The MICX Series is free and all you have to do is race in as many of the MICX Series events as you'd like to accumulate points. The more races you do the more points you will earn.
In the C, B, Juniors, and Single Speed categories any tire size is acceptable. In the A categories we encourage racers to embrace CX culture and use 38mm tires or less.
Any self propelled bike with working brakes and no MTB bar ends is technically legal.
The MICX series allows mountain bikes, flat bar bikes, etc in the C, B, Juniors, and Single Speed races. For the A races we encourage racers to all use drop bar bikes because it's way more fun if everyone is on a drop bar bike.
Cat refers to USAC Categories. Racers start off in Cat 5 (now referred to as Novice) and earn points to upgrade from season to season. Info on upgrading HERE.
Cyclocross age is based on your age as of 12/31 of the year in which the CX World Championships take place. Since all MICX Series races take place in the calendar year BEFORE the calendar year in which CX World Championships take place (usually end of January or early February) your CX age for all MICX Series events is your age as of 12/31 of the next calendar year. The formula is: CX Age = Current Year – Birthday Year + 1. This goes for everyone, Masters, Juniors, Women, etc.
Selecting the category you want to race in is up to you. Here is a little more info to help all make sure they are racing in the correct category...
Only those who identify as non-binary when registering to race may race in the gender expansive category.
You can always race a Single Speed in any category you want. And yes, you can zip-tie the shifters of a geared bicycle, as long as they are SRAM mechanical shifters only or eTap without the batteries.
Your race number in cyclocross goes on your jersey. You'll want to pin it on your back and off to the side, on the side that the timer/official will be when you pass them each lap.
We will score all 6 races and the top 10 in each category will get points. The more races you compete in the more points you will earn.