USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships Return To Knoxville In 2023
USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships Return To Knoxville In 2023
Knoxville once again hosts USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships. Here's the route, how to watch and more on the event.
Knoxville, Tennessee, hosts the 2023 USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships, one of the biggest events on the USA Cycling schedule, for the seventh straight year as cyclists compete in a variety of events starting Thursday.
Events begin on June 22 with the Individual Time Trial National Championships followed by the Criterium National Championships on June 23. The event concludes with the Pro Road Nationals on June 25. The criterium and road events will be streamed on FloBikes and the FloSports app.
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How to Watch: 2023 USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships
The event is one of the biggest USA Cycling operates over the summer, which includes the 2023 USA Cycling Cross-Country Mountain Bike Nationals in July and the Gravel National Championships in early September.
This is the last year Knoxville will host the Pro Road Nationals.
Here’s what to know about the Pro Road National Championships.
USA Cycling Knoxville 2023: When Is Pro Road National Championships?
The Pro Road National Championships are on Sunday, June 25. The 6.8-mile route crosses the Tennessee River over Gay Street Bridge, then a climb up Sherrod Street, and using the James White Parkway to return to downtown Knoxville.
Women will race 10 laps, for a total distance of 68 miles. The men will complete 17 laps for a total distance 115.6 miles.
USA Cycling Knoxville 2023: Pro Road National Championships Route
How To Watch 2023 USA Cycling Pro Road Nationals
The 2023 Pro Road National Championships will stream live on FloBikes and the FloSports app. Replays will also be available on those platforms. FloBikes will broadcast the criterium and road events.
USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships Schedule
Here's the schedule for this week's action:
June 22: Individual Time Trial National Championships
The ITT is on a 7.2-mile section of roadways along Melton Lake and the Oak Ridge Rowing venue in Oak Ridge, just 30 minutes west of downtown Knoxville.
The cyclists will complete a variety of laps of the 7.2 mile ITT course.
The women will complete two laps of the 7.2-mile ITT course for a total distance of 23.2 kilometers. The men will complete three laps for a total distance of 34.9 kilometers.
The event begins at 11:50 a.m. This will not be streamed by FloSports.
June 23: Criterium National Championships
The Criterium will be held at night in downtown Knoxville, with the start and finish on Gay Street. The 1.1-mile circuit is fast, short, and technical. Athletes will race for a set amount of time and then a specific number of finishing laps.
The event begins at 9 p.m. local time. This is streaming on FloBikes and the FloSports app.
June 24: Olympic Day
Fans can meet the cyclists, including Olympians. The event begins at noon local time.
June 25: USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships
The race will begin at 9 a.m. local time.