2024 Pan American Cyclocross Championships

RACE HQ: 1518 Tower St, Missoula, MT 59804 (Mav's indoor training facility)

TEAM PARKING: Off Spurgin in the paved parking lot

SPECTATORS PARKING: Free admission.  Access from Big Sky High School side and walk over.  Also off of Spurgin and walk over.

 

Important Racer Details (Please Read)

- Packet Pickup will be open 4-7pm on Thursday and Friday then all day Saturday and Sunday. Packet pick up closes 30 minutes before each race.

- All new registration closes  11:59pm, Tuesday October 29th.  No day of registration is available

- All Sunday Pan Am Championship racers (masters too) must have a current UCI ID & UCI License

- Racers holding a Canadian Cycling license will work for USA Cycling events you do not need a one day.

- UCI bike stickers not required for racing 24/25 season.

- Max tire size for all UCI and Pan Am Racing is 33 wide

- NO Max tire size for all USA Cycling Amateur races.

- UCI C2 call ups based on UCI points

- UCI Pan Am Masters Races, call ups based on: 1st row = Pan Am 23 results, 2-4 rows - Crossresults.com

- USA Cycling amateur call ups based on: 1-2 rows - Crossresults.com

 

Race Directors Message

 

Thanks for your interest in the Pan American Championships.  Missoula will play host in 2024.  We are a local events and bike shop community.  It’s a fun town and has a cyclocross and cycling niche.  We are supported by local folks, teams, and businesses.  By racing here, you support our community and the greater bike race community on the west coast and rocky mountains.  Welcome friend.

 

The race and events business is supported by local sponsors.  The Pan Am Champs is a way for pro and future pro riders to visit our town and also show support to our community.  For coffee please visit Black Coffee Roasters.  For drinks and fun visit Dram Shop, Grizzly Liquor, and Big Sky Brewery.  For food consider Wally & Buck.  If you are interested in properties or rentals talk with Jed at Zillastate.  If you need Subaru work or your car brakes down let us know and we can get Ed at Kent Brothers on it.  Our official race doctor and medical team is Rob Amrine, Missoula Bone and Joint.  We are also supported by a thriving bike shop community; MTCX, Hellgate Cyclery, and Missoula Bicycle Works should be your choice for last minute gear and service. Andrew Plant is our official race mechanic.  He owns and operates Wild Fox Bikes.  Please visit these locals businesses along the way.  We are going to try and support you as much as possible.  Whether it’s now or rooting for you at the Olympics.  I travel the circuit as a professional announcer and love following the kids.

Please come say hi to me at the race.  Welcome to Missoula and welcome to our community.

Shaun

 

Local Racing

6 Mile Cross, Rolling Thunder and Pan Am Champs are part of our larger cyclocross series called the MTCX Super Prestige.  The Missoula Cyclocross Series is 7 weeks and a clinic.  It also has a corresponding youth program called "Rangers."  New for this year, we will be providing front row Rolling Thunder call ups to riders who are in the top 7 of the overall standings of the Missoula Cyclocross Series.  To learn more about the series click here

 

Motel/Hotel

Destination Missoula has helped us set up some great hotel blocks for racers and fan.  Besides the list below visit there site for more options.

MTCX Events partnered up with Destination Missoula to offer discounted hotel rooms for riders, teams, families and spectators of this year's Pan American Championship.

Please book soon, some rooms will be released to the public as soon as Oct 1st.  Just reference Pan American Cyclocross for a great rate and a great stay here in Missoula.

Townplace Suites - Marriott - Rooms with Kitchenettes

3055 Stockyard Rd, Missoula, MT 59808

406-721-6000

 

DoubleTree by Hilton - Missoula Edgewater

100 Madison St, Missoula, MT 59802

406-542-4614

Holiday Inn - Missoula Downtown

200 S. Pattee St., Missoula, MT 59802

406-721-8550

LINK

Motel 6- Expo Parkway

3035 Expo Parkway, Missoula, MT 59808

406-549-6665

LINK

Fairbridge Inn & Suites

3803 Brooks ST, Missoula, MT 59804

406-251-2665

Days Inn & Suites Downtown Missoula - Rooms with Kitchens available

744 East Broadway

Missoula, MT 59802

406-519-4032

 

 

CALL UPS
UCI racing - UCI points, call everyone up
Pan AM Masters - Pan Am Defending Champ, World Champ, Nat Champ, top 8 finish, cross results 9-32
USA Cycling Amateur - cross results 1-16

 
 
TIRE/BIKE RULES
UCI racing/Pan Am Masters/Elites - 33 wide measured (checker on site)
USA Cycling Amateur Races - No width requirement
UCI sticker not required for 23/24 cx season.
 

 

LICENSING

UCI racing/Pan Am Masters/Pan Am Elites - Current UCI License Required
USA Cycling Amateur Races - USA Cycling/Canadian Cycling annual license or one day license

 

 
Team Space
We will be reserving team space through online registration.  Tent space is available through reservation.  Event attendance is free.  Elite rider parking is free and reserved for just elites.  Please register for team space on the registration page.

 

SPECIAL RACE SPONSOR - Destination Missoula

The Pan Am Cyclocross Race has been awarded Destination Missoula's Tourism Business Improvement District Grant.  We are honored and fortunate to have received the Grant.