Proposal 11: Revise 3B.4 Protests [ Revision 2 ]
Committee: 3. Road RacingSubmitted on 2025-03-10
Status: Pre-Voting (Reviewed from March 10, 2025 to March 15, 2025)
Background
The current rule is problematic if the results of a race are published many hours later and participants may not even be aware of the publication - this is a particular problem at large events such as Unicon.
The proposal addresses this problem on the one hand by differentiating between bigger and smaller events and on the other hand by differentiating between the time after the end of the race in which the results are published. This leaves the option of working with a shorter protest period for races such as the Criterium, as the results are usually published quite fast here.
Proposal
Old Rule:
3B.4 Protests
Protests must be filed on an official form within two hours of the posting of event results.
Every effort will be made for all protests to be handled within 30 minutes from the time they are received.
New Rule:
3B.4 Protests
1. Protests must be filed on an official form. Mistakes in paperwork, inaccuracies in placing, and interference from other riders or other sources are all grounds for protests. All Referee decisions are final, and cannot be protested.
2. The default protest time (counting from the posting of results) depends on the type of event and the time after the competition within the results are published. The default protest time can be extended or shortend up to the minimum by the Race Director. Every deviation from the default protest time has to be clearly announced when the results are posted, including stating the protest deadline on the results list itself. The protest time may be extended for riders who have to be in other races during the protest period.
2.1 For a large event such as Unicon or continental championships, for all results published within 90 minutes after the end of the competiotion, the default protest time is 120 minutes, the minimum is 30 minutes. For results published more than 90 minutes after the end of the competition but before 8 p.m. of the same day, the minimum protest time is 120 minutes. For all results published after 8 p.m. on the same day or on another day, the protest deadline is 12 p.m. (noon time) on the day after publication.
2.2 For smaller events, for all results published within 90 minutes after the end of the competition, the default protest time is 60 minutes, the minimum is 15 minutes. For results published more than 90 minutes after the end of the competition, the minimum protest time is 60 minutes.
3. All protests will be acknowledged within 30 minutes from the time they are received, and an effort will be made to settle the issue within those 30 minutes.
Body
Further information can be found in the corresponding discussion.
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Discussion
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- Revision 2 changed by Jan Vocke (11 Mar 02:23)
Corrected spelling mistakes
- Revision 1 changed by Jan Vocke (10 Mar 09:43)