Club Race Protocol
Prior to Race Day:
• Your annual marshal assignments must be scheduled.
Clothing
• CRCA jerseys (gold-and-blue or sub-team jerseys) ONLY. Cold-weather jackets or rain capes are allowed.
Number Placement:
Safety/Courtesy Before, During and After the Race
• RULES:
http://www.crca.net/membership/dept-of-parks-rules-for-racing-in-central-park/
• ADDITIONAL CAUTIONS:
• Immediately after the finish continue moving in a straight path well past the finish line.
• Members or Teams will be disqualified from the current race and/or suspended from future races for standing in the road and/or recreation lane after a race.
Race Day
• What: Registration
• When: 45 minutes before scheduled race start.
• Registration closes 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.
• Where: Parking lot near start-finish line just north of Still Hunt statue on Cat’s Paw Hill (at East 78th Street).
• http://www.centralpark.com/guide/maps.html
Needs
• completed liability release form
• valid USA Cycling license
• Entry fee ($15, exact change, please)
Important
• Bags and personal belongings may be piled in the Rambles parking lot.
NOT ON THE GRASS. The club is not responsible for items left unattended.
Results
• Results posted in Rambles parking lot after the last field finishes.
• Visit the USAC Rulebook for protest information:
www.usacycling.org/forms/USAC_rulebook.pdf
• Racers believing they placed in the top seven should confirm their result with the Race Director.
• Race Officials pick and list ONLY the top seven finishers.
• The top three finishers in each field receive a small cash prize.
• Prizes not claimed on the day of the race are forfeited.
Fields
• A: 1, 2, & 3 Men and 1 & 2 Women
• Limit – 100 riders
• W: 1, 2, 3, 4 Women Only
• Limit – 85 riders
• B: 4 and Masters 2/3, 50+ Men and Category 3 Women
• Limit – 100 riders
• C: 5 and Masters 4, 50+ Men and Category 4 Women
• Limit – 75 riders
Team Size
Any team violating these rules will forfeit any points scored that day in either the Team Cup or Jim Boyd Award.
• A - 9
• W - No limit
• B - 12
• C - No limit
Race Formats
There are four race formats:
• Scratch Races
• Points Races
• Harlem Hill Points Races
• Power Points Races
Descriptions here
Visit the USA Cycling rulebook for USAC Scratch and Points rules.
Jim Boyd and Team Cup Rules
In honor of Jim Boyd, a past President, CRCA holds an individual season-long competition.
Rules – here.
The Team Cup: a season-long Team competition
Rules – here.
