Cross Country Rules and Policies

All of our hard costs occur before the event and will be paid for by Red Rock Events, LLC regardless if you show up and many are incurred months before the event. We will not be offering refunds for cancellations. 

You may defer (change) your entry to another event or transfer it to another rider. Transfers and deferrals can be done up till 9 AM the Thursday prior to the race. Entries can be deferred to any race during the same calendar year. 

To transfer or defer your registration, please see your registration confirmation email and click the link “manage your registration“. If you need to transfer your registration to a rider in another category or gender, please email info@intermountaincup.com with your transfer request.

Intermountain Cup Races will not be cancelled due to weather unless the event director feels that the riders’ safety is in jeopardy. 

If an event is cancelled within an hour of the start time due to extreme weather, riders will be given a 50% off coupon for any future Red Rock Events, LLC within 12 months. 

Extreme weather is rare in Utah and does not include rain, wind, cold, or heat. We’re thinking more in the line of ice storms or volcanoes erupting. Any rider that registers for an event that has been cancelled by Red Rock Events, LLC ahead of the event date will receive a 100% refund.

X-Country riders can advance to a higher category and retain 75% of his/her points IF the move is made BEFORE the start of the 4th race of the series. If the advancement takes place after that point the rider will retain only 50% of his/ her previous points when advancing. It is the riders’s responsibility to notify I-Cup of a category advancement. Please notify us at info@intermountaincup.com and include your full name, plate number, old category, and new category.

When to Advance

It is expected that an X-Country rider should advance to the next division (i.e. Novice to Sport) the following year if they place in the top 5 in 4 or more races within the series. Riders may advance as quickly as they wish but may not drop to a lower category unless approved by I-Cup. Become a better rider by advancing sooner than required.

-No Refunds – There will be no refunds for race entry fees, weather, venue cancellation, acts of God, venue change, injury, DNF, etc.

-Each rider should choose a category according to their ability and age by the end of race year.

-Racers should carry their own health insurance. Pre-riding the course is dangerous and is done at your own risk. If you feel you cannot be responsible for your own actions please do not pre-ride the course.

-At all times when participating in, preparing for, or mounted on a bike, you shall wear a securely fastened helmet that meets the US DOT standards or the CPSC standard for bicycle helmets.

-Racers are permitted to race in a more difficult category. (i.e. 40-year-olds can race against the 30-year-olds or teens against

-Headphones are NOT permitted during a race.

-A rider can be suspended from the race or series for damaging or destroying public or private property or littering on the course. (Gel and Gu packets included)

-Only riders officially entered in the event may practice or compete on the designated racecourse and they must wear their number plate and helmet at all times.

-Dogs and bikes don’t mix. It is strongly advised to leave your hound at home. If you must bring the pup, please keep it on a leash at all times. All the riders will thank you.

-No warming up on the course during a race.

-Only registered riders with a signed waiver are allowed to race. If your name is not on the starting list you will be pulled from the race.

Race Plates

Racing plates will be included free at your first race. This plate will be tied to all of your racing results. GUARD IT WELL! If you do lose your plate, there will be a $15.00 fee to have it replaced. All of your previously awarded points will then be assigned to your new plate number.

Individual Point Calculations & Guidelines

X-Country Series points will be tracked separately and end-of-year prizes will be awarded for the top three series points leaders for each category. Points will be calculated by taking the top five scores/ points from a rider’s season, summing them, and recognizing the top three series points leaders. This means if a rider participates in all the races in the series their top 5 scores will be summed. The advantage to riding all races is having the ability to drop the lowest score. After each race, individual points will be awarded to riders based on the table below.

Team Points Calculations & Guidelines

Team points will be a calculated by combining all the X-Country Series points for each team. After every race the points of the top 12 points earners from each registered team will be awarded to the team’s point total. The team MUST BE REGISTERED with ICUP in order to receive points and the rider MUST SELECT THEIR TEAM AT REGISTRATION for points to be counted. A rider who changes teams during the season cannot take their points with them to their new team but can start to earn points for their new team, once they register under the new team name. A team can be created and register at any point in the season but points will not be retroactively added to the team points total. A grand prize will be awarded to the team with the highest overall points at the series finale.

In an effort to accurately reflect each racer’s actual time on course, the Intermountain Cup Series uses a chip time rather than a mass group start time. This helps more accurately track the time each racer spends on course after crossing the start line. The chip time will then be used to determine both podium finishers and point allocation as outlined in the “Individual / Team Points Calculations & Guidelines” policies above.

At the conclusion of each race, the results will be used to determine a “Call Up” roster for the following races throughout the series. The top 15 point holders who have registered for the following race in the series will be called up from the staging area and given priority placing at the start line. If a racer is not present when they are called up, they will lose their call up position and must start where they file into the remainder of the group. To qualify for a call up position, a racer must be registered for the race by 12:00pm on the Thursday afternoon prior to the race.