Battenkill added to the UCI America Tour
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Print USA Cycling is pleased to announce that the Tour of the Battenkill will once again be a part of the UCI America Tour as a UCI category 1.2 race, as it was in 2010. As such, it will be upgraded to HC status on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar (NRC) as well.
“We have been discussing this possibility with Dieter Drake for several months and made the UCI aware that we may request the Tour of the Battenkill to be added to the America Tour calendar if Dieter’s sponsorship plans came together,” said Sean Petty, USA Cycling COO. “We are pleased to have Battenkill return to the UCI calendar because it offers such a unique challenge for the riders. Now the Pro Continental teams will be able to participate, which is great for everyone.”
Set for April 15 in Cambridge, N.Y., the event known as America’s toughest one-day race will be the 17th of 29 events set for the UCI America Tour, and the first of seven scheduled in the United States in 2012.
"We are extremely happy to be back on the UCI America Tour calendar and to be upgraded on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar,” said Dieter Drake, race director for the Tour of the Battenkill. “This will bring additional value to our spectators, our sponsors, and our professional teams as they advance toward their seasonal goals. We hope at the same time it will add to the value of American cycling."
Recently added to USA Cycling’s National Racing Calendar, Battenkill will be upgraded to a 1.HC NRC event and will continue to mark the second of 10 events on America’s top pro-am road race calendar.
“We have been discussing this possibility with Dieter Drake for several months and made the UCI aware that we may request the Tour of the Battenkill to be added to the America Tour calendar if Dieter’s sponsorship plans came together,” said Sean Petty, USA Cycling COO. “We are pleased to have Battenkill return to the UCI calendar because it offers such a unique challenge for the riders. Now the Pro Continental teams will be able to participate, which is great for everyone.”
Set for April 15 in Cambridge, N.Y., the event known as America’s toughest one-day race will be the 17th of 29 events set for the UCI America Tour, and the first of seven scheduled in the United States in 2012.
"We are extremely happy to be back on the UCI America Tour calendar and to be upgraded on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar,” said Dieter Drake, race director for the Tour of the Battenkill. “This will bring additional value to our spectators, our sponsors, and our professional teams as they advance toward their seasonal goals. We hope at the same time it will add to the value of American cycling."
Recently added to USA Cycling’s National Racing Calendar, Battenkill will be upgraded to a 1.HC NRC event and will continue to mark the second of 10 events on America’s top pro-am road race calendar.
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