2019 BC Cup Road Series p/b Cobotix

The 2019 BC Cup Road Series p/b Cobotix is comprised of a series of races, giving racers the opportunity to accumulate points at each race, chasing the opportunity to ultimately be crowned the BC Cup Road Series winner.

Schedule

Spring Block
Race	Date	Venue
Escape Velocity Spring Classics	March 24	Atomic Long, Aldergrove
Escape Velocity Spring Classics	April 6	Bradner Long, Abbotsford
Escape Velocity Good Friday Road Race	April 19	Murchie West, Langley
Escape Velocity DEVO Stage Race TT & Kermesse	May 11	River Road, Langley
Escape Velocity DEVO Stage Race Road Race	May 12	Thunderbird Long, Langley
Heart of the season
Race	Date	Venue
Hayman Classic RR (Jr. Only)	May 24,25 & 26	Penticton
BC Elite/Master TT Provincial Championship	25-May	River Road, Langley
BC Elite/Master Road Provincial Championship	26-May	Aldergrove
Robert Cameron Law Cycling Series TT	07-Jun	Victoria, BC
Robert Cameron Law Cycling Series Crit	09-Jun	Victoria, BC
Awesome Grand Prix – BC Elite/Master Crit Provincial Championship	15-Jun	Jonathan Rogers Park, Vancouver BC

The last stretch
Race	Date	Venue
Superweek Ladner Criterium	06-Jul	Ladner BC
Superweek Poco Grand Prix	12-Jul	Port Coquitlam BC
Superweek Tour de White Rock Criterium	13-Jul	White Rock
Superweek Tour de White Rock Road Race	14-Jul	White Rock
United Velo – Hougen Park Road Race	03-Aug	Hougen Park, Abbotsford BC
Series Final – Seymour Challenge	18-Aug	Mount Seymour, North Vancouver BC

Standings

2019 BC Cup Road standings (updated April 8th)

Series Structure

Only racers with a UCI or BC Provincial RACE license will be ranked.
Points will be awarded to the top 75 finishers according to the points table below.
Racers must compete in at least one race per “block” to be eligible for the BC Cup title.
All races in the series count towards final series standings. In the case of a tie, the highest-placed rider in the final race will be the overall series winner.
Racers will be required to race their licensed category at races where their category is offered.
BC Cup races are sanctioned as “AA-Provincial” level races. Racers finishing in the top 8 will receive upgrade points conforming with the current Cycling BC upgrade policy.
A 7.93m rollout distance shall apply for Junior racers
In the case of a tie, the number of events completed will be considered. If still tied, the number of 1st place finishes will be considered. If still tied, the result of the most recent event will be considered.
At events where UCI categories are consolidated into A,B,C ability levels, unless indicated differently in advance, results for each Category will be determined by the finish order in the ability fields shown below. Note that this is subject to change in races with smaller field sizes.

Elite Men Cat 1/2	A group
Elite Men Cat 3	B group
Master Men	B group
Junior Men	B group
Elite Women Cat 1/2	B group*
Elite Women Cat 3	C group*
Master Women	B group*
Junior Women	C group

*N.B. regarding women’s categories: BC Cup events organized by Escape Velocity will offer separate starts for the Women. Women 1/2 will be in the 10:30 start. Women 3\4 and Master Women will be in the 12:45 start. The organizer reserves the right to combine categories if registration numbers are low.

Each rider must ensure they have read and understood the Road UCI rules listed here.

Points

Place	Points	Place	Points	Place	Points	Place	Points
1	200	21	60	41	35	61	15
2	175	22	58	42	34	62	14
3	155	23	56	43	33	63	13
4	140	24	54	44	32	64	12
5	130	25	52	45	31	65	11
6	120	26	50	46	30	66	10
7	115	27	49	47	29	67	9
8	110	28	48	48	28	68	8
9	105	29	47	49	27	69	7
10	100	30	46	50	26	70	6
11	95	31	45	51	25	71	5
12	90	32	44	52	24	72	4
13	85	33	43	53	23	73	3
14	80	34	42	54	22	74	2
15	75	35	41	55	21	75	1
16	71	36	40	56	20
17	69	37	39	57	19
18	66	38	38	58	18
19	64	39	37	59	17
20	62	40	36	60	16

Prizes

Series leaders will be recognized at the final race of each ‘Block’. The final winners will be recognized at the final race as well as at Cycling BC’s annual year end party. The overall winner of each BC Series category will be published once confirmed.

Riders must wear cycling apparel (comprising of clean team shorts, jersey, cycling shoes or sponsored podium shoes) to the awards ceremony when receiving the Leader Jersey or series prizes at the race. Failure to do so will result in loss of award.