Proposal 28: 3D.10.2 Heat Start [ Revision 3 ]
Committee: 3. Road RacingSubmitted on 2025-04-13
Status: Review from May 05, 2025 to May 08, 2025
Background
Proposal
Old rule:
3D.10.2 Heat Start
Heats should consist of at least 12 riders, either male or female (no mixed heats). Heats may vary in size. Heats are sorted by speed with the fastest heat going fi rst. The fi rst heat should be devoted to the fastest males. The second heat should be devoted to the fastest females. The top males and the top females must have equivalent racing conditions. The following heats should be sorted by speed. The time intervals between heats should run as follows:
• For non-lapped races, there should be a time interval of at least 5 minutes (for the 10k) or 10 minutes (for the Marathon) between heats 1 and 2, as well as between heats 2 and 3. This is to ensure safe and fair racing for the top male and top female heats.
• For lapped races (and races other than the 10k and Marathon), the time intervals between heats 1, 2, and 3 should be set up such that following heats have the least chance of interfering with the top male and female riders.
New rule:
3D.10.2 Wave Start
1. A wave start is a start where a smaller group of competitors start the race together. This type of start is commonly used in fixed distance races (e.g. 10km or Marathon) when a mass start is not feasible due to space limitations.
2. The various classes may share the race course, but Standard racers should always start separately from Unlimited racers.
3. Waves should consist of at least 12 riders. Waves may vary in size. Waves are sorted by speed with the fastest wave going fi rst. The first wave should be devoted to the fastest males, and the second wave to the fastest females. These waves must be single-gender. The top males and the top females must have equivalent racing conditions. The following waves should be sorted by speed. The time intervals between waves 1, 2, and 3 should be set up such that following waves have the least chance of interfering with the top male and female riders. In all cases, the minimum time interval between two waves is 1 minute.
Body
The "heat start" subsection seems to concern wave starts. I therefore propose to systematically replace "heat" with "wave" in this subsection. And to modify a sentence, because it does not seem necessary to me to add a distinction between races with laps and those without laps.
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Discussion
View DiscussionChange Log:
- Revision 3 changed by Simon JAN (05 May 05:22)
Deletion of “either male or female” in the first sentence of paragraph 3.
- Revision 2 changed by Simon JAN (14 Apr 11:21)
Replaced the last 2 "heat" by "wave", numbering, added the first paragraph, a sentence to say that the first waves of males and females must be single-gender and the minimum time interval between two waves is 1 minute.
- Revision 1 changed by Simon JAN (13 Apr 09:41)