USA Cycling Announces Madison Track Nationals at Lexus Velodrome

The two-day event will see Elite and Juniors compete on the 166-meter track in Detroit.

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – On Monday, USA Cycling announced that the 2021 USA Cycling Madison Track National Championships would be held November 12-14, 2021, at the Lexus Velodrome in Detroit, Mich. The partnership will be a five-year deal, securing the Madison Track Championships at the venue through 2025.

 

“The Detroit Fitness Foundation is very excited

to announce this partnership with USA Cycling to host the Madison Track National Championships for the next half-decade,” said Dale Hughes, Executive Director for the Detroit Fitness Foundation. “Bringing Madison Track Nationals to the Lexus Velodrome has been something we have wanted to do since we opened the velodrome in 2018.”

 

Friday will see the Junior Men & Women’s Championships on the track. The events will be open to riders ages 15 to 18. Friday’s schedule will offer exclusive training times for junior riders to give them the opportunity to prepare to race the steepest velodrome in the U.S. The Elite Men & Women will take to the boards on Saturday night to compete in their national championships. On Sunday, the venue will offer the 2021 Lexus Mixed Madison Invitational. It will feature men/women madison team races and elite/junior madison team races in this unique competition. The velodrome will provide travel and housing stipends for participants.

 

“Bringing a national championship to a new venue is something USA Cycling strives to do. It allows for the sharing of values and growth of the local cycling community. Detroit is a city  with a strong cycling history, and we’re excited to welcome riders from all over the country to the Lexus Velodrome community,” said Tara McCarthy, Director of National Events for USA Cycling.

 

Visit USACycling.org for more information on the athletes, events, and membership programs, and follow @USACycling across all channels for the latest on Team USA.

 

For more information, contact Tara McCarthy at tmccarthy@usacycling.org.

 

ABOUT USA CYCLING (usacycling.org)

USA Cycling is the national governing body for the sport of cycling and oversees the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike, cyclocross, and BMX. USA Cycling’s mission is to champion accessibility, participation, and excellence in the sport of cycling to make more Americans healthier, happier, and better on two wheels while achieving sustained international racing success. USA Cycling supports cyclists at all levels, from those just beginning in the sport and participating in fun rides to international caliber racers. The organization identifies, develops, and selects cyclists to represent the United States in international competition through the support of kids’ and interscholastic programs, amateur bike racing and grassroots development programs, and the provision of critical infrastructure to run organized racing. USA Cycling has a membership of 100,000, annually sanctions over 2,500 events, and is a proud member of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).