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| LATEST 'CROSS NEWS! Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Cyclo-cross as Olympic sport?Could cyclo-cross become an Olympic sport? The Dutch newspaper Telegraaf reported Thursday that a group of supporters of the idea have been busy working to make it happen. Members of the Italian cycling are reportedly working together with the International Olympic Committee and the UCI to make it happen.Diego Vollaro of the Italian federation told the paper that cyclo-cross could start as a demonstration sport as early as the Vancouver Winter Olympics in February of next year. The sport had previously lost out on becoming part of the Games because the athletes involved were mainly from Europe and the Games, and the event requires more international participation. But that has changed in recent years with Canada, the USA, Japan and even Zimbabwe fielding riders in elite competitions. Another rule could prove more of a stumbling block. The winter Games require a sport take place on ice or snow, but according to the report, that rule is under consideration. "Next week the board and I will discuss it," said UCI executive board member Joop Atsma. "If there is only a small chance of success, it would be wonderful." Adding cyclo-cross to the Games would help fuel the Olympic dreams of riders who make the sport their primary goal of the year. Riders like Sven Nys, who devoted extra time to mountain biking in order to be eligible to compete in the Games, or American Katie Compton, who does not pursue track, road or mountain bike racing at the Olympic level. "I think that would be great," Compton told Cyclingnews. "They have BMX in there now so why not 'cross too?" ==================================== CrossVegas TV Program to Air on Universal Sports Premier Broadcast Starts 6:00 p.m. ET January 25!Los Angeles ALSO CHECK OUT THEIR CX COVERAGE ONLINE... WOMEN'S 2007 CX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ======================================== Cyclo-cross and BMX events top the TV ratings in Belgium and USA (UCI Press Service)The 2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Treviso, Italy, won the biggest audience of all sporting events broadcast by VRT, the Flemish language public TV channel in Belgium. Over one million viewers tuned in to the Elite race in the World Championships, making it the most watched sports event in the ratings published by VRT, ahead of the EURO football final and another cycling event, the Paris-Roubaix. In the United States, NBC – the holder of exclusive broadcast rights for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games – announced very pleasing results for BMX: over 31 million viewers tuned in live to watch the first Olympic finals in the history of this discipline. These results confirm cycling's great popularity around the world and represent an incentive for the UCI to continue the global promotion of all disciplines of the sport. The viewer figures emphasise that cycling is moving with the times while confirming that the traditional aspects of the sport are still of great value. ========================================== SOCALCROSSERS HEADING TO BELGIUM: CONGRATULATIONS TO BOB AND LEE - FOR TOP 10TH & 13TH PLACINGS! MORE NEWS TO COME!R.Lee Willmore (Celo Pacific) also 2007-08 National CX Champion and 2008-09 medalist along with 2006-07 National CX Medalist, Robert Llamas (Montrose Bike Shop) are in Belgium to represent the USA at the UCI Masters CX World Championships in Belgium, Saturday 1/24. ========================================= CONTRATULATIONS TO SOCAL' JR RACER, MORGAN RYAN...for participating in USA Cycling's Euro Cross Camp. Thanks to those who supported the Morgan Euro CX camp fund! |