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Information Bulletin 201 5 ICF Cano e S lalom Ran ki ng Mar kk le ebe rg -1- www .s lal omeve nt s .d e WORDS OF INTRODUCTION The Organising committee welcomes all athletes, team leaders, coaches, functionaries and guests to the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom Ranking Markkleeberg which will take place on Kanupark Markkleeberg, one of the recent White-Water courses in the world, from 27th to 29th March 2015. The information listed below should give you a review and support preparing for this event. Please note that some information is for the present. Christoph Kirsten President of Organising Committee Leipziger-Kanu-Club e.V. TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents / Important key dates 2 Venue 3 Competition rules / Events / International Open Competition 4 Entries / Participation Fee 4 Provisional time schedule / Team Leaders meeting 5 Race progressions / Training sessions / Water safety 6 Boat control / Boat storage / First aid service 7 Anti-Doping control / Accommodation / Press and media information 7 Access to Kanupark Markkleeberg / Tickets for spectators 8 Parking rules 8 Contact details 9 IMPORTANT KEY DATES 13/03/15 Nominal entries deadline 23-27/03/15 Training period 27/03/15 Team Leaders Meeting 28/03/15 Heats (K1M, C1W, C1M, K1W, C2M) 29/03/15 Semi-finals / Finals (K1M, C1W, C1M, K1W, C2M) 201 5 ICF Cano e S lalom Ran ki ng Mar kk le ebe rg -2- www .s lal omeve nt s .d e VENUE Kanupark Markkleeberg The course was build in 2006 and host of different national and international com- petitions during the last five years. The course has a length of 270 m and a drop of 5.70 m. The amount of water will be 14 m³/s (white water level III-IV). Competition Course First Sector Middle Sector I Middle Sector II Last Sector 201 5 ICF Cano e S lalom Ran ki ng Mar kk le ebe rg -3- www .s lal omeve nt s .d e COMPETITION RULES 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom Ranking Markkleeberg will be organized in accordance to the ICF Slalom Racing Competition Rules. EVENTS Men: Men’s Kayak Single K1M Women: Women’s Kayak Single K1W Men’s Canoe Single C1M Women’s Canoe Single C1W Men’s Canoe Double C2M INTERNATIONAL OPEN COMPETITION Besides the ICF Ranking Series (World Ranking, max. 6 boats per event per na- tional federation) we will offer the attendance of further boats of every national federation on a support race, the International Open Competition. We will start each event with the boats of the International Open Competition and continue with the athletes of the ICF Ranking Race. ENTRIES Nominal Entries for ICF Ranking Series ...have to be done only by ICF online entry system: www.canoeicf.com Please note... ... the following deadline for Nominal Entries: 13/03/15. ... that ICF Canoe Slalom Competition Rules articles 11.1 to 11.4 must be fulfilled. ... the maximum amount of boats per category per nation is 6 in accordance to the ICF Canoe Slalom Competition Rules 2.3. Nominal Entries for International Open Competition ...have to be sent by email to [email protected] by national federations! Please note... ... the following deadline for Nominal Entries: 13/03/15. ... that ICF Canoe Slalom Competition Rules articles 11.1 to 11.4 must be fulfilled. PARTICIPATION FEE The Participation fee will be 25.00 € per boat which participating at the ICF Rank- ing Series or the International Open Competition. We will take a deposit for the bibs of 50.00 EUR from each club/federation. The payment of the participation fee and the deposit has to be done in cash on- site during the delivery of bibs on Friday 27/03/15. 201 5 ICF Cano e S lalom Ran ki ng Mar kk le ebe rg -4- www .s lal omeve nt s .d e PROVISIONAL TIME SCHEDULE Friday, 27/03/2015 08:00 - 16:00 Free training in groups 09:00 - 16:30 Free boat control 13:00 - 17:00 Delivery of bibs at the Organisation Office 16:00 Course setting Heats course 17:15 Demonstration run for Heats course 19:00 Course closing 19:00 Team leaders meeting at Competition Office afterwards Referees briefing Saturday, 28/03/2015 (Heats) 07:30 - 08:30 Delivery of bibs at the Organisation Office 08:00 - 09:00 Emergency boat control 08:00 Course Opening 08:15 Referees meeting 08:45 Forerunner 09:00 Heats 1st run (K1M, C1W, C1M) 11:30 Heats 2nd run (K1M, C1W, C1M) 13:00 - 14:00 Break 14:00 Forerunner 14:15 Heats 1st run (K1W, C2M) nd 15:30 Heats 2 run (K1W, C2M) 16:30 Course setting Semi-finals / Finals course 17:15 Demonstration run for Semi-finals / Finals course 18:30 Course Closing / Referees meeting Sunday, 29/03/2015 (Semi-finals/Finals) 09:30 Course Opening 09:45 Referees meeting 10:15 Forerunner 10:30 Semi-finals (K1M, C1W, C1M, K1W, C2M) 13:30 - 14:45 Break 14:45 Forerunner 15:00 Finals (K1M, C1W, C1M, K1W, C2M) 17:15 Award ceremony Please note: Time schedule will be aligned after closing of nominal entries. TEAM LEADERS MEETING Official Team Leaders meeting will be held at Competition Office on-site on Friday 27/03/15 19:00 - 20:00. 201 5 ICF Cano e S lalom Ran ki ng Mar kk le ebe rg -5- www .s lal omeve nt s .d e RACE PROGRESSIONS For the 2015 Racing Season the ICF Canoe Slalom Committee has determined the progression to the semi-final and final for all ICF Ranking races will be as follows: Event To the Semi-final from To the Semi-final from To the Heats 1st run score Heats 2nd run score Final Men’s K1 30 10 10 Women’s C1 15 5 10 Men’s C1 20 10 10 Women’s K1 20 10 10 Men’s C2 15 5 10 The race progression for the International Open Competition will be as follows: Event To the Semi-final To the from Heats Final Men’s K1 10 5 Women’s C1 10 5 Men’s C1 10 5 Women’s K1 10 5 Men’s C2 10 5 Please note that these boats (coming from the International Open Competition heats) will start at the beginning of their respective events during the semi-finals and the finals. Furthermore it is not possible for boats coming from the Interna- tional Open Race to receive ICF Ranking points. TRAINING SESSIONS If you want to book some training sessions before the competitions please contact me as soon as possible by email ([email protected]). During the week before the competition (23/03/15 to 26/03/15) the cost for inter- national participants will be 14.00 EUR each boat for 1 session of 60 min. You have to pay in cash. We will provide at least one session each day. Furthermore we offer a free training in groups from 08:00 till 16:00 on Friday (27/03/15). The duration of these sessions will be max. 45 min. and depend on the total numbers of participants of the competition. Please have a look on the separate training schedule on-site. Beyond the mentioned period you can book exclusive training sessions from the beginning of March till the end of November 2015. WATER SAFETY During the event period (28/03 - 29/03/15) we will provide a water safety. 201 5 ICF Cano e S lalom Ran ki ng Mar kk le ebe rg -6- www .s lal omeve nt s .d e BOAT CONTROL / BOAT STORAGE Free boat control: Friday 27/03/15 09:00 - 16:30. Boat storage: Please note that storage of boats between the training sessions and during the competition has to be made: - not in windy areas - not at escape routes or other roads/ways. Please leave your boats on the place called “Sattelplatz” next to building (trailer place) and note that storage is on the owner’s risk. FIRST AID SERVICE During the event period (28/03 - 29/03/15) we will provide a first aid service. Please note that this medical service will cover only emergency cases and that all participants are responsible to arrange, at their cost, their own medical insurance policy. ANTI-DOPING CONTROL Anti-Doping control will be performed in accordance with the ICF Anti-doping requirements and WADA standards. ACCOMODATIONS The Atlanta Hotel International Leipzig supports our canoe slalom events and is the perfect place to accommodate athletes, coaches, visitors and organ- isers. You will find more information on www.atlanta-hotel.de. Furthermore you will find accommodations next to the course on the following websites: City Markkleeberg: www.markkleeberg.de/de/kultur_tourismus/uebernachten City Leipzig: www.leipzig.travel/en/Plan_your_stay/Accommodation_2057.html Region Leipziger Neuseenland: www.leipzigerneuseenland.de/en/accommodation PRESS AND MEDIA INFORMATION All journalists who like to cover the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom Ranking Markkleeberg are requested to send an email to [email protected]. We will prepare an accreditation card for journalists and hand it out on Organisa- tion Office on-site. Please use your Press-ID-Card to pass the entrance control staff during the event period. 201 5 ICF Cano e S lalom Ran ki ng Mar kk le ebe rg -7- www .s lal omeve nt s .d e ACCESS TO KANUPARK MARKKLEEBERG Kanupark Markkleeberg is situated in the South of the City Leipzig in Saxony: BY AIR LEIPZIG ◦ HALLE AIRPORT is situated in the North of City Leipzig next to high- way A9 and highway A14 (http://www.leipzig-halle-airport.de).