New format for seeding at Nationals

Hi All - I came across this and thought you might be very interested

"New this year, start-line seeding for the age-group national championships will be determined by an individual time trial, according to nationals race director Brad Ross. While the championship races will continue to be held in the Old Mill District, the seeding race will be staged a day in advance on the same tract of land where the Thrilla races are now being held. (Seeding races will be held on Wednesday for Thursday championships, on Thursday for Friday championships, etc.) The results from the short time trial — less than 10 minutes in duration, Ross estimates — will establish the start order for the championship event.

In years past, the make-or-break starting position in a 150-rider field was determined by category rank and time of registration. This new time trial seeding method will ensure that the fastest riders start at the front of the field.

Elite, U23 and junior races, which were previously seeded based on accrued points (and not based on category rank or time of registration), will continue to be ordered that way.

Online registration for the 2010 Cyclocross National Championships opens Tuesday, Oct. 12, at www.usacycling.org."

Russell