In the 48th annual six-days trial, all four riders earned bronze medals for finishing.

Based on results from these and other national competitions, riders earn points through a specified criteria toward qualifying for the U.S. Snowboarding Team.

In addition, the first four riders across the intermediate sprint lines earned points, 5, 3, 2, and 1 in succession.

Tom Cannon was paid £15,000 simply as a retainer in the 1880s and Vamplew has calculated that the best riders in the period 1870-1914 might earn £75,000 in their careers.

Again, riders whom do not comply with this will earn their team a two second penalty.

The field is the strongest ever for this race because, for the first time, professional riders can earn points toward world rankings.

Toy Story Mania is a video-game-style attraction designed by Disney in which riders seated in moving cars earn points when they shoot targets on a 3D screen.

Out of town riders must win two or three races a week because the average purses can be as small as $5,000, which means the rider will earn a few hundred for a winner.

For winning a stage, a rider earned 15 points, with one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th place.

Once a rider earns enough points to move up a class, they qualify to compete at regionals.