Cyclo-cross World Cup kicks off in Aigle

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The first round of the 2006-2007 cyclo-cross World Cup will be held in Aigle, Switzerland on Sunday,...

The first round of the 2006-2007 cyclo-cross World Cup will be held in Aigle, Switzerland on Sunday, October 1. The race, which forms part of an 11-race series, will be contested by 66 elite men riders. This is a record number of starters for any World Cup 'cross race, surpassing the 59 participants in Wortegem-Petegem in 2004 and 55 in Kalmthout in 2005.

The course in Aigle is marked around the World Cycling Centre, and Sunday will be the second time that a World Cup has been run here. The series runs for nearly four months, and there will be races held in Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Czech Republic and Switzerland.

October 1, 2006: Aigle (Swi)
October 22, 2006: Kalmthout (Bel)
October 28, 2006: Tabor (Cze)
November 4, 2006: Tréviso (Ita)
November 12, 2006: Pijnacker (Ned)
November 25, 2006: Koksijde (Bel)
December 3, 2006: Igorre (Spa)
December 8, 2006: Milan (Ita)
December 26, 2006: Hofstade (Bel)
January 14, 2007: Nommay (Fra)
January 21, 2007: Hoogerheide (Ned)