{"id":354917,"date":"2025-12-17T23:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/354917\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T23:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:51:10","slug":"usa-cycling-unveils-2026-national-championship-schedule-with-21-events-throughout-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/354917\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Cycling unveils 2026 National Championship schedule with 21 events throughout the year"},"content":{"rendered":"

USA Cycling today revealed its lineup of national championship events, which spans a full 12 months across 16 states and one virtual world.<\/p>\n

The schedule features 21 championship events across road, mountain, track, cyclocross, gravel, BMX, Gran Fondo, and esports disciplines, encompassing elite, junior, collegiate, para, and masters categories.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe pinnacle experience of a USA Cycling member is competing in a National Championship event,\u201d said USA Cycling President and CEO Brendan Quirk. \u201cWhether your goal is to win a Stars and Stripes jersey or simply finish in the top half of your age group, nothing is as motivating as Nationals.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There are several new venues and additions in store for 2026, beginning with the esports championships in January.<\/p>\n

TrainingPeaks Virtual will host the Esports National Championships as part of a new four-year partnership with USA Cycling<\/a>, replacing MyWhoosh <\/a>as the governing body’s official platform. In addition to serving as the championship venue, TrainingPeaks Virtual will enable athletes preparing for national events to train on and pre-ride select championship courses without leaving home.<\/p>\n

Collegiate Gravel Nationals will make its debut in 2026 in partnership with Valley of Tears, taking place in Turkey, Texas. Paracycling Road Nationals will be contested as a standalone event in Bentonville, Ark<\/a>. Elite Track Nationals will be held at the Velo Sports Center in Carson, Calif., while Junior Track Nationals will take place at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Breinigsville, Pa.<\/p>\n

Pro Road Nationals returns to Charleston, W.Va<\/a>., in June, for the elite, under-23, and junior 17\u201318 fields. Charleston first hosted the championships in 2024, and USA Cycling plans to return to the city for several more years. The time trial course is pan-flat, while the road race offers a punchy challenge, featuring 1,126 feet of elevation gain per 13-mile lap. In 2025, Kristen Faulkner and Quinn Simmons<\/a> each claimed their second elite national titles, setting the stage for a potential hat trick in 2026.<\/p>\n

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Trek Bicycle<\/a> will host Collegiate Road Nationals for a second consecutive year, while junior and masters racers will compete for Stars and Stripes jerseys at the Tour of America\u2019s Dairyland, with both events taking place in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

Gravel Nationals<\/a> returns to La Crescent, Minn., in September, where Lauren Stephens powered to a third straight national title in 2025 and Bradyn Lange emerged as a standout new contender.<\/p>\n

The 2026 national championship season will conclude with Cyclocross Nationals returning to Fayetteville, Ark., home of the 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships.<\/p>\n

The complete 2026 USA Cycling National Championship schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n

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Date<\/p>\n

Championship event<\/p>\n

Location<\/p>\n

January 31-February 1<\/p>\n

eSports Cycling<\/p>\n

TrainingPeaks Virtual<\/p>\n

March 7<\/p>\n

Collegiate Gravel<\/p>\n

Turkey, Texas<\/p>\n

March 20-22<\/p>\n

Collegiate BMX<\/p>\n

West Monroe, La.<\/p>\n

March 27-28<\/p>\n

BMX Freestyle<\/p>\n

South Jordan, Utah<\/p>\n

March 27<\/p>\n

Elite BMX<\/p>\n

Rock Hill, S.C.<\/p>\n

April 11-12<\/p>\n

Paracycling Road<\/p>\n

Bentonville, Ark.<\/p>\n

May 7-10<\/p>\n

Collegiate Road<\/p>\n

Madison, Wis.<\/p>\n

June 6-7<\/p>\n

Enduro Mountain Bike<\/p>\n

Kellogg, Ida<\/p>\n

June 17-21<\/p>\n

Pro Road (Elite, U23, 17-18)<\/p>\n

Charleston, W.Va.<\/p>\n

June 27-July 1<\/p>\n

Masters & Junior Road<\/p>\n

Greater Milwaukee Area, Wis.<\/p>\n

July 13-19<\/p>\n

Endurance Mountain Bike<\/p>\n

Roanoke, Va.<\/p>\n

July 23-27<\/p>\n

Junior Track<\/p>\n

Breinigsville, Pa.<\/p>\n

July 25-26<\/p>\n

Gravity Mountain Bike<\/p>\n

Big Bear, Calif.<\/p>\n

August 5-9<\/p>\n

Masters & Paracycling Track<\/p>\n

Colorado Springs, Colo.<\/p>\n

August 20-23<\/p>\n

Elite Track<\/p>\n

Carson. Calif.<\/p>\n

September 10-13<\/p>\n

Collegiate Track<\/p>\n

Indianapolis, Ind.<\/p>\n

September 12<\/p>\n

Gravel<\/p>\n

La Crescent, Minn.<\/p>\n

September 20<\/p>\n

Gran Fondo<\/p>\n

Frederick, Md<\/p>\n

October 6-11<\/p>\n

Collegiate Mountain Bike<\/p>\n

Grand Junction, Colo.<\/p>\n

November 13-14<\/p>\n

Madison Track<\/p>\n

Detroit, Mich.<\/p>\n

December 9-13<\/p>\n

Cyclocross<\/p>\n

Fayetteville, Ark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"USA Cycling today revealed its lineup of national championship events, which spans a full 12 months across 16…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354918,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-354917","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}