2015 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE MARATHON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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1 2015 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE MARATHON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Selva di Val Gardena (ITA) COMPETITION GUIDE

2 INTRODUCTION This document summarises the information needed by the National Federations concerning the participation of their riders at the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships: 1 PRESENTATION OF THE EVENT World Championships Categories Number of riders Program REGISTRATION PROCEDURE Before the event Online registration At the event - riders confirmation/accreditations: START ORDER TEAM MANAGERS MEETING NATIONAL OUTFIT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OFFICIAL CEREMONIES PRIZE MONEY COURSE MAP AND PROFILES OFFICIALS UCI officials CADF USEFUL ADRESSES If you have any questions or suggestions concerning this document, please do not hesitate to contact Simon Burney, UCI Mountain Bike Coordinator or Annelyse Torrent Day, UCI Deputy Mountain Bike Coordinator (see details on the last page). Aigle, April 2015 UCI Off-Road / MTB Page 2 / 10

3 1 PRESENTATION OF THE EVENT 1.1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2015 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships will take place in Val Gardena (ITA) On Saturday June 27th 2015 Start Women : 07:10 Start Men : 07: CATEGORIES The categories for which a world champion title will be awarded as per article are as follows: Men aged 19 and over (from 1996 and before) Women aged 19 and over (from 1996 and before) 1.3 NUMBER OF RIDERS As per article it is the National Federations who select riders to participate in World Championships. As per article , each national federation can enter 6 men and 6 women. Supplementary to the 6 men and 6 women nominated by the national federation, the top 20 men and women of each round of the UCI marathon series as well as the top 50 of the individual general marathon series ranking obtain a qualification. All participants are obliged to wear the national team outfit. All riders must be registered by their national federation. The outgoing World Champion may take part in addition to the number of starters that the National Federation of such Champions may enter under the qualification regulations. (article ): Men: KULHAVY Jaroslav, CZE Women: LANGVAD Annika, DEN The outgoing continental champion may take part in addition (article ). Riders entered by each national federation (6 men, 6 women) are free of registration charges. UCI Off-Road / MTB Page 3 / 10

4 1.4 PROGRAM Thursday June 25th 2015 Schedule UCI course inspection 09:00-17:00 Unofficial training 09:00-17:00 Friday June 26th 2015 Unofficial training 09:00-17:00 Riders registration and accreditations delivery 12:00-16:30 Opening Ceremony 18:00 Team Managers Meeting 19:00-19:30 Saturday June 27th UCI MTB Marathon World Championships Women 07: UCI MTB Marathon World Championships Men 07:20 2 REGISTRATION PROCEDURE 2.1 BEFORE THE EVENT ONLINE REGISTRATION Registration of riders for the Marathon World Championships shall be entered only by the National Federation on the UCI website (article ) When? System will open on: System will close on: Start lists will be published on: Thursday June 11th 2015, 12:00 CET Monday June 22th 2015, 12:00 CET Tuesday June 23th 2015, 14:00 CET How? Through the UCI website clicking as follows: Web services (menu at the bottom of the home page) UCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Riders registration (riders accreditation included) Access: personal login and password of each National Federation. Remark Details of the hotel where the riders will stay must be mentioned in the online registration system. UCI Off-Road / MTB Page 4 / 10

5 2.2 AT THE EVENT - RIDERS CONFIRMATION/ACCREDITATIONS: The riders confirmation and the presentation of the national outfit will take place as follows: Date: Friday June 26th 2015 Time: 12:00-16:30 Where: Ice rink Pranives, Nives Street 17 The National Federation selected riders (maximum 6 men, 6 women) are exempt from an entry fee. Riders who have qualified via the UCI MTB Marathon Series are subject to an entry fee, the amount is determined by the organiser. For 2015 the amount will be EUR45.-, which is payable at rider confirmation. All accreditations for the national federation staff will be handled directly on site. Where: Race office in Nives square 3 START ORDER As per article the start order for riders in the world cross-country marathon championship shall be as follows: as per the most recently published UCI MTB Marathon Series ranking; subsequently, as per the last UCI XCO individual ranking; by drawing lots for the other riders. 4 TEAM MANAGERS MEETING The team managers meeting will take place as follows: Date: Friday June 26th 2015 Time: 19:00-19:30 Where: Media Center, Tublà da Nives, Nives Street 6 5 NATIONAL OUTFIT All participants are obliged to wear the national team outfit. Riders of the same national team must wear identical racing shorts during the same event, except for advertising space included in a lateral band 9 cm wide, which may differ from one rider to another. This means that National Federations must also provide their riders with national racing shorts. The team managers must therefore present the national jersey and shorts to the Commissaires Panel at the starter confirmation The following advertising shall be authorised: two logos of maximum 64 cm2 on the front of the jersey area comprising shoulders and sleeves: strip maximum 5 cm high sides of the jersey - a lateral strip 9 cm wide sides of the shorts - a lateral strip 9 cm wide The manufacturer s label (25 cm2) may appear once only on the jersey and once on each leg of the shorts. Advertising matter on jerseys and shorts may vary from one rider to another. UCI Off-Road / MTB Page 5 / 10

6 The design of the jersey and shorts may vary from one category of riders to another. Additionally, the rider s name may be carried on the back of the jersey. 6 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE No rider may turn back on the course to reach a feed/technical assistance zone. Any rider doing so is disqualified. Only within the feed/technical assistance zone itself, a rider may turn back without obstructing other competitors Technical assistance during a race is permitted subject to the conditions below Authorised technical assistance during a race consists of repairs to or the replacement of any part of the bicycle other than the frame. Bike changes are not permitted and the rider must cross the finishing line with the same handlebar number plate that he had at the start Technical assistance shall only be given in the feed/technical assistance zones Spare equipment and tools for repairs must be kept in these zones. Repairs and equipment changes can be carried out by the rider himself or with the help of a teammate, team mechanic or neutral technical assistance. Small items such as an inner tube or a small tool may be handed up from the feed/technical assistance zones In addition to technical assistance in feed zones, technical assistance is permitted outside these zones only between riders who are members of the same UCI MTB team or of the same national team. During the World Championships, it is only authorised between riders of the same national team. Riders may carry tools and spare parts provided that these do not involve any danger to the rider himself or the other competitors. 7 OFFICIAL CEREMONIES The following points apply to the official ceremonies: Within 10 minutes following the end of each race (unless otherwise provided and duly recorded in an official communiqué), the World Champion, the second and the third placed riders shall be ready for the official ceremony that shall be conducted under the responsibility of the chief of the commissaires panel Riders shall appear in racing attire, wearing their national jerseys but bare-headed and without headband or glasses, until they leave the official ceremony enclosure World Champion may not wear the jersey identifying his title and bearing the regulation advertisement of his main sponsor (s) until, at earliest, the day following that on which he received it. Any infringement of the provisions of the above articles ( to ) shall be punished by a minimum fine of CHF to CHF A higher fine may be imposed depending on the advantage derived from the offence. 8 PRIZE MONEY Men and Women Elite 1 st nd rd 667 UCI Off-Road / MTB Page 6 / 10

7 9 COURSE MAP AND PROFILES General plan UCI Off-Road / MTB Page 7 / 10

8 Women ROUTE DESCRIPTION 60 km and 3,400 meters altitude range 55,5 % off road, 35,7 % single track and 8,8 % on road MOST IMPORTANT CLIMBS Climb km hm Selva Dantercepies 5.60km 801hm Corvara - Piz Sorega - Pralongià 11.00km 700hm Arabba Passo Pordoi 7.30km 687hm Lupo Bianco Passo Sella 3.60km 510hm UCI Off-Road / MTB Page 8 / 10

9 Men ROUTE DESCRIPTION 87 km and 4,700 metres altitude range Off road: 69.9 % off road, 16.8 % single track and 13.3 % on road MOST IMPORTANT CLIMBS Climb km hm Selva Dantercepies 5.60km 801hm Corvara - Pralongià 7.20km 640hm Crepaz Ornella - Seurasass 9.10km 967hm Canazei - Passo Duron 11.00km 793hm GPS data for both tracks (60 km and 87 km) can be downloaded from the following link: More details on the course as well as the technical guide of the event are available on the organiser s website: UCI Off-Road / MTB Page 9 / 10

10 10 OFFICIALS 10.1 UCI OFFICIALS Commissaires panel President LUIK Ulf GER Secretary TOSI Fulvia ITA Member SIMPSON Neil GBR Member CICHY Tomasz POL Member CUNHA DE ALMEIDA Felipe Augusto BRA Technical Delegate BURNEY Simon GBR 10.2 CADF Doping Control Officer CASAROTTI Germano ITA 11 USEFUL ADRESSES If you need further information about the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships, please contact the following people: Organising Committee Associazione Sportiva Sellaronda Hero Gerhard Vanzi Str. La Poza, 13/ Selva Val Gardena Tel Fax gerhard.vanzi@sellarondahero.com Website : Information Peter Van den Abeele Head of Off-Road peter.vandenabeele@uci.ch Simon Burney Mountain Bike Coordinator simon.burney@uci.ch Annelyse Torrent Day Deputy Mountain Bike Coordinator annelyse.torrentday@uci.ch UCI Official Hotel Hotel Oswald Str. Meisules Selva Val Gardena Tel Fax info@hoteloswald.com Union Cycliste Internationale 1860 Aigle Switzerland Tel Fax Website: UCI Off-Road / MTB Page 10 / 10