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Chapter 8 | Discipline

8. DISCIPLINEINTRODUCTORY NOTE TO USE OF THIS TABLE. This Table of Penalties includes only matters likely to be encountered by Race Officials in the course of an event. Disciplinary measures should generally be imposed in accordance with the scale of penalties given below. The Chief Referee or Race Commission may increase or reduce any penalty based upon the gravity of the offense(s) committed.

The offenses are described in the table in an abbreviated descriptive form only. If you are uncertain as to applicability of a particular rule, review the complete text of the rule before imposing a penalty.

In imposing discipline remember that the philosophy is that a rider must not benefit from his/her misconduct or that of his/her team or support personnel. See Rule 1N1

Disciplinary measures, including warning, relegation, disqualification (DSQ), monetary fines and/or recommendation for suspension, also may be imposed by a Chief Referee with respect to any offense or inappropriate conduct not specifically set forth in the table below.

Time penalties applicable in time trials are set forth in section 8I.

In stage races, relegations affect only stage placing, but time penalties affect individual general classification. However, the race commission may choose to apply some time penalties to team G.C.

FINES. Fines and penalties should be progressively increased to riders or other licensees com-mitting more than one offense or for multiple offenses of the same nature. Fines should rarely be assessed in Category C, D, or E events or at collegiate events.

In category A or B events, assessing fines to Category 4 or 5 riders should be done with care and common sense to stop regulation infractions, and normally after warnings and direct interaction with the offending rider has been attempted. Notification of riders receiving fines should be communicated, unless otherwise impractical, verbally or in writing (delivery of fine form or published communique).

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SUSPENSIONS. Some serious offenses warrant additional penalization such as a suspension. Neither a Chief Referee nor a Race Commission can impose a suspension. Suspensions are handled under USAC Policy III. Whenever a Chief Referee or Race Commission believes a suspension is warranted, based on indicated penalties or severity of action, a written sus-pension request or recommendation should be submitted to the USAC Technical Director as soon as possible. The disciplinary request should state the nature of the offense, identify the licensee(s) against whom the suspension(s) is/are recommended, and provide a statement of the facts and circumstances warranting the suspension. Suspensions can be for a period of days, a racing season, a period of years, or for life, depending upon the specific actions or offenses. Typical suspension periods for the various classes of infractions are set forth in section 8J.

REPORTING PENALTIES. Officials should report all penalties online using the discipline app or website tool for that purpose. This will allow other officials to look up riders and see what has previously been done. It will also guide you through the proper range of acceptable penalties.

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8I. Time Penalties for Time TrialsThe penalties for taking pace in time trial events are listed below in both metric and English units. These penalties, in seconds, are based on the estimat-ed speed and distance over which the infraction occurred. Penalties may be extrapolated for distances or speeds beyond what are shown in the table.

SPEED DISTANCE (METERS)

KM/H 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

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8K. TECHNOLOGICAL FRAUD is an infringement of regulation 1I1. 8K1. Technological fraud is defined as: (a) The presence, within or on the venue of a cycling competition, of a bicycle that does not comply with the provisions of regulation 1I1.(b) The use by a rider, within or on the venue of a cycling competition, of a bicycle that does not comply with the provisions of regulation 1I1.8K2. All riders and teams, or other entities a rider represents must ensure that all their bicy-cles are at all times in compliance with the provisions of article 1I1. Any presence of a bicycle that does not comply with the provisions of article 1I1, within or on the venue of a cycling competition, constitutes a technological fraud by the rider and the team, or other entity the rider represents in the relevant competition, irrespective of whether the bicycle is at all used during the competition.8K3 Sanctions and Definitions(a) The rider concerned shall be sanctioned as follows:

(i)Disqualification (ii)Suspension of a minimum of six months up to a lifetime suspension

(b) Unless circumstances of exceptional nature require otherwise, the rider’s team or other entity the rider represents shall be sanctioned as follows:

(i) Disqualification (ii) Suspension of a minimum of six months up to a lifetime suspension

(c) I) In addition to the above, any action or omission by a person or entity subject to the USAC Regulations enabling, encouraging, facilitating, covering up or otherwise intentionally assisting in a technological fraud shall be sanctioned by a suspension of a minimum of six months.(d) The venue of a cycling competition shall be understood as any location in and around a competition site (team parking, pits, course, velodrome, etc.) or the field of play where a bicycle may be kept or stored with the possibility of it being used by a rider in the relevant competition during the period defined by 1K1(f). Mirrors the UCI’s regulations regarding technological fraud (mechanical doping). Calls for greater penalties than the generic regulations on illegal equipment. Provides for the ability to inspect bicycles not directly used in competition if located on the event venue.

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