*** Riders eligible to enter Pro Road Nationals may be found HERE, under Event Guidelines.
In an effort to better organize the top level of road cycling in the United States, USA Cycling created Domestic Elite Teams which is a category of road teams that sits between a club and a UCI Continental team. Domestic Elite Teams offer a stepping stone to the professional level and better solidify the position of teams competing at the US Pro National Championships, Criterium National Series, and the American Criterium Cup.
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Applications for Domestic Elite Teams will be accepted December 1 - January 15, 2025. Teams submitting after this point will be charged a $150 late fee, with June 30, 2025 the last possible chance to register a DET for 2025.
Teams must consist of a minimum of 4 riders and a maximum of 15 riders per team, per gender. All riders on a roster must meet the required category restrictions (Men: Cat 1, Women: Cat 1/2) at the time the application is received. NO EXCEPTIONS. There is no age restriction for riders on DETs.
Foreign riders registered on and Domestic Elite Team rosters must be current in the UCI DataRide system, indicating they hold a current license with their country's federation.
Team Type | Fee | Foreign Team* | Late Fee |
---|---|---|---|
Women | $400 | $200 | $150 |
Men | $600 | $200 | $150 |
Men & Women | $800 | $200 | $150 |
Once the initial DET applications are processed, riders may be added to the roster by completing the Add Rider form. The fee for each occurrence is $25. All riders added to the roster must still meet the team composition guidelines as it pertains to category, sporting nationality, and number of riders.
Riders added after March 1 will not be considered eligible for entry into the US Pro Road National Championships, regardless of whether the team was selected to participate.
All riders who are quest riding with a DET must present a signed release letter from their existing team, with the approval to race for another team during a specific time period. The guest rider may not participate in an event that their current team is also participating.
Any series points earned by guest riders are subject to the regulations for the identified series. For example, if the race is an ACC race then the ACC regulations would determine if guest riders are eligible to earn points in the ACC series.
Each team must have a designated team manager that meets the following criteria:
To verify expiration dates of SafeSport training, the Criminal Background Check, and/or the Motor Vehicle Report, Team Managers should log on to their USA Cycling account and go to the Membership tab (gray bar) where they will find an expiration for each under each. Please use the 'renew' links under each if they are needed. The renew link will appear for the background check and motor vehicle report beginning 30-days from expiration. Please note, both of these take 3-5 business days to complete.
606 Racing |
Above and Beyond Cancer |
Alto Velo |
Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Cycling Team |
Bikers Cycling Team |
BPM - Holtey Brown Newsom |
Chalet Colorado / Conifer Bike Shop Racing |
Chaney Windows and Doors / Pastaria |
Competitive Edge Racing |
CycleSport.com |
EMPYR |
Expeditors |
First Internet Bank Cycling |
Foundation Cycling New York |
Golden State Blazers |
Good Guys Racing NYC |
GrindCity Racing |
iSpeed Pro Racing P/B DNA Cycling |
Jacomo Racing Domestic Elite p/b Minsky's |
Jamison Racing Team |
Kelly Benefits Cycling |
Kingdom Elite Racing |
L39ION of Los Angeles |
Landis Cyclery - Trek |
POA Racing |
Primal - Audi Denver |
Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team |
Skyway Racing |
South Chicago Wheelmen |
Speedblock p/b Terun |
Subaru Santa Monica Racing |
Team Cadence Cyclery Pb Encore Wire |
Team California p/b Verge |
Team Flicker |
Team Speed |
Team Winston Salem |
The Paceline Project p/b LC Food |
The Parks Law Firm Racing Team |
Total Civil Construction Elite Cycling |
UTC ButcherBox Cycling |
Velovit Elite |
Visit Pittsburgh |
Voler Factory Racing x Performancebike.com p/b Schnur Racing |
Waldo Racing |
1kFlips Racing |
3T/Q+M Cycling |
Aegis Cycling Foundation |
Alto Velo |
CCB p/b Levine Law Group |
Competitive Edge Racing |
Fount Cycling Guild |
Golden State Blazers |
Kingdom Elite Racing |
L39ION of Los Angeles |
LA Sweat |
Monarch Racing |
Orion Racing |
Ride or Die Racing |
Speedblock p/b Terun |
Team Flicker |
Team Winston Salem |
United Cycling p.b. Cadence Cyclery |
UTC ButcherBox Cycling |