US pro championships won't return to Winston-Salem in 2017
The USA Cycling Professional Road Championships won't return to Winston-Salem in 2017 as originally planned, the governing body confirmed to Cyclingnews on Monday.
"Yes, we are moving away from Winston-Salem and that [local organising committee] is very supportive of us doing so," USA Cycling Vice President of National Events Micah Rice wrote to Cyclingnews in response to an email asking about the possible venue change.
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"There were a number of reasons why and I am happy to talk to you more in the near future if you want to do a story after we get our ducks in a row," Rice wrote.
Cyclingnews understands the long-weekend of racing will move to Knoxville, Tennessee, instead. A source familiar with the details of the move, but who asked not to be named because that person is not authorised to speak about the issue, confirmed earlier reports published on Cyclingtips.com that the event will move to Knoxville.
Among the possible reasons for the change of venue away from Winston-Salem are the simple logistics of running a large event, or three of them at once, as was the case this year. The championship races in Winston-Salem were run in conjunction with the Winston-Salem criterium and the Winston-Salem Classic, a one-day race that was part of USA Cycling's season-long Pro Road Tour. Combined with the Masters and Para-Cycling Road Championships, the three events may have overwhelmed the North Carolina city and the residents who lived along the route.
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