UCI C2 Points Scale Men Elite, Women Elite, Junior Men and Junior Women Categories Will Receive Points and Prize Money According to the UCI Class Two (Europe 2)

2nd Lepanto Cross Country MTB race 3rd Lepanto Cross Country MTB race

1. Rules The 2nd & 3rd Lepanto Cross Country MTB Race are organized under the rules of the UCI and the specific rules are mentioned in this guide.

2. Class - Categories For the 2nd & 3rd Lepanto Cross Country MTB Race only the following categories are allowed:

UCI Class2 XCO: Men Elite XCO – 4,2km x 7laps Women Elite XCO – 4,2km x 6laps Men Juniors XCO – 4,2km x 6laps Women Juniors XCO – 4,2km x 4laps

3. UCI C2 Points Scale Men Elite, Women Elite, Junior Men and Junior Women categories will receive points and prize money according to the UCI Class Two (Europe 2).

UCI C2 XCO

Place Elite Men/Women – Junior Men /Women 1st 30 points - 20 points 2nd 20 points - 18 points 3rd 15 points - 16 points 4th 12 points - 14 points 5th 10 points - 12 points 6th 8 points - 10 points 7th 6 points - 8 points 8th 4 points – 6 points 9th 2 points – 4 points 10th 1 point - 2 points

4. Prize Money XCO UCI C2 Men / Women Elite PLACE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PRIZE 350,00 € 250,00 € 200,00 € 150,00 € 100,00 € 80,00 € 70,00 € 60,00 € 50,00 € 45,00 € UCI 200,00 € 160,00 € 120,00 € 100,00 € 80,00 € 72,00 € 64,00 € 56,00 € 48,00 € 40,00 € Junior Men / Junior Women PLACE 1 2 3 4 5 PRIZE 100,00 € 70,00 € 60,00 € 40,00 € 30,00 € UCI 64,00 € 52,00 € 40,00 € 24,00 € 20,00 €

Total Prize Money for Elite Men stage: € 1355 Total Prize Money for Elite Women stage: € 1355 Total Prize Money for Men Juniors: € 300 Total Prize Money for Women Juniors: € 300

5. Programme

Saturday 19/5/2018 - UCI C2 12:00 - 13:00 Registrations and distribution of Race numbers at Xenia Hotel at Gribovo beach in Nafpaktos 13:00 - 13:30 Managers’ meeting at Xenia Hotel at Gribovo beach in Nafpaktos 15:00 – 16:00 Training Time 17:00 Start of Men Elite/ Juniors Men / Women Elite / Juniors Women XCO UCI C2 categories The race course for Men Elite XCO UCI C2 is 4,2km x 7laps The race course for Women Elite XCO UCI C2 is 4,2km x 6laps The race course for Men Juniors XCO UCI C2 is 4,1km x 6laps The race course for Women Juniors XCO UCI C2 is 4,1km x 4laps 18:30 End of the races 19:00 Award Ceremony at the Castle of Nafpaktos

Sunday 20/5/2018 - UCI C2 12:00 Start of Men Elite/ Juniors Men / Women Elite / Juniors Women XCO UCI C2 categories The race course for Men Elite XCO UCI C2 is 4,2km x 7laps The race course for Women Elite XCO UCI C2 is 4,2km x 6laps The race course for Men Juniors XCO UCI C2 is 4,1km x 6laps The race course for Women Juniors XCO UCI C2 is 4,1km x 4laps 13:30 End of the races 14:00 Award Ceremony at the Castle of Nafpaktos

6. Registration Procedure The participants can register using the following ways: Online, E-mail, Online registration closes 16th May 2018 www.lepanto-crosscountry.gr email: [email protected], [email protected] Registration of the riders (with distribution of Race number plates and timing chips) can only be done at the Registration office which will be at Hotel Xenia at Gribovo beach in Nafpaktos near the Start/Finish area during the following working hours: 19th May 2018 12:00 – 13:00 UCI License is kept and returned with the return of the number + chip. Please note that training will not be authorized without a number plate. Riders who don’t return the timing chip after the event will be charged 25 Euros for replacement. The Registration office will be located at the place of the race.

7. Race venue The Castle of Nafpaktos where the race takes place, is 1km far from the center of Nafpaktos. There is direct access to the race tracks and paths. Athletes will stay in hotels in the region. There are many catering businesses near the place of the race.

8. Route description The race has the starting and finishing lines at the Parking area of the Castle and runs along paths, cobbled roads and forest roads. The altitude

reaches 200m. The route is in the forest and into the Castle, the paths are pleasurable and take the athletes through a tunnel of natural beauty.

9. Medical Points Throughout the event there will be a rescue team of 20 members available at many points and in full communication for quick recovery. There will also be a doctor and an ambulance.

10. Starting Procedure XCO Riders will be called in the Staging Area 20 minutes before the scheduled start time of the race. Staging will begin 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of the race. Riders will be lined up as described in the Start Order above. Eight riders will be placed on each line (might change by decision of the President of the Commissaries' Panel). The rider him/herself can decide his/her position on the line. Once the riders are lined up, warm-up (by rollers, turbo trainer etc.) is excluded inside or outside the start area. The start will be given by the Start Commissaries using the following procedure: Announcements at 3, 2, 1 minute and 30 seconds before the start, then a final announcement that the start will be given within the next 15 seconds. A starting pistol, whistle or horn will be used to give the start. The Start Commissar will be in sole control of the public address system from three minutes before the start until the start has been given.

11. Press Office – Anti-doping tests-Race Office – Race meeting room The Press Office - Anti-doping Control - Race Office – Race Meeting Room will be located near the Start / Finish area. The press office will be fully equipped for online communication. The Race Ceremonies will be at the Castle of Nafpaktos.

12. Technical support All bikes taking part in the event have the opportunity of a technical check and during the race there will be technical support points near the Start / Finish area.

13. Feed / Technical Assistance Technical assistance during the race is permitted subject to the conditions below: Authorized technical assistance during a race consists of repairs or the replacement of any part of the bicycle other than the frame. Bike changes are not permitted and the rider must cross the finishing line with the same handlebar number plate that he / she had at the start. Technical assistance shall only be given in the Feed/Technical assistance zones. Spare equipment and tools for repairs must be kept in these zones. Repairs and equipment changes can be carried out by the rider himself or with the help of a teammate, team mechanic or neutral technical assistance. Small items such as an inner tube or a small tool may be handed up from the Feed/Technical assistance zones. All people inside the Feed/Technical assistance zone must have on them in a visible place a Feed/Technical Assistance zone pass. People without a pass will be removed from the Feed/Technical Assistance zone. Passes will be handed during the Team Managers’ meeting under the supervision of the President of the Commissaries panel (1 pass for every 3 riders for each Feed/Technical Assistance zone) The Organizer will provide Neutral Technical assistance. In addition to technical assistance in feed zones, technical assistance is permitted outside these zones only between riders who are members of the same UCI MTB team or of the same national team (if riders are registered in the race as part of the National team). Riders may carry tools and spare parts provided that these do not involve any danger to the rider himself or the other competitors. Any changes to UCI regulations regarding Feed/Technical assistance will be applied to the above.

14. Parking locations Parking locations will be near the Start / Finish area.

15. Health Centre The Health Centre of Nafpaktos is 3,5km for from the race and the Hospital of Rio 14 km away.

16. Contact The organizer is “PrasinoMple” http://www.prasinomple.gr/ email : [email protected] www.lepanto-crosscountry.gr [email protected]

17. The Hellenic Cycling Federation is responsible for the composition of the commissaries’ panel.

18. History of the race In Nafpaktos many M.T.B races have been organized, the MTB National Cup of 2016 and 2017 , the Lepanto Cross Country XCO 2017 C2 race, was simultaneously the Balkan MTB Championship. The organization committee is “PrasinoMple” The race takes place at the Castle of Nafpaktos. Technical delegate of the race is Mr John Pattes, who was the organizer of “Hellas Salamina Island MTB XCO” races in Salamina in 2014, 2015 and 2016 (Categories of races C2, C1, S2, S1), and technical delegate of AlterBikeTours Sparti MTB C3 Race and Sparti Peter&Pauls MTB C2 Race in Sparti in 2017

19. General Guide Nafpaktos is today a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, situated on a bay on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, 3 km west of the mouth of the river Mornos. The old harbor with two watchtowers guarding the entrance captivates even the most demanding guests. Known for the Battle of Lepanto (October 1571) as it was the scene of the great sea battle in which the naval power of the Ottoman Empire was nearly completely destroyed by the united Papal, Spanish, Habsburg and Venetian forces Nafpaktos today has more than 19.000 residents, and it is 218 km west of Athens. It is 2,5 hours away from Eleftherios Venizelos airport and 30 minutes away from Patra. Many cycling races take place in the area and especially in Ano chora, one of the traditional villages of mountainous (Orini) Nafpaktia

20. TV Coverage There will be TV Coverage from local channels and online connections via twitter.

21. Supporters The 2nd and 3rd Lepanto Cross Country MTB Races are supported by Nafpaktos City, the Hellenic Cycling Federation and sponsors

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