Each year, the Club will run its Club Track Championships in the month of February (or as required to fit in with the State and National calendars). The Road Club Champioships will be held in the latter part of August each year.
The Championships are open only to fully paid up members of the Blackburn Cycling Club.
All racing will be conducted according to the ACF Technical Regulations.
The Club Championships events are run by category (the ACF licenced age category) rather than grades.
An event will be held for each category with three or more entries.
If there are less than three entries in a category, those riders may enter and compete in the next "higher" category - which potentially may make enough for the higher category event to be run. All will then compete for the awards of the higher category.
Such riders riding in a higher age category may ride with the gearing restrictions of the "higher" category. These rules apply to all events (ITT and Scratches races).
The next "higher" category is the next category closer to elite (that is, the next lower age category in Masters divisions, and the next higher age category in Junior divisions.
Aggregate participation points (i.e. 2 points) are awarded for each event participated in to encourage all to compete. (2 points for starting a track race, 2 points for finishing the course of a road race). Please see Aggregate Competition Rules.
Awards are made to the first three place getters unless there are less than FOUR entries. If there are three entries, awards are made for 1st and 2nd; 2 entries, 1st only (although to be consistent with these rules an event should not take place if only two entries). Note that the places awarded are based on the entries and not the number of starters. For example, if there were 3 entries yet only 2 started, awards would be made to 1st and 2nd still.
In contrast to our normal Club racing, no prize money is paid as trophies or medals are awarded instead.
Riders must enter each Championship event separately and pay the entry fee for each event.
The entry fee payable for each event is the same as the normal race entry fee.
There will be three club championship events: a Scratch Race, Individual Road Time Trial and an Individual Hill Climb Time Trial.
The winner of each event will receive a Trophy, and the minor places will receive Medals.
The Trophies and Medals awarded will be presented at the Club's Presentation Night.
There will be a separate starting bunch for each Scratch Race for which a competition is being held (see general Club Championship Rules).
Distances for each category will be approximately as follows:
Scratch ITT Elite Men 100km 40km Elite Women 60km 30km JM17 60km 10km JW17 35km 10km J15 25km 10km J13 10km 5km Masters 1 - 5 60km 20km Masters 6 - 8 30km 10km
The Hill Climb is run up the 1:20 (from The Basin to Sassafras) over 6.8km for all categories.
There are a number of track championship events run:
Elite Men: Sprint, Time Trial, Scratch, Pursuit and Points Race. Elite Women: Sprint, Time Trial, Scratch and Pursuit. Masters: Sprint, Time Trial, Scratch and Pursuit. J17 (and below): Sprint, Time Trial and Scratch.
Masters may compete the Elite Mens Points Race if they wish.
Medals will be awarded to the recognised place getters (see the general Club Championship Rules) for each event.
Event medals will be presented on the day (although they may be dummy medals with the final ones engraved and distributed later).
An overall Club Track Champion will be recognised in those categories for which
events were held, and will be based on points allocated for places achieved in each Championship event. The points allocated are:
1st place - 5 pts, 2nd - 3 pts, 3rd - 2 pts, 4th - 1 pt.
The points allocated are as stated regardless of the number of entries. (e.g. If three competitors, 5, 3 and 2 points would be awarded).
If two or more riders are equal on Championship Points, the placings will be determined on a count back: first going to the rider with the greatest number of firsts, and if still equal, then on the number of 2nds, and if still equal, then on the number of thirds.
The Club Track Champions in each category (for which events were held) will be awarded a Trophy with the minor placings receiving medals.
The Club Track Champion awards will be presented at the Club's Presentation Night.
The distances for each of the track events are as close is as practicable to the Australian Championship Distances (given that our track is 307m per lap):
Scratch ITT Pursuit Sprint Elite Men 50 Laps 1000m 4000m 3 Laps Elite Women 32 Laps 500m 3000m 3 Laps JM17 32 Laps 500m 3 Laps JW17 26 Laps 500m 3 Laps J15 16 Laps 500m 3 Laps J13 8 Laps 1 Lap 2 Laps J11 4 Laps 1 Lap 2 Laps Masters 1 - 3 32 Laps 500m 3000m 3 Laps Masters 4 - 5 16 Laps 500m 2000m 3 Laps Masters 6 - 8 16 Laps 500m 2000m 3 Laps
The Elite Mens Points Race will be decided on POINTS with the race being conducted over 130 Laps (40km) with sprints every 10 laps.
Points are awarded for the first 4 places in each sprint (5, 3, 2 and 1 pts respectively).
Any rider gaining a lap on the main field will be awarded 20 points.
Any rider losing a lap to the main field will lose 20 points.
Any rider losing more than two laps to the main field will be eliminated.
Note: no "double points" on the last sprint!