USA Cycling NRC, NCC to combine in ‘16
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Print (Nov. 6, 2015) – USA Cycling announced Friday that the National Racing and Criterium Calendars (NRC and NCC) will be joined as a single calendar of domestic professional road events beginning in 2016.
“Combining the NRC and NCC into a single calendar is an positive move heading into next year,” said Micah Rice, USA Cycling Vice President of National Events. “This change, decided from feedback given by race directors and U.S.-based teams at October’s National Symposium, will allow us to tighten up the schedule and regularly showcase our top domestic road talent.”
The 2016 calendar will bring all American road racing together and promote it as a whole. A ranking system, which will be released in the near future, is being designed to give value to all the participating races, be it a criterium, road race, omnium, or stage race to showcase the leaders in American racing.
The 2016 calendar:
For questions, please contact Micah Rice at mrice@usacycling.org.
The NCC and NRC will combine into a single, 24-event calendar in 2016.
The 2016 calendar will bring all American road racing together and promote it as a whole. A ranking system, which will be released in the near future, is being designed to give value to all the participating races, be it a criterium, road race, omnium, or stage race to showcase the leaders in American racing.
The 2016 calendar:
| Dates | Event | Location | Race Type | UCI |
| April 2 | Sunny King Criterium | Anniston, Ala. | Criterium | |
| April 3 | Anniston Fort McClellan Road Race | Anniston, Ala. | Road Race | |
| April 6-10 | Redlands Bicycle Classic | Redlands, Calif. | Stage Race | |
| April 21-24 | Joe Martin Stage Race | Fayetteville, Ark. | Stage Race | UCI 2.2 |
| April 30 | Charlotte Criterium | Charlotte, N.C. | Criterium | |
| April 30 | 10th Annual Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling | Dana Point, Calif. | Criterium | |
| May 4-8 | Tour of the Gila | Silver City, N.M. | Stage Race | UCI 2.2 |
| May 14 | Wilmington Grand Prix | Wilmington, Del. | Criterium | |
| May 29 | Winston-Salem Classic Criterium | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Criterium | |
| June 3 | The Oklahoma City Pro-Am Classic | Oklahoma City, Okla. | Criterium | |
| June 10-12 | Saint Francis Tulsa Tough | Tulsa, Okla. | Criterium Omnium | |
| June 11-12 | Air Force Association Cycling Classic | Arlington, Va. | Criterium Omnium | |
| June 15-19 | North Star Grand Prix | Minneapolis, Minn. | Stage Race | |
| June 25-26 | Tour of America’s Dairyland | Milwaukee & Wauwatosa, Wis. | Criterium Omnium | |
| July 16 | Andersen Banducci Twilight Criterium | Boise, Idaho | Criterium | |
| July 20-24 | Cascade Cycling Classic | Bend, Ore. | Stage Race | UCI 2.2 women |
| July 23 | Intelligentsia Cup | Lake Bluff, Ill. | Criterium | |
| Aug. 6 | Littleton Criterium | Littleton, Colo. | Criterium | |
| Aug. 13 | Rochester Twilight Criterium | Rochester, N.Y. | Criterium | |
| Aug. 27 | Chris Thater Memorial | Binghamton, N.Y. | Criterium | |
| Sept. 2-5 | The TSG Realty Gateway Cup | St. Louis, Mo. | Criterium Omnium | |
| Sept. 10 | Reading 120 | Reading, Pa. | Road Race | UCI 1.2 |
| Sept. 11 | Thompson Criterium of Doylestown | Doylestown, Pa. | Criterium | |
| Sept. 17 | TD Bank Mayor’s Cup | Boston, Mass. | Criterium |
For questions, please contact Micah Rice at mrice@usacycling.org.
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