The Great Lakes Fat Bike Series is a points series for individual male and individual female participants. Solo Fatbike Racers competing in the Great Lakes Fat Bike Series will accumulate points for each event they complete.
At series end the solo male and solo female fatbike racers with the highest points total, and who have also completed at least 3 events in the series, will be awarded the series victory and trophy. Cash and or merchandise prizes will be awarded to the top 5 male and female series finishers.
Racers must ride a Fatbike to qualify for series points. Fatbikes shall be defined as bikes with 3.7" or wider tires.
At series end the solo male and solo female fatbike racers with the highest points total, and who have also completed at least 3 events in the series, will be awarded the series victory and trophy. Cash and or merchandise prizes will be awarded to the top 5 male and female series finishers.
Racers must ride a Fatbike to qualify for series points. Fatbikes shall be defined as bikes with 3.7" or wider tires.
In cases where a series event has multiple races, only solo riders in the "main event" or the longest cross country style race will be scored for the series. In cases where a series event has multiple categories (for example, age groups), series points will be awarded for an individual's overall place in the event. Men and women will be scored seperately.
Series Overall Purse (equal payout for male and female categories)
1st $500
2nd $300
3rd $200
4th $150
5th $100
Scoring and Points
Series Overall Purse (equal payout for male and female categories)
1st $500
2nd $300
3rd $200
4th $150
5th $100
Scoring and Points
Racers may accumulate points for all events in the series. Racers must complete a minimum of 3 events to qualify for series overall standing. A racer's best 5 finishes will be counted toward the final series standings. Racers will be awarded additional points bonus of 50 points for each additional event that they complete beyond 5.
The top 99 racers at each event will receive series points based on the table below. All other finishers will receive 5 points. DNFs will receive 2 points.
In the event of a series tie, the series finale event, the Fatbike Birkie, will be the tie breaker. The rider with the best finish at the Fatbike Birkie will win the tie. In the event that neither racer involved in a tie completes the tie breaker event, final standings will be decided based on the head to head finish of the last event in the series that both riders started.
In the case of any racer dispute regarding placing for an event in the GLFBS, the final word on official results lies with the individual event promoter. Each individual event promoter is the final arbiter of the rules and results for their respective event.
The top 99 racers at each event will receive series points based on the table below. All other finishers will receive 5 points. DNFs will receive 2 points.
Place | Points | Place | Points | Place | Points |
1 | 500 | 34 | 335 | 67 | 170 |
2 | 495 | 35 | 330 | 68 | 165 |
3 | 490 | 36 | 325 | 69 | 160 |
4 | 485 | 37 | 320 | 70 | 155 |
5 | 480 | 38 | 315 | 71 | 150 |
6 | 475 | 39 | 310 | 72 | 145 |
7 | 470 | 40 | 305 | 73 | 140 |
8 | 465 | 41 | 300 | 74 | 135 |
9 | 460 | 42 | 295 | 75 | 130 |
10 | 455 | 43 | 290 | 76 | 125 |
11 | 450 | 44 | 285 | 77 | 120 |
12 | 445 | 45 | 280 | 78 | 115 |
13 | 440 | 46 | 275 | 79 | 110 |
14 | 435 | 47 | 270 | 80 | 105 |
15 | 430 | 48 | 265 | 81 | 100 |
16 | 425 | 49 | 260 | 82 | 95 |
17 | 420 | 50 | 255 | 83 | 90 |
18 | 415 | 51 | 250 | 84 | 85 |
19 | 410 | 52 | 245 | 85 | 80 |
20 | 405 | 53 | 240 | 86 | 75 |
21 | 400 | 54 | 235 | 87 | 70 |
22 | 395 | 55 | 230 | 88 | 65 |
23 | 390 | 56 | 225 | 89 | 60 |
24 | 385 | 57 | 220 | 90 | 55 |
25 | 380 | 58 | 215 | 91 | 50 |
26 | 375 | 59 | 210 | 92 | 45 |
27 | 370 | 60 | 205 | 93 | 40 |
28 | 365 | 61 | 200 | 94 | 35 |
29 | 360 | 62 | 195 | 95 | 30 |
30 | 355 | 63 | 190 | 96 | 25 |
31 | 350 | 64 | 185 | 97 | 20 |
32 | 345 | 65 | 180 | 98 | 15 |
33 | 340 | 66 | 175 | 99 | 10 |
In the event of a series tie, the series finale event, the Fatbike Birkie, will be the tie breaker. The rider with the best finish at the Fatbike Birkie will win the tie. In the event that neither racer involved in a tie completes the tie breaker event, final standings will be decided based on the head to head finish of the last event in the series that both riders started.
In the case of any racer dispute regarding placing for an event in the GLFBS, the final word on official results lies with the individual event promoter. Each individual event promoter is the final arbiter of the rules and results for their respective event.