Finding dirt track cycling events has gotten easier but still requires knowing where to look. As someone who has chased cyclocross calendars across multiple regions and missed registrations because I didn’t know an event existed until it was sold out, I learned which resources actually work and which ones waste your time. Today, I will share it all with you.
Know Your Sub-Category First
Dirt track cycling covers several distinct disciplines that live in different corners of the cycling world. Cyclocross runs fall through early winter on courses combining pavement, grass, mud, and sand. Gravel racing has exploded into its own category with events ranging from 50-mile local races to 200-plus-mile sufferfests like Unbound Gravel. BMX racing has Olympic status and is governed by USA Cycling and UCI. Mountain bike enduro races are organized through regional mountain bike associations and local clubs.
Getting clear on which discipline you’re following makes the search much faster. The calendars don’t overlap much.
USA Cycling Event Calendar
USA Cycling maintains an event calendar at usacycling.org covering sanctioned races. For cyclocross, criteriums including dirt crits, and BMX racing, this is the most reliable centralized database of events in the United States. You can filter by discipline, state, and date range.
The limitation is that USA Cycling only covers sanctioned events. A large portion of gravel races, local cyclocross fun races, and club events aren’t in this database at all.
BikeReg
BikeReg.com is the dominant event registration platform for cycling in the US. Event promoters use it to handle registration, which makes it one of the most comprehensive sources for upcoming events regardless of whether they’re USA Cycling sanctioned. Search by discipline, state, and month.
Regional Cycling Calendars
Many gravel-specific events have dedicated websites and aren’t aggregated anywhere. The cycling press covers major events, but regional events require searching for your state’s cycling club or regional cycling association. A search for your state plus “gravel calendar” plus the year often surfaces aggregated lists that someone in the community maintains.
For cyclocross specifically, the major regional series are worth following directly: New England Cyclocross (NECX), Mid-Atlantic Cross (MAC), and Pacific Cyclocross in Oregon and Washington all have strong regional circuits that run September through January.
Setting Up Alerts
Rather than manually checking calendars, set up systems to come to you. Google Alerts for your region plus the discipline works surprisingly well for newly announced events. BikeReg notifications can be configured by discipline and region. Facebook groups for local cycling clubs and regional race organizers often post events before official websites do — groups like Southern California Cycling or PNW Gravel are more current than official channels in my experience.
Following Race Results
For cyclocross results specifically, CrossResults.com is a comprehensive aggregator that covers results from across the country. USA Cycling results cover sanctioned events. Many BikeReg events post results directly on the platform. Strava segment leaderboards show times from events with published courses if you want to see how the field performed.
Showing Up as a Spectator
Dirt track events are often more spectator-friendly than road races — cyclocross in particular puts you close enough to the action to hear riders breathing. For events worth watching, look for UCI-level cyclocross races for the highest field quality, and check whether local events have elite or open categories.
The best way to find a scene is to go once. Most local dirt track cycling communities are welcoming, the racing is genuinely fun to watch, and you’ll leave knowing exactly which local events are worth coming back for.
