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REGOLAMENTO REGULATIONS 1 AMORE INFINITO1 R E G U L A T I O N S REGOLAMENTO ART.1 FORMULA AND ITINERARY “RCS Sport S.p.A.”, in the person of Director Mauro Vegni, calls and organizes the 101st GIRO D’ITALIA, an international cycling stage race on the UCI WorldTour – Grand Tours Calendar. RCS Sport S.p.A. has its headquarters in Milan, via Rizzoli, 8 – tel. 0039.02.2584.8764 – fax 0039.02.2900.9684 – e-mail [email protected], website www.giroditalia.it. The Giro d’Italia, which is raced in compliance with the International Cycling Union Regulations, is reserved to the Men Elite category riders belonging to UCI World Teams and, by invitation only, to UCI Professional Continental Teams. Every Team will be formed of eight (8) riders, in accordance with the provisions of art. 2.2.003 of the UCI Regulations. The race will start in Jerusalem and finish in Rome, featuring the following stages: 01 FRI / 04 JERUSALEM - JERUSALEM (ITT) 9,7 02 SAT / 05 HAIFA - TEL AVIV 167 03 SUN / 06 BE'ER SHEVA - EILAT 229 MON / 07 Rest Day 04 TUE / 08 CATANIA - CALTAGIRONE 198 05 WED / 09 AGRIGENTO - SANTA NINFA (Valle del Belice) 153 06 THU / 10 CALTANISSETTA - ETNA 164 07 FRI / 11 PIZZO - PRAIA A MARE 159 08 SAT / 12 PRAIA A MARE - MONTEVERGINE DI MERCOGLIANO 209 09 SUN / 13 PESCO SANNITA - GRAN SASSO D'ITALIA (Campo Imperatore) 225 MON / 14 Rest Day 10 TUE / 15 PENNE - GUALDO TADINO 239 11 WED / 16 ASSISI - OSIMO 156 12 THU / 17 OSIMO - IMOLA 214 13 FRI / 18 FERRARA - NERVESA DELLA BATTAGLIA 180 14 SAT / 19 SAN VITO AL TAGLIAMENTO - MONTE ZONCOLAN 186 15 SUN / 20 TOLMEZZO - SAPPADA 176 MON / 21 Rest Day 16 TUE / 22 TRENTO - ROVERETO (ITT) 34,2 17 WED / 23 FRANCIACORTA STAGE (Riva del Garda - Iseo) 155 18 THU / 24 ABBIATEGRASSO - PRATONEVOSO 196 19 FRI / 25 VENARIA REALE - BARDONECCHIA 184 20 SAT / 26 SUSA - CERVINIA 214 21 SUN / 27 ROMA - ROMA 115 Total 3562,9 GIRO D’ITALIA 2018 2 In accordance with the provisions of articles Furthermore, in the event the Riders or the Team 2.10.002, 2.10.008 and 2.10.039, the points award- would fail during the race in complying with the ed by the race for the individual world ranking and principles set out in the foregoing paragraph, the for the UCI World Tour ranking are as follows: Organizer shall also reserves the right to expel them from the race at any time, in compliance with the Final General Classification provisions set out in Article 2.2.010 bis of the UCI To the first 60 riders of the final general classifica- Regulations tion, respectively: B) By and no later than 5.00pm of Tuesday May 1, 850 – 680 – 575 – 460 – 380 – 320 – 260 – 220 – 180 2018 each Team shall notify, either via fax or e-mail, – 140 – 120 – 100 – 84 – 68 – 60 – 56 – 52 – 48 – 44 – the final list of the eight titular riders, plus two sub- 40 – 32 (from the 21st to the 25th) – 24 (from the stitutes, so as to allow the completion of the “suivi 26th to the 30th) – 20 (from the 31st to the 40th) médical” on the following day. – 16 (from the 41st to the 50th) – 12 (from the 51st C) License check will take place on Thursday, May to the 55th) – 8 (from the 56th to the 60th) points. 3, 2018 at 9.00am (GMT +3), followed at 10.00am (GMT +3) by the Technical Briefing of the Giro Man- Stage Classification agement with the Commissaires’ Panel, the UCI To the first 5 riders of each stage, respectively: Technical Delegate and the Sport Directors on the 100 – 40 – 20 – 12 – 4 points. premises of Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem, Gershon Agron St. 26-28 Jerusalem, in compliance with the Stage Leader – Individual General Classification provisions set out in articles 1.2.087/2.2.093 of the 20 points. UCI Regulations. D) The briefing of the Giro Management with the Final Points and Mountains Classification Highway Police, Motorcyclists, Photographers and To the first 3 best-placed riders, respectively: TV Cameramen will be held at 11.30am (GMT +3), 100 – 40 – 20 points. on the same day, in compliance with article 2.2.034 bis of the UCI Regulations. The technical Guide of the 101st Giro d’Italia de- tails each stage, timetables, start and finish sites, ART.3 ORGANIZING MANAGEMENT AND COMMIS- distances in kilometres together with the relevant SAIRES’ PANEL stage route maps and profiles. The Giro Director is in charge of the general man- The Giro Director, subject to prior notification to the agement of the event with the cooperation of UCI Technical Delegate and to the Chief Commis- vice-directors and with the members of the Organi- saire, can change the timetables and/or itineraries, zation he personally appointed. if need be, giving prior notice to the interested par- ties. The Chief Commissaire, in cooperation with the mem- bers appointed by the UCI, ensures the management ART.2 ENROLMENT and sporting control of the race. Furthermore, pursu- A) After confirming their participation, the invited ant to art. 2.2.022 bis of the UCI Regulation, he/she Teams shall submit the list of participants within will be granted support by Commissaires specialising April 14, 2018, in accordance with the provisions of in equipment control, and might leverage the images article 1.2.049 of the UCI Regulations. filmed by TV Production of the event with every sta- In any case, the Organizer, to the purpose of safe- tionary and mobile camera. guarding the image and reputability of cycling in general and its own race, reserves the right to re- The motorcycle Commissaires and the finish Judge ject, up to the start time, the Riders or the Teams act according to the duty assigned to them by which, by their acts or statements would prove the Chief Commissaire. They are appointed by the to neglect the principles of sport fair play and the CNGG/FCI and exercise their duty as follows: undertaken commitments as set forth in Article - in the number of four, riding a motorcycle, and for 1.1.023 of the UCI Regulations. the entire duration of the Giro; 3 AMORE INFINITO1 R E G U L A T I O N S REGOLAMENTO - in a sufficient number in order to ensure the re- - the racing Riders; quired control during the individual time trial stages. - the Sport Directors and the Teams staff; - all the Giro’s followers duly accredited by the Or- The finish Judge is in charge of classifications. ganizer in a recognized and acknowledged official The Commissaires’ decisions shall be conveyed to position. the Giro Management for communication to the Sport Directors and to the accredited press. ART.5 RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF RIDERS All the enrolled Riders have the right, in compliance In case of exceptional circumstances suscepti- with the regulation in force, to compete in all the ble to endanger the safety or to distort the normal classifications included in the race program: i.e. course and therefore the relevant technical result stage classifications, general and special classifi- of the race, the Giro’s Director, in common consent cations, with the Chief Commissaire, having heard the opin- They are consequently required to maintain a re- ion of the UCI Technical Delegate and of the LCP sponsible race behaviour and to refrain from pro- Technical Commission, can at any moment decide moting or supporting any mass demonstration (art. 2.2.029): susceptible to assume the character of fraudulent agreements prejudicing other competitors, or to ap- A) to modify the route of a stage; pear as a protest against the Organizer or the Com- B) to temporarily neutralize the race; missaires’ Panel or other official followers whatso- C) to stop the stage and give a new start; ever. D) to declare the stage null and void. Consequently, after consulting the Giro Director, Moreover, the enrolled riders are bound to the fol- the Chief Commissaire may enforce the following lowing: sporting decisions: E) to cancel or keep the gaps recorded in the event A) to carry a frame number and wear two body the race was neutralised or stopped, taking into ac- numbers duly provided by the Organization. These count the gaps recorded at the time the accident numbers may not be altered (art. 1.3.076/077). happened; During time trial stages, only one identification F) to cancel or keep the results recorded concerning number will be required; the Intermediate Sprints and Categorised Climbs; B) to carry in all the stages a transponder supplied G) to consider the stage as not raced. by the Organization and to be affixed on the bicycle frame, for the automatic reading of their passage The Giro’s Director, furthermore, might summon the position on the finish line and in some other sec- representatives for the “Extreme Weather Proto- tions determined by the Organization. However, the col”, in compliance with article 2.2.029 bis. In such a photo-finish at the finish will be the reference for situation, decisions can be taken and/or confirmed the finish order. on the morning of the stage (see the “Extreme Failure in complying with such obligation shall be Weather Protocol”). considered as an infringement equivalent to the ab- sence of body number and consequently punished ART.4 GENERAL PROVISIONS in accordance with Article 12.1.40 point 5 of the UCI The subjects listed hereunder are bound to comply Regulations with the present regulations, and – for all that is not C) to wear the jersey of their team as well as – regulated under the present ruling – with the cur- should it be the case – the World, Continental and rent regulations issued by the International Cycling National Champion jerseys; Federation: D) the Leaders of the General classification, of the GIRO D’ITALIA 2018 4 Points classification, of the Best Climber classifica- race, and other service vehicles that are not author- tion and of the Best Young classification shall wear ized to slip into the official motorcade of the race.