League 2000 – Rules & Regulations

Anyone attending the League 2000, whether riders, parents/guardians or any other spectators must adhere to our Code of Conduct. Also please be aware of the following rules :-

General Rules

The League 2000 is a fun grassroots youth racing league that is an excellent gateway into youth cycling racing, predominantly for fun whilst also providing a competitive edge. We hope that you all enjoy and have fun when you attend and take part.
To enter any round, please register for the League 2000 first on our website before you take part. You only need to do this once, each year.
Enter details accurately and correctly. Any issues, errors or changes that need to be made, please contact a member of the team.
Riders & parents / guardians must adhere to our code of conduct at all times at each round.
Any unsportsmanlike conduct, improper behaviour, bad language or illegal, unsafe or inappropriate riding style from riders or parents / guardians, can result in a demotion in positions / points, disqualification from the round or expulsion from the League entirely.
Positive comments and encouragement for any rider is more than welcomed at any time.
Arrive in a timely manner ready to compete at each round.
Walk with your bike through the car park to the cycle circuit. Only ride your bike on the cycle circuit.
Make sure you have a fully functioning safe and working bike as well as a helmet that fits & fastens in the correct manner. This is compulsory as you cannot ride your bike without a suitable helmet.
Only one bike per rider can be used on each evening and the same one has to be used for all 3 events (skills, time trial & road race). Failure to do so will result in a disqualification.
When riding your bike, hands must remain on handlebars at all times during any of the events. The only exceptions are when you are getting on and off your bike, if you need to take a drink or if you are required to do so for the skills course. No tri bars or elbow pads, no puppy paws and no one or no handers at any point, especially when crossing the finish line in the race. Anyone spotted doing any of this will be docked points or disqualified, you have been warned!
Wear suitable clothing and bring plenty of water for the duration of the session.
Before you sign on, have your bike checked at the gear checker system. Your gears may be adjusted to suit your age category. If you decline or fail to comply you will not be allowed to participate in the round. You will be given a coloured star once your bike has passed the gear checking process.
You can only sign on once your bike has passed the gear checking process. Hand your coloured star in and sign on with the officials. Each round is £5 per child to enter and you can pay either cash or card. If you do pay cash, please try to bring the correct amount, where appropriate.
Age categories U6, U8 & U10 will sign on numbers 61 onwards, whilst age categories U12, U14, U16 & O16 will sign on numbers 1 – 60 respectively.
Once you are signed on, please affix the number your child(ren) is/are assigned to the lower back area of their jersey. If you have more than one child, please remember to attach the correct number to the correct child.
Warm up on the circuit and on the circuit only. Practise your skills and your time trial lap before the event starts. Do not ride around the club house or areas around the buildings.
When you hear the bell ringing at approx 6:30pm, this signals the start of the round.
Refreshments are available in the club house if you require any teas, coffees or snacks. Drinking water / juice is free for all riders.
If anyone requires first aid at any time, please see a member of the team or enquire at the club house.
At the end of the evening, don’t forget to return your number to receive your chocolate bar. Please return all pins with the number as they tend to go missing or get lost.

Skills Rules

Use the practice time between 6:00pm – 6:30pm to learn the skills course. Follow all directional arrows and complete all obstacles to the best of your ability. Please listen to all instructions of the skills officials at all times.
When you hear the bell ringing at approx 6:30pm, this signals the start of the round.
The skills and time trial events run simultaneously to each other – numbers 61 onwards start on the skills.
The skills are split into two identical courses, one for odd numbers and one for even numbers.
Please line up in number order on both sides (odd & even) and await your turn, moving forward as riders are set off.
Riders will be set off one at a time to complete the skills course. No holding allowed, standing start only.
If you do not want to take part, please let a member of the team know so we can skip your number from the order.
If you miss your turn, you may be granted to go again at the end, but this is entirely at the discretion of the officials.
When it is your turn, you will be given a countdown, 3, 2, 1 and then GO. Only go on the word GO. Penalties will apply if you jump the start.
Complete the course to the best of your ability and your completion time will be recorded. Any penalties incurred will be added to you completion time, after you have completed the course. Penalties can include –
- 1 second – foot down
- 5 seconds – reasonable / failed attempt
- 5 seconds – item knocked over
- 10 seconds – no attempt
Unless a clear and obvious error has occurred, the official timekeepers watch result is final.
Once completed, line up and follow the protocol for the time trial.
Please do not ask any member of the team for your finish time. When possible, provisional results will be displayed in the club house for you to see, with official results emailed out later.
Prize money (£2) is awarded to the most combative rider. This can be collected at the next round during sign on.

Time Trial Rules

Use the practice time between 6:00pm – 6:30pm to learn the time trial course. Follow the circuit from the start flag to the finish flag around the full circuit – DO NOT ride through any of the circuit shortcut areas. Please listen to all instructions of the time trial officials at all times.
When you hear the bell ringing at approx 6:30pm, this signals the start of the round.
The time trial and skills events run simultaneously to each other – numbers 1 – 60 you start on the time trial.
The time trial is one lap of the circuit.
Please line up in number order and await your turn, moving forward as riders are set off.
Riders will be set off at 30 second intervals unless stated otherwise by a member of the team. No holding allowed, standing start only.
If you do not want to take part, please let a member of the team know so we can skip your number from the order.
If you miss your turn, you may be granted to go again at the end, but this is entirely at the discretion of the officials.
When it is your turn, you will be given countdown reminders from 15 seconds, 10 seconds and then 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and then GO. Only go on the word GO. Penalties will apply if you jump the start.
Complete the full lap without taking any of the cut through chicanes unless told otherwise by a member of the team. Barriers & cones will be placed appropriately.
Unless a clear and obvious error has occurred, the official timekeepers watch result is final.
Once completed, line up and follow the protocol for the skills.
Please do not ask any member of the team for your finish time. When possible, provisional results will be displayed in the club house for you to see, with official results emailed out later.
Prize money (£2) is awarded to the most improved rider. This can be collected at the next round during sign on.

Road Race Rules

After a short break, we will ring the bell again to signal that the road races are about to begin. Please line up in the pit lane by the start / finish line on the cycle circuit.
Remember your number, as one by one, you will be called out and line up accordingly for your race.
The races are 2 small laps, 3 large laps, 4 large laps and 5 large laps in length.
The road races are handicapped to make it as fair as possible.
When your number is called, please line up where the official places you in the race. This is based on a number of factors but predominately your time trial time, which is not necessarily the one that you have done on the same evening.
Lines of riders are set off one by one at various timed intervals. When it is your lines turn, you will be given a countdown of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and then GO. Only go on the word GO. Penalties will apply if you jump the start. No holding allowed, standing start only.
For the 2 small laps race, you will be directed around by members of the team with barriers & cones in place. The remainder of the races are around the full circuit.
When you hear a bell, this indicates one lap to go.
If you hear a whistle, this means the race has been neutralised, slow down and be prepared to stop as there could be an accident / hazard on the circuit.
When racing, ride in a straight line and be cautious of other riders around you at all times.
When approaching the finish line on your final lap, continue to ride across the finish line towards the club house and come to a safe stop further down where the time trial usually starts. Please do not stop on the finish line or just pull off to one side suddenly as riders behind may still be sprinting behind you.
Prize money (£3, £2, £1) is awarded to the first, second and third place rider in each race. This can be collected at the next round during sign on.

Results Rules

The data from each event is entered into our system, giving us the final results for each round. Where possible, results are provisionally put up in the club house for you to see.
A rider’s position in each event (skills, time trial & road race) are added together to give their overall points score on the evening.
These are then filtered into lowest points order & based on your age category, points are awarded accordingly starting with the rider with the lowest points – e.g., 100, 95, 90, 85, 80, 75, 70, 69, 68, 67, 66, 65 etc.
In the event of a tie in points by riders in the same age category, it would go on their time trial time, then skills time and in the event of still a tie, their road race position on the evening.
Results are then added after each round into a league table.
Final results are emailed out to all parents / guardians via the email address that you provided upon signing up.
Unless a clear and obvious error has occurred, the official results are final.
Attend as many rounds as you can to earn points, as points mean prizes!
The best 8 of 10 round point scores are taken towards the final placings.
Final positions will be worked out and trophies, medals and prizes will be awarded at the end of season prize presentation evening.