March Board Update

Board Update March 2015

                                                                                                                                                 

National Records

 

The Board of Cycling Ireland has recently approved the following National Record claims.

 

Date	Record	Name	Club / Team	Time
05/12/2014	4000 mts team	Caroline Ryan	Ireland	4 mins 39.813 Secs
		Lydia Boylan	Ireland
		Lauren Creamer	Ireland
		Josie Knight	Ireland
31/01/2015	3000 mts Para cycling C3	Eoghan Clifford	Galway Bay Cycling Club	3 mins 38.114 secs

 

Note ! The Board set a Standard Time for the Women’s 4000 mts of 4 mins 40 secs on 28^th November 2014.

 

Technical Regulations.

 

The updated Technical Regulations were approved by the Board for 2015. These are available to view or download on the Cycling Ireland web site

 

The main changes are :

 

The introduction of the veterans category being replaced by masters age banding for Road / Time Trial / Track / Cyclo Cross

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The National Criterium and National Hill Climb Championships being included in the updated Championship Bundles update.

 

Relaxation in the rules governing the composition of composite teams in women’s stage races.

 

Allowing riders to apply for a one category upgrade on their first licence application of the year.

 

Update on Youth Track Regulations.

 

Table inserted showing maximum distances / times of races a junior may compete in.

 

Update of Omnium rules in line with current  international practice.

 

Update of the adjustment factor table for use in Para cycling National T T Championships

 

Clarification when National Records may be claimed at a track meeting.

 

Confirmation that all National Panel or Team riders must have completed the UCI anti doping education module “True Champion or Cheat”.

 

Minor and cosmetic changes to the MTB Regulations.

 

Clarification of the period a letter of indemnity covers in an MTB event.

 

Mandatory to now have a map of the MTB course displayed at sign on.

 

Update on the duration of cross country MTB races.

 

Update of the various National Cyclo Cross Championship events.

 

Queries on any Technical Regulation or guidance on the application of these should be addressed in the first instance to the College of Commissaires contact details of which may be found in the Cycling Ireland Handbook.