Rules

1. Captain/Co-Captain: Each team must designate a captain and co-captain. Team captains will represent the team in all correspondence and communications before, during and after the event. The co-captain can represent the team during the event when the captain is unavailable. Only team captains and co-captains can file protests. Team captains and co-captains will be identified by a bright wristband that will be issued during registration and must be worn throughout the event.

2. Race Meeting: The team captain and/or co-captain must attend the pre-race meeting. However, everyone on the team is welcome to attend.

3. Start/Finish Area (Timing/Check-In-Station): Once in the Start/Finish area or in the teams’ pit area, racers may change, repair or replace any equipment. They may even swap entire bikes. In the Start/Finish area or in the teams’ pit area, racers may accept support from anyone. Also, teams may bring as many support people as they would like, but their support is limited to the Start/Finish area or the teams’ pit area (not on the course).

4. Race Course: Please, only official registered racers are allowed to ride on the designated race course during the event.

6. Shortcutting: Shortcutting on the course shall result in immediate disqualification of that racer’s entire team.

7. Aid: Water and food may be supplied to any racer by anyone, anywhere on the course. However, racers must stay well clear of the course when taking food and water. An official watering station will be located by the Timing Tent. Please, do not litter.

8. Draft: Racers can draft, but they may only draft other registered racers.

9. Right of Way: Racers riding bicycles have the right of way over racers pushing bicycles. When practical, racers pushing bikes should stay on the least ridden portion of the trail when being passed.

10. Lapping: Lapped riders should yield to leaders. Leaders should be very vocal when preparing to pass any racer. “PASSING ON YOUR LEFT!” “PASSING ON YOUR RIGHT!” should be used. It’s the responsibility of the challenging racer to overtake safely. Riders being lapped must yield on the first command.

11. Position: When two riders are vying for position, the leading rider does not necessarily have to yield position to the challenging rider. However, a rider may not bodily interfere, intending to impede another rider’s progress; this is to be considered highly unsportsmanlike behavior.

• Racers must log-in and log-out on each lap at the Check-in Station located at the Timing Tent.
• Each rider will have an individual timing chip that he/she will wear throughout the race. Individual lap times will be recorded and projected real time under the tent as the event unfolds. Each team will have a baton to pass from rider to rider.
• Racers logging-in for the next lap should give their name to the registrar in advance to avoid confusion during the baton change.
• The team baton must be passed from the racer logging-out to the registrar who will then pass it to the racer logging-in before the racer logging-in can begin his or her lap.
• Solo riders must show the registrar their baton on each lap.
• Once the racer logging-out has given his or her name to the registrar, then that racer has officially logged out.
• The log-out time of that racer automatically becomes the log-in time of the next racer (regardless of whether or not there is a racer ready to receive the baton). In other words, the clock is ticking the entire time.
• If a racer has not logged in then the racer logging-out leaves the baton with the registrar until a racer does log-in. The logging in racer will then take the baton from the registrar and begin his or her lap.

• Laps will be compiled and recorded for each racer and listed on the bottom of each teams’ log sheet.
• It’s the team’s responsibility to verify that each rider is logged-in and logged-out correctly.
• Please be patient and courteous while verifying information with your registrar.
• A good habit is to state your number first, then your name, to confirm that your registrar is logging you in correctly.
• When the next racer receives the baton from the registrar, repeat the procedure to confirm that your registrar is logging you out correctly.

22. Minimum Lap Requirements: Each racer on a team is required to complete a minimum number of laps during the 24-hour period. For example: Each member on a Men's Sport 4 Person Team is required to complete 4 laps. If a team does not complete the minimum laps for each of its teammates then the team will be listed as DNF (Did Not Finish). See rule 23-Scratching a Rider- for other options.