The Axel Merckx Youth Development Foundation is pleased to present its Youth Cycling Series for the 2013 season. This collection of events will allow the region’s promising 11 to 18 year old cyclists to race under a structured learning environment, while competing directly with their peers. Each event will include coaching seminars, athlete development lectures, and of course, age-group category races.
If you are, or know of, a young cyclist who’s keen on developing racing skills, these are the events for you!

Events will be offered in the following cities in British Columbia:

• - Victoria, B.C. [July 26th – July 28th]
• - Penticton, B.C. [Aug. 30th – Sept. 1st]
• *Click on either event location for further details.

Athletes register for the Axel Merckx Youth Cycling Series (AMYCS) event (Vic or Penticton) based on current Cycling BC / UCI racing age (age as of December 31st, 2013). For the initial training/skills session, and time trial competition of each AMYCS event - athletes will be grouped based on age (U19, U17, U15, and U13).

• U19 - after Dec 31 - 1993
• U17 - after Dec 31 - 1995
• U15 - after Dec 31 - 1997
• U13 - after Dec 31 - 1999, but before Dec 31 - 2001

For the initial training/skills session, and time trial competition of each AMYCS event - athletes will be grouped based on age (U19, U17, U15, and U13). Following this initial training and competition session on opening day of each AMYCS event athletes will be grouped into ability based categories, of similar rider numbers, for the remainder of the weekend event (A, B, and C categories). These groupings will be primarily based upon results posted in the time trial event(s), and confirmed through coach feedback of rider skill and maturity. AMYDF reserve the right to combine age groups into ability based categories based solely at the discretion of the AMYDF coaching staff, and event management. Participants registering for both events will receive the exclusive AMYDF cycling jersey!  

For more information or to register a rider, visit here: CCN Bikes

We look forward to seeing you at the start line!