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2008 Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series Rules & Regulations

  1. Race Categories

    Series Points are tallied for and a leader’s jersey awarded after each event to:

    • Elite Men
    • U23 Men
    • Elite Women
    • Cat 2/3 Men
    • Masters 35+
    • Masters 45+
    • Masters 55+
    • Under-19 (U19) Juniors
    • 10-14 year-old Juniors

  2. Individual Race Prize Lists

    The Elite Men's and Elite Women's prize list is subject to the current year UCI list of Financial Obligations for Cyclocross, according to the UCI race category. The 1/2/3 Masters prize list and the U19 Junior prize list is based on the current UCI Financial Obligations for Juniors. See the UCI website for details.

     

    Men

    Women

    Juniors/Masters

    Place

    CHF

    Conv
    to
    USD

    Total USD
    Less 2%
    for CFAD

    Total USD (Rounded Up/Down)

    CHF

    Conv
    to
    USD

    Total USD
    (Rounded Up/Down)

    CHF

    Conv
    to
    USD

    Total USD (Rounded Up/Down)

    1st

    560

    504.00

     $    493.92

     $     494

    278

     $   250.20

     $         250

    225

     $   202.50

     $         203

    2nd

    286

    257.40

     $    252.25

     $     252

    195

     $   175.50

     $         176

    150

     $   135.00

     $         135

    3rd

    189

    170.10

     $    166.70

     $     167

    150

     $   135.00

     $         135

    105

     $     94.50

     $           95

    4th

    150

    135.00

     $    132.30

     $     132

    120

     $   108.00

     $         108

    90

     $     81.00

     $           81

    5th

    138

    124.20

     $    121.72

     $     122

    105

     $     94.50

     $           95

    75

     $     67.50

     $           68

    6th

    131

    117.90

     $    115.54

     $     116

    90

     $     81.00

     $           81

    75

     $     67.50

     $           68

    7th

    122

    109.80

     $    107.60

     $     108

    90

     $     81.00

     $           81

    75

     $     67.50

     $           68

    8th

    112

    100.80

     $     98.78

     $       99

    90

     $     81.00

     $           81

    60

     $     54.00

     $           54

    9th

    107

    96.30

     $     94.37

     $       94

    90

     $     81.00

     $           81

    60

     $     54.00

     $           54

    10th

    102

    91.80

     $     89.96

     $       90

    90

     $     81.00

     $           81

    60

     $     54.00

     $           54

    11th

    96

    86.40

     $     84.67

     $       85

    45

     $     40.50

     $           41

    45

     $     40.50

     $           41

    12th

    78

    70.20

     $     68.80

     $       69

    45

     $     40.50

     $           41

    45

     $     40.50

     $           41

    13th

    72

    64.80

     $     63.50

     $       64

    45

     $     40.50

     $           41

    45

     $     40.50

     $           41

    14th

    62

    55.80

     $     54.68

     $       55

    45

     $     40.50

     $           41

    45

     $     40.50

     $           41

    15th

    42

    37.80

     $     37.04

     $       37

    45

     $     40.50

     $           41

    45

     $     40.50

     $           41

    16th

    35

    31.50

     $     30.87

     $       31

     

     

    17th

    35

    31.50

     $     30.87

     $       31

     

     

    18th

    35

    31.50

     $     30.87

     $       31

     

     

    19th

    35

    31.50

     $     30.87

     $       31

     

     

    20th

    35

    31.50

     $     30.87

     $       31

     

     

    21st

    22

    19.80

     $     19.40

     $       19

     

     

    22nd

    22

    19.80

     $     19.40

     $       19

     

     

    23rd

    22

    19.80

     $     19.40

     $       19

     

     

    24th

    22

    19.80

     $     19.40

     $       19

     

     

    25th

    22

    19.80

     $     19.40

     $       19

     

     

    Total

    2532

     2,278.80

     $ 2,233.22

     $   2,234

    1,523

     $ 1,370.70

     $       1,374

    1,200

     $ 1,080.00

     $       1,085

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


  3. Entry Fees

    • Elite Men: $45
    • Elite Women: $35 (If prize money is equal, entry fee can be $40.)
    • 1/2/3 Masters 35/45: $35
    • U-19 Juniors, 2/3 Men, Masters 55: $30
    • 4 Men, 3/4 Women, 3/4 Masters 35/45: $25
    • 10-14 Juniors: $15 in all cases, with no late fee.

  4. Race Duration

    The length of races must be as close as possible to:

    • 40 minutes for Elite Women's events
    • 40 minutes for Junior Men's events
    • 60 minutes for Elite Men’s events and for events in which Elite and Under 23 riders compete together.
    • 45 minutes for 2/3 Men and 1/2/3 Master Men
    • 40 minutes for 4 Men, 3/4 Women, 3/4 Masters

  5. Race Schedule

    • Long Schedule (for before end of Daylight Savings Time)
      • 9:00 AM -- 4 Men
      • 10:00 AM
        • Masters 55+
        • 3/4 Masters 35+/45+ (start 1 min after Masters 55+)
      • 11:00 AM – 1/2/3 Masters 35+/45+
      • 12:00 PM –
        • U19 Juniors
        • 10-14 Juniors
        • 3/4 Women (start 1 minute after juniors)
      • 1:00 PM – 2/3 Men
      • 2:00 PM -- Kids Race/Warm-Up Period
      • 2:30 PM -- Elite Women
      • 3:30 PM -- Elite Men
    • Short Schedule (for after end of Daylight Savings Time)
      • 9:00 AM -- Beginner Races:
        • 4 Men
        • Masters 55+ (start 30 sec after 4 Men)
        • 3/4 Masters 35+/45+ (start 30 sec after Masters 55+)
      • 10:00 AM – 1/2/3 Masters 35+/45+
      • 11:00 AM –
        • U19 Juniors
        • 10-14 Juniors
        • 3/4 Women (start 1 minute after juniors)
      • 12:00 PM – 2/3 Men
      • 1:00 PM -- Kids Race/Warm-Up Period
      • 1:30 PM -- Elite Women
      • 2:30 PM -- Elite Men

  6. Points Schedule

    Place

    Elite
    Men

    U23
    Men

    Elite
    Women

    2/3
    Men

    1/2/3
    35+ Masters

    1/2/3
    45+ Masters

    55+ Masters

    U19 Juniors

    10-14
    Juniors

    1

    60

    40

    50

    50

    50

    40

    40

    40

    40

    2

    50

    30

    40

    40

    40

    30

    30

    30

    30

    3

    45

    25

    32

    32

    32

    25

    25

    25

    25

    4

    40

    20

    25

    25

    25

    20

    20

    20

    20

    5

    35

    15

    20

    20

    20

    15

    15

    15

    15

    6

    30

    10

    18

    18

    18

    10

    10

    10

    10

    7

    28

    5

    16

    16

    16

    5

    5

    5

    5

    8

    26

    4

    14

    14

    14

    4

    4

    4

    4

    9

    24

    3

    12

    12

    12

    3

    3

    3

    3

    10

    22

    1

    10

    10

    10

    1

    1

    1

    1

    11

    20

    8

    8

    8

    12

    18

    6

    6

    6

    13

    16

    4

    4

    4

    14

    14

    2

    2

    2

    15

    12

    1

    1

    1

    16

    10

    17

    9

    18

    8

    19

    7

    20

    6

    21

    5

    22

    4

    23

    3

    24

    2

    25

    1


  7. Overall Series Awards

    The top 5 riders in the Elite Men and Elite Women categories will be eligible to receive overall series prizes from the NECCS. The prizes are:

    • 1st place - $400
    • 2nd place - $225
    • 3rd place - $150
    • 4th place - $125
    • 5th place - $100

    Eligible riders must be in attendance at the overall awards ceremony following the final race of the series to recieve these prizes.

  8. Call-up Procedures

    All fields for series races will be lined-up in the starting grid via the following methods:
    • Elite/U23 Men - currently published UCI points, NECCS elite men series points, NECCS U23 men series points, order of registration.
    • Elite Women - currently published UCI points, NECCS series points, order of registration.
    • Cat 2/3 Men, Junior U19, Junior 10-14, Masters 55+ - current NECCS series points, order of registration.
    • Cat 1/2/3 Masters 35+/45+ - current NECCS 35+ series points, NECCS 45+ series points, order of registration.
    • Cat 4 Men, Cat 3/4 Masters 35+, Cat 3/4 Women - order of registration.

  9. General Rules

    • All races are sanctioned by USA Cycling, the national governing body of cycling in the United States.
    • All races count towards the overall standings; no dropped rounds. No double points at any race of the series.
    • The tiebreaker for overall standings is the result of the last run event.
    • Riders that are 1st place in the series standings for their category/class MUST wear the provided leader's jersey in that race. Failure to do so will result in a $200 fine and/or loss of overall series prize eligibility and/or a deduction of 50 series points. All penalties will be determined by NECCS staff on a case-by-case basis as appropriate.


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