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Roanoke cycling

Roanoke to Host USA Cycling Endurance Mountain Bike National Championships

Roanoke in Virginia’s Blue Ridge has been announced as the host for the USA Cycling Endurance Mountain Bike National Championships for the next two years. The event combines cross-country and marathon mountain bike events and brings together cyclists of all categories to compete for national titles in 2025–2026, with the first event tentatively slated for […]

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USA Cycling Announces 2024 National Championship Schedule

USA Cycling has released its 2024 schedule, featuring 18 National Championships across road, mountain, track, cyclocross, gravel, BMX and esports. One major change this season is the elimination of the Category 1 Men’s Road Race, Criterium and Time Trial. Category 1 racers will still be eligible to compete in Pro Road as part of a […]

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Charleston Cycling

USA Cycling Announces New Home for Pro Road National Championships

The U.S. road cycling national championships will be moving from Tennessee to Charleston, West Virginia, for the next five years in part to help what should be a competitive American team better mimic the courses it will face at the Paris Olympics, USA Cycling has announced. “After seven successful years in Knoxville, we are thrilled […]

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Huntsville, Houston Awarded International Cycling Events

Huntsville, Alabama, and Houston will host international cycling events with Huntsville awarded the 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships and Houston awarded the 2028 UCI BMX Racing World Championships, it was announced during the recent 192nd Congress of the Union Cycliste Internationale. The 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships will take place from September 4-7, […]

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Inaugural USA Cycling Gravel National Championship Set for Nebraska

The inaugural 2023 USA Cycling Gravel National Championships will take place in Gering, Nebraska, on September 9 and serve as an automatic qualifier for the UCI Gravel World Championships with a $60,000 prize purse, the largest in the history of American gravel racing. USA Cycling Chief Executive Officer Brendan Quirk said the prize purse will […]

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Missoula to Host 2023 and 2024 Pan American Cyclo-cross Championships

The Pan American Cycling Confederation has announced that Montana Cyclocross has been selected as the host for the 2023 and 2024 Pan American Cyclo-cross Championships, to be held in Missoula. “We are thrilled to announce MTCX as the host organization for our 2023 and 2024 Pan American Cyclo-cross Championships,” said Josh Peacock, interim president of […]

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Cari Higgins Becomes First Chairwoman of USA Cycling

USA Cycling has announced the appointment of Cari Higgins as Chairwoman of the Board and new Athlete Advisory Council. Higgins, who was previously vice chair, becomes the first chairwoman of the USA Cycling Board of Directors, with six athletes elected to serve on the USA Cycling AAC. “I am honored to have been elected as […]

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USA Cycling Tabs Bentonville as Home of U.S. National Mountain Bike Team

USA Cycling has announced Bentonville, Arkansas, will become the official “Home of the U.S. National Mountain Bike Team,” as athletes set their sights on success leading into 2028. The U.S. National Mountain Bike Team will utilize Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas’ network of trails and gravel for endurance fitness camps, as well as skills-development camps, leading […]

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USA Cycling Announces Several Host Sites for 2023 Season

USA Cycling has announced the dates and locations of multiple national championships that will take place in 2023. Pro Road Nationals will return to Knoxville, Tennessee, June 22–25 for the final year of a seven-year agreement. “It has been an incredible achievement and honor to host USA Cycling since 2017,” said Kim Bumpas, president of […]

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Bob Stapleton Steps Down as Chairman from USA Cycling Board

USA Cycling has announced that Bob Stapleton is stepping down as chairman of the board for the organization, a position he has held since 2014. Vice Chairman Brendan Quirk was elected by board members to replace Stapleton, effective immediately. “It’s impossible to quantify the impact Bob has had on the direction of this organization, the […]

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