Jingle Cross organisers part ways with announcer over 'sexist' remarks

The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cups in the US are two of the biggest weekends of racing for North American cyclo-cross, and at Jingle Cross in Iowa City, riders competed across three days with three separate UCI events - but by many accounts, the weekend's party atmosphere was tainted by sexist comments made by announcer Larry Longo during the women's races.

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Laura Weislo
Managing Editor

Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.