Paris Wallace saw an opportunity and he went for it. Now, he’s making history with the first majority women- and minority-owned cycling league alongside his co-founder David Mulugheta. “I saw an opportunity to reinvent the sport I love; to bring the passion and excitement of cycling to the next generation of fans,” said Wallace, the co-founder and CEO of the National Cycling League, according to the league’s website. “I wanted to reduce the knowledge barrier of becoming a fan by adding a scoreboard and creating a league structure that mimics most other professional sports. I also wanted to reduce the time investment by making it shorter, faster, and more action-packed. And that is how the NCL was born.”  

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