DIRT Hors Categorie Series

1. Race within the spirit of the rules. You can see what we’re aiming for here so work with us. Don’t try to game the system if we missed a loophole. We want to find the fastest bike riders not the smartest sneaks or fastest salad spinners.
2. Be honest with your stats and recognise that when we are eRacing the appearance of honesty is also crucial! Don’t mess with your height. Don’t lend your account to anyone else to play with. Don’t find a massive weight drop the day before the Alpe du Zwift race.
3. Communicate with respect, empathy, and understanding. Ensure your messages are considerate and non-offensive. If in doubt, refrain from typing. It’s simple.
4. If you think someone is operating outside of the rules (technically or by behaviour), then contact DIRT Hors Categorie Series Race Control (via a Discord Direct Message or mail to horscategorieseries@gmail.com). We handle all flags carefully and base conclusions on available/requested data. Avoid in-game messaging or post-race discussions.

Please note that our overriding principles will always take priority over the general rules. These principles apply both in-game and on any social media platforms where HCS or HCS races are being discussed. Any breach of these overriding principles may result in race disqualification (DQ), season disqualification (SDQ), or permanent expulsion, depending on the severity of the violation.

1. All riders should have completed 3 maximum effort RACES (minimum 20+ minutes per race) prior 90 days to start in a DIRT Hors Categorie Series race. Anyone who doesn’t have any activity on Zwift within the previous 90 days can only race in pen E.
2. Riders must have a fully registered ZwiftPower.com account that has enabled the sharing of rider data with ZwiftPower from your Zwift Profile Connections.
3. Riders should ensure that races in this series are saved as PUBLIC to ensure transparency.
4. In the event that a rider is reported to HCS Race Control for technical reasons, then Race Control will request the original Zwift FIT file from from the rider via notification on Direct Message on Discord, via the Zwift commentary function for the specific event or by e-mail. This will need to be provided within 24 hours and failure to provide that FIT file will itself be a Single Race DQ or even an exclusion of the entire series for the rider in question. In the event that a rider is reported to HCS Race Control for behavioural reasons, then HCS Race Control will request a statement from the rider via notification on Direct Message on Discord, via the Zwift commentary function for the specific event or by e-mail. Harassment could result in a points deduction, a single race DQ or even an exclusion of the entire series.
5. Riders must have accurate height and weight entered in-to their Zwift profile, either through Companion app or Zwift.com. Weight reductions of >2kg close to the event will require the rider to verify this with a weigh-in video.
6. Riders are not permitted to change their height, weight or any other biometric information from the point they enter the pen to when they exit the race.
7. All riders must transmit power information to Zwift. This can be done by using a Smart turbo trainer, Smart bike or Classic ‘dumb’ trainer with a separate power meter. Riders without connected Power device to Zwift will not be able to enter the starting pen. Don’t use anything to generate power other than a bike or hand-bike (Ski-Erg and all power multipliers are prohibited).
8. All riders must wear a heart rate monitor (HRM) that transmits data directly to Zwift. Riders without connected HRM device to Zwift will not be able to enter the starting pen.

1. HCS uses custom changed Category Enforcement (CE) to place riders into the correct pen:
   

   PEN	zFTP W/kg		zMAP W/kg		Compound Score
   A	> 4.1	OR	> 5.0	OR	> 2.100
   B	> 3.6	OR	> 4.4	OR	> 1.750
   C	> 3.2	OR	> 3.9	OR	> 1.400
   D	> 2.8	OR	> 3.4	OR	> 1.100
   E	< 2.8	OR	< 3.4	OR	< 1.100

2. Category Enforcement (CE) means that riders could start in different categories within the series, always in the minimum possible category on race day. However the race results for the league table are category-related, which means that only the points earned in the specific category are added to the overall result of the same category. Therefore we recommend riders who are close to a specific category limit to start directly in the next higher category.

1. The Individual leaderboard is calculated to the accumulated Total Rider Points (Finishing + FTS + FAL points) of a rider in HCS races of the same series. The best 4 out of 6 results are counted (DIRT HC Summer of Pain: best 3 out of 5 results).
2. Finishing position points (FIN): are awarded to all riders finishing the race as per the table in 6.1 below.
3. Fastest Through Segment (FTS): points are awarded to the top 10 times through the segment on each lap as listed in 6.2 below – in conjunction with the course schedule. Be aware some segments may be worth double points and some segments may not count so study the race details carefully!
4. First Across the Line (FAL): points awarded to the top 10 riders across the segment finish line on each lap as listed in 6.3 below – in conjunction with the course schedule. Be aware some segments may be worth double points and some segments may not count so study the race details carefully!
5. The results will be published on Zwiftpower.