1 . Race Categories
Series Points are tallied for and a leader’s jersey awarded after each event to:
Elite Men
Elite Women
U23 Men
U23 Women
Men 3
Women 3
Masters 40+ Women (Cat 1-4)
Masters 50+ Women (Cat 1-4)
Masters 40+ Men (Cat 1-4)
Masters 50+ Men (Cat 1-4)
Masters 60+ Men (Cat 1-4)
Juniors 15-18 Men
Juniors 15-18 (Cat 3) Women
Juniors 9-14 Boys
Juniors 9-14 Girls
2. Entry Fees
Elite Men: $50
Elite Women $50
All Masters categories and Junior Men 15-18: $45
All Cat 3 and 4 categories: $45
Juniors 9-14: $25 in all cases, with no late fee.
$10 late fee for day-of registration (where applicable)
3. Race Duration
The length of races must be as close as possible to:
60 minutes for Elite Men
45 minutes for Men 3, Masters 40+ (1-4) Men, Juniors 15-18 (1-4), Masters 50+ Men, and Masters 60+ Men events
(At least) 40 minutes for Elite Women
40 minutes for Women 3 and Master women 40/50+ (1-4)
30 minutes for all Cat. 4/5 classes
~20 minutes for Junior 9-14 Men (schedule should be set for # of laps that will have the lead junior on the race course for approx. 20 minutes)
4. Race Schedule
Cat 4/5 Men, Cat 4/5 40+ Men, and Cat 4/5 Junior Men
Cat 4 Women, Cat 4 40+ Women, and Cat 4 Junior Women, and 10-14 Junior Boys and Girls
Masters 50+ (1-4) Men and Masters 60+ Men (1-4) (start 1-2 min after Masters 50+ depending on course)
Masters Men 40+, Juniors 15-18
Cat 3 Women, Cat 3 Junior women 15-18, Cat 1-4 Masters Women 40/50+
Cat 3 Men
UCI Elite Women
UCI Elite Men
5. Points Schedule
1st - 50
2nd - 40
3rd - 30
4th - 25
5th - 20
6th - 18
7th - 16
8th - 14
9th - 12
10th - 10
11th - 8
12th - 6
13th - 4
14th - 2
15th - 1
6. Overall Series Awards
The top 3 in each series category shall be awarded plaques.
7. Call-up Procedures
All fields for series races will be lined-up in the starting grid via the following methods:
Men 4/5 and/or 4/5 40+, Junior 15-18
Crossresults.com ranking
Women 4, Junior 9-14 Boys and Girls
Cat. 4 Women by Crossresults.com ranking
All boys and girls staged together, first row alternating boys and girls by NECXS Series Points, then crossresults.
9-14 boys and girls start 1-2 minute behind the women depending on course
Women 3 Junior Women 15-18, Masters Women 40/50+
Separate fields for Women/Junior 3 and Master women 40/50 staged 1-2 minutes apart depending on course
Cat. 3 Women NECXS Series Points for one row of 8, then crossresults ranking.
One row of 8 40+ staged by NECXS Series points, then crossresults ranking.
Men 3
NECXS Series Points for one row of 8, then crossresults ranking
Masters 50+, 60+
Separate fields staged 1-2 minutes apart depending on course
NECXS Series Points for one row of 8, then crossresults ranking
Masters 40+ Men and Junior 15-18 Men
All riders staged together by NECXS Series Points for one row of 8, alternating between masters and juniors, and then crossresults ranking.
UCI Elite Women & Men
Staged by UCI points, then random draw, per UCI regulations
8. General Rules
All races are sanctioned by USA Cycling, the national governing body of cycling in the United States.
All races count towards the overall standings; no dropped rounds. No double points at any race of the series.
The tiebreaker for overall standings is the result of the last run event.
Riders that are 1st place in the series standings for their category/class MUST wear the provided leader's jersey in that race, per UCI and USAC rules. Failure to do so will result in no points being awarded for that round.