Code of Conduct

NWCCA are affiliated to British Cycling and therefore all riders must abide by the British Cycling rulebook.We all have a responsibility to promote high standards of behaviour and ensure the NWCCA League races are in an enjoyable, safe and positive environment.Winning isn’t everything! Each even is organised by volunteers and designed to test and develop riders’ technical, physical, tactical and even social skill!

Please play your part and observe our Code of Conduct at all times by agreeing to:

  • Encourage and applaud effort as well as success
  • Respect the organisers’ commissaires’ and committee’s decisions
  • Stay off the course during each race unless you are racing
  • Avoid criticism of a rider for any mistakes or errors
  • Never engage in, or tolerate, offensive, insulting or abusive behaviour or language

Where event organisers, their helpers, commissaires or committee members observe anyone not following the above, they reserve the right to take any or all of the following actions:

  • Issue a verbal warning
  • Require a meeting with the individual and/or their Club Welfare Officer
  • Require a meeting with a Committee member
  • Request the individual leaves the event
  • Request the individual does not attend future events
  • Suspend the rider(s) associated with the individual from the League
  • Remove the rider(s) associated with the individual from the League
  • Suspend the rider(s) associated with the individual and all their other team/club members from the League
  • Remove the rider(s) associated with the individual and all their other team/club members from the League
We take our sport seriously, but the welfare of people involved remains the biggest priority.  
This page was created with help and intense inspiration from our friends over East at CXNE – they very kindly let us use their content because it’s just what we were after!