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2024 Alberta Provincial Team

For the 2024 season the BMX provincial team will focus on opportunities for riders to gain experience and improve their skills.

The team for 2024 will consist of up to 20 challenge aged racers as well as Junior racers, with the possibility of increasing or decreasing the number on a per project basis at the discretion of the ABA and ABA BMX Committee.

  • Riders must be expert in level and have competed in the Junior Devo series in 2023 (13 years excepted)

  • Age groups considered for the team are, 14, 15 and 16 years of age as of December 31, 2024

  • Each rider will receive a Team jersey supplied by the Alberta Bicycle Association and its key sponsors.
  • The final schedule of projects will be outlined at the team meeting in late 2023/early 2024.
    • Canada Cup Races
    • National Championships

 


Team Criteria

  • All athletes interested in gaining a position on the team must apply by submitting a resume.
  • To be eligible for selection, athletes must be members of the Alberta Bicycle Association
  • Athletes selected as candidates are required to sign the Team Alberta Athlete Agreement.
  • Selected athletes are responsible to contributing a portion of the costs.
  • Team members are required to participate in the Alberta Provincial Cup Series age appropriate category and junior devo (where age appropriate) and are expected to attend the Alberta Provincial Championships. Exceptions due to extenuating circumstances may be granted at the discretion of Team Management.
  • Team members must wear the Provincial Team uniform when competing for Team Alberta at all identified team projects.
  • Athletes may be selected for doping control at any sanctioned event. It is the athlete's responsibility to become familiar with doping control procedures and the list of restricted and banned substances. Athletes should consult the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (http://www.cces.ca) for information on restricted substances, therapeutic exemptions, and other doping control matters. 
  • Only athletes who travel as part of Team Alberta will receive funding from the ABA, unless the ABA office approves otherwise.
  • Athletes must be willing to work with and take direction from the Provincial Team coach(s).
  • All outstanding invoices must be paid prior to being considered for the Provincial Team

Selection Criteria 

Selection to the team will be based on points (see below for a breakdown), skills and coachability. Skill and coachability will be graded by the PT coach, with the exception of Junior’s who will be selected by the provincial team coach.

Athletes will receive a combined point score from each of the following events:

  • Alberta Provincial Championships (this event will serve as the tie breaker, if needed)
  • Alberta Cup Series (Final ranking/Expert Category)
  • Alberta Cup Series Junior Devo (where age appropriate)
  • National Championships

Qualified riders with the highest number of total points may be invited to try out for the team.

 Finish

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 Points

10

8

7

6

5

4

3

2


Points will be earned based on the sum of the final rank in the Alberta Cup Provincial Series, Alberta Provincial Championships, and the National Championships. In addition, athletes can also earn bonus points by competing in any of the following events:

  • CM: UCI BMX World Championships (above points x5)
  • CDM: UCI BMX World Cup Supercross (above points x4)
  • CC: UCI BMX Continental Championships (above points x3)
  • C1: Category 1 UCI Race (above points x2)
  • National Championships (above points x2)
  • Alberta Cup Series Junior Development (above points x1.5)

Other considerations for selection will be:

  • Commitment to the Alberta Bicycle Provincial Team program
  • Selection to Team Canada projects
  • Prior Provincial Team experiences

Selection Process

Selections will be made by the BMX committee with input from the Provincial Team coach.

Applications

All Athletes requesting a team selection must submit a written request letter and resume of race results for the 2023 (at minimum) season to the Alberta Bicycle Association. Applications for the 2024 season will be accepted until October 9th, 2024, Late applications will not be accepted, no exceptions.  Team coaches and management may extend the deadline to the 2024 team at their discretion. Applications can be emailed to heather@albertabicycle.ab.ca