TRI NW Rules of Competition ·
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Except for hand tools and individual parts (i.e.: a tire, a tube, a CO2 cartridge, etc.), No outside assistance may be received to repair any bicycle damage or failure. [DQ #11] Unofficial support crews or vehicles are prohibited from the racecourse during the race. (The presence of such people or vehicles will cause the disqualification [DQ #11] of the entered cyclist.) Ride defensively. Be aware of road conditions, vehicular traffic & other competitors.
BIKE COURSE DISQUALIFICATIONS
RULES
You CAN be disqualified for any of the following: 1. Littering either the bike or the run courses. (Water bottles, energy gel packets, inner tubes, CO2 cartridges, etc.) 2. No plugs in the handlebar ends. (Such safety violations are normally an automatic disqualification.) 3. Crossing the centerline. (Such safety violations are normally an automatic disqualification.) 4. Passing to the outside of another rider. (Such safety violations are normally an automatic disqualification.) 5. Unsporstmanlike Conduct — Any form of physical aggression or verbal abuse to anyone. (Race officials, another participant, spectators, local residents, etc.) 6. Failure to obey the police, course marshals and/or the event safety officials. 7. Failure to wear a bicycle helmet, or fasten the chinstrap of the helmet. ASTM or Snell approved helmets are Mandatory! Helmets must be securely fastened prior to mounting your bike. 8. Wearing any type hearing impairments (or anything else that impairs your hearing during the bike) is prohibited! 9. Accumulating three or more penalties in the same event. 10. Deliberately obscuring or discarding (including littering) your Entrant Number. (You are required to be body-marked and clearly display your Entrant Number.) 11. Accepting any outside assistance to repair your bicycle. (Someone else assisting and /or working on your bike during the race.)
PENALTIES THAT WILL BE ASSESSED AT THE DISCRETION OF OUR RACE OFFICIALS: BLOCKING
· Participants shall refrain from intentionally or accidentally blocking, charging*, obstructing, or ·
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interfering with the forward progress of another participant. If you impede, or otherwise cause another rider to lose speed, or force a change in another rider’s line of travel, that is blocking. If you crowd the centerline, cutting off other riders from the legal path to pass you, that is blocking. Failure to keep to the OUTSIDE of the roadway and well away from the centerline (impeding normal civilian vehicular traffic in an oblivious or inattentive manner) is also blocking. Time Penalties will be assessed. “Charging” (intimidation) Aggressive Proximity Intimidation — (Including, but not limited to: physical contact or the threat of imminent collision) will be ruled as “unsportsmanlike conduct” and WILL result in disqualification. [DQ #4]
DRAFTING**
· The Drafting Zone (DZ) is the rectangular area surrounding every bicycle that begins at the leading edge of the front wheel of the bike in front of you. The DZ is three feet wide to both sides of the bike in front of you (That’s a total of six feet wide), and extends back three bike lengths