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20 2020 20 Rules ules Upd Update te Licensing & Category Changes

• 1A1 – Licenses – Annual membership/licenses are valid for one calendar year from date of purchase
• International and Technical licenses remain unchanged (Jan 1 – Dec 31)
• 1A3 – Memberships – New membership options
• Standard v. Premium v. Collegiate
• 1D1 – Rider Categories - Entry level category renamed across all disciplines
• Renames Cat 5 to Novice, 3 to Novice in MTB
• All others remain unchanged
• Self upgrade allowed to cat 4 (2 mtb)
• 1H9(e) – Mixing of Classes – Clarification on youth definition and category
• Youth includes riders 8 and younger
• Youth racers may enter youth races.
• Open only to 6-8 year olds

20 2020 20 Rules ules Upd Update te License Examples – In the Field

20 2020 20 Rules ules Upd Update te License Examples – Resources

20 2020 20 Rules ules Upd Update te National Championship Jerseys

• 1H4(g) – National/World Champion Race Entry – Changed requirement for entry fee refund when wearing

the National Championship jersey in the correct race category/age group

• From event category to prize list (based on the total payout for the highest individual race cat) $5,000+
• 1J5(f)(vi) – Jerseys – Allowance (requirement) of reigning National Champion to wear their National

Championship jersey in the subsequent NC, if still eligible.

• Must be same discipline/class/age
• Includes UCI categories

20 2020 20 Rules ules Upd Update te National Championship Jerseys

20 2020 20 Rules ules Upd Update te E-Bikes

• 1I3 – Bicycle Types – Addition of regulation describing E-bikes and their allowance in USA Cycling

competitions

• Up to local jurisdiction
• Regulation & Definition
• 1I3(f) E-Bikes
• Outside of competitions for bicycles defined by 1I1 that are solely powered by the rider, E-

bikes are allowed only as a separate class of competition and only where allowed by local jurisdiction at the location of these competitions or rides.

• i. An E-bike, for USA Cycling events, shall comply with the Consumer Safety Products

Council (CSPC) as Class 1, low speed electric bicycle with fully operable pedal system (pedals, crank, chain and gears), without a throttle, 350 watt or less motor which engages only with pedaling, and motor assistance that stops at 20 mph (32 kph).

• a. E-bikes may be subject to inspections, including label verification, motor output

diagnostics, performing motor speed cut-off tests, wheel dimension controls, and possible impounding before and after the event.

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20 2020 20 Rules ules Upd Update te Clarifications

• 2B4 – Blue Band – Clarifies blue band is not part of the racing surface
• Riding below measurement line, but never below track surface
• Penalties defined
• 2J5(a) – Individual Pursuit – Clarification regarding caught riders in IP qualifying (matches international

regulations)

• May not draft or repass (disqualification)
• 2K7(c)a – Team Pursuit – Clarification regarding finals seeding in Elite National Championship (matches

international regulations)

• Explains process for a catch in both rounds (1v4 & 2v3)
• 2L2(d) – Team Sprint – Describes placement of pads (matches international regulations)
• 3 pads, placed at 5, 10 and 15 meters

20 2020 20 Rules ules Upd Update te Additional Clarifications

• 2N1 – Madison – Clarification on event rankings, championship v. non-championship (matches

international regulations)

• 2N3 – Madison – Clarification on number and placement of sprint laps (matches international

regulations)

• Updated table and description of uneven laps
• 2P2(a) – International Tempo Race (Int’l Omnium) – Addition of National Championship distances for

UCI categories (matches international regulations)

• International Tempo Race

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20 2020 20 Rules ules Upd Update te Downhill and Dual Slalom Clarifications

• 5E1(f) – Clarification to match international regulations regarding riders leaving prescribed course
• Relaxed wording on re-entry point

Thanks Leslie for the DS help!!

• 5E2 – Major updates on how DS event is to be managed (mostly clarification to match international

regulations regarding 4-cross and XC Eliminator.

• Includes qualifying, scoring, bracket creation and overall results

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