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Huntsville, Houston Awarded International Cycling Events

Huntsville, Alabama, and Houston will host international cycling events with Huntsville awarded the 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships and Houston awarded the 2028 UCI BMX Racing World Championships, it was announced during the recent 192nd Congress of the Union Cycliste Internationale. The 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships will take place from September 4-7, […]

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MitoQ-NZ Cycling Project Brings Kiwi Spirit to DuPage County

A team called MitoQ-NZ Cycling Project, a group of cyclists from New Zealand, has a deep affection for the Chicagoland’s Intelligentsia Cup ahead of this year’s event. The Lombard Cycling Classic was established in 2019 by the DuPage Sports Commission in partnership with the village of Lombard, becoming the third race stop in DuPage County […]

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National Cycling League Names Andrea Pagnanelli as CEO

The National Cycling League has named Andrea Pagnanelli as chief executive officer. Pagnanelli has more than 15 years’ experience in the sports industry with executive roles in the NFL, NBA, MLS, NWSL and Relevent Sports. “Andrea has been tremendous in building our vision for 2023 and has learned the business inside and out,” said Paris […]

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Inaugural USA Cycling Gravel National Championship Set for Nebraska

The inaugural 2023 USA Cycling Gravel National Championships will take place in Gering, Nebraska, on September 9 and serve as an automatic qualifier for the UCI Gravel World Championships with a $60,000 prize purse, the largest in the history of American gravel racing. USA Cycling Chief Executive Officer Brendan Quirk said the prize purse will […]

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USA Cycling Names Margell Abel as Collegiate Director

Margell Abel has been named the collegiate director for USA Cycling and will be charged with elevating the collegiate experience as a former national champion herself. Abel currently coaches the Boulder Junior Cycling program and has previously been coach of the women’s cycling program at the University of Colorado. She won the 1996 Collegiate Cyclocross […]

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Pan American Cyclo-cross Championships

Missoula to Host 2023 and 2024 Pan American Cyclo-cross Championships

The Pan American Cycling Confederation has announced that Montana Cyclocross has been selected as the host for the 2023 and 2024 Pan American Cyclo-cross Championships, to be held in Missoula. “We are thrilled to announce MTCX as the host organization for our 2023 and 2024 Pan American Cyclo-cross Championships,” said Josh Peacock, interim president of […]

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USA Cycling Bringing Championship Event to Pennsylvania

USA Cycling has announced the 2023 USA Cycling Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Championship will take place July 5–9 at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie, Pennsylvania. Bear Creek Mountain Resort previously was home to the 2013 and 2014 Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Championships. “We are thrilled to have USA Cycling Mountain Bike Nationals back at […]

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National Cycling League Announces Four Stops on 2023 Calendar

The National Cycling League has announced event dates for the four-race series that will determine the winner of the 2023 NCL Cup. Ten teams, including the NCL’s own Miami Nights and Denver Disruptors, will compete in four criterium-style cycling races on downtown city street circuits for their share of $1 million in prize money. The […]

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Cari Higgins Becomes First Chairwoman of USA Cycling

USA Cycling has announced the appointment of Cari Higgins as Chairwoman of the Board and new Athlete Advisory Council. Higgins, who was previously vice chair, becomes the first chairwoman of the USA Cycling Board of Directors, with six athletes elected to serve on the USA Cycling AAC. “I am honored to have been elected as […]

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USA Cycling Tabs Bentonville as Home of U.S. National Mountain Bike Team

USA Cycling has announced Bentonville, Arkansas, will become the official “Home of the U.S. National Mountain Bike Team,” as athletes set their sights on success leading into 2028. The U.S. National Mountain Bike Team will utilize Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas’ network of trails and gravel for endurance fitness camps, as well as skills-development camps, leading […]

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