Abu Dhabi Fixed Crit Series

5 races. Banana segment in Abu Dhabi. A points system. Tons of prizes. Middle Eastern Fixed-Gear Champion title bragging rights.

 

2021 Standings

Women Men Women's Teams Men's Teams
1st Kristine Espinola - 115 points Kur Daps - 101 points DXBFXD Team - 140 points Team Kingdom - 142 points
2nd Juliana Leite and Sara Almaazmi - 41 points Andre Abreu - 92 points Team Kingdom - 61 points The Cycle Hub - 101 points
3rd – Moises Baltazar - 60 points Al Wathba Cycling Team - 42 points ADFXD Team - 84 points
4th Kara Bello - 36 points Paul Macasaol - 37 points Tri Active 365 - 36 points Team Binangkal-Kwekkwek - 67 points
5th Ai Lee - 25 points Julius Mariano - 35 points ADFXD Team - 15 points Primero Team Salam Bike Shop - 60 points
6th Katelyn Abreu - 12 points Miguel Veterano - 33 points Al Wathba Cycling Team - 15 points
7th Nadine Kabbani - 8 points Nting Bagting - 26 points BR iRide - 8 points
8th George Nareklishvili and Mark Garcia - 15 points Tri Active 365 - 3 points
9th – Gaijin Cycling Team - 3 points
10th Larry Borja - 12 points Abu Dhabi MTB - 1 point
11th Hamad Alobeidli - 10 points
12th Kharis Atkins - 8 points
13th Aaron Granjera, EJ Arcilla and Chase Hinshaw - 6 points
14th –
15th –
16th Chico Braga and John Banaria - 4 points
17th –
18th Ephraim Gunday and Marvin Caibal - 3 points
19th –
20th Edgar and Jericho Braga - 2 points
21th –
22th Daryl, Groski, Jonny Kennaugh and Adrian Montemayor - 1 point
 

The format

 

Men’s B race:

  • 10 laps

  • Prime winner - 1 points

  • First place - 3 points

  • Second place - 2 points

  • Third place - 1 points

    Top 3 move to the A category in the following race

Women’s race:

  • 7 laps

  • Prime winner - 8 points

  • First place - 25 points

  • Second place - 18 points

  • Third place - 15 points

  • Fourth place - 12 points

  • Fifth place - 10 points

  • Sixth place - 8 points

  • Seventh place - 6 points

  • Eighth place - 4 points

  • Ninth place - 2 points

  • Tenth place - 1 point

Men’s A race:

  • 20 laps

  • Prime winner - 8 points

  • First place - 25 points

  • Second place - 18 points

  • Third place - 15 points

  • Fourth place - 12 points

  • Fifth place - 10 points

  • Sixth place - 8 points

  • Seventh place - 6 points

  • Eighth place - 4 points

  • Ninth place - 2 points

  • Tenth place - 1 point

Teams:

  • Points accumulate according to team’s riders

 

Prizes

Series’ winners: Kingdom Elska Frame

Series’ runners-up: 1000aed Kingdom voucher

Series’ third places: Kingdom Jersey

Winning teams (Men’s and Women’s): Kingdom 30% discount (valid for 1 year)

 

races

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RACE 1/5

August 19, 2021. Banana Segment.

Results

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RACE 2/5

September 30, 2021. Banana Segment.

Results

RACE 3/5

October 28, 2021. Banana Segment.

Results

 
 

Race rules

Starting grid

  • Top 5 overall standing athletes must start on the front row. Everyone else behind them

  • A horn is used to signify the start of the last lap and primes

  • There are NO free laps for mechanicals or crashes

Lapped athletes

  • Lapped athletes finish on the same lap as the winner

Race stoppage

  • If the race must be stopped for any reason, the race director will warn athletes

  • Best efforts will be made to reestablish gaps between groups on the lap before the stoppage incident

Podium

  • The podium ceremony starts immediately after the finish of the Men’s final race

 

Technical rules

Women’s and Men’s B equipment

  • Track bike required

  • Helmet required

  • Lights may be required depending on location

Men’s A equipment

  • Same as Women’s equipment

  • Brakes prohibited

Recommendations and bike setup notes

  • A reasonable gear ratio should be used. 48×14 for men and 49×16 for women is a good starting point. Excessively large gear ratios are not recommended

  • The KCS can feature imperfect and dirty circuit surfaces. 25mm or wider tires are recommended

  • Make sure your rear wheel is tight. Most mechanical DNF’s in the ADFCS are due to the rear wheel shifting at the start

Team rules

  • Teams are limited to 6 athletes

  • Teams with more than 6 athletes must create a B team

  • Teams may change athletes between series events

  • An athlete’s team points are not transferable