Team USA Nomination
Presented by
USA CYCLING ATHLETE NOMINATION WORKSHEET
2026 WORLD BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS – CHALLENGE CLASS
Brisbane, Australia
CRITERIA FOR AUTOMATIC NOMINATION TO THE TEAM
Team USA is allotted sixteen (16) starting positions for each age class and in each gender in both 20” (Class) and 24” (Cruiser) for the 2026 UCI BMX World Challenge. These 16 total available starting positions are in addition to positions reserved for riders who earned a W1-W8 finish from the 2025 UCI BMX World Challenge in Copenhagen, Denmark. Per UCI rules, any rider who earned such finish is an automatic qualifier in the 2026 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, 2026.
Maximum Start Positions per UCI class:16
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:
- 2025 Sunshine State National
- 2025 Lone Star 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 16 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, 2026.
Maximum Start Positions per class: 16
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:
-
- 2025 Sunshine State National
- 2025 Lone Star 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 16 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 16 available start positions through the automatic criteria or from the 2024 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 May 1, 2026.
The Discretionary Athlete Nomination forms will only be accepted before the deadline May 1, 2025, no exceptions. Riders submitting forms will be thoroughly reviewed by the USA Cycling Selection Committee. Rider results will only be considered from the 2023 & 20232024USA BMX National Age Group (NAG) final standings, the current 2025 USA BMX NAG standings and International events from August 1, 2023 to March 1, 2025.
The final USA Cycling World Challenge BMX Team roster will be posted to USA Cycling’s website no later than May 20, 2025.