COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — The 45-race American professional cyclocross circuit will travel to 25 cities during the 2015-2016 season, which runs from September to early January, USA Cycling announced Tuesday.
The Professional Cyclocross Calendar (Pro CX) features six UCI C1 events and 39 UCI C2 events, as well as eight junior men’s races and four U23 men’s races.
The 2015-16 Pro CX season will kick off on September 5 with the Full Moon Vista-Ellison Park Cyclocross Festival in Rochester, New York and conclude on January 2 with the Kingsport Cyclocross Cup in Tennessee.
Other season highlights include the Clif Bar CrossVegas UCI World Cup in Las Vegas on September 16 and the Pan American Continental Cyclocross Championships in Covington, Kentucky on November 1.
The Raleigh-Clement team dominated the Pro CX Calendar in 2014-15 as Jamey Driscoll and Caroline Mani claimed the series titles in their respective categories. Spencer Petrov (Element Cycles) is the defending champ in the junior men’s category.
2015-2016 calendar
September 5: Full Moon Vista-Ellison Park Cyclocross Festival, Rochester, New York C1
September 6: Full Moon Vista-Ellison Park Cyclocross Festival, Rochester, New York C2
September 12: Nittany Lion Cross, Breiningsville, Pennsylvania C2
September 13: Nittany Lion Cross, Breiningsville, Pennsylvania C2
September 16: Clif Bar Cross Vegas UCI World Cup, Las Vegas, Nevada WC
September 26: Gran Prix of Gloucester, Gloucester, Massachusetts C2
September 27: Gran Prix of Gloucester, Gloucester, Massachusetts C2
October 3: KMC Cyclo-cross Festival, Providence, Rhode Island C1
October 4: KMC Cyclo-cross Festival, Providence, Rhode Island C2
October 10: Trek CXC Cup, Waterloo, Wisconsin C1
October 10: Charm City Cross, Baltimore, Maryland C2
October 11: Trek CXC Cup, Waterloo, Wisconsin C2
October 11: Charm City Cross, Baltimore, Maryland C2
October 17: US Open of Cyclocross, Boulder, Colorado C2
October 17: HPCX Jamesburg, New Jersey C2
October 18: US Open of Cyclocross, Boulder, Colorado C2
October 18: HPCX, Jamesburg, New Jersey C2
October 24: DCCX, Washington, D.C. C2
October 25: DCCX, Washington, D.C. C2
October 31: Cincy @ Kings CX After Dark Mason, Ohio C1
November 1: Pan Am Continental Cyclo-cross Championships, Covington, Kentucky CC (No Pro CX Points)
November 7: Cycle-Smart International, Northampton, Massachusetts C2
November 7: Derby City Cup, Louisville, Kentucky C1
November 8: Cycle-Smart International, Northampton, Massachusetts C2
November 8: Derby City Cup, Louisville, Kentucky C2
November 14: Waves for Water Cyclo-cross Collaboration, Tacoma, Washington C2
November 15: Waves for Water Cyclo-cross Collaboration, Tacoma, Washington C2
November 21: Supercross Cup, Stony Point, New York C2
November 21: CXLA Weekend Live at the Greek! Los Angeles, California C2
November 22: Supercross Cup, Stony Point, New York C2
November 22: CXLA Weekend Live at the Greek! Los Angeles, California C2
December 4: Jingle Cross, Iowa City, Iowa C2
December 5: Jingle Cross, Iowa City, Iowa C1
December 5: Ruts N’ Guts, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma C2
December 5: NBX Gran Prix of Cross, Warwick, Rhode Island C2
December 6: Jingle Cross, Iowa City, Iowa C2
December 6: Ruts N’ Guts, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma C2
December 6: NBX Gran Prix of Cross, Warwick, Rhode Island C2
December 12: Resolution ‘Cross Cup, Dallas (Garland), Texas C2
December 12: North Carolina Grand Prix, Hendersonville, North Carolina C2
December 13: Resolution ‘Cross Cup, Dallas (Garland), Texas C2
December 13: North Carolina Grand Prix, Hendersonville, North Carolina C2
December 19: Highlander ‘Cross Cup, Waco, Texas C2
December 20: Highlander ‘Cross Cup, Waco, Texas C2
January 2, 2016: Kingsport Cyclo-cross Cup, Kingsport, TN C2
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