Junior Cyclocross Series

Series Schedule

9/10/2023	Harvest Cyclocross Series: Corn Cross
9/24/2023	Harvest Cyclocross Series: Madras
10/8/2023	Harvest Cyclocross Series: Zaaldercross
10/22/2023	Cyclocross Crusade: PIR Infield
10/29/2023	Cyclocross Crusade: Cascade Locks
11/12/2023	Cyclocross Crusade: Rainier High School

*Series points will be the best 4 of 6 races
*Individual race information will become available as promoters update their flyers and websites.
* Junior racers may select one junior category to race in during the Junior Cyclocross Series.

Make sure to stop by the Junior Cyclocross Series tent at each race if you have any questions about the series, if you need some mechanical support, or if you’d like to pick up a doughnut!

Category 4/5 juniors will race in the 3/4/5 Junior Race.
Category 3 Juniors may either select the 3/4/5 Junior Race or the 2/3 Junior Race. They cannot race both.
Category 2 Juniors will race in the 2/3 junior race.

Series Standings

Click here for current series standings

Series Details

Age Groups

A Junior rider’s racing age in cyclocross is their age on December 31st of the year that the cyclocross season ends. The cyclo-cross season begins on September 1st of one year and ends on the last day of February of the following year.

JCS Categories (Boys and Girls)

9-12 Cat 3/4/5
13-14 Cat 3/4/5
15-16 Cat 3/4/5
17-18 Cat 3/4/5
13-18 Cat 1/2/3 (Elite)

All Upgrades will follow the standards OBRA cyclocross upgrade rules here: http://www.obra.org/upgrade_rules.html

Race Structure and Starts

JCS race will have their own start time with the exclusive use of the race course for the JCS races.

Each race will have two individual start times, staggered in one-minute intervals:

JR Men Cat 3/4/5 (All ages)
JR Women Cat 3/4/5 (All ages)

All races will run for 30 minutes.

Call-ups: After the first race of the series, call-ups will be based on the JCS standings. For races combined with another series (Cross Crusade, GP Series), the call-ups will be based on JCS standings and the additional series standings.

Cat 1/2/3 or Elite Juniors, both Men and Women will race at a different time slot for 45 minutes. This longer time slot will enable these junior racers to better train at their skill level and will help prepare them for bigger national level races.

JCS Individual Competition

JCS will be based on points accumulated throughout the race series. Only the best 4 of the 6 total results will count towards the individual competition.

Points will be awarded in the following order for the first 23 places at each race: 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2

Riders placing 24th or lower will each receive 1 point.

The top rider in each age category at the end of the series will win a series champion jersey from Castelli. Top 3 riders from each age category will win an individual medal and merchandise.

JCS Team Competition

The JCS Team Competition will track each team’s results for the entire series. The winning team at the end of the series will be awarded the JCS team championship.

Each team must have a minimum of three riders. No upper limit of members. Only the top three finishers will count towards team points for a given race. Teams will be coed. Points can be accrued by Men or Women.

Points will be awarded by your JCS individual age category finish position. Theoretically teams can have three first place finishes. For example, first Men 17-18, first Women 15-16, and first Women 10-12 (obviously many other combinations are possible).

The Team competition is the best 4 out of 6 JCS race series (each team can throw out their two lowest race scores).

We discourage adding racers to teams in the second half of the race series (no ringer rule). If you add racers later in the season it will be reviewed by the series promoter. Racers cannot change teams during the calendar year. Once you have joined a team you are only eligible for that team for the remainder of the year. Junior team points do not count towards OBRA BAR.

Team scoring will use a flat point schedule starting at 30. One point increments. 1st = 30 points, 2nd = 29 and so on. 30th and greater will score one point. The points schedule will be equal between Men, Women, and age.

All junior teams must be registered with OBRA. It is free to register a junior team. To register a new junior team, click here: https://obra.org/products/4/line_items/create

Teams can register at any point in the season (ie any time before the start of the final sixth race of the JCS). However, points will not be back calculated.

All riders on a team must update their OBRA account to reflect their proper team name.

Awards and Prizes

JCS Awards party will be held at the Annual Awards Party is January. Please stay tuned for more information on this as it becomes available.