Wed Night World Championships MTB

Wednesday Night Mountain Biking, aka “Wednesday Night Worlds,” is a short-track style cross country mountain bike race series in Seattle.

These are cross-country mountain bike races located within a public park. Our courses are a mix of single track, grass, dirt and paved roads. Courses change weekly and are approx. 3-3.5 miles in length. Riders of all abilities are welcome. Race distances range from 1 to 4 laps. An average adult lap time is about 18 min.

All racers need a $5 timing chip. This is a one time cost, you own it. Most of you probably have one already if you race bikes around here.

Starts

We are using interval starts in 2022. Start times are approximate. We send 6 riders at a time in approx. 15sec intervals. Riders will pass through the finish line to begin and end their race. Kids races start at the finish line arch. Adult and Junior starts use the pavement or grass field depending on course direction.

5:00pm
Kids (6-9yr) – Shorter lap

5:15pm
Little J’s (10-12 Juniors) – 1 lap
Cat 4 Juniors – 2 laps

6pm
Cat 3 Adults and Juniors – 3 laps
Cat 4 Adults – 2 laps

7pm
Cat 1 Adults – 4 laps
Cat 2 Adults and Juniors – 3 laps

Categories

New this year we offer a Non-Binary/Trans category. This is offered in every Start Wave. Our Categories are:

​Cat 1 Men, Women, Non-Binary (4 laps)
This is the fastest group. This is similar to an Elite or Expert field.

​Cat 2 Men, Women, Juniors 13-15, Non-Binary (3 laps)
This is a “newer” Expert rider or faster Sport rider field.

​Cat 3 Men, Women, Juniors 13-15, Non-Binary (3 laps)
This is a the largest field for faster Beginners or strong Sport riders.

Cat 4 Men, Women, Juniors 13-15, Non-Binary (2 laps)
This is the beginner or entry level field.

​Little J’s 10-12, Non-Binary (1 lap)
These are our younger Juniors, 1 full lap

​KIDS U9, Non-Binary (shorter lap)
Age 6-9y old and race a shortened lap. *The Kids race does not uses Timing Chips.

Each category competes for the Points Series Overall which is the best 13 of 16 races. Adult and Junior points go 40 deep(Kids 15).

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