Categories

·         5-Team** ( 3 UCI * cyclists)

·         Duo** (1 UCI * cycling)

·         Single

·         Single speed (SS)

* They will be considered like UCI "Elite, Lady Elite, Masters, Masters B, Junior" that participated in this year Cross-country season of Commission MTB of Puerto Rico or as register in the International Cyclist Union (International Riders).

**In this Rule Guide, the word Team is used to represent in some cases the riders in Duo and 5-Team. 

Costs of inscription

The registration fee is US$30.oo for each cyclist, applies to all categories single (SINGLE & SS), Duo, 5-Team, the cyclist will have the right for t-shirt allusive to the event, special number plate of the event, area to charge his batteries, and among others.

Starting Line

Registry will be made ONLINE until the 10 of August to the 9:00 p.m. Each runner must pay not latter than 30 minutes before beginning the race.  This runner must place his bicycle in the pre-established area 10 minutes prior to the starting shot.  The exit will be "Le-Mans" style, where each runner will have to run from the exit to the place in where the bicycle is. 

Modifications

Any modification that could take place once published the present regulation will make public by means of annexed, opportunely being facilitated the participants. The organization reserves the right of being able to change the route of the test if she considered it necessary. The organization will not be responsible if the race is suspended by causes of force greater or other people's to her.

Prices

One will award in metallic the first three (3) positions of each category. Trophies awarded to the first (5) positions in all the categories.

The delivery of prizes will be made solely the day of the race and once approved the classifications by the organizing committee. The winners of the respective categories will have to make formal appearance in the podium to fulfill the protocol acts dressing appropriate clothes. The presence of the winners will be obligatory otherwise will lose all right to the prize.

General Rules

The regulation of the Commission of Mountain Bike of Puerto Rico and Federation of Cycling of Puerto Rico will be observed moment throughout.  The following rules are specific for the event of 24 hours.

Squad Captains

Each team (Duo & 5Team) will designate to a captain and Co-captain.  Captains will represent their equipment in all official communication before, during and after the event.  The Co-captain will be able to represent the equipment when the captain not this available one.  Only captains and Co-captains will be able to make protests.

Pre-race Meeting

The captain or Co-captain will have to attend the meeting pre-race although all the runners will be welcome. 

Pits Area

To each team an area of pit will be assigned to him solely.  This is the area of provision and rest.  Participants will be able to change and/or to repair equipment in this place.  Emergency repairs could be carried out in the Starting "Salida / llegada" area of inclusively bicycles of being will be able to be changed thus necessary.  In the Starting “Salida / llegada” area of or the area of pit, runners will be able to receive provisions and/or aid of their team of support or any other personnel of registered support. 

Communication

It is allowed to the use of cellular radios and/or between the running assets and its support battalion.  In the case of radios it will only be possible to be used of channel 3 in ahead since channels 1 and 2 are reserved for the officials and paramedics.  Equipment using these channels will be disqualified at least that are a case of emergency.

Aid in the route

Other registered runners could offer aid in the route.  Runners providing aid will have to access the route under their own effort (on foot or in bicycle) and will be able to do it in any direction as long as he is in the route.  To cut the route is not allowed (to see rule # 12).  Runners providing aid will be able to take any equipment or tools with them, also could interchange bicycles of being necessary.  To cannibalize bicycles is legal.  Any registered runner can offer aid to any other registered runner (it does not matter if they are of different equipment).  Personnel support is not authorized to offer aid in the route.

Riders allowed in route

Only running registered, reporters with credentials and staffs of the event are authorized to be in the route during the event. 

Number plates / Dorsals

Runners must have their visible number on their piece of superior clothes and the small board must be positioned in the area of the handlebar.  In the case of change of bicycle the small board will have to be transferred at the moment of the change. It will be prohibited to alter, to trim or to double to the small board and/or ridge, this will entail the automatic disqualification of the equipment. 

"Drafting"

Runners will be able "to draft" running only registered.  "Draft" other registered vehicles or a runner is prohibited and entails disqualification. 

Right to the step

Mounted runners have right to the passage on runners pushing the bicycle.  Runners pushing or loading the bicycle will be able to happen to them to mounted runners as long as they do not interfere with the cyclist who goes mounted. 

Lap-out runners

Lap-out runners will have to yield the passage to them to the leaders more soon possible.  The leaders will have to verbally notify their intention to happen and through as side.  It is the responsibility of the runner who is going to pass doing it of safe way. 

Fight by position

When running they dispute a position, the runner in the advantage does not have to yield the passage to him to the runner whom he loves to him to happen.  But, the runner being happened cannot interfere with the passage with his body; this considers itself like unsportsmanlike behavior (to see rule # 14). 

To cut route

The cut off route by any registered runner entails the disqualification of the equipment to which the cyclist belongs.

Laws

Federal, state and local laws will be obeyed all along. 

Sport Conduct

Profane and/or abusive language and other unsportsmanlike forms of conduct will be taken seriously.  Any runner who demonstrates to east type of behavior his equipment will be noticed or disqualified immediately.  This will be applied strictly when this conduct is carried out against officials, volunteers or spectators.  The penalty will be imposed according to the discretion of the director or assistant director of race if the race director not this available one. 

Protests

The captain or Co-captain of the equipment only can put protests under.  The protests must in writing and be given to the director or Co-director of race during the race or up to 30 minutes after announcing the final results.  The protests must contain information that maintains it including information of the incident, witnesses, name, telephone numbers and the company/signature of the captain of the equipment that protests.  A position of $50 will be put under with the protest.  The race director will make the investigation pertinent and will make a decision.  The position of the protest will be retained if the same one is denied or given back if it is maintained. 

Final Word

The race director has the final word in any decision, including decisions taken by the Co-director. 

Hours of silence

For this event hours of silence will be established during the night.  This period will begin to the average night of Saturday until 8:00am of Sunday.  During this period the noise must be maintained to the minimum. 

Illumination

During the nocturnal part of the event the runners must have a primary light of at least 10watts.  In addition, each runner will have to take to a secondary source of light like lantern or another system of illumination. 

Use of lights

Runners in route one (1) hour before the dusk of Saturday and until average (1/2) hour before the dawn of Sunday must have their installed and functional system of lights primary and secondary.  To participate with the lights extinguished to save battery or to run with the unloaded batteries is dangerous and the runner does to his own risk. 

Carp of judges

Runners must register themselves when they enter and they leave the race in the carp of the judges.  The exit time of the runner leaving will be used like the time of entrance of the runner who enters (although the next runner this ready one not to leave).  In other words, the clock this running all along. 

Consecutive returns

If a runner decides to give consecutive returns, will have to register itself in the carp of the judges whenever he happens.  The judges will register the exit time and arrival of the runner and this one will be able to continue running.  This also applies for the category of Single. 

Verification of input/output

The verification of each input/output of the runners is the responsibility of each Team.  The judges will require to at any time seeing the number (dorsal or small board) of the equipment during the verification. 

Requirement of returns for teams of 5 runners

All racers in the team will have, at least, to give 2 returns to the circuit during the duration of the event.  Of this not to happen, 3 laps of penalty to the total of accumulated returns at the end of the event were reduced.  Some exceptions will be considered. Ej cyclists have an accident in his first return and it cannot compete, serious considered like exception.  

Cancellation of return

During the race the runner must finish the return that began.  Nevertheless, the equipment has the option to cancel the return and to return to begin it with a running substitute from the carp of the judges.  This is a difficult decision and expensive but if the runner cannot finish the return for some reason could be beneficial the equipment to cancel the same one.  Any member of the equipment will be able to cancel returns when notifying to the judges and to initialize the leaf of I collate next to the time being cancelled. 

Substitution of cyclist

Cyclists can be replaced until Saturday previous to the event.  Changes done after this date entail an additional position of $10 and they will be only accepted until the day before the event.  They will not accept changes the day of the event. 

Aim of the event

The event will begin and finish at noon.  Runners will have to leave when finishing the return when the time expires.  The final position of the equipment will be determined by the number of returns has completed in sequential order based on the time of the last return.  For example, a team finishes 22 laps 12:31pm will win to him to a team that completed 22 laps to 12:47pm.  But, a team that completes 23 laps, finishing to 1:00pm will win to him to both.  If a runner of the equipment leaves before 12:00pm and another runner has not entered before 12:05pm, to this equipment him time of completion will not be able to be calculated and it will be put to him as result NC (it did not complete). 

It Catastrophic fails

In the case of catastrophic fault due to bad weather or another circumstance that the count prevents with returns or creates a dangerous atmosphere for the participants the director of the event the race could finish before time.  The final result would be based on the position of each team at the time of stopping the race. And the time would be determined by the last completed return.  This rule only will be used as a last resort, in extreme situations, when they are not left other alternatives to continue registering laps/ times or when there is potential for the lost one of life. 

Ghost Medical Runner

In case a runner stops to help another seriously hurt runner and who he needs service of paramedics, this one procedure will be implemented.  The runner helping will be able to use his cellular one to communicate with his equipment of support or to use his radius in channel 2 to communicate with the paramedics.  The support equipment will notify to the officials or paramedics to him of the situation of being contacted via cellular.  The paramedics will notify to the judges the name and number to them of the runner having provided attendance.  The judges or some member of the staff will notify the equipment to him so that she prepares the next runner.  To this runner the exit time of the ghost runner based on the fastest time by return will be assigned to him or the average of the time of the equipment, which is more beneficial. 

Support Staff:

Support Staff (Batallions) are the people who will be attending the cyclists in their areas designated (carps/pits) single in those areas allows themselves to give to feeding and supplying, does not allow themselves in but no place. 

The single cyclists will have right to three Staff in their area of Pit.

The pairs. They will have right to three people of support in pit.

The team will have right to five people of support in pit.

Each person of support will be credited and will maintain other people for rest could supplant that accreditation visible. But they will have to interchange the accreditation, but single she will be able to have the maximum of people of support already stipulated.