RULES

*If you do not understand any of these rules please ask a race official for clarification.

GENERAL
All racers must wear a helmet and be sober in order to compete. If you are not racing, stay off of the course, in the designated spectator areas. Pushing, shoving, dangerous riding or otherwise discourteous behavior will not be tolerated and will result in disqualification. Checkpoint volunteers must be treated with courtesy and respect at all times. Be nice to everybody. J! All rulings made by Race or Checkpoint Captains are final.

DCBCA MAIN RACE

CHECKPOINT SPONSORS: CITY BIKES, TIMBUK2, SILVER LINING GRAPHICS, CANNONDALE, JAMIS, BIANCHI, GITA SPORTS, FOGGY BOTTOM ALE, LATERAL STRESS VELO, AND CMWC 2003 SEATTLE.

The course will be made up of one-way streets as indicated on the race map. Riders may travel along the course only in the direction indicated. Riding the wrong way on the course will result in disqualification. If you drop your manifest, package, etc., continue along the course and retrieve it next time around. If you ride past a checkpoint, keep going. Do not walk or ride back! You will be disqualified. In case of mechanical problems, racers may accept tools, parts, and assistance from onlookers, however all repairs must be made off of the course. Locking your bike will be required at every checkpoint. Lean locking will be permitted. Look out for bike thieves! Packages will not be accepted if they are folded, crumpled, wet or damaged in any way. If a package is deemed unacceptable you will have to return to the pick-up checkpoint and re-obtain it. You may only pick one package at a time, you may deliver as many packages as you like per visit, and you may deliver and pick-up at the same time. There may be a “rush” delivery on certain manifests that must be delivered immediately: once picked-up, no other pick-ups or deliveries will be allowed until the rush is dropped. At certain checkpoints you may be required to perform a task. Some waiting time may occur throughout the race, please be patient until it is your turn. While all efforts will be made to ensure accuracy, it is each individual racer’s responsibility to ensure that checkpoint volunteers properly mark their manifest. To receive an official placing you must turn in your manifest (completed or not) to the “Finish Table”. The Finish Table should be considered a checkpoint, not a Finish Line. Do not ride past the Finish Table without turning in your manifest or else you will not receive a placement. Manifests must be submitted in good condition with your name and number legibly written in the space provided. Men and women will race together but will be scored separately.

Qualification: All racers will start Le Mans style at the same time. You will be given 1 hour to complete a manifest showing a series of pick-ups and deliveries. When completed, turn in your manifest to the Finish Table. After 1 hour all of the checkpoints will close after which you must turn in your manifest (complete or not) to the Finish Table. You will have 15 minutes following the close of the checkpoints to get to the Finish Table. It may be possible to qualify even with a partial manifest, so hurry back. Qualifying will based on both time and number of deliveries.

Finals: All racers will start Le Mans style at the same time. You will be given 2 1/2 hours to complete four separate manifests with specific and different instructions on each. Read your manifest carefully! Bikes must be free-locked at start, and starting positions will be based on qualification times. You must turn in each properly completed manifest to the Manifest Exchange area to receive your next manifest. Once time runs out, you must go to the Finish Table and submit whichever manifest you are working on (complete or not). You will have 5 minutes following the close of the checkpoints to get to the Finish Table. The first rider to complete all 4 manifests, or the one who comes the closest based on number of deliveries, will be declared champion.

CITY BIKES SPRINTS

Qualification: Sprint qualification will be the Rush delivery given to all racers during Main Race qualifying. There will be a marked section on the course after the City Bikes checkpoint on which riders’ top speed will be measured. The fastest sprinters will advance to the head-to-head elimination rounds.

Finals: Racers will be allowed 1 false start per heat. A 2nd false start will result in disqualification.

GLOWTECH BUNNYHOP

Jump your bike over the bar. Highest jumper wins. In the case of a tie (2 riders reaching the same height) the winner will be the rider with the fewest faults.

WALLACE AGENCY CARGO RACE

The Cargo Race will involve carrying very large and heavy loads. There will be 2 different kinds of packages: small-heavy and large-light. All packages will be picked up from and delivered to one central checkpoint near the Start/Finish area. After each pick-up riders must do a lap of the course, return to the Start/Finish and drop off their packages before picking up again. The initial pick-up will be a pre-determined number of the small-heavies, after which riders must alternate package types but will be allowed to pick up as many packages as they can manage. The racer with the most number of deliveries within the 45-minute time limit will be declared champion.

TIMBUK2 TEAM RELAY

Teams must be co-ed and consist of 4 racers. Riders will start from and hand off packages in a designated exchange area at the Timbuk2 checkpoint. There will be 4 packages that must be picked up individually from the Cannondale checkpoint. Only 1 rider per team will be on the course at a time. The first riders must pick-up from the Cannondale checkpoint and return the package to the second rider. This rider will then pick-up the second package and return both packages to the third rider. This will continue until the forth rider has picked up the final package and has carried all four packages to the finish. First team to return all 4 packages to the finish will be declared the champions.

PABST BLUE RIBBON FIXED GEAR OMNIUM

The Fixed Gear Omnium will be decided by points from all events, both fixed gear only and open events. A fixie rider must use a fixed gear bike in any given event for that event to count towards their total Fixie score. In the open events, fixed gear bikes may have hand brakes. In fixed gear only events, brakes must be disengaged or not present at all. The fixie rider who accumulates the most points across all events will be declared Fixed Gear Champion.

TRACK STAND

Riders will balance in place with both hands on their handlebars and both feet on their pedals. Once a rider looses their balance they will be eliminated. At the 2-minute mark riders must remove one hand. At the 4-minute mark riders must remove their other hand. At the 6-minute mark riders must remove one foot. The last rider balancing will be declared champion.

BACKWARDS CIRCLES

Each rider gets 3 attempts to do as many backwards circles as possible. Most circles wins.

TRACK SKID

Ride up to the Start Line, lock your rear wheel and skid as far as you can. Each rider will get 3 attempts. Failure to lock up your wheel before the Start Line will result in a fault. A fault will be considered an attempt. Longest single skid wins.