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Tuesday, January 20, 2004
USA Cycling announced today the qualification procedures and guidelines
for the newly created 2004 U.S. National Mountain Bike Championships in
Mammoth, Calif., Sept. 23-26. Announced last October, the one-day format
will replace the traditional design of a season-long series to determine
the U.S. National Mountain Bike Champion in several events and categories.
New in '04 will be a stars and stripes jersey for marathon and single speed
disciplines in addition to the traditional cross-country and short track
events. In the gravity themed events, dual slalom makes its return to the
national championship level and a super D discipline will be introduced
to compliment the downhill and mountain cross competitions. Observed trials
will also return in both the modified and stock bike classes and in honor
of mountain bike pioneers and heroes, a legends category in cross-country
and downhill will also make its national championship debut.
There are six possible ways for riders to qualify and compete in the 2004
United States Mountain Bike National Championships, including NORBA State
or Regional Championship Series or Events, American Mountain Bike Challenge
(AMBC) events, NORBA National Series events, Alison Dunlap Junior Olympic
Mountain Bike events, and USA Cycling Junior Development Regional Mountain
Bike Camps. Also, defending U.S. National Mountain Bike Champions are automatically
qualified to compete at the 2004 U.S. National Championships.
If a particular discipline doesn't require prior qualification, American
citizenship and an annual NORBA license are the only requirements to participate.
For complete qualification procedures and guidelines for the 2004 U.S.
National Mountain Bike Championships, click
here.
About NORBA
NORBA is the mountain bike member association of USA Cycling.
Recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale,
USA Cycling promotes American cycling through its 45,000 members and 2,000
annual events. For more information, visit http://www.usacycling.org,
or contact Communications Manager Andy Lee at 719 866 4867.
Blue Wolf Productions and Team Big Bear are the series management and promotions
company, and are recognized as the USA's leading cycling and events management
group.
