USA Cycling has announced the inclusion of the Fat Bike National Championships into its events for 2015. The competition will be held in Ogden, Utah on February 14, featuring a course that will most likely be characterized by extremely snowy conditions.

The announcement came via press release on Monday, which also included the full schedule of mountain bike national championships for 2015. The only other big change to the schedule was the removal of the 24-hour mountain bike national championship, which saw a large decrease in participation.

Full Schedule

January 7-11: Cyclo-Cross National Championships (Austin, Texas)
February 14: Fat Bike National Championships (Ogden, Utah)
March 21: BMX National Championships (Rock Hill, South Carolina)
April 18-19: Professional Criterium and Team Time Trial National Championships (Greenville, South Carolina)
May 2: Marathon Mountain Bike National Championships (Columbia County, Georgia)
May 8-10: Collegiate Road National Championships (Asheville, North Carolina)
May 23-25: Professional Road and Time Trial National Championships (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
June 24-28: Amateur and Para-Cycling Road National Championships (North Lake Tahoe, California)
July 14-19: Mountain Bike National Championships (XC, Gravity, and Enduro), (Mammoth Mountain, California)
July 21-26: Masters Track National Championships (Rock Hill, South Carolina)
August 4-9: Elite and Juniors Track National Championships (Carson, California)
September 9-13: Masters Road National Championships (Ogden, Utah)
September 17-19: Collegiate Track National Championships (TBD)
October 23-25: Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships (Snowshoe Mountain, West Virginia)

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