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Article 1 – Participants
Participation is allowed for male and female athletes of the categories: Giovani,Senior and all the categories Master A, B and C.
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Article 2 – Racing bibs and microchips
The assignment of th red or blue course will be based on the numbers (odd or even). The start is set for 9 a.m. as specified in article 7 with starting gates of the type used in parallel slalom races. The race numbers will be distributed in the days before the race and on the same morning of the race as communicates by the organizers.
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Article 3 – Starting order
The race numbers will be assigned in the following order:
1)Participants in the up and donw race with ski alp equipment.
2) female athletes in the Master C categories. Within each category the starting order will be by FIS or FISI points.
3) Master B athletes. Within each category the starting order will be by FIS or FISI points.
4) Master A athletes. Within each category the starting order will be by FIS or FISI points.
5) Female athletes in the senior and and giovani categories. Within each category the starting order will be by FIS or FISI points.
6) Male athletes in the senior and and giovani categories. Within each category the starting order will be by FIS or FISI points.
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Article 4 – Parallel courses
Each course will be set with a single gate, red for one course and blue for the other course. The course will be a simple left-right course, without the use of figures or long gates. The course will be, in general, similar to a Giant Slalom race. In some case other signals or indications will be provided to facilitate the recognition of the course. The two courses will be set to be equivalent, will generally have the characteristics of a giant slalom, and in any case the choice of the red or blue course will be by chance based on the number pairing determined by the organizers.
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Article 5 - Pairing up on the parallel course
Pairing up on the parallel course At the time of enrollment, the participants can request to start in pair with another person. If no choice is indicated, the pairing will be done according to article 3.
The organizers cannot guarantee that all the requests will be satisfied. participants will be placed in the starting order with the highest number resulting from article 3. In case no pairing is requested, the participants will start in the proper place according to article 3
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Article 6 – Enrollment
The enrollment form must be received by the organizers before 12 noon of march 15 accompanied by the enrollment fee of €30 for each participant. The enrollment must be complete with all information requested in the enrollment form. Payment can be made by a non transferable bank check made out to Lussarissimo ASD or by bank transfer on the bank account indicated on the enrollment form. The organizers reserve the right to limit participation to 500 racers as well as to limit enrollment for individual countries. Enrollment will be accepted in chronological order based on the receipt of the enrollment form accompanied by the payment. The payments made for enrollments not accepted for any reason will be totally refunded.
Late enrollment: After the deadline, the organizers reserve the right to accept further enrollment. The starting order for the enrollments accepted after the deadline will be strictly chronological, and the participants will start at the end of the participants enrolled regularly. The late participants will start in chronological order therefore it will not be possible to choose a partner as indicated in article 5. Late enrollment will pay a surcharge of €5 Euro.
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Article 7 – Race start and race course viewing
The first pair of participants will start at 9:00. The starts will continue simultaneously on the red and blue course, except for interruptions for safety or other reasons.The viewing of the course, according to the rules posted at the arrival of the race, will take place as follows: access to the course will be open from 7:45 until 8:15.
All participants must be finished with the viewing and off the course by 8:45. Access to the course will be limited to the participants with the bib in full view. Maximum care and moderate speeds are required during the viewing. It is not allowed to try either of the courses. The race officials and organizers will signal the participants who do not obey the race course viewing rules and they will be disqualified and not admitted to the start.
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Article 8 – Prizes
Every participant will receive a race package containing merchandise and samples provided by the organizers. Prizes will include travel and lodging packages and sport equipment.
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Article 9 - Individual ranking
Prizes will be given to the first 3 athletes in the categories Giovani, senior and Master A, B and C. Categories wit hless than 6 participants might be ranked together.
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Article 10 – Cancellation of the Race
In case of poor snow conditions or other unforeseeable events, the organizers have the right to cancel or postpone the race. In case of planned cancellation with al least 3 days notice the organizers will refund 50% of the enrollment fees paid. The jury can also cancel the race or decide to shorten the course, before or after the start of the first participant, in case the weather conditions warrant it or for safety or any other reason.
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Article 11-Race materials and limitation of liability
Race helmets are required for all participants. With enrollment the participant acknowledges that the activities of the event are dangerous and involve the risk of serious injury or death or property damage. Participant acknowledge to be fully aware of all risks involved in taking part in this event and hereby assumes full responsibility for any risk or bodily injury, death or property damage arising from his participation, whether caused by negligence or otherwise. Participats herby release, waive, discharge and covenants not to sue the promoters, organizers, operators or anyone involved in the organization of the event and releases them from all liabilities.
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Article 12 – Modifications to the rules
The organizers will have the right to make any modifications they consider necessary for the organization and safety of the event. Possible changes can be made until the start of the first participants and will be communicated by posting a notice at the race office or at the race finish line. Please check for notices to be informed of eventual changes.
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Article 13 – Protests
The organizers will not accept any complaints for problems with the course, other athletes or organizers on the course, etc. Complaints need to be presented within 30 minutes from the end of the race, accompanied by a fee of € 50 that will be retained in case the complaint is rejected.
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Article 14 – FISI Rules
The FISI rules apply in the cases not covered by the present rules. |
Recommendations and other rules
Participation to this race requires a good physical condition and is suggested only to athletes who have trained on adequately long ski trails. In case of stops or falls during the race, move out of the course and carefully look before you restart the race. The participant who stops or falls must yield to the participants already on the course. Maximum case must be taken when overtaking another participant and avoid overtaking in dangerous parts of the course. The overtaking participant must do so without penalizing the participant in front. After the finish line, please move out of the finish line area as soon as possible. The course can have unexpected obstacles such as other participants, organizers positioning gates or fixing the course. Participants will need to take extra care to deal with unexpected events during the race. In case a participant decides to abandon the race before the intermediate station, he or she must stop at the intermediate station and continue down with the ski lift. For the portion of ski trail necessary to reach the intermediate station or the finish area, participants who abandon must descend on the side of the trail taking extra care not to interfere with the participants in the course.
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