Junior Track Eligibility

6D6. State or Regional and National Track Championships may be conducted for each of the following classes where regions are defined by the Executive Director. Competition in classes under 17 shall be conducted as omniums. Final omnium placings shall include those riders who finish events but do not earn event points. The winner of each omnium is the Track Champion for that age group. The winner of the National Omnium is awarded the National Championship jersey. Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each individual Track National Championship event, but they will not be designated as National Champions nor receive a jersey. Each individual event for riders in the 17-18 age group is a national championship, with the awarding of a championship jersey and medals to the top five places.

Races that restrict entry based on category are noted in parenthesis below:
(a) 10-12 Men (b) 10-12 Women
500 m time trial* 500 m time trial*
1 km scratch race 1 km scratch race
2 km scratch race 2 km scratch race

(c) 13-14 Men (d) 13-14 Women
500 m time trial* 500 m time trial*
4 km scratch race 4 km scratch race
10 km points race 8 km points race

(e) 15 - 16 Men (f) 15-16 Women
500 m time trial 500 m time trial
8 km scratch race 6 km scratch race
15 km points race 10 15 km points race 10 4

(g) 17-18 Men (h) 17-18 Women
sprint (Cat 1-3) sprint
1 km time trial 500 m time trial
3 km pursuit 2 km pursuit
10 km scratch race (Cat 1-3) 7.5 km scratch race
25 km points race (Cat 1-3) 15 km points race

*Event restricted to Mass Start Bicycles

The points race distances may be reduced by 25% in State Championships.

6D7.
(a) A National Team Pursuit Championship shall be conducted at a distance of 4 km for teams of four riders.

(b) A Team Sprint Championship shall be conducted. For Junior Men, the event will be 3 laps for teams of 3 riders. For Junior Women, the event will be 2 laps for teams of 2 riders.

(c) A Madison championship shall be conducted for ages 16-18 for those riders that have a track category of 1 or 2. A minimum of five eligible teams must compete in order for a National Champion to be determined.

(d) Keirin championships shall be conducted for men with racing ages 16-18 for those riders that have a track category of 1 or 2 and for women with racing ages 16-18 that have a track category of 1-3.

6D1. Junior championships are open only to riders with racing ages in the specified ranges and who are USA citizens or permanent residents as shown on their licenses. Only USA Citizens may compete in National Road and Track Championships that are exclusively for the ages of 17 and 18.

This Article Published 2006-05-18 15:18:51 For more information contact: jkeurulainen@usacycling.org