Minnesota Mountain Bike Series

All 2012 MNMBS events are USA Cycling sanctioned and follow all USA Cycling rules. For more information, see the USA Cycling rule book. A USA Cycling license is required for racers in the Expert and Pro classes. A USA Cycling license is optional for racers in Citizen, Sport, and Comp classes. To purchase a USA Cycling license, go to usacycling.org.

• You must wear your helmet at all times when you are riding your bike at a series event. Your permanent or paper number plate must also be attached to the front of your bike. Penalties for selling, trading, or giving you race number to another participant will result in disqualification of both parties from the race and potential disqualification from participation in the MNMBS series.
• You must wear a bib number on your back to identify your class and age group to other riders. If you have a permanent number, you can get a bib at the first race and reuse it for future races.
• Your bike must be in good working condition and be free from hazardous attachments (such as kickstands, plugged handle bar ends, and so on).
• You must ride the same bike you start with throughout the race.
• You must make any bike repairs during the race by yourself. You cannot accept help or tools from other racers, and you cannot accept parts from anyone else’s bike.
• A participant on his or her bicycle has the right-of-way over a participant pushing his or her bicycle during a race. Lapped participants and those being overtaken by approaching riders shall yield the trail (fastest part of the trail) when asked by another rider. It is the responsibility of the approaching racer to make their presence known, to announce their intention to pass by saying “Rider up” or “On your left,” and to pass safely.
• You must ride the entire course. Short cuts will result in disqualification.
• Unsportsmanlike behavior, foul riding, use of profanity, or flagrant discourtesy directed at participants, spectators, or officials will result in disqualification.
• Mountain biking is an individual sport, and even though the MNMBS does have team competition, entering into agreement or forming alliances to control or alter the outcome of an event will result in disqualification from that individual event.
• All protests must be reported to a race official immediately following the race up to 15 minutes after the complete results are posted for the protest to be considered valid. All results become final and cannot be changed as of the presentation of awards for the race class.
• Moving up into more advanced classes is done on the honor system. If you are significantly outpacing the competition in your class, you are encouraged to move up. We encourage racers to have fun while competing against racers at a similar competitive level. When necessary, the executive committee will review protests and strongly encourage changes where needed.
• You cannot use personal listening devices during the race.
• All pets must be kept on a leash and under supervision at all times. Pets must also be kept a safe distance from the race course. Some races do not allow pets. Please check the individual race pages for pet restrictions.
• You cannot sell merchandise or display products for promotional purposes unless you have permission from the MNMBS and the race director.