Competition Points
The OCA has unique competition points to its many different disciplines. Each discipline's points are kept separate. On top of this, for each discipline the OCA rewards two types of points; upgrade and O-Cup.
O-Cup points are awarded at Ontario Cup events. These points are tallied to determine the overall Ontario Cup Series Champion.
Upgrade points are awarded at all regional events. These points are tallied to determine if a rider can upgrade to next ability category.
These two points system are independent of each other. They can not be added together. For example, riders can not use their 4x O-Cups points in the DH O-Cup series. Another example is riders can not use their road upgrade points to upgrade in MTB.
Upgrade Points - Mountain Bike
Riders receive points based on their time compared to the predicted winning time for their category, expressed as a percentage (i.e. Winning Time divided by Your Time multiplied by 100). For your protection, a predicted time is used so those winners of small categories don't get forced to upgrade before they are actually ready for a harder category. Example, if you win a small race because you are the only one there you most likely get points based on the predicted winning time for your category. However at an Ontario Cup the predicted time will almost always be the winner's time.
If you meet the requirements for upgrading, send your licence and number plate to the OCA office. We will issue you a new licence and plate. Your new licence will be mailed to you the next week. Please allow sufficient time before your race for this to be completed.
Cross Country
For upgrading purposes your best three race results points are added together. If your best three total is greater than or equal to 260 points you may upgrade to the next harder ability category. If your best three results are greater than or equal to 290 points then you are required to upgrade at the end of the season (NEW for 2005!!), unless you are in the highest category of your age group (Under 13, Under 15, U17 Expert, Junior Expert, Senior Elite, Master 30-39 Expert, Master 45+ Expert, just to name a few).
Riders who earn greater than or equal to 290 upgrade points on their best 3 races are not required to upgrade before the next race. They may continue to ride in their category for the remainder of the year. However for 2006, they will be required to upgrade when they purchase their licence.
Downhill - Upgrade
Beginner riders who earn greater than 260 points on their best 3 races can upgrade to sport. Sport riders who earn greater than or equal to 275 upgrade points on their best 3 races can upgrade to expert. Expert riders who earn greater than or equal to 290 upgrade points on their best 3 races can upgrade to elite.
Downhill - Downgrade
Senior Elite riders will be downgraded at the end of the year if they do not earn top-10s in 1/3 of all DH O-Cups. For example if there are 9 O-Cups than a rider must earn 3 top-10 finishes to maintain their Senior Elite status. If the total number of O-Cups is not divisible by 3 evenly, then it is rounded up. For example 8 O-Cups would still result in 3 top-10 finishes while 10 O-Cups would result in 4 top-10 finishes.
Riders may request "injury status" to retain their Senior Elite licence. A letter, justifying injury status, must be sent with the rider's licence application. This will be subject to Development Committee approval.
4-Cross
The OCA will be awarding separate upgrade points for the 4x series. The upgrade policy will follow downhill upgrade guidelines however downgrading will not occur. Riders will begin their 4x career in their DH licensed category.
Ontario Cup Series - Mountain Bike
O-Cup points are awarded in the top ability level of all age categories at an Ontario Cup MTB Series event. However, upgrade points will be awarded to all ability levels where upgrade points are applicable. For example, Ontario Cup Overall Series awards are not presented in the Senior Expert category because Elite is the top senior category. However Senior Expert riders are eligible for upgrade points.
All riders entered in an Ontario Cup MTB Series race are eligible for prizes, but not all riders are eligible for points. Please consult the OCA Handbook for eligibility requirement and awards breakdown.
Ontario Cup points in lower ability categories are still tracked however the procedure for O-Cup Points and mid season upgrading has changed. O-Cup points earned in the lower category will be divided by 3 and each lower category race will count as one race. For example a rider who earns 9 O-Cups points in each of their 3 sport races, then upgrades to expert will earn 3 O-Cup points for each of these individual sport races. In the overall expert series, the best 5 results are used for tabulation. Each of the sport events would count as one individual expert event with 3 O-Cup points. For clarification, please contact the OCA office.
The top 5 (five) licensed riders in each category will receive upgrade points (5,4,3,2,1). In combined Senior events, only those riders in the top 15 overall will be entitled to points e.g. if the 3rd Senior 2 rider places 16th overall, no points will be awarded beyond the 2nd Senior 2.
Senior 1 riders require 3 points to retain status.
Senior 2 riders require 1 point to retain status, 10 points to upgrade.
Senior 3 riders require 10 points to upgrade.
Senior 4 riders require 10 Points to upgrade.
Master 2/3 riders may choose to upgrade at 10 points. Upgrading is mandatory at 15 points.
No points will be awarded for General Classification in a stage race.
Those riders that compete out-of-province can earn up to half their upgrade points at these events by completing an Out-of-Province Result Form. This form must be signed by the Chief Official of the event and submitted to the OCA no later than 2 weeks after the event. The Out-of-Province Result Form can be obtained from the OCA website.
Riders gaining sufficient points to upgrade to the next category can chose to upgrade at that time. Upgrading is mandatory as of July 1 and at the end of each racing season.
Junior Riders - 2nd year Junior riders who place in the top 10 of the Ontario Cup standings and/or are a Provincial Champion in any road discipline are seeded in Senior 2 the following year.
If you meet the requirements for upgrading, send your licence, and a note explaining your situation to the OCA office. You may also drop your old licence at the OCA booth during the selected regional and Ontario Cup races. We will issue you a temporary licence. Your new licence will be mailed to you the next week. Please allow sufficient time before your race for this to be completed
Ontario Cup points are awarded to all categories except Senior 4 Men. Only riders who purchase their racing membership through the OCA are eligible for O-Cup points. One-Event Racing Permit riders are not entitled to earn O-Cup points (Please visit MEMBERSHIP for One-Event Racing Permit details). DNF riders (riders who do not finish) are not entitled to O-Cup points. O-Cup points are different than upgrade points.
The breakdown of O-Cup points is as follows for each category:
|
Place |
Points |
Place |
Points |
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1st |
25 |
9th |
7 |
|
2nd |
20 |
10th |
6 |
|
3rd |
16 |
11th |
5 |
|
4th |
13 |
12th |
4 |
|
5th |
11 |
13th |
3 |
|
6th |
10 |
14th |
2 |
|
7th |
9 |
15th |
1 |
|
8th |
8 |
|
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Season ending Ontario Cup Road Series point totals will be a simple tally of the all the O-Cup points earned at O-Cup events for the current year. In the event of a tie, the Series Champion will be decided by the highest placing at the Ontario Road Championships, followed by the Provincial Time Trial if required.
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