British Cycling has confirmed that Shrewsbury Sports Village in Shropshire, western England, will host the 2020 HSBC UK | National Cyclo-cross Championships. The championships will take place between 11-12 January 2020, representing a return to the well-established Shropshire venue, which last hosted the championships in 2016.
The announcement comes off the back of the staging of this year’s championships, which were held at Gravesend’s Cyclopark and saw Nikki Brammeier and Tom Pidcock respectively claim the elite national titles.
Event organiser Dave Mellor, of Mid Shropshire Wheelers, said “We are delighted to be staging the 2020 HSBC UK | National Cyclo-cross Championships at Shrewsbury Sports Village. We implemented several key course changes for this season’s round of the HSBC UK | National Trophy Series, which resulted in riders tackling the course in the opposite direction to that of recent years.
“These changes were well received, and will provide a good basis for the organisation of next year’s national championships.”
British Cycling has also confirmed the six host venues for the 2019/20 HSBC UK | National Trophy Series, which will begin at Moorways, Derby, and conclude at York Sport Village. Two venues – Westmorland Showground in Cumbria and Pembrey Country Park in Carmarthenshire – will make their debut appearances in the series, while Irvine Beach Park and the South of England Showground will also host rounds.
Full dates of the 2019/20 HSBC UK | National Trophy Series:
Round one: 21-22 September, 2019 – Moorways, Derby
Round two: 5-6 October, 2019 – Westmorland County Showground, Milnthorpe
Round three: 26-27 October, 2019 – Beach Park, Irvine
Round four: 9-10 November, 2019 – South of England Event Centre, Crawley
Round five: 23-24 November, 2019 – Pembrey Country Park, Carmarthenshire
Round six: 14-15 December, 2019 – York Sport Village, York
2020 HSBC UK | National Cyclo-Cross Championships
11-12 January 2020 – Shrewsbury Sports Village, Shrewsbury
