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April 9, 2023
National Cycling League Cup 2023 – 1 – Miami Beach – Miami Beach
The National Cycling League (NCL) is cycling’s newest racing series, which aims to grow the sport in the USA through a series of criterium races in four major US cities.
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April 9, 2023
National Cycling League Cup 2023 – 1 – Miami Beach – Miami Beach
The National Cycling League (NCL) is cycling’s newest racing series, which aims to grow the sport in the USA through a series of criterium races in four major US cities. With more than $1 million worth of prize money on offer for the teams competing, this new addition to the US domestic calendar is sure to attract the attention of many. The NCL Cup is a series of criterium races which takes place over four rounds in Miami, Atlanta, Denver and Washington, with each race consisting of 60 laps of a 1-2km-long circuit. The teams competing will consist of both male and female riders, with points scored in both the men’s and the women’s races contributing equally towards a team’s overall tally in the league. The format of each race is not too dissimilar to a points race on the track, with team points on offer at the end of each lap. Three, two and one points will be available for the first three riders across the line, with these points being tripled to nine, six and three on laps 30 and 60. Teams will also be allowed to substitute riders in the pits during the opening 25 laps, meaning that teams won’t be hindered in the event of a crash. After both the men’s and women’s races have finished, all of the teams’ points will be accumulated and the winning team for that race will be crowned. After all four rounds of the series, the team with the most race wins will be named the overall series winners of the National Cycling League. The NCL was co-founded by a group of successful people from both inside and outside the sports industry who all shared a common passion for the sport of cycling. They did this with the aim of making bike racing more accessible to the average sports fan by reducing the knowledge barrier, as well as the time investment, making races shorter, faster and more action-packed.
The Denver Disruptors dominated the Miami Beach Invitational on Saturday in Florida to take the first lead in the National Cycling League’s four-race criterium series, scoring 138 total points. The Miami Nights posted 93 points, good for second place in the standings.
Texas Roadhouse Cycling made noise in the men’s race with 23 points and boosted their overall position with co-ed partners Goldman Sachs ETFs to finish in third place, 13 points ahead of the Foundation Cycling (men) and CCB-Alpine Carbon p/b LLG (women) pairing.
The Denver Disruptors are now the only team among the 10 invited squads in the NCL Cup which could bank the $700,000 cash prize for the Quadruple Crown, a sweep of all four national events. All teams remain eligible for the Triple Crown, a $100,000 prize for one team winning three events.
The men’s race was a reflection of the women’s as the sun set behind the neon lights and electric crowd along Ocean Drive – the Disruptors continued to pile on the points.
With six laps remaining for the men, the frantic action subdued as Colombians Bryan Gomez (Miami Nights) and Juan Arango (Denver Disruptors) stretched out a gap to the main field, the Disruptors holding a 120 to 84-point advantage at that point and clearly on their way to victory.
The men of Kelly Benefits Cycling, who joined with Primeau Vélo Racing (women), were active for 10 points, but Texas Roadhouse Cycling adjusted their strategy during the 25 laps to move up in the standings.
“Our guys thought this was one of the most exciting and challenging races they’ve participated in, and the environment was electric. Racing for points on every lap really changed the dynamic, and that format made the race much safer,” Justin Kirk (Texas Roadhouse) said after the race.
“We had a strategy entering the race, and it was constantly evolving as the race played out. I was watching the scoreboard each lap, and once I saw that we moved into third place, we made some strategy adjustments in the last 10 laps to secure our position.”
It was a final card to launch Zach Berend from the peloton on the final lap, and Texas Roadhouse took the nine bonus points in the last sprint to push them to 23 points. Combined with 9 points from the women, Berend’s haul put Texas Roadhouse and Goldman Sachs ETFS Racing into third place, headed to stop number two in Atlanta on May 14.
“Coming into the race, we knew the beginning would be crazy with everyone going all out for the early points, so we knew we had to be there but also make sure to save something for the second half,” Riley Sheehan said after his Disruptors men’s team matched the women’s points total.
“The course on paper looked super simple, but it was super important not to sprint too early each lap since you could burn too much energy doing too long of a sprint. With the long back straight, we also had to be careful attacking solo since it was easy to fry the legs before the finish line.”
Results :
 is cycling’s newest racing series, which aims to grow the sport in the USA through a series of criterium races in four major US cities. With more than $1 million worth of prize money on offer for the teams competing, this new addition to the US domestic calendar is sure to attract the attention of many. The NCL Cup is a series of criterium races which takes place over four rounds in Miami, Atlanta, Denver and Washington, with each race consisting of 60 laps of a 1-2km-long circuit. The teams competing will consist of both male and female riders, with points scored in both the men’s and the women’s races contributing equally towards a team’s overall tally in the league. The format of each race is not too dissimilar to a points race on the track, with team points on offer at the end of each lap. Three, two and one points will be available for the first three riders across the line, with these points being tripled to nine, six and three on laps 30 and 60. Teams will also be allowed to substitute riders in the pits during the opening 25 laps, meaning that teams won’t be hindered in the event of a crash. After both the men’s and women’s races have finished, all of the teams’ points will be accumulated and the winning team for that race will be crowned. After all four rounds of the series, the team with the most race wins will be named the overall series winners of the National Cycling League. The NCL was co-founded by a group of successful people from both inside and outside the sports industry who all shared a common passion for the sport of cycling. They did this with the aim of making bike racing more accessible to the average sports fan by reducing the knowledge barrier, as well as the time investment, making races shorter, faster and more action-packed.
The Denver Disruptors dominated the Miami Beach Invitational on Saturday in Florida to take the first lead in the National Cycling League’s four-race criterium series, scoring 138 total points. The Miami Nights posted 93 points, good for second place in the standings.
Texas Roadhouse Cycling made noise in the men’s race with 23 points and boosted their overall position with co-ed partners Goldman Sachs ETFs to finish in third place, 13 points ahead of the Foundation Cycling (men) and CCB-Alpine Carbon p/b LLG (women) pairing.
The Denver Disruptors are now the only team among the 10 invited squads in the NCL Cup which could bank the $700,000 cash prize for the Quadruple Crown, a sweep of all four national events. All teams remain eligible for the Triple Crown, a $100,000 prize for one team winning three events.
The men’s race was a reflection of the women’s as the sun set behind the neon lights and electric crowd along Ocean Drive - the Disruptors continued to pile on the points.
With six laps remaining for the men, the frantic action subdued as Colombians Bryan Gomez (Miami Nights) and Juan Arango (Denver Disruptors) stretched out a gap to the main field, the Disruptors holding a 120 to 84-point advantage at that point and clearly on their way to victory.
The men of Kelly Benefits Cycling, who joined with Primeau Vélo Racing (women), were active for 10 points, but Texas Roadhouse Cycling adjusted their strategy during the 25 laps to move up in the standings.
“Our guys thought this was one of the most exciting and challenging races they’ve participated in, and the environment was electric. Racing for points on every lap really changed the dynamic, and that format made the race much safer,” Justin Kirk (Texas Roadhouse) said after the race.
“We had a strategy entering the race, and it was constantly evolving as the race played out. I was watching the scoreboard each lap, and once I saw that we moved into third place, we made some strategy adjustments in the last 10 laps to secure our position.”
It was a final card to launch Zach Berend from the peloton on the final lap, and Texas Roadhouse took the nine bonus points in the last sprint to push them to 23 points. Combined with 9 points from the women, Berend’s haul put Texas Roadhouse and Goldman Sachs ETFS Racing into third place, headed to stop number two in Atlanta on May 14.
“Coming into the race, we knew the beginning would be crazy with everyone going all out for the early points, so we knew we had to be there but also make sure to save something for the second half,” Riley Sheehan said after his Disruptors men’s team matched the women’s points total.
“The course on paper looked super simple, but it was super important not to sprint too early each lap since you could burn too much energy doing too long of a sprint. With the long back straight, we also had to be careful attacking solo since it was easy to fry the legs before the finish line.”
<strong>Results : </strong>
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