Athlete Guide

Registration and Packet Pick-up Hours

Wednesday                                  12 noon to 7 pm.
Thursday and Friday                    6 am to 7pm.

Important Registration Information

• NO SAME-DAY REGISTRATION. YOU MUST REGISTER THE DAY PRIOR TO YOUR RACE DAY.
• Pre-Registered athletes can pick-up numbers up to 1 hour before your race start time.
• USA Cycling Sanctioned. Riders must present a current USA Cycling license at registration. You can purchase a one-day license on-site (USCF Cat 5, and all Junior categories).
• No phone or faxed entries will be accepted.
• If you do not register online before April 13, 2008 you must register on-site, on a first-come-first-served basis.
• Competitor age is determined by the age of the rider on Dec. 31, 2008.

General Event Rules:

• All fields are limited. Please register early. In the case of small fields, categories/classes may be combined.
• All participants will sign a waiver/release form at registration. Those under 18 years old require a parent's or guardian's signature -  who must be present at Athlete Registration..
• ANSI or Snell approved helmets required for all events.
• Preliminary results will be posted and available on www.seaotterclassic.com immediately after the event on Monday, April 21, 2008.
• Final Results will be posted and available on www.seaotterclassic.com after the event no later than Friday, April 25, 2008.
• Race numbers may not be cut, folded, altered or defaced in any way.
• All USA Cycling (and UCI for road events) rules apply.
• Sorry, no pets allowed at the event. (Monterey County Parks Department regulation)
• Merchandise orders can be picked up near Athlete Registration and merchandise pick-up hours may be different than those of Athlete Registration. 
• All information in this program is subject to change.
• Please verify your start times and other critical event issues when checking in at registration.
• SORRY, ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS.

Awards:

• Medals will be awarded 5 deep and Merchandise prizes may be available for some categories
• Awards presentations on the Main Awards Stage approximately one hour after your race finishes.
• All protests must be filed with the designated PROTEST OFFICIAL within 15 minutes of preliminary TOP TEN Awards results posting. Complete preliminary results will be posted onsite near the Main Stage and available on www.seaotterclassic.com  immediately after the event on Monday April 21, 2008.
• Official Final Results will be posted and available on www.seaotterclassic.com after the event on or before Friday April 25, 2008.
• All protests must be filed with the designated Protest Official within 15 minutes of preliminary Awards results posting. VERY IMPORTANT - After competition day, only protests outside of the TOP TEN MAY be accepted at the discretion of the Chief Official and/or Race Organizer and results MAY be adjusted up until the FINAL OFFICIAL posting on or before April 25, 2008. 
• All signed, official results are FINAL and will not be changed - NO EXCEPTIONS. 
• Athletes must be in attendance at the Awards Ceremony to receive prizes.
• Awards will not be mailed - NO EXCEPTIONS. 

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