Cog Set is looking forward to hosting another exciting race series - welcoming back regular competitors and hopefully welcoming some new faces too.  We have a few changes this year which are all explained below: slightly longer races for Cs and A/Bs; a new scoring system for the league; and a new feature where each rider can 'play their joker' on a single race in the series, to double the points they win in that race!

THANK YOU to our sponsors: The Edge Cycleworks www.theedgecycleworks.com whose friendly and skilled staff can meet your bike purchasing and fixing needs from their Lancaster and Chester shops; and Ask Peter, Lancaster based cycling fan and businessman offering a wide range of property maintenance services (askpeter@hotmail.co.uk or 01524 32447/07884 261950).

Entry is £3 on the day only.  Half of this goes to British Cycling, the rest is used for track maintenance, primes and other prizes not funded by our sponsors, and race expenses.  

Riders who do not hold a BC licence need to pay an additional £1.50 levy to BC.  

Optional pre-registration: To reduce queues at the first event you can email your details to holdensue@gmail.com and I will enter them on the registration form (then all you have to do is pay and sign).  Just let me know the following information:

• Name
• Club or team (if you have one)
• Category (ie A, B, C, D or E)
• Date of birth 
• BC licence number (if you have a licence)
• Email to use for communications re the series
• Phone number to use in case of injury at the race

Races lengths and approximate timings are as follows:

6:10pm

Signing-on opens...

 ... and gear checking

6:30   

Ds & Es (U10s & U8s)

4 laps (3.2 miles/5.1 kms) – no primes

6:45

Cs (U12s)

9 laps, with primes points at end of lap 5 (7.2 miles/11.6 kms)

7:15

As & Bs (U16s & U14s)

18 laps, with primes points at end of laps 6 and 12 (14.4 miles/23.2kms)

Please turn up in time to sign on and have your gears checked!  Riders must have the correct gear restrictions for their age category -see https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zuvvi/media/bc_files/volunteer/Youth_Gear_Restrictions_for_Riders.Parents.pdf for more information.

Age categories:

British cycling's age categories span two calendar years.  For 2015 they are as follows

Rider born in

Category

2007 or later

Youth E (under 8s)

2005 or 2006

Youth D (under 10s)

2003 or 2004

Youth C (under 12s)

2001 or 2002

Youth B (under 14s)

1999 or 2000

Youth A (under 16s)

Scoring: 

British cycling ranking points (riders need a BC licence to gain these points - if they ride with a day licence they won't earn BC points):

1st place gets 3 points

2nd place gets 2 points

3rd place gets 1 points

Cogset league scoring:

* this will be cumulative, the total of each rider's best 9 scores out of 13 events

* scoring is by age and gender category (ie first under 8 girl gets 15 point and first under 8 boy gets 15 points)

* scores are allocated according to place in each race, as below 

Place

Points

1^st

15

2^nd

12

3^rd

9

4^th

7

5^th

6

6^th

5

7^th

4

8^th

3

9^th

2

All other finishers

1

 

* for added intrigue and tactical excitement, each rider can 'play their joker' once during the series.  By doing so they double their score for that race (eg if someone plays their joker and comes 5th then they will score 12 points rather than 6).  Riders must clearly state that they are playing their joker to the commissaire and other riders just before the race begins.

* participants must have ridden at least 7 events to be eligible for a prize at the end of the series.

Prime competition scoring:

Primes are races within a race: there will be one in the in the C race (end of lap 5) and two in the AB race (end of laps 6 and 12).  Scoring is:

* also cumulative, the total of each rider's best 9 scores out of 13 events

* by age category - not age and gender.  

1^st rider over the line at each prime gets 3 points

2^nd rider over the line at each prime gets 2 points

3^rd rider over the line at each prime gets 1 point

We may also have some spot primes for the DE race to liven things up a little for the younger riders. 

Volunteer league:

It takes a lot of volunteers to run each event!  We have a core team to cover the key tasks, but also need help every week from the adults who accompany riders.  

Some parents have suggested we introduce a conditional system - ie your child can only ride if you volunteer - but we are hoping instead to rely on your good will.  We will be keeping track of who has helped, so that we can thank them formally at the end of the series, and give small prizes to the top scorers!

Position	Name	Club name	Rider status	Category	Points
U10/U8 - Results
1.	Deetray Jarrett	Blackpool Youth Cycle Associat...	Finished	D	3
1.  Deetray Jarrett - Blackpool Youth Cycle Associat... Points: 3 | Status: Finished | Category: D
2.	Scott Fisher	Furness Flyers	Finished	D	2
2.  Scott Fisher - Furness Flyers Points: 2 | Status: Finished | Category: D
3.	Morgan Williams	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	D	1
3.  Morgan Williams - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 1 | Status: Finished | Category: D
4.	John Bardsley	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	D	0
4.  John Bardsley - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: D
5.	Emilia Wood	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	D	3
5.  Emilia Wood - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 3 | Status: Finished | Category: D
6.	Esther Wong	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	D	2
6.  Esther Wong - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 2 | Status: Finished | Category: D
7.	Luke Leadbetter	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	D	0
7.  Luke Leadbetter - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: D
8.	Archie Honeysett	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	D	0
8.  Archie Honeysett - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: D
9.	Trayden Jarrett	Blackpool Youth Cycle Associat...	Finished	E	3
9.  Trayden Jarrett - Blackpool Youth Cycle Associat... Points: 3 | Status: Finished | Category: E
10.	Zach Earnshaw	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	D	0
10.  Zach Earnshaw - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: D
11.	Ronan Maher	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	E	2
11.  Ronan Maher - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 2 | Status: Finished | Category: E

Position	Name	Club name	Rider status	Category	Points
U12 - Results
1.	Alfie Savage	Furness Flyers	Finished	C	3
1.  Alfie Savage - Furness Flyers Points: 3 | Status: Finished | Category: C
2.	Rhys Ashton	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	N/A	2
2.  Rhys Ashton - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 2 | Status: Finished | Category: N/A
3.	John Roberts	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	C	1
3.  John Roberts - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 1 | Status: Finished | Category: C
4.	Tilly Percy	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	C	3
4.  Tilly Percy - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 3 | Status: Finished | Category: C
5.	Isaac Atkinson	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	C	0
5.  Isaac Atkinson - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: C
6.	Adam Hodgson	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	C	0
6.  Adam Hodgson - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: C
7.	Callum Williams	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	C	0
7.  Callum Williams - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: C
8.	Sasha Oldham	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	C	2
8.  Sasha Oldham - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 2 | Status: Finished | Category: C
9.	Dylan Edwards	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	C	0
9.  Dylan Edwards - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: C
10.	Jake Edwards	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	C	0
10.  Jake Edwards - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: C
11.	William Gregson	Blackpool Youth Cycle Associat...	Finished	C	0
11.  William Gregson - Blackpool Youth Cycle Associat... Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: C
12.	Nancye Roberts	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	C	1
12.  Nancye Roberts - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 1 | Status: Finished | Category: C
13.	Larissa Hannam	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	C	0
13.  Larissa Hannam - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: C
14.	Albie Barber		Finished		0
14.  Albie Barber - Points: 0 | Status: Finished
15.	Thomas Dowthwaite	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	C	0
15.  Thomas Dowthwaite - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: C

Position	Name	Club name	Rider status	Category	Points
U16/U14 - Results
1.	Theo Hartley	Speedflex Race Team (2017)	Finished	A	3
1.  Theo Hartley - Speedflex Race Team (2017) Points: 3 | Status: Finished | Category: A
2.	George Wharton	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	A	2
2.  George Wharton - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 2 | Status: Finished | Category: A
3.	Elliot Reed	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	N/A	1
3.  Elliot Reed - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 1 | Status: Finished | Category: N/A
4.	Alistair Leivers	Blackpool Youth Cycle Associat...	Finished	A	0
4.  Alistair Leivers - Blackpool Youth Cycle Associat... Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: A
5.	Alex Chesters		Finished	A	0
5.  Alex Chesters - Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: A
6.	Bobby Horton	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	B	3
6.  Bobby Horton - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 3 | Status: Finished | Category: B
7.	George Ball	Furness Flyers	Finished	N/A	2
7.  George Ball - Furness Flyers Points: 2 | Status: Finished | Category: N/A
8.	Jack Barton	Furness Flyers	Finished	A	0
8.  Jack Barton - Furness Flyers Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: A
9.	Christopher Gunson	Furness Flyers	Finished	A	0
9.  Christopher Gunson - Furness Flyers Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: A
10.	Ben Barlow	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	N/A	0
10.  Ben Barlow - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: N/A
11.	Charles Paige	The Green Jersey CC	Finished	B	1
11.  Charles Paige - The Green Jersey CC Points: 1 | Status: Finished | Category: B
12.	Shea Hannam	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	B	0
12.  Shea Hannam - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: B
13.	Tyla Loftus	Furness Flyers	Finished	A	0
13.  Tyla Loftus - Furness Flyers Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: A
14.	Samuel Pugh		Finished	B	0
14.  Samuel Pugh - Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: B
15.	Amy Monkhouse	Salt Ayre Cog Set	Finished	B	3
15.  Amy Monkhouse - Salt Ayre Cog Set Points: 3 | Status: Finished | Category: B
16.	William Bannister	Furness Flyers	Finished	C	0
16.  William Bannister - Furness Flyers Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: C
17.	Finlay Johnson		Finished		0
17.  Finlay Johnson - Points: 0 | Status: Finished

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