyclist Marijn ​Maas in the head during ⁠the Salverda Bouw Ster ⁠van Zwolle race in the Netherlands on March ⁠7.