General Info

Fees
All Races*= $25 ($5 discount for pre-registering)
*Junior Riders = $10
*Beginner Category = $10
*Second race entered = $10
*Little Kids Race (Under 10) = Free

Registration
Day of Race registration and rider check-in will close 25 minutes before start of each category. All pre-registered riders must check-in to confirm bib number and category. Pre-registered riders can use our Self-Check-In System. To ensure the most accurate results, no rider will be allowed to register once registration is closed.

Signed waiver form is required with registration.

No paper form is necessary if you acknowledged the online pre-registration waiver
Only one waiver is required for the entire MFG season – you do not need to fill out a new one at each MFG Series race

USA Cycling racing licenses are not required

Race Numbers
Race numbers will be assigned for the entire season. If you change categories, or race multiple races a day, you will need a new bib number. Otherwise, please bring the same bib number from the MFG series to each MFG race.

Categories
Categories are self-seeding. Sandbagging will not be tolerated. Riders are encouraged to chose the category that provides them the maximum challenge while allowing for them to be competitive.

Beginner = Little or no racing experience in any cycling discipline
Cat 4 = CX beginner with experience in other cycling disciplines
Cat 3 = Intermediate
Cat 2 = Advanced
Cat 1 = National Level

Masters = Age graded 35 and over (born 1977 or earlier). Combine your ability/experience with your age to chose a category i.e. over 45 beginner = Cat 4 Master 45+. For the 2011/2012 cyclocross season Master ages will be broken down by the following birth years: 1977 or earlier (35+), 1967 or earlier (45+), and 1957 or earlier (55+).

Juniors = Age graded 18 and under (born 1994 or later). For the 2011/2012 cyclocross season Junior ages will be broken down by the following birth years: 1994 & 1995 (17-18), 1996 & 1997 (15-16), 1998 & 1999 (13-14), and 2000 – 2002 (10-12).

Rules and Equipment
Races will be governed by USA Cycling rules for cyclocross, rider conduct, and equipment regulations. It is the rider’s responsibility to know these rules. All rules and regulations will be enforced by MFG Cyclocross staff. Mountain bikes will be allowed. Helmets are required by rules in the USA Cycling rulebook.

Neutral Support
Full Speed Ahead provides neutral support at each race. FSA’s neutral support program will offer free service, pit work, wheels, parts and general help. This includes race day emergency repairs and neutral wheels in the pits. Look for the FSA Sprinter Van and tent near the pits.

Start Order Procedure
The top eight riders in the series standings will be placed in the front row. From the 2nd row on, riders will be staged randomly. This order will be mixed up from race to race.

Scoring and Results
Hip and shoulder Bib Numbers must be worn properly – on the correct side for the day (left or right) and clearly visible to the judges at the finish line. It is your responsibility to display your bib number properly, you may not be scored if we cannot read your bib number.

If you have more than one Series Bib Number because of losing one or racing multiple categories, it is your responsibility to wear the one that you checked in with at registration.
Please ensure that ponytails, hydration packs, etc do not cover your bib number.
When crossing the finish line please do not sit-up or raise your hands or otherwise prevent us from reading your bib number.
If for any reason we cannot determine who you are by your bib number you will not be placed in the race.

Results will be posted after each race on-site and protests must be submitted on a form provided by MFG cyclocross which can be obtained at the finish line information desk.

We will do our best to post results on mfgcyclocross.com by 9am the day after the race!

Once results are posted on our website, we will grant 24 hours for review.

All categories which receive no protests after 24 hours will be considered final.

Disputed result categories will be reviewed on film once, and then finalized by our results team.

Corrected results will be re-posted; the length of time to re-post will vary.

All result inquiries should be emailed to results [at] mfgcyclocross [dot] com. In the subject line please include: Race, Category Race, Name.

The following information is required, without it we will not be able to resolve your inquiry:

Category
Bib Number
First and Last Name
Team
Description of the problem, e.g:
- This is not helpful: “I wasn’t 17th”
- This is helpful: “I believe I finished 4th or 5th, not 17th, because I was not lapped and finished close behind my teammate, Dorothy Johnson, #123, who placed 2nd.”

To learn more about how races are scored please read this document.

Overall Series Standings
*Overall series standing will be scored for all categories except Beginners.

*All 6 races in the MFG series count toward the overall series standings*.

*The final race of the year is scored for single points in the same way as all other races.

*Every race counts; no placings are dropped.

*If you upgrade to another category in the middle of the season, points are not carried over.

Ties will be broken by:

A. Greatest number of wins; if still tied

B. By placing in the final race

*(Elite Men and Women will be scored on all races EXCEPT Rapha-Focus GP, where no points are not calculated)

Overall Series Prizes
Prizes will be awarded at the series end party for the all categories for at least the series winner, and potentially for 2nd overall as well. Prizes will be allocated at the end of year party to winners in a creative manner, most likely based on a final game of skill, luck, and fun.

Points Table (revised for 2011)
1st through 20th places receive points as follows:

30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 21, 20, 19, 17, 16, 15, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 6, 5, 3