{"id":8006,"date":"2024-09-11T00:03:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T23:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.offroadcyclingireland.ie\/wordpress\/?page_id=8006"},"modified":"2024-10-02T22:13:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T21:13:37","slug":"national-cx-series-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.offroadcyclingireland.ie\/wordpress\/national-cx-series-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"National CX Series 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

2024 sees the third year of the National Cyclo-cross Series. This year there will be 4 rounds. Each round will be held on one day. It is expected that the course will be available for practice on the day before each race. The series will be overseen by the Cycling Ireland Off-road Commission (CIORC).<\/p>\n

The dates for this year’s competition are shown in the table below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Round<\/th>Date<\/th>Province<\/th>Host club<\/th>Location<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>Sun 6 Oct<\/td>Ulster<\/td>VC Glendale<\/td>Falls Park, Belfast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>Sun 27 Oct<\/td>Connacht<\/td>Western Lakes<\/td>Petersburg, Co. Galway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>Sun 24 Nov<\/td>Munster<\/td>Upperchurch Drombane CC<\/td>TUS College Campus, Thurles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>Sun 5 Jan<\/td>Leinster<\/td>Bellurgan Wheelers<\/td>McCrystal Track, Co. Louth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

For the national series, all 4 rounds will count. Riders in categories Under 14, Under 16, Women, Senior men, M40, M50 and M60s will be part of the series.
\nWithin the Women\u2019s race the sub category of Masters Women will be identified on the results. This should then match the current medal categories for the national championships.<\/p>\n

Host clubs can have an adult Support race as well as races for Under 6s, Under 8s, Under 10s and Under 12s. These won\u2019t count towards the national series.
\nFor the National Series events, the Support race is for those with mountain bikes or gravel bikes with tires greater than 33 mm wide.<\/p>\n

Timetable<\/strong>
\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
From<\/th>Event<\/th>Until<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
09:00<\/td>Registration open<\/td>13:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:00<\/td>Course open for practice<\/td>09:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:50<\/td>Under 6s fun race<\/td>09:55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00<\/td>Under 8s<\/td>10:10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:15<\/td>Under 10s<\/td>10:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:35<\/td>Under 12s<\/td>11:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:00<\/td>Prize giving for U8, U10, U12<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:00<\/td>Course open for practice<\/td>11:20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:20<\/td>Call up Women, U16, U14<\/td>11:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:30<\/td>Women, U16s, U14s race<\/td>12:25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:25<\/td>Prize giving for Women, U16, U14<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:25<\/td>Course open for practice<\/td>12:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:45<\/td>Call up for M50s, M60s, Support race (non CX bikes)<\/td>12:55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:55<\/td>M50s, M60s, Support race (non CX bikes)<\/td>13:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:45<\/td>Prize giving M50s, M60s, Support race<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:45<\/td>Course open for practice<\/td>14:05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:05<\/td>Call up for Senior, Juniors, M40s<\/td>14:15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:15<\/td>Senior, Juniors, M40s race<\/td>15:15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:15<\/td>Prize giving for Seniors, Juniors and M40s<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n

Race Fees<\/strong>
\nStandard fees for the series will be
\nAdults \u2013 \u20ac20 \/ \u00a317
\nJuniors \u2013 \u20ac15 \/ \u00a313
\nUnder 14\/Under 16 \u2013 \u20ac10 \/ \u00a38.50
\nUnder 12\/Under 10\/Under 8 \u2013 \u20ac5 \/ \u00a34
\nUnder 6s – \u20ac1 \/ \u00a31
\nOn top of this will be the Eventmaster fee.<\/p>\n

Overall Series Points<\/strong>
\nThe overall series would have trophies which would be presented at the final round. All rounds count towards the league. The points awarded are shown below.
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Prizes<\/strong>
\nTop 3 riders in each of the following categories will receive a National CX Series award.
\n\u2022\tUnder 14 boys
\n\u2022\tUnder 14 girls
\n\u2022\tUnder 16 boys
\n\u2022\tUnder 16 girls
\n\u2022\tWomen [top 3 Junior, top 3 senior and top 3 master]
\n\u2022\tJunior
\n\u2022\tSenior
\n\u2022\tM40s
\n\u2022\tM50s
\n\u2022\tM60s<\/p>\n

Support races<\/strong>
\nThere will also be support races for Under 6s, Under 8s, Under 10s, Under 12s and an adult Support race for those with mountain bikes or gravel bikes with tyres greater than 33 mm. <\/p>\n

Gridding<\/strong>
\nGridding for Rounds 2, 3 and 4 will be based on UCI points and then points from the overall series. Round 1 would only be based on UCI points.<\/p>\n

Age categories for cyclo-cross 2024-2025<\/strong>
\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Age category<\/th>Year of birth<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Under 8s<\/td>2017, 2018, 2019 etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Under 10s<\/td>2015-2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Under 12s<\/td>2013-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Under 14s<\/td>2011-2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Under 16s<\/td>2009-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Junior<\/td>2007-2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senior<\/td>1986-2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M40<\/td>1976-1985<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M50<\/td>1966-1975<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M60<\/td>1940-1965<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n

National Cyclo-cross Championships<\/strong>
\nThe national series will count towards the gridding for the national cyclo-cross championships, along with the results from the provincial cyclo-cross championships.<\/p>\n

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