A USCF licensed Category 2 cyclist, Brett Darrington won the Texas State Road Race Championship and the silver medal in the Arizona State Time Trial as a USCF Master. As the owner of bpd Chiropractic & Sports Therapy in Westlake Village, California, Brett Darrington has competed in cycling for more than 15 years.
As a branch of USA Cycling, which governs competitive cycling in the United States, the U.S. Cycling Federation (USCF) covers road, track, and cyclo-cross racing. Working through the umbrella organization, USCF endeavors to promote the disciplines and increase participation across all skill levels and ages for both genders, locally, nationally, and internationally. Seeking to open communication and develop respectful relationships with members, promoters, clubs, sponsors, volunteers, fans, and other associations, USCF also strives to develop the sport through membership, events, partners, and race days.USCF road racers compete at several levels. The USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships, held in Madison, Wisconsin, featured nearly 500 student-athletes from approximately 100 universities around the country. The Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Road & Time Trial National Championships, held over Memorial Day weekend, drew the best male cyclists in the country. The Juniors, U23, Elite, and Paralympic Road National Championships in Augusta, Georgia, included time-trial and criterium races, with some riders vying for spots on the UCI Road World Championships 2011 team.The Herman Miller Grand Cycling Classic in 2011 operated in tandem with the Pro Crit National Championship in which cyclists followed a six-turn criterium course over historic brick street pavers in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Masters Road Nationals in Bend, Oregon, attracted more than 800 cyclists nationally to compete in 5 days of road races, time trials, and criterium and tandem events. Track cycling generally takes place on banked tracks or velodromes. USCF holds state/regional and world championships at the juniors, masters, tandem, collegiate, and elite track levels, as well as World Championships and Pan American Games. Representing a sort of steeplechase for cyclists, cyclo-cross offers riders an opportunity to race laps over a short course that typically includes pavement, dirt, steep hills, woods, and even obstacles that require dismounting. Cyclo-cross competitions include National and World Championships, as well as World Cups.