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USA Cycling
Technical Update
Officials Programs and Rules
Shawn Farrell, Technical Director
USA Cycling
Topics
Professional Officials Association
Regional Technical Commissions
Officials Assignment Guidelines
Education Programs
Rulebook Facelift
New Rules
Professional Officials Association
Officials Summit 2013
o Second Bi-Annual
o 2011 inaugural had over 120 attendees
o Focus on Professionalism
o Engagement of other stakeholders
o Widening the focus of officials
Expand Education Opportunities
o Presentations based out of this conference center
o Acquire streaming capability
Create content for CEU’s for Continuing Education
program
Regional Technical Commissions
5 regions that match USAC structure
Regional Technical Commission
Manage key officials programs in their region
o Education
o Mentoring
o Evaluation
o Officials Recognition
o Assignment at defined levels
Funded by officials license fees
2012 was first full year of program
RTC Composition
Two members of the NTC from the region
At least one member from each LA
o Usually the officials assigner
o Someone else determined by the LA
Others assigned by NTC to give discipline breadth
USAC Regional Coordinator (“ex oficio”)
Current RTCs are 10-14 people each
Officials Assignments Guidelines
Who makes assignments?
o USA Cycling via TD and National Technical Commission (NTC)
o Regional Technical Commissions
o Local Associations
• Assign the whole crew
• Assign the Chief Referee (CR) and let him assign the rest of the
crew
Note that lack of officiating opportunities ranked first in
the survey of non-renewing officials!!! (over 800 polled,
over 200 respondents)
Officials Assignment Guidelines
What are the criteria?
o Qualified officials (rank and ability)
o Equity of assignments/rotation
o Opportunity for experience
o Opportunity for advancement
o Harmony within crew
o Harmony with the organization/Race Director
o Harmony with USAC staff
o Expense to the Race Director
o Race Director preferences
Officials Assignment Grid (draft)
Education Programs
2012 Cyclo-cross and BMX International Commissaire
course
2013 Road and Track International Commissaire Course
2014 New UCI Elite National Commissaire Course for
road and track
Level B Track Module Program
Level A MTB Module Program
Adaptation of courses to online presentations
o Motoref Clinc
o Starter/Race Secretary, etc.
Creation of CE content for online delivery
Rulebook
Rulebook
o Undergoing a complete makeover
o Remove legacy/historical rules that no longer serve the sport
o Streamline to avoid being reactive instead of proactive
o Bring closer to UCI rulebook (with better English)
o Separate out business practices from actual rules
o Separate out penalties to a separate section
o Some actual new rules
• Chapter 1 (general regs)
• Championship section
New Rules -- Upgrades Riders who are more than halfway through a series may
request a waiver of a mandatory upgrade so that they
may finish out the series under the conditions below:
1) The series is covered by a single permit and one race
director.
2) The request is approved by the race series director
and USA Cycling.
3) The waiver is granted for a maximum of three event
days
4) Such a waiver may only be used once per rider per
category.
Upgrades
1E2. Road Upgrades
5-4: Finish 10 massed-start races.
4-3: 20 points; or …
30 points in a 12 month period is a mandatory upgrade.
3-2: 30 points; or ….
40 points in a 12 month period is a mandatory* upgrade
2-1: 35 points
50 points in 12 months is a mandatory* upgrade
* Junior riders are exempt from this mandatory
upgrade rule on the road.
Upgrades 1E6. Cyclo-cross Upgrades and Downgrades
4-3: Experience in 10 qualifying races or 10 points is a
mandatory upgrade.
3-2: Voluntary upgrade with 10 points. Fifteen points or
two wins if the field had at least 30 competitors is a
mandatory upgrade.*
2-1: Voluntary upgrade with 20 points. Twenty-five points
or two wins if the field had at least 40 competitors is a
mandatory upgrade.
* Junior women are exempt from this mandatory
upgrade
Registration Issues
(h) Acceptance of Risk.
Electronic signatures are only acceptable in the case of
online registration using USA Cycling’s Online
Registration System
1H7. Registration
However, the Chief Referee may approve admission of a
rider known to be currently licensed or whose licensed
status is confirmed by authoritative documentation,
including accessing the member’s USA Cycling online
account.
Registration Issues
(c) Riders may choose to enter single-day individual time
trials in their proper category or any higher category, but
not a lower category.
Equipment
1I5. Young Junior/Youth Bicycles
All riders aged 14 and under are restricted to massed-
start bicycles as defined in 1I1(g). These bicycles must
also have at least 16 spokes and no wheel covers may
be used.
1J2. For downhill and 4X events, a full-face helmet
must be worn. A full-face helmet must also be worn in
Dual Slalom at National Championship events.
Results Protests
(b) A protest regarding the final results must be made
within 15 minutes after the announcement of results in
order for a rider to be eligible for prizes.
(c) Any rider making a protest after the awards ceremony
has waived any right to prizes.
(d) Once the results have been finalized onsite and the
awards have been given out, any further results
questions may be submitted directly to USA Cycling, who
will consider them at its discretion. Any such results
questions must be submitted at the latest 30 days after
the results are posted on the USA Cycling website.
