CRCA Competitions

Jim Boyd Cup

The CRCA Jim Boyd Cup is a season-long individual prize—the most prestigious award in New York City cycling. Comprised of the CRCA Club Series and the CRCA Open Racing Calendar, the Jim Boyd Cup is awarded to the most outstanding cyclist in CRCA’s A and W field. The Jim Boyd Cup is named for longtime CRCA President Jim Boyd. 

Team Cup

Similarly, the Team Cup is awarded to the most outstanding CRCA sub-teams throughout the course of the entire CRCA race season. CRCA sub-teams in the A and W field are eligible for the award.

Intermediate Sprint Competition

The Intermediate Sprint Competition will award the Sprint Leader's Jersey to the rider with the most intermediate sprint points accumulated during the season. The Sprint competition will take place in the A and W fields on Club race dates with a “sprint competition” annotation.

Club Championship

In contrast to the Jim Boyd Cup, the Club Series Championship is a one-day competition awarded to the winners of the A and W fields on the Club Series date identified as the Club Championship. There is also a separate M40+ Club Championship field.

Women’s Open Field Cat 3 Competition

The Women’s Open field will feature a Cat 3 competition awarding the most outstanding Cat 3 at the end of the season.

B-Field Series Competitions

CRCA awards two titles in the B-Field: the B-Field Series Leader is scored similarly to the Jim Boyd Cup and goes to the most successful B-Field rider throughout the course of the CRCA Club and Open Racing Season. The B-Field Team Competition similarly mirrors the Team Cup and goes to the CRCA sub-team with the greatest success in the B field throughout the course of the year. 

If a rider upgrades from the B-Field they retain all previously earning B-Field Series Leader points but cannot earn any further points. In this instance the B-Field Series Leader Jersey will roll down to the rider with the highest points total currently racing in the B-Field. The end-of-season award goes to the rider with the highest point total even if they upgraded during the season. 

Cat 3s racing in the Men’s B field will not score Individual or Team competition points. Points will be awarded to the highest placing Cat 4 and trickle down from there.

Masters Series Competition

The CRCA Masters Series Leader Title is awarded to the Masters racer who scores the most points across the CRCA Open Racing and Club Series Masters Fields.

The CRCA Masters Series Team Competition mirrors the other team based awards for the CRCA Open Racing and Club Series Masters fields.

Development Series Competition

CRCA awards the Dev field series leader jersey to the Dev field racer with the highest number of cumulative points throughout the series. The racer who has earned the highest cumulative number of points at the end of the season is named the overall series winner.

Most Improved Rider

The Most Improved Rider Award goes to the rider who makes the greatest competitive strides during the course of the season. Nominations may be submitted to the CRCA Board with the winner selected following the conclusion of the season.

Competition Rules

Jim Boyd & Team Cup Rules

The Elite Men’s and Elite Women’s CRCA Boyd Cup is the highest honor awarded to CRCA racing members based on a season long points competition across a variety of courses and formats. The CRCA Elite Team Cup is awarded on a similar basis to the most successful CRCA sub-teams across a similar subset of races.

• All club and open races are included in scoring for the Jim Boyd Cup and Team Cup Awards unless otherwise specified on the CRCA Racing Calendar. CRCA members will be scored separately for the Open Races (i.e., non eligible racers will be skipped over and points will roll down to the next eligible CRCA member). All Open Races (including time trials, if any) are worth the same points as Club Races.

• Boyd Cup and Team Cup points are awarded as follows, for Club and Open Races places 1st- 7th: 10, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. As stated the Open Races will feature separate scoring for CRCA members.

• For the Team Cup, teams score points for their top two riders only. If additional riders from a team place, the points for those places are not counted toward calculating the Team Cup points for that team or any other team. For example, if Team A has 3 riders scoring in the top 3 placings, the 3rd placed Team A rider will not score points for Team A, but Team B rider at 4th place will score 4th place points, not 3rd place points.

• The Team Cup may also include points from a Team Time Trial, if any, to be held as part of a CRCA affiliated time trial, if any, to be announced. CRCA members will be scored separately at any such competition and points will be awarded on an Open Race basis.

• Only Donor, Season Pass, Volunteer Pass, and Juniors club members may score points for either competition. Associate members participating in open races cannot score points.

• If a teammate is disqualified for a conduct violation in a given race, the team in question will score no points in any CRCA competition.

• The champion for each competition will be the individual / team with the most points at the conclusion of the season. In the case of a tie, finishing position at the Club Race season finale will determine the winner (for the team cup highest individual placing at that race will determine the winner).

Intermediate Sprint Competition Rules

• Only Scratch Format Club races in the A and W field are included in scoring for the Intermediate Sprint Competition unless otherwise specified on the CRCA Racing Calendar.

• Intermediate Sprint points are awarded to the first 4 finishers in descending order: 4-3-2-1.

• The designated finish line of the race doubles as the intermediate sprint line.

• Races with 5 or more laps shall have intermediate sprints at the conclusion of the 2nd and 4th laps. Races with 4 laps shall have intermediate sprints at the conclusion of the 1st and 3rd laps.

Women’s Open Field Cat 3 Competition Rules

• Women’s Open Field Cat 3 competition rules mirror those of of the Women’s Boyd Cup competition. Scoring is done on the same basis as the Women’s Boyd Cup, with the same races included in the competition but scoring is exclusively limited to Cat 3. i.e. the highest placing Cat 3 will score maximum points.

• All Cat 3s racing in the Women’s Open field will be scored for both the Women’s Boyd Cup and the Cat 3 competition if applicable.

CRCA B-Field Series Competitions Rules

The B-Field Series Leader and Team Competitions mirror the Jim Boyd and Team Cup competitions but for non-elite riders racing in the B-Field.

• The CRCA B-Field Series Leader is awarded on the same basis as the Elite Men’s and Women’s Jim Boyd Cup, but for the B fields. Scoring is done on the same basis as the Elite Men’s and Women’s Boyd Cup, with the same races included in the competition.

• The CRCA B-Field Team Competition is awarded on the same basis as the Elite Men’s and Women’s Team Cups, but for the B fields. Scoring is done on the same basis as the Elite Men’s and Women’s Team Cup, with the same races included in the competition.

For Open Races points will be scored in the M4 field. If no M4 field is offered points will instead be scored in the M4/5 field. For Club Races points will only be scored in the B field.

CRCA Women’s Development Series Competitions Rules

The CRCA Dev Series Leaders are awarded on the same basis as the Elite Men’s and Women’s Jim Boyd Cup, but for the Dev fields. Scoring is done on the same basis as the Elite Men’s and Women’s Boyd Cup, with the same races included in the competition.

CRCA Masters Series Competitions Rules

The CRCA Masters Series Leader is awarded on the same basis as the Elite Men’s and Women’s Jim Boyd Cup, but for CRCA's Masters field designations (e.g., Master’s 40+ Cat 1/2/3 and Master’s 40+ Cat 4). Scoring is done on the same basis as the Elite Men’s and Women’s Boyd Cup, with the same races included in the competition.

The races included in the Master’s competitions will include: all open races featuring an M40+ field, or a M35+ Master’s field at Grant's Tomb or Bear Mountain if applicable (lower age cut-off reflects NYS Championship Categories), all of the club race M40+ field designations in Central Park and a CRCA affiliated Time Trial, if applicable. 

CRCA Most Improved Rider Rules

The most improved rider award shall be selected by the CRCA Board following the conclusion of the race season. The award target riders that have have made the greatest strides from the development levels of the Club.