2021 Racing Rules Table of Contents 1. SCOPE OF THESE RULES ................................................................................ 9 1.1 APPLICATION ........................................................................................... 9 1.2 OTHER RULES ........................................................................................... 9 1.3 EXCEPTIONS ............................................................................................. 9 1.4 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC RULES ...................................................................... 9 1.5 EVENT SPECIFIC RULES ............................................................................. 9 2. DEFINITIONS .............................................................................................. 10 2.1 BICYCLE RACE......................................................................................... 10 2.2 INVITATIONAL RACE .............................................................................. 10 2.3 RACE SERIES ........................................................................................... 10 2.4 MASS START .......................................................................................... 10 2.5 TIME TRIAL ............................................................................................. 10 2.6 ORGANIZER ........................................................................................... 10 2.7 TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ............................................................................ 10 2.8 PRIZE LIST .............................................................................................. 11 2.9 OFFICIAL ................................................................................................ 11 2.10 RACING AGE .......................................................................................... 11 2.11 MISHAP ................................................................................................. 11 2.12 PENALTY ................................................................................................ 11 2.13 PROTEST ................................................................................................ 12 2.14 OMNIUM ............................................................................................... 12 3. OFFICIALS ................................................................................................... 13 3.1 TYPE ...................................................................................................... 13 3.2 IMPARTIALITY ........................................................................................ 13 3.3 ASSIGNMENT ......................................................................................... 13 3.4 IDENTIFICATION..................................................................................... 13 3.5 DUTIES ................................................................................................... 13 2 3.6 SAFETY ................................................................................................... 15 4. FIELD LIMITS .............................................................................................. 16 4.1 MINIMUMS AND MAXIMUMS ............................................................... 16 4.2 FAILURE TO MEET MINIMUMS .............................................................. 16 4.3 MODIFICATION OF MAXIMUMS ............................................................ 16 5. STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS ............................................................................. 16 6. CATEGORIES............................................................................................... 16 6.1 UPGRADING AND DOWNGRADING ........................................................ 17 6.2 ROAD AND TRACK CATEGORIES ............................................................. 17 6.3 MOUNTAIN BIKE CATEGORIES ............................................................... 17 6.4 CYCLOCROSS CATEGORIES ..................................................................... 18 6.5 AGE GRADED CATEGORIES ..................................................................... 18 6.6 MIXING OF CLASSES AND CATEGORIES .................................................. 19 7. CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 20 7.1 HELMETS................................................................................................ 20 7.2 CLOTHING .............................................................................................. 21 7.3 BICYCLE AND BICYCLE EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 21 7.4 GLASS CONTAINERS ............................................................................... 22 7.5 RADIOS .................................................................................................. 22 7.6 RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................................. 22 7.7 RULES SPECIFIC TO MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING ........................................ 22 7.8 RULES SPECIFIC TO ROAD RACING ......................................................... 23 7.9 RULES SPECIFIC TO TRACK RACING ........................................................ 23 7.10 RULES SPECIFIC TO CYCLOCROSS............................................................ 24 8. RACE NUMBERS ......................................................................................... 25 8.1 GENERAL................................................................................................ 25 8.2 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................................... 25 8.3 PROHIBITIONS ....................................................................................... 25 8.4 UNREADABLE NUMBERS ........................................................................ 26 3 8.5 RULES SPECIFIC TO ROAD RACES ............................................................ 26 8.6 RULES SPECIFIC TO MOUNTAIN BIKE COMPETITIONS ............................ 26 9. START OF A RACE ....................................................................................... 26 9.1 START TIME ........................................................................................... 26 9.2 RIDER RESPONSIBILITY ........................................................................... 27 9.3 START SIGNAL ........................................................................................ 27 9.4 VALIDITY OF START ................................................................................ 27 9.6 NEUTRAL START ..................................................................................... 27 10. FINISH OF A RACE .................................................................................. 27 10.1 DEFINITION OF A FINISH ........................................................................ 27 10.2 SIGNAL OF LAST LAP .............................................................................. 27 10.3 DEAD HEAT ............................................................................................ 28 10.4 FINISHING RIDERS .................................................................................. 28 10.5 RESULTS ................................................................................................. 28 11. RIDER CONDUCT .................................................................................... 28 11.1 GENERAL................................................................................................ 28 11.2 MISCONDUCT ........................................................................................ 28 11.3 PUBLIC URINATION AND/OR DEFECATION............................................. 29 11.4 RIDER RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................................ 30 11.5 LATER DISCOVERED MISCONDUCT ......................................................... 31 11.6 ACCRUAL OF WARNINGS ....................................................................... 31 12. PROTESTS .............................................................................................. 31 12.1 ORDER OF FINISH ................................................................................... 31 12.2 QUALIFICATION OF RIDERS OR EQUIPMENT .......................................... 32 12.3 INCIDENTS DURING RACE ...................................................................... 32 12.4 NOTIFICATION ....................................................................................... 32 12.5 PROTESTS AND PRIZES ........................................................................... 32 13. SUSPENSIONS ........................................................................................ 32 13.1 SUSPENDIBLE OFFENSES ........................................................................ 32 4 13.2 13.2 AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ............................................ 33 13.3 AUTHORITY OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS .................................................. 34 13.4 LENGTH OF SUSPENSIONS...................................................................... 34 13.5 NOTICE .................................................................................................. 34 13.6 SUSPENSION RECIPROCITY .................................................................... 35 14. APPEALS ................................................................................................ 35 14.1 FILING AN APPEAL.................................................................................