The 2016/2017 UCI cyclocross World Cup series will begin
with back-to-back rounds of racing in the United States as Jingle Cross
joins CrossVegas on the World Cup calendar. The race in Iowa City,
typically held in late November or early December, will move to
September 24, coming three days after CrossVegas on September 21.
“It’s a honor to be given a World Cup,” race organizer John Meehan told Cyclingnews.
“We’re thrilled. […] It’s really cool to se the UCI expand outside of
Europe with the World Cup series. They are truly making it a World Cup.”
“We
really seriously started looking at the World Cup four years ago,”
Meehan added. “We wanted to see what steps we would need to take to get
to that level. It was mostly a matter of building a course that was
challenging enough.”
His event has typically been a
three-race weekend that offers UCI events for the pros alongside racing
for the amateur. Meehan confirmed that while the World Cup would be the
main attraction, it would cap off a full weekend of racing. The World
Cup on Saturday will not change the ‘something for everybody’ ethos upon
which Meehan and his team of volunteers have built their event.
“We will be catering to all racers as best we can,” said Meehan.
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