Hopeful yet sceptical seems to be the mindset of fervent cycling fans for the start of the National Cycling League on Saturday, April 8 in Miami Beach. The rubber hits the road under neon lights and palm trees for the first of four rounds of the criterium series, which is set to stop later in Atlanta, Georgia and Denver, Colorado, and culminate in Washington, D.C. to disperse all, or part of, $1 million in prize money among 10 teams.
Also hopeful is league co-founder Paris Wallace, part of a robust organisation that is focused on growing the sport of cycling with a zesty new take on racing on two wheels. The NCL is spicing up the criterium world in the US with new venues, new rules and new technology. It’s all about capturing a new audience.
