The Leinster CycloCross Championships 2019 will be hosted by Scott Orwell Wheelers. This event will also be round four of The Leinster League of CycloCross. This will take place at The GAP Glencullen on Sunday December 8th 2019.
Update 17:30 6th December 2019:
As the Ulster CX Champs was Rescheduled, we are expecting an influx of Ulster riders who want to race this weekend, we've reopened the Pre-entry System.
We've agreed the following with Martin Grimley in regards to non-Leinster Riders:
- U12/14/16: It's "Open Championship" rules, please enter the Championship Race.
- Junior/Senior/Master (Male and Female): Please enter the Support Race.
Pre-Entry Closes Friday 6th at 23:00.
Register
Pre-Entry
Pre-Entry for All Races: Leinster CycloCross Championships 2019 hosted by Scott Orwell Wheelers.
Date: Sunday, 8th December 2019
There will be Sign-On and One-Day Licenses on the day for all riders, but Pre-Entering will help us, and you, out enormously. Only Pre-Entered riders will be gridded.
Pre-Entry closes on Thursday 5th December at 20:00.
Please read the "Rules" section at the bottom to understand Medal Eligibility and Racing Age.
Facebook Event: The Leinster League of CycloCross Rd 4. Scott-Orwell Wheelers CC – Leinster CX Champs.
Leinster League of CycloCross Summary: Rd 4. Scott-Orwell Wheelers CC – Leinster CX Champs.
Entry Fees
Senior/Masters: €25
Junior/Youth: €10
Underage: €5
One Day License: €20/10
There will be a €20 Off Voucher for a Bike Fit by Aidan at the sign-on.
One Day License Fees for competition are covered in section 4 of Cycling Ireland Membership Prices.
Timetable
09:00 Full Course Practice
09:20 Sign-on
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10:10 Women’s Championship Race
Sponsored by The All American Launderette
40 mins: Elite, U23, Junior, Masters.
30 mins: U14, U16.
11:00 Women's Championship Race Podiums
11:00 Half Course Practice 60 mins.
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11:15 Underage Racing
10 mins: U6 & U8 Boys and Girls.
11:25 U12 Championship Race
15 mins: U10 & U12 Boys and Girls.
11:45 Underage Podiums
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11:45 Full Course Practice 15 mins.
12:00 Men Masters and Youth
Sponsored by Joe Daly Cycles
50 mins: M40, M50, M60.
30 mins: U14, U16.
13:00 Men Masters and Youth Podiums
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13:00 Full Course Practice 20 mins.
13:20 Support Race
Sponsored by Sinead Kennedy, Health and Wellness
40 mins: Elite, Masters, Juniors, Underage
14:10 Support Race Podiums.
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14:10 Course Practice 20 mins.
14:30 Men’s Championship Race
Sponsored by BikeFittingIreland Aidan Hammond
50 mins: Elite, U23.
40 mins: Junior.
15:40 Men’s Championship Race Podiums
Podiums take place straight after each race.
Course Practice will be available when racing is not in progress.
Race duration are defined by UCI CX and CI Rules, see "Race Lengths" in the Rules section below.
Venue: The GAP, Glencullen Adventure Park
Location: The GAP Glencullen.
The former Golf Course, which hosted the 2017 National CX Championships, and our 2018 race, will be our venue. The GAP Kitchen has Showers and Changing Facilities. There's is a power washer for post race bike wash.
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Individuals, please park where directed, likely into the field on the right.
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Team Vans can park, in the back, closer to the pit.
For post race food and beverages, check out the offerings by The GAP Kitchen. Some samples from @thegapkitchen on Instagram.
Course Map
There are some crossing points with the Dublin Mountain Way. We aim to have these crossing points marshalled to redirect Walkers. A situation may arise where a Walker does not heed the instructions of marshals, so please exercise a level of caution at these points.
Contact
Race Organiser, Luke Potter, can be contacted via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Prize Categories
We are very thankful for our Sponsors in their help us run this event.
Under-12s Championship Race Prizes
U12 Girls: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
U12 Boys: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
U10's Boys and Girls are eligible for the U12’s title and medals, as the race lengths are the same, a maximum of 15 minutes.
U10's will be awarded participation medals.
Leinster League of CycloCross points will be awarded to U12 riders.
Women’s Championship Race Prizes - Sponsored by The All American Launderette
Elite Women: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Masters Women: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
U23 Women: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Junior Women: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
U16 Women: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
U14 Women: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
U23 Women, Junior Women and Masters Women are eligible for the Elite Women’s title and medals, as the race lengths are the same, as close as possible to 40 minutes.
Leinster League of CycloCross points will be awarded to riders.
The All American Launderette, owned by Orla Hendron, continue their cycling sponsorship with our Women’s Race. They sponsored the A-Race in our event last year. They sponsored the Stage Winner's Jersey at the Rás na mBan 2018.
They're open 08:30 - 19:00 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 - 18:00 on Sunday.
Website: allamericanlaunderette.com
Location: All American Launderette, 40 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2
Men Masters and Youth Prizes - Sponsored by Joe Daly Cycles
Masters M40: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Masters M50: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Masters M60: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Youth U14: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Youth U16: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Leinster League of CycloCross points will be awarded to riders.
Joe Daly Cycles, in Dundrum, are sponsoring our Masters and Underage Race Prizes. They have long been a supporter of Scott Orwell Wheelers and nationwide Cycling events. They sponsored our Women’s race last year. If you need some bike parts and/or advice for all ages check them out.
They're open Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm, late opening until 7pm on Thursday.
Website: joedalycycles.com
Location: Lower Main Street, Churchtown Lower, Dublin 14
Support Race Prizes - Sponsored by Sinead Kennedy, Health and Wellness
Overall: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Leinster League of CycloCross points will be awarded to riders.
Sinead Kennedy, Health and Wellness is a new sponsor for us. Sinead has many strings to her bow, Physiotherapist, Yoga Classes, Pilates Classes and Group Cycling Holidays. Her physiotherapy practice operates out of Dundrum. The Yoga and Pilates classes take place in various locations including Rathfarnham and Rathmines. Sinead’s flagship Yoga 4 Cyclists, focuses on undoing the hunched shoulders and tight hip flexors that cycling, and sedentary occupations, cause. Her Biannual Group Cycling Holiday, March and November, is in sunny Spain. The next Cycling Holiday is 14th - 21st of March 2020.
Website: sineadekennedy.com
Social Media: YouTube | Instagram | Facebook.
Location: Inside Yoga Dublin, Rockfield Central, Balally Luas Station, Dundrum
Men’s Championship Race Prizes - Sponsored by BikeFittingIreland Aidan Hammond
Elite Men: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
U23 Men: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Junior Men: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
U23 Men are eligible for the Elite Men’s title and medals, as the race lengths are the same, as close as possible to 50 mins.
Leinster League of CycloCross points will be awarded to riders.
BikeFittingIreland Aidan Hammond are sponsoring our Men’s Championship Race. We are super pleased to have Club Icon, Aidan Hammond, returning as a sponsor after supporting the B-Race last year. Aidan is Ireland's Number One Bike Fitter, a fully qualified physio and a Level 3 Cycling Ireland Qualified Coach. Winter is a perfect time for setting goals for 2019, as a coach Aidan can help you achieve these goals. If you need to review your bike fit, the winter is a good time to make these changes, so you can adapt to them before your season. Aidan also offers vouchers, so with Christmas approaching, a Bike Fit Voucher could make a nice stocking filler. There will also be a €20 Off Voucher for a Bike Fit by Aidan at the sign-on.
Aidan is available for consultations from 8am to 8pm.
Website: bikefittingireland.com
Location: Kilmacanogue, Wicklow.
Rules
Please Note the following items that may be relevant to your category selection or medal eligibility.
Gridding
Gridding, for all races will be based on a rider’s UCI Points, Specialized Ireland Supercross Cup points (Team WORC’s series) and Leinster League of CycloCross (Oldcastle and Bray’s rounds) points at the time of the race. Riders with UCI Points will be gridded first.
Only Pre-Entered riders will be gridded.
UCI Points: https://www.uci.org/cyclo-cross/rankings
Gridding will take place 5 minutes before the race.
The Men's Championship Race, U12s Championship Race Support Race and Women's Championship Races will be gridded as one race. The Masters and Youth Race will be two separate grids. The Top 20 riders in each grid will be gridded.
Any competitor not present when the gridding commences will forfeit their grid and start from the rear of the race. Spaces cannot be held for riders who are not present when their name is called.
Leinster League of CycloCross Points
Each rider will be awarded points in their race, these will be applied to your standings in the A/B/Women/Underage race where you race. The M40/M50/M60/U14/U16 categories will be scored individually, in races where those categories are available.
Equipment
CycloCross Bikes are required in the Championship Races, except U12. Only bikes described in the UCI Equipment section as "Cyclo Cross bikes" may be used in this race.
Mountain Bikes and CycloCross Bikes are permitted in the other races.
Racing Age
Cycling Ireland CycloCross Rules T9.1.1 states; Irrespective of the category designated on a riders licence, for the Cyclo Cross season riders shall compete in the category they would be allocated from 1st January in the following year.
In practice this means that you must race in the category that you will be choosing for the 2020 National CycloCross Championships.
Medal Eligibility
This is classed as an “Open Championship”, but Eligible Medalists must conform to Provincial Championships Rules T10.A2.1 and T10.A2.2.
This means that riders, regardless of Province, may race for the win, for The Leinster League of CycloCross points.
Only Leinster based riders, cyclists for Leinster clubs and/or unattached riders resident in Leinster, will be awarded medals and titles. One-Day Licensed riders are ineligible to win a medal or title.
We will incorporate an "I am eligible for a Leinster medal Yes/No" question on our sign-up sheet, which defaults to "Yes" So ensure to change this when signing up if you do not fulfil this criteria.
U23 Women, Junior Women and Masters Women are eligible for the Elite Women’s title and medals, as the race lengths are the same, as close as possible to 40 minutes. These groups will also have their own championship podiums.
U23 Men are eligible for the Elite Men’s title and medals, as the race lengths are the same, as close as possible to 50 mins. The U23 Men will also have their own championship podium.
Championship Jerseys
Rule T10.A2.4 states: Provinces may award a Champions Jersey for a Provincial Championship.
This is optional, and as such there will not be Leinster Champions Jersies presented to riders. The budget cost will be too much €980 (14 jerseys * €70 per jersey).
Minimum Entrants per Category
Rule T10.A2.3 states: Minimum Numbers for each Provincial Championship event will be decided by each province. There is no requirement to have a minimum number of starters to award medals.
We have agreed with Cycling Leinster that there will be no minimum number of entrants for the 2019 Leinster CX Champs.
Race Lengths
CI Rule T9.A2.24 states: Races should not normally exceed 50 minutes in duration for Seniors and 40 minutes for Juniors.
CI Rule T4.A1.1 states: Cyclo Cross: U16 & U14s Max 30 mins, U12 Max 15 min & U8 Max 10 mins
UCI CX Rule 5.1.048 states: The duration of events must be as close as possible to:
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40 minutes for the under 23 women’s events
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40 minutes for junior men's events
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50 minutes for under 23 men's events
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60 minutes for the elite men's events and for events in which elite and men under 23 ride together.
During elite women’s events and for events in which women elite and women under 23 ride together, the duration must be between 40 and 50 minutes.
The number of laps will be calculated and announced at the end of the second lap.
These race lengths are reflected in the Timetable above. We used the CI Rules to override the UCI ones where necessary.
Cycling Ireland Rules Reference: Cycling Ireland rules2019v26.3final.pdf.
UCI CX Rules Reference: part-v--cyclo-cross.pdf.
