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One post asked about what happens in rides with a small 
number of starters.

The AERC rules at

http://www.aerc.org/upload/Rules_2004.pdf

have a points table  in 8.5.5 for 11 or more senior 
starters. The rules go on to say:

Bonus points are still available even with less than 11 
senior starters but they are reduced with every rider less 
than 11.  There is a chart on p. 27 in Appendix A of the 
rules that gives the points and bonus for every starting 
number less than 11.

8.5.5.1 Where there are fewer than eleven Senior starters, 
(all weight divisions added together), all bonus points,
(overall and weight division), are reduced by the following 
methods.
8.5.5.2 Junior starters for a ride shall not be counted in 
the overall count for starters.
8.5.5.3 Bonus points that would have been earned by the
place equal to the total number of Senior starters are
subtracted from every finisher’s points.

This means in a 50 mile ride where the winner would get 150 
points if they won with 11+ starters - this would be 
gradually reduced as the number of senior starters decreased 
until with just one starter - the "winner" would get only 50 
points.  In the case of a 100 mile ride - the points for a 
winner with 11+ starters is 450 and would be reduced to 150 
if there were only one starter and finisher. There are still 
bonus points for the 100 mile distance even with only one 
starter.

Mike

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