Women's E3 Saxo Classic called off as organisers fear financial hit

The finish of the 2023 E3 Saxo Classic
The finish of the 2023 E3 Saxo Classic (Image credit: Getty Images)

After putting on a low-level women's race for two years, the organisers of the E3 Saxo Classic announced on Friday they are cancelling this year's race out of fears it would lead to a "mountain of debt".

The women's version of the event, called the 'Leiedal Koerse', was held in 2022 and 2023 as a UCI 1.2-ranked race and was due to upgrade to 1.1 this year. Unlike most of the other Spring Classics, the Leiedal Koerse was held at the end of April alongside a junior men's version of the race and not near the date of the men's WorldTour race.

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