Series Objectives
The key objectives of the Victoria State CX Series are:
Series Standings before Round 3
Grading lists and promotions/eligible promotions before Round 3
Series Events
Round | Date | Location | Host | Entries | Results |
1 | Saturday 3 July 2021 | Creswick | VOGA | Closed | Results |
2 | Sunday 4 July 2021 | Creswick | VOGA | Closed | Results |
CANCELLED | Mt. Beauty | Mount Beauty Cycling Club | n/a | n/a | |
CANCELLED | Bright | Alpine Cycling Club | n/a | n/a | |
CANCELLED | Beechworth | Beechworth Chain Gang |
n/a | n/a | |
CANCELLED | Coburg Velodrome | Dirty Deeds CX | n/a | n/a | |
CANCELLED | Warragul | KSJ Events & Warragul CC | n/a | n/a | |
CANCELLED | Warragul | KSJ Events & Warragul CC | n/a | n/a |
Series Eligibility
The following categories are official series categories:
Men ABC
Women ABC
Series Eligibility
Age categories in the 2021 Series are defined by the rider’s age on December 31st 2022.
Riders who are born on or before the 31st of December 2007 (J17) are eligible to compete in the Series and Open categories.
Most events will offer a ‘Young Guns’ category which will be open to J17 through to experienced J13 riders.
Anyone entering Young Guns needs to talk to the Race Director or PCP on race day to assess their suitability. Riders may have a chaperone when participating in the 'Young Guns' category. This is not a series category.
Riders in all categories must present a current and appropriate 2021 race membership.
Riders must be an AusCycling Race Member (Off-Road or All Disciplines)
Interstate Participation is encouraged in the series. These individuals will be provided a grade upon their first event entry. They are required to provide proof of their ability level at the time of event registration.
*Age categories at State Championships in June will be defined by the rider’s age on December 31st of 2022.
**Temporary trial memberships offered by AusCycling are allowed for club racing only and won’t be permitted in the VICXS categories. However they may be used in the club support categories (e.g. Open or Young Guns).
Series Points
Placing |
Points |
Placing |
Points |
Placing |
Points |
Placing |
Points |
1 |
100 |
11 |
59 |
21 |
35 |
31 |
15 |
2 |
95 |
12 |
56 |
22 |
33 |
32 |
13 |
3 |
90 |
13 |
53 |
23 |
31 |
33 |
11 |
4 |
85 |
14 |
50 |
24 |
29 |
34 |
9 |
5 |
80 |
15 |
47 |
25 |
27 |
35 |
7 |
6 |
76 |
16 |
45 |
26 |
25 |
36 |
5 |
7 |
72 |
17 |
43 |
27 |
23 |
37 |
4 |
8 |
68 |
18 |
41 |
28 |
21 |
38 |
3 |
9 |
64 |
19 |
39 |
29 |
19 |
39 |
2 |
10 |
62 |
20 |
37 |
30 |
17 |
40 |
1 |
The following standard points scale will be applied for all series events:
The minimum number of events to qualify for series recognition is one (1) round.
State series points will be calculated by adding points from the best four (4) rounds based on the overall finishing place (rank).
Riders who are upgraded or downgraded will only carry half (1/2) of their points.
Categories
The following categories (target race time) must be run as part of each series event:
Men A-Grade (60 mins)
Men B-Grade (50 mins)
Men C-Grade (40 mins)
Women A-Grade (50 mins)
Women B-Grade (40 mins)
Women C-Grade (40 mins) '
Minor alterations on race time may be required based on entries. These changes must be approved by AusCycling in advance of the event. The event organiser is encouraged to run other support events (e.g. Open, Young Guns and Kids). These will not be eligible for series points.
Grading
All riders will be graded before their first series event. At the start of the year, riders will have the right to query their grade however after the first event it will not change unless it is changed by AusCycling. In most instances, riders will be upgraded upon achieving a certain amount of grading points (see table below) during the year. No grading points will be carried over from 2019.
Riders will be upgraded based on upgrade points as follows:
Placing |
1-5 Starters |
6-10 Starters |
11-20 Starters |
21-45 Starters |
46+ Starters |
1 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
|
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
1 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
5 |
7 |
|
|
|
1 |
4 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
If in doubt, please refer to this article from the FOJCX way-back machine for advice regarding grading. http://fojcx.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/what-grade-please-be-guided-by-your.html
Call-up Order and Procedure
Call-ups for Round 1 will be based on:
Subsequent round call-ups will be done based on:
All riders will be numbered in call-up order (late entries will be called up last) The top 20 riders will be individual call-ups. Afterward riders will be called up in groups by series points followed by the time of entry.
Call-ups will not be changed between rounds on a doubleheader weekend.
Please Note: Elite riders in Women’s and Men’s A grade who haven’t raced in previous rounds may be seeded and called up at the discretion of AusCycling independently from series points for safety reasons.
Riders need to be ready for call-ups at least 10min before their start time. Riders who turn up late will lose their call-up position.
*The 20 highest VICXS ranked riders will be called up. e.g. someone ranked outside of the top 20 in the series may be called up if riders ranked in the top 20 do not enter.
Equipment
35mm max width.
For series categories all bikes must have drop bars and working brakes. No gravel grinder bikes in CX Race Category.
Riders in Open categories can ride any bike.