What will a league race look like this season?
Events will still be held over two days on scheduled weekends, however entire teams will compete on a single day. On race weekend, teams will have a designated arrival time at the event site, allowing for a warm-up period, a staging time and a start time. Teams that are closest to the venue will be scheduled earlier in the day, while teams that have further to travel will race later in the day.
Only one team will race at a time – boys and girls, high school and middle school together. Riders will be started at a constant interval and the order will be determined by the team's coaches. The goal is to minimize passing and where passing occurs, for it to take place within a team that has already been practicing together.
Each rider will ride one lap of the course as fast as they can. Once the rider finishes, they will have time to recover and then exit the venue. Student-athletes will be evaluated against all others in their category and there will be individual awards for the fastest riders.