USA Cycling MTB National Championship Qualification Procedures
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country 2012 National Championship Qualification Procedures USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country National Championships The USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country National Championships will determine the United States National Champions in Junior Age Classes, Junior Category 1, Category 1 Age Classes, Masters Age Classes, U23, and Pro in the following disciplines: Crosscountry Olympic (XCO), Short-track Cross-country (STXC), Singlespeed (SS), and Super Downhill (Super D)
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country National Championship Disciplines Cross-country Olympic (XCO) Short-track Cross-country (STXC) Singlespeed (SS)
Super Downhill (Super D or SD)
A mass start competition held on a circuit course comprising forest roads, singletrack, or field trails and unpaved dirt or gravel roads. A shortened cross-country style race, designed to be spectator-friendly and easily televised. The course should be 3-4 minutes per lap. Race times are 20 minutes + 3 laps. Singlespeed is any type of bicycle possessing only one rear cog and one front chain ring. There is no means of altering the gear ratio in any way for the duration of the race. Super D is a hybrid event combining aspects of downhill and cross-country racing. The competition has riders compete on a course that has significantly more downhill than uphill sections. These courses are typically devoid of jumps and not as technical as downhill races; testing both endurance and bike handling skills.
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country Categories and Classes Pro riders are not required to qualify in order to compete in the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country National Championships
QUALIFYING EVENTS – NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP JERSEYS, MEDALS, TITLES Cross-country Olympic (XCO) Male Pro/Elite Qualification not required U23 (racing age between 19-22) May qualify in any ability category to compete in U23 Junior (no ability category) 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14 Master (no ability category) 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+ Category 1 15-16, 17-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54 Female Pro/Elite Qualification not required U23 (racing age between 19-22) May qualify in any ability category to compete in U23 Junior (no ability category) 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14 Master (no ability category) 50-54, 55-59, 60+ Category 1 15-16, 17-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49 NON-QUALIFYING EVENTS – NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP JERSEYS, MEDALS, TITLES Short-Track Cross-country (STXC) Male Pro/Elite, Category 1: 18 & under, 19-29, 30+ Female Pro/Elite, Category 1: All ages Singlespeed Cross-country (SS) Male & Female: Open Super Downhill (Super D) Male Pro/Open, 18 & under, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+ Female Pro/Open, 18 & under, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ QUALIFYING EVENTS – COMPETITIONS (NON-CHAMPIONSHIP) Cross-country Olympic (XCO) Male Category 2 15-18, 19-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54 Category 3 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-54 Female Category 2 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49 Category 3 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49 1 USA Cycling. 210 USA Cycling Point, Suite 200. Colorado Springs. Colorado. 80919 www.usacycling.org v: 13.04.2012
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country 2012 National Championship Qualification Procedures QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES Riders may compete if they meet all of the following criteria, with the exception of #3 if the discipline does not require a rider to qualify in order to compete (STXC and Super D). Citizenship/Residency/Licensing Requirements Category 1 Junior/17-18, U23, and Pro (Elite) competitors must be United States citizens. A birth UCI Championships (Cross-country Olympic/XCO) 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 (XCO, STXC, Super D, SS) 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 XCO, must have qualified through a USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship, an AMBC event, Pro XCT, USA Cycling Junior Development Mountain Bike Camp, Alison Dunlap Junior Race Series event, 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 XC National Championship and end the last Sunday before the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike XC National Championship. Qualification Start Date July 23, 2011 Qualification End Date July 1, 2012
QUALIFICATION EVENTS USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship American Mountain Bike Challenge (AMBC) Pro Mountain Bike XC Tour (Pro XCT) Alison Dunlap Junior Race Series (ADJRS) 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-10 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 XCO are automatically qualified to compete in the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike XC 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 U23 RIDER ELIGIBILITY Any racer, between the racing ages of 19-22, who has qualified for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike XC National Championships in XCO, has the option of competing in the U23 XC National Championship race. Competitors in the U23 XC National Championship race will be competing on the Pro course and within the designated UCI projected finish times. 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 MTB XC 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 XC National Championship, may do so for this event only. After the National Championships, they must upgrade to at least the next highest category. 2 USA Cycling. 210 USA Cycling Point, Suite 200. Colorado Springs. Colorado. 80919 www.usacycling.org v: 13.04.2012
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country 2012 National Championship Qualification Procedures 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 XC 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. QUALIFIED RIDER LIST – WEBSITE POSTING Riders who have qualified for the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike XC 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 XC 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.
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USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country National Championship Disciplines Cross-country Olympic (XCO) Short-track Cross-country (STXC) Singlespeed (SS)
Super Downhill (Super D or SD)
A mass start competition held on a circuit course comprising forest roads, singletrack, or field trails and unpaved dirt or gravel roads. A shortened cross-country style race, designed to be spectator-friendly and easily televised. The course should be 3-4 minutes per lap. Race times are 20 minutes + 3 laps. Singlespeed is any type of bicycle possessing only one rear cog and one front chain ring. There is no means of altering the gear ratio in any way for the duration of the race. Super D is a hybrid event combining aspects of downhill and cross-country racing. The competition has riders compete on a course that has significantly more downhill than uphill sections. These courses are typically devoid of jumps and not as technical as downhill races; testing both endurance and bike handling skills.
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country Categories and Classes Pro riders are not required to qualify in order to compete in the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country National Championships
QUALIFYING EVENTS – NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP JERSEYS, MEDALS, TITLES Cross-country Olympic (XCO) Male Pro/Elite Qualification not required U23 (racing age between 19-22) May qualify in any ability category to compete in U23 Junior (no ability category) 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14 Master (no ability category) 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+ Category 1 15-16, 17-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54 Female Pro/Elite Qualification not required U23 (racing age between 19-22) May qualify in any ability category to compete in U23 Junior (no ability category) 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14 Master (no ability category) 50-54, 55-59, 60+ Category 1 15-16, 17-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49 NON-QUALIFYING EVENTS – NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP JERSEYS, MEDALS, TITLES Short-Track Cross-country (STXC) Male Pro/Elite, Category 1: 18 & under, 19-29, 30+ Female Pro/Elite, Category 1: All ages Singlespeed Cross-country (SS) Male & Female: Open Super Downhill (Super D) Male Pro/Open, 18 & under, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+ Female Pro/Open, 18 & under, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ QUALIFYING EVENTS – COMPETITIONS (NON-CHAMPIONSHIP) Cross-country Olympic (XCO) Male Category 2 15-18, 19-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54 Category 3 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-54 Female Category 2 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49 Category 3 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49 1 USA Cycling. 210 USA Cycling Point, Suite 200. Colorado Springs. Colorado. 80919 www.usacycling.org v: 13.04.2012
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country 2012 National Championship Qualification Procedures QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES Riders may compete if they meet all of the following criteria, with the exception of #3 if the discipline does not require a rider to qualify in order to compete (STXC and Super D). Citizenship/Residency/Licensing Requirements Category 1 Junior/17-18, U23, and Pro (Elite) competitors must be United States citizens. A birth UCI Championships (Cross-country Olympic/XCO) 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 (XCO, STXC, Super D, SS) 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 XCO, must have qualified through a USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship, an AMBC event, Pro XCT, USA Cycling Junior Development Mountain Bike Camp, Alison Dunlap Junior Race Series event, 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 XC National Championship and end the last Sunday before the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike XC National Championship. Qualification Start Date July 23, 2011 Qualification End Date July 1, 2012
QUALIFICATION EVENTS USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship American Mountain Bike Challenge (AMBC) Pro Mountain Bike XC Tour (Pro XCT) Alison Dunlap Junior Race Series (ADJRS) 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-10 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 XCO are automatically qualified to compete in the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike XC 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 U23 RIDER ELIGIBILITY Any racer, between the racing ages of 19-22, who has qualified for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike XC National Championships in XCO, has the option of competing in the U23 XC National Championship race. Competitors in the U23 XC National Championship race will be competing on the Pro course and within the designated UCI projected finish times. 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 MTB XC 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 XC National Championship, may do so for this event only. After the National Championships, they must upgrade to at least the next highest category. 2 USA Cycling. 210 USA Cycling Point, Suite 200. Colorado Springs. Colorado. 80919 www.usacycling.org v: 13.04.2012
USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-country 2012 National Championship Qualification Procedures 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 XC 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. QUALIFIED RIDER LIST – WEBSITE POSTING Riders who have qualified for the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike XC 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 XC 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.
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