Colorado Springs, Colo. (March 2, 2006) - USA Cycling announced today the final selection process for how riders qualify for the Challenge Class categories at the 2006 UCI BMX World Challenge Championships, which will be held July 29 and 30 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. There is a limit of 16 riders for the United States team for each Challenge Class category at the UCI BMX World Challenge Championships.
Challenge Class riders that earned a Top 16 National number plate in the 2005 NBL National Series that align with the UCI challenge class structure are qualified to compete in Brazil.
However, anyone who qualified to compete at World Championships by this selection criteria MUST inform the NBL and return all World Championship entry forms to NBL by APRIL 3, 2006 if they want to keep the position for which they qualified. In addition, any rider who earned a World number 1 through 8 plate at the 2005 UCI World Championship Challenge Class event in Paris has qualified for 2006 BMX Worlds per UCI regulations. This does not negatively affect the number of athlete start positions in each Challenge Class category as anyone who made the Main in their category at 2005 UCI BMX World Challenge Championship is incremental to the 16 spots for the U.S. team.
The entry form for the 2006 UCI BMX World Challenge Class is posted on the NBL website www.nbl.org and is also in the Jan/Feb issue of the NBL’s BMX Today magazine. Entry forms must be postmarked by April 3, 2006. All riders competing at the 2006 UCI BMX World Championships are responsible for all costs associated with the trip to the World Championships.
After April 3, 2006, any remaining start positions in each Challenge Class category may be filled by USA Cycling through a petition process. Riders must be classified as Expert or Girls or Cruiser in a Challenge Class category in order to be considered. Any Challenge Class rider who has not previously qualified to compete at the 2006 UCI BMX World Challenge Championships must send a petition to USA Cycling by APRIL 15, 2006 to:
BMX Programs Coordinator USA Cycling 1 Olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, CO 80909
USA Cycling will announce the riders who qualified by petition by Friday, MAY 5, 2006.
Elite and Junior athletes in the Championship Class must earn at least one point in UCI World Ranking competition during the 2006 season in order to be eligible to compete at the 2006 UCI BMX World Championships.
All U.S. riders competing in any category at the 2006 UCI BMX World Championships will be required to have a USA Cycling BMX International License, which can be purchased online at www.usacycling.org.
This Article Published 2006-03-02 10:47:59
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