2023 USA Cycling Gravel National Championships

Yes, you must have a USA Cycling racing membership to register for the 2023 USA Cycling Gravel National Championships. Those memberships are RACE, RACE+, JUNIOR, JUNIOR+, COLLEGIATE, COLLEGIATE+, INTERNATIONAL, or INTERNATIONAL+. You can go here to purchase your membership. You may race the Adventure Rides with a one-day license.

We will offer men’s and women’s Elite/Open, and para-cycling. The following age group categories for men and women will be available: 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+ and singlespeed. We will also offer a non-binary category. Para-cycling categories include: BVI, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, H1, H2, H3, H4, and H5.

This is an open-entry event, meaning participants do not have to qualify at a previous event. To participate in the event, you must hold an annual USA Cycling racing membership (any category of membership that includes a domestic racing license) and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien. For those participating in the Elite/Open you must be a U.S. citizen.

Any racer age 19 and older can compete in the Elite/Open category if they feel that’s their appropriate skill level. To race the Elite/Open categories, you must be a U.S. Citizen, hold a USA Cycling racing membership, and register for that category.

There are no category/upgrade requirements for this event. Junior and Masters categories are determined by age + gender. Para-cycling categories are determined by class + gender.

To compete in a USA Cycling National Championship, riders must have their date of birth, gender, and citizenship or permanent resident status verified. Elite/Open riders must do this by obtaining a UCI ID. Other championship categories must attest to this information in the registration flow.

Having verified this information, a free UCI ID is issued. Only riders within the Elite/Open category will be issued a UCI ID if they do not already have one. This is not a UCI license. If a UCI ID is not currently displayed on your license, log into your USA Cycling My Account and look for this in your Profile link. If these items are not listed or are incorrect, please do the following to update your account:

• Create a copy of your birth certificate or passport and Permanent Resident Status (Green Card) as it applies.
• Email it to the membership department at membership@usacycling.org or by fax (719-434-4300).

A UCI ID is your lifelong, internationally unique identity number to confirm your racing status and maintain your privacy in internationally published registration and results documents. You can find out more about UCI IDs here.

Registration will open Friday, July 14, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. MDT. The registration page can be found here.

Go here to purchase your USA Cycling RACE membership.

Riders in each wave will have a mass start. Staging will take place on the 10^th as a first come, first staged.

Click here to view the course maps for all four distances. The courses we have been working on are 90+% gravel.

A gravel-specific bike is not mandatory to participate in the event. Racers can use any bike they choose, but e-bikes and aero bars are not allowed.

There will be neutral feed stations approximately every 20 miles, with one private aid station on the course.

The Elite/Open men and women will have separate starts, and will be racing the same course and distance, competing for identical prize payout.

We are offering a $60,000 prize list for the Elite/Open categories, marking the largest single-day cash prize in the history of American gravel. The prize breakdown for the Elite/Open Men’s and Women’s categories is as follows:

The Elite/Open Men’s and Women’s race will count as an automatic qualifier for the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships in Venetia, Italy, October 7-8. The top three in the Elite Men’s and Women’s events will automatically qualify for the World Championships with varied funding provided by USA Cycling. The finalized World Championship Elite selection criteria will be published in the coming weeks. If you would like to be notified when the criteria is posted for all categories, please subscribe to our email list here.

Additionally, age group race winners will automatically qualify for their respective categories for the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships. The full qualification system is still being developed by the UCI and the Trek Gravel World Series.

Yes, we will be working with our host community for ancillary events that all can take part in pre- and post-event. Participants will have the opportunity to celebrate their rides and engage with fellow racers at the event expo and a post-race competitor’s party.

Through a partnership with the local YMCA, childcare will be available on race day from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children will enjoy a variety of adventurous activities throughout the day in a well-supervised, DHHS-licensed environment. The cost will be $75 per child for children aged 3-11. All children must be potty trained, and please Bring a water bottle, morning/afternoon snack, sack lunch, and any extra clothing or necessities your child may need throughout the day.

The last day to sign up is Friday, September 1. You can register your child at the front desk or call the YMCA at 308-635-2318.

Contact Valerie Smith if you have questions 308-635-2318