Velonews.com has come through with some serious dirt on this years NORBA series. Apparently the withdrawal of 4 major sponsors has left this years budget less than 1/10th of what it was in previous years and the financial burden of holding races now rests on the shoulders of each of the series' 5 venues. This evaporation of sponsorship dollars also means there will be no prize money offered for the Pro classes at any NORBA event this year, unless individual venues can raise the money for them, you heard right, zip, zero and no prize money for "Pro" riders. No money for Pro riders means that, by the letter of the UCI law the NORBA series is no longer eligible for UCI points for the riders, although NORBA claims it will win an exemption from this. Check out the full story here for a full rundown of the dire financial situation NORBA is in.
NORBA's not dead, just nearly dead
- Thread starter Ryan
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I don't think the prizemoney was that great to start with, the bigger problem from a riders point of view would be the fact there are as yet no UCI points available cos it can't be recognised as a professional series without guaranteed prize purses. Maybe next year we'll have the worlds best out racing at Fellcrag for a hundred bucks and a bottle of wine 