Mad
Duck Adventure Sports Texas State
Championship Mountain Bike Marathon Series Rules
5 Races
Jan 7 - The
Trail Docs Torture Test
Bluff Creek Ranch, Warda , TX
Feb 18 - The
Starlight Theater Mas-O-Menos 100k
Terlingua , TX
March 25 -
STORM Miles of DisComfort Marathon
at Flat Rock Ranch
Comfort, TX
April 29 -
Fat Chuck's Revenge
Rocky Hill Ranch, Smithville TX
May 21 - X
Bar Shootout
X Bar Ranch, El Dorado , TX
Helmets are required of all competitors and non competitors any time they are on their bike. All races follow current NORBA rules as well as the following addendums: (For more information, go to www.usacycling.org ):
1. The Roland Green rule: Any registered racer may assist another registered racer at any time with any part being carried other than on the bike, and/or water and/or food. No parts that are on the bike may be exchanged.
2. Racers may receive Outside Food and Beverage handouts at Designated Open Feed Zones ONLY.
3. Racers may receive Outside Assistance at the Designated Pit Area(s) only. All individual repairs must be done by the individual racer, no other person may touch the bike. The Pit Area is designated by race officials. Racers may not leave the Course for any purpose. A racer may leave a stash inside this area, however the race director assumes no responsibility for items left unattended.
4. You MUST finish on the same bike with which you started. The same bike is considered the frame and fork.
All NORBA licensed Pro and Semi Pro riders must compete in the Open category.
Points will be calculated for the following Marathon categories:
Open Men
Open Women
19-29 Men
19-29 Women
30-39 Men
30-39 Women
40-49 Men
40+ Women
50+ Men
Best 4 out of 5 races will be scored for the series overall; you must compete in 3 races to be scored. Overall awards will be presented at the X Bar Shootout May 21, 2006.
Points are tallied based on the rider's finish order at each individual Championship Marathon series events. Points can not be moved from one class to another. Points are awarded in the following manner:
Place |
Points |
|
Place |
Points |
1st |
60 |
|
16th |
19 |
2nd |
55 |
|
17th |
17 |
3rd |
51 |
|
18th |
15 |
4th |
47 |
|
19th |
13 |
5th |
44 |
|
20th |
11 |
6th |
41 |
|
21st |
10 |
7th |
38 |
|
22nd |
9 |
8th |
35 |
|
23rd |
8 |
9th |
33 |
|
24th |
7 |
10th |
31 |
|
25th |
6 |
11th |
29 |
|
26th |
5 |
12th |
27 |
|
27th |
4 |
13th |
25 |
|
28th |
3 |
14th |
23 |
|
29th |
2 |
15th |
21 |
|
30th |
1 |
|
|
|
|
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If a tie exists for an overall class at the end of the series, the following rules will be used in the following order until the tie is broken: 1) Number of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ... until tie is broken in all races that are used for series points. 2) Head-to-Head results in all common races. 3) Head-to-Head result in the most recent/last race. This rule is applied by starting at the last race and going backward to find the first common race. Once found, that result will be used to break the tie.
For the Mas O Menos and The X Bar Shootout the following will apply:
If you are competing for both TMBRA series points and the Marathon race or Marathon series points, you must tell race registration.
The start for the Mas O Menos and X bar will be in waves as follows:
Marathon Open Men/ 19-29 Men full and 1/2 marathon/ single speed
30-39 Men full and 1/2 marathon
40-49 Men full and 1/2 marathon
50+ Men full and 1/2 marathon
Women full and 1/2 marathon
If you are competing in the Marathon series in the Open Men category, but in the TMBRA XC series in a Master age group (30+), at Mas O Menos and X Bar you will have to choose which series you want your race to count for. If you start with the open men, your points will not count for an age based TMBRA group. If you start with your age group, your points will not count in the Open men group. (This does not apply to the women as the women will have a mass start) Only the Full marathon will be counted for the marathon overall series awards.
For TMBRA XC Categories Pro/ Semi Pro/ Expert, Expert 19-29 men/ women and Expert 30-39 men/ women: TMBRA XC points will count for the full marathon race distance.
For the TMBRA XC Expert 40+ men and women: TMBRA XC points will count at the finish of the half marathon distance. TMBRA XC Expert 40+ racers registered for the marathon will continue on and will be scored again at the finish of the marathon.
For TMBRA XC Sport riders: points will count for the half marathon race distance. TMBRA XC Sport riders registered for the marathon also will continue on to complete that distance and will be scored again at the finish of the marathon.
Courses
Courses vary according to the terrain. For the Mad Duck Adventure Sports Texas State Championship Marathon Mountain Bike Series the marathon course must be either a point to point, or a circuit disputed over one, two or three laps. The marathon distance must be over 40 miles and no more than 110 miles. (*** Some of the races will offer lesser distances besides that race's designated marathon distance- these races will not be counted for an marathon overall series awards. Check each individual race flyer)
NORBA requirements
All open class racers are required to hold a valid NORBA annual license ($60). Non- NOBRA licensed racers in all other categories will pay an additional minimum $5 fee to race in the marathon series- the fee will be paid at the race site. Annual licenses can be purchased at the race site. Racers need their NORBA license and legal ID for registration. All racers are required to complete and sign a USA Cycling standard athlete's release.
Prizes and Awards
Awards will be presented to the top three in each category. Any other awards and payout will be at the discretion of the promoter. A per rider fee of $.50 will be paid by the promoter to the TMBRA treasurer to be used for series overall awards. The overall State Championship awards will go to the top five racers in each category and will be presented at the series final at X Bar, May 21, 2006.
As the advocacy group for TMBRA the Texas Bicycle Coalition will receive $1.00 for every competitor in that race from the promoter.
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