Junior Track Nationals get underway in T-town on Thursday

Trexlertown, Pa. (July 6, 2010) – Over 200 young cyclists, between the ages of 10 and 18, are set to converge on the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown, Pa., July 8-11, for the USA Cycling Juniors Track National Championships.

In addition to the 24 Stars-and-Stripes jerseys that will be up for grabs, start spots for the 2010 UCI Juniors Track World Championships will also be on the line in T-town.

National titles will be awarded to the winners in each of the men’s 17-18 and women’s 17-18 individual events, as well as to the overall omnium winners in the men’s and women’s 10-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18 categories. Also earning national champion titles will be the team sprint and team pursuit winners in the men’s and women’s 17-18 categories, as well as the men’s 16-18 Madison winner.

National champs in the 17-18 individual events will automatically earn the right to represent the USA, August 11-15, at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy. For more information on junior world championships qualification procedures, including requirements for being a funded team member, please see the athlete nomination worksheet by clicking here.  

Highlighting the competition will be the country’s most decorated junior cyclist, Coryn Rivera (Tustin, Calif./Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY 12). After securing her 28^th Stars-and-Stripes jersey at the USA Cycling Juniors, U23 and Elite Road National Championships in Bend, Ore. last month, Rivera will look to take her national title count above 30 this weekend. On the men’s side of competition, Junior Road World Championships silver medalist Lawson Craddock (Houston, Texas/Hot Tubes), who is fresh off three victories in Bend, will also be on hand to shake things up in T-town. Click here to see a complete list of participants.

For more information about the USA Cycling Juniors Track National Championships, including a complete schedule of events, please click here and stay tuned to www.usacycling.org for a photo gallery and complete results.