The League is an opportunity for the fans."Īs a longtime bike racer, he has seen first-hand the demise of American professional bike racing. It's certainly more entertaining and, like basketball, baseball or the NFL, it's not about the individual. "Why I like the NCL concept is that it's structured for the fan, not the rider. In an interview with Cycling Weekly, David Richter, a former pro cyclist and co-founder of the Fount Cycling Guild, shared that he'd initially been skeptical about the NLC but was won over by the League's mission, its fan-first approach, the exposure and team support. (Image credit: Fount Cycling Guild) The fans come first
The individual event prizes, overall series awards and competition bonuses make up a total prize purse of more than $1 million.Įach race is a festival in the heart of the hosting city and for those off-site, GCN will be streaming the races and what's more, fans can ride along virtually in the metaverse to see how they stack up against the pros. Up for grabs is the largest prize purse in the history of American criterium racing. The team with the most points at the end of both races wins the race. The team's points are a combination of both the men's and women's races. While the men's and women's field race separately, the points are aggregated. For some existing teams, this means partnering up with a team of the opposite gender to field a co-ed cohort to take on the NCL Cup. The same ten teams will compete at every race and have an equal number of male and female riders.
The criterium itself consists of 60 laps of approximately 1 mile in length and points are scored each and every lap.
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