Held under USAC Permit #2008-8

All categories will compete in a 4-day/stage timed event except for USAC Category 5 (beginner) Men and Category 4 (beginner) Women who will compete in an Omnuim style stage race. For USA Cycling & Stage Race rules, visit http://www.usacycling.org/forms/RdTrkCx_rulebook.pdf

Registration & Rider Sign In

All riders competing in the timed stage race must sign in at registration at every stage. Riders that do not sign in will be listed as DNS.

Riders must also turn in their USAC license for the entire weekend at registration. You can get it back from the Chief Refferee when the stage race is over.

There is a $20 charge if you forget your license and the Chief Judge has to look you up in the USAC database. Please bring your license!

Race Numbers

Each rider will be assigned 2 numbers for the entire weekend. For the time trial, you only have to wear one number on the right side. All the other stages riders will place one number on the pockets, and one on the side according to where the finish camera is in place, check in at registration each day.

Lost or damaged numbers can be replaced for a $10 fee. Do not fold, crumple, or modify your number in any way. Riders will be given a warning on first offense, a relegation on the 2nd.

Zero Tolerance Policy

We are all adults, please act like one. Don't do or say anything that you couldn't in a 2nd grade classroom. My staff and I have worked very hard to secure these venues and provide this event and we want to keep them for years to come. Please, be on your best behavior and respect other people's property. Violators will be disciplined accordingly.

Public Urination & Nudity

DON'T DO IT. We work hard to put on these events and the community trusts that we won't urinate on their property. Any rider seen doing this will be fined, no warnings.

Race Leaders (applies to race fields of at least 50 riders)

Overall category leaders will receive a yellow leaders jersey each day they are leading their category. If the race lead changes, the current leader will be provided with a new jersey and the former leader can keep his/hers but are not allowed to wear it.

GC Time Bonuses

A small time bonus will be given to the first five riders across the line in the two road races and the criterium. No time bonuses will be given for the time trial.

Time Bonus Breakdown:

• 1st - :30
• 2nd - :23
• 3rd - :15
• 4th - :08
• 5th - :05

KOM & QOM (King & Queen of the Mountains)

KOM & QOM points will be given out during the 2 road stages. There will be no climber points awarded during the criterium. Same rules apply as the yellow jersey if there is a leadership change.

Points Breakdown:

• 1st - 10
• 2nd - 9
• 3rd - 8
• 4th - 7
• 5th - 6

Stage Race (definition)

A stage race is an event with a common entry, run on consecutive days, comprising a sequence of road races (i.e. individual road races, time trials, criteriums), in which the overall results are determined by cumulative time or points. There are normally individual and team competitions. Riders
must successfully complete each stage in order to be eligible for the next one.

Omnium Points (for Men 5, Women 4, and Juniors only)

Riders placing above 35th place will receive 20 points if they finish the stage.

Place Points 1 100 2 95 3 90 4 85 5 80 6 77 7 74 8 71 9 68 10 65 11 62 12 59 13 56 14 53 15 50 16 48 17 46 18 44

Place Points 19 42 20 40 21 38 22 36 23 34 24 32 25 30 26 29 27 28 28 27 29 26 30 25 31 24 32 23 33 22 34 21 35 20

Helmets are Mandatory

Part 1. At all times when participating in or preparing for an event held under a USA Cycling permit, including club rides, motorcycle drivers and all motorcycle passengers shall wear a securely fastened helmet that meets the US DOT motorcycle helmet standard.
Part 2. At all times when participating in or preparing for an event held under a USA Cycling permit, including club rides, all licensees who are mounted on a bicycle shall wear a securely fastened helmet that meets either the US DOT helmet standards or one of the following standards:
(1) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z90.4;
(2) Snell Memorial Foundation Standard “B” or “N” series;
(3) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard F-1447.
(4) Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standard CAN/CSA-D113.2-M;
(5) U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standard for bicycle helmets;
(6) European CE standard (EN1078)
This provision does not apply to riders who are riding rollers or any other stationary device.
Riders shall show documentary proof of this, such as a manufacturer’s label, upon request by event officials. Beginning January 1, 2010, only the DOT and CPSC helmet standards will be recognized.

Aero Bars

Can only be used/attached for the Time Trial Stage.

Race Waivers

Must be filled out and signed for each day of competition.

Racing Club

In order to be considered a racing member of a club, a rider must be a member in good standing of that club and it must be listed on the rider’s Federation license. An unattached rider is one who is not a racing member of a club.

Maximum Field

Entries shall be accepted in order of receipt by the organizer up to the field limit and subsequent entries shall be returned. The maximum field limit in any youth race or a race exclusively for category 5 men or Category 4 women shall be 50 riders. The maximum field for a field that includes category 5 men with other categories shall be 75. For other events, if no field limit is given in the official race announcement, a field limit of 100 shall be used.

Center Line

If a course is not closed to traffic, all competitors must keep to the right of the center line or enforcement line, but may pass on either side of another rider [warning for accidental crossing of the center line with no advance in position; relegation or disqualification for advancing position; 10 day suspension for a flagrantly dangerous attack].