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Many of our events are part of a league where results count towards an overall league table.

Our events calendar shows whether each event is part of a league and if so which league it is part of. Clicking on the league name will display all the events in that particular league.

For each event, each rider or team scores league points based on their event score relative to the winner of the event. The calculation is as follows:

(rider/team event score / winner's event score) x 1000

So if the winner of the event scores 400 points and you score 300 points then your league points will be 750 - (300/400) x 1000.

Each rider or team can then count a number of their best league points scores towards the overall league. Usually the number of events that can be counted is just more than half, so for a league of 9 events, the best 5 scores will count. The number of events in a league and the number of events each rider/team can count is shown on the leagues page.

You cannot combine points scored riding solo with those scored riding as part of a team or points scored when riding with different partners. If you do this then you will appear in the league results several times, once for each different combination, so for league success it is best to either ride solo or with the same partner throughout.

Note also that your category for league events is calculated on you and your partner's ages on the date of the first event in the league. This is done to ensure riders and teams stay in the same category throughout the league. For standalone events the category is calculated based on the date of the event being entered.

John Wilkinson

The John Wilkinson Memorial Trophy is a competition that runs throughout the calendar year. League points are calculated based on the event winner's score as described above but these scores are aggregated together for all qualifying events. The event details pages accessed from the events calendar show whether each event is included.

This Trophy is an individual competition where scores achieved solo or with any partner are added together. It rewards the rider who has amassed the most league points through a consistently high standard of performance.

The John Wilkinson Memorial Trophy is awarded in memory of John Wilkinson who was one of the original people involved in the formation of our sport and as well as being a top competitor organised many successful and challenging events over many years. He worked tirelessly to improve Trailquesting and mountain bikers rights generally.