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1. The name of the organisation shall be called the EASTERN ROAD RACE LEAGUE - ERRL.
2. The ERRL objective is to provide, through its Member Clubs, Road Racing, under the Rules of British Cycling of not less than 50 Km for first claim riders.
3. The Annual Membership Fee shall be £15.00 payable at the previous year's
AGM.
4. A General Meeting shall be called annually at the end of each Season, the date to be determined by the Secretary. Notice of the AGM will be made known at least fourteen days before convention.
Each League member club shall supply one delegate and from whom a Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary & League Competition Officer shall be elected. The management committee shall be responsible for general administration of League affairs. Each management position will be by election each year at the AGM and will last for one year. Re-election may be offered by the membership. A delegate may hold two positions but not all three. NOTE: The League Competition Officer to:
  1. Liase with the British Cycling Eastern Region Competition Officer regarding the classification and scheduling of league events.
  2. To facilitate a balanced and competitive league calendar by undertaking to coordinate the scheduling and classification of league events among member club's race organisers BEFORE the annual Eastern Region date-fixing meeting.
  3. To consider strategies and/or propose rule amendments to support and improve the quality and quantity of ERRL events. Possibly, to co-opt a sub-committee to support the development of such strategies or amendments for presentation at each year's AGM.

6. The AGM of the League shall transit the following business:-

  1. To receive and if approved adopt the Management Committee's report.
  2. To receive and if approved adopt the Treasurer's report for that year.
  3. To elect a Management Committee.
  4. To elect up to 4 ex officio to assist the management committee.
  5. To consider, discuss and make votes on all valid propositions.
  6. To discuss future finance, entry fees, etc.
  7. To conclude any outstanding finance from Member Clubs.
7. Each member club shall promote annually one or two races in accordance with rule 2. Such races will be preferably at weekends or Bank holidays on public roads. The league may make reasonable requests to organisers to change the dates of events to avoid clashes with other ERRL event.
Any club that undertakes to promote the BC championship does not have to promote on behalf of the ERRL for that year. The said club qualifies for all the League competitions.
If a Member club promotes a circuit race in addition to an Event on the open road in accordance with ERRL rules the member club can apply to have it included as a counting event in the Team an individual competitions.
In order to facilitate a proper distribution of racing for all categories, the League reserves the right to suggest the categories of races promoted by its constituent clubs.
Where two clubs do not have the resources to promote on their own, they are allowed to combine to promote a race. On this occasion they shall deemed to have fulfilled their obligation to promote. The two clubs cannot repeat this the following year either together or with any other club.
8. The promoting club shall be responsible in all matters concerning their events, and shall pay all levies to League and BCF along with relevant documents.
9. Race programmes and results will be sent to the Secretary/Website manager within seven days of the event.
11. Prize values shall be of the following order and not less than:-
  • 40 Riders: £14, 12, 10, 8, 5, 4
  • 50 Riders: £18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4
  • 60 Riders: £22, 20, 18, 16, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4
Primes and enticements are at the organisers discretion.
11. Field Selection
  1. Non Member Clubs may be represented in League Races, but never at the expense of any League Members who enter by the normal three weeks closing date. The selection of entrants for League races should allow for the equitable representation of ALL member clubs.
  2. Where an event is undersubscribed on the closing date promoting clubs may complete the Race Start Sheet with further entries from their own or other Member Clubs and then entries from 2nd, 3rd, 4th and Junior Category riders from non Member Clubs.
  3. Race competitors will be categorised as per their racing licence on all start sheets.
  4. For Regional events: In the event of a full Field of ERRL riders, equal representation to be enforced i.e. to select the field one rider taken from each ERRL club in turn then second rider etc. until field is full. Riders from each club are to be selected according to Licence points (as indicated on entry forms) unless otherwise specified by the club secretary of riders' club.
  5. For National events: There shall be no restrictions on field selection for National level ERRL events.
  6. Any rider from a member club who enters an ERRL event and finds another rider has been given preferential entry contrary to rules should notify the management committee who will decide appropriate punishment of the promoting club. (This could mean exclusion from the League for the current or subsequent seasons).
  7. The management committee may permit an organiser to disregard any rule of field selection where it resolves that it is in the interests of the League to do so.
12. Events may not be postponed and any Club not making their event at their declared date, render themselves unavailable for the remaining League Calendar and liable to dismissal from the League.
13. Member Clubs are expected to provide into the Division Commissaires Pool subject to division approval.
14.
  1. The ERRL Trophy will be competed for each year by the member Clubs aggregating the highest number of the points from a structure where points are awarded for the top 10 ERRL riders finishing within the placings awarded points under British Cycling rules. Clubs will be awarded 15 points for the 1st placed ERRL rider, 12 points for second placed ERRL rider and so on down to 1 point for the 10th ERRL finisher in all league events, as per BC Band 4 Points Schedule. If there are fewer than 10 ERRL finishers in the placings awarded points by British Cycling, no additional points will be awarded for riders outside of the placings. In addition the overall winning team will receive a cheque for the sum of £60.00 plus medals.
  2. The Individual Championship riders will be awarded points as per the present BC Competition framework.
  3. An ERRL Championship shall be organised each year open to all categories including ERRL and private members. An ERRL National B race will be nominated as an ERRL Championship. Medals will be awarded to the winner, second and third place riders.
  4. A ladies Individual championship will be run on the basis of 10 points for the first lady down to1 point for tenth. The committee will decide wording and the number of riders needed to qualify. Points awarded towards the Club Championship to the Ladies finishing in the first 10 will be Doubled i.e. 20 points for first down to 2 points for 10th place.
15. All ERRL events will advertise the fact in their race programme, in the BCF Handbook/Calendar and where possible in other media.
16. In all other matters, BCF Technical Regulations will apply.
17. The ERRL may decide by approval of the AGM to run its own events, the committee being the organisers. Member clubs will be expected to provide towards the running of the events. In any case member clubs entering riders for this type of event must provide at least two to assist in race duties .Any club who assistance fails to be available for those duties may render their own entrants disqualified.


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