Introducing the 2006 L5Flyers Points Series
L5Flyers is pleased to announce the start of our 2005 Point Series. The Point Series is a season-long (January - November) competition that includes all club activities on and off the bike. The purpose of the Point Series is to encourage participation in team events, races, group rides, organized centuries, and community service work while fostering teamwork, camaraderie, and some friendly rivalry. Though club members will receive points for participating in races, race performance has no bearing on points awarded. There are also Points categories where race points do not count in order to encourage spirited competition among club members who don't race.

Points
Club members earn points by participating in L5Flyers group rides, races, centuries, and most importantly, community outreach events. Points are awarded as follows:

• L5Flyers Group Rides: 1 point
  The Sunday Outback Ride and the Wednesday Night L5Flyers Ride are the official group rides of L5Flyers.
  
• Organized Centuries: 2 points
  Participants will receive 2 points for participating in organized centuries that appear on the team calendar. Partipants receive 2 points for officially registering and attempting any distance option, i.e. 30 mile option, 60 mile option, 100 mile option, etc. Partipants receive a special one-time bonus of 2 points for completing their first-ever 100 mile option.
  
• Races: 3 points
  Club members receive 3 points for starting in a sanctioned race.
  
• Charity and Community Outreach Events: 5 points
  Club members receive 5 points for volunteering in an approved charity or community outreach event. Sample events include cycling community events such as trail maintenance and non-cycling community outreach such as volunteer work at a hospital. We will continually update the list of community charities. If your favorite is not on the list, please inform us prior to volunteering to determine if the charity is point eligible.

Recognition
L5Flyers club members with the highest points in their category will receive special recognition at the end of the year.

Categories of recognition will include Most Charity/Community Service Points, Most Race Points, and Most Organized Rides. Additionally, we'll recognize the male and female winners in the GC (highest overall points).

Rules and Stipulations
All events will be coordinated through the L5Flyers website. Points will be accumulated during the 2006 calendar year.  Each member will be solely responsible for entering her/his own event participation through the My Events section of the website. We will frequently update the calendar with races, organized centuries, and community outreach events. Members will be allowed to go back and enter events in which they participate, but we encourage you to enter your events regularly to ensure accuracy and get credit for your work.

Members are held to their honor to accurately enter events in which they participate and claim points. As a reminder, all club members will be able to view the events entered for every other member of the club. In addition to self-policing, L5Flyers board will ensure the fairness of the competition by periodically monitoring results and entertaining disputes from club members.

Only the Sunday Outback ride and Wednesday night L5Flyers group ride will count toward points. Certain events throughout the season may carry additional bonus points. These will be advertised in advance.