Baltimore Youth Cycling

BYC still has spots open for our fall season - especially for our Catonsville/Anne Arundel County practices. Loaner bikes are available along with coached practices and race day support. https://bycycling.org/signup

Junior road racers! Join Equip Racing and MidAtlantic Bicycle Racing Association - MABRA for a series of junior specific clinics ahead of the Chocolate City Criterium.

Women’s & Juniors’ Intro to Crit Racing @ Chocolate City Criterium Online Registration BikeReg - online cycling event registration

The 2026 MABRA Cyclocross season begins in two months!

The 2026 season will feature 15 race days at 13 different venues in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia from September through early December:

• Vanish Cross (formerly known as Ed Sander Memorial CX) (BikeReg Super Series) - Sunday, September 13 - Leesburg, VA

• Hyattsville CX (BikeReg Super Series) - Sunday, September 20 - Hyattsville, MD

• Randy Nixon’s CrosstoberFest at Frey’s Brewing - Sunday, September 27 - Mt Airy MD

• Charm City Cross (UCI C1 on Saturday, UCI C2 on Sunday, amateur fields on both days) - Saturday & Sunday, October 3-4, Baltimore, MD

• Falkorburg Cross (BikeReg Super Series) - Sunday, October 11 - Stevenson, MD

• AACX @ Bacon Ridge - Sunday, October 18 - Crownesville, MD

• BikenetiCX (BikeReg Super Series) - Sunday, October 25 - Leesburg, VA

• Frosty Cross & MABRA Age-Graded Championships - Saturday, October 31 - Hunt Valley, MD

• Pan-American Cyclocross Championships (UCI fields only) - Saturday, November 7, 2026 - Washington, DC

• DCCX (UCI and amateur fields) - Sunday, November 8, 2026 - Washington, DC

• Rockburn Cross (BikeReg Super Series) - Sunday, November 15, 2026 - Elkridge, MD

• Taco Cross (BikeReg Super Series) - Sunday, November 22, 2026 - Catlett, VA

• Tacchino Cyclocross (BikeReg Super Series) - Sunday, November 29, 2026 - Derwood, MD

• Capital ‘Cross Classic & MABRA Category Championships (BikeReg Super Series) - Sunday, December 6, 2026 - Reston, VA

MABRA Cyclocross Champions will be awarded to the winners in the U13, U15, U19, and Masters fields at Frosty Cross on October 31. MABRA Cyclocross Champions will also be awarded to the winners in category-based fields (Mens and Womens Category 1/2/3, Mens and Womens Category 3/4, and Mens and Womens Category 4/5) at Capital ‘Cross Classic on December 6. To be eligible for a MABRA Cyclocross Championship, a rider must either live in the MABRA region (based on the residence listed on your USAC license) or be a member of a MABRA club.

BYC had an incredible day out at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center with our friends from Rock Creek Velo and some great coaching from Dave, Hannah, and the awesome crew from BSR MUSTANGS 🐎 Mustangs.

If you haven’t made it out for some high speed laps in the velodrome, you are missing out! Now just need to plan a field trip back up there to catch some Friday Night Under the Lights action…

There are openings this Sunday (Fathers Day) for a ‘Try the Track’ session at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown, Pa. being hosted by Baltimore Youth Cycling. The session starts at noon and runs 2.5-3 hours and includes closed track time, professional coaching and rental track bikes. Cost is $40 and you do not have to be a junior. We are opening up the slots to all MABRA racers. If interested contact us and we will provide you with the ‘private’ BikeReg link.

We always strive for safety out on the roads but sometimes crashes are just unavoidable. Thankfully this wasn’t caused by a distracted driver. Descending at 35 mph, Ryder N. hit a patch of loose gravel. He hit the deck hard and slid out of sight under a guardrail. His training partner took several minutes to find him. Not to worry, no broken bones or head injuries. Don’t tell us that kids these days are ‘soft’! Fell asleep reading his current favorite book about bike racing.