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Pro Cyclocross Calendar for 2018 begins Labor Day Weekend

Spotlight shines on 37 cyclocross races across 18 states and the District of Columbia

The 2018 Professional Cyclocross Calendar (ProCX) returns this fall with a total of 37 races across 18 states and the District of Columbia for the top off-road cyclists in the U.S. The calendar spans from September to December and is comprised of UCI-inscripted Category 1 and Category 2 races.

“This year we are proud to deliver a more balanced calendar that showcases multiple events in key geographic regions which benefits travel schedules for racers and fans,” said Chuck Hodge, Vice President of Operations for USA Cycling. “Cyclocross continues to grow in popularity across the U.S. With the hard work by the race directors who put on top-level events for the Pro Cyclocross Calendar, and the American Cyclocross Calendar, we look forward to another great season of racing.”

Of the 20 events, 17 are two-day competitions with a combination of categorized races. The Trek Cup in Waterloo, Wisc. and Jingle Cross in Iowa City, Iowa, held back-to-back weekends at the end of Sept., include World Cup competitions. Jingle Cross is the only event with three days of UCI races.

The ProCX competitions will span 14 weekends, beginning Sept. 2-3 in Roanoke, Virg. with Deschutes GO Cross and concluding Dec. 8-9 with two events – Ruts N’ Guts in Broken Arrow, Okla. and North Carolina Grand Prix in Hendersonville, N.C. The season culminates with the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 11-16, 2018. This year’s Pan American Championships will be held Nov. 3-4 in Midland, Ontario, Canada.

Three events will be held in Massachusetts for the first time, in Gloucester, Falmouth and Northampton. The Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross in Falmouth, Mass. on Nov. 3-4 is a new ProCX event. The other two New England races, the CRAFT Sportswear Gran Prix of Gloucester presented by Ipswich Brewing (Oct. 13-14) and Verge Northampton International (Nov. 10-11), are part of the 2018 Vittoria Northeast Cyclocross Series presented by Clif Bar. The series provides four weekends of competition on classic courses with points and award jerseys for the best UCI Elite, U23 and junior athletes in 10 categories.

“The Vittoria New England Cyclocross Series has built a tradition over the past 30 years and it feels good to see what we’ve been able to do in that time. Our goal is to set the standard again this year for big events that can effectively serve riders at all levels,” said Adam Myerson, president of the Series and owner of Cycle-Smart. “Cycle-Smart was the first UCI organizer to provide equal prize money to women way back in 2003, and we are always looking for ways to make the sport better for women. We love the approach Trek CX Cup has taken by putting the women as top billing. We decided to follow their lead and put the women last on Saturday while keeping the men last on Sunday for all Vittoria Series races.”

Of the six Category 1 events on the calendar, RenoCross in Reno, Nev. will be held on a midweek date, Wed. Sept. 19. This coincides with the venue and dates for Interbike, the largest U.S. bicycle industry trade show. The first C1 race returns to Rochester Cyclocross in Rochester, N.Y. on Sept. 8-9. Other repeat events for C1 races are Jingle Cross (Sept. 30), Charm City Cross in Baltimore, Md. (Oct. 6), Cincinnati Cyclocross at Devou Park in Covington, Ky. (Oct. 27), and Ruts N’ Guts (Dec. 8).

Last year’s ProCX Elite Women’s crown was captured by Caroline Mani (Besancon, France/Van Dessel/ Atom Composites), a four-time French national cyclocross champion who resides in Colorado. With 11 ProCX race titles,  Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz, Calif./Santa Cruz/Donkey Label Racing) won the title for Elite Men. Lance Haidet (San Luis Obispo, Calif./Donnelly Cycling) took the U23 Men’s honors and 17-year-old Benjamin Gomez Villafane (Scotts Valley, Calif./Top Club Cyclocross) claimed the top ranking for Junior 17-18 Men.

Two inaugural ProCX events this fall were upgraded from the American Cyclocross Calendar (ACXC), the Iead-off Deschutes GO Cross and the Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross. Any new event seeking UCI inscription and inclusion on the ProCX must first be part of the ACXC for at least one year.

In 2018, the ACXC calendar will include five events in four states. Tri-Star CX returns for a second year in Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 15-16. Two events have been added in Oregon, the Cross Crusade – Alpenrose in Portland on Oct. 6 and the Cross Crusade – Deschutes in Bend on Nov. 3. Two-day events will be held in the Midwest, the Oz Cross in Bentonville, Ark. on Nov. 10-11 and the Undercross in Sapulpa, Okla. on Nov. 17-18.  

2018 USA Cycling ProCX Calendar

    

Date

Event

Location

UCI Ranking
Sept. 1 Deschutes GO Cross Roanoke, Virg. 2
Sept. 2 Deschutes GO Cross Roanoke, Virg. 2
Sept. 8 Rochester Cyclocross Rochester, N.Y. 1
Sept. 9 Rochester Cyclocross Rochester, N.Y. 2
Sept. 15 NIttany Lion Cross Breinigsville, Penn. 2
Sept. 16 NIttany Lion Cross Breinigsville, Penn. 2
Sept. 19 RenoCross Reno, Nev. 1
Sept. 21 Trek Cup Waterloo, Wisc. 2
Sept. 23 World Cup Waterloo ** Waterloo, Wisc. WC
Sept. 28 Jingle Cross Iowa City, Iowa 2
Sept. 29 Jingle Cross UCI World Cup** Iowa City, Iowa WC
Sept. 30 Jingle Cross Iowa City, Iowa 1
Sept. 30 KMC Cyclo-cross Festival Thompson, Conn. 2
Oct. 6 Charm City Cross Baltimore, Md. 1
Oct. 6 West Sacramento Cyclocross Grand Prix Sacramento, Calif. 2
Oct. 7 Charm City Cross Baltimore, Md. 2
Oct. 7 West Sacramento Cyclocross Grand Prix Sacramento, Calif. 2
Oct. 13 US Open of Cyclocross Boulder, Colo. 2
Oct.13 CRAFT Sportswear Gran Prix of Gloucester + Gloucester, Mass. 2
Oct.14 US Open of Cyclocross Boulder, Colo. 2
Oct. 14 CRAFT Sportswear Gran Prix of Gloucester + Gloucester, Mass. 2
Oct. 20 DCCX Washington, D.C. 2
Oct. 21 DCCX Washington, D.C. 2
Oct. 27 Cincinnati Cyclocross @ Devou Park Covington, Ky. 1
Oct. 27 HPCX Jamesburg, N.J. 2
Oct. 29 Cincinnati Cyclocross – Carter Park Kings Mills, Ohio 2
Oct. 29 HPCX Jamesburg, N.J. 2
Nov. 3 Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross Falmouth, Mass. 2
Nov. 4 Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross Falmouth, Mass. 2
Nov. 10 The Verge Northampton International + Northampton, Mass. 2
Nov. 11 The Verge Northampton International + Northampton, Mass. 2
Nov. 17 Major Taylor ‘Cross Cup Indianapolis, Ind. 2
Nov. 18 Major Taylor ‘Cross Cup Indianapolis, Ind. 2
Dec. 1 Resolution Cup Dallas (Garland), Texas 2
Dec. 2 Resolution Cup Dallas (Garland), Texas 2
Dec. 8 Ruts N’ Guts Broken Arrow, Okla. 1
Dec. 8 North Carolina Grand Prix Hendersonville, N.C. 2
Dec. 9 Ruts N’ Guts Broken Arrow, Okla. 2
Dec. 9 North Carolina Grand Prix Hendersonville, N.C. 2
  + Events are part of the 2018 Vittoria Northeast Cyclocross Series presented by Clif Bar.    
  * * Events do not award ProCX points. Schedule is subject to change.