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***
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DATE |
TIME |
EVENT |
NOTES |
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Mon 12/10 |
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Registration/packet pick-up |
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2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Course open |
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Tues 12/11 |
8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Registration/packet pick-up |
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9:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. |
Course open |
Closed 5 min prior to first race |
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12:00 p.m. |
Men 23-39 Non-championship |
30 min |
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12:50 p.m. |
Women 23-39 Non-championship |
30 min |
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1:40 p.m. |
Women 40+ Non-championship |
30 min |
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2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. |
Course open |
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2:55 p.m. |
Men 40-49 Non-championship |
30 min |
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3:45 p.m. |
Men 50+ Non-championship |
30 min |
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Approx. 4:30 p.m. |
Course Open (after course is clear of all racers) |
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4:15 p.m. |
Awards |
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5:20 p.m. |
Course closed |
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Wed 12/12 |
7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Registration/packet pick-up |
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8:00 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. |
Course open |
Closed 5 min prior to first race |
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9:00 a.m. |
Masters Women 30-34 (1/2/3) |
40 min |
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9:55 a.m. |
Masters Men 30-34 (1/2/3) |
45 min |
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10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. |
Course open |
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11:15 a.m. |
Masters Women 60+ |
35 min |
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12:05 p.m. |
Master Men 70+ |
40 min |
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1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m |
Course open |
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1:25 p.m. |
Master Men 65-69 |
40 min |
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2:25 p.m. |
Masters Men 60-64 |
40 min |
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Approx. 3:25 p.m. |
Course Open (after course is clear of all racers) |
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3:40 p.m. |
Awards |
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5:20 p.m. |
Course closed |
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Thur 12/13 |
7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Registration/packet pick-up |
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8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. |
Course open |
Closed 5 min prior to first race |
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8:30 a.m. |
Masters Women 35-39 (1/2/3) |
40 min |
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9:30 a.m. |
Masters Women 55-59 |
35 min |
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10:25 a.m. |
Masters Women 50-54 |
35 min |
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11:20 a.m.- 11:40 a.m. |
Course open |
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11:40 a.m. |
Masters Women 45-49 |
40 min |
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12:35 p.m. |
Masters Women 40-44 (1/2/3) |
40 min |
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1:30 p.m. |
Collegiate Women Club |
40 min |
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2:25 p.m. |
Collegiate Women Varsity |
40 min |
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3:20 p.m. |
Non-Champ Mixed Team Relay |
4 laps |
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4:15 p.m. |
Course Open (after course is clear of all racers) |
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4:25 p.m. |
Awards |
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5:20 p.m. |
Course closed |
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Fri 12/14 |
7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Registration/packet pick-up |
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8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. |
Course open |
Closed 5 min prior to first race |
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8:30 a.m. |
Men 11-22 Non-championship |
30 min |
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9:10 a.m. |
Women 11-22 Non-championship |
30 min |
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9:50 a.m. |
Masters Men 35-39 (1/2/3) |
45 min |
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10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. |
Course open |
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11:15 a.m. |
Masters Men 55-59 |
40 min |
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12:10 p.m. |
Masters Men 50-54 (1/2/3) |
45 min |
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1:10 p.m. |
Master Men 40-44 (1/2/3) |
45 min |
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2:10 p.m. |
Masters Men 45-49 (1/2/3) |
45 min |
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3:05 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. |
Course open Collegiate Men & UCI categories Only |
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3:30 p.m. |
Collegiate Men Club |
50 min |
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4:35 p.m. |
Collegiate Men Varsity |
50 min |
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5:35 p.m. |
Awards |
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Sat 12/15 |
7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Registration/packet pick-up |
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8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. |
Course open |
Closed 5 min prior to first race |
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8:30 a.m. |
Industry Men |
30 min |
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8:31 a.m. |
Industry Women |
30 min |
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9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
Junior Practice Only |
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9:35 a.m. |
Juniors Men 13-14 |
30 min |
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10:15 a.m. |
Juniors Women 13-14 |
30 min |
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11:00 a.m. |
Juniors Men 11-12 |
25 min |
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11:45 a.m. |
Juniors Women 11-12 |
25 min |
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12:20 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. |
Course open |
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12:40 p.m. |
Juniors Men 15-16 |
30 min |
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1:30 p.m. |
Juniors Women 15-16 |
30 min |
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2:25 p.m. |
Women Singlespeed |
40 min |
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3:20 p.m. |
Men Singlespeed |
40 min |
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4:15 p.m. |
Collegiate 4×4 Lap Team Relay |
4 laps |
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5:00 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. |
UCI categories practice only |
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5:20 p.m. |
Awards |
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Sun 12/16 |
7:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Packet pick-up |
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8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. |
Course open |
Closed 15 min prior to first race |
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8:30 a.m. |
Juniors Men 17-18 |
40 min |
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9:30 a.m. |
U23 (17-22) Women |
40 min |
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10:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. |
Elite Women Practice Only |
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11:00 p.m. |
U23 Men |
50 min |
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To Follow |
Awards |
M 17-18, W 17-18, W U23, M U23 |
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12:15 p.m.- 12:45 p.m. |
Elite Men Practice Only |
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12:45 p.m. |
Elite Women |
50 min |
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2:00 p.m. |
10 & Under Non-championship Race |
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2:30 p.m. |
Elite Men |
60 min |
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To Follow |
Awards |
W Elite, M Elite |
Revised 9/5/18
When does registration open?
This is literally finals week; I don’t know who thought mid-December was a better idea, but they were wrong.