USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship ...
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity 2012 National Championship Qualification Procedures USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships The USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships will determine the United States National Champions in Junior Age Classes, Junior Category 1, Category 1 Age Classes, and Pro in the following disciplines: Downhill (DH) and Dual Slalom (DS)
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship Disciplines Downhill (DH)
Dual Slalom (DS)
A gravity time trial competition consisting of riders racing one at a time, against the clock, down a trail, jeep road, or fire road, or a combination of all three. Downhill races are generally technically challenging with courses often featuring a combination of high speeds, jumps, drop-offs, and other technical features. A gated gravity competition where two competitors race head-to-head down two similar, but separate, courses. Following a qualification round, riders race against each other in an elimination format (heats) to determine a winner. Dual Slalom courses often feature bermed corners, jumps, and other technical trail features.
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity Categories and Classes Pro riders are not required to qualify in order to compete in the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships
QUALIFYING EVENTS – NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP JERSEYS, MEDALS, TITLES Downhill (DH) Male Pro/Elite Qualification not required Junior (no ability category) 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14 Category 1 15-16, 17-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 50+ Female Pro/Elite Qualification not required Junior (no ability category) 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14 Category 1 15-16, 17-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ Dual Slalom (DS) Male Pro/Elite Qualification not required Junior (no ability category) 14 & under Category 1 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ Female Pro/Elite Qualification not required Category 1/2/3 All ages QUALIFYING EVENTS – COMPETITIONS (NON-CHAMPIONSHIP) Downhill (DH) Male Category 2 15-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-49, 50+ Category 3 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ Female Category 2 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ Category 3 15-18, 19-29, 30+ Dual Slalom (DS) Male Category 2/3 18 & under, 19-29, 30-39, 40+
1 USA Cycling. 210 USA Cycling Point, Suite 200. Colorado Springs. Colorado. 80919 www.usacycling.org v: 16.03.2012
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity 2012 National Championship Qualification Procedures QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES Riders may compete if they meet all of the following criteria. Citizenship/Residency/Licensing Requirements Category 1 Junior/17-18 and Pro (Elite) competitors must be United States citizens. A birth UCI Championships (Downhill) certificate or passport will only be acceptable proof of citizenship, if requested. Domestic Championships The Junior competitors 16 years old and younger, Senior (19-29), and Master (30+) competing in the (DH, DS) amateur races must be a United States citizen or permanent resident. Licensing Riders must have a current USA Cycling (mountain bike) license and be in good standing Race Qualification Requirements Riders wishing to compete in DH and DS, must have qualified through a USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship, Pro GRT, USA Cycling Junior Development Mountain Bike Camp, USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National or Conference Championship (prior season/2011), or be a defending United States National Champion in the same discipline and category.
QUALIFICATION PERIOD The qualifying period will begin the first Saturday after the 2011 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship and end the last Sunday before the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship. Qualification Start Date October 1, 2011 Qualification End Date July 15, 2012
QUALIFICATION EVENTS USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship Pro Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) Collegiate Mountain Bike Conference and National Championships USA Cycling Junior Development Bike Camps Defending USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Champions
Top-15 riders in each category and age-group (class) Top-10 riders in each category and age-group (class) Top-5 finishers from each of the 2011 Collegiate MTB Conference and National Championships. Riders will compete in the category indicated on their USA Cycling MTB license. Top-6 riders from each USA Cycling Junior Development Bike Camp All defending United States Mountain Bike Champions in DH and DS are automatically qualified to compete in the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships.
QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES AND RULES COMPETITION RACING AGE Riders will compete in their respective age-group based on their official racing age determined on December 31, 2012 PRO RIDERS – MASTERS AGE-GROUPS Pro riders who are 30 years old and older (Masters), may not ‘race-down’ to Category 1 in order to win an age-group title. RIDERS QUALIFIED IN MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY IN SAME DISCIPLINE Riders who have qualified in more than one category (i.e. qualified in Category 2, then upgraded to Category 1 and re-qualified), will compete in the highest category they have qualified in for the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships. MASTERS & JUNIORS QUALIFYING IN SAME CATEGORY/DIFFERENT AGE-GROUP Masters and Junior racers qualifying in a different age-group and same ability category will be eligible to compete in their official racing age-group and category at National Championships. CATEGORY 2 & 3 – UPGRADED BEFORE COMPETITION Category 2 and 3 riders who have met the upgrading requirements (as defined in the 2012 USA Cycling Rulebook), but have qualified to compete in one of these categories at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship, may do so for this event only. After the National Championships, they must upgrade to at least the next highest category. CATEGORY 2 & 3 – TOP-FIVE FINISH AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Riders who finish in the top-five in Category 2 or Category 3 in their respective age-group at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships must upgrade to the next highest category for the remainder of the season. CATEGORY 1 – TOP-THREE FINISH AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Riders who finish in the top-three in the 19-24, 25-29, and 30-34 Category 1 age-groups will be eligible to upgrade to Pro for the remainder of the current season. Riders must submit an upgrade request through their USA Cycling online membership account. The upgrade will not be done unless the rider has submitted an upgrade request. 2 USA Cycling. 210 USA Cycling Point, Suite 200. Colorado Springs. Colorado. 80919 www.usacycling.org v: 16.03.2012
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity 2012 National Championship Qualification Procedures QUALIFIED RIDER LIST – WEBSITE POSTING Riders who have qualified for the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships will be posted to the USA Cycling event webpage as they are determined. If there is a discrepancy in the qualified rider list, please contact: Kelli Lusk, USA Cycling National Events Director at: [email protected] QUALIFIED RIDER NOTIFICATION EMAIL USA Cycling licensed riders who have a current license, active USA Cycling online membership account, and have opted-in to receive emails from USA Cycling, will receive an email notification when they have qualified for the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships. QUALIFIED RIDER LIST – RACE RESULTS SUBMISSION Qualification events are required to submit race results to USA Cycling within seven (7) business days of their event (some within 24hours of conclusion of qualification event). If results are not submitted to USA Cycling and posted on the USA Cycling website, riders will not appear on the qualified rider list. Please contact the race director if results are not posted to www.usacycling.org.
3 USA Cycling. 210 USA Cycling Point, Suite 200. Colorado Springs. Colorado. 80919 www.usacycling.org v: 16.03.2012
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship Disciplines Downhill (DH)
Dual Slalom (DS)
A gravity time trial competition consisting of riders racing one at a time, against the clock, down a trail, jeep road, or fire road, or a combination of all three. Downhill races are generally technically challenging with courses often featuring a combination of high speeds, jumps, drop-offs, and other technical features. A gated gravity competition where two competitors race head-to-head down two similar, but separate, courses. Following a qualification round, riders race against each other in an elimination format (heats) to determine a winner. Dual Slalom courses often feature bermed corners, jumps, and other technical trail features.
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity Categories and Classes Pro riders are not required to qualify in order to compete in the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships
QUALIFYING EVENTS – NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP JERSEYS, MEDALS, TITLES Downhill (DH) Male Pro/Elite Qualification not required Junior (no ability category) 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14 Category 1 15-16, 17-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 50+ Female Pro/Elite Qualification not required Junior (no ability category) 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14 Category 1 15-16, 17-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ Dual Slalom (DS) Male Pro/Elite Qualification not required Junior (no ability category) 14 & under Category 1 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ Female Pro/Elite Qualification not required Category 1/2/3 All ages QUALIFYING EVENTS – COMPETITIONS (NON-CHAMPIONSHIP) Downhill (DH) Male Category 2 15-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-49, 50+ Category 3 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ Female Category 2 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ Category 3 15-18, 19-29, 30+ Dual Slalom (DS) Male Category 2/3 18 & under, 19-29, 30-39, 40+
1 USA Cycling. 210 USA Cycling Point, Suite 200. Colorado Springs. Colorado. 80919 www.usacycling.org v: 16.03.2012
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity 2012 National Championship Qualification Procedures QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES Riders may compete if they meet all of the following criteria. Citizenship/Residency/Licensing Requirements Category 1 Junior/17-18 and Pro (Elite) competitors must be United States citizens. A birth UCI Championships (Downhill) certificate or passport will only be acceptable proof of citizenship, if requested. Domestic Championships The Junior competitors 16 years old and younger, Senior (19-29), and Master (30+) competing in the (DH, DS) amateur races must be a United States citizen or permanent resident. Licensing Riders must have a current USA Cycling (mountain bike) license and be in good standing Race Qualification Requirements Riders wishing to compete in DH and DS, must have qualified through a USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship, Pro GRT, USA Cycling Junior Development Mountain Bike Camp, USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National or Conference Championship (prior season/2011), or be a defending United States National Champion in the same discipline and category.
QUALIFICATION PERIOD The qualifying period will begin the first Saturday after the 2011 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship and end the last Sunday before the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship. Qualification Start Date October 1, 2011 Qualification End Date July 15, 2012
QUALIFICATION EVENTS USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship Pro Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) Collegiate Mountain Bike Conference and National Championships USA Cycling Junior Development Bike Camps Defending USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Champions
Top-15 riders in each category and age-group (class) Top-10 riders in each category and age-group (class) Top-5 finishers from each of the 2011 Collegiate MTB Conference and National Championships. Riders will compete in the category indicated on their USA Cycling MTB license. Top-6 riders from each USA Cycling Junior Development Bike Camp All defending United States Mountain Bike Champions in DH and DS are automatically qualified to compete in the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships.
QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES AND RULES COMPETITION RACING AGE Riders will compete in their respective age-group based on their official racing age determined on December 31, 2012 PRO RIDERS – MASTERS AGE-GROUPS Pro riders who are 30 years old and older (Masters), may not ‘race-down’ to Category 1 in order to win an age-group title. RIDERS QUALIFIED IN MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY IN SAME DISCIPLINE Riders who have qualified in more than one category (i.e. qualified in Category 2, then upgraded to Category 1 and re-qualified), will compete in the highest category they have qualified in for the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships. MASTERS & JUNIORS QUALIFYING IN SAME CATEGORY/DIFFERENT AGE-GROUP Masters and Junior racers qualifying in a different age-group and same ability category will be eligible to compete in their official racing age-group and category at National Championships. CATEGORY 2 & 3 – UPGRADED BEFORE COMPETITION Category 2 and 3 riders who have met the upgrading requirements (as defined in the 2012 USA Cycling Rulebook), but have qualified to compete in one of these categories at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship, may do so for this event only. After the National Championships, they must upgrade to at least the next highest category. CATEGORY 2 & 3 – TOP-FIVE FINISH AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Riders who finish in the top-five in Category 2 or Category 3 in their respective age-group at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships must upgrade to the next highest category for the remainder of the season. CATEGORY 1 – TOP-THREE FINISH AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Riders who finish in the top-three in the 19-24, 25-29, and 30-34 Category 1 age-groups will be eligible to upgrade to Pro for the remainder of the current season. Riders must submit an upgrade request through their USA Cycling online membership account. The upgrade will not be done unless the rider has submitted an upgrade request. 2 USA Cycling. 210 USA Cycling Point, Suite 200. Colorado Springs. Colorado. 80919 www.usacycling.org v: 16.03.2012
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity 2012 National Championship Qualification Procedures QUALIFIED RIDER LIST – WEBSITE POSTING Riders who have qualified for the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships will be posted to the USA Cycling event webpage as they are determined. If there is a discrepancy in the qualified rider list, please contact: Kelli Lusk, USA Cycling National Events Director at: [email protected] QUALIFIED RIDER NOTIFICATION EMAIL USA Cycling licensed riders who have a current license, active USA Cycling online membership account, and have opted-in to receive emails from USA Cycling, will receive an email notification when they have qualified for the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships. QUALIFIED RIDER LIST – RACE RESULTS SUBMISSION Qualification events are required to submit race results to USA Cycling within seven (7) business days of their event (some within 24hours of conclusion of qualification event). If results are not submitted to USA Cycling and posted on the USA Cycling website, riders will not appear on the qualified rider list. Please contact the race director if results are not posted to www.usacycling.org.
3 USA Cycling. 210 USA Cycling Point, Suite 200. Colorado Springs. Colorado. 80919 www.usacycling.org v: 16.03.2012
