IOF World Cup Rules for MTBO

Information, Guidelines and summary of Rules

The World Cup in MTB-O (WC) is the official IOF series of events, held every year 
untill 2001, and every odd year thereafter, to determine the world's best mountainbike 
orienteers over a season.

In any case where this summary of rules differs from the drafts IOF MTB-O rules the 
IOF MTB-O rules (as at 30.01.2001) will take precedence.

1. Competition Rules
1.1 The events will be organised in accordance with the IOF MTB-O Rules.

2. Calender

8 individuals events,  from which only 5 will count
3 relay events, from which 2 will  count.
  
Round 1. Tampere, Finland.
Sunday July 29th (?) - Training 
Monday July 30th - Individual 1
Wednesday August  1st - Individual 2

Round 2. 
Mieming-Insbruck, Austria
Friday September 14th - Training
Saturday September 15th - Individual 3
Sunday, September 16th - Individual 4
Monday September 17th - Relay 1
Tuesday September 18th - Travel
Vezprem, Hungary
Wednesday September 19th - Recreational MTB rides
Thursday September 20th - Training
Friday September  21st - Individual 5
Saturday September 22nd - Individual 6
Sunday September 23rd - Relay 2

Round 3.
Vaucluse, South France
Thursday November 1st - Training
Friday November  2nd - Individual 7
Saturday November  3rd - Individual 8
Sunday November 4th - Relay 3 

3.  Participation and Classes  (Rules 5 & 6)
3.1. IOF affiliated federations may nominate the following competitors:
Individual Men - 6 per federation
Individual Women - 6 per federation
Relay Men - 2 teams of three men
Relay Women - 2 teams of three women
3.2. Competitors in the individual events need not necessarily be the same persons 
entered in the relay event.

4. Masters International MTB-O Competition and Open International Events  Rules - 
Appendix 4)
6.1. All other competitors attending the MTB-O WC will be invited to compete in the 
Masters International MTB-O Competition or open International events organised in 
conjunction with the MTB-O WC.
6.2. The following class structure shall be used for Men and Woman classes::
Masters Competion
M/W40
M/W50
Open Competition
Juniors-    Younger  than 18
Seniors     18 to 39 years
Masters     40+ years

7. Information about the Event (Rule 8)
7.1. Bulletin 1 (preliminary information) is sent  to all federations 6 months before 
the event.
7.2. Bulletin 2 (invitation & event information) is sent  to all federations 3 months 
before the event.
All the information noted in rules 8.4 / 8.5 should be included to assist competitors 
and team managers.
7.3. Final information should be available to competitors and team managers on arrival.

8. Starting Order, Start Draw and Start  (Rules12 & 22)
8.1. The starting interval between competitors in individual events will be either 2 
or 3 minutes. 
8.2. Competitors from different classes may start together.
8.3. Start times are drawn at random, but adjusted so that no two competitors from the 
same federation may start consecutively. 
8.4.  For individual WC / WOC races with an interval (or simultaneous) start,  
a restricted group called the Red Group will be formed from federations according 
to the following criteria:
      *  4 or more competitors among the best 15 in the previous World Cup - 3 places
      *  3 competitors among the best 15 in the previous WC / WOC - 2 places
      *  2 competitors among the best 15 in the previous WC / WOC - 2 places
      *  1 competitor among the best 15 in the previous WC ? WOC - 1 place
      *  Further vacant places up to 15 are allocated to federations not already 
represented in the red group 	according to the WC /WOC rankings from the previous 
WC or WOC (one competitor per federation). 	
      *  If not already represented, the organising federation is entitled to one 
starter in the red group.
      *  The previous World Individual Champions may choose to start in the red group.
8.5	It will be the responsibility of the federations to nominate red group riders 
when registering their team.
8.6	The red group will normally be placed in the middle of the starting order, and 
the placing of the red group will be decided by the organiser and the IOF controller 
no later than two hours before the first start.
8.7.  Mass starts with free order option on early controls may be considered for 
endurance events.

9. Maps, Terrain and Courses (Rules 14, 15, 16, 35 & Guideline 4)
9.1. Organisers may only use MTB-O maps drawn to the draft IOF specification. This scale 
will normally be 1:20.000. although 1:15.000 and 1:10.000 may be used with the approval 
of the controller.
9.2. The terrain must be suitable for setting  competitive MTB-O courses and  must 
include a comprehensive network of tracks and trails.
9.3. Competitors  have a responsibility to avoid damage to plants, wildlife, fences or 
walls, and must keep out  of any out of bounds areas. 
9.4. Riding off the track or trail will normally be prohibited unless specifically 
agreed by the organiser and event controller.
9.5. The courses shall be set to give the following winning times  in minutes:
                                   Male          Female
            sprint.                50 - 60       40 - 50
            classic.               110 - 130     70 - 90
            endurance              150 - 180     100 - 120
            other distances        unspecified
            relays (time per leg): 50 - 60       40 - 50

10. Control Sites and Control Cards  (Rules 18, 19, 20,)
10.1. Control sites will normally be situated on tracks unless otherwise agreed by the 
controller.
10.2. No control descriptions are normally given. Control descriptions must be given in 
any event having off track control sites.
10.3. Control Cards or electronic punches will be attached to the bike and must not be 
removed by the competitor.

11. Results and Scores (Rule 26 and Appendix 3)
11.1. Provisional results shall be announced and displayed in the finish area during 
the competition, with the official results  published no more than 4 hours after the 
latest allowable finishing time of the last starter.
11.2. The official results for each event shall include all participating competitors. 
11.3. In relays, the results shall include the competitors' names in the order in which 
they raced and times for their legs showing the course combination for each leg.
11.4. Final results should be sent to each participating Federation both electronically 
and in paper format within 14 days of the event.

11.5. Individual MTB-O WC,
The 35 best competitors in each class obtain points as follows: 
40, 37, 35, 33, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 
14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Each competitor's total score in the completed WC2000 series, is the sum of his/her 
5 best scores.
		
11.6. Relay Competition
Only the better team from each federation will gain points.
The 15 best teams from each country in each class in each round shall obtain points 
as follows: 
20, 17, 15, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 
The two best scores from 2 or more rounds will be added, to produce the final WC2000 
series result.

11.7. Country Competition
Each federation's total score in each class is the sum of their 3 best points scores 
taken from each mens and each womens individual event. 
To this will be added their relay scores multiplied by 6.

11.8. Tie Decider  (Appendix 3)
In case of a tie in the overall ranking, the competitor or relay team better placed 
in the final event will be placed ahead. 

11.9. Production of results
The IOF MTB-O Committee is responsible for overseeing the production of results 
following each completed round.
Organisers should send paper and digitised copies of results for processing the 
WC overall ranking to the IOF Secretariate.

12. Prizegiving  (rule 25)
12.1. Prizegivings will be held at the end of each round, and will award the 6 best 
individuals, the 6 best federation relay teams and the 6 best federations in the 
country competition..
12.2. The prizegiving at the final round will also include the final aggregate placings 
in the MTB-O WC.

Colin Palmer
30th January 2001