NACT and VERGE cyclo-cross series face suspension from UCI

Adam Myerson (Cycle-Smart), right, leads U-23 Verge series leader Luke Keough (Team Champion System).

Adam Myerson (Cycle-Smart), right, leads U-23 Verge series leader Luke Keough (Team Champion System). (Image credit: Natalia McKittrick, Pedal Power Photography, 2009)

The North American Cyclo-cross Trophy Series (NACT) and the Verge New England Championships Cyclo-cross Series (NECCS) are facing suspension for not following an obscure and previously unenforced International Cycling Union (UCI) rule.

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