Cycling: The new racing series "Hammer Series", which was brought to life by the team association Velon, celebrates its premiere this weekend in Limburg, the Netherlands. The Hammer Climb in Vaalsberg on Friday is followed by the Hammer Sprint and Hammer Chase on Saturday and Sunday. All races are broadcast live via YouTube and Facebook for free. 12 WorldTour teams and four ProConti teams are at the start. One of the new features of the concept is that the victory expressly only goes to teams and not to individual drivers.
We had already examined the exciting concept of the Hammer Series in detail in an article some time ago. In short, it is a new type of cycling team competition, in which winners and losers are determined in three disciplines: the sprint, the climb and the pursuit. The type of marketing is also new - the organizer of the races is not the UCI, but Velon and the team association is careful to distribute profits and income to the participating teams in order to create greater financial independence.
Cycling news: Hammer Series: Velon team association with its own team-based racing series for professionals
Cycling: The Hammer Series - that's the name of the new racing series of the Velon team association. With an interesting team-based concept, fan-friendly measures and funding independent from the UCI, this announcement should cause quite a stir in the cycling world. Exciting news this Wednesday afternoon. The Velon team association, which includes 12 out of 18 WorldTour teams, announced […]
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Day 1: Hammer Sprint
Approx. 10km long circuit with a flat profile
10 laps to drive
Points for the top 10 at the end of each round
Day 2: Hammer Climb
Same basic structure as Hammer Sprint
The destination is at the end of a mountain finish
Day 3: Hammer Chase
The score from the previous days will be converted into starting order
Team pursuit on time trial bikes
50km circuit
The team whose fourth driver crosses the finish line first with the VR wins
Hammer Series in Limburg: Who's in?
At the start in Limburg, there will be four ProContinental teams alongside the 12 WorldTour teams from the Velon Association. The squads clearly show that the teams take the new racing series seriously and are by no means sending their B teams to the Netherlands. With André Greipel, Roger Kluge, Maximilian Schachmann, Robert Wagner, Lennard Kämna and Max Walscheid, six German professionals are also at the start.
Hammer Series Limburg: The schedule
Hammer Climb (Vaalsberg, Vaals): Friday, 15:00 p.m. – 17:00 p.m
Hammer Sprint (Sportzone Limburg): Saturday, 15:00 - 17:15
Hammer Chase (Sportzone Limburg): Sunday, 14:50 p.m. – 17:05 p.m
You will find the corresponding links to the live streams on Velomotion in good time. In addition, Sport 1 broadcasts the decisions live on TV.
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