Scandolara faces two-race suspension for 'threatening actions' after NCL Cup finale

Valentina Scandolara (Disruptors) shown on GCN+ shoving Paula Munoz (Nights) after NCL Cup race in Atlanta
Valentina Scandolara (Disruptors) shown on GCN+ shoving Paula Munoz (Nights) after NCL Cup race in Atlanta (Image credit: GCN / NCL Cup)

Valentina Scandolara (Denver Disruptors) has been fined and issued a two-race suspension for NCL Cup races in 2024 for ‘unsportsmanlike conduct and threatening actions’ in a post-race confrontation with Paula Munoz from rival team Miami Nights following the conclusion of a women’s race in Atlanta, Georgia on August 20.

The three-race, points-based series contested among 10 invited co-ed teams came down to two teams to decide the overall winner last weekend. Those two teams – Miami Nights and Denver Disruptors – are both owned by the same event organisers, National Cycling League. 

Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).