NCCA Road: Eligibility

Eligibility

The following rules relate to National Championship Eligibility and are taken directly from the 2004 NCCA Rulebook:

4. ELIGIBILITY

4.1.1 Clubs must be a member in good standing with USA Cycling and their conference in order to compete in CCA events.

4.1.2 A rider must be a full time student at an institution that authorizes it’s cycling club to participate in intercollegiate bicycle races.

4.1.3 Riders must race for the school at which they are enrolled, regardless of where they are currently studying. Riders must present proof of full-time enrollment at race registration.

4.1.4 All riders must present a USAC license, an authorization to ride, or must purchase a one-day license to compete in a CCA event. Annual and one day licenses can be obtained at events. (USCF licensees may compete in collegiate mountain bike races and NORBA licensees may compete in collegiate road races providing they meet collegiate eligibility requirements). For National Championships, only USCF or NORBA annual licenses will be allowed. One-day licenses will not be accepted.

4.1.5 Any ineligible rider shall forfeit his/her points; also the team must forfeit the points earned by that ineligible rider.

4.1.9 International students are eligible to compete in all CCA events, including National Championships as long as they meet the above mentioned eligibility requirements.

4.3 CLUBS AND DIVISIONAL STATUS

4.3.1 There are two divisions at collegiate road and mountain bike nationals. Division I is defined as a school with more than a total enrollment of 15,000 students at the time of club application for membership in the CCA. Division II is a school with total enrollment of less than 15,000 students at the time of club application for membership in the CCA.

4.3.2 A Division II school may compete as a Division I school but must declare their status no later than January 31 for road and Sept. 1 for mountain biking. If no status is declared, the school will be considered Division I.

4.3.4 Both Division I and Division II teams consist of up to eight men and eight women for national championships, and qualification numbers are the same for both divisions.

4.3.7 No USCF, NORBA, or Trade Team jersey or shorts may be worn at any collegiate event.

6.1 CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATIONS

The following requirements are for all Collegiate National Championships.

6.1.1 All riders and their collegiate cycling team must be current members of the CCA. There will be no rider or club licensing on site at the championships.

6.1.2 Full-time students competing in national championships must submit proof of eligibility (CCA Eligibility Verification Form) at registration. This form is available from USA Cycling and Conference Directors.

6.1.3 Riders must have competed in an A race during the conference season in order to compete at National Championships with the exception of Track.

6.1.4 Each conference qualifies individual riders or teams, based on the percentage of the total number of CCA riders in each conference. Number of riders per conference is based on the total membership count on August 31 of the previous year. Each conference is guaranteed at least one team entry and one individual male and female entry per division at the CCA National Championships.

6.1.5 Each conference automatically qualifies the number of teams or individuals as listed in the team allocations, current year.

6.1.6 The school hosting the national championship event automatically qualifies a team from the host school.

6.1.7 The previous national champions are invited to compete in the current nationals, providing proof of eligibility (whether the team attends or not). If those members are on teams that have already qualified for the event, they will serve as a member of this team, not as an additional rider. Under no circumstances may a team bring more than eight men and eight women.

6.1.8 At all events, riders must wear identical team jerseys or a blank jersey with the school’s name or abbreviation prominently displayed.

6.1.9 National Collegiate Champions are only permitted to wear their National Championship jersey in the collegiate event that they won. (i.e. road = road, criterium=criterium) The previous year’s National Champion may not wear his/her jersey in the next year’s National Championship race.

6.4 ROAD QUALIFICATIONS

6.4.1 For eligible teams that bring the maximum of eight riders (eight men and eight women), only four may race in the road race, four in the team time trial and three in the criterium. Up to four riders per team may be allowed in the criterium provided that the field limit will not be exceeded. Riders must designate the mass start events they will be participating in at registration

For more information on eligibility & Collegiate Cycling Rules, visit: http://www.usacycling.org/ncca2/04ncca_rulebook.pdf

For more information on USCF Rules of Bicycle Racing, visit: http://www.usacycling.org/rulebooks/2004_uscf_rulebook.pdf