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2009 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 3 Men
    • Masters 35+
    • Masters 45+
    • Masters 55+
    • Juniors 15-18
    • Juniors 10-14

  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.

      Elite Men  Elite Women Others
    Place EURO Converted to USD Total USD Less 2% for CFAD Total USD (Rounded Up/Down) EURO Converted to USD Total USD (Rounded Up/Down) 35+ Cat 3/ 45+/ Jr 15-18
    1st  350 490.00  $       480.20  $        480 185  $     259.00  $        259  $ 135  $          85
    2nd  179 250.60  $       245.59  $        246 130  $     182.00  $        182  $   90  $          55
    3rd 118 165.20  $       161.90  $        162 100  $     140.00  $        140  $   70  $          45
    4th  94 131.60  $       128.97  $        129 80  $     112.00  $        112  $   55  $          35
    5th  86 120.40  $       117.99  $        118 70  $       98.00  $          98  $   45  $          30
    6th  82 114.80  $       112.50  $        113 60  $       84.00  $          84  $   40  
    7th  76 106.40  $       104.27  $        104 60  $       84.00  $          84  $   35  
    8th  70 98.00  $         96.04  $          96 60  $       84.00  $          84  $   30  
    9th  67 93.80  $         91.92  $          92 60  $       84.00  $          84    
    10th  64 89.60  $         87.81  $          88 60  $       84.00  $          84    
    11th  60 84.00  $         82.32  $          82 30  $       42.00  $          42    
    12th  48 67.20  $         65.86  $          66 30  $       42.00  $          42    
    13th  45 63.00  $         61.74  $          62 30  $       42.00  $          42    
    14th  38 53.20  $         52.14  $          52 30  $       42.00  $          42    
    15th  26 36.40  $         35.67  $          36 30  $       42.00  $          42    
    16th  22 30.80  $         30.18  $          30          
    17th  22 30.80  $         30.18  $          30          
    18th  22 30.80  $         30.18  $          30          
    19th  22 30.80  $         30.18  $          30          
    20th  22 30.80  $         30.18  $          30          
    21st  14 19.60  $         19.21  $          19          
    22nd  14 19.60  $         19.21  $          19          
    23rd  14 19.60  $         19.21  $          19          
    24th  14 19.60  $         19.21  $          19          
    25th  14 19.60  $         19.21  $          19          
    Total 1583   2,216.20  $    2,171.88  $     2,171 1,015  $  1,421.00  $     1,421  $ 500  $        250

  3. Entry Fees

    • Elite Men: $45
    • Elite Women: $40 (If prize money is equal, entry fee can be $40.)
    • 1/2/3 Masters 35, Masters 45, 3 Men: $35
    • Masters 55, 4 Men, 3/4 Women, 4 Masters 35: $30
    • U-19 Juniors: $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
    • 45 minutes for Junior Men's 15-18 events
    • 30 minutes for Junior Men's 10-14 events
    • 60 minutes for Elite Men’s events and for events in which Elite and Under 23 riders compete together.
    • 45 minutes for 3 Men and 1/2/3 Master Men
    • 30 minutes for 4 Men, 3/4 Women, 4 Masters

  5. Race Schedule

    • 8:00 AM -- 4 Men
    • 8:45 AM -- 4 Masters 35+
    • 9:30 AM
      • 3/4 Women
      • 10-14 Juniors (start 2 minutes after women)
    • 10:30 AM
      • Masters 45+
      • Masters 55+ (start 2 min after Masters 45+)
    • 11:30 AM -- 1/2/3 Masters 35+
    • 12:30 PM
      • 3 Men
      • Juniors 15-18 (start 2 minutes after men)
    • 1:30 PM -- Kids Race/Warm-Up Period
    • 2:00 PM -- Elite Women
    • 3:00 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

    60

    60

    60

    60

    60

    60

    60

    60

    2

    50

    50

    50

    50

    50

    50

    50

    50

    50

    3

    45

    45

    45

    45

    45

    45

    45

    45

    45

    4

    40

    40

    40

    40

    40

    40

    40

    40

    40

    5

    35

    35

    35

    35

    35

    35

    35

    35

    35

    6

    30

    30

    30

    30

    30

    30

    30

    30

    30

    7

    28

    28

    28

    28

    28

    28

    28

    28

    28

    8

    26

    26

    26

    26

    26

    26

    26

    26

    26

    9

    24

    24

    24

    24

    24

    24

    24

    24

    24

    10

    22

    22

    22

    22

    22

    22

    22

    22

    22

    11

    20

    20

    20

    20

    20

    20

    20

    20

    20

    12

    18

    18

    18

    18

    18

    18

    18

    18

    18

    13

    16

    16

    16

    16

    16

    16

    16

    16

    16

    14

    14

    14

    14

    14

    14

    14

    14

    14

    14

    15

    12

    12

    12

    12

    12

    12

    12

    12

    12

    16

    10

    10

    10

    10

    10

    10

    10

    10

    10

    17

    9

    9

    9

    9

    9

    9

    9

    9

    9

    18

    8

    8

    8

    8

    8

    8

    8

    8

    8

    19

    7

    7

    7

    7

    7

    7

    7

    7

    7

    20

    6

    6

    6

    6

    6

    6

    6

    6

    6

    21

    5

    5

    5

    5

    5

    5

    5

    5

    5

    22

    4

    4

    4

    4

    4

    4

    4

    4

    4

    23

    3

    3

    3

    3

    3

    3

    3

    3

    3

    24

    2

    2

    2

    2

    2

    2

    2

    2

    2

    25

    1

    1

    1

    1

    1

    1

    1

    1

    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 - TBD
    • 2nd place - TBD
    • 3rd place - TBD
    • 4th place - TBD
    • 5th place - TBD

    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 3 Men, Junior 15-18, Junior 10-14, Cat 1/2/3 Masters 35+, Masters 45+, Masters 55+ - current NECCS series points, order of registration.
    • Cat 4 Men, Cat 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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