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cycling race

vr.tr.cycling-race · thing-q15091377

Let an agent handle cycling races by discipline, event, route, results, rules and spectator safety.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.EVT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Event Which race.

Discipline

Format.

Discipline

Discipline.

  1. Which discipline and format is it? definition
  2. What category is the race? provenance

Route

Course.

Route

Route.

  1. What is the route, distance and elevation? measurement
  2. From the official organiser? provenance
Results Classifications.

Standings

Results.

Standings

Results.

  1. What are the official results and classifications? provenance
  2. Are they provisional? boundary

Rules

Regulations.

Rules

Rules.

  1. Which UCI rules apply here? provenance
  2. Were penalties applied? provenance
Spectators Watching safely.

Closures

Roads.

Closures

Road closures.

  1. Which roads are closed and when? provenance
  2. How can residents get through? action

Safety

Viewing.

Safety

Spectator safety.

  1. Where is it safe to watch? action
  2. What should spectators avoid doing? action
Integrity Anti-doping.

Doping

Testing.

Doping

Anti-doping.

  1. Which anti-doping rules apply? provenance
  2. Are any cases officially confirmed? provenance

Participation

Entering.

Participation

Entering a race.

  1. What licence is needed to enter? provenance
  2. Is there an amateur category? provenance

Classifiers Filled

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What it is Filled

A competitive cycling event in which riders race over a set course or time, including road races, stage races, time trials, track races, cyclo-cross and mountain bike races.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle cycling races by discipline, event, route, results, rules and spectator safety.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Competitive
  • Many disciplines
  • Governed by the UCI and national federations
  • Often on closed public roads

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Encourage spectators to stand on or too close to the course.
  • Help a rider or team break doping or equipment rules.
  • Help manipulate a race or betting on it.
  • Publish riders' medical or personal data beyond official disclosure.

Only with a human decision

  • Changing or cancelling a race route for safety or weather.

May

  • Report race routes, schedules, results and road closures from organisers' official sources.
  • Help spectators find safe viewing places and official information.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Crashes and spectators on the course can seriously injure riders and the public.
  • Doping has damaged the sport and riders' health.

Who is affected

  • Riders
  • Spectators
  • Residents along the route

Owners Filled

Steward

The race organiser, under the rules of the cycling federation and local authorities.

Master systems

  • Federation results and rider licence records

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q121680288 - registry parent class
  • Q22938576 - registry parent class

related

  • race - category
  • UCI - federation
  • bicycle - equipment
  • sportive - non-competitive event

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.cycling-race
  • Wikidata: Q15091377 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15091377)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Race numbers and team jerseys
  • Leader jerseys in stage races
  • Group rides and sportives are not races
  • Riders in team kit on road, track or off-road courses with support vehicles.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • identify the discipline and format
  • check routes, road closures and schedules
  • find results and classifications
  • follow rules and anti-doping information

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Crashes
  • Spectators too close to riders
  • Road closure disruption

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • UCI regulations
  • World Anti-Doping Code
  • Road closure and event permits

Context of use required Filled

  • Sport competition and spectator events.
  • road races
  • stage races
  • time trials
  • track races
  • cyclo-cross and mountain bike races

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q15091377: cycling race - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia (ru): Велогонка - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should named races be separate entries?
  • How should results databases be linked?
  • How should disciplines be split?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q15091377/spec.json