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British Championships 2008.

It was unanimously agreed that BIU licences would not be required for British Championships for 2008. An ACU Trial or Biketrial licence will be compulsory.

The confirmed dates and venues are:

Round 1 - 27 April 2008, Devon.

Round 2 – 28 June 2008, Heysham near Morecambe

Round 3 - 13 July 2008, Rochdale, Lancashire.

Round 4 – 21 September 2008, Hook Woods, Surrey.

Results of all four rounds to count for Championship points.

All bikes will be scrutinised before each competition.

Seedings

Due to the change in the BIU Rules for 2008 there is no longer a Master Class (this has now been incorporated into the Elite Class.

Riders removed from the Elite Class (due to non participation in 2007 are:-

David Holmes Matthew Scriven

Chris Wright Scott Robbens

Chris Light Jordan Tagg

Craig Lee Scott Steven Howes

Martyn Ashton Martin Hawyes

Danny Holroyd Barry Huskinson

Daniel Smith (Lancs) Steven Petty

Adam Burns Kris Leeson

Kurt Brain Stephen Thompson

Kieran Donnelly

Riders requesting to be downgraded must apply in writing to Anthony Rew, by 31^st March 2008.

Any Elite rider who does not compete in the 2008 Championships without a genuine excuse will be automatically downgraded at the end of the season.

Riders seeded to Elite for 2008 are

Top 3 20” riders from “scratch results 2007”; Sam Oliver, James Sheridan and Andrew Pooley.

Top 3 riders from Expert Class; Sam Waddinton, Daniel Smith and Phil Williams.

It was also unanimously agreed, following a letter of request that Patrick Donovan be seeded to Elite Class.

Other issues

Whilst it was felt by the majority of the committee that there should be awards for both 20” and 26” elite riders, it was agreed to run in accordance with the new BIU rules with only one Elite award.

Entry fees for all rounds of the British Championships will be £20 and entries received after the closing date (as stated on the entry forms) should incur a £5 additional charge.

Cancellations will be accepted up to 9pm on Friday before the competition with a full refund, otherwise the entry fee will be forfeited.

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Rules

These Championship Regulations to apply in addition to the ACU National Sporting Code and the ACU Standing Regulations for bicycles shall apply to all BikeTrial Championship events.

METHOD OF MARKING Will be BIKETRIAL (BIU RULES)

These rules only apply to British championship events.

**At the discretion of the Clerk of Course.

General Rules

Punch cards will be used to mark riders' scores. A riding Number may have to be displayed on the front of your bicycle.

Riders will start at the section shown on their punch card and ride the sections in ascending consecututive order.

Riding a section out of order will incur a penalty of ten marks lost for each section you have skipped.

All sections to be taped, with particular attention being paid to the begins and ends gates. This will assist riders by clearly defining the route and help to keep spectators out of the way of riders.

For unresolved ties the winner will be the rider who completes the course in the quickest time. For a Championship tie the decision goes to the rider with most wins, seconds etc. then the best placing in the final round if still unresolved.

All events in this series are held under these supplementary rules, plus conditions on any entry forms and under the BikeTrial International Union rules relating to penalization.

Riders must wear a helmet, long trousers and a shirt. It is recommended (but not compulsory) to also wear boots or shoes giving ankle protection, gloves and a shirt with long sleeves.

TIME - There will be a time limit for each event set by the organiser of that event.

Section Time
The time limit to pass a section is 2 minutes.
Track Time
The times below will be used as a guide:

10 minutes per section
15 minutes per km on the track
60 minutes for delay penalisation

Example: In an event of 8 sections, and a track of 1km, two laps will be as follows:

8 sections x 2 laps = 16 x 10 minutes = 160
1km + 1km = 2 x 15 minutes = 30
160 minutes + 30 minutes = 190 minutes in total + 60 minutes with delay penalisation.

Delay penalisation

Section: Over passing the time limit is 5 penalty points.
Track: The finish delay penalisation will apply as soon as the rider exceeds his/her finishing time, and 1 penalty point will apply for every 5 minutes of delay. In the case of delay exceeding 30 minutes, the rider will be disqualified.

BIBS - The first 25 numbers (1-25) will be reserved for the Elite riders. The numbers should be distributed in numerical order, i.e.: if a rider that has participated in the previous year's Championship is absent the following year, the number which corresponds to his/her position will be left vacant.

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AWARDS - In every Championship, the organiser must provide, as the minimum, a trophy or gift for the first three riders in each category. At the end of the series overall championship awards will be given

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CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS - At each Championship event, the number of Championship points to be awarded to the top 15 in each category are as follows: After every Championship event, the organiser must copy the results sheet to BikeTrial UK within two weeks

Place	Points	Place	Points	Place	Points
1st	20	6th	10	11th	5
2nd	17	7th	9	12th	4
3rd	15	8th	8	13th	3
4th	13	9th	7	14th	2
5th	11	10th	6	15th	1

The placings will be determined by the total Championship points at all events in that Championship. The rider with the most points will be the Champion, and so on. In the case of ties, the placings will be determined by the order as follows:

	a)	The rider with the most Championship points
	b)	The rider with more 1st places, 2nd places, 3rd places, etc
	c)	The rider with the best result in the last competition in the case of a tie still existing.

The time limit in which to complete a section is 2 minutes
No:		Point(s):
1	Not completing section within time limit	5
2	Performing a clean section	0
3	1 dab	1
4	2 alternate dabs	2
5	2 dabs at the same time	5
6	3 and 4 alternate dabs	3
7	5 or more dabs	5
8	Leaning the handlebar on any part of the section, eg the ground, tree or wall etc	1
9	Leaning one's hand on any part of the section, eg the ground, tree, wall etc	5
10	Leaning any part of the body on the ground, except feet	5
11	Re-crossing the start line and contacting outside with any part of bike after the front axle of bike has crossed the start line of the section (refer to Fig 1)	5
12	Over passing the ribbon and contacting outside of the section with the tyre	5
13	One wheel flying over the ribbon without contacting the ground (refer to Fig 2)	0
14	Two wheels flying over the ribbon (refer to Fig 3)	5
15	Passing or treading on the ribbon with bike	0
16	Under passing the vertical line of the ribbon with the wheel axle (refer to Fig 4)	5
17	Both the front and rear wheel axles must pass between the colour signs, the ribbon and the stakes.	5
18	If the front axle of the rider's bike crosses between colour sign which does not belong to the category of his own (refer to Fig 5)	5
19	Breaking a ribbon, pulling up or knocking down a stake	5
20	Knocking down colour signs	0
21	Touching any part of bike with hand except handlebar whilst dabbing	5
22	One dab on the ground and the other foot crossing the centre line of the bike frame	5
23	One foot on the pedal and the other foot crossing the centre line of the bike frame (refer to Fig 6)	0
24	One foot on the pedal and the crossing foot touching on any part of the section (eg the ground, tree etc) (refer to Fig 6)	5
25	After one dab, sliding the foot on the ground (pivoting on the toes without gaining distance is allowed)	3
26	The sections cannot be modified by either the riders or any other person	10
27	Leaning with only the toes or heels on any surface (resting or touching the pedal is allowed)	1
28	Regarding objections or complaints, the Observer is only obliged to listen to the riders. Any penalisation will be set through the Clerk of Course	10
29	Any use of bad language directed at the Observer or other event officials , the penalisation will be set through the Clerk of Course	0-50
30	Losing the penalisation card: the penalisation card is the only official medium to record the score in each section	10
31	The rider cannot receive any help from his relatives or friends such as giving them the penalisation card, asking them to carry the bike by foot or car, or observing section while their bike is queuing. (The riders riding the blue, blue with white and white colour routes will be allowed to receive the above mentioned help.)	10-50
32	No person (spectator, relative) is allowed inside the section. Regarding the duties of the minder refer to "Limitations of the minder" (Item to be noted). The penalisation must be set through the Clerk of Course.	10
33	Taking a short-cut.	10
34	Skipping a section. (The rider must perform the sections in numerical order.)	10
Items to be noted:
35	Touching will be allowed, leaning will not. The bike can touch any part of the section (except the handlebar).
36	Going outside the boundary of the section with the bike in any manner is not allowed.
37	The parts which determine the bike limits are as follows: a) Frontal: Front wheel axle b) Posterior: Rear wheel axle c) Contact: Between tyre and the ground
38	The axle of the front wheel indicates the entry and the exit of a section.
39	The Observer will indicate the score to the riders by hand signals.
40	The rider must be equipped with the regulation clothing (long pants, helmet), otherwise the Observer will not allow him/her to enter the section (refer to. Rider Clothing).