2026 NCGS EVENTS
2026 RULES
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Must finish at least two of the three 2026 races to qualify for series awards.
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IF YOU RACE IN ALL THREE EVENTS, YOU WILL GET 3 BONUS POINTS TO ADD TO YOUR TWO HIGHEST SCORES. We thought of making you have to race all three events to qualify for series awards, but we wanted more racers to be involved in the series and to give everyone an extra incentive to race all three events.
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Series points will be based on your two best races. (1) If you race in all three races, your lowest score will be thrown out. (2) If you only race in two races, those two scores go towards your series points. (3) If you race in only one event, you do not qualify for series awards.
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Highest number of points will win that category.
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If there is a tie in points at the end of the series, the tie breaker will go to the racer with the highest points in the first race they competed together in. For example, if racer #1 competed in NCGS #1, #2 & #3 and Racer #2 competed in NCGS #2 & #3 then the racer with the highest points in NCGS #2 wins the tie breaker.
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You must complete each race on your own bike. You are allowed to get help with mechanicals from other racers/spectators/mechanics.
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Series Director reserves the right to make any decisions not covered above.
2026 SERIES AWARDS
Open Men & Women Long Course Only
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1st Place =
Wrestling Style Championship Belt​
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All Categories
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1st Place = 1st Place Award (Open Men/Women Get Belt) &
$400 5-Day Stage Race Credit ($240 3-Day Credit)​​
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2nd Place = 2nd Place Award &
$350 5-Day Stage Race Credit ($210 3-Day Credit)​
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3rd Place = 3rd Place Award &
$300 5-Day Stage Race Credit ($180 3-Day Credit)​​
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4th Place = $250 5-Day Stage Race Credit ($150 3-Day Credit)
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5th Place = $200 5-Day Stage Race Credit ($120 3-Day Credit)
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6th Place = $150 5-Day Stage Race Credit ($90 3-Day Credit)
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7th Place = $125 5-Day Stage Race Credit ($75 3-Day Credit)
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8th Place = $100 5-Day Stage Race Credit ($60 3-Day Credit)
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9th Place = $75 5-Day Stage Race Credit ($45 3-Day Credit)
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10th Place = $50 5-Day Stage Race Credit ($30 3-Day Credit)
Top 10 in each category will earn race credit to one of our stage races. If you aren't aware, we operate the Pisgah Stage Race, Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic, and the Trans-Sylvania Gravel Epic. Credit listed above gives you the breakdown if you'd race in a 5-Day Version or a 3-Day Version. The 3-Day credit is 60% of what the 5-Day credit is.
*The series awards pictured are to give you an idea of what our NC Gravel Series awards will look like.
2026 POINTS
Points will be earned by the place you finish in your category. Points will start at 100 and one point will be deducted for each place down the line. See below for points scale example.​
1st Place ---
2nd Place ---
3rd Place ---
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6th Place ---
7th Place ---
ETC.
100 Points
99 Points
98 Points
97 Points
96 Points
95 Points
94 Points
ETC.
Must complete at least two races to qualify for 2026 awards. Series awards will be based off of your best two of three scores.
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IF YOU RACE IN ALL THREE EVENTS, YOU WILL GET 3 BONUS POINTS TO GO ALONG WITH YOUR TWO HIGH SCORES.
2026 CATEGORIES
Long Course
Open Men
Open Women
Men 30-39
Women 30-39
Men 40-49
Women 40-49
Men 50-59
Women 50+
Men 60+
Clydesdale
Women 50+
Short Course
Open Men
Open Women
Men 40-49
Women 40-49
Men 50-59
Women 50+
Men 60+
Clydesdale
Women 50+
