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1 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Competition Guidebook Beech Mountain Resort Beech Mountain, North Carolina July USA Cycling Permit: -23

2 Welcome to the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National! We welcome you to the first year in Beech Mountain, North Carolina. The competition guidebook has been created to help answer questions you may have throughout the weekend. Competitors are also encouraged to check the communiqué board and event website for the latest updates or changes. Good luck with your race! Event Websites USA Cycling MTB Gravity National Championship Event Webpage Beech Mountain Host City Event Webpage RULES RIDER ELIGIBILITY: QUALIFICATION STANDARDS & PROCEDURES National Championship Disciplines Downhill (DH) A gated time trial competition consisting of riders racing one at a time, against the clock, down a trail, jeep road, fire road, or a combination of all three. Downhill races are generally technically challenging with courses often featuring a combination of high speeds, jumps, drop-offs, and other technical trail features. Dual Slalom (DS) A gated gravity competition with two competitors racing head-to-head down two similar, but separate, courses. Following a qualification round, competitors race against each other in an elimination format (heats) to determine a winner. Dual slalom courses often will feature bermed corners, jumps, and other technical trail features. National Championship Classes Downhill (DH) MALE Pro; Cat 1: 15-16, 17-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50+; Junior: 10u, 11-12, FEMALE Pro; Cat 1: 15-16, 17-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40+; Junior: 10u, 11-12, Dual Slalom (DS) MALE Pro; Cat 1: 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ FEMALE Pro; Cat 1/2/3-all categories & ages. National Competition Classes Downhill (DH) MALE Cat 2: 15-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-49, 50+; Cat 3: 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ FEMALE Cat 2: 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40+; Cat 3: 15-18, 19-29, 30+ Dual Slalom (DS) MALE Cat 2/3: 18 & under, 19-29, 30-39, 40+ Updated: 17 July

3 Qualification Requirements Riders may compete if they meet all of the following criteria, with the exception of # 3 if the discipline does not require a rider to qualify prior to the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National : 1. They meet the following citizenship/residency requirements: In order to compete in the Junior and Pro, riders must be a United States citizen (riders may be asked to show proof of citizenship at race registration). A birth certificate or passport will only be acceptable proof of citizenship. In order to compete in the Junior classes of 16 years old and younger, Senior, and Masters, riders must be a United States citizen or be a permanent resident (green card). 2. They are current annual USA Cycling (mountain bike) members 3. They have qualified through a USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship, a USA Cycling Pro GRT event, a USA Cycling Junior Development Regional Mountain Bike Camp, a 2010 USA Cycling Collegiate MTB Conference Championship, the 2010 USA Cycling Collegiate MTB National Championship, or defending United States National Champion in the class, category, and discipline in being contested at the USA Cycling MTB Gravity National Championship. Qualification Events 1. USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship Series or USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship Event (one-day) The top-15 overall riders in each discipline, class, and category offered at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championship and offered at a USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship event (whether a one-day or series event) will be eligible to compete at the Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship. If the 2010 USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Championship series is not finalized by the qualification deadline, the overall (first place) USA Cycling Mountain Bike State or Regional Champions will automatically be qualified to compete in the US National Mountain Bike. 2. USA Cycling Pro GRT events The top-10 riders in each discipline, class, and category offered at any USA Cycling Pro GRT event will be eligible to compete in the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship. Riders who qualify at USA Cycling Pro GRT event after the 2010 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National will be qualified to compete in the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship. 3. Defending USA CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE National Champions All defending United States Mountain Bike Champions are automatically qualified to compete at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National in their respective discipline and category. 4. USA Cycling Junior Development Regional Mountain Bike Camps The top-six riders from each of the USA Cycling Junior Development Regional Mountain Bike Camps will be extended invitations to compete at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championship. 5. Collegiate Cycling Conference or Collegiate MTB National Championship The top-five finishers from each of the 2010 Collegiate Conference Championship races in the respective Collegiate categories (A, B, C, and D) will be eligible to compete at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National. Riders must have a current annual USA Cycling Mountain Bike license in Updated: 17 July

4 order to compete. Riders will compete in the category indicated on their USA Cycling Mountain Bike annual license. Qualification Guidelines 1. Riders are to compete in their respective age group based on their racing age that is determined as of December 31 of the current year. 2. Category 2 and 3 riders who have met the upgrading requirements (as defined in the USA Cycling Rulebook), but have qualified to compete in one of these categories at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National, may do so for only this event. After the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National, the Category 2 and 3 riders must immediately upgrade to the next higher category in the discipline in which they met the upgrade requirement and qualified. 3. Riders who finish in the top-five in Category 2 or 3 at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National must move up to the next higher category for the remainder of the current season and following season. Category 1 riders who place in the top-three in the 19-24, 25-29, and age groups will be eligible to upgrade to Pro for the remainder of the current season and following season. Riders must verify they wish to upgrade to Pro by completing and submitting an upgrade request through their USAC online membership account. The upgrade will not be changed unless the rider has agreed to do so by written consent. 4. Master Pro riders may not race-down to Category 1 in order to win an age-group title. Riders are to compete in the category in which they are categorized, qualified, and licensed. 5. Riders shall compete in the highest ability category for each respective discipline in which they have qualified for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National. Masters riders who qualify in a younger age-group in the same ability category, will be able to qualify, but will compete in their official racing age-group at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National. 6. Riders who have qualified for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National will be posted to the USA Cycling website as they are determined. If there is a discrepancy in the qualifier list, the rider must contact the USA Cycling National Events Director, Kelli Lusk, at klusk@usacycling.org. 7. Qualification events will be required to submit race results in electronic format to the USA Cycling office within seven (7) business days of their event. Qualified riders will automatically be generated from the race results submitted to the USA Cycling office from these events. 8. An will be sent to riders who have qualified for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National if they have opted-in to receive notifications from USA Cycling. Riders will also receive a qualification notification in their USA Cycling online membership account. 9. The qualification period is from October 1, 2011 to July 15,.Additional Rules & Reminders 1. Riders are requested to discard of water bottles and food/energy wrappers in the in appropriate trash or recycling receptacles. 2. Use of radios and music playback devices are forbidden. 3. Riders are encouraged to attend rider meetings the night before their race(s). 4. USADA may be present, so riders should watch for rider number listings at the finish of their race for the riders chosen to be tested. 5. Preliminary race results will be posted at the conclusion of the event. The posting of the results will be announced. There will be a 15-minute protest period before the results are finalized. If a protest needs to be made, riders must contact a USA Cycling official immediately to file the protest. 6. Helmets are required for all events, including practicing on the courses and riding at the venue. 7. Any weather-related delays will be posted to the communiqué board in the main venue area. Updated: 17 July

5 2011 USA Cycling Downhill National Champions Gender Category Name Hometown Male Pro Logan Binggeli St George, UT Male Cat 1/15-16 Logan Mulally Reading, PA Male Cat 1/17-18 Neko Mulally Reading, PA Male Cat 1/19-24 Chris Patton Bethel, CT Male Cat 1/25-29 David Medina Cumming, GA Male Cat 1/30-34 David Bercume Spencer, MA Male Cat 1/35-39 Jeremy Fahey Owego, NY Male Cat 1/40-44 Todd Cholevik Tallahassee, FL Male Cat 1/45-49 G. John Leslie Birmingham, MI Male Cat 1/50-59 Julian Cabreana Crystallake, IL Male Cat 1/60+ Mark Poore Slatyfork, WV Male 10 & under Joseph Foresta South Jordan, UT Male Armen Davis Longmont, CO Male Ben Bodycoat Burlington, CT Female Pro Jill Kintner Seattle, WA Female Cat 1/15-16 Taylor Allison Roxbury, NY Female Cat 1/17-18 Lauren Daney Stafford, VA Female Cat 1/19-29 Emily Smith Everson, WA Female Cat 1/30-39 Soraya Khalje Denver, CO Female Cat 1/40+ Ellen Adams Moravian Falls, NC Female 10 & under No finishers -- Female No finishers -- Female No finishers Dual Slalom National Champions Gender Category Name Hometown Male Pro Mitch Ropelato Ogden, UT Male Cat 1/15-18 Luca Shaw Hendersonville, NC Male Cat Thomas Wilkinson Johnson City, TN Male Cat 1/30-39 William Murray Charlotte, NC Male Cat 1/40+ Andy DeVault Martinsville, VA Female Pro Jill Kintner Seattle, WA Female Cat 1/2/3 Crystal Kalogris Fort Wayne, IN Category Pro (Elite) Downhill Pro Male & Female Qualifying Total Qualifying Top-60 in qualifying run will eligible to compete in DH Finals Updated: 17 July

6 UCI Distribution of Points Downhill - Pro/Elite Male & Female Placing UCI Points Awarded 1 st nd 90 3 rd 70 4 th 60 5 th 50 6 th 40 7 th 30 8 th 20 9 th th 5 Junior riders (17-18 years old) who are licensed Pro in DH may compete in the Pro (Elite) category. Race results will be submitted to UCI for UCI ranking points based on the overall finish times among the Pro Males and Pro Category 1/17-18 year old males. REGISTRATION ENTRY FEES Online Registration Open Date Online Entry Fee Monday, May 11:00am/EDT Pro $70 Junior $50 Senior/Master $60 Online Registration Close Date On-site Entry Fees Tuesday, July 11:59pm/EDT Pro $105 Junior $85 Senior/Master $95 *No day-off registration. AWARDS - DETAILS National Championship medals and jerseys will be awarded five-deep for Pro, Category 1, and Junior/14 & under NUMBER PLATES Downhill Blue Dual Slalom Red Dual Slalom (Finals Pros) White DOWNHILL SEEDING AMATEURS Defending National Champion, Defending National Category 1, Junior 10/under, 11-12, Champion from younger age-group (if moving up to older age-group/same category), top-five in USAC National Rankings as of Tuesday, July 17, Category 2 and 3 Top-five riders in each category and age-group based on USAC National Rider Rankings as of Tuesday, July 17,. Updated: 17 July

7 RACE SCHEDULE DATE TIME RACE/EVENT LOCATION Thursday, July 19 11:00am 5:00pm Registration/Packet Pick-up OPEN Beech Tree - Village 11:00am - 12:00pm WALKING INSPECTION - Downhill Elite & Amateur DH Courses 11:30am 6:00pm PRACTICE: Dual Slalom (DS) All Categories Dual Slalom Course 12:15pm 6:00pm PRACTICE: Downhill (DH) All Categories Elite & Amateur DH Courses 5:00pm Registration CLOSE All Friday Races Beech Tree - Village 6:15pm Athlete & Team Manager Meeting Beech Tree - Village DATE TIME RACE/EVENT LOCATION Friday, July 20 7:00am 12:00pm Registration/Packet Pick-up OPEN Beech Tree - Village 8:00am 9:00am PRACTICE: DH Cat 2 & 3/All Age Groups Amateur DH Course 9:15am RACE: DH CAT 2/All Age Groups Amateur DH Course 10:15am RACE: DH CAT 3/All Age Groups Amateur DH Course 10:00am 11:30am PRACTICE: DS PRO Dual Slalom Course 11:15am 1:30pm PRACTICE: DH Cat 1/Male: 15-49; Female: Elite DH Course 11:15am 1:30pm PRACTICE: DH JR/14 & u; Cat 1/Male 50+ & Female 40+ Amateur DH Course 12:00pm 2:00pm PRACTICE: DS Cat 1/2/3/Junior: 14 & under Dual Slalom Course 12:00pm Registration CLOSE DH/Pro Male & Female Beech Tree - Village 12:00pm AWARDS: DH Category 2 & 3 Awards Stage 1:30pm 3:30pm PRACTICE: DH Pro & Cat 1 Male/17-18 Elite DH Course 2:15pm 4:45pm QUALIFYING: DS Cat 1/2/3/JR: 14 & under Dual Slalom Course 5:30pm -7:00pm Registration/Packet Pick-up OPEN Beech Tree - Village 5:00pm 5:30pm PRACTICE: DS PRO Dual Slalom Course 5:30pm QUALIFYING: DS PRO Female Dual Slalom Course 5:40pm QUALIFYING: DS PRO Male Dual Slalom Course 6:15pm Athlete & Team Manager Meeting Beech Tree - Village DATE TIME RACE/EVENT LOCATION Saturday, July 21 7:00am 12:00pm Registration/Packet Pick-up OPEN Beech Tree - Village 8:00am 10:00am PRACTICE: DH Cat 1/Male: 15-16, 19-49; Female: Elite DH Course 8:00am 10:00am PRACTICE: DH JR/14 & u; Cat 1/Male 50+ & Female 40+ Amateur DH Course 10:00am 11:45am PRACTICE: DH PRO & Cat 1 Male/17-18 Elite DH Course 12:00pm Registration CLOSED DH Cat 1 & JR/14 & u Beech Tree -Village 12:00pm SEEDING: DH Category 1 Male/17-18 Elite DH Course 12:45pm QUALIFYING: DH PRO Male & Female Elite DH Course 1:00pm 1:45pm PRACTICE: DS Cat 1/2/3/JR: 14 & under Dual Slalom Course 2:15pm RACE: DS FINALS Cat 1/2/3/JR: 14 & under Dual Slalom Course 5:00pm 5:30pm PRACTICE: DS PRO Male & Female Dual Slalom Course Updated: 17 July

8 5:45pm RACE: DS FINALS PRO Male & Female Dual Slalom Course 6:45pm AWARDS All Dual Slalom Races Awards Stage 7:15pm Athlete & Team Manager Meeting Near Awards Stage DATE TIME RACE/EVENT LOCATION Sunday, July 22 8:00am 9:00am PRACTICE: DH Cat 1/Male: 15-16, 19-49; Female: Elite DH Course 8:00am 9:00am PRACTICE: DH JR/14 & u; Cat 1/Male 50+ & Female 40+ Amateur DH Course 9:00am 10:00am PRACTICE: DH PRO & Cat 1/Male Elite DH Course 10:15am RACE: DH JR/14 & u; Cat 1/Male 50+ & Female 40+ Amateur DH Course 11:15am RACE: DH Cat 1/Male 15-16, & Female Elite DH Course 1:30pm AWARDS: DH Cat 1 & JR/14 & u Awards Stage 2:30pm RACE: DH FINALS PRO Female Elite DH Course 3:00pm RACE: DH FINALS PRO Male & Cat 1 Male/17-18 Elite DH Course 4:45pm AWARDS DH PRO & Cat 1 Male/17-18 Awards Stage Updated: 17 July

9 COURSE AND VENUE MAP Updated: 17 July

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10 Downhill Elevation Change Dual Slalom Elevation Change 752 ft 112 ft Beech Mountain Resort LODGING INFORMATION DIRECTIONS Beech Mountain Pkwy, Beech Mountain, NC Volunteer Opportunities Talia Freeman x 204 RACE ORGANIZATION Kelli Lusk USA Cycling - National Events Director Talia Freeman Beech Mountain Events & Marketing Director Christopher Herndon Course Director Jurgen Heise Lubbock, TX Chief Official Maverick Sports Breckenridge, CO Timing & Scoring Services Larry Longo Big Bear Lake, CA Announcer John Lefler Lincoln, NE Announcer THANK YOU SPONSORS! Updated: 17 July

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