Cycling: Cross Country Championships 2026-27

Date:

Saturday 10th April 2027

Venue:

Cannock Chase

Address:

Cannock Chase Forest,

Birches Valley,

Rugeley,

Staffordshire,

WS15 2UQ

Entry Opening Date

Tuesday 16th February 2027 

Stage 1 Entry Closing Date

Tuesday 23rd March 2027 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline 

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline) 

Thursday 25th March 2027 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline 

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries) 

Entry Costs 

To Be Confirmed

Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 Entry window will open. Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee.  

If required, this will open on Friday 26th March and close on Tuesday 30th March.

XC MTB has now been adopted fully onto the BUCS programme for 2026-27 and will therefore award BUCS Points.

Please see Appendix 1 and Reg 6 for available BUCS Points.

There has been a change to the allocation of BUCS Points for Team Championships (Events) for the 2026-27 season. Under the revised model, BUCS Points are now awarded across an entire gender category at each Championships as a whole, with teams from all levels of competition combined into a single ranking. Please see Appendix 1 and Reg 6 for more information and to see the available BUCS Points. 

Please see below for the entry allowance in this event

• Each Race is capped at 90 riders
• IAs will be asked to rank their riders in the case the event is oversubscribed

Individual Entry: 

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps: 

1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here) 

2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here) 

3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list 

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy 

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer 

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.  

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Please find our Cycling Rules & Regulation below:

BUCS Cycling Regulations 

Anybody who withdraws after entries have closed will still be required to pay the entry fee

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy 

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event 

This will have to be confirmed with the hosts

BUCS’ mission is to provide exceptional student sporting experiences that inspire, develop and unite.

Critical to our success is our commitment to always providing safe, friendly and enjoyable environments for all participants. Whether competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering, working or spectating at these events, the welfare of all is critical to our mission.

To find out more or report a concern, please click here.

The sustainability of our event matters to us and these are the positive steps we are taking to manage our environmental impact:

• All staff and volunteers are encouraged to travel to the event via public transport
• We have used local suppliers where possible
• Event programmes are all online, minimising paper use
• We will print on demand merchandise (if applicable)
• We are beginning to track our carbon footprint across BUCS events to identify areas of improvement.

How can you help at this event? Here’s some ideas:

• Be self-sufficient by bringing your own refillable bottles and coffee cups to reduce waste
• Ensure you are disposing of waste correctly – Check around the venue for specific recycling and food waste bins
• Travel smarter – as a team on a minibus, cycle or use public transport
• Go paperless - use your phone for all event information