NJBA Cyclocross Cup Rules

1. The New Jersey Cross Cup is open to all riders and will consist of a series of events designated by the NJBA Cyclocross Committee. Courses will follow USA Cycling rules and Mid Atlantic Cyclocross Series technical guidelines. In UCI events, UCI rules supersede USA Cycling rules.
   
2. Individual cups will be awarded to the winners in classes designated by the NJBA Cyclocross Committee, as set forth in Table 1. Scoring will be based on the points schedule in Table 2 below. Out of state riders are eligible to compete for the New Jersey Cross Cup. At the end of the season, if there are 8 or fewer races in the Cup each riders' lowest score, whether a scored race, a DNS, a DNF or otherwise will be dropped prior to performing a final computation. If there are more than 8 races in the Cup then the lowest 2 races will be dropped. Ties will be decided by number of firsts, seconds, etc in the individual series races.
   
3. An overall Team Cup will be awarded based on the Team Competition rules in Table 3 below. Riders may score team points in more than one category per race. Only USA Cycling teams will be eligible for the team competitions. Sub teams will not be scored separately in the team competition. Out of state teams are eligible to compete for the New Jersey Cross Cup.
   
4. A rider may only score points for one team during each season. A rider changing teams during the season will not receive any team points for the second team, but will keep and continue to earn individual points.
   
5. Scoring is based on the official results issued by the Chief Judge from each event. Protests based on judgment calls by officials must be made to the chief judge or race promoter within the 15 minutes of posting of results. Scorekeepers or officials may correct clerical mistakes at any time. No formal protest is necessary to correct clerical mistakes.
   
6. Results must be submitted promptly to the designated scorekeeper in CSV format and should be posted on the internet by the end of race day.
   
7. USA Cycling categories are guides to assist riders in determining which class to enter. Riders who are racing in categories inconsistent with their ability and experience may be asked to change categories in the discretion of the Cyclocross Committee.
   
8. Decisions concerning scoring or eligibility may be appealed to the Cyclocross Committee. The decisions of the Cyclocross Committee are final.
   
9. Lapped riders: All riders will finish on same lap, regardless of category. If more than one race is being run at the same time with staggered starts, riders of the second wave that have been lapped by riders of the first wave will finish on the same lap as the first wave riders that have lapped them.
   
   Riders lapped on leader's final lap will not get the bell.
   All lapped riders will be placed and timed.
   No lapped riders will be pulled.
   Riders who complete less than half of the total laps will be scored as dnf.
   
10. Any riders that placed in the top 3 overall of the men’s B, C or Women’s B 2009 CX
    Cup final standings will not be eligible for points in those categories in 2010. They must
    ride in the next category up to be eligible for points.
    
    

 

Team Competition

For each team, the top 5 scoring places of its members at each NJCC race will be counted towards a team total for that race. At each NJCC race, the top ten teams in individual points will score team points as below. The team that accumulates the most team points throughout the season shall be awarded the Team Cup.

 

Individual NJCC Classes
1	Men C (Cat 4)
2	Men B (Cat 3)
3	Men A (Cat 1-2 3)
4	Men 10 - 14
5	Men 15 - 18
6	Women 10 - 18
7	Women A (Cat 123)
8	Women B (Cat 4)
9	Masters 35+
10	Masters 45+
11	Masters 55+

Note: The state Championship race will award separate medals to Master 45+ and 55+. Series points will be awarded as in other races.

 

Individual Points Schedule
Place	Points	State Championship Points
1	40	60
2	34	51
3	30	45
4	27	41
5	24	36
6	22	33
7	20	30
8	18	27
9	16	24
10	14	21
11	13	20
12	12	18
13	11	17
14	10	15
15	9	14
16	8	12
17	7	11
18	6	9
19	5	8
20	4	6

 

Team Points Schedule
Place	Points
1	12
2	9
3	8
4	7
5	6
6	5
7	4
8	3
9	2
10	1