There will
be a male and female “winner” each year, but winning is limited to every third
year. The winner will be determined by
points at the end of the season.
The points
awarded are as follows:
2 points: captaining a TMD stage
1
point: successfully completing the ride
1
point: finishing with a group of 5
1
point: for each member of a group over 5
(ie. Group of 6, 2 points, group of
7, 3 points)
1
point: bringing a new rider
1
point: being a new rider
2
points: if the new rider you bring
finishes the series
1
point: stopping to help another another
rider who has a mechanical or a physical issue on a ride
To receive
credit, you MUST sign in legibly.
No attempt will be made to determine who you are if your signature is
unreadable. If you forget to sign in
following the ride, please notify us within a week to receive credit. Also, to earn credit for bringing/being a new
rider, you must email the TMD directors at
TourdeMadDog@LouisvilleBicycleClub.org within one week. Same thing for stopping to help a rider with
a mechanical issue or who is having problems with heat, etc.
Stages may
be anywhere from 95 to 110 miles in length unless approved by the Touring
Director with the exception of the overnight.
This exception is for if the overnight is the traditional Mammoth Cave
which has higher mileage but is a longstanding Mad Dog tradition. (68 percent wanted an overnight this year).
Cancellations
will be announced a minimum of TWO hours
prior to the advertised start
time. The cancellation announcements are
the responsibility of the ride captain and will be at their discretion. The cancellation should be announced on the
LBC Facebook page, https://groups.google.com/g/tour-de-mad-dog, and the LBC calendar. In
the event there is a conflict of information between the Event Calendar and the
ride calendar, the ride calendar will be considered correct.
All
canceled stages will be made up. This
make up should be the next day or the following free Saturday. If this won't work for some reason, the Ride
Captain should let the TMD Directors know immediately.
All stages
of the tour will have a Ride With GPS file, a cue sheet, two rest stops, and a
lunch stop. Rides should be swept by the
ride captain. If you feel you cannot
reasonably keep the pace advertised by the ride captain, you MAY leave early
after obtaining permission from the ride captain. If the ride captain says no, you will receive
no credit for the ride if you leave early.
