AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Cycling Union wants the IOC to add six medal events to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics program, including the restoration of track points races. The UCI's proposal comes amid calls to scrap cycling's Olympics status after the Lance Armstrong case and criticism of the governing body's management of anti-doping measures. The UCI says its management board supports restoring the individual points event, plus introducing BMX freestyle and mountain bike eliminator events. All three would have men's and women's races. Cycling awarded 18 gold medals at last year's London Games, including 10 track, four road, and two each in BMX and mountain bike. The mass-start points race was incorporated into the new omnium event after the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Mountain bike eliminator sees racers compete in four-rider heats over a sprint course.
Cycling seeks 6 new events at 2016 Rio Olympics
Feb. 2 7:52 AM EST
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FILE - This is a Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 file photo of Pat McQuaid, President of the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI, as he informs about the position of the UCI regarding the decision from USADA in the case of Lance Armstrong, during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The head of cycling's governing body has been replaced on a key International Olympic Committee panel as he deals with the fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid said Wednesday he was too busy to attend all the meetings of the Olympic commission evaluating bids for the 2020 Summer lympics.(AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi, File)
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