AusCycling has confirmed the dates and locations for eleven National Championships in 2022, with five different states hosting events in BMX, Mountain Bike, Cyclo-cross, Road and Track.
Tasmania will host its first BMX National Championships since 2002 and the first time in over 25 years that the national championships will take place in Launceston.
The Track National Championships will see the Junior (15, 17, 19), Elite and Para Championships combined into an integrated event as the Championships head back to Brisbane.
Australia’s road and mountain bike National Championships will return to Maydena and Ballarat after successful Championships this year.
Wollongong will host both the Cyclo-Cross National Championships, in addition to the Junior and Master Road National Championships as part of the 2022 UCI Road World Championships festival in what’s set to be a monumental year for Wollongong.
AusCycling’s CEO Marne Fechner welcomed the news and is looking forward to over 2,500 riders competing in all cycling disciplines.
“We are pleased to be announcing the majority of dates and locations for the 2022 national championships, with five disciplines across five different states, with more announcements still to come.
“In what continues to be uncertain times, we’d like to thank the many stakeholders and government partners for their help in making these events possible.”
Further information on all the below events will be released later.
BMX Freestyle: Melbourne, VIC – 10-11 December
BMX Racing: Launceston, TAS – 21-27 November
Mountain Bike:
- Cross Country, DH, Trials, Pump Track: Maydena TAS – 14-20 February
- Gravity Enduro: Red Hill, VIC – 22-23 October
- Fat Bike: Broome, WA – May 15
- XCM – TBC
Cyclo-cross: Wollongong, NSW – September (aligned with the UCI Road World Championships)
Road:
- Elite, U23, J19, Para-cycling, Club, Gran Fondo: Ballarat, VIC – 12-16 January
- Junior and Masters: Wollongong, NSW – 12-16 September
Track
- Madison (Elite): Melbourne, VIC – December 11
- Junior: Brisbane, QLD – 24-27 March
- Elite/J19/Para: Brisbane, QLD – 26 March – 30 March
- Masters: Brisbane, QLD – 11-14 April
Note: AusCycling is currently developing a discipline integrated approach to the National Schools Championships (previously only MTB) which will be communicated later in 2021.
Media release – Sarah Courtney, Minister for Hospitality and Events, 15 June 2021
Launceston to host 2022 AusCycling BMX National Championships
Launceston will play host to the biggest event on the Australian BMX calendar with the announcement that the 2022 AusCycling BMX National Championships will be held at the Launceston BMX Club next year.
This is exciting news for Launceston as we will welcome around 3000 visitors as part of the championships.
The Tasmanian Liberal Government is pleased to support this event with a total of $250 000 through the Event Attraction Fund.
The partnership between the Tasmanian Government, AusCycling and Launceston BMX club will see the event take place from 21 – 27 November 2022.
It is the first time since 2002 that the nation’s premier annual domestic event has been held in Tasmania and the first time in 26 years that the nationals have taken place in Launceston.
I am sure that these events will only get bigger and more exciting, providing a great platform from which to promote the sport, encourage participation and to boost our visitor economy.
This Government has been the strongest supporter of sporting events with cycling sports continuing to grow in popularity and mature.
Originally scheduled to be held in Launceston in 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19, the event is expected to bring in an estimated 3000 visitors to the state.
