A couple of questions to. Zayed Higher Organization. Mr. Mohammed Alhameli (Deputy Chairman of ZHO Board, General Secretary)

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1 pag season is supported by Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care, Special Needs & Minors Affairs EHC Calendar march Al-Ain (UAE) Road Race 2a. 7 ITT (combined) 2b. 7 Criterium (combined) 8 Hill Climb (not valid for EHC) april Rosenau (F) Road Race 10 june Oensingen (CH) Fun Race (not valid for EHC) Road Race ITT june Lorsch (D) Road Race july Louny (CZK) ITT Criterium 12 TTT (not valid for EHC) 9a. 3 october Namur (B) ITT (combined) 9b. 3 Road Race (combined) 2009 Overall Prizemoney The Prizemoney for the EHC Overall Ranking is 7.200,00 It will be distributed after last stage and according to cpt 10 of EHF Rulebook. New classification system UCI released a new classification system that will be used starting from january Look at UCI web site ( on Rules link.. Overall Ranking after 5 stages Div. WHCA 1 Tavano A. (St. Francaise) p Fenocchio F. (Alba) p Schuler C. (SG SudTirol) p Eskau A. (Magdeburg) p De Vaan L. (Nijmegen) p. 895 Div. WHCO 1 Fisher S. (Rehability) p Lalloz J. (Mulhouse) p Koller R. (RSC Heindl) p. 880 Div. WHCA2 1 Broer T. (Sopur) p Schattauer W. (ABSV ) p Baumann S. (LC Cottbus) p Podestà V. (Don Bosco) p Jeffrè B. (Nendorf) p Skrzypinski A. (Sopur) p Div. MHCO 1 Bruijn R. (D. Performance) p Peterson C. (Invacare) p. 570 Team 1 ABSV Wien p Otto Bock Team p 1095 Next stage: Combined event (1 points attribution) Overall Final Ranking: the best 7 results out of 9 races will count

2 pag. 2 A couple of questions to. Zayed Higher Organization Mr. Mohammed Alhameli (Deputy Chairman of ZHO Board, General Secretary) - What was the inspiration that promoted the foundation of ZHO? His Highness Late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may his soul rest in peace, gave an utmost attention to the welfare of disabled and deprived individuals in the UAE. He introduced a pioneering system of social security to support deprived and disabled individuals, divorced women and orphans and fulfill their needs in a manner that preserved their dignity. His highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, continued the same course started by his late father. The UAE now provides a wide variety of medical, physiological and social care or disabled individuals. UAE government also provides them with appropriate educational opportunities to gain knowledge and skills necessary to increase their chances in leading a normal life and achieve financial and self independence. - What is the mission of ZHO? ZHO is an independent government organization that seeks sparing no efforts to provide social and humanitarian services in an effective way trusted by the society through-out the following: -The optimal utilization of its human, financial and technical resources. -The lucrative investment of the money and resources of the groups it fosters. -The full commitment of its employees to honesty and responsibility in doing their jobs. -Embracing the humanitarian values and principles derived from Islam. - What are the areas in which ZHO works? In April , Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care, Special Needs and Minors Affairs was established in accordance with the provisions of law No. 2 for year The law also stipulated that all organizations and centers working in the filed of humanitarian care in Emirate of Abu Dhabi would be managed by the Organization s Board of Directors. The organization began to assume its responsibilities through its General Secretariat. All departments and centers reporting to the Organizations, including Al Ain Disabled Club also commenced their activities in accordance with the annual plan of activities approved by the Board of Directors. - Why ZHO choose to sponsorize EHF and EHC circuit? ZHO had taken the initiative of sponsoring the EHF and EHC for the year 2009 in recognition to the confidence of the EHF and in order to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between the two parties. ZHO is committed to develop and improve the disabled sports in the region and the partnership with the EHF is also a good opportunity to achieve this goal and to promote the activities of ZHO in the European region.

3 pag. 3 A couple of questions to. Zayed Higher Organization Mrs. Maryam Alqubaisi ( ZHO Special Needs Section Chairperson ) - What is the program for the special needs managed by ZHO? ZHO is providing educational, rehabilitation, and integration of its clients with special needs in accordance with international best practices. ZHO launched specialized centers all over the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and has developed the methods and the programs in order to facilitate the integration of the graduated students from these centers to the mainstream schools or to be employed according to their skills. - What are the results reached and what are the targets for the next two-three years? 5 % of the students with special needs have been integrated in the mainstream schools, 50 % of the students who graduated from ZHO centers have been employed in different governmental and private establishments. ZHO programs increased the awareness of the community and its involvement in the integration of the individuals with special needs. The strategy of ZHO for the coming 4 years is: - to expand the scope of the services provided by the Emirate-wide centers to absorb the increasing number of beneficiaries in 5 new centers. - to improve teaching and rehabilitation methods and curricula in order to enable more children with special needs to join mainstream education system. - to continue integrating more people with special needs into society and its organizations. - In which way EHF and EHC can help ZHO in the development of the programs? The partnership between ZHO and EHF will give to our clients the opportunity to gain more expertise in disabled sports, will increase their technical level and will open new horizons to them by competing with the athletes and champions from the European region and exchange with them their thoughts and culture.

4 pag. 4 Stage 3 CH Oensingen 138 athletes present at the Oensigen Marathon start line, a much more than a classic event on handbike/wheelchair sport. This 10th edition was runned in a sunny day with lot of people on the track to encourage also two athletes of Div. U16 and U 20 that passed the finish line. Results RR Div. MHCO Div. Ju U16 Div. Ju U20 Lalloz Julien (ASF Mulhouse) - FRA Weber Lukas (RC Switzerland) - CH Mosandl Norbert (Rosenheim) D Bruijn Roel (Double Performance) - NED Schwaller Ursula (RCZ Zurich) - CH Van der Vorst Monique (Invacare) NED Wittwer Reto (Rosco) CH Muster Michel (RC Zentralschweiz) - CH Results ITT Div. MHCO Div. WHCA Lalloz Julien (ASF Mulhouse) FRA Manfred Putz (VSC Graz) - AUT Jeffrè Bernd (GC Nendorf) - D Bruijn Roel (Double Performance) NED Tavano Anna (Stade Francaise) - FRA Schwaller Ursula (RCZ Zurich) - CH De Vaan Laura (Nijmegen) - NED

5 pag. 5 Stage 4 D Lorsch Race Results Div. WHCO Div. WHCA2 Div. MHCO Fenocchio Francesca (Alba) ITA Eskau Andrea (Magdeburg) D Fischer Sabine (Rehability) - D Lalloz Julien (Mulhouse) - F Schattauer Wolfgang (ABSV) - A Cecchetto Paolo (Pulinet) - ITA Mosandl Norbert (SB Rosenheim) - D Peterson Chris (Invacare) - USA

6 pag. 6 Stage 5 CZK Louny 19 Nations are represented in the EHC 2009 Czech stage, 119 athlethes including 15 CPs and 4 tandems. The well known perfect organization setted up by ASK Elna with the captain Radovan Sabata, is the scenario that welcome all the people coming from the whole Europe. Results RR Lalloz Julien (ASF Mulhouse) - FRA Weber Max (TSV Obergunzburg) - D Bruijn Roel (Double Performance) - NED Schuler Claudia (ASV Kortsch) - ITA Eskau Andrea (Magdeburg) D Results ITT Lalloz Julien (ASF Mulhouse) FRA Manfred Putz (Otto Bock) - AUT Mosandl Norbert (SB Rosenheim) - D Schuler Claudia (ASV Kortsch) - ITA Vieth Dorothee (Hervestehuder) D Results TTT TC TA 1 US Team USA 2 Carbon Bike CH 1 Mulhouse Waterair FRA 2 Austria Team - AUT FINAL STAGE: OUPEYE 3 october info: didiersimons@hotmail.com