World Cycling Cup Begins Today in Aguascalientes Prensa Latina
go to original January 17, 2013

Teams from 35 nations and eight professional teams from China, Russia, England and Spain will compete in the Mexican city. (Jorge Uzon/AFP/Getty Images)

World Cup Track Cycling will begin tonight in the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico, with 43 delegations competing.

The competition, which will continue through the 19th, will be held at the Bicentennial Velodrome and the opening day will start with the finals in men's and women's points sprints and the end of the women's 20 kilometer race, as announced by the Organizing Committee.

Teams from 35 nations and eight professional teams from China, Russia, England and Spain will compete in the Mexican city.

Countries represented include Germany, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Italy, Slovakia, Switzerland, India, Japan and France.

This competition is considered in the cumulative point total for the world competition scheduled for February in Belarus.

Aguascalientes will host the third stage and closing of the World Cup 2012-2013 until next Saturday, which began in October in Cali, Colombia and had its second stage in Glasgow, Scotland, last November.

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