USA CYCLING ATHLETE NOMINATION WORKSHEET
2014 WORLD BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS – CHALLENGE CLASS
July 22-27, 2014 – Rotterdam, Netherlands
CRITERIA FOR AUTOMATIC NOMINATION TO THE TEAM
Each country is allotted sixteen (16) starting positions for each age class and in each gender in both
20” (Class) and 24” (Cruiser) for the 2014 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 2013 UCI BMX World Challenge in Auckland, New Zealand. Per UCI rules, any rider who
earned such finish is an automatic qualifier in the 2014 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, 2014.
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 at the 2014 USA Cycling Amateur
BMX National Championships.
2. The remaining eight (8) riders who fail to advance to the finals from the semi-finals at the
2014 USA Cycling Amateur BMX National Championships or the remaining riders who
failed (less than 8) to advance from the semifinals.
3. If positions remain, 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 16 riders, all riders entered will be qualified. 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, 2014.
Maximum Start Positions per class: 16
The following criteria are in order of priority:
1. The top eight (8) placing riders or main event finalists at the 2014 USA Cycling Amateur
BMX National Championships
2. The remaining eight (8) riders who fail to advance to the finals from the semi-finals at the
2014 USA Cycling Amateur BMX National Championships or the remaining riders who
failed to advance from the semifinal.
3. If positions remain, 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 16 riders, all riders entered will be qualified. 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 16 available start positions at the 2014 USA Cycling National
Championship race, or from the 2013 World Championships, riders can fill out a Discretionary
Athlete Nomination form from USA Cycling’s homepage. Each athlete will have to fill out the
electronic nomination form by logging onto to www.usacycling.org, click on Athlete Programs, then
Team Selection, then 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 23, 2014.
The Discretionary Athlete Nomination forms will only be accepted before the deadline, no
exceptions. Riders submitting forms will be thoroughly reviewed by the coaching staff and we will
only consider prior results from the 2013 BMX World Championships, the 2014 USA Cycling
National Championship race, or other high level USA BMX domestic C1 events from August 1,
2013, to May 18, 2014. USA Cycling will not add riders to a class just to fill out the available start
spots.
The final USA Cycling World Challenge BMX Team roster will be posted to USA Cycling’s website
on Monday, June 02, 2014.
IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES
Qualification Events:
2014 USA Cycling Amateur BMX National Championships, May 16-18, 2014
Location: Albuquerque, NM
1. Automatic & Coaches’ Discretionary Nominations
1.1. Announcement of Automatic Nominations: May 19, 2014
1.2. Confirmation of intent to participate: May 30, 2014
2. Petition Discretionary Nominations
2.1. Deadline for submission of petitions: May 23, 2014
2.2. Announcement of Discretionary Nominations by Petition: May 26, 2014
2.3. Confirmation of intent to participate: May 30, 2014
3. Final announcement of the Team: June 02, 2014
USA CYCLING BMX CHALLENGE CLASS TIMELINE
January 01, 2014
USA Cycling Discretionary Athlete Nomination opens
https://www.usacycling.org/forms/discretionary_athlete_nomination.php?
org=bmx
April 01, 2014
Registration opens for 2014 USA Cycling BMX Challenge Class National
Championships.
May 05, 2014
USA CYCLING- UCI World Championship Registration opens for all
W1-W8 qualified riders from 2013 World Championships
May 16-18, 2014
USA Cycling Amateur National Championships
May 19, 2014
USA CYCLING- UCI World Championship Registration opens to all
qualified Challenge Class riders from the 2014 USA Cycling Amateur
BMX National Championships (total 16 riders per class)
May 23, 2014
Challenge Class deadline to submit Discretionary Athlete Nomination
form – 5:00pm mountain standard time.
May 26, 2014
Challenge Class Discretionary Nominations will be selected and riders
will be contacted to register.
May 30, 2014
USA CYCLING- UCI World Championship Registration closes for all
qualified and nominated Challenge (amateurs) class riders.
June 02, 2014
Team USA Challenge roster announced
*Please be advised in 2015 USA Cycling is considering using USA BMX NAG points as of
12/31/2014 for the selection process in for the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships.