Sunday, 1 March 2009

2009 Road Racing Inter-club League

General:
The Inter-club League is made up of University College Dublin Cycling Club, St. Tiernan’s CC, Lucan Cycling Road Club, Orwell Wheelers & Irish Road Club.

The league consists of 21 league races. There will also be Christmas hamper race.

Race Rules:
- The UCD CC jersey is compulsory in each race.
- All competitors must have a 2009 Cycling Ireland licence.
- You must be a fully paid up paid up member of UCD CC.
- You must have paid the league entrance fee.
- All riders must sign on at the start of each race.
- All competitors will be on the matrix to marshal a race.
- All riders must follow the instruction of race organizers and marshals.

Safety:
- Hard shell helmets are compulsory.
- Riders must obey the rules of the road and officials at all times.

Failure to do so may result in instant dismissal from the race, and a minimum 3-race ban.

Grading:
- Riders are graded by ability and not by licence category.
- Riders can be promoted or demoted during the season.

Semi-scratch: Anthony Walsh
Semi-limit: Louise Moriarty, Ciarán Ó Conluain, Colin Peirce, Brian Sugrue
Limit: Ben Arant, Niall Dwyer, Jevon Newman, Fiachra O’Loughlin, Fiachra Rowan, Niamh Stephens

Points System:
- Your best 11 races out of 15 races & 6 bonus points count for the league.
- The top 7 riders in a given race must return to the finish to confirm placing.

Road Races & Team Time Trial
Winner: 11 points
Runner-Up: 10 points
Third: 9 points
Fourth: 8 points
Fifth: 7 points
Sixth: 6 points
Individual Time Trials Points
Group Winner: 8 points
Group Runner-Up: 7 points
Third in group: 6 points




All finishers in all races receive 5 points.

Prize Fund:
There will be prizes on offer for the first 25 overall ranging from €90 for the winner to €25 for 25th place.

Organiser:
Brian Hayden, Chairman of St. Tiernan’s Cycling Club, is the Overall Inter-club League Coordinator. Maoilíosa Ó Dubhthaigh, President of UCD CC, will deal with all issues concerning UCD CC riders’ participation in the league.

UCD CC Marshal duty:
09/04/09 Brittas: Ciarán Ó Conluain, Fiachra O’ Loughlin & Louise Moriarty
07/05/09 Brittas: Colin Peirce
28/05/09 Black Bull: Fiachra Rowan
25/06/09 Batterstown: Brian Sugrue
13/08/09 Black Bull: Ben Arant & Anthony Walsh
27/08/09 Black Bull: Niall Dwyer

All riders competing in the 2009 Inter-club League have been assigned one event to marshal. It is the duty of each individual to know when and where s/he has to marshal. If you are unable to marshal, for whatever reason on a given date, the onus is on you to organize a replacement. Failure to do so will result in you being disqualified from further competition until such time that you finally marshal.

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