The CIC Mont Ventoux one-day race may not be at the calendar subsequent 12 months because of the passing of the Olympic torch relay in June.
The ProSeries degree race, which was once based in 2019 because the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Problem, sees the peloton take on two ascents of the well-known Provence mountain.
It typically runs all through the 3rd weekend of June, however organisers have introduced that the 2024 version has been cancelled with the Olympic torch passing during the space and up the mountain on June 19.
Race organisers mentioned that “consideration and assets” taken up through the passing of the flame has supposed that it’s not possible to run the race.
“The CIC Mont Ventoux won’t happen in 2024 because of the passing of the Olympic torch relay within the Vaucluse division on June 19, which diverts consideration and assets all through this era and can now permit for the optimum organisation of our match,” learn a commentary issued through the organisers. “The race might be organised in 2025.”
Nicolas Garcera, the CIC Mont Ventoux basic director, mentioned that race’s sportive would now not be affected, whilst additionally thanking sponsor CIC, the UCI, and the French Nationwide Biking League for his or her persisted strengthen.
“I wish to thank our name spouse, the CIC, which maintains its commitments along us for the following editions and might be provide all through our occasions for most of the people in 2024,” he stated.
“We’re proud to have the continuing self belief of the [UCI] and the Nationwide Biking League, which can let us retain the UCI ProSeries label, the second one tier for pro races, in 2025.”
The race has been run since 2019, transferring up from 1.1 score to one.Professional in 2023, the place 20-year-old neo-pro Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ) took his first professional win forward of Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech) on the finish of a weather-hit, shortened 98.3km version. Earlier winners of the race come with Aleksandr Vlasov and Miguel Angel López.
In different 2024 calendar information, organisers of the Excursion of Turkey have introduced that the week-long degree race will transfer again to April subsequent 12 months having been postponed to October because of the most important earthquake within the south of the rustic in February.
The race, which can function 8 phases for the fourth 12 months in a row and transfer again to the ProSeries, might be held from April 21-28, a somewhat later slot than it was once prior to now held.
“Following the a success 2023 version, which was once postponed to October, the TUR has retained its position at the UCI ProSeries calendar and, as in earlier years, has taken its position some of the main spring races in April,” learn a commentary issued through the organisers.
“The 59th Presidential Biking Excursion of Türkiye will happen on 21-28 April as a ProSeries race at the 2024 UCI calendar.”
Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan) gained the postponed 2023 race, beating Ben Zwiehoff (Bora-Hansgrohe) through 26 seconds after a significant showdown at the steep slopes of the degree 3 Babadag climb. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) ruled the sprints to take house 4 degree wins and the issues jersey.