Wisconsin Cycling Association
2004 Wisconsin Cup Series Guidelines

1. Eligibility and Awards
   1. Points will be awarded only to riders who possess a current annual USCF license with a Wisconsin address.
   2. Club points will be awarded only to those clubs that are members in good standing of the Wisconsin Cycling Association.
   3. Wisconsin Cup points will be awarded for road events :Road Races, Criteriums, Individual Time Trials
   4. There will be no points for Team Time Trials.
   5. Points will only be awarded in events that are placed on the WCA calendar by February 1, 2004.
   6. There will be three places recognized in each class/category.
2. Race Organizer Requirements
   1. The promoting organization shall be a member of the WCA.
   2. The event organizer will obtain a race permit from USA Cycling.
   3. All USA Cycling/USCF rules will govern said races.
   4. The race announcement must state "Wisconsin Cup Series Race" and contain the Wisconsin Cup logo.
   5. The race announcement must be distributed to all WCA clubs and/or published so that each club receives notice of the race at least 30 days prior to the event. The notice must conform to all guidelines of USAC (Standard Race Announcement)
   6. Race organizers will pay the WCA surcharge on the last day of their events. The total number of entrants will determine the WCA surcharge in the event. The 2004 WCA surcharge will be $1.00 per rider per event entered, with a $150 minimum for criteriums and road races to help offset the cost of photofinish, which WCA subsidizes for every club member.
   • Mail checks to WCA, 4458 Larkin St. Shorewood, WI 53211
   7. The race organizer must supply sufficient volunteers to run a safe and well-ordered event.
3. Competitor Considerations
   1. Wisconsin Cup Points will be awarded to the first ten eligible finishers.
   2. Wisconsin Cup Points will apply only in the class/category in which they were earned
   3. Wisconsin Cup Points will be awarded in the following classes/categories only:
      • Pro,1,2
      • Category 3
      • Category 4
      • Women 1,2,3
      • Women Category 4
      • Masters 30+
      • Masters 40+
      • Masters 50+
      • Junior-12 Boys
      • Junior 12 Girls
      • Junior 14Boys
      • Junior 14 Girls
      • Junior 16 Boys
      • Junior 16 Girls
      • Junior 18 Boys
      • Junior 18 Girls
   4. Competitors in races, which do not fall into one of the above classes, will not be awarded points.
   5. Wisconsin Cup Points category determination is based on the highest category in that event.
      1. Examples:
      • A Cat. 4 wins Cat. 4 Wisconsin Cup Points in a Cat. 4 race.
      • A Cat. 4 wins Cat. 3 Wisconsin Cup Points in a Cat. 3 and 4 race.
      • A Cat. 3 wins Cat. 3 Wisconsin Cup Points in a Cat. 3 race and a Cat. 3 and 4 race.
      • A Cat. 3 wins Cat. 1, 2 Wisconsin Cup Points in a Cat. 1, 2, and 3 race.
      • When separate races are not offered for the 50+ class, those riders electing to score 50+ points will race in the 40+ race and be tabulated separately for Wisconsin Cup points.
   6. Juniors (boys and girls) shall each be scored according to their racing age, regardless of the prize list divisions of an event. A Junior who races more than one Junior race at any given event will score points in his/her own age class, and in the youngest age class of the additional race.
   7. Hot spot sprint points will be awarded to the first 3 eligible riders across a designated sprint line.
   8. All criterium events are to have 2 sprint laps per race.
   9. Promoter & Chief Referee will determine when sprint laps will occur; normally during the first half of the race.
   10. The finishing sprint cannot be counted for WCA Hot Spot Competition points.
   11. Hot spot points will be added to Wisconsin Cup finish points.
   12. Riders must finish the race in order to be awarded Hot Spot Points.
   13. Points scored will be 4 points for first place, 2 points for second, and 1 point for third.
   14. Points sprints may be combined with merchandise primes at the option of the race organizer.
   15. No sprint points will be awarded in any state championship race.
   16. No sprint points will be awarded in races where multiple classes are racing together.
4. Road Points
   1. Road Schedule 1
      

      Finish	Points
      1	40
      2	35
      3	30
      4	27
      5	24
      6	21
      7	18
      8	15
      9	12
      10	10

   2. If at the end of the year riders are tied for an overall place, the tie shall be broken according to the omnium rules in the USCF rulebook.
5. Cyclocross Points
   1. There must be at least three (3) races during the year to qualify for a Wisconsin Cup award.
   2. Riders accumulate points in each class in which they compete. Points totals will not transfer from one class/category to another.
   3. Winners will be recognized in the following classes/categories:
      • Women A/B
      • Women C
      • Men A
      • Men B
      • Men C
      • Masters 30+
      • Masters 40+
      • Juniors
   4. Points won shall be based on Cyclocross Schedule 1.
   5. Wisconsin State Cyclocross Championships shall have points awarded to twenty (20) places based on Cyclocross Schedule 1. If fewer than twenty people finish the race, only those riders who finish the race will receive points.

      Finish	Points
      1	30
      2	25
      3	20
      4	15
      5	14
      6	13
      7	12
      8	11
      9	10
      10	9
      11	8
      12	7
      13	6
      14	5
      15	4
      16	3
      17	2
      18	1
      19	1
      20	1
      Cyclocross Points Schedule 1

6. Club Points
   1. Club points shall be totaled for each club based on their registered riders' places in the overall results of the Wisconsin Cup.
   2. Points will be awarded to the top ten in each Road category and the top three places in each Cyclocross category.
   3. Hot spot points will not be added to Club Points