There's no question that track cycling has lost a lot of public attention since the season was moved to winter. This is especially true in the traditional cycling regions. The World Cup stations of the past season are also an example of this. Two out of three stops were in South America. The only stop in Europe was in Manchester.
Nevertheless, the UCI, cycling's world governing body, intends to continue with this development. Brian Cookson has been UCI president for six months now and has since made headlines with numerous ideas – mostly positive. Today, however, he put forward a proposal that is likely to elicit mixed reactions. The Briton, who a few weeks ago already considered the possibility of including cyclocross in the Olympics [ Link ], also believes that moving the track cycling disciplines from the Summer Games to the Winter Games calendar would be a positive step. According to Cookson, this would both relieve pressure on the Summer Games and enhance the prestige of the Winter Games.
However, the Briton should be pretty much alone with this opinion at the moment. Both the track cyclists themselves and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are likely to view this proposal rather critically. .