Organisers say the changes are designed to reward consistency across the calendar rather than a single strong result.
The national road-cycling series will add two stages and introduce a season-long points classification next year.
The two additional stages extend the season into early autumn.
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The decision was widely expected. The bank said inflation across the euro area is now close to its two-percent target and signalled no change before the autumn.
The first scheduled services through the Fehmarn Belt tunnel began this week. The route removes the ferry crossing and shortens the trip by roughly two hours.
The disclosure is unusually specific for the industry. Independent analysts say the per-task numbers are useful but hard to compare across vendors.
Researchers combining satellite and buoy records report the circulation has weakened by about four percent since the 1980s. They caution that the trend is small relative to natural year-to-year swings.