RULES
Maintain Course
All riders must stay on course including the transitions. Veering off course is disrespectful to everyone from the land owner, race organizers, fellow competitors and yourself. Any rider choosing a line outside of the defined trail and/or course markings will be disqualified.
No Rolling Starts
All riders must stop at the start line before starting the stage. Wether the rider is on clipless pedals or flat pedals everyone must start the same way to ensure a fair stage start.
Outside Assistance
Any form of outside assistance or support such as; non-racers, family members, friends or unapproved pit stops is forbidden. However, racers are are allowed and encouraged to help fellow competitors on the course.
Equipment
The bike and equipment you start the race on must be the same bike and equipment you finish on. Official race director must approve exceptions. *Exceptions are repairing, or replacement of tires.
Re-runs
Only rider impediment, safety hazards, or injury support warrants a re-run and must be approved by official race organizer. Always stop for an injured rider. Any unapproved re-runs, either intentional or unintentional will result in a disqualification. Flat tires, bent wheels, broken chains, and ANY type of mechanical issue, or rider error is part of racing and does not warrant a re-run.
Shuttles
Riders can only shuttle on designated shuttle routes. Shuttling on a pedal transition is forbidden and could result in being disqualified.
Time Penalties
Course cutting or not following markings/route will result in a disqualification.
Outside Assistance such as but not limited to; mechanical support, food, part/gear swaps and unapproved shuttling is an immediate DQ.
Disrespect of the land such as littering,
Changing, adjusting, or modifying the course in any way is an immediate DQ. If you have a concern about a course feature please present the concern to the race director with a picture and description of concern.
All other instances, violations, or judgments will be handled in a per-case bases.
Series Overall
The Tour Overall is your best 3 out of 4 results. You must Finish (not DNF) a minimum 2 races to qualify for an overall. In the event that there is a tie in the overall- each riders next best finish will be calculated into the overall score until the tie is broken. If two riders have completed the same number of races and still have tied points, this criteria will be taken into account to break the tie-
Race position compared to one another at the races both riders were present at.
Race position at 2-day races > 1-day races.
Race position at the final.
Total race time calculated- the lower time advances into the better position.
Respect
Pack it in, pack it out rules apply. Leave no trace and above all be nice to everyone including animals and the land.
*Rules are subject to change at any time. Rules and penalaites are determined by the race director. We understand special circumstances and gray areas can happen. Every event will have a pre-race meeting to address race specifics, answer questions, and announce any changes to the rules. Rule violations must be submitted to the race organizer within 30 minutes of the last competitor finishing the final stage.
