Mountain Bike

Hard work does pay off. USA Cycling is proud to support high-performing athletes with financial, technological, and logistical programs that allow them to focus their efforts even further.

Athletes qualify for different levels of support -- Gold, Silver, and Bronze -- based on results. 

Program Qualification Guidelines and Benefits

***Please note that any Athlete who meets the Silver or Gold level criteria above and does not sign a National Team Athlete Agreement may still be eligible receive United States Olympic Committee benefits, but will not be considered a member of the USA Cycling National Team and may not receive any of the other USA Cycling benefits including, but not limited to, travel expenses, equipment, direct athlete support, sport science or coaching services, or sponsored products.

Scroll down or click on the link for information on Regional Talent ID Camps.

Camp Purpose

The mission of USA Cycling's Regional Talent ID Camps is to Provide USA Cycling with Jr. Talent Evaluations while Offering Athletes a Pathway to Develop Their Cycling Ability. Our Talent ID Camps are the first step for young male and female athletes to enter into the USA Cycling development pipeline, providing them guidance and development towards their cycling future. USA Cycling Regional Talent ID Camps are for athletes racing age 14 to 19 years and attendees should have some racing experience.

The primary goal of the Talent ID Camps is to recognize athletes who, at an early age, show signs of potential future success in cycling. Receiving instruction from some of USA Cycling’s finest coaches, the camps also provide the necessary framework to improve the athletes skillset, thus progressing their cycling development. Regional Talent ID Camps provide vital input towards selecting riders for international competition and/or a national camp. 80 percent of athletes invited to our National Talent ID Camp have attended a Regional Talent ID Camp.

To see USA Cycling's Complete list of TID camps, and camp information, please go HERE

2020 USA Cycling 17-18 Mountain Bike Junior Development Race/Training Camps

In an effort to extend international development opportunities to a larger number of our best young US Mountain Bikers, USA Cycling will organize two Cross-Country Mountain Bike Development Camps for the spring/summer of 2019.  Riders who are eager to improve through international competition are encouraged to use these camps as a primary development tool.

Camp Dates

• X-C Race Camp #1 – March 26th-28th – Victoria, BC Canada Cup Race Camp (17-18 Junior Men & Women)
• X-C Race Camp #2 – May 18th-31st – Nove Mesto, CZ & Germany UCI Race Camp (17-18 Junior Men & Women)

RACE SCHEDULE

• March 28th – XCO Junior UCI Series Bear Mtn. Canada Cup, Victoria, BC (XCO camp #1)
• May 23rd – XCO Junior UCI Series Nove Mesto, Czech Republic (XCO camp #2)
• May 31st – XCO UCI Bundesliga Vulkan Race Gedern, Germany (XCO camp #2)

Financial Responsibility

2019 Cross Country Junior Men & Women category 1 aged 17-18 Mountain Bike National Champions will only be required to pay for their round-trip airfare. Any rider who qualified for automatic nomination to the 2019 Mountain Bike World Championships will only be required to pay for their round-trip airfare. All other attending riders will be required to pay for their round-trip airfare as well as a camp fee which will range from $0 to $2500 depending on the camp.

Selection

All interested riders should petition for specific camps using the petition form which can be found by following the this link  Camps Petition Link  This form should be completed 4 weeks in advance of the camp.

For all camps riders will be selected based on 2019 and 2020 international and domestic race results.

Camp Goals

Provide high level UCI race experience for our countries best young cross-country mountain bike riders.

Offer an alternative to using the World Championships as a development tool.  The World Championships should be viewed as a secondary goal after a rider has performed successfully at one of the Mountain Bike Development Camps.  Of course any rider who meets the published World Championship automatic selection criteria will be selected for the World Championship Team.

Give riders an opportunity to experience high level international competition in a supportive team atmosphere in advance of their participation in other top tier events such as World Cup events and the World Championships.

Looking Ahead

In 2021 our goal will be to offer even more opportunities for Junior riders to race and train Internationally. Riders interested in attending 2021 Junior Devo Mountain Bike Race Camps should strive to attain top results in the Mountain Bike National Championships as well as USAC Pro XCT events.  International results as well as results from these domestic events will be used as the main selection events for the 2021 Camps.

According to new UCI requirements, all athletes competing in a UCI junior series XCO race outside of their country of residence must have at least 20 UCI points in the latest UCI XCO individual junior ranking, or belong to a UCI Elite MTB Team or UCI MTB Team. Riders who meet either of these criteria should register for the event independently via the event registration site.  For riders who do not meet either of these criteria, USA Cycling may approve a maximum of 5 supplementary athletes for each junior category (17-18 men & women) when the race is outside North American.  When the event is in Canada we may approve a maximum of 10 supplementary athletes for each junior category (17-18 men & women). 

To apply to be a supplementary athlete, please use the below link to fill out the petition survey.  

UCI MTB Junior Series Entry Petition  

Please note:  

· All supplementary athletes must still enter the competition independently via the event registration site before the entry deadline.

· Applications must be submitted in full 4 weeks prior to the race

Supplementary athletes will be approved based on past results in high level international and national MTB competition.   The full competition list can be found on the UCI website: http://www.uci.ch/mountain-bik...