COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo – USA Cycling announced on Wednesday that the 2022 USA Cycling Esports National Championships will be taking place on February 20th, 2022. The event will be hosted on the platform RGT Cycling.
Cycling Esports has grown in popularity in recent years, giving riders from all walks of life the opportunity to race online with people from around the country.
Riders of all ages are encouraged to participate in this year’s Esports National Championships, which will be hosted in collaboration with Echelon Racing Promotions. Each category will race a certain number of laps depending on a rider’s age. Men and women ages 35-50 and 50-60 will race a total of 2-laps, Elite men and women will race 3-laps, and men and women ages 11-16 and 17-18 will race one lap on the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic course. A detailed course preview can be found on the RGT platform.
“We are happy to be able to work with our partners to host an Esports National Championship this year, and recognize the athletes and team that have made this a vibrant new form of competition over the past few years,” said Chuck Hodge, USA Cycling Chief of Racing and Events.
A qualification guide can be found here. Riders are required to have a USA Cycling license to participate. More information about purchasing a license can be found at usacycling.org.
To enter this year’s Esports National Championships you must register online. The registration fee will be $10.00 per race.
Registration is officially open! Sign up here.
