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2017 USA Cycling Rulebook 2017RULE BOOK Welcome! On behalf of USA Cycling, we hope that you are looking forward to a new year of bike racing. We are glad that you are a member and hope that you will find many opportunities to enjoy bike racing of all kinds. Good luck with your racing! Rev. 1/20/17 Modified 1E6(d) chart to correctly reflect regulation Added header to 1J6 Modified 1H10(c) to reflect Cat. 5 women Minor formatting changes Rev. 2/21/17 Modified 1A3(c) to fix issue with one-day MTB licenses. Cover Photos: Men’s Road: Casey B. Gibson Women’s MTB: Phil Beckman/PB Creative Men’s CX: Weldon Weaver Women’s Track: Rob Jones/CanadianCyclist.com 1 This Rulebook is published by USA Cycling. It is organized as follows: Chapter 1 – General Regulations Chapter 2 – Track Chapter 3 – Road and Stage Racing Chapter 4 – Cyclo-cross Chapter 5 – Mountain Bike Chapter 6 – Collegiate Chapter 7 – Championships Chapter 8 -- Discipline Chapter 9 – Records Chapter 10 -- Gran Fondo Appendices Glossary Copies may be downloaded from the USAC website at www.usacycling.org. Officials are sent a hard copy. Other members may request a hard copy by sending a self- addressed mailing label and note that says "rulebook" to the address below: USA Cycling/ Attn: Technical Director 210 USA Cycling Point, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Schedule of fees, USA Cycling Bylaws, Policies, Records, and Results of National Championships may be found online at www.usacycling.org Unfortunately, the English language does not have a neutral gender personal pronoun. Please understand that, where applicable, the use of the terms “he”, “his” and “him” may equally refer to “she” and “her”. © Copyright 2017 USA Cycling, Inc. Copying without fee is permitted provided credit to the source is given Printed by DocuMart 2 Important Rule Changes for 2017 For a complete list of changes and explanations, see the rulebook page at usacycling.org 1A3: Clarifies types of licenses and where they may be used. 1D1: Adds Category 5 women for road, track and cyclo- cross. Removes the requirement for a MTB Pro to hold an international license. 1E1(e)(d): Clarifies that riders start at 0 points balance when moving up. Moves junior exemption to general section. 1E2(a): Clarifies points and adds ability to earn limited points in Gran Fondos. 1E2(c): Add distances for Cat. 5 women. 1E4: Changes to track upgrades. 1E6: CX upgrades follow road rules. Change to CX conversion from MTB. 1E7: Allows self selection up to Cat. 1 for MTB endurance riders. 1F2: Clarification of needs for mixed teams. 1H4(g): Riders are only entitled to refunded entry fees when competing in the exact category the jersey was won in. 1H4(h): Restricts categories that may enter UCI races in MTB. 1H5: Change of language to account for Cat. 5 women. 1H9: Allows Pro Continental riders to race in USAC races. WorldTeam riders may race with permission. Clarifies eligibility of Pros in State Championships. 1I: Prohibits studs and spikes in CX tires. 1I4(a): Changes gear restriction on track for juniors. 1J5: Clarifies uniform requirements for riders on mixed teams. Restricts design of certain club jerseys. Changes language for National Champions jerseys to reflect correct disciplines. 1J6: Allows use of radios in certain road events. 1O: Clarifies when riders may protest to USA Cycling. 2B5: Defines recognized mishaps. 3 2B10: Requires riders to participate if qualified. 2F: UCI Sprint regulations used at 17-18 and Elite Championships. 2F8: Allows rider to use the rail to prevent passing. 2H: Changes Keirin rules to mirror UCI regulations. 2I: Qualifying rounds added to Kilometer and 500m time trial at certain events to mirror UCI regulations. 2K: Adds qualifying to pursuit in some circumstances to follow UCI regulations. 2L1: Adds rounds in the Team Sprint to mirror UCI regulations. 2L3: Change to follow UCI regulations on exchanges in Team Sprint. 2M1: Points doubled in final sprint of point race to follow UCI regulations. 2N: Madison format changes to follow UCI regulations. 2O3: International Omnium changes to follow UCI regulations. 3A7(f): Frame number required for Cat. A events. 3C4(b): No rear mounted bike racks allowed in caravans. 4A10: Language changed to mirror UCI regulation on barriers. 4C1: Clarifies that mechanical assistance is allowed in the pits in CX. 4A15: Where feeding may be allowed in CX, allows and encourages the Chief Ref to locate it outside the pit. 7B: General clarifications on eligibility of riders for various National Championships. Ages Removed: General removal of all National Championships for riders under 11 in all disciplines. 7B8 and 7F3: Qualification standards will now be published a set time ahead of Nationals. 7G4: Added category restriction for juniors. 7G5: Adds junior to Fat Bike Nationals 7G6: Lowers age for entry to Marathon MTB and removes requirement for large lap. 7J1: Clarifies that Las may combine regions for championships. 4 7J3(b): All riders in championships must have annual license. 7J3(c): Changes wording to cover all road pros. 9C3: Requires electronic timing for records. 9D1: Clarifies certain categories for records. 9E1: Changes some requirements for record attempts. 5 Table of Contents 1. General Regulations ............................ 11 1A. Licenses ......................................................... 11 1B. Rider Nationalities ......................................... 13 1C. Rider Classes .................................................. 14 1D. Rider Categories ............................................ 15 1E. Rider Upgrading and Downgrading ................. 15 1F. Clubs and Teams ............................................ 25 1G. Officials .......................................................... 27 1H. Races ............................................................. 31 1I. Bicycles .......................................................... 38 1J. Rider’s Uniform ............................................... 41 1K. Racing Rule Generalities ................................ 46 1L. Start of a Race ................................................ 47 1M. Finish of a Race ............................................. 48 1N. Conduct ......................................................... 50 1O. Protests and Hearings .................................... 52 2. Track Racing ........................................ 54 2A. Track Markings ............................................... 54 2B. General Track Rules ....................................... 55 2C. Scratch Race .................................................. 57 2D. Handicap Race ............................................... 57 2E. Miss-and-Out and Elimination ........................ 58 2F. Sprint ............................................................. 59 2G. Tandem Sprint ............................................... 63 2H. Keirin ............................................................. 63 2I. Time Trial ....................................................... 65 2J. Individual Pursuit ........................................... 67 2K. Team Pursuit .................................................. 70 2L. Team Sprint .................................................... 74 2M. Points Race .................................................... 77 2N. Madison ......................................................... 79 2O. Omnium ......................................................... 82 3. Road Racing ........................................ 87 3A. Road Course ................................................... 87 6 3B. Riding Conduct ............................................... 88 3C. Individual Road Race ..................................... 90 3D. Criterium ....................................................... 92 3E. Individual Time Trial ...................................... 94 3F. Team Time Trial .............................................. 96 3G. Track Events on the Road ............................... 98 3H. Stage Racing .................................................. 98 4. Cyclo-cross Racing ............................ 111 4A. Course and obstacles ................................... 111 4B. Equipment pits ............................................. 113 4C. Equipment changes ...................................... 115 4D. Starting ........................................................ 115 4E. Duration of races .......................................... 115 4F. Abandons ..................................................... 115 4G. Finish ........................................................... 116 5. Mountain Bike Racing ........................ 118 5A. Procedures common to all Mountain Bike Disciplines .......................................................... 118 5B. Course Markings .......................................... 119 5C. Feeding and Technical Assistance ................ 120 5D. Endurance Events ........................................ 121 5E. Gravity Events .............................................. 128 5F. Observed Trials ............................................ 132 5G. High School Racing ...................................... 132 6. Collegiate Racing ............................... 135 6A. Administration ............................................. 135 6B. Teams .......................................................... 135 6C. Rider Eligibility ............................................. 136 6D. Categories .................................................... 137 6E. Rider’s Uniform ............................................ 139 6F. Equipment ...................................................
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