The Irish racing scene is not alone in having races cancelled in the first weeks of the season. A number of events were called off yesterday due to high winds in Europe. Ireland's EvoPro Racing was among the teams who missed out on racing action.
Having travelled to Belgium for a one-day race yesterday, EvoPro Racing was among the teams forced to do without race action in Europe.
The Irish Continental team was set to compete in the Grote prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré (1.1).
Indeed the riders had signed on and been presented to the crowd when the race was called off.
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With gales blowing and trees being uprooted in West Flanders, where the race was set to start in Roeselare, the organisers were left with no option but to cancel.
It meant the riders - Ireland's Daire Feeley and Cormac Mcgeough among them - were forced to go the weekend without racing.
Brussel-Zepperen, an U23 race in Belgium, started but the riders were soon off their bikes and walking around tree than had fallen into the road, see video below.
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