Pan American Cyclocross Championships - Lightning & Thunder

RACE HQ: 1518 Tower St, Missoula, MT 59804 (Mav's indoor training facility)

PARKING: Mavericks baseball main lot.  South open grass field.  Can be accessed through Mavericks Lane.  Overflow at Big Sky HS if needed

SPECTATORS: Free admission.  Kids corner in registration.  Spectator paths exist throughout the course, please use course crossings.  Beer Garden and podium are within the course.

ROAD CLOSURES: Tower Road between Spurgin and Mavs lane will be close Friday 4-7pm, Saturday 8-6, Sunday 8-6.  Mavs lane will still be open for DNRC traffic and racer/spectator parking

Important Racer Details (Please Read)

- Packet Pickup will be open 4-7pm on Friday and then all day Saturday and Sunday. Packet pick up closes 30 minutes before each race.

- All Registration closes  11:59pm, Thursday November 2nd.  No day of registration is available

- All Pan Am Championship racers (masters too) must have a current UCI ID & UCI License

- Racers holding a Canadien Cycling license will work for USA Cycling events you do not need a one day.

- UCI bike stickers not required for racing 23/24 season.

- Max tire size for all UCI and Pan Am Racing is 33 wide

- NO Max tire size for all USA Cycling Amateur races.

- UCI C2 call ups based on UCI points

- UCI Pan Am Masters Races, call ups based on: 1st row = Pan Am 22 results, 2-4 rows - Crossresults.com

- USA Cycling amateur call ups based on: 1-2 rows - Crossresults.com

 

Race Directors Message

Thanks for your interest in the Pan American Championships.  Missoula will play host in 2023 and 2024.  We are a local events and bike shop community.  It’s a fun town and has a cyclocross and cycling niche.  We are supported by local shops, teams, and businesses.  By racing here, you support our community and the greater bike race community on the west coast and rocky mountains.  We want to offer affordable racing, that focuses on fun and sportsmanship.  Welcome friend.

The race and events business is supported by local sponsors.  The Pan Am Champs is a way for pro and future pro riders to visit our town and also show support to our community.  For coffee please visit Black Coffee Roasters.  For drinks and fun visit Dram Shop, Grizzly Liquor, and Big Sky Brewery.  For food consider Wally & Buck.  If you are interested in properties or rentals talk with Jed at Zillastate.  If you need Subaru work or your car brakes down let us know and we can get Ed at Kent Brothers on it.  Our official race doctor and medical team is Rob Amrine, Missoula Bone and Joint.  We are also supported by a thriving bike shop community; MTCX, Hellgate Cyclery, and Missoula Bicycle Works should be your choice for last minute gear and service. Andrew Plant is our official race mechanic.  He owns and operates Wild Fox Bikes.  Please visit these locals businesses along the way.  We are going to try and support you as much as possible.  Whether it’s now or rooting for you at the Olympics.  I travel the circuit as a professional announcer and love following the kids.

I get emotional writing about it, but hosting the Pan American Championships is a life long dream and goal for us.  Thanks for being a part of it.

Please come say hi to me at the race.  Welcome to Missoula and welcome to our community.

Shaun

 

Local Racing

Rolling Thunder and Pan Am Champs are part of our larger cyclocross community.  The Missoula Cyclocross Series is 7 weeks and a clinic.  It also has a corresponding youth program called "Zootown Rangers."  New for this year, we will be providing front row Rolling Thunder call ups to riders who are in the top 7 of the overall standings of the Missoula Cyclocross Series.  To learn more about the series click here

 

Motel/Hotel

Destination Missoula has helped us set up some great hotel blocks for racers and fan.  Besides the list below visit there site for more options.

City Center Motel, 338 East Broadway, Missoula 406 543 3193
The Wren downtown with Black Coffee inside is a unofficial race HQ with registration and coffee.
Fairbridge Inns – 3803 Brooks Street, Missoula 406 251 2665
Comfort Inn – 1021 East broadway St, Missoula. 406 317 7957 BOOK HERE
AC Marriott – 175 North Pattee St, Missoula. 406 549 0119
Best Western Grant Creek – 5280 Grant Creek Rd, Missoula. 406 543 0700
Holiday Inn Downtown – 200 South Pattee St, Missoula. 406 721 8550

 

CALL UPS
UCI racing - UCI points, call everyone up
Pan AM Masters - Pan Am Defending Champ, World Champ, Nat Champ, top 8 finish, cross results 9-32
USA Cycling Amateur - cross results 1-16

 
 
TIRE/BIKE RULES
UCI racing/Pan Am Masters/Elites - 33 wide measured (checker on site)
USA Cycling Amateur Races - No width requirement
UCI sticker not required for 23/24 cx season.
 

 

LICENSING

UCI racing/Pan Am Masters/Pan Am Elites - Current UCI License Required
USA Cycling Amateur Races - USA Cycling/Canadian Cycling annual license or one day license

 

Camping
We've worked with local land owners in Missoula to secure free dispersed camping.  It's off Reserve street at 2405 Micheal Road.  I will have porta poties, hand washing stations, and some potable water for folks.  It's a donations welcome type thing, so no reservation needed.  It's a 15 minute drive to the venue, but a longer bike ride to get over there (roughly 10 miles).

 
Team Space
We will be reserving team space through online registration.  Tent space is available through reservation.  Event attendance is free.  Elite rider parking is free and reserved for just elites.  Please register for team space on the registration page.

 

SPECIAL RACE SPONSOR - Destination Missoula

The Pan Am Cyclocross Race has been awarded Destination Missoula's Tourism Business Improvement District Grant.  We are honored and fortunate to have received the Grant.