US scores opening trio of events on calendar in year with Worlds debut in Fayetteville, Arkansas
The UCI unveiled 14 of 16 events on the 2021-2022 World Cup schedule for cyclo-cross on Thursday, with the United States hosting the first three events of the season in October. Belgium will hold the most World Cup races with six, France and the Netherlands will each hold two events and the Tabor race will return to the Czech Republic.
Races in Fayetteville, Arkansas and Flamanville, France make inaugural appearances on the World Cup circuit. Two December dates were listed as “TBC” on the schedule, pending final site inspections by organisers.
The opening round on October 10 will go back to Waterloo, Wisconsin, on the home turf of Trek Bikes, which was originally scheduled as the leadoff World Cup race last year.
Returning for a fifth year is Jingle Cross, World Cup races on October 17 that are traditionally part of a three-day weekend of racing in Iowa City, Iowa and its signature ‘Mount Krumpit’ climb.