XCM Technical Guide

Date: 21st – 22nd May 2016.

Place: Rabac, Labin

Sponsors: Valamar Hotels & Resorts and Labin-Rabac Tourist Board

Race Type: recreational XC marathon

Eligibility: Since it is a recreational race, riders are not required to have licenses. The race is listed on the Croatian Cycling Federation (HBS) recreational calendar.

Contact: info@vtm.bike

Categories: are split into male/female and age groups as follows..
16 – 20 years
21 – 45 years
46 +

Race rules: The race shall be held under the technical regulations of the Croatian Cycling Federation and the UCI MTB regulations. The UCI general regulations will also apply. Upon start, competitors shall agree to comply with the regulations and ride on their own responsibility. The organizer shall not be held responsible for any harm riders may inflict upon third persons. The race shall take place regardless of weather conditions. The organizer reserves the right to change race rules without prior notice.

APPLICATION & FEES

Applications: In order to apply for the race, all competitors must fill out the online application form on the application page. A competitor is deemed to have applied for the race when he has submitted the application form and paid the application fee to the organizer’s bank or Paypal account.

Applications remain open until 20 May 2016, but we are only able to guarantee official Valamar Terra Magica t-shirts and sponsored goodie bags to those competitors who register until 12 May 2016.

Application fee: HRK165.00/€22.00.

Early bird: HRK112.00/€15.00 for applications until 31 March 2016

For competitors who register until 12 May 2016 the application fee covers:

– Sponsored goodie bag

– Official Valamar Terra Magica t-shirt

– Race number with timing chip

– Food and drinks in official feed zones

– Lunch

– Secured and appropriately marked route

– Croatian Mountain Rescue Service (HGSS)

– Medical and paramedical assistance along the route

We cannot guarantee sponsored goodie bags and t-shirts to those competitors who apply after 12 May 2016.

ROUTES

SATURDAY

One race for all competitors. Final result will be crucial for Sunday starting grid.
20km – 500m of elevation gain

SUNDAY

There is only one race all competitors apply for, but in the course of the race they will have the possibility to decide which route they will take:
70km – 2000m of elevation gain
50km – 1500m of elevation gain
35km – 900m of elevation gain

The route: The route is fully marked throughout. Police units and marshals will secure the route and it is absolutely necessary to heed their instructions. Special caution is needed on asphalt sections, where it is always possible to run into vehicles which are not part of the race. The organizer reserves the right to change the route without prior notice.

GPX log: precise GPS log with accurate information about distance and elevation gain will be available on the race website as late as 20 April 2016.

All the necessary information about registrations, the start and the program will be e-mailed to competitors in the week preceding the race.

ADDITIONAL INFO

Time keeping: electronic timing system using timing chips for automatic time-keeping will be used. There will be several places on the route for tracking split times.

Bike washing: The organizer will ensure and adequately mark bike-washing facilities. Guests staying at Valamar Hotels and Resorts may leave their bicycles in the bike room, set up especially for them.

Prizes: The competitors are awarded non-monetary prizes, which will be provided by the sponsor.

Complaints: In accordance with the race rules, complaints must be submitted in writing together with a deposit of HRK200.00. Any complaints concerning the events of the race itself must be submitted within 15 minutes of finishing the race, while complaints on the race results must be submitted within 15 minutes of announcing the results.

Organizer: 

Sport Box d.o.o.
Trg Fontana 7/1
HR-52420 Buzet
info@sportbox.hr
+385 52 662 959
www.sportbox.hr

Technical support:

SRK Alba
Presika 51/a
52220 Labin
info@srk-alba.hr
+385 52 695 109
www.srk-alba.hr