World Masters Series (WMS)

CATEGORIES / CLASSES
The WMS competition will be in the following 5-year age categories: M/W35, M/W40, M/W45, M/W50, M/W55, M/W60, M/W65, M/W70, M/W75, M/W80. There is usually the same course for 35-40-45, 50-55, 60-65, 70-75 and 80, so entrants and organisers should provide year of birth information.
Unlike the World Masters Championships there are no competitor number restrictions per age classes. Five-year age classes are sacrosanct irrespective of competitor numbers for WMS points calculation.
There will be a nominal voluntary entry fee for the whole of the WMS 2019 of just € 15 to help fund medals/expenses.

POINTS
The scoring is a simple points system: 35 points for a win, 33 for 2nd place, 31 points for 3rd place, then 30, 29 and so on downwards.
The WMS in 2019 constitutes eighteen races in total, with the best seven races to count in five-year age classes.
In the event of a podium tie head to head encounters will be taken into account. If still a tie, then head to heads at the World Masters Champs will count and then finally the total time at the World Masters Champs.
WMS RULES
  • The WMS is open to all Masters competitors over the age of 35. All Masters who enter a WMS nominated race are automatically ranked in the WMS if they are competing in their correct five-year age class. The correct five-year age classes shall be assumed as a default by the organisers. Exceptions:
  • W/M35 riders should race in the M/W 40 class, but they will be ranked separately from M/W 40 riders.
  • Competitors riding down an age class will be included in the correct chronological age class for WMS purposes if the actual race course is the same. If the course is different, competitors cannot get points for the WMS and are thus not ranked in the WMS.
  • If competitors wish to be counted in a lower age class for the WMS that year with different courses to their chronological age class, the competitors must declare their intended WMS class in writing to the organisers (email) a minimum of five days before their first WMS race that WMS season. If not declared before the first race, the default position is the correct chronological age class in that season for Series points classification. Changes cannot be made retrospectively.
  • Competitors may only count in one five-year age class in one WMS season.
  • In the event of problems leading to the validity of a race, a jury of three Masters Working Group members will be convened and will come to a decision in conjunction with information from the Event Adviser.
EVENTS and RACES 2019
13 - 14 Oct 2018
30 - 31 March 2019
4 - 5 May 2019
31 May - 2 June 2019
3 - 8 July 2019
21 - 27 July 2019
28 July - 3 Aug 2019
24 - 25 Aug 2019
3 - 6 Oct 2019
AUS
ESP
SLO
LAT
CZE
SWE
DEN
FRA
GER
ACT Championships Canberra, Middle and Long  
Sprint and Middle in Fuentes de Andalucía (60 km east of Sevilla)
Slovencj Hradec  
3 days Riga       31/5: Sprint, 1/6: Middle
Plzen 5 Days     5/7: Sprint, 6/7: Middle
MTBO at O-Ringen Kolmarden, Norrköping 
Viborg MTBO 6-Days  
MTBO Series 2019, Epinal  
WMMTBOC Rabenberg, Saxony                  

2 races per event
Most events offer more than 2 competitions and/or there's also a training camp.
NEWS 10 August 2019  (by Keith Dawson)

What great weeks we had in Sweden and Denmark with excellent terrain and courses, great hospitality and a fun Chasing start/Free Order to finish in Viborg. So with now fourteen races out of eighteen complete here is the intermediate ranking (on the right) leading into France and WMMTBOC in Germany. Some very interesting battles shaping up and very close in many classes!

Thanks and immense respect again to Tamás Janko for his sterling work on the WMS 19 data. It's much appreciated, Tamás! 


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