Rules

Licensing and Rules

This event is held under USA Cycling permit and governed by USAC rules. USAC scale of penalties apply. This includes the USA Cycling Fan Code of Conduct, which can be read in its entirety here.

Call Ups/Start Order

Races will be staged via crossresults.com ranking for all classes.

Racing Age

Your racing age for the 2023-24 cyclocross season is the actual age you will be on December 31, 2024.

Equipment

Mountain bikes without bar ends are allowed, and no tire width rules will be enforced in any classes.

Pit Access

Only authorized personnel are allowed access to the equipment pits. Common sense will be the rule. The Pit Official will have full authorization to deny access to any person who interferes or hinders operations in the pit. The pit is not a spectator spot.

Anti-Doping

All races are conducted under USADA and WADA anti-doping regulations. Northampton Cyclocross is part of the USA Cycling RaceClean program. Riders may be tested and selections for doping control will be posted on the Results Board. Doping control station is marked on the map.

Results

Results will be posted on the registration tent shortly after each race finishes. Once the results are posted there is a 15-minute protest period. If you feel a mistake has been made, bring errors to the attention of the Chief Judge during the protest period. Mistakes in the results are most often due to your race number not being placed in the proper position where it can be seen by the finishing video camera, or another rider next to you obscuring your race number from the camera. The Chief Judge can be found near the finish line area and is the official responsible for determining the race results. The Chief Judge will try to correct any results errors during the protest period.

Results provided by Velocity Results.