A. GENERAL RULES

1. This is a road race event.

2. Eligibilty: Individual categories, participants must be at least 18 years of age on race day. For team entries, participants must be at least 17 years of age on race day.

3. Ignorance of the rules is not admitted as an excuse

4. It is the racer's responsibility to maintain adequate hydration. Organizer will provide hydration stations on the bike and run.

5. A rider/runner is required to stay on the designated course that is marked and or specified as the racecourse. It is the rider's/runner's responsibility to know the designated racecourse. Lack of markings on the course will not be constituted as an excuse for cutting course.

6. Outside assistance: Limited outside assistance is allowed from another athlete competing in the same event.

7. No outside assistance is allowed from any person not competing in the same event. These include but are not limited to spectators, friends, family, volunteers, support crew, photographers, police or marshals.

8. Assistance is limited to tools, tubes or any item that would be used to repair a faulty part or damaged bicycle or water, food, or first aid. Changing bikes is not allowed.

9. Example: a competing athlete is allowed to give another athlete a spare tube. Another example is another competing athlete can give another athlete a tire patch or complete wheel. But an athlete cannot exchange bikes with another competitor so that the competitor with the broken bike can simply continue without fixing the break.

10. Conduct: Foul riding or running, unsportsmanlike behavior or the use of profane or abusive language is grounds for warning and disqualification.

11. Protests: Protests of any nature must be submitted within one hour of the finish time of the person lodging the protest. Protests must be submitted in writing and signed by the accuser. Saying somebody cut the course is not good enough - it must be written and described as accurately as possible. All protests will be investigated. In every case there will need to be verification of the infraction. Officials will not be drawn into a "hear-say" argument.

12. Cut-Off Times: There will be a cut-off time of 5.30 hours of the entire race.

13. In some cases the head official may alter the cut-off time.

14. Participants shall abide by these race rules and the Race Director reserves the right to bar any Participant from the race for any infringement of these rules.

15. The Race Director shall have the right to exercise discretion on a case-to-case basis.

B. Race Start and Finish

1. Any Participant wishing to withdraw from the race before the race starts shall immediately inform the Race Director or formally write in to the organizer before the start of the event.

2. Any Participant wishing to withdraw from the race during the race shall inform the nearest marshall and shall inform the Chief Timekeeper upon reaching the finish line. He/she shall take a route other than the race course (if any) back to the start/finish line so as not to obstruct other Participants. If there is no alternative route, he/she shall stay as far as possible out of the way of the other Participants who are still continuing the race.

3. The Race Director reserves the right to set cut-off times to allow a more efficient running of the event.

C. RUN

1. No form of locomotion other than running, walking or crawling is permitted

2. Shoes and a top that covers the upper torso must be worn.

3. The run race number received in a competitor's registration kit must be displayed at all times on the front of the competitors run top or race belt and be visible to technical officials and race staff.

4. Pacing by non-contestant runners is outside assistance and will result in disqualification. A non-contestant runner includes competitors who have withdrawn from the race, have been disqualified or have finished the race.

D. BIKE

1. No drafting of another competitor or vehicle is allowed.

2. Competitors must only pass another competitor on the passed competitor's right hand side.

3. Competitors must ride single file on the far left side of the road except when passing another competitor.

4. Side-by-side riding is not allowed as it may breach the blocking rule.

5. The bike draft zone is a rectangle 7-meters long (approximately four (4) bike lengths) and 3-meters wide that surround every bike competitor and every motorbike on the bike course.

6. The draft zone of a competitor may not overlap the draft zone of another competitor or motorbike unless the rear competitor is in the process of passing the forward competitor or motorbike.

7. When passing once the rear competitor's draft zone overlaps the draft zone of the forward competitor or motorbike the rear competitor is allowed a maximum of 20-seconds to pass the forward competitor or motorbike. At all times the rear competitor must be seen to be gaining on the forward competitor or motorbike.

8. A competitor who has been passed must fall back 7-meters from the passing competitor beore attempting to re-pass that competitor.

9. A bike helmet, shoes and a top that covers the upper torso must be worn.

10. The bike race number received in a competitor's registration kit must be displayed at all times on the back of the competitor's bike top or race belt and be visible to technical officials and race staff.

11. Competitors must follow the directions and instructions of all race officials and public authorities.

E. RULE INFRINGEMENTS

1. Technical Officials will be proactive in ensuring that competitors compete within the race rules and may issue warnings before issuing an infringement, however this is not a requirement. If issuing a Warning the Technical Official will gain the attention of the competitor and inform him/her what to do to avoid receiving an infringement. If issuing an Infringement the Technical Official will gain the attention of the competitor, show a Yellow Card and explain the action required by the competitor as it is most likely require him/her to report to the Penalty Box.

2. If the infringement is for Drafting, Blocking, Illegal Pass or Illegal Position the competitor MUST report to the Penalty Box to serve a five (5) minute time penalty.

3. If the infringement is for Littering the competitor MUST report to the Penalty Box to perform a Stop/Start Penalty.

4. Two (2) infringements for Drafting, Blocking, Illegal Pass, Illegal Position or a mix of them is automatic disqualification with no right of appeal.

F. RACE ETIQUETTE

Each Participant must act in a sporting manner at all times and shall permit any faster rider to overtake without obstructing.

Participants must:

(a) not use offensive or abusive language

(b) not act in a threatening or unbecoming manner 

(c) not be disrespectful to the officials; and

(d) not ignore race regulations.

G. PROTEST

1. Any Participant wishing to make a protest must fill and file an official protest form at the race secretariat within 15 minutes of crossing the line, accompanied with a S$100 deposit. Official protest forms are available at the race secretariat. No verbal protest will be entertained.

2. The deposit will be returned if the Participant's protest is successful, and forfeited if the protest is unsuccessful. A decision will be made within 30 minutes of the filing of the protest or such later time once all supporting evidence is made available to the Race Director. Once a decision is made, the Race Management's decision is final.