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Schoolyard Cross

Welcome to the 2025 Schoolyard Cross! 

Hosted by Boulder Junior Cycling and the Dawson School Cyclocross Team in memory of Magnus White.

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Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025

2025 Live Timing & Results here.

17th Annual – Colorado’s Best Race for Beginners!

  • Registration is open here.
  • Free entry for juniors, U25, and first-time women
  • Neutral race support provided by Trek Store Boulder
  • Sponsored by Shimano
  • Mountain bikes are welcome!
  • Free women’s clinic Wednesday night
  • Harvest Festival
  • Part of the Colorado Cross Cup
  • Cat 4 & 5 reserved for adults only
  • A USA CYCLING license is required to race
  • Kids Event for age 6,7, 8 (actual age on race day). Meet at the finish line at Noon (no registration needed)
  • All proceeds support junior cycling

Schedule: Scroll down

Course: Scroll down for map. This is a fun course with a mix of grass and pavement and just the right amount of technical stuff. Perfect for beginners and experts alike.

Location: The beautiful Dawson School campus on Hwy 287 between Longmont and Lafayette. 10455 Dawson Dr, Lafayette, CO 80026. Here’s a map. 

Registration is open here. It closes at Noon on Thursday Sept. 25.

(Race day onsite registration is available for $10 extra and closes 45 min. before start.)

Race License Required (Before you register.)

A USA CYCLING license is required to race. (Most people get an annual license, but one-day licenses are available – limited to beginners and juniors (purchase online during the registration process.)

    • Purchase an USA Cycling annual license here.
    • Racers in Cat 1,2,3,4 should purchase an annual license ($40-$110)
    • Beginners and juniors may purchase a $10 one-day version (purchase online during the registration process.)
Entry Fees

Entry Fee: $40 if you pre-register ($50 on race day) ($20 per additional race)

Kids Event for age 6,7, 8 (actual age on race day) at Noon, just go to the finish line at noon (no registration needed)

Free Entry Program

Free entry for juniors (CX race age 18 and under) (must pre-register) ($25 on race day)

                                -If you are entering a junior category, no coupon code is needed

                                -Coupon code for juniors entering adult cat. 3 or higher: sycjunior

Free entry for age U25 (Actual age 24 or less on race day) (must pre-register) ($25 on race day) 

                                -Coupon code for age U25: sycU25

Free entry for never-ever first-time women

                               -Coupon code never-ever first-time women: sycGR8

Free entry to anyone who needs financial assistance. Please contact Executive Director Pete Webber (email)

Kids event for age 6-8 is free, just go to the finish line at noon (no registration needed)

Activities:
Additional Sign Ups:

Reserve team space on club row.

Volunteer sign up.

Sign up to bring items for the Bake Sale.

Women’s Clinic details and sign up here.

Events Notes:

Cat 4 & 5 reserved for adults only. Junior girls and boys are asked to race with their correct age group, not with adults. (Contact us if you need an exception.) – Juniors who have a race license in CX Category 3 or higher may race in adult categories.

CX RACE AGE: Your age on 12/31/26 (That’s right, your age on Dec. 31, 2026)

COURSE PREVIEW: Available between each start wave.

ARCHIVES: 2024 Results, 2024 Photos

START PROCEDURE: We are doing “corral start”. The start for each wave will be by one whistle for the whole wave and results will be split up by category at the finish. Some junior races and the Men’s 50+ and 60+ will have separate whistles. (Some other waves may be split before the start based upon circumstances.)

CALL UPS:  Each wave will be called up by Crossresults.com ranking regardless of category or gender. Check out the race predictor to see your approximate call up position (within your category, please note your wave will contain several categories blended together.)

RACE RULES: All USA CYCLING rules apply.

CHIP TIMING: Pick up your chip at registration. $100 fee if chip not returned.

PODIUM: The podium presentation is promptly 5 minutes after the winner finishes. Top 3 riders in each category.

AWARDS:

Open Men & Women:

1st = $330
2nd = $265
3rd = $200
4th = $135
5th = $70

All other categories merchandise. Must be present at the podium to receive an award.

PARKING: On site.

LICENSES: A USA CYCLING license is required to race. (Except free kids race age 6,7,8) (Most people get an annual license, but FREE one-day licenses are available – limited to beginners and juniors.) (See above for details.)

THIS EVENT FOLLOWS SAFESPORT GUIDELINES: SafeSport is a set of resources and policies to safeguard athletes from bullying, harassment, hazing, physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct. This includes the MINOR ATHLETE ABUSE PREVENTION POLICY: Known as the MAAPP,  it is a set of guidelines to reduce the risk of physical, sexual, and emotional misconduct as well as opportunities for bullying, harassment, and hazing. Read more details.

TO REPORT SAFESPORT and/or MINOR ATHLETE ABUSE PREVENTION POLICY VIOLATIONS: Contact the USA Center for SafeSport here.

REFUNDS: Schoolyard Cross is a community event, and the costs of producing it are substantial. For that reason, we are generally unable to provide refunds. This includes circumstances beyond our control, such as weather or unexpected schedule changes. That said, we understand that life happens. If you have a personal situation that prevents you from participating, you are welcome to send us a reasonable request for a refund. While we can’t make any promises, we’ll do our best to help where possible.

Questions? info@boulderjuniorcycling.org