Race Schedule

#	Date	Race	Start Time	Course Location	Notes	B-race option	Podium Ceremony
1	September 8	14km Hilly TT	7am	Ranco Farm	Come early to register	x	Women
2	September 22	40km RR	7am	Midweek circuit	Start season with shorter distance	30kms *1	Juniors
3	September 29	25 Mile TT	7am	Bonita	Flat time trial course	3 laps (24 kms)	Open
4	October 13	Hill Climb 5.5km	7am	21st Street HC	Shortest race of the season	x	Veterans
5	October 27	10km TT + 30km RR	8am	Midweek circuit	Two races back-to-back, one set of points	x	Masters
6	November 10	10 Mile TT	8am	Bonita	2 laps to prove yourself	x	Seniors
7	November 24	60km RR	8am	Midweek circuit	Distances growing as season goes on	40 kms *1[pilot phase to here]	Women
8	December 8	100km RR	8am	Bonita	Flat, tactical race	60 kms	Juniors
9	December 22	25 Mile TT	8am	Bonita	Flat time trial course, sometimes windy	3 laps (24 kms)	Open
10	January 12	80km RR*	8am	Midweek circuit	Shorter and flatter profile variation being investigated	5 laps (or 3 of extended course = 54km	Veterans
11	January 26	12.5km Hilly TT	8am	21st Street HC	After the climb you have to keep pushing!	x	Masters
12	February 9	50km RR	8am	Midweek circuit		40 kms (4 laps)	Seniors
13	February 23	ITEA 100km RR	8am	Bonita circuit	Flat race, tactical in nature	50 kms (6 laps)	ALL
14	March 1	25 Mile TT	8am	Bonita	Final race; make a season Personal Best?	3 laps (24 kms)	ALL (SEASON)

Racing: Overview

At the heart of our activities is the RW Championship. We have 14 races over a season and we recognise the highest performing riders in each of our 6 race categories. The best 8 race placings are taken into account when making the final Championship Points Score, NOT the total amount of accrued points.

Every race, Championship Points are allocated to riders who finish the course according to their position.

1^st place         200 points

2^nd place        199 points

…                     …

30^th place      171 points etc…

Some of our races are Time Trials, where riders with a dedicated TT bike have a clear speed advantage. Even a racer who does not have a TT bike can still have a very good chance of placing well in the overall championship, by collecting points at the road races. (We might make a side argument that TT races are an extremely good way of improving and assessing your fitness, no matter what kind of bike you ride).

Each of the race categories is like a mini-competition within the overall season. Juniors will see a ranking of their position in the club overall, but perhaps more importantly, against other Junior riders. This is true for each of the 6 race categories we have.

A-Race and B-Race Differences

Until 2022, Riyadh Wheelers only offered one race for people to participate in (but Women and Junior riders typically rode shorter distances (less laps).

Following feedback in the 2022 Riders’ Survey, we are now offering two races. Initially this will be for a pilot phase, up until the end of December 2022. If this experiment goes well, B-Races will be offered for the rest of the season.

The A-Race is for the higher level of competition.

The B-Race is for those who prefer a less intense and demanding level of competition (and there are many good reasons for this choice, such as being new to racing, not having been able to do as much training as desired, not having the optimal race equipment, returning from injury etc).

If you prefer, you can listen to an explanation in this video below, or carry on reading underneath it.

If Men, aged between 20–59 years wish to compete in the season Championship, they must start in the A-Race to accumulate points. These men can choose to join in the B-Race instead, but they will not earn any Championship Points.

Women, Junior and Senior riders should compete in the B-Race if they want to earn Championship Points. Women and Senior riders are free to join the A-Race if they like, but they will not earn Championship Points there.

Only road race bikes are permitted in the A-Race (but it is OK if they are fitted with clip-on aero bars). Full Time Trial bikes can only be used in Time Trial races as they are too dangerous to be used in a peloton.

Apart from road racing bikes, Mountain Bikes (MTB/VTT) and Hybrid bikes can be used in the B-Race. eBikes of any variety are excluded from all RW races.

The B-Race will set off 2 minutes after the A-Race and will be on the same circuit as the A-Race, but will be for fewer laps.

At race registration time, riders will choose to participate in the A-Race or the B-Race. If a rider changes their mind, they can switch races up to half an hour before race start, by adjusting their online registration information (race selection field), or speaking to the people at the registration desk.

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Team Challenge Rules

The team category will be an OPTIONAL choice and it is an EXTRA category to the same RW categories of the last season which means if your race in a team your individual result will go to the team category and also to other individual categories (ex: Open-Veteran-Master-Male-Female etc…)

You can either: A. join any of teams that initiated by RW based on strength Class or B. bring your own team.

The Team must include at minimum of 4 riders and maximum of 8.

The team result will be calculated for all races road and TT races based on the best THREE riders times for each team, then will convert the team order to points.

Female riders who wish to join a team category will be assigned to a team and every race her points from female category will go to her team.

قوانين تحدي الفرق

Teams for Season 2023-2024

الفرق المتنافسة للموسم

Team Result Rules آلية احتساب النقاط للفرق

Contact us if you would like to register your team or to join any of exist teams

تواصل معنا ان كنت ترغب بتسجيل فريقك او الانضام الى فريق

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How to register

Simply, come to the race location and the registration desk will be available one hour before race start time.

طريقة التسجل بالسباق

.ما عليك سوى الحضور إلى موقع السباق وسيكون مكتب التسجيل متاحًا قبل ساعة واحدة من موعد بدء السباق