Events
USA Team Nomination
USA CYCLING ATHLETE NOMINATION WORKSHEET
2024 WORLD BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS – CHALLENGE CLASS
May 10th-18th - Rock Hill, South Carolina
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CRITERIA FOR AUTOMATIC NOMINATION TO THE TEAM
Team USA is allotted thrity two (32) starting positions for each age class and in each gender in both 20” (Class) and 24” (Cruiser) for the 2024 UCI BMX World Challenge. These 32 total available starting positions are in addition to positions reserved for riders who earned a W1-W8 finish from the 2023 UCI BMX World Challenge in Glasgow, Scotland. Per UCI rules, any rider who earned such finish is an automatic qualifier in the 2024 UCI BMX World Challenge.
Automatic Criteria for 20” Challenge Class Categories
Eligible Participants: USAC International BMX License Holders. All athletes must be U.S. citizens. A riders’ racing age and UCI category will be determined by what their age will be on December 31, 2024.
Maximum Start Positions per UCI class: 32
Athletes may receive automatic nominations to the team based on the following prioritized criteria:
Automatic Nomination (in order of priority):
1. The top eight (8) placing riders or main event finalists on Friday at:
- 2024 Sunshine State National
- 2024 Winter National
- 2024 Blue Ridge National
- 2024 Golden State National
2. If positions remain after considering the preceding criteria, then athletes may be selected by the USA Cycling Selection Committee following USA BMX Principles of Athlete Selection.
If a UCI challenge class fails to register 32 riders, all riders entered will be qualified at each event. Each rider will have to start two (2) heat races (moto) in order to be eligible.
Automatic Criteria for 24” Cruiser Class Categories
Eligible Participants: USAC International BMX License Holders. All athletes must be U.S. citizens. A riders’ racing age and UCI category will be determined by what their age will be on December 31, 2024.
Maximum Start Positions per class: 32
Athletes may receive automatic nominations to the team based on the following prioritized criteria:
Automatic Nomination (in order of priority):
1. The top eight (8) placing riders or main event finalists on Friday at:
- 2024 Sunshine State National
- 2024 Winter National
- 2024 Blue Ridge National
- 2024 Golden State National
2. If positions remain after considering the preceding criteria, then athletes may be selected by the USA Cycling Selection Committee following USA BMX Principles of Athlete Selection.
If a UCI challenge class fails to register 32 riders, all riders entered will be qualified at each event. Each rider will have to start two (2) heat races (moto) in order to be eligible.
CRITERIA FOR DISCRETIONARY NOMINATION
If a rider fails to qualify in the 32 available start positions through the automatic criteria or from the 2023 World Championships, riders can fill out a Discretionary Athlete Nomination form from the world championship information page located at the USA BMX webpage. Each athlete will have to fill out the electronic nomination form by logging onto to www.usabmx.com/worlds, and scroll down and click on “BMX Discretionary Athlete Nomination Form.”
The deadline to submit Discretionary form is 5:00 pm Mountain Standard Time on March 1, 2024.
The Discretionary Athlete Nomination forms will only be accepted before the deadline March 1, 2024, no exceptions. Riders submitting forms will be thoroughly reviewed by the USA Cycling Selection Committee. Rider results will only be considered from the 2022 & 2023 USA BMX National Age Group (NAG) final standings, the current 2024 USA BMX NAG standings and International events from August 1, 2022 to February 15, 2024.
The final USA Cycling World Challenge BMX Team roster will be posted to USA Cycling’s website no later than April 1, 2024.
IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS
Qualification Events:
- 2024 Sunshine State National
- 2024 Winter National
- 2024 Blue Ridge National
- 2024 Golden State National
On Friday of the national, UCI classes will be the only class offerings for riders attemping qualification.
IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES
1. Automatic & Qualified Nominations
- Announcement of Automatic Nominations: January 1st, 2024
- Announcement of All Qualified Nominations: February 20th, 2024
- Confirmation of participant registration: March 1st, 2024
2. Petition Discretionary Nominations
- Deadline for submission of petitions: March 1st, 2024
- Announcement of Discretionary Nominations by Petition: March 10th, 2024
- Confirmation of participant registration: March 15th, 2024
3. Final announcement of the Team: March 20th, 2024
USA CYCLING BMX CHALLENGE CLASS TIMELINE
- January 1, 2024: Registration opens for 2023 W1-W8 riders
- January 10, 2024: Registration opens for Sunshine National qualified riders
- January 31, 2024: Registration opens for Winter National qualfiied riders
- February 14, 2024: Registration opens for Blue Ridge National qualfiied riders
- February 21, 2024: Registration opens for Golden State National qualified riders
- March 1, 2024: Deadline for submission of discretionary nomination petitions
- March 1, 2024: Deadline of participation registration for ALL QUALIFIED RIDERS
- March 10, 2024: Announcement of discretionary nominations
- March 15, 2024: Deadline of participant registration for discretionary nominations
- March 20, 2024: Final announcement of World Championship Challenge Class Team
- May TBD: UCI published entries