The international cycling union decided to do so on Saturday, with the difference that the women under 23 years ride their race at the same time as the elite women. “Wollongong is a place that celebrates diversity, inclusion and equality in our community. We think it’s great that with us the women under 23 get their own champion for the first time,” Dean Dalla Valle said on cyclingnews on behalf of the organizing committee.
For the next three years, the U23 competition will still be hosted by the elite women. In Rwanda 2025 it will actually become a separate part.