OPENING CEREMONY

2021 FIM INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS OF ENDURO (ISDE)

Visconti Castle, - Saturday 28th August from 17h00 to 19h30

1/ COVID PROTOCOLE

The entire Opening Ceremony is closed to public. For this reason, there will be no parade.

On all areas of the Opening Ceremony listed below: social distancing + a mask are required (see Appendix 1; global map).

Outside the in Pavia: No limitation in the number of people.

Inside the Visconti Castle in Pavia: • 400 persons maximum + media. • All persons sitting in front of the stage, except media who will be in the media zone immediately in front of the stage.

COVID CONTROL POINT BEFORE CASTLE ENTRANCE: • All persons wearing a ‘white + red stripe’ wristband granting access to the Opening Ceremony • All persons sitting inside the Castle: Compulsory to have Green pass OR negative antigenic test (taken during the last 72 hours). • All persons of the country delegations (riders + staff) who have been checked before (upon their arrival in thepaddock).

CATEGORY OF PERSONS SITTING INSIDE THE CASTLE, IN FRONT OF THE STAGE:

• Guests, maximum150, entering by the VIP entrance. o Local authorities = 60 persons invited. o Sporting authorities and organiser = 30 persons. o Partner representatives = 60 persons invited.

• Last 3 nations to step onto the stage - riders + staff maximum = 245

Special process for the last 3 countries: entering and stepping onto the stage with their delegation, the rest of the delegation exits, riders + staff enter the central zone (control of the specific mark / pass by the LOC before sitting) and attend until the end of the ceremony.

• BEL riders (16) + staff representatives (5) = 21 • USA riders (31) + staff representatives (5) = 36 • ITA riders (183) + staff representatives (5) = 188

All the other countries, after the control point will be entering the castle, nation per nation and follow this circuit: • Enter into the Castle by the righthand gate, nation by nation with distance between each nation. • After the entrance, on the right: o Stop, if wanted, at the photo call (backdrop) + respect social distancing + wear a mask. o Stop before stepping onto the stage: invited to step onto the stage by the speaker. • Speaker announces = flag of the country on the giant screen. • When all the country delegation on stage: national anthem played for 30 seconds followed by speaker interview /short (3 minutes average per country). • Country delegation invited to leave the stage and exit the castle (except the riders and managers of the last 3 countries, BEL, USA, ITA as explained above). • When the Country delegation leaves the castle, the next country delegation is invited to step onto the stage.

2/ SCHEDULE (Please see maps in appendix 1 & 2 for more information)

Before: • Free parking ‘Nazario Sauro’ for vehicles with an Event pass, 200 places maximum. Vehicle pass control by the Organiser (see Appendix 1, general map). • On their way to the Castle garden the country delegations will pass next to the Basilic de San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, the tomb of Saint Augustin. • At the Castle Garden (outside the castle): plan with the place of each delegation wide enough and respecting social distancing between groups and persons inside each group (see Appendix 2).

Meeting point for country delegations in their respective places in the Castle garden: • 17h00 meeting point at the Castle garden for the 10 first nations. • 17h20 meeting point at the Castle garden entrance for the 11 to 20 nations. • 17h40 meeting point at the Castle garden entrance for the 21 to 30 nations.

Meeting point for the Guests 17h00: entrance by the cross access of the Castle (delegations entering by the main entrance).

• 17h30: speaker introduction + videos on giant screen.

• 17h30: entrance of the 1st nation into the castle.

• 17h45: entrance of the 1st nation onto the stage.

• 19h15: last nation (ITA) exits the castle.

• 19h15-19h30: Speeches by the Authorities and official declaration of the Opening of the 95th Edition of the 2021 FIM ISDE.

• 19h30: end of the Opening Ceremony.

APPENDIX 1 – OPENING CEREMONY GENERAL MAP

Parking: https://goo.gl/maps/7pkcB6kQQ5Yy6ncK6

Visconti Castle Garden (Pavia): https://goo.gl/maps/y2tVT1XFSburPxyA9

Order of the Nations:

1. Argentina 11. Great Britain 21. Portugal 2. Austria 12. Germany 22. Spain 3. Brazil 13. Hungary 23. Slovakia 4. Canada 14. Israel 24. Slovenia 5. Switzerland 15. Japan 25. Sweden 6. Chile 16. Lithuania 26. Venezuela 7. Czech Republic 17. Mexico 27. South Africa 8. Estonia 18. Netherlands 28. Belgium 9. Finland 19. Norway 29. United States of America 10. France 20. Poland 30.

APPENDIX 2 – CASTLE GARDEN / COUNTRY DELEGATIONS POSITIONS

Please note that for any country delegation the only materials authorised are:

• Country flags and/or Moto Club flags

No material with commercial brand or not in accordance with good morals will be accepted. In such a case the country delegations will have to leave this kind of material at their waiting area in the Castle garden.