Cycling Time Trial Rules for MATTS

General MATTS Racing Rules

  • Purpose: MATTS Racing Rules defines MATTS (Mid America Time Trial Series) as a Season Overall Series to determine top riders in each discipline and best all around.
  • Sanctioning: WI/IL events, including MATTS, are sanctioned by ABR (American Bicycle Racing).
  • Series Overall Awards:
    • Require minimum participation to qualify for end-of-season awards (prizes, medals, trophies, plaques, cash, and jersey).
    • Presented to top riders at the WIIL Awards Banquet at the end of the season.
  • Medals: Awarded 5 deep in each race class.
  • Association Fee: Race Promoters will pay a WIIL Association Fee of $1.00 per rider per day to cover costs of Overall Awards, Jerseys, Banquet, advertising, and shared equipment.
  • MATTS Promoters: Pool Grant funds together to provide Medals for each TT, Overall Awards, and Prizes and/or Cash.
  • Entry Fees: At the discretion of the race promoters.
  • Results Reporting:
    • Chief Official is responsible for providing race results to the Points Tabulator and ABR no later than the day after the event date.
    • Pending results will be posted to the website no later than 24 hours after the end of the event.
    • WIIL Promoters agree to use the same Excel Results spreadsheets to make it easy for WIIL Points Tabulator to point WIIL Series quickly and efficiently.
    • Official Results must be posted within five days after the event.
  • Race Entry:
    • Racers may enter & race more than one (1) eligible race class (enter twice, race twice).
    • Women race classes are open to Women Only.
    • All Open race classes are open to all genders.
    • Recumbent/Tandem/HPV are a combined class (Time Trials only).
  • Age Eligibility: Riders must race their age to be eligible for series overall awards.
  • Participation: Requires starting; racers who start but fail to finish (DNF) an event will qualify for that event.

Race Classes and Cycling Time Trial Rules

  • Description: This race series is comprised of Time Trials (race against the clock) in the Illinois Wisconsin Area. Riders earn points based on their finish in these events towards Overall Awards at the end of the season.
  • Race Classes (Open & Women):
    • Age Groups: Junior 14 and under, Junior 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89 & 90+.
    • Ability Categories: Open Cat. 1/2, Cat. 4/5, Women Cat 1/2, Cat 3, Women Cat 4/5.
    • Rule: There is no racing down in age permitted in Mid America Time Trial Events as of December 31, 2012.
  • Event Types:
    • Indoor TT: In-person TT, only one in 2023, rider earns points same as Outdoor TT.
    • Outdoor TT: Racers are started at 30 seconds, 1 minute, or 2 minute intervals (see race flyer for details). No Drafting in Individual TT; Rider will be disqualified from placing.
    • Team TT: Riders on a Team must be minimum age or within ability category for race class entered. Points for the team events are distributed the same as individual age and ability categories.

MATTS Racing Rules Points and Scoring

  • Points Structure:
    • All Classes (new for this year):
      • 1st: 25 points
      • 2nd: 22 points
      • 3rd: 20 points
      • 4th: 19 points
      • 5th: 18 points
      • 6th: 17 points
      • 7th: 16 points
      • 8th: 15 points
      • 9th: 14 points
      • 10th: 13 points
      • 11th: 12 points
      • 12th: 11 points
      • 13th: 10 points
      • 14th: 9 points
      • 15th: 8 points
      • 16th: 7 points
      • 17th: 6 points
      • 18th: 5 points
      • 19th: 4 points
      • 20th: 3 points
  • Participation Points: Racers who start but fail to finish (DNF) an event will earn credit for that event. A “0” will be placed in the point tabulation column for the event that rider DNF.
  • Tie Breakers for Series Overall Standings:
    • 1st Tie-Breaker: The racer participating in the most events of the series.
    • 2nd Tie-Breaker: The racer who places highest in the final event of the series.
  • Overall Awards Eligibility:
    • A rider’s 10 best races will qualify towards overall trophies and cash awards.
    • Riders competing in at least eight (8) events will be eligible for trophies but cannot place higher than a rider who competes in 9 or 10 races.
    • Riders competing in nine (9) events will place higher than riders competing in eight (8) events.

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