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1 MEDIA GUIDE #XCOWORLDS 29. ČERVNA - 3. ČERVENCE 2016 VYSOČINA ARÉNA PARTNEŘI UCI HLAVNÍ PARTNEŘI PARTNEŘI DODAVATELÉ ZA PODPORY MEDIÁLNÍ PARTNEŘI

2 WELCOME Greetings from Nove Mesto Na Morave, in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic! THE VENUE Staff from the event organisation will be on hand in the media areas throughout the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Cross-country Olympic to assist you in fulfilling your role at the event. If you have an enquiry, please contact the relevant person using the contact details at the back of this document. GETTING THERE ADDRESS_ Vysočina Arena Vlachovická Nove Mesto na Morave GPS: N E A media parking will be provided by the Organising Committee 200 meters from the Media Centre. Parking passes will be delivered at the Accreditation Centre. ACCREDITATION CENTRE ADDRESS_ Kulturní dům Nové Město na Moravě Tyršova Nové Město na Moravě OPERATING HOURS_ Tuesday :00-17:00 Wednesday :00-16:00 Thursday :00-16:00 Friday :00-17:00 Saturday :00-16:00 Sunday :00-12:00

3 PRESS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS The Media Centre will be located in the Vysočina Arena, nearby the podium area and the media parking. The press conference room will be installed in the first floor of the building. OPERATING HOURS_ Tuesday :00 21:00 Wednesday :00 24:00 Thursday :00 21:00 Friday :00 21:00 Saturday :00 21:00 Sunday :00 21:00 MEDIA BROADCAST All access to the venue for broadcast media (TV and radio personnel) will be organised according to the different tiers detailed below. In order to provide the broadcast crews with the best service possible, bibs should be collected as soon as possible upon arrival from the UCI broadcast contact mentioned at the end of the document. A 50 deposit or a professional card will be required. Responsible person: UCI Broadcast Media Coordinator Susanne Lenz Photographers All access area Photographers briefings are planned in the Media Centre on: 1. Wednesday 29 June (12:00) for XCE/XCR 2. Friday 1 July (12:00) for XCO All access area except Finish Line Host Broadcaster All access area Right Holders All area, Mixed Zone included except Finish Line Non Right Holders except Finish Line Bibs will be distributed at the briefings but also throughout the event. Bibs require a deposit of 50 or a professional press/photographer card. Responsible person: Wings Media Centre Manager Laura Folchi

4 DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION START LISTS, RESULTS AND LIVE TIMING Start lists and results for each event will be made available in the Media Centre as soon as they are received from the UCI Commissaire. They will also be available at ONLINE INFORMATION The official website for the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Cross-country Olympic is The official website of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) for Mountain Bike is SOCIAL MEDIA The official 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Cross-country Olympic and UCI social media channels will be updated with news and information throughout the event. Join us by visiting: snapchat/uci_cycling The official event hashtag is #XCOWorlds TV PARTNERS The event TV partners are Championships-CrossCountry-TVPartners_Neutral.pdf PROGRAM COMPETITION PROGRAM Wednesday :00 XCE Women & Men Thursday :00 XCR Team Relay Friday :00 XCO Women Juniors 17:00 XCO Men Juniors Saturday :00 XCO Men U23 15:00 XCO Women Elite Sunday :00 XCO Women U23 15:00 XCO Men Elite OPENING CEREMONY The 2016 UCI MTB World Championships Cross-country will start with the opening ceremony on Wednesday June 29th from 22:00 in the Vysocina Arena. PRESENTATION OF THE 2017 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The presentation will take place on Friday July 1st 2016 at 19h00 in the main building of the competition area. LIVE BROADCAST The event will be broadcasted live online on tv.uci.ch YouTube:

5 BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2015 UCI WORLD CHAMPIONS (VALLNORD, ANDORRA) Cross-country Olympic (XCO) Team Relay: France Women Juniors: Martina Berta (ITA) Men Juniors: Simon Andreassen (DEN) Women U23: Ramona Forchini (SUI) Men U23: Anton Cooper (NZL) Women Elite: Pauline Ferrand Prevot (FRA) Men Elite: Nino Schurter (SUI) Cross-country Eliminator (XCE) Men: Daniel Federspiel (AUT) Women: Linda Indergand (SUI) Current Olympic Champions (London 2012) Men: Jaroslav Kulhavý (CZE) Women: Julie Bresset (FRA) KEY CONTACTS UCI Press Officer Louis Chenaille Wings Media Centre Manager Laura Folchi UCI TV Production and Broadcast Services Susanne Lenz ABOUT THE VENUE The Vysočina Arena is designed for training and competitions of various sports and also for use by general public. It hosts a wide range of major sporting events (i.e. UCI Mountain Bike World Cups presented by Shimano, IBU Biathlon World Championships 2013 and IBU Biathlon World Cups, FIS cross-country skiing World Cups). It welcomes also cultural events of global and regional scale. Organising Committee Press Officer Jan Němec [email protected] Czech Cycling Federation Press Officer Jaroslav Cícha [email protected]

6 STADIUM PLAN LEGEND MEADOWS WOODS ROAD FENCE CROSSING BRIDGE HOTEL SKI KID S ZONE EXPO TEAM ZONE B TECH ALLEY UCI ELITE TEAMS OC AREA EVENT OFFICE RIDERS HOLDING UCI PARTNERS AREA MAIN PARTNERS PODIUM VIP ZONE 2 PARKING TEAMS TEAM ZONE A NATIONAL TEAMS MEDIA CENTER VIP ZONE 1 MEDIA PARKING

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