‘The death of our sport’: Cyclocross world in uproar about changes to race calendar

Stars of the discipline have spoken out about a planned redesign

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Stars of the cyclocross world fear “the death of the sport” as the UCI plans to introduce a revamped calendar next season.

The governing body will expand the World Cup from nine to 16 rounds, but this has prompted fears that the financial burden of these races could be too great for teams.

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