Club Constitution

1. Name
   The Club shall be called "Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club".
2. Object
   The object of the Club is to encourage all aspects of cycling.
3. Membership
   Membership is open to any person interested in the object of the Club. Members will be any such persons who have paid the current Membership fee for the year, or who are Honorary Members or Life Members. Juveniles will be asked to get a parental consent form signed by their parent or guardian prior to participation in Club activities.
4. Committee
   Each AGM shall elect the following Office-bearers:
   • President
   • Vice President
   • General Secretary
   • Treasurer
   • Minute Secretary
   and such other Office-bearers as it considers necessary. A Committee shall be quorate if 5 Committee are in attendance. The Committee shall have the right to expel any Member who has broken any of the Club rules. The Committee shall administer to the SCU rules. A Member of the Committee who is absent from 3 consecutive meetings without apologies shall forfeit their seat.
5. Property Committee
   The Property Committee shall consist of five adult Members, and no decision regarding the disposal of the Club premises or equipment shall be valid without the consent of the majority of these Members. The present Committee consists of Rita Montgomery, Patrick Higgins, William Burns, William Clark and Ken MacDonald. These Members shall remain in office for life or until they voluntarily retire. In the event of a vacancy it will be filled by an adult Member elected to the post at an AGM or a Special General Meeting called for the purpose. Meeting of this Committee will be held at the request of the Club General Committee. Reasonable notice and reason for this request must also be given. Any Member of this Committee abroad can have their views and vote taken by mail.
6. General Meetings
   An Annual General Meeting shall be held once a year in November provided that this is prior to the SCU Annual General Meeting. Reasonable notice shall be given to Members. Other General Meetings of which reasonable notice shall be given, may be called by the Committee or by any 5 Members making a written request to the Secretary. General Meetings shall decide Club policy. Members may attend all General Meetings and are entitled to one vote each. Voting shall be by a show of hands to be counted by at least 2 tellers. The General Meeting has the power to remove any Office-bearer by a simple majority.
7. Amendments
   Amendments to the Constitution may be made at any General Meeting by a 2 / 3 majority of those present, provided that notice of the proposed amendment is made in writing to the Club Secretary 7 days before the General Meeting. The proposed amendment must include the proposer's and seconder's names.
8. Life Membership
   Life Membership shall be available to all Club Members with 10 years' continuous Membership at 5 times the annual Membership fee.
9. Club Rules
   The Club is governed generally by the rules of the SCU as published in the annual handbook. The following rules have been extracted or included for the purposes of the Club:
   1. Members shall at all times preserve the Club premises and property, and assist in keeping them in good order. All Members shall disperse with obscene language, rowdiness or dangerous riding when cycling with the Club.
   2. Prospective Members are given a maximum of 3 weeks to join the Club. The Club Secretary is to be notified of date of first association with the Club. All Members will be advised to affiliate with the SCU.
      Club fees are as follows:
      • Senior - £20.00
      • Family - £36.00
      • Junior / Juvenile (aged less than 16) - Free
      • Students - £15.00 OAP - £5.00
      and are due at the AGM. If these are not paid by the 31st of December, an additional late fee of £1.50 will be required.
      New Members joining after 1st October shall not have to pay the next year.
      No Member may obtain an SCU / BCF licence unless they pay their Club fees.
   3. All dates of Confined-to-Club events and Open events, and Committee meetings are to be included in the Club calendar.
   4. No Member except Club Secretaries (General and PR) shall be allowed to send any correspondence regarding the Club without permission from the Committee.
10. Racing Rules
    Scottish Cycling Union general rules provide the majority of guidance for Open and Confined-to-Club events.
11. The following additional rules apply to this Club:

    Standing Rules

    The Club will promote annually the following events:
    1. Confined-to-Club events
       • Frank Lauder Memorial “10”
       • Handicap “10” League
       • Standard Awards
       • Championship “25”
       • Handicap team TNT
       • Chocolate Series
       • Hill Climb
       • Open events - as decided at a General Meeting
       • plus others at the discretion of the Committee.
    2. Club Championships
       • Short distance over 10 and 25 miles
       • Middle distance over 25, 50 and 100 miles
       • Long distance over 50, 100 and 12 hours
       • Handicap Championship over 10, 25 and 50 miles
       • Novice Championship over 10, 25 and 50 miles
       • Schoolboy / Schoolgirl Championship over 10 and 25 miles
       • Junior Championship over 10, 25 and 50 miles
       • Hillclimb Championship
       • Ladies Short distance over 10 and 25 miles
       • Ladies BAR Championship over 10, 25 and 50 miles
       • Ladies Handicap Championship over 10 and 25 miles
       • Road Race Championship points system in Open events
       • Chocolate Series
       All Members must inform the Race Secretary of any improvement in their Open or Club times, before the start of their next event.
    3. Juveniles and Juniors must inform the Race Secretary of their 16th birthdays.
    4. Failure to use SCU gear restrictions by school persons and juniors will lead to automatic disqualification.
    5. Club clothing must be worn in all Confined-to-Club events. Failure to do so results in automatic disqualification (plain white / inside-out jerseys may be used as a substitute as per SCU rules).
    6. Social / second claim Members do not qualify for any Club Championships (Open or Confined-to-Club events), but can participate in all Confined-to-Club races.
    7. All Members competing for Club trophies must ensure that their best times and distance are submitted to the Race Secretary on the forms provided, before the date shown on the form.
    8. A Novice is one who has never won an individual prize in any cycling event, other than the standards awards, Classified “10”, Chocolate Trophy, and Lanterne Rouge and will retain this status until the end of the current season.
    9. The Chocolate Trophy is open to riders who have not been under 26 minutes for 10 miles, by the first race of the series that year, or in the last 2 racing seasons. The fastest overall rider will receive the Trophy.
    10. If any existing Club records are broken, the record-breaker shall be recognised by the award of a medal, provided that sufficient notice, in writing, is given to the Race Secretary. There will be a limit of one medal per person per year.
    11. A “one-man, one-prize” rule shall operate in both Open and Confined-to-Club events.
    12. Only official Members' names are to be recorded on competition result sheets. The names of Prospective Members and guests from other Clubs cannot be recorded on competition results sheets.
    13. Each Member must help officiate at least one Open event per year; failure to do so will lead to suspension of rider. Riders can provide a responsible adult substitute if they wish.
    14. Standard awards will be given to Members who equal or better the requirement laid down for the 10-mile Confined, Time Trial and Hillclimb.
    15. All Members competing in Confined-to-Club races must comply with SCU rules on clothing and the wearing of helmets.
    16. Non-licence holders must pay a day licence if competing in competing races.

Standard Award requirements for Seniors

Gold Award

1. 100 miles in under 6 hours
2. 10 miles in under 25 minutes
3. Hillclimb time on new course to be decided

Silver Award

1. 100 miles in under 8 hours
2. 10 miles in under 26 minutes
3. Hillclimb time on new course to be decided

Bronze Award

1. 100 miles in under 10 hours
2. 10 miles in under 27 minutes
3. Hillclimb time on new course to be decided

Club Equipment

The Club often has a number of items left over from each year's purchasing, and these can be obtained at very favourable prices. For up to date information check with Club Treasurer