Pan Am cyclocross championships already have a new venue

Within four days of officially canceling the Pan American cyclocross championships in Costa Rica, the event has a new venue. Under the guidance of Josh Peacock, Director of Marketing and Events at Cycling Canada and now the Interim President of the Pan American Cyclocross Commission, 2022 Pan Am’s will still happen. And, now, the event will be much closer to home for Canadian riders.

A Costa Rican cancelation

Pan Am’s were originally scheduled to take place in San José, Costa Rica on November 5-6 this year. It was going to be the first time since the event’s inception back in 2014 that it would have taken place outside of North America. Organizers were forced to cancel when the Costa Rican government decided that no events could be held in the planned venue, Parque Viva. Local organizers were unable to find another suitable venue on short notice, PACC went out looking for a new host.

A Really Rad solution

Just days after the official cancelation, Pan Ams have a new home. The Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross, a long-running New England event, will take over hosting duties from Costa Rica. The new venue couldn’t be better suited to take over Pan-Ams. It takes place on the same weekend, Nov 5-7, and will already be on many racer’s calendars as the grand finale of the USCX national cylocross series.

Pan American championship racing will take place on Friday, November 5 at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds in Falmouth, Massachusetts. That will kick off three days of racing at the Really Rad weekend. Events continue with a UCI C1 event on Saturday and a C2 on the Sunday.

Full Press Release from Pan American Cycling Confederation

The Pan American Cycling Confederation is pleased to announce that the Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross, hosted in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA, has been selected as a replacement host for the 2022 Pan American Cyclocross Championships. This news follows an official release on Tuesday October 4th, outlining the cancelation of the event originally scheduled to take place in Costa Rica.

“We are thrilled to announce the Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross as the host organization for our 2022 Pan American Cyclocross Championships” said Josh Peacock, Interim President of the Pan American Cyclo-cross Commission. “The organization behind the event, in close collaboration with USA Cycling, were quick to respond and…