UCI keen on mixed team time trial for Paris Olympics


  • Cycling
  • Thursday, 19 Sep 2019

FILE PHOTO: Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

LONDON (Reuters) - A mixed team time trial relay could be part of the Paris 2024 Olympic road cycling programme if the event proves popular at this year's world championships, the UCI said on Wednesday.

The event, trialled at the European championships in Alkmaar this year, makes its world championships debut on Sunday in Yorkshire with national teams comprising of three male riders and three female riders.

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