Medalist Sports, the organization that has produced the majority of America's top professional cycling events, has signed on to produce the inaugural season of the new National Cycling League.

According to a press release, the NCL, "America's newest professional league sport," will launch in 2023 with 12 teams of six men and six women competing in criteriums in Miami, Atlanta, Denver, and Washington, DC, with a portion of $1 million in prize money The goal is to win a portion of the $1 million prize money.

The league was co-founded by "serial entrepreneur" Paris Wallace, National Football League player agent David Murgueta, and former L39LION team managers Reed McAlvin and Rob Weir. The league has great ambition and strong financial backing, with Kelly Stailey, Vice President of Partnerships (and former AEG Vice President who worked on the Tour of California), and Tim Miller, who was part of the local organizing committee for the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in Richmond. He has solid experience.

Medalist Sports has decades of experience in organizing top events, most recently producing the 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships and the Maryland Cycling Classic, and has previously produced the Tour Dupont, Tour de Georgia, Tour of California, and Tour of Utah, among other top races.

"Medalist Sports is eager to provide a safe and exciting racing experience for all key stakeholders in the National Cycling League, as well as to work with our host city and community partners. Chris Aronhardt, owner and president of Medalist Sports, said, "The team's focus is to create innovative, impactful, and engaging fan experiences across the country. The NCL is the most promising development in American professional cycling in decades."

USA Cycling's national elite, UCI Continental, or UCI Professional teams can sign up here to participate in the series and must commit to teaming up for all four events in both men's and women's races.

Final prize money will be determined based on a scoring system that combines men's and women's scores and rewards teamwork. The top three finishers on each lap of the race will receive three, two, and one point, with the final lap doubled. The team with the most points will win $700,000, with second through fifth place earning less.

Dates for the four-city series will be announced next month.