Wisconsin Cycling Association
2007 Wisconsin Cup Series Guidelines
I. Eligibility
and Awards
A. Points will be awarded
only to riders who possess a current annual USCF license with a
Wisconsin address.
B. Club points will be awarded only to those clubs that are members
in good standing of the Wisconsin Cycling Association and USA Cycling.
C. Wisconsin Cup points will be awarded for road events: Road Races,
Criteriums, Individual Time Trials
D. There will be no points for Team Time Trials or State Championships.
E. Points will only be awarded in events that are placed on the
WCA calendar by December 1 of the previous year.
F. There will be three places recognized in each class/category.
II. Race Organizer Requirements
A. The promoting organization shall
be a member of the WCA.
B. The event organizer will obtain a race permit from USA Cycling.
C. All USA Cycling/USCF rules will govern said races.
D. The race announcement must state “Wisconsin Cup Series
Race” and contain the Wisconsin Cup logo.
E. The race announcement must be distributed to all WCA clubs and/or
published so that each club receives notice of the race at least
30 days prior to the event. The notice must conform to all guidelines
of USAC (Standard Race Announcement)
F. Race organizers will pay the WCA surcharge on the last day of
their events. The total number of entrants will determine the WCA
surcharge in the event. The WCA surcharge will be $1.00 per rider
per event entered, with a $150 minimum for criteriums and road races
to help offset the cost of photofinish, which WCA subsidizes for
every member club. Mail checks to WCA, 4458 Larkin St. Shorewood,
WI 53211
G. The race organizer must supply sufficient volunteers to run a
safe and well-ordered event.
III. Competitor Considerations
A. Wisconsin Cup Points will be awarded
to the first ten eligible finishers.
B. Wisconsin Cup Points will apply
only in the class/category in which they were earned
C. Wisconsin Cup Points will be awarded in the following classes/categories
only:
Pro,1,2
Category 3
Category 4
Women 1,2
Women Category 3
Masters Women 40+ Category 4
Women Category 4
Masters 30+ Category 1,2,3
Masters 40+ Category 1,2,3
Masters 50+ Category 1,2,3
Masters 30+ Category 4,5
Masters 40+ Category 4,5
Masters 50+ Category 4,5
Masters 45+ Category 1,2,3,4,5
Junior-12 Boys
Junior 12 Girls
Junior 14Boys
Junior 14 Girls
Junior 16 Boys
Junior 16 Girls
Junior 18 Boys
Junior 18 Girls
D. Competitors in races which do not fall into one of the above classes,
will not be awarded points.
E. Wisconsin Cup Points category determination is based on the highest
category in that event.
Examples:
A Cat. 4 wins Cat. 4 Wisconsin Cup Points in a Cat. 4 race.
A Cat. 4 wins Cat. 3 Wisconsin Cup Points in a Cat. 3 and 4 race.
A Cat. 3 wins Cat. 3 Wisconsin Cup Points in a Cat. 3 race and a
Cat. 3 and 4 race.
A Cat. 3 wins Cat. 1, 2 Wisconsin Cup Points in a Cat. 1, 2, and
3 race.
F. When separate races are not
offered for the masters age classes, those classes will be tabulated
separately for Wisconsin Cup points.
G. Juniors (boys and girls) shall each
be scored according to their racing age, regardless of the prize
list divisions of an event. A Junior who races more than one Junior
race at any given event will score points in his/her own age class,
and in the youngest age class of the additional race.
IV. Road Points
Road Schedule 1
| Finish |
Points |
| 1 |
40 |
| 2 |
35 |
| 3 |
30 |
| 4 |
27 |
| 5 |
24 |
| 6 |
21 |
| 7 |
18 |
| 8 |
15 |
| 9 |
12 |
| 10 |
10 |
If at the end of the year riders are
tied for an overall place, the tie shall be broken according to
the omnium rules in the USCF rulebook.
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