Freddie de los Santos, a US Paracyclist, races on a handcycle. (Photo: Casey B. Gibson, U.S. Paralympics Cycling)
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (January 24, 2025) – U.S. Paralympics Cycling and the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce today announced that the nation’s top Para-cyclists will return to Huntsville for the 2025 U.S. Paralympics Cycling Time Trial. The one-day event will be held on March 29, 2025 in Cummings Research Park, and will determine Team USA’s roster for the first two UCI Para-Cycling World Cup competitions of the 2025 season.
Fresh off the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games that saw U.S. cyclists bring home eight medals, the Huntsville races will kick off a new Paralympic quad as Team USA turns its focus to Los Angeles in 2028. Many of the country’s best Para-cyclists, including Paris medalists, are expected to compete for world cup roster spots in Huntsville.
“We are so excited to return to Huntsville and to partner once again with the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber,” Ian Lawless, Director, U.S. Paralympics Cycling, said. “The city has become a hotbed for Para-cycling and has time and again welcomed our athletes and staff with top-notch events and unmatched hospitality. This event will be the cornerstone as we look towards L.A. 2028, and we wouldn’t want to start that journey anywhere else.”
A longtime partner of U.S. Paralympics Cycling, the city of Huntsville has successfully hosted the 2021 and 2022 U.S. Paralympics Cycling Open and most recently held the first-ever domestic UCI Para-cycling World Cup in 2023. The city was also awarded the 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships, which will be the first Para-cycling world championships held in the U.S. since 2014. The 2025 U.S. Paralympics Time Trial races will be contested on the same time trial course that is set to host the 2026 world championships.
“We’re so excited to welcome the Para-cyclists back to Cummings Research Park to compete for the World Cup spots and represent Team USA,” said Erin Koshut, the Park’s executive director. “We absolutely loved seeing them race and medal in the Paris games and can’t wait to welcome these men and women back to the Rocket City.”
The 2025 U.S. Paralympics Time Trial event is free, family-friendly and open to the public. Race organizers are also seeking volunteers to assist with event tasks such as athlete check-in, course set-up and maintenance, and more. Volunteers are needed – signup information will be shared very soon on cummingsresearchpark.com.
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About U.S. Paralympics Cycling
U.S. Paralympics Cycling serves as the national governing body for Para-cycling in the United States. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. Paralympics Cycling is a division of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. U.S. Paralympics Cycling is committed to promoting and growing the sport in the United States by enabling athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence. In addition to overseeing domestic competition opportunities, U.S. Paralympics Cycling is responsible for the selection and training of U.S. teams for international competition including world championships, ParaPan American Games, and the Paralympic Games. Road Para-cycling for men and women has been a part of the Paralympic program since New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984, and has been contested at every Games since. Track Para-cycling entered the Paralympic program 12 years later at Atlanta 1996.
About the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce
The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber serves as the catalyst for economic development activities in our community. It serves as a single point of contact for prospective and existing businesses in their efforts to establish a new business or to expand existing operations. The Chamber is also the coordinating agency for companies interested in locating in the area’s research and industrial parks or anywhere in the Huntsville/Madison County area of northern Alabama.
About Cummings Research Park
Cummings Research Park (CRP) is the second largest research park in the country and the fourth largest in the world. It is one of the world’s leading science and technology business parks, with a mixture of Fortune 500 companies, local and international high-tech enterprises, U.S. space and defense agencies, thriving business incubators and competitive higher-education institutions. CRP is home to more than 300 companies, 26,000 employees and 13,500 students.