Flanders Classics, organizer of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup, announced Wednesday a revised calendar for 2020-2021.

The series will kick off on November 1 with the Vlaamse Druivencross in Overijse, Belgium. According to a press release, the Waterloo and Dublin rounds will be postponed to the 2021-2022 season.

The reason is to avoid a possible conflict with the "Super Sunday" of October 25, when the Paris-Roubaix for men and women coincides with the final stage of the Giro d'Italia and the sixth stage of the Vuelta a España.

Waterloobe was originally scheduled to take place on October 4, along with the second stage of the Giro d'Italia, the Liege-Bastogne-Liege men's and women's race.

However, the coronavirus epidemic was far from over in the United States, and a travel ban was in place for international travelers, which may have made it difficult to hold the World Cup in that country. The reason is that holding the event in Dublin would have overlapped with the Giro and Tour de Flanders men's and women's races.

"Moving the start of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup to early November was convenient for all parties.

"On the one hand, this is due to the shift in the road racing season, which gets into full swing in October. On the other hand, future measures at home and abroad to contain the Covid 19 pandemic remain uncertain.

"The International Cycling Union (UCI) and we appreciate the constructive and flexible attitude of the organizers and the cities. We also hope that the financial efforts we are making with respect to the local organizers will help them to make the necessary arrangements under these circumstances."

"The UCI and the UCI are grateful for the efforts of the local organizers, and we hope that the UCI will be able to assist them in making the necessary arrangements under these circumstances.

The UCI provided some relief to organizers by halving the license fee that organizers normally pay to hold a race.

UCI President David LaPartient said: "We regret the loss of races such as Waterloo and Dublin, which were the first of their kind in the world.

"Following the road and mountain bike calendar of UCI events, a new and important part of the UCI international calendar has been created. This is a great signal for athletes and all competition participants. As with all new dates, the resumption will depend on the health of the host country of the competition.