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Velo is your home to watch all eight USA CRITS races live as some of the best crit racers in the US go head to head all spring long.
Look for each pro race streaming on the Velo homepage starting Saturday, April 11 with the Sunny King Criterium in Anniston, Alabama. The series runs through May 23, concluding with the USA CRITS Finals at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic.
The Sunny King Criterium kicks off the series Saturday with the pro women at 4:45 p.m. CDT followed by the pro men at 6:00. An awards ceremony follows at 7:30.
USA CRITS 2026 Race Schedule
| Race | Date | Location |
| Sunny King Criterium | Saturday, April 11 | Anniston, AL |
| Athens Orthopedic Clinic Twilight | Friday, April 18 | Athens, GA |
| LaGrange Cycling Classic | Sunday, April 19 | LaGrange, GA |
| Greenville Cycling Classic | Thursday, April 30 | Greenville, SC |
| Spartanburg Criterium | Friday, May 1 | Spartanburg, SC |
| High Line Criterium | Saturday, May 2 | Suwanee, GA |
| Rock Hill Spring Classic | Saturday, May 16 | Rock Hill, SC |
| Winston-Salem Cycling Classic | Saturday, May 23 | Winston-Salem, NC |
Founded in 2007, USA CRITS is a leading criterium racing series in the US. In 2026, it’s comprised of eight events across the Southeast.
After kicking off the series April 11, racers will have an action-packed six-week stretch of racing, including three races in as many days April 30 to May 2.
Five women’s D1 teams and eight men’s D1 teams are slated to compete in the series.
The women’s teams:
- Team Winston-Salem Flow
- United Cycling Women
- Kingdom Elite Racing
- One Hart Racing – Nashville Local Cycling
- Caldera Medical x Aurea Racing
The men’s teams:
- Foundation New York
- Newtype Cycling
- Team Winston-Salem Flow
- Team Medellín EPM
- Scottish Cycling
- Team Cadence Cyclery
- One Heart Racing
- The Racing Division p/b PACE Coaching
Racers will be competing for a standalone rider prize purse totaling $100,000 for the women and the same amount for the men. Additionally, there is a D1 team overall competition prize purse of $10,000 for the women’s field and $10,000 for the men’s field.
New for 2025, there is also an open individual overall prize purse of $5,000 for both the men’s and women’s fields, running 10 places deep.
We’ll see you back her on Velo Saturday April 11 at 4:45 p.m. CDT for the Sunny King Criterium!
Head to usacrits.com for more information on the individual races and series.
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