Dozens of riders from the National Cycling League’s franchise teams —Denver Disruptors and Miami Nights— find themselves without contracts for 2024, at the same time that the league announces its expansion and plans for the 2024 season.
Formed in 2022 and debuted in April 2023, the National Cycling League is the latest cycling series aiming to reignite American fandom and reinvent cycling altogether with its unique —and admittedly, entertaining— spectator-friendly format, a cohort of all-star investors and city-specific teams. The 2023 season consisted of just three races but came with much fanfare. Upon its conclusion in August, the organization hailed its debut success as a “tremendous success,” which left them “excited about the future of the league.”
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