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2022 AusCycling CX National Series

SERIES UPDATE: 16/02/22

Additional information will be posted on this page as it becomes available in the next couple of weeks. Please refer to this page for regularly for series updates.

About

The 2022 AusCycling CX National Series is a competition that includes a number of key cyclo-cross events which occur throughout the year. The Series is designed to encourage participation and recognise individual rider achievement.

The results from a rider's best 5 results from Series events will be added together to determine an individual’s series points and the overall ranking.

In 2022, the Series consists of eight (8) rounds and the National Championships.

2022 AusCycling CX National Series Calendar

Round	Venue	Date	Event Information
Rd 1& 2	Gepps Cross, SA	4th & 5th June	Released Shortly
Rd 3 & 4	Samford, QLD	18th & 19th June	Released Shortly
Rd 5 & 6	Creswick, VIC	9th & 10th July	Released Shortly
Rd 7 & 8	Ballarat, VIC	6th & 7th August	Released Shortly
National Championships	Wollongong, NSW	17th - 18th September	Released Shortly

SERIES STANDINGS

The 2022 AusCycling CX National Series will include eight (8) National Series Rounds (Gold) plus the National Championships (platinum). There is still some work to be done around the series point score & eligibility. This information should be finalised shortly.

Draft Points allocation:

Gold (National Events) - Eligible Riders receive x 1.0 point (per the points table)
Platinum (National Championships) - Eligible Riders receive x 1.5 points (per the points table)

Draft Points Table

Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points
1st	80	11th	20	21st	10	31st	4	41st	2
2nd	65	12th	19	22nd	9	32nd	4	42nd	2
3rd	55	13th	18	23rd	8	33rd	4	43rd	2
4th	48	14th	17	24th	7	34th	4	44th	2
5th	43	15th	16	25th	6	35th	4	45th	1
6th	38	16th	15	26th	5	36th	3	46th	1
7th	33	17th	14	27th	5	37th	3	47th	1
8th	29	18th	13	28th	5	38th	3	48th	1
9th	25	19th	12	29th	5	39th	3	49th	1
10th	22	20th	11	30th	5	40th	3	50th	1
								51st	1
								DNF	1

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Race Categories

Race Categories

The Series categories are based on a riders age as at the 31 December 2023. The Series will recognise categories on UCI age categories as outlined below:

2022 CX National Series Categories
Category	Code	Years
Elite (19 years and over)	ME; WE	2004 and older
Expert (19‐29 years)	MX; WX	1994 to 2004
Masters 1 (30‐34 years)	M1, W1	1989 to 1993
Masters 2 (35‐39 years)	M2, W2	1984 to 1988
Masters 3 (40‐44 years)	M3, W3	1979 to 1983
Masters 4 (45‐49 years)	M4, W4	1974 to 1978
Masters 5 (50‐54 years)	M5, W5	1969 to 1973
Masters 6 (55‐59 years)	M6, W6	1964 to 1968
Masters 7 (60‐64 years)	M7, W7	1959 to 1963
Masters 8 (65‐69 years)	M8, W8	1954 to 1958
Junior (18 years and under)	MJ, WJ	2005, 2006
U17 (16 years and under)	M17, W17	2007, 2008
U15 (14 years and under)	M15, W15	2009, 2010
U13 (11 & 12 years)	M13,W13	2011,2012
2022 CX National Championships Additional Categories
U23 (19 years – 22 years)	MU, WU	2001 - 2004

Under 23 (MU & WU) (19-22 years old) categories will be included in the 2022 AusCycling CX National Championships. For Series rounds that offer an U23 category, points will be awarded and combined to the participants Under 23 National Series point score.

Participants may qualify for both an Elite ranking and Age-Group ranking for the National Series year if they have competed in each category.

U23 or Masters riders may elect to race in the Elite category for any event however they will only earn Series points in the Elite category from those events where the individual raced in the Elite category. Points accumulated from non-elite categories do not count towards Elite Series points.

Categories may be combined for race starts, in accordance with the AusCycling Technical Regulations but are to be awarded separately (Masters 1-3, Master 4+ etc).

Membership Requirements

All riders must hold an AusCycling Off-Road, or All Discipline Race Membership or purchase a Race Event membership (National Championships only).

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Prizes and awards
Prizes may be awarded to the riders at each individual competition at the discretion of the Host Organisers. Prizes are not mandatory for series rounds.

Overall National Series awards will be finalised by AusCycling shortly.:

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