Minnesota State Championship Series

Series Registration is not required to compete in the 2009 MNSCS. If you enter one event or all eleven events you will automatically be tracked in the Series Standings.  Permanent numbers will not be issued.

All 2009 MNSCS events will be USA Cycling Sanctioned and will follow all USA Cycling Rules. Go to - http://www.usacycling.org/forms/MTB_rulebook.pdf. For racers who wish to compete in Citizen, Sport and Comp classes, a USA Cycling license is optional. Racers wishing to compete in the Expert and Pro classes are required to have an annual USA Cycling license. Semi-Pros can race Pro or Expert in this transition year. To purchase a USA Cycling license visit www.usacycling.org

 Registration: All MNSCS events, except for Trek Border Battle, will accept online registration by clicking on the “Register” button. Online registration can be done up to ten o’clock CST the Thursday prior to the event, or by registering on the day of the event. No mail in registrations will be accepted. To register for the Trek Border Battle go to - http://www.wors.org/register/.
A Superpass option is also available that allows a race to register for the MNSCS race season (except for the Trek Border Battle). The racers will get ten races for the price of nine. Registration can be done online only through the MNSCS web site.
Please arrive at least one hour before your event when registering on the day of the race. Most events close registration one half-hour prior to each event.
 

Note: Kids Comp, Citizen, Sport, and Comp race entrants holding a USA Cycling Mountain annual membership (license), receive a $3 refund at race registration upon presentation of their membership card at the registration tent.

Kids Comp: This class is made up of boys and girls 12 years and under. Course length for this class is approximately 4 to 5 miles in length with a low degree of difficulty and rider time generally runs 30 minutes.
Citizen: This class is made up of male and female from age 10 and above. Course length in this class is approximately 10 miles and runs approximately 45 minutes in length for the top finishers. A Citizen class racer is generally a recreational rider with limited rider time. The Citizen class also offers a Clydesdale category for male racers weighing 200 pounds or greater.
Sport: This class is starts with female age 12 and male age 14. Course length for the Sport class is approximately 15 miles or 70 minutes to 75 minutes in length for the top finishers. A Sport class racer is an experienced racer with good conditioning. The Sport class also offers both a Clydesdale category for male racers weighing 200 pounds or greater and a Singlespeed category.
Comp: The Comp class is for males age 15 and above. Course length for the Comp class is approximately 20 miles or 90 minutes to 105 minutes in length for the top finishers. The Comp class offers a step up from the Sport class. The Comp class offers a Singlespeed category.
 Elite Group: This group is made up of Expert and Pro male and female riders seeking the highest level of competition. Course length for Expert men is approximately 20 - 25 miles or within 130 minutes completion for the top finishers. Expert women race (the Comp length course) one lap less than Expert Men in a multi-lap race. A USA Cycling license is required for all riders in the Elite group.
 

Pro and Expert Classes make up the Elite Group. These classes are combined to determine the “Overall” results for payout purposes for men and women.  Payout is awarded up to the top 15 places overall to Men and Women dependent on the number of starters (see below). There is no Expert Age Group Payout

Restrictions
If a race has 5 of fewer entrants 1 place will be awarded
6 - 15 - 3 places
16 - 24 - 5 places
25 - 40 - 7 places
41 - 60 - 9 places
61 - 70 - 11 places
71 - 80 - 13 places
81 or more - 15 places

Entering a 2009 MNSCS event automatically makes you eligible to be tracked in the Series Standings.

Kids Comp, and Citizen
A participant's top six events will be counted towards their final Overall Series Standing. Participants competing in more than six events will have their lowest finishes dropped from the final Overall Series Standing. In addition to dropping the lowest finishes for each racer, each participant who competes in more than six events will be awarded five (5) bonus points for the first additional event, ten (10) bonus points for the second additional event, fifteen (15) bonus points for the third additional event, etc.  Any rider starting in the race qualifies for the bonus points. (DNF's will count towards bonus points) If there is a tie, head-to-head results will be used to determine placing.
Sport, Comp, and Elite Group
A participant's top seven events will be counted towards their final Overall Series Standing. Participants competing in more than seven events will have their lowest finishes dropped from the final Overall Series Standing. In addition to dropping the lowest finishes for each racer, each participant who competes in more than seven events will be awarded five (5) bonus points for the first additional event, ten (10) bonus points for the second additional event, fifteen (15) bonus points for the third additional event, etc.  Any rider starting in the race qualifies for the bonus points. (DNF's will count towards bonus points) If there is a tie, head-to-head results will be used to determine placing.

Point Distribution

All riders 46th place and up will receive 4 points.
All riders who Did Not Finish (DNF) will receive 2 points.

Kids Comp
A participant must have competed in a minimum of three events to be eligible for a Series award.
The top 3 (4 in age groups with more than 15 participants having completed three events, and 5 in age groups with more than 25 participants having completed three events) in each age group will receive overall series recognition at the end of the season awards party.

First Timers
There will be no Series awards for First Timer racers.

Citizen
A participant must have competed in a minimum of four events to be eligible for a Series award.
The top 3 (4 in age groups with more than 15 participants having completed four events, and 5 in age groups with more than 25 participants having completed four events) in each age group will receive overall series recognition at the end of the season awards party.

Sport, Comp, and Elite Group:
A participant must have competed in a minimum of six events to be eligible for a Series award.
The top 3 (4 in age groups with more than 15 participants having completed six events, and 5 in age groups with more than 25 participants having completed six events) in each age group will receive overall series recognition at the end of the season awards party.

Elite Group
Overall: The top five places in the Elite Group (Expert & Pro combined) will receive overall series recognition at the Awards Party. These five male and females receiving an overall award will be excluded from receiving an age category award.
 

General:

Teams (with a list of their members) will contact John Oman at j_oman@yahoo.com to register for the race season. Team registration will be due (send to John) no later than May 11th in preparation for the first series race on May 17. Each team will designate a “Team Contact” to be the interface between the team and John and to communicate the team roster and changes. Any changes - (adds/deletes) in team members or new teams that take place after May 17 must be made by notifying John three days prior to the next race. On each individual race registration, a racer will identify that he is racing on a team and the name of the team. If there are discrepancies between the race registration and the list John provides the race timer, John's list will take precedent.

Team Scoring Guidelines

•  Team Competition will be held in Citizen, Sport, Comp, and Elite (Expert and Pro combined) classes.
• Team competitions will be co-ed in Citizen, Sport, and Elite classes (no women’s comp class).  There will not be separate men’s teams or women’s teams but rather a combined team consisting possibly of both genders.
• Men and women will still score points based on where they place within their gender.  Therefore, a male and a female can contribute the same number of points towards their team.  (Ex: There could be a 1st place male and a 1st place female on the same team.  They both would earn 1st place points towards their team’s total score.)  Their points scored will be combined for a total team score.  
• Team racers will not be separated into age groups
• The top three racers from each team will count towards its team's total score. There is no maximum number of riders per team. For scoring purposes, if less than 3 riders on a team finish a race, the team will still receive a team score but will automatically be scored behind the teams with 3 riders.
• A person may only be registered with one team at each race.
•  Team scores will be calculated separately from the overall individual standings and will reflect only how members of the team place against members of other teams. Team scores for each race will be calculated based on placing with the low score winning the event. First place in the race gets 1 point, second - 2points, third - 3 points, etc. For the overall season standings 1st place team at a race gets 150 points, second place team gets 142, etc.
• End of the season recognition will be based on a team's top 6 events. In the event of a tie at the end of the year, the teams' best 7th event will be used.
• An end of the year award will be given to the team that has the best overall placing in all 4 classes. Team scoring summary for series overall:
  1st= 150
  2nd= 142
  3rd= 135
  4th= 129
  5th= 124
  6th= 120
  7th= 116
  8th= 112
  And so on following the MNSCS overall guidelines on scoring.

• Team scores will be posted by the middle of the week on the MNSCS web site.
• The top teams will be recognized at the awards party at the end of the year.

To be eligible for a Series award:
Two teams participating: award = one place
Three teams participating: award = two places
Four or more teams participating: award = three places