USA Team Nomination
USA Team Nomination
USA CYCLING ATHLETE NOMINATION WORKSHEET
2017 WORLD BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS – CHALLENGE CLASS
July 25th-29th, 2017 – Rock Hill, South Carolina
CRITERIA FOR AUTOMATIC NOMINATION TO THE TEAM
As the host country, Team USA is allotted thirty-two (32) starting positions for each age class and in each gender in both 20” (Class) and 24” (Cruiser) for the 2017 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 2016 UCI BMX World Challenge in Medellin, Colombia. Per UCI rules, any rider who earned such finish is an automatic qualifier in the 2017 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, 2017.
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 at:
- USA BMX Winter Nationals, Phoenix AZ : February 17, 2017
- USA BMX Carolina Nationals, Rock Hill SC : March 31, 2017
- USA BMX Great Northwest Nationals, Redmond : OR April 7, 2017
- USA BMX Lone Star Nationals, Austin, TX April 21 : 2017
2. If positions remain after considering the preceding criteria, then athletes may be selected by the USA Cycling Selection Committee following USA Cycling Principles of Athlete Selection (www.usacycling.org).
If a UCI challenge class fails to register 8 riders, all riders entered will be qualified at each event. Each rider will have to start the first heat race (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, 2017.
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 at:
- USA BMX Winter Nationals, Phoenix, AZ : February 17, 2017
- USA BMX Carolina Nationals, Rock Hill, SC : March 31, 2017
- USA BMX Great Northwest Nationals, Redmond, OR : April 7, 2017
- USA BMX Lone Star Nationals, Austin, TX : April 21, 2017
2. If positions remain after considering the preceding criteria, then athletes may be selected by the USA Cycling Selection Committee following USA Cycling Principles of Athlete Selection (www.usacycling.org).
If a UCI challenge class fails to register 8 riders, all riders entered will be qualified at each event. Each rider will have to start the first heat race (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 2016 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 Friday, April 28th, 2017.
The Discretionary Athlete Nomination forms will only be accepted before the deadline April 28th, 2017, no exceptions. Riders submitting forms will be thoroughly reviewed by the USA Cycling Selection Committee. Rider results will only be considered from the 2016 USA BMX National Age Group (NAG) final standings, the current 2017 USA BMX NAG standings and International events from August 1, 2014, to May 1, 2017. USA BMX will not add riders to a class to simply fill available start positions.
The final USA Cycling World Challenge BMX Team roster will be posted to USA Cycling’s website no later than Wednesday, May 31, 2017.
IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS
Qualification Events:
- USA BMX Winter Nationals, Phoenix AZ : February 17, 2017
- USA BMX Carolina Nationals, Rock Hill SC : March 31, 2017
- USA BMX Great Northwest Nationals, Redmond : OR April 7, 2017
- USA BMX Lone Star Nationals, Austin, TX April 21 : 2017
IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES
1. Automatic & Coaches Discretionary Nominations
- Announcement of Automatic Nominations: March 1, April 5, April 12, April 26
- Confirmation of participant registration: Friday, May 12, 2017
2. Petition Discretionary Nominations
- Deadline for submission of petitions: Friday, April 28, 2017
- Announcement of Discretionary Nominations by Petition: Wednesday, May 19, 2017
- Confirmation of participant registration: Friday, May 26, 2017
3. Final announcement of the Team: Wednesday, May 31, 2017
USA CYCLING BMX CHALLENGE CLASS TIMELINE
- March 1: Registration opens for 2016 W1-W8 & Phoenix, AZ qualified riders
- April 5: Registration opens for Rock Hill, SC qualified riders
- April 12: Registration opens for Redmond, OR qualified riders
- April 26: Registration opens for Austin, TX qualified riders
- April 28: Deadline for submission of athlete discretionary petitions
- May 12: Deadline of participant registration for W1-W8 & qualified nominations
- May 19: Discretionary nominations announced
- May 26: Deadline of participant registration for discretionary nominations
- May 29: Any remaining USAC Forms due to USA BMX by 5:00 PM MDT
- May 31: Final Announcement of World Championship Challenge Class Team
- July TBD: UCI published entries
