UCI expects Tour of Beijing to be profitable

The peloton on stage 3 of the Tour of Beijing

The peloton on stage 3 of the Tour of Beijing (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

Alain Rumpf has confirmed that the Tour of Beijing has netted an unspecified profit for the UCI and that the GCP is looking to roll out another World Tour event in 2013. The prospective event would most likely be held in Brazil, Russia or India.

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