CXNATS Schedule (Already?)

If you’re one of those people who has complained about not knowing the schedule for cyclocross nationals until it’s too late to make plans, this post is for you. The first UCI C1 cyclocross race hasn’t even happened. That will take place this weekend in Rochester. Yet USA Cycling posted, today, the schedule for 2018 U.S. Cyclocross Nationals No. 2, that will take place December 10-16 in Louisville, KY. Talk about being on the ball! You can now make all of your arrangements months in advance. I can only imagine how long the Facebook thread complaining about the schedule is going to get with all of this lead time …

Jokes aside, here’s your 2018 CXNATS Ver 2 schedule ( and to keep everyone honest, there is the caveat posted on the schedule that it is “subject to change.”) See you in Louisville, cyclocross friends:

***Schedule is subject to change***

DATE

TIME

EVENT

NOTES

Mon 12/10

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration/packet pick-up

2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Course open

Tues 12/11

8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Registration/packet pick-up

9:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

Course open

Closed 5 min prior to first race

12:00 p.m.

Men 23-39 Non-championship

30 min

12:50 p.m.

Women 23-39 Non-championship

30 min

1:40 p.m.

Women 40+ Non-championship

30 min

2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

Course open

2:55 p.m.

Men 40-49 Non-championship

30 min

3:45 p.m.

Men 50+ Non-championship

30 min

Approx. 4:30 p.m.

Course Open (after course is clear of all racers)

4:15 p.m.

Awards

5:20 p.m.

Course closed

Wed 12/12

7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Registration/packet pick-up

8:00 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.

Course open

Closed 5 min prior to first race

9:00 a.m.

Masters Women 30-34 (1/2/3)

40 min

9:55 a.m.

Masters Men 30-34 (1/2/3)

45 min

10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.

Course open

11:15 a.m.

Masters Women 60+

35 min

12:05 p.m.

Master Men 70+

40 min

1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m

Course open

1:25 p.m.

Master Men 65-69

40 min

2:25 p.m.

Masters Men 60-64

40 min

Approx. 3:25 p.m.

Course Open (after course is clear of all racers)

3:40 p.m.

Awards

5:20 p.m.

Course closed

Thur 12/13

7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Registration/packet pick-up

8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.

Course open

Closed 5 min prior to first race

8:30 a.m.

Masters Women 35-39 (1/2/3)

40 min

9:30 a.m.

Masters Women 55-59

35 min

10:25 a.m.

Masters Women 50-54

35 min

11:20 a.m.- 11:40 a.m.

Course open

11:40 a.m.

Masters Women 45-49

40 min

12:35 p.m.

Masters Women 40-44 (1/2/3)

40 min

1:30 p.m.

Collegiate Women Club

40 min

2:25 p.m.

Collegiate Women Varsity

40 min

3:20 p.m.

Non-Champ Mixed Team Relay

4 laps

4:15 p.m.

Course Open (after course is clear of all racers)

4:25 p.m.

Awards

5:20 p.m.

Course closed

Fri 12/14

7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Registration/packet pick-up

8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.

Course open

Closed 5 min prior to first race

8:30 a.m.

Men 11-22 Non-championship

30 min

9:10 a.m.

Women 11-22 Non-championship

30 min

9:50 a.m.

Masters Men 35-39 (1/2/3)

45 min

10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.

Course open

11:15 a.m.

Masters Men 55-59

40 min

12:10 p.m.

Masters Men 50-54 (1/2/3)

45 min

1:10 p.m.

Master Men 40-44 (1/2/3)

45 min

2:10 p.m.

Masters Men 45-49 (1/2/3)

45 min

3:05 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.

Course open Collegiate Men & UCI categories Only

3:30 p.m.

Collegiate Men Club

50 min

4:35 p.m.

Collegiate Men Varsity

50 min

5:35 p.m.

Awards

Sat 12/15

7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Registration/packet pick-up

8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.

Course open

Closed 5 min prior to first race

8:30 a.m.

Industry Men

30 min

8:31 a.m.

Industry Women

30 min

9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Junior Practice Only

9:35 a.m.

Juniors Men 13-14

30 min

10:15 a.m.

Juniors Women 13-14

30 min

11:00 a.m.

Juniors Men 11-12

25 min

11:45 a.m.

Juniors Women 11-12

25 min

12:20 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.

Course open

12:40 p.m.

Juniors Men 15-16

30 min

1:30 p.m.

Juniors Women 15-16

30 min

2:25 p.m.

Women Singlespeed

40 min

3:20 p.m.

Men Singlespeed

40 min

4:15 p.m.

Collegiate 4×4 Lap Team Relay

4 laps

5:00 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.

UCI categories practice only

5:20 p.m.

Awards

Sun 12/16

7:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Packet pick-up

8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.

Course open

Closed 15 min prior to first race

8:30 a.m.

Juniors Men 17-18

40 min

9:30 a.m.

U23 (17-22) Women

40 min

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Elite Women Practice Only

11:00 p.m.

U23 Men

50 min

To Follow

Awards

M 17-18, W 17-18, W U23, M U23

12:15 p.m.- 12:45 p.m.

Elite Men Practice Only

12:45 p.m.

Elite Women

50 min

2:00 p.m.

10 & Under Non-championship Race

2:30 p.m.

Elite Men

60 min

To Follow

Awards

W Elite, M Elite

Revised 9/5/18

 

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2 thoughts on “CXNATS Schedule (Already?)

  1. This is literally finals week; I don’t know who thought mid-December was a better idea, but they were wrong.

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