Cycling-UCI Champions League scrapped after four years

FILE PHOTO: French Olympic Committee and International Cycling Union president David Lappartient attends an interview about his candidacy for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Paris, France, March 13, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Track cycling's Champions League has been scrapped four years after its launch was hailed as a mind-blowing new way to present a sport often unfathomable to the general public.

A joint statement on Monday from cycling's governing body the UCI and media partner Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports confirmed the 2024 season was the last.