Information Bulletin

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WORDS OF INTRODUCTION

The Organising committee welcomes all athletes, team leaders, coaches, functionaries and guests to the 2020 ICF Slalom Ranking Markkleeberg which will take place on Kanupark Mark- kleeberg from 3rd to 5th April 2020. The competition is part of the 2020 ECA European Open Ca- noe Slalom Cup.

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 / Competition rules / Events 2

Venue / Entries / Participation Fee / Training sessions 3

Provisional time schedule / Team Leaders meeting 4

Race progressions / Boat control/Boat storage / Anti-Doping control 5

Water safety/First Aid service / Accommodation / Tickets for spectators 5

Access to Kanupark Markkleeberg / Parking rules 6

ECA European Open Cup - Key Facts / Prize Money 7

Press and media information / Contact details 7

IMPORTANT KEY DATES

24/03/20 Nominal entries deadline

28/03-03/04/20 Training period

03/04/20 Team Leaders Meeting

04/04/20 Heats (MK1, WK1, MC1, WC1, XC2)

05/04/20 Semi-finals / Finals (MK1, WK1, MC1, WC1, XC2)

COMPETITION RULES

2020 ICF Canoe Slalom Ranking Markkleeberg will be organized in accordance to the ICF Slalom Racing Competition Rules.

According to the ICF Competition Rules 2.2.2 we specify that there is no maximum number of participants per event per National Federation.

EVENTS

Men: Women: Mixed: Men’s Single MK1 Women’s Kayak Single WK1 Mixed Canoe Double XC2 Men’s Canoe Single MC1 Women’s Canoe Single WC1

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VENUE

Kanupark Markkleeberg

The course was built in 2006 and host of different national and international competitions 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). For the competition we will fix the finish line approx. 40 m before the end of the course.

Comp etition Course

ENTRIES

Nominal Entries…

...have to be done only by ICF online entries system: www.canoeicf.com

Please note...

... the following deadline for Nominal Entries: 24/03/20.

... that ICF Canoe Slalom Competition Rules articles 1.6.1 must be fulfilled.

PARTICIPATION FEE

The Participation fee will be 40.00 € per boat and includes the following services: - start fee for the ICF Ranking Race and the ECA European Open CSL Cup - free training for one session of 60 min. on Thursday (02/04/20), - free training for one session of 45 min. on Friday (03/04/20), - 5.00 € for the money prize fund for the overall standings of ECA European Open CSL Cup

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 03/04/20.

TRAINING SESSIONS

If you want to book some training sessions before the competitions please contact me as soon as possible by email ([email protected]). We will provide training bibs according to the en- tries. For these bibs we will take a deposit of 50.00 EUR as well. The distribution will take place at the Administration Area in the main building. The entrance is in the building vis-à-vis the res- taurant.

During the days before the competition (28/03/20 to 03/04/20) the cost for international partici- pants will be 17.00 EUR each boat for one session of 60 min. You have to pay in cash. We try to provide two sessions till Tuesday and at least one session on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The sessions on Thursday and Friday are included in the participation fee.

For latest information please have a look at http://trainingszeiten.kanuslalom.info/.

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PROVISIONAL TIME SCHEDULE

Friday, 03/04/2020

08:00 - 15:30 Free training in groups 09:00 - 16:00 Free boat control 13:00 - 17:00 Delivery of bibs at the Organisation Office

15:30 Course setting Heats course 17:30 Demonstration run for Heats course

19:00 Course closing

19:00 Team leaders meeting at Competition Office afterwards ITO briefing

Saturday, 04/04/2020 (Heats, start interval: 60 sec.)

07:30 Course Opening 07:45 ITO meeting

08:15 Forerunner 08:30 Heats 1st run (MK1, WK1) Heats 2nd run (MK1, WK1)

13:00 Break

13:45 Forerunner 14:00 Heats 1st run (MC1, WC1, XC2) nd Heats 2 run (MC1, WC1, XC2)

18:15 ITO meeting Course setting Semi-finals / Finals course 19:15 Course Closing

Sunday, 0/04/20 (Semi-finals/Finals, start interval: 60/90 sec.)

08:30 Course Opening 09:00 Demonstration run for Semi-finals / Finals course 09:30 ITO meeting

10:15 Forerunner 10:30 Semi-finals (MK1, WK1, MC1, WC1, XC2)

13:15 Break

14:15 Forerunner 14:30 Finals (MK1, WK1, MC1, WC1, XC2)

16:15 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 03/04/20 19:00 - 20:00.

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RACE PROGRESSIONS

For the 2020 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

MK1 30 10 10

WK1 20 10 10

MC1 20 10 10

WC1 20 10 10

XC2 15 5 10

BOAT CONTROL / BOAT STORAGE

Free boat control: Friday 03/04/20 09:00 - 16:00.

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.

ANTI-DOPING CONTROL

Anti-Doping control will be performed in accordance with the ICF Anti-doping requirements and WADA standards.

WATER SAFETY / FIRST AID SERVICE

During the event period (04/04/20 - 05/04/20) we will provide a water safety and 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.

ACCOMODATIONS

The Atlanta Hotel International supports our canoe slalom events and is the perfect place for your accommodation. You will find more infor- mation 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 and region Leipzig: www.leipzig.travel/en/Plan_your_stay/Accommodation_2057.html

TICKETS FOR SPECTATORS

During 2020 ICF Canoe Slalom Ranking Markkleeberg we will not charge any entrance fee.

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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 highway A9 and highway A14 (http://www.leipzig-halle-airport.de).

BY TRAIN

You can travel to Leipzig central station and take the S-BAHN S3 / S5 / S5X / S6 to station “Markkleeberg Railway Station” (Markkleeberg Bahnhof). From this station you can the bus 106 directly to KANUPARK. The bus stop is next to our Eastern entrance (www.mdv.de).

BY ROAD

Kanupark Markkleeberg is situated next to highway A38. You can leave this highway in north- ward direction to City Markkleeberg and follow the main road B2. Leave main road B2 on first junction after approx. 3 km. Then follow the direction sign “Markkleeberger See” and “Kanupark”.

PARKING RULES

During the training period (28/03 - 03/04/20) you can leave your cars at the special parking areas inside Kanupark. Please use just these areas and keep free the escape routes for the emergency services.

Because of the limited amount of parking areas please note that you have to park space-saving.

Furthermore take account of the following articles:

- Parking next to the competition course directly in front of the stand - There is no parking in front of the bicycle stands - Parking next to the training course on the right side (diagonal) is possible - Leave your trailers on the “Sattelplatz” next to the starting pool of the competition course (no car parking!) - no parking on the place next to the starting pool of the training course

During the event period (04 - 05/04/20) you can leave your cars at the special parking area outside Kanupark. You get access to the special parking areas with parking permissions. Please use just these areas and keep free the escape routes for the emergency services. Because of the limited amount of parking areas please note that you have to park space-saving.

Furthermore take account of the following articles:

- Use marked parking areas just outside the Kanupark area - There is no parking on footpaths or inside Kanupark area! - Trailers you left on “Sattelplatz” you can pick up after the award ceremony.

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ECA OPEN CANOE SLALOM CUP - KEY FACTS

…will be organised for Olympic disciplines only …points will be allocated as follows:

Rank K1M K1W C1M C1W 1 60 60 60 60 2 55 55 55 55 3 50 50 50 50 4 44 44 44 44 5 43 43 43 43 6 42 42 42 42 … ...... 30 15 15 15 15 31 14 - - - 32 13 - - - … ... - - - 40 5 - - - Competitors who do not qualify for the semifinal do not receive any points.

…in the overall standings points from the best race from part one (Solkan (SLO), Markkleeberg (GER), Tacen (SLO), La Seu d’ Urgell (ESP), Pau (FRA), Liptovsky Mikulaš (SVK)) and points from three races from part 2 (Merano (ITA), Prague (CZE), Bratislava (SVK, FINAL)) (all to- gether 4 races) are taken into consideration.

…further information are available on: www.canoe-europe.org/news/eca-introduces-new-canoe-slalom-competition-series-981

PRIZE MONEY

We provide prize money as follows: - all categories together - for the five fastest boats in the Finals and with time bonus:

Fastest boat: 350.00 € MK1  no bonus 2nd fastest boat: 250.00 € WK1  -10% time bonus 3rd fastest boat: 200.00 € MC1  - 5% time bonus 4th fastest boat: 150.00 € WC1  -22% time bonus 5th fastest boat: 100.00 € XC2  -20% time bonus

PRESS AND MEDIA INFORMATION

All journalists who like to cover the 2020 ICF Canoe Slalom Ranking Markkleeberg are request- ed to send an email to [email protected].

For access to the competition area we will prepare a wristband and hand it out on Organisation Office on-site. Please bring along your Press-ID-Card for identification.

CONTACT DETAILS

Leipziger-Kanu-Club e.V. Phone +49 / 160 / 365 44 72 Christoph Kirsten Fax +49 / 34 297 / 14 12 98 President of Organising Committee Email [email protected] Wildwasserkehre 1 Web www.slalomevents.de 04416 Markkleeberg

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