Categories & Start Times

*The West Coast Cyclocross Points Prestige  is a separate, five-race USA Cycling sanctioned series designed to help racers optimize USA Cycling points and ranking opportunities. Races are held at 3:00 pm after all Sacramento Cyclocross races are over. Click here to learn more.

Which Category Should I Race In?

Sacramento Cyclocross is a grassroots race series, and as such you can walk-up on race day, signup for whichever category you feel best suits your ability and go race your heart out. There is no license required to participate in the Sacramento Cyclocross series.

Generally, “C” = Beginner; “B” = Intermediate; “A” = Expert; and “Single Speed” = Crazy person. (Just kidding on the single speed. Kinda.) We leave it up to you to choose the category that best fits your ability. Please note that choosing a category based on a start time that is convenient to your schedule is not a valid reason to race outside of your level.

Mandatory Upgrades: If you are crushing it in a certain category, we reserve the right to congratulate you on your success and require you to upgrade to the next logical category. We take into consideration your average lap times in comparison to your current field as well as the category above you. This policy ensures good, strong, fair competition in each category.

‘A’ Category Race Policy: For our ‘A’ level categories: We adopt the UCI’s policies on gender participation, as well as equipment requirements (with a few exceptions). Specifics can be viewed on our FAQs page.