Additional details about the NCL were released this week, namely the competition schedules of both of their new domestic teams, the Denver Disruptors and the Miami Nights. In addition to competing in the NCL series itself, the Denver Disruptors and Miami Nights cycling teams also have a full season of national racing ahead of them this year.
Denver Disruptors and Miami Nights 2023 Racing Schedule
- Tuscon Bicycle Classic (March 3-5)
- NCL Miami Beach (April 8)
- Redlands Bicycle Classic (April 12-16)
- Sunny King Criterium (May 6-7)
- NCL Atlanta (May 14)
- Joe Martin Stage Race (May 18-21)
- Saint Francis Tulsa Tough June 9-11)
- Kwik Trip Tour of America's Dairyland (June 15-25)
- USA Cycling Road National Championships (June 22-25)
- Bailey & Glasser LLP Twilight Criterium (July 80
- Salt Lake Criterium (July 15-16)
- Intelligentsia Cup (July 29)
- Littleton Criterium (August 5)
- Bannock Crit (August 6)
- NCL Denver (August 13)
- Momentum Indy (August 25-27)
- Bommarito Audi Gateway (September 2-5)
- NCL Washington D.C. (September 17)
The importance of racing a full schedule for the teams
“Racing a comprehensive nationwide schedule is hard, physically, and mentally, but all those race days are also essential for building the fitness and speed to win,” said Dr. Andrea Cyr, a sports medicine physician turned pro cyclist on the Miami Nights team.
Notable events in the season’s schedule are the several multi-day stage races that the teams will be competing in addition to criterium races such as the Redlands Bicycle Classic, the Joe Martin Stage Race and the Tour of America’s Dairyland. The teams will also be lining up at the 2023 USA Cycling Road National Championships.
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