Medalist Sports to produce $1 million National Cycling League series

Pro women's f♔ield at 2022 Athens Twilight Criterium (Image credit: Jackie Tyson)

Medalist Sports, the organisation that has produced the majority of top professional cycling ✅events in the US, have signed to pr൲oduce the inaugural season of the new National Cycling League.

The NCL, "America's newest professional league sport" according to the press release, will get started in 2023 with 12 teams, each made up of six men and𝓰 six women, set to compete in criteriums in Miami, Atlanta, Denver and Washington, ♒DC with the aim of taking home part of a $1 million prize purse.

The league was co-founded by "serial entrepeneur" Paris Wallace, National Football League player agent David Mulugheta, along with former L39ION team manager Reed McAlvin and Rob Weir. The league has big ambitions and powerful financial backers, and solid experience from Kelly Staley, VP of Partnerships, a former AEG Vice President who worked on the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour of California, and Tim Miller, who was part of the local organising committee for the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2015 UCI Road World Championships in Richmond.

"Medalist Sports is eager to create safe and exciting racing experiences for all key stakeholders of the National Cycling League, as well as collaborate with our host city and community partners. The team's focus is to create innovative, impactful, and engaging fan experiences across the country," said Chris Ar🌠onhalt, owner and president of Medalist Sports. "The NCL is the most promising development in Amer🌌ican professional cycling in decades."

Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, p꧑aths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.