The Foundation Tour de Junior Achterveld organises an international cycling competition (category II) of 6 days and 9 stages. The 63th edition will be held from the 26th of July untill the 31th of July 2021.
Participation is open only to junior bicycle racers with a KNWU license or foreign riders with a similar license of over 12 and under 17 years of age. Racing categories are 5, 6, 7, newbies under 17 and newbies girls under 17. Categories 5 and 6, 7 and Girls under 17 will race together but the last mentioned will each have their own overall rankings.
Gear ratios are checked at random before or after a race upon instruction by the judges. Before a time trial, all riders will be checked.
If, before a race, a rider is found to use a too high gear ratio, he or she will have one opportunity to correct this and present it to the judges. If after a race a rider is found to have used a too high gear ratio, he or she may be disqualified.
The first 5 to finish any race must report at the judges, behind the crush barriers, to have their gear ratios checked. It is forbidden to double back on the track. Failing to report for a gear ratio check will be penalised with relegation to last place.
Gear ratios for juniors are fixed according to KNWU regulations.
In the following table we state the maximum distance per complete front chain wheel revolution.
It is only allowed to drive with wheels with 16 spokes and a maximum rim hweight of 50 mm (incl. braking surface).
This rule applies to all paticipants, including our guests from abroad.,
To facilitate speedy and correct results, chip registration has been introduced for all national races. All KNWU license holders must buy or rent a My Laps transponder. For riders who don’t own a transponder the organisation will make one available for the duration of the competition at a rent price of 15 euros.
For all categories:
Repairs during races are only to be carried out by members of the Technical Committee of the Foundation. Any repairs to be carried out by parents or others outside the regulations stated above will lead to time penalties or exclusions.
All categories must use a traditional racing bicycle for all races, including time trials. Special time trial bicycles are not permitted.
Riders in all categories are not allowed to use clip-on handlebars and disc wheels.
In all junior categories double chainwheels are allowed. Using fixed gears is not allowed.
During the week’s competition a number of rankings are kept up.
Final winner of any ranking and the jersey which comes with it is the participant who finishes first according to the Foundation’s competition rules.
Individual ranking leaders in categories 5/6, 7 and newbies will wear a yellow jersey, the ranking leader in category 5 is entitled to wear a white jersey not beiing the leader in category 5/6. The leaders of the sprints rankings will wear green jerseys, the leaders in the king of the mountain rankings will wear polka dot jerseys. The first girl in the individual ranking in categories 6 and newbies girls will wear a pink jersey.
The final winner of the girls’ category 5 ranking will also receive a pink jersey.
When one rider leads both the general ranking and any other ranking, he must wear the yellow jersey. The second in the points ranking will wear the green jersey. Yellow always prevails over green or any other colour.
The order of importance of the jerseys is as follows:
Categories 5 and 6 have a combined green jersey ranking.
Wearing of the jerseys is compulsory. The jerseys which are handed over at the trophy ceremony become the personal property of the rankings’ winners.
The final winner in the newbies category will receive a flower wreath.
Riders wearing a leader’s jersey who are number one of their ranking, must hand in their jersey on Saturday afternoon after the races. At the trophy ceremony they will receive a leader’s jersey with the year on it. Riders who have held a jersey but have not finished first in their final ranking, may keep the jersey. Should they get back to first place of their ranking, they will not receive a new jersey but they will have to wear the one they have. Riders who were second in their ranking but wore the jersey because it was passed on from number one, must hand in the jersey on Saturday afternoon.
When two riders end up with the same ranking, the result of their last race is decisive.
In all races, except the time trials, the first five at the finish earn bonus seconds.
The winner of the stage gets 5 seconds, the 2nd gets 4 seconds, the 3rd gets 3 seconds, the 4th gets 2 seconds and the 5th gets 1 second.
During the criteriums a number of intermediate sprints (including the finish) will be announced by the speaker, with a bell signal. During the road races there will be sprints every time the finish line is passed and at the finish of the race. During the classic there will be a sprint at every passing of “De Klaveet” on the Postweg and when the finish line is passed. The winner of each sprint and finisch gets 3 points, the 2nd gets 2 points and the 3rd gets 1 point. In categories 5 and 6 there is a combined sprint ranking with one green jersey for the leader of the ranking.
When two riders finish on equal time after the two hill climbs, the result of the last climb decides who wins the jersey.
The trophies of the competition meet official KNWU regulations.
For the end ranking there are the following trophies:
Individual time ranking per category: for the best 5 a cup.
Individual mountain ranking per category: for the best 3 a cup.
Individual points ranking per category: for the best 3 a cup.
A rose jersey ranking perr category: for the best 3 a cup.
Individual time ranking per categorie: for the last one a red lantern.
Team ranking: for the best 3 a cup.
GP Johan Ossendrijver ranking: for the best 3 a cup. Newbies and Newbies girls go for the end ranking scheme P (money trophie).
Furtheron the winner in the mountain ranking per category gets a polka dot jersey, the winner of the points ranking per category gets a green jersey, the winner of the time ranking in category 6, 7 and Newbies gets a yellow jersey, the winner of the time ranking in category 5 gets a white jersey and the fastest girl in category 5, 6 and Newbies girls gets a rose jersey.
After every stage, the first three in each category will be honoured on the winners’ rostrum. Every stage winner receives a ‘gold’ medal, every 2nd a ‘silver’ medal and every 3rd a ‘bronze’ medal.
The first three of the time trial rankings will, in principle, be honoured after the finish of their category’s next race; so it’s time trial in the morning, honour ceremony in the evening.
Remember this: no participant goes home empty-handed!
In cases these Competition Rules do not foresee, the race leader finds a decision together with the KNWU officials and the finish line judges of the Tour de Junior.
How to wear your numbers on different days or events:
It is in your own interest to wear your number on the correct side. This facilitates making up the rankings correctly.
After all of the races on Saturday afternoon riders must hand in their shirts, leaders’ jerseys and numbers at “De Moespot” as quickly as possible.
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