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USA Cycling cancels National Championship events through end of summer

  • Ron 

USA Cycling has made the decision to cancel all National Championship events through the USA Cycling Masters Road National Championship, which were scheduled for late August to early September.

USA Cycling said in today’s press release that this update comes after months of working through numerous plans and options.

“(This) is written with disappointment, as (we) are unfortunately forced to announce the cancellation of multiple National Championships for the 2020 season. Throughout this time, we have worked to create alternative dates in the hopes that COVID-19 cases would decrease, sought alternative locations where needed, and looked to modify our events in order to mitigate risk and meet local regulations and requirements.

“As we have gotten closer to decision dates, it has become clear that many of the challenges in conducting safe and fair Nationals are insurmountable. In the end, we do not feel confident that we can ensure the safety of our participants, volunteers, staff, and host communities.

“While we are seeing a return of local rides and races in some areas, Nationals draw a large number of people from around the country. When combined with the challenges of obtaining local permissions and permits, having to heavily modify event formats, and facing financial concerns within both our organization and local organizing committees, we have had to make the very difficult decision to cancel the following events for 2020:”

  • USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships
  • USA Cycling Amateur Road National Championships
  • USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships
  • USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championships
  • USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships
  • USA Cycling Elite and Junior Track National Championships
  • USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships

USA Cycling wants to thank all of the partners who worked with them over the last three months as they explored options to hold these events. They were also looking forward to hosting you and they have been incredibly supportive of date changes and flexible with format changes.

USA Cycling continues to work through options for our fall Collegiate events, Marathon MTB, and Cyclocross Nationals and will continue to communicate the status of these events.

Plans for next year’s Nationals have already begun and USA Cycling will be releasing dates and locations shortly. In addition, we will allow those current National Champions who are otherwise eligible to continue to wear the Stars and Stripes jerseys through the 2021 event.

Event
Original Event Date
Status
New Date
Next

Communication*
Decision Date
2020 USA Cycling Pro Road National Championship
June 18-21
Cancelled
2020 USA Cycling Amateur Road National Championship
June 25-28
Cancelled
2020 USA Cycling Masters Track National Championship
June 30-July 5
Cancelled
2020 USA Cycling Para Track National Championship
June 30-July 5
Cancelled
2020 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championship
July 6-12
Cancelled
2020 USA Cycling Gran Fondo National Championship
July 19
Cancelled
2020 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championship
July 20-26
Cancelled
2020 USA Cycling Junior Track National Championship
July 20-26
Cancelled
2020 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championship
July 30-August 2
Cancelled
2020 USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championship
September 10-13
Unchanged at this time
July 31
July 31
2020 USA Cycling Freestyle BMX National Championship
TBA
No additional info at this time
July 31
TBA
2020 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championship
October 15-18
Unchanged at this time
July 31
TBA
2020 USA Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike National Championship
September 12
Postponed
November 14
July 31
September 1
2020 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship
December 8-13
Unchanged at this time
July 31
September 15

*Unless relevant information dictates an earlier notification.

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