Bid to land professional cycling race sees Vélo Birmingham & Midlands change 2020 date

The date of Vélo Birmingham & Midlands 2020 will move forward by a week to Sunday June 21, organisers have announced.

100 mile entries are opening on October 3 and to be in with a chance of taking part riders must pre-register.

As part of the organisers’ ambition to build the event into one of Europe’s biggest and most high profile cycling events, they says they are “deep in discussions” to host a high profile professional road race as part of next year’s event.

Whilst there is no guarantee organisers will be successful in their bid to host a professional road race in 2020, they have taken the early decision to move the date in order to align with the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) calendar.

Richard Relton, CEO of the Vélo Series, said: “As event organisers, it has always been our ambition to build Vélo Birmingham & Midlands into a much broader ‘festival of cycling’ that engages enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels. As part of this we have a strong desire to host a high profile professional road race during the Vélo Birmingham & Midlands weekend.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for Vélo Birmingham & Midlands to fulfil its true potential as one of Europe’s biggest and most inclusive cycling events as we build towards the 2022 Commonwealth Games.”

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