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COVID– 19 Guidelines

COVID-19 FIS PASSPORT Most important rules • Covid-19 FIS Passport will be applied at WC • Always keep the mouth-nose protection mask and 2021 distance of 1.5 m. in all event venues, accredited zones, • All accredited persons have to register personally public areas and transports. in FIS Passport system through: • Wash hands frequently and use hand sanitisers. • https://fispassport.fis-ski.com/fis/ • Change masks frequently. • Access CODE: FIS2021: • Hand sanitisers will be available at the several event Covid-19 Manager: venues, but always take yours with you. Georgi Maximov, M.D., If you feel sick [email protected], tel. +359 886 66 12 48 • Avoid contact with other people • Isolate yourself and contact your Team captain General Measures and Rules • Contact the OC’s Covid-19 manager of conduct • Health is the highest priority, that’s why solidarity and individual responsibility are required. • Don’t travel to Bansko with COVID-19 symptoms. • Teams should avoid contacts with non-team members. • Teams should follow and observe the restricted areas for teams.

Covid-19 Protocol

You can find the specific Covid-19 Protocol under the event details in FIS website Most important rules to follow:

1.5 m

WEARING A MASK KEEP SAFE IS MANDATORY DISTANCE

WASH YOUR AVOID GROUP HANDS OFTEN FORMATION

SNEEZE AND COUGH PAY CONTACTLESS IN THE CURVE OF YOUR ELBOW IF POSSIBLE OR IN A HANDKERCHIEF Getting There

By air The nearest airport is Airport The OC strongly recommends flying to Sofia airport; Balkan Holidays, the logistic partner of the OC will organise transfers from Sofia airport to Bansko and return. Subject to a special request from the teams and separate price quotations, based on the respective requirements, number of the participants and luggage details.

Frankfurt

Munich Vienna Zurich Milano Sof Istanbul

Thessaloniki

By car Bansko lies in the South-western part of , in the heart of the majestic mountain. There are Ruse numerous ways to reach Bansko, as it lies only two hours by car from Sofia.

Quickest route is via the main E79 highway south Kalotina to , and then following the well-marked Sofia eastbound turn, which will take you through Predela Pass all the way to Bansko. Е79 Gyueshevo Simitli Sofia – Bansko 150 km Kapitan Thessaloniki – Bansko 220 km Andreevo Istanbul – Bansko 600 km

Kulata Belgrade – Bansko 630 km Skopje – Bansko 240 km Istanbul Bucharest – Bansko 550 km Thessaloniki Organizing committee

JURY FINANCIAL COMMITTEE

Wojciech Gajewski (POL) FIS TD Tzeko Minev Chairman Markus Waldner (FIS) Referee, Chief Race Director World Cup Men Georgi Bobev Member Emmanuel Couder Assistant referee, Maia Hristoskova Member (FIS) Coordinator Men’s World Cup Veneta Dimitrova Member Viktor Gichev Chief of Race TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Viktor Gichev Chief of Race Boyko Borissov Honorary Chairman Georgi Popov Ulen Company Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Vassil Petrov Chief of safety BFSki Krassen Kralev Chairman, Minister of Youth and Sports Assia Ilieva Race Secretary Tzeko Minev (BFSki) Chairman, President of the Bulgarian Ski Federation TIMING & RESULTS Maia Hristoskova Vice Chairman, CEO Ulen Company Longines Official Timekeeper of the FIS Alpine Ivan Kadev Vice Chairman, World Cup Mayor Stoyan Atanassov, Support timekeeping and results Georgi Bobev Vice Chairman, Vice President Infosport computing services of Bulgarian Ski Federation TECHNICAL SERVICES Viktor Gichev Chief of race Pepa Mitzeva Secretary General Ulen Company Catering, electricity, tickets, doping Elitza Popova Marketing , Coordinator FIS-OC & VIP control Nikolai Karadjov Finish Area HYPE TEAM Logistics – finish area Dr. Boris Klein Medical Service Elitza Popova Banners Georgi Maximov, M.D., Covid-19 contact person Emil Neshev First Aid Rumen Baryakov First Aid, Bansko Stoyan Atanassov Accreditation, Radio communications Contacts Tatiana Berova Accommodation & transfers ORGANIZATION: Olga Kalkova Ceremonies Plamen Valkov Chief of Media OC Audi FIS Ski WC Bansko 2021 Office of Bulgarian ski federation, Sofia, INFRONT TV production [email protected] Ivan Obreikov Coordinator OC – TV production www.banskoworldcup.com Ulen Company Catering KIWI Advertisement, Architecture, Competition secretary & Race Office: Advertizing Agency Design, Decoration Assia Ilieva, [email protected] (+359 878 105 990) Stoyan Atanassov Infosport Telecommunications Accommodation & transfers: Bansko Municipality Visitors’ service Tatiana Berova, e-mail: [email protected] Petar Pankov Volunteers Phone: (+359 885 330466) Chavdar Petrov , Security Accreditation: Selena 52 Stoyan Atanassov, [email protected] (+359 888 686 950) Dimitar Tonov Transport & Logistics Chief of media: Niki Kushlev Transport & Logistics Plamen Valkov, [email protected] (+359 882 424 663) START GS - M/L 2060 / 2010 m

46% 2060 m

46% 2010 m

44% 2000 m

53% Slopes Info 1900 m 34% 1800 m FINISH GS - M/L 1615 m 34% 1700 m 24% START GS - M/L 1600 m 2060 / 2010 m

46% 2060 m 46% Course name: 2010 m

44% Discipline GS 2000 m Start /m/ 2060 53% 1900 m Finish /m/ 1610

34% Vertical drop /m/ 450 1800 m FINISH GS - M/L Lenght /m/ 1238 1615 m 34% 1700 m Average slope /%/ 39 24% Max. slope /%/ 57 1600 m Min. slope /%/ 20

Course name: Marc Girardelli

Discipline GS Teams’ ProgrammeStart /m/ 2060 Finish /m/ 1610 Vertical drop /m/ 450 25.02.21 Lenght /m/ 1238 28.02.21 Average slope /%/ 39 Official arrival day Max. slope /%/ 57 Second race day – 2 Min. slope /%/ 20 11:00 Giant slalom, 1st RUN 26.02.21 14:00 Giant slalom, 2nd RUN Training day 10:00 - 12:00 GS Free skiing on race slope 01.03.21 Official departure day 27.02.21 First race day – Giant Slalom 1 11:00 Giant slalom, 1st RUN 14:00 Giant slalom, 2st RUN peak

Start GS

Finish Training course GS Accommodation & Transfers Finish area The teams will be accommodated at 4 stars hotels as Strazhite and similar in Bansko Town. The accommodation costs will be settled in accordance with the FIS World Cup Rules. The following will be provided at the venue hotel “Strazhite”: 1 Team Area Finish line • Main Race Office (serving only teams and Jury) 6 2 Media area • Organizing Committee Office (serving OC and all accredited persons) Finish 3 Photo area House • Team Captains’ Meeting Room 1 4 TV Compaund • Cash desk for Accommodation and Transport expenses 3 • Shuttle buses to the Gondola station and waxing rooms 5 Media Centre For accommodation and transfers from Sofia Airport to Bansko,

please contact: Teams Corridor Teams 6 Timing / Data Area AUDIVideo Wall Jury room / Race office Corridor Staff Mrs. Tatiana Berova (Balkan Holidays) E-mail: [email protected] 1 Phone: +359 885 330466 Team 1 2 Hospitality ACCREDITATION Team captains will receive teams’ accreditations

LIFT at the Race office in Hotel Strazhite. Accreditation office, serving all accredited persons, except teams is located at Olimpia meeting room in Kempisnki Grand

TEAMS Arena hotel. Easy access with a direct entrance from outside and next to the bottom gondola station. LIFT 1 Banderitza 1 Banderitza team radios To ensure the use of team radios during Bansko WC 2021, the BAR team captains must contact Mr. Stoyan Atanassov NOT LATER THAN 10.01.2021

RESTAURANTS Contact person for accreditation and team radios: Mr. Stoyan Atanassov Gondola Li E-mail: [email protected]

5 Phone: +359 888 686 950

Parking 2 Race office BANSKO SKI ROAD 4 Hotel Strazhite Race secretary: Mrs. Assia Ilieva E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +359 878 105 990 Venue place SKI ROOMS The main viewing area for all events is in the Banderiza finish The working spaces for service personnel will be organized in stadium next to the gondola upper station. containers,located at the parking lot of Gondola bottom station. The number working places per team will be distributed in accordance with requested ones in the entry forms. Food and Drinks Pick up/drop off ski rooms’ keys at Race office Numerous food stands in the event areas are available. (Hotel Strazhite) Bringing food or drinks of any kind, especially Contact person for ski rooms: Mr. Nikolai Karadjov; alcoholic beverages, onto the event grounds, is prohibited. E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: +359 882 111 060 Ski Area

Bansko Todorka Bansko Todorka Mosta Plato Mosta Plato Kolarski Stara kotva Kolarski Stara kotva Banderitza 1 Detska kotva Banderitza 1 Detska kotva Banderitza 2 Panica B Banderitza 2 Panica B Shiligarnik Vlek Chalin Shiligarnik Vlek Chalin Chalin valog Chalin valog

Gondola lift Information Information Chair lifts Shop Chair lifts Shop Drag lifts Change Drag lifts Change Hut Cash Desk Hut Cash Desk Snow mashine Ski shool Snow mashine Ski shool Rent a ski Range Rent a ski Range Parking First Aid Parking First Aid Restaurant Funpark Restaurant Funpark Light Light

Light Middle Light Middle Difficult Ski road Difficult Ski road

Altitude of highest ski run: 2600 m; Altitude of lowest ski run: 990 m; Total lenght of marked ski runs, including ski roads: 75 km Beginners – 35%; Intermediate – 40%; Advanced – 25%; Snow Cannons – 400 snow cannons covering 80% of the ski runs; Ski road a unique 16 km run suitable for intermediate skiers and snowboarders, covered by snow cannons and lighted, connects the highest ski run with the town. Parking, Hotels & Shuttle Service

•The main transport to the Ski zone and Finish area will be the gondola lift •According to the daily schedule, the OC will provide shuttles from/to the Team hotel/s to the bottom gondola station. •Very limited number of parking places near the Finish area will be available for the teams arrived with own vehicles. The parking permits will be distributed in accordance with the teams’ size and could be picked up from the Race office

Tsar Simeon str.

Patriarh Evtimii str.

1 Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena***** Glazne str. 2 Hotel Strazhite**** Tsar Simeon str. 3 Hotel Bansko**** 3 4 Hotel Pirin**** Glazne str. N. Vaptsarov square

Otets Paisii str. 4

Tsar Simeon str.

Neofit Rilski str.

Glazne str. Pirin str. St. Stambolov str.

ULEN 2

1 Paid Parking 2

Parking STAFF 1 Pirin str. 2 Parking with pass 1

Parking Blue Zone SMS or Counterfoil Kempinski Hotel Hotel Strazhite Hotel Bansko Grand Arena Address: 7 Glazne**** Str., Bansko 2770 Address 37 Glazne**** Str., Bansko 2770 ***** Telephone: [+359 749] 88700, 88118 Telephone [+359 749] 88054 Located at a 10 minutes walk from the town Located at a 5 minutes walk from the Address: 96 Pirin Str., Bansko 2770 centre. Next door to the Gondola lift town centre. Close to the Gondola lift Telephone: [+359 749] 88888 Floors 3, Lifts 3 Room types Single rooms, double rooms, twin deluxe rooms, double deluxe rooms, Located at a 10 minutes walk from the Room types Double rooms, apartments, studios, apartments, maisonettes town centre. Opposite to the Gondola lift maisonettes Typical room Shower, WC, hair-dryer, mini- Floors 5, Lifts 5 bar, cable TV, telephone, wireless internet, Room types Deluxe double rooms, balcony deluxe king rooms, concierge club rooms, Dining facilities Restaurant, 2 lobby bars suites Public facilities Swimming pool, fitness, Typical room shower and bath, WC, sauna, massage, steam bath, hairdryer, mini-bar, cable-TV, telephone, games room, darts, billiards, bowling with balcony, air-conditioning 6 alleys, table tennis, shopping centre, Dining facilities Restaurant, restaurant large ski storage room, luggage room, a-la-carte, lobby bar, room service conference room Public facilities Luxurious SPA centre with Thai herbal suite, slipper bath, float Team Hotel tank, serial bath, relax room, dry float Hotel Pirin spa, hammam, caldarium, aroma sauna, Finnish sauna, snow paradise, whirlpool; **** indoor and outdoor heated swimming Address 68 Tz. Simeon Str., Bansko 2770 pool, fitness centre, beauty centre, kids Telephone [+359 749] 88040 swimming pool, kids playroom, baby- Located at a 2 minutes walk from the sitter, games room, billiards, boutique town centre. shops, ski storage, 2 tennis courts, Room types Single rooms, twin rooms, conference hall for up to 120 people, double rooms, double deluxe rooms, safety deposit box, exchange office apartments. Athletes & Winners in Bansko

Alexis Pinturault “I like it here in Bansko. I like “Bansko is a perfect place for to go to different resorts, skiing. The slope is fairly and not to compete in one steep and can be a challenge place. The race was very for every one of the world’s good and the atmosphere ski stars. was really great. The competition was at a very I am fascinated by what high level.” I saw in Bansko. This Bulgarian ski town is quite different. It is like a mixture of Aspen and Tijuana. You can walk down a street, where on one side is a 5-star hotel and on the other a small retail “Bansko is a fantastic store selling trivials like Tijuana. The ski that is over 2,500 meters high. area itself is pretty cool. The gondola Modern lifts and perfectly path is long and steep. The top of the groomed slopes. This shows us main slope is very good and it looks like once again that skiing is much it’s very beautiful on the sides.” more widespread than we think. Also the races were perfectly organized and the whole environment like the finish area, the team hospitality, the slope preparation – all this was impeccable, even better than some negative examples back home in the Alps!” “Bansko is a great place, people are incredible, and the atmosphere during the races is “Bansko is a great ski resort. fantastic. The whole weekend was The Tomba run is really a great, and I want to come back in serious challenge for the the summer together athletes. In Bansko I found with Marcel Hirscher.” pleasure of skiing again!”

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