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Race Rules and Terms and Conditions can also be found as PDF documents.

I. Race Rules General (Road and Fixed)

General Rules

1. Indications by court-marshals must be respected.
2. Unforeseen incidents may cause neutralization or restart of a race.
3. Information concerning race-flags will be given to the riders prior to their qualifying heats, in general the following applies:
   1. 1. Green Flag: Race is on!
      2. Yellow Flag: watch out, crashed riders in this section of the course!
      3. Red Flag: Race is Neutralized slow down!
      4. Blue Flag: You are being lapped, exit the course safely!
4. The length of the race is subject to change at any time per the race director’s discretion, the official time table serves as a general indicator of each race's length
5. A bell marks the start of the last lap.
6. Riders can be disqualified, receive time or position penalties for unfair/incorrect racing behaviour.
7. If incorrect/unfair behaviour by a rider is reported to the race direction, it lies within its competence to render a judgement.
8. If the race must be stopped or neutralized for any reason, every rider must respect instructions given from the race jury.
9. Every rider is obliged to have his own accident insurance, covering any crash related costs (such as hospital costs), otherwise the rider is not allowed to race.
10. Road Side feeding is strictly forbidden.
11. A display board at the finish line provides information about the remaining laps.
12. Prize-Money will be handed out during the podium ceremony at the end of the event.
13. In order to «race» every rider’s equipment is subject to inspection by race marshals. This inspection will possibly be carried out prior to the race.

Equipment Rules

1. Prohibited
   1. 1. Lights and Reflectors
      2. Fixed-gear conversions
      3. Pedal/ toe straps
      4. Headphones
      5. Chest-mounted cameras
      6. Handlebar phone mounts
      7. Streetwear
2. Permitted
   1. 1. Bike mounted cameras
      2. Bicycle computers/ head units (no phone mounts)
3. Mandatory
   1. 1. Timing chip (provided at check-in)
      2. Race-number (provided at check-in)
      3. Traditionally spoked wheels (no TT wheels)
      4. Clipless pedals (we strongly advise against the use of SPD pedals!)
      5. Tight rear wheel
      6. Drivetrain in top condition
      7. Taped and plugged Handlebars
      8. Cycling helmet
      9. Cycling jersey/Bib shorts or skinsuit (NO NORMAL JERSEY/PANTS

II. Fixed-Gear

Additional Race Rules

1. At the start every rider needs to have at least one foot on the ground.
2. In order to Race every rider’s equipment is subject to inspection by race marshals. This inspection will possibly be carried out prior to the qualification-heats.
3. There will be a rider’s briefing for the fixed gear riders at 1:15 ^pm on the Startline which is MANDATORY for everyone participating. If you cannot make it this early, please let us know in advance.
4. Lapped riders must exit the course at the next best safe possibility immediately. To reach the safe exit, lapped riders must ride along the outside barriers at a moderate pace. If a lead group of 2 or less riders laps the whole field, the last group of riders (chasing group) to be lapped remains in the race.
5. Any roadside assistance during the races is prohibited.

Additional Mandatory Equipment

1. Brakeless track bike
2. Drop handlebar
3. Lock-ring

Race Format

1. General:
   1. 1. Scratch: Every race is decided by the order in which the riders cross the finish line at the end of the last lap of the race.
      2. There are NO free laps for mechanicals or crashes.
      3. Lapped riders must leave circuit when the sweeper moto approaches them immediately, otherwise they will be disqualified.
2. Qualification: 
   1. 1. According to the results of the qualifying heats, the top 30 riders will qualify directly for the Final and will be gridded on the Final start line corresponding to their position in qualifying.
3. Last Chance Race:
   1. 1. All riders not directly qualified for the Final proceed to the Last Chance Race.
      2. The first 5 finishers of this race proceed to the Final and are gridded in the 4^th line of the Final start lineup.
4. Final:
   1. 1. At the start of the Final, every athlete must start on his exact grid mark, corresponding to the result of his/her qualifying heat.

III. Road Race

Pro Road Race Format: Points Race

1. Race deciding criteria (order reflects priority):
   1. 1. The amounts of Laps ridden.
      2. Number of points scored in the intermediate and final sprints
      3. At equal number of laps and point, the placement of the final sprint defines the definitive ranking.
2. Allocation of points:
   1. 1. Riders lapping the field will gain 20 points. A lap gain is achieved when the lapping rider or riders have joined the riders at the end of the main bunch (largest group of riders with the common number of laps ridden).
      2. Intermediate sprints take place every 5 laps for the women's and every 6 laps for the men's race.
      3. Points allocation per intermediate sprint: 1^st: 5; 2^nd: 3; 3^rd: 2; 4^th: 1
      4. Intermediate sprints are indicated with a green/white-squared flag hanging on the start-finish line and a bell.
      5. Intermediate sprints are always carried out at the current head of the race. With the achievement of a lap win by the leading riders the lead immediately switches to the next riders who have advanced or to the head of the field.
      6. Individual riders or groups of riders that are left dropped by the peloton suffer a lost lap if they are caught by the leading riders or the peloton. In such case they get a 20-points deduction.
3. Team size: The maximum team size is 4 riders.
4. Free laps after mechanical:
   1. 1. After mechanical problem, acknowledged by the jury as such, the affected rider has a maximum of 3 free laps to have their equipment repaired.
      2. The rider must then re-join the race in the group they were in at the time of the incident.
      3. In the first intermediate sprint after such free lap(s), this rider cannot compete for points.
      4. If rider fails to comply with these rules, jury can disqualify rider.
      5. Bike replacement and any type of road side assistance in such case is only possible in designated replacement area on course.
5. Lapped riders:
   1. 1. Riders that are lapped twice by the main bunch (largest group of riders with the common number of laps ridden), are removed from the race.
      2. Lapped riders are not allowed to take pulls in the front of their group; the jury may remove riders from the race if they pull.
      3. Depending on the standings and the development of the race, lapped riders may be removed from the race by the jury.
      4. Bicycle changes are only permitted at the official stations designated by the organizer.

Amateur Men Road Race Format: Scratch

1. The race is decided by the order in which the riders cross the finish line at the end of the last lap of the race.
2. Lapped riders must exit the course at the next best safe possibility immediately. To reach the safe exit, lapped riders must ride along the outside barriers at a moderate pace. If a lead group of 2 or less riders lap the whole field, the last group of riders (chasing group) to be lapped remains in the race.