E-Sport | AusCycling Club National E-Sport Series

OVERVIEW

AusCycling & Zwift will be bringing a four round Club National E-Sport Series calendar. These events will be open to J19, U23, Elite and Masters aged riders who will be able to score points for their club and their State/Territory.

All events in the Series will be conducted in accordance with the AusCycling General and E-Sport Technical Regulations.

EVENT SCHEDULE

AusCycling Event Calendar - ESport

ELIGIBILITY PARTICIPANTS

Individuals can participate:

• All riders must be U19, U23, Elite or Masters riders.  There will be no exemptions to this.
• Riders will be required to hold one of the following:
  ○    A current AusCycling Lifestyle or Race – All Discipline or Off-Road licence [U19, U23 and Elite, Masters].

In Game Kit

• Riders can select any kit they would like to participate in the event.  We recommend that each club determine a ‘in - game kit’ to recommend to their members.
  

THE COMPETITION AND CATEGORIES

Participants will be required to enter via Zwift. You will NOT receive a reminder email, it is each riders responsibility to enter accordingly.

The series will include a competition where the standings for each club whose primary club members score points in the series.

This is a public event on Zwift, however only clubs affiliated with AusCycling (with riders who hold AusCycling memberships) will be included in the results. 

Categories:

There are four grades: A, B, C or D. Men's and Women's races will be conducted at the same time. 

Riders will be able enter their correct grade based on your FTP (Functional Threshold Power) and weight, shown as watts per kilogram, as follows:

• A Grade: 4W/kg or higher 
• B Grade: 3.2W/kg - 3.9W/kg 
• C Grade: 2.5W/kg - 3.1W/kg 
• D Grade: 1W/kg - 2.4W/kg 

SERIES CLASSIFICATION

The following points will be awarded for race.  All categories leader points are calculated by the addition of all points accumulated using the following tables.

Series Points Table

All ties will be broken in the following manner:

• Most Wins by a State/Territory or Club
• If still tied, then number of top 5 results by a State / Territory or Club
• If still tied then there will be two winners/leaders.

Club points will be an accumulation of all points scored by members based on their primary club.

RIDER SETUP & HARDWARE

• Each club must setup a ZwiftPower Club
• All riders MUST be registered to ZwiftPower (Register here) and sync Zwift account with ZwiftPower (How to)
• All riders must have their club selected as their registered team to score points. Failure to do this, will result in the club and state/territory NOT receiving series points.  
• Clubs must register if they would like to score points.

Equipment

Riders must have the following equipment during the event paired:

• Smart Trainer or Power Meter

There are no in-games restrictions.

INTEGRITY

Integrity Measures

Top 3 and random riders may be required to weigh in with a video call within 15 minutes of the race finishing.  A text message letting the riders know they will be required to perform a weigh-in will be sent initially, so riders must have their phone available for a video call via FaceTime or WhatsApp.  Any rider who does not answer after 2 calls may be disqualified.:

• Use of ineligible in-game equipment (e.g. in-game bikes).
• Use of ineligible IRL equipment (e.g. use of a power metre instead of a trainer).
• Miscalibrated trainer
• Config changes during race

Anti-Doping

Anti-Doping Testing may be conducted at any round of the event.  Sport Integrity Australia may come to your location if they are testing.

Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE)

A TUE is an exemption that allows an athlete to use, for therapeutic purposes only, an otherwise prohibited substance or method (of administering a substance).  TUE approval may protect athletes from receiving a sanction if a prohibited substance is found in their sample.

If you are currently taking any medication, please check whether this substance is banned in or out of competition via www.globaldro.com/AU/search

Further information on the TUE process can be found on the Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) website https://www.sportintegrity.gov.au/resources/therapeutic-use-exemption or by calling 1300 027 23.

Sport Integrity Australia App

Any athlete and official can download the SIA app. The SIA App has been designed with athletes in mind.

The App gives a complete list of all supplements sold in Australia that have been screened for prohibited substances by an independent laboratory. The testing and certification of sports supplements cannot provide athletes a 100% safety guarantee but does significantly lower the risk of a positive test. For non-tested supplements the App gives athletes access to a quiz to assess the risk posed by highlighting key risk factors.

The App can also be used to report doping, check if a medication is banned in sport, give SIA feedback on testing missions, and complete online education modules.

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