Discussions between EventScotland, the British Cycling Federation and the UCI are underway which could lead to the event being granted a regular slot on the cycling calendar, eventScotland said.
"Cycling is now one of our major sports with the growth in mountain biking, the success of people like Chris Hoy, the new velodrome which is due to be built in Glasgow and the Tour of Britain in Scotland this week,” said Paul Bush, chief operating officer of EventScotland. “We have put together a funding package to see the event through until 2012.”
Mike Jardine, director of Rare Management, the event organiser, said he was confident of securing a longer-term commitment. "The UCI are quite keen to get some classic events on the calendar," he said. “It would be good to get a bit of consistency in the build-up to 2012 London Olympics and hopefully 2014 Commonwealth Games, of which Glasgow is a bid city."
The move follows Fort William’s hosting of the recent week-long UCI World Championships, which attracted 40,000 spectators.
