{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.elimination-race","code":"thing-q779934","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q779934/","name":"elimination race","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Activities and processes","entryKind":"thing","plane":"ACT","domain":["ACT.EVT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"An elimination race is a track cycling discipline in which the last rider at each prescribed intermediate sprint is eliminated until the remaining riders contest the finish.","purpose":"Enable an agent to recognise an elimination race, track who remains eligible to race, and determine permitted actions from the applicable elimination rules and observed race state.","scope":{"in":["Identification of the race format and its governing elimination rules","Competitors' admission, continued eligibility and removal from contention","Elimination triggers, decisive observations and official decisions","Handling of disputed eliminations, interruptions and restarts","Transition to the final contest and confirmation of results"],"out":["General racing mechanics shared with other race formats","Sport-specific equipment design and technical certification","Athlete biographies, training programmes and medical records","Organisation of an entire championship or tournament","Venue ownership, ticketing and spectator services"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Riders compete together on a cycling track, with the last rider at each prescribed intermediate sprint eliminated.","Elimination removes a rider from contention separately from voluntary withdrawal or disciplinary disqualification.","Race state must identify the surviving field after each elimination decision because current position alone does not establish continued eligibility.","Eliminations occur within one race rather than through separate knockout heats.","The remaining riders contest the finish after the prescribed eliminations."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"format-and-rule-boundary","name":"Format and rule boundary","description":"Establish what elimination race means for this entry and which rules govern an instance.","layers":[{"id":"race-format-identity","name":"Race format identity","description":"Identify the elimination-specific addition to the wider concept of a race.","findings":[{"id":"progressive-removal-boundary","name":"Progressive removal boundary","description":"Record whether elimination occurs within one continuing race and how that boundary is justified.","questions":[{"text":"Does this registry entry denote progressive removal within a race, qualification through separate heats, or a discipline-specific format?","id":"progressive-removal-boundary-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What evidence distinguishes this entry from a knockout tournament or an ordinary race with withdrawals?","id":"progressive-removal-boundary-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"applicable-rule-authority","name":"Applicable rule authority","description":"Connect elimination behaviour to the rule edition and event-specific provisions that authorise it.","findings":[{"id":"elimination-rule-selection","name":"Elimination rule selection","description":"Identify authoritative provisions and resolve which apply when descriptions conflict.","questions":[{"text":"Which published rule edition and event provisions define the elimination procedure for this race?","id":"elimination-rule-selection-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which authority resolves a conflict between the general format rules and an event-specific elimination instruction?","id":"elimination-rule-selection-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"elimination-mechanism","name":"Elimination mechanism","description":"Represent when elimination is triggered and how the competitors to be removed are selected.","layers":[{"id":"trigger-and-cadence","name":"Trigger and cadence","description":"Locate elimination opportunities within race progression.","findings":[{"id":"decisive-elimination-opportunity","name":"Decisive elimination opportunity","description":"Record the trigger, any protected opening period and changes in elimination frequency.","questions":[{"text":"What lap, elapsed time, location or other condition triggers each elimination opportunity?","id":"decisive-elimination-opportunity-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"How are trigger counts or elapsed intervals measured, and when does their reference point begin?","id":"decisive-elimination-opportunity-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Do neutralisation, missed triggers or changes of phase alter the elimination schedule?","id":"decisive-elimination-opportunity-q03","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"selection-and-ties","name":"Selection and ties","description":"Determine who is eliminated at a valid trigger.","findings":[{"id":"removal-selection-rule","name":"Removal selection rule","description":"Capture the decisive comparison, removal count and treatment of indistinguishable performances.","questions":[{"text":"Which comparison selects competitors for elimination, and how many are removed at this trigger?","id":"removal-selection-rule-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What exact crossing point, timing reference or performance observation determines that comparison?","id":"removal-selection-rule-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What decision is authorised when competitors tie or the evidence cannot establish their order?","id":"removal-selection-rule-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"surviving-field","name":"Surviving field","description":"Track who may continue and how elimination changes the active contest.","layers":[{"id":"eligibility-transitions","name":"Eligibility transitions","description":"Separate physical participation from the right to remain in contention.","findings":[{"id":"effective-removal","name":"Effective removal","description":"Establish the point at which a competitor ceases to be eligible and the reason for that transition.","questions":[{"text":"Does elimination become effective at the decisive observation, the official decision or notification to the competitor?","id":"effective-removal-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"How are elimination, withdrawal, disqualification and failure to start distinguished when counting survivors?","id":"effective-removal-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"field-reconciliation","name":"Field reconciliation","description":"Account for every change to the surviving field before applying the next trigger.","findings":[{"id":"unexpected-field-reduction","name":"Unexpected field reduction","description":"Determine how removals outside the scheduled elimination mechanism affect later progression.","questions":[{"text":"Which identified competitors remain eligible immediately before and after each elimination decision?","id":"unexpected-field-reduction-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"If a competitor withdraws or is disqualified between triggers, does the next scheduled elimination still occur?","id":"unexpected-field-reduction-q02","kind":"action"},{"text":"How do the rules treat lapped, detached or otherwise displaced competitors when establishing the surviving field?","id":"unexpected-field-reduction-q03","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"elimination-evidence-and-control","name":"Elimination evidence and control","description":"Connect decisive observations to official calls, competitor instructions and corrections.","layers":[{"id":"observation-to-official-call","name":"Observation to official call","description":"Establish which evidence supports an elimination and who may confirm it.","findings":[{"id":"traceable-elimination-call","name":"Traceable elimination call","description":"Associate each call with a trigger, competitor identity, evidence and responsible official.","questions":[{"text":"Which observations support this elimination, and how is the affected competitor's identity established?","id":"traceable-elimination-call-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Who may confirm and communicate the call, and what must the competitor do after receiving it?","id":"traceable-elimination-call-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"disruption-and-correction","name":"Disruption and correction","description":"Handle incidents that make the elimination sequence uncertain or invalid.","findings":[{"id":"valid-continuation-after-disruption","name":"Valid continuation after disruption","description":"Determine whether disputed or interrupted eliminations stand and which race state may be resumed.","questions":[{"text":"What happens to a pending elimination when the race is interrupted or neutralised?","id":"valid-continuation-after-disruption-q01","kind":"action"},{"text":"Under what authority can an incorrect elimination be reversed, and how are subsequent eliminations affected?","id":"valid-continuation-after-disruption-q02","kind":"action"},{"text":"Which evidence establishes the surviving field and trigger position used for a restart?","id":"valid-continuation-after-disruption-q03","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"terminal-phase-and-classification","name":"Terminal phase and classification","description":"Determine how field reduction ends and how the race produces an authoritative outcome.","layers":[{"id":"end-of-eliminations","name":"End of eliminations","description":"Recognise the condition that changes or ends the elimination mechanism.","findings":[{"id":"terminal-transition-rule","name":"Terminal transition rule","description":"Identify whether the race ends with a survivor or proceeds to a distinct final contest.","questions":[{"text":"What remaining-field size or other condition ends scheduled eliminations?","id":"terminal-transition-rule-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"How is the winner determined after that condition, including any change in distance, timing or comparison rule?","id":"terminal-transition-rule-q02","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"classification-and-finality","name":"Classification and finality","description":"Translate elimination history and terminal performance into the published result.","findings":[{"id":"supported-final-placing","name":"Supported final placing","description":"Explain each awarded placing and preserve unresolved outcomes where rules or evidence are insufficient.","questions":[{"text":"How do elimination order, simultaneous removals, withdrawals and disqualifications determine the classification?","id":"supported-final-placing-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which official result and adjudication record establish that the classification is final?","id":"supported-final-placing-q02","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What result may be declared if abandonment or unresolved elimination decisions prevent normal completion?","id":"supported-final-placing-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of elimination race this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-kinds","name":"Kinds and varieties","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of elimination race this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-kinds-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation","name":"Standards and regulation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of elimination race this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of elimination race this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of elimination race this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of elimination race this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of elimination race this model covers, and on what 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