Series Objective
The key objectives of the AusCycling Victoria State Road Series are:
Events (subject to changes)
Event |
Date |
Event Type (Category) |
Location |
Results |
20 & 21 March 2021 |
Stage Race (A) |
Mansfield | Results | |
17 & 18 April 2021 |
Sat: Handicap (C)* Sun: 100km Champs (B)* for all A grade categories |
Casterton | Results | |
16 May 2021 |
Time Trial (B)* |
Kew | Results | |
10 July 2021 |
Time Trial (B)* |
Eildon | Results | |
Kew ITT |
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*IMPORTANT: Riders looking to score points towards their VRS tally are required to nominate their current VRS category in the remarks field in Entryboss when entering a category B or C event as the entry categories in Entryboss may not reflect the VRS category. We are working on a tool to simplify this process in the future.
All standalone time trials in the 2021 calendar will also be part of the 2021 Bayside Skoda Victorian Time Trial Series.
Resources
Provisional Standings after Kew ITT
Age and Membership Requirements
Riders wishing to participate in a Victorian Road Series event will need either:
* From 1 October second year J17 riders (born in 2004) can compete in the VRS.
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 are based on 31 December 2021.
Series Categories
The following Series categories are offered in the 2021 Victorian Road Series:
Elite Men A*B,C
Women A,B,C
Masters Men A,B,C
Additional categories may be offered by the event organiser. These won’t be eligible for VRS points.
All categories allow individual as well as team entries. Teams that are looking to compete as a VRS team in 2021 must register their team before entering their first event.
*IMPORTANT: in 2021 the Elite Men’s A grade category is generally only open to riders meeting at least one of the following criteria:
Riders that are registered with either a UCI, NR or Elite Men's A Grade VRS team in 2021.
Riders who enter without meeting one of the criteria may be moved to a lower grade.
Overall Regulations
The following regulations must be adhered to when staging or competing in an AusCycling Victoria State Road Series event:
Series Points
Series Points Table
Placing |
· Cat A Single Stage (Tour) · Cat B Standalone event |
· Cat A General Classification (Tour) · Standalone Event |
· Cat C event (handicaps) |
1 |
15 |
45 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
36 | |
3 |
10 |
30 | |
4 |
8 |
24 | |
5 |
6 |
18 | |
6 |
5 |
15 | |
7 |
4 |
12 | |
8 |
3 |
10 | |
9 |
2 |
8 | |
10 |
1 |
6 | |
11 |
- |
5 | |
12 |
- |
4 | |
13 |
- |
3 | |
14 |
- |
2 | |
15 |
- |
1 |
Grading Guidelines
At the start of the year riders will have the right to query their grade, however after the first event it will not change based on the type of course (e.g., hilly vs flat) unless it is changed by AusCycling.
Riders who haven’t raced in a VRS event before MUST submit as much information as possible to support the handicapping when entering on EntryBoss.
Riders may be upgraded upon achieving a certain amount of grading points. Grading points accrued in 2019 will NOT be carried into 2021.
The following table will be used for grading points which are based on the riders’ placing and the number of starters in their category.
Starters* Place |
5-9 |
10-24 |
25-49 |
50+ |
1 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
15 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
- |
2 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
- |
1 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
- |
- |
2 |
4 |
8 |
- |
- |
1 |
3 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Upgrades will occur in accordance with the table below.
Eligible for upgrade |
Mandatory upgrade | |
C grade to B grade |
anytime |
25 points |
B grade to A grade |
20 points |
45 points |
a) Only races that are part of the 2021 Victorian Road Series will be used as part of the grading points. No grading points will be awarded for any other open, interstate or club and combine events. Grading points will be accumulated for every single stage as well as the overall classification at the end of an event.
b) AusCycling reserves the right to upgrade (and downgrade) riders at their discretion anytime. This especially applies to riders who haven’t scored the necessary amount of grading points yet but clearly outperform in their category.
c) Riders who have scored enough points for a mandatory upgrade may not be upgraded if they have only ever scored a low amount of grading points at events (riders shouldn’t be ‘punished’ for participating at many events).
d) A rider that is upgraded during the season will retain a third of their VRS points scored in category A and B while participation points from category C events will be fully carried over from the previous grade (rounded up to the next whole number) to the next ability category.
Grading points are not carried over to the next category.
e) Riders may request to be downgraded if they are clearly outperformed in their category independently from the terrain or short-term illness and injuries.
f) Riders who are members of a registered NRS team are generellay automatically moved to A-grade*.
*Exceptions may be granted under if approved by AusCycling.
PLEASE NOTE: Any grading inquiries during the year need to be sent in writing to [email protected].
Teams
The 2021 VRS offers a team’s classification at all events as well as an overall VRS team’s competition at category A events.
The team’s classification is based on UCI rule 2.3.044 for all categories.
VRS points scored by riders will only count towards the overall VRS points tally if they are scored by the riders nominated for the event (max. 5 per event).
Team Regulations
*Ad-hoc teams (=non-registered VRS teams built for the purpose to compete at a specific event for the event’s team classification) can only consist of riders that are neither registered for UCI, NRS or VRS teams in 2021. Ad-hoc teams are not included in the overall VRS Teams classification.
These additional riders will also neither be included to the event’s team classification nor will they be eligible to score any VRS points at the event.
*Guest rider from lower grades will be allowed to return to race for their official team unless they are being promoted or guest ride more than once for a team in a higher grade.
5. Registered VRS team riders may transfer to a different VRS team during the season at any time upon agreement between the rider and team. A rider who has transferred during a season is not eligible to transfer to another team for the remainder of the year.
Contact
AusCycling
[email protected]