D1 TEAM Program
Team Expense And ManagementAll USA CRITS and Speed Week events will be live streamed starting with the Sunny King Criterium and ending with the USA CRITS Finals at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic and will be free to view on www.usacrits.com and other platforms (TBD).
The 2025 USA CRITS and Speed Week events have a stand-alone Rider Prize Purse totaling
$72,500 plus primes for Women | $72,500 plus primes for Men
NEW FOR 2025 Open Individual Overall Prize Purse (Awarded after Winston-Salem)
$5,000 for Women (10 places deep) | $5,000 for Men (10 places deep)
D1 TEAM Overall Competition Prize Purse (Awarded after Winston-Salem)
$8,000 for Women (10 places deep) | $8,000 for Men (10 places deep)
D1 TEAM Travel Fund Stipends Available
$5,850 minimum per team, paid in five installments throughout the season (Paid on the Fridays that fall after Anniston, Newnan, College Park, Omaha, and Winston-Salem.)
Any team interested in registering as a D1 TEAM must do so by February 28th, 2025, in order to qualify for overall points, included entry fees to all events, travel stipends, and end-of-series D1 TEAM Overall Competition Prize Purse.
Contact Thad Fischer at thad@usacrits.com for any questions about the D1 TEAMs program, for information on how we can help you develop a D1 Composite Team, and to register your team as a 2025 USA CRITS D1 TEAM!
Photo by Adam Koble | @adamkoble
Want to be a D1 rider but don't have a team? We can assist you in the development of a D1 Composite!
Photo by Adam Koble | @adamkoble
REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
D1 TEAMs & Open Pro/Non-D1 TEAM Participation Information
OPTION # 1:
D1 TEAM & Composite D1 TEAM - ALL PASS - $3,500
Registration
- D1 TEAM & Composite D1 TEAM online registration will be hosted on www.bikereg.com and will be open from Feb 1, 2025 until Feb 28, 2025, until full
- Limited to 20 Women’s & 20 Men’s D1 TEAMs
- Registered Composite D1 TEAMs are invited and assistance in the formation of a composite D1 TEAM is available
- All riders must have current USAC or UCI numbers to be entered. A password will be given to all interested teams.
- MyLaps transponders will be issued for series and live results can be accessed via Vitacost Sport Certified Results link at http://www.usacrits.com/vitacostresults
Benefits & ELIGIBILITY
- Includes entries for up to six (6) riders to all 15 USA CRITS & Speed Week events (13 races plus Wahoo Races on the Stage in Athens and Streets of Fire in Winston-Salem)
- Individual race entries are projected to be $65 in advance online and $75 on the day of each race
- Eligible for each event's day-of prize purses
- Eligible for Open Individual Overall points accumulation (points are gained across all USA CRITS and Speed Week events evenly)
- Eligible for Open Individual Overall Prize Purse
- Awarded after Winston-Salem
- Eligible for D1 TEAM Overall Competition Prize Purse
- Awarded after Winston-Salem
- D1 TEAM Overall Competition points are awarded to the top four (4) D1 TEAM finishers from each race throughout all 13 events evenly
- A minimum of four (4) riders and a maximum of six (6) riders must be registered per race to receive D1 TEAM Overall Competition points
- D1 TEAM roster can vary from event to event
- Eligible for D1 TEAM travel stipends
- Each D1 TEAM is guaranteed one (1) callup per event
- Eligible for race-day rider intros based on series overall standings
- Preferred allocation of host and hotel accommodations as available per event
- D1 TEAMs requesting housing support (where available) must submit requests that include arrival/departure info and number of athletes/managers traveling a minimum of 21 days in advance of each race
- Preferred allocation of food vouchers at participating restaurants per event (where available)
D1 TEAM TRAVEL STIPENDS |Total per D1 TEAM = $5,850
- A minimum of four (4) riders and a maximum of six (6) riders per D1 TEAM in attendace is required for travel stipend disbursements.
- D1 TEAMs must participate in all races within a payment period in order to receive travel stipends -- please refer to the chart below to see how races locations are distributed through each disbursement period.
- D1 TEAM managers/assigned representatives will receive travel stipend disbursements the Fridays following Anniston, Newnan, College Park, Omaha, and Winston-Salem.
- PLEASE NOTE: The organizers in Omaha will be providing hotel accommodations to D1 TEAMs in addition to travel stipends. Host housing may be available in the other event locations (more information to come).
Stipend #1 - $550 - Disbursed on 4/11
Stipend #2 - $1,000 - Disbursed on 4/18
Stipend #3 - $3,000 - Disbursed on 5/9
Races included: Greenville|Athens|Peachtree Corners|Union City|Suwanee|Spartanburg|LaGrange|College Park
Stipend #4 - $300 - Disbursed on 5/23
Races included: Omaha
Stipend #5 - $1,000 - Disbursed on 5/30
Races included: Winston-Salem
ASSET PRODUCTION & DELIVERY
- D1 TEAMs are highlighted on USA CRITS & Speed Week websites, social media accounts, and livestream shows
- D1 TEAMs video short will be produced by USA CRITS, made available to D1 TEAMs, and will be shown on livestream shows throughout the 2025 season and in various series promotional pieces
- D1 TEAM access to Official USA CRITS photographer's images for social media use (individual agreements made between photographer and each D1 TEAM will be facilitated by USA CRITS)
- Reserved area in D1 TEAM Zone at events with available space (10x10 course side space or branded vehicle space)
STIPULATIONS
- Both D1 TEAMs and Composite D1 TEAMs may consist of six (6) riders (with a minimum of four (4) and maximum of six (6) riders competing per event)
- Team Managers directly register teams/riders and update rosters with substitutions up to 4 days before each race
- There is no minimum number of team members that can be put on the team roster, however, they must be exclusive to the team and cannot enter individually (if already on a registered D1 TEAM).
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REGISTRATION OPEN NOW!
OPTION #2:
Open Pro and non-D1 TEAM Registration
Registration
- Open pro and non-D1 TEAM registration will be hosted on www.bikereg.com and will open March 1, 2025, for each individual series event
- Individual race entries are projected to be $65 in advance online and $75 on the day of each race
- Open pro and non-D1 TEAM riders may register for some or all events
- Each event's field limits will vary based on D1 TEAM participation numbers
- All riders must have current USAC or UCI numbers to be entered.
- MyLaps transponders will be issued for series and live results can be accessed via Vitacost Sport Certified Results link at http://www.usacrits.com/vitacostresults
ELIGIBILITY
- Eligible for each event's day-of prize purse
- Eligible for series' Individual Overall points accumulation (points are gained across all USA CRITS and Speed Week events evenly)
- Eligible for end-of-series Open Individual Overall Prize Purse
- NOT eligible for End-of-Series D1 TEAM Overall Standings Competition
- NOT eligible for D1 TEAM Travel Stipends
OPEN INDIVIDUAL
OVERALL
Men | Women | |
1st | $1,000 | $1,000 |
2nd | $800 | $800 |
3rd | $700 | $700 |
4th | $600 | $600 |
5th | $500 | $500 |
6th | $400 | $400 |
7th | $350 | $350 |
8th | $300 | $300 |
9th | $200 | $200 |
10th | $150 | $150 |
$5,000 | $5,000 |
D1 TEAM OVERALL COMPETITION
Men | Women | |
1st | $1,000 | $1,000 |
2nd | $975 | $975 |
3rd | $950 | $950 |
4th | $875 | $875 |
5th | $825 | $825 |
6th | $775 | $775 |
7th | $725 | $725 |
8th | $675 | $675 |
9th | $625 | $625 |
10th | $575 | $575 |
$8,000 | $8,000 |
* PLEASE NOTE *
Please consult each race venue’s webpages and social media accounts for specific race day information and registration for category races and non-D1 TEAMs
Once the registration of D1 TEAMs period has expired (February 28, 2025), registration will open online for individual open and non-D1 TEAM riders (March 1, 2025)