Regulations Vittoria-Fischer MTB-Cup 2026

Each participant may only start in one category. It is not permitted to take part in more than one category on the same day (except for E-Bike races). Riders are required to start in the category corresponding to their year of birth, except in the Plausch and E-Bike categories.

Registration via online sign-up is possible until 1 day before the race at https://mtb-cup.ch/registration.

The entry fee for online registration must be paid online. Late registrations on race day are paid when collecting the start number.

On race day, only the entry fee for the current race can be paid.

A discount on the regular registration fee is granted for online registrations. The respective reductions per category can be found in the table below.

Course lengths, numbers of laps and profiles can be found online at https://www.mtb-cup.ch. The organiser reserves the right to make changes.

Only mountain bikes are permitted at the Vittoria-Fischer MTB-Cup. Cyclocross bikes are not allowed.

Each participant is responsible for their own insurance. The organiser and the Vittoria-Fischer MTB-Cup accept no liability.

Protests must be addressed exclusively to the race management of the Vittoria-Fischer MTB-Cup; protest fee CHF 50.–.

The races are started as a mass start per category. Several categories may be racing and on the course at the same time.

The starting grid is set according to the UCI and Swiss Cycling regulations and the Vittoria-Fischer MTB-Cup overall standings.

The number of laps is announced before the start by the speaker.

The race ends as soon as the winner of the category crosses the finish line. Lapped riders continue to the finish.

If a race cannot be completed due to a defect or retirement (DNF), the race still counts towards the overall standings and the rider receives one (1) point.

Course marshals are instructed to report to the race management any riders who train on the course during a race in progress! In serious cases (e.g. obstruction), the race management reserves the right to make reported riders start at the back of their starting group as a penalty.

The award ceremonies (flowers) for the first 3 (5 in the licence categories) take place immediately after each race in the finish area (podium, podium hostesses). The results announcement is not mandatory; it takes place after the respective race either in the finish area or in the festival tent, organised by the organiser according to the daily programme. Optional prizes in kind are presented by the organiser.

The prize money is paid out according to the minimum Swiss Cycling scheme for F races. Prize money is only awarded in the licence categories. The prize scheme is binding but may be extended by the organiser. For C1/C2/C3 category races, prize money is awarded according to the UCI regulations.

The Aargau Championship is decided at a single race.

The 2026 venue is Seon.

Aargau champion titles are awarded in the categories Elite, Amateurs/Masters, Elite Women, Juniors, Junior Women, Hard (girls/boys), Mega (girls/boys) and Rock (girls/boys) (11 categories). Only riders resident in the canton of Aargau or with a Swiss Cycling club in the canton of Aargau count for the Aargau Championship.

The Cup winner is the rider with the highest number of points. All riders are included in the overall standings; the number of prize-eligible riders is limited per category.

In the event of a tie on points, the rider with the higher number of completed races is ranked higher. If there is still a tie, the better result in the last race decides.

A rider may change categories during the season; the points for the overall standings are not carried over and remain in the old category. Only one (higher) category is taken into account for the overall standings.

The final race is not mandatory; the top 5 in the overall standings are expected to take part. The commemorative prize and the prize money are only awarded at the final race.

For ranks 1–3 in the overall standings there is an additional trophy.

One point less for each further rank. From rank 60, one point. A DNF gives 1 point.

In the event of a tie on points, the rank in the final race decides.

Various photos and video recordings are made at the races, and the images may be published on various digital media. As the recordings take place in public spaces, the rules of the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) apply, see link: Rules for publishing photos