The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) is introducing a new international racing series that will feature electric bicycles. The EBK World Cup will feature custom-made electric bicycles that can reach speeds of up to 90 kilometers per hour, or 55.9 miles per hour. To create these unique machines, EBK has partnered with BMC, a Swiss bicycle brand with decades of experience in producing some of the most capable bikes in the world. The series is expected to involve six to ten teams, with an equal number of male and female riders, and will be held on closed public roads. Courses will include steep inclines which EBK calls “Power Zones,” wherein the electric bicycles’ power can really shine through.
To serve as the series ambassador, EBK has appointed ED Clancy OBE, one of the most successful road cyclists of the modern generation. Clancy has won gold in three successive Olympics and was recently appointed as South Yorkshire’s Active Travel Commissioner. He is a strong advocate for safe, clean, and sustainable mobility in the U.K.
The initial launch of the EBK World Cup is set to take place in London in the summer of 2023, with an international calendar of races planned for 2024. It will be interesting to see how this new series will shape the future of bicycle racing and how it will be governed by the FIM instead of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). With the high speeds achieved by these custom-made electric bicycles, the EBK World Cup could usher in a whole new level of bicycle racing.
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