NOTUS Sports hosted the 2015 & 2016 USA Cycling Professional Criterium National Championships in beautiful downtown Greenville, SC. The events attracted top professional and amateur cyclists from around the country, including some of the country’s top hand-cycle competitors preparing for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio. Events were centered around a fast, 1 km course laid out in Greenville’s historic West End. Spectators were treated to some fast-paced action as national champions were crowned for both professional men and professional women cyclists.

2014 was a big year for Greenville, SC, as it hosted the 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships. NOTUS Sports hosted athletes from more than 40 countries during the week-long festivities and competitions. Spectators from around the world witnessed some truly inspiring performances as athletes with various physical and mental disabilities competed for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in numerous para-cycling competitions that took place on a challenging course around Greenville’s CU-ICAR campus. In the end, NOTUS showed the world some southern hospitality while hosting a truly world-class event.

NOTUS hosted a Para-Cycling World Cup event in 2012 to “test” the course and event production as a dress rehearsal for the 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships. The events were a huge success and paved the way for Greenville to host a World Championship in 2014. The 2012 test event was one of the first major sporting events executed by NOTUS Sports.

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