The National Cycling League (NCL) has announced that the remaining two races in the NCL Cup Series will include NCL Cup Denver (August 13) and NCL Cup Atlanta (August 20), with the Atlanta event being the final event for the 2023 season.
The fourth NCL Cup race – originally scheduled for September 17 in Washington DC – has been removed from the original four-race series.
The 2023 NCL Cup Series began on April 8 in Miami Beach, Florida, with the Denver Disruptors winning the inaugural race on the streets of South Beach. It marked the first race of the professional cycling league’s series, which encompasses 10 teams of professional cyclists, including NCL-owned teams Denver Disruptors and Miami Nights.
Andrea Pagnanelli, CEO of the National Cycling League, said “The National Cycling League stands to set the standard in cycling and sports. We proved that with our inaugural race in Miami Beach and are building the foundation to set us up for the future.
“With any start-up, pivots will occur. This was a necessary change to ensure we could put our full attention into 2024 and beyond.”
NCL Denver – the second race of the NCL Cup Series – will take place on Sunday, August 13 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, home to Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Colorado Rapids. The third and final race of the series will conclude on Sunday, August 20 in Atlanta at the Porsche Experience Center.
NCL races are sanctioned by USA Cycling and feature an innovative competition format in which men and women compete on the same team, on the same course. According to NCL, this is done in a way that… ‘respects their differences yet weighs their performances and values their contributions equally.’
Fans also have access to real-time data and scoring through the NCL’s scoreboard.
With teams consisting of a men’s and a women’s division, those without both men’s and women’s riders may merge with another men’s/women’s team for the purpose of competing in the NCL Cup Series.
In addition to being billed as the first gender-equal professional sports league in the country, NCL is also the first majority women- and minority-owned league. Notable investors include Miami Dolphins Cornerback Jalen Ramsey, Los Angeles Chargers Safety Derwin James, Titans Safety Kevin Byard, FOX Sports’ Emmanuel Acho, NBA Former Executive Director Michele Roberts, and others.
