ERRL Rules

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

5. Each League Member Club shall supply one delegate and from whom a Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected. This Management Committee shall be responsible for the 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 on the Committee but not all three.

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

To receive and if approved adopt the Management Committee's report.
To receive and if approved adopt the Treasurer's report for that year.
To elect a Management Committee.
To consider, discuss and make votes on all valid propositions.
To discuss future finance, entry fees, etc.
To conclude any outstanding finance from Member Clubs.

Notice of the AGM will be made known at least fourteen days before convention.

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 events.
In the event of two ERRL races being held on the same day, it is not permissible for two Regional events to clash.
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. Entries for Member Clubs shall be accepted at any time prior to the event provided that entry is on the race start sheet. The entry fee for non-league riders and all on-the-line entries shall be an additional £5 (from 2006 onwards).

9. 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.

10. Race programmes and results will be sent to the Secretary 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.

12. Field Selection
a) 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 (as detailed in section d. below).
b) 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.
c) Race competitors will be categorised as per their racing licence on all start sheets.
d) 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.
e) For National events: Entries should be taken in the following order:-

Elite ERRL riders,
Elite Non ERRL riders
1st category ERRL riders,
1st category Non ERRL riders,
2nd category ERRL riders
2nd category Non ERRL riders

f) Failure to comply means rider from promoting clubs riders deemed Non-ERRL for the rest of the season.

13. 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.

14. Member Clubs are expected to provide into the Division Commissaires Pool subject to division approval.

15. The ERRL Trophy will be competed for each year and gained by the Member Club aggregating the highest number of points from the the current BC Competition Framework serving league events. In addition: the overall winning team will receive a cheque (value £60) plus Medals, 2nd Team: Medals, 3rd Team: Medals

16. All ERRL events will advertise the fact in their race programme, in the BCF Handbook and where possible in other media.

17. In all other matters, BCF Rules will apply.

18. 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 providing Riders for this type of event must provide at least two others to assist in Race Day duties. Any club whose assistance fails to be available for those duties may render their own entrants disqualified.

19. The ERRL may appoint annually in addition the the organising committee four ex-officio officers to assist in committee workings.

20. Private Individual membership will be accepted. No more than three members from a single club.

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