Two-time US pro criterium national champion Luke Lamperti won the opening stage of Volta ao Alentejo on Wednesday. It was the first road victory of the season for the California native as well as the first top result for the Trinity Racing team on the road.
His teammate, Briton Max Walker, also logged third place in the sprint finish of the 168.8km race that ended in Ourique, Portugal. It was the only flat day of racing at the five-day stage race, now in its 40th edition.
Lamperti completed stage 2 in the bunch sprint and continued to wear the leader’s yellow jersey and lead both the points and young rider classifications. The 20-year-old is in his third year with Trinity Racing.
GCN+ named broadcaster for NCL Cup and Maryland Cycling Classic
GCN+ secured live streaming rights to broadcast five premier US races for an international audience in 2023, beginning April 8 with the National Cycling League’s Miami Beach Invitational. All four criterium stops in the NCL Cup will have live broadcasts for men’s and women’s races as well as the on-stage team qualifier events.
The three-year partnership with the fledgling series includes exclusive documentaries available as year-round content, with live racing coverage subject to ‘territory restrictions’. Access via the GCN app, all web browsers and streaming services will allow fans to interact with polls, quizzes, course previews and other content. Following Miami Beach, NCL Cup races this year will take place in Atlanta, Georgia (May 14), Denver, Colorado (August 13) and Washington, D.C. (September 17).
In addition, GCN+ will expand its broadcast coverage of the Maryland Cycling Classic, the only 1.Pro UCI men’s race in the United States. In a two-year deal, GCN+ will provide full race coverage of the one-day UCI race, expected to exceed five hours, up from last year’s two-hour broadcast.. The arrangement, which is exclusive for international live streaming, also includes highlights packages, Global Cycling Network’s free to air YouTube channel, while live streaming rights are non-exclusive for the US market.
This year’s Maryland Cycling Classic is scheduled for September 3, 2023. In the inaugural edition of the Maryland Cycling Classic last year, Belgium’s Sep Vanmarcke (Israel-Premier Tech) won the title ahead of Human Powered Health’s Nick…
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