UEC BMX European Cup Round 3 & 4 28, 29 & 30 April 2017 Fcc Wheels Erp Netherlands Content 1. Introduction 3 2. Circuit BMX Club FCC Wheels 3 3. Erp 6 4. General Information 7 5. Location 8 6. Rules 9 7. Registration deadline for riders 9 8. UEC Registration Fee 10 9. Classes 10 10. Number plates and Side plates 10 11. Welcome Center 11 12. Trophies and prize money 12 13. Time Schedule Round 3&4 Race 13 14. Pitlane Team 14 15. Ticket prices 15 16. Camping 16 17. Livestream 17 18. Parking 17 19. Catering 17 20. Shops 17 21. Hotel/B&B/Camping 18 22. Press 19 23. Plan 20 versie 2 2 1. Introduction BMX Club FCC Wheels are honored to welcome you for the 2th time in club history at the UEC BMX European Cup Rounds 3&4. Once again our enthusiastic team has managed to bring the BMX season to the Netherlands. After a successful edition in 2015, we are ready to go for it once again. Our enthusiastically BMX Club celebrates it’s 35th anniversary. We started out in Veghel and we have moved to our new location in Erp 4 years ago. Our BMX Club has 130 members. 2. Circuit BMX Club FCC Wheels Erp Trackdata: The height of the starting hill is 5 metres and the width is 14 metres. The length of the slope is 15 metres. The way to the starting hill is via the slope. The track has 4 straights and 3 curved bents. Length till 1st bent 95 metres 2nd stretch with separated challenge and pro-section 85 metres 3rd stretch with rhythm section 80 metres 4th stretch till finish 70 metres Total length of the 3 curved bents 75 metres Total length of the track 395 metres versie 2 3 versie 2 4 versie 2 5 3. Erp, Netherlands Erp is a relatively small village in the municipality of Veghel and has about 5.000 inhabitants. Up till 1994 Erp was an independent municipality with it’s own town hall. The monumental building, dated around 1780 BC, is nowadays a library and also accommodates the “Heemkundekring”, a society for regional geography and history. Situated at the edge of the town square, across the town hall, there is a Roman Catholic Church. The church was built in 1844 BC in neo-­­classical style. The history of Erp goes back as far as the In the region Erp is known for it’s local associations and their supply of sports activities. Good examples are the women’s Korfball club who have won several National Titles and the Lady Equestrian Anky van Grunsven who has won several Olympic Medals with her horses “Bonfire” and “Salinero”. (Picture: Statue of “Bonfire”) More information: www.vvvuden.nl versie 2 6 4. General Information Organisation: BMX Club FCC Wheels Erp Location: Heesakker 12 te 5469 AV Erp Competition: UEC BMX European Cup Rounds 3 & 4 Date: 29 & 30 april 2017 Information: Email; [email protected] Website: www. uecbmxerp.com Facebook: UEC BMX European Cup Round 3 & 4 FCC Wheels Erp The Netherlands Phone: +31 620397745 UEC Event Manager: Mrs. Jolanda Polkamp, email: [email protected] National Federation: K.N.W.U., email: [email protected] Parking: A free parking place with amply capacity is situated next to the track for teammanagers and officials. At a walking distance of about 200 metres there is a second free, amply parking space for riders and visitors. Camping: The camping site will be open from Thursday 27 april 10.00 h Price for the whole event (Thursday to Sunday) is € 75,00 including electricity, water, toilets and showers. € 65,00 for three days (Friday to Sunday) Sign in required. [email protected] Admission fee: Saturday € 12,50 Sunday € 12,50 Passe-partout € 20,00 Team-area: UEC 2017 registered teams, € 150,00 Non-registered teams, € 200,00 Sign in required. [email protected] Bankaccount: Rabobank Uden Veghel Name of the account: FCC Wheels Veghel BIC: RABONL2U IBAN: NL44 RABO 0153312904 Free practice: 04-03 / 11-03 / 18-03 / 25-03 / 18-04 Time: 12.00 – 16.00h Price: € 9,00 Each last 15 minutes of the hour, is the pro section open. There is no ATM machine on the trackside. versie 2 7 5. Location From Amsterdam Airport: Take the train to ‘s­Hertogenbosch (also called Den Bosch) From ‘s-Hertogenbosch take the bus, line 25, to Veghel/Erp. From Eindhoven Airport: Take bus number 21 direction Boekel Transfer to line 25 to Erp By car from Amsterdam: Motorway A 10 / A2 Amsterdam – Utrecht- s’ Hertogenbosch A 59 Rosmalen – Oss- Nijmegen At Oss exit Oss Oost A 50 Uden – Veghel. At Veghel exit 12 centre Veghel 3e traffic light to the left direction Erp By car from Belgium via A67 Eindhoven: Vanaf Eindhoven A 50 Nijmegen – Veghel. At exit 12 direction centre Veghel Then 3e traffic light to the left direction Erp. By car from Germany via Venlo: A73 direction Nijmegen. At exit Boxmeer direction Gemert. In Elsendorp to the left Middenpeelweg direction Zeeland. On the traffic circle to the left direction Boekel. Traffic circle Boekel straight ahead direction Erp By car from North Germany via Osnabruck/Apeldoorn: Osnabruck E 30 / A1 Apeldoorn. At Apeldoorn A50 direction Arnhem – Nijmegen – Oss Veghel. At Veghel exit 12 centrum Veghel. 3e traffic light to the left direction Erp versie 2 8 6. Rules The UEC BMX European Cup 2017 is open to any rider from any country with a national license, in compliance with the UCI regulations. There is no limit on the number of riders from one country that can be registered. The race will be run under the UEC 2017 regulations. Championship riders can score UCI points for their country ranking. Saturday is an HC contest, Sunday will be C1. PLEASE BEWARE: in case of special conditions (weather, wind or else) or a high number of participants, the UEC BMX Commission allows the PCP in agreement with the UEC Technical delegate to reduce the number of moto’s. This can only apply for challenge classes and never for championship classes. Challenge riders are not allowed to have a number on their jersey. Careernumbers on shirts are only allowed for Championship riders. Challenge and Championship riders are not allowed to have UCI logo or rainbow stripes on bicycles or clothing, except for Junior and Elite World Champions. Jeans are not allowed in all classes. Only riders aged 13 and older are allowed to use clip pedals. Front and side plates : colors and sizes as per UCI rule book article 6.1.072. Since photo finish system is utilized, each bicycle entered into competition must display a lateral number plate located just behind the steer tube. The number shall be black with a white background. The riders must display the number assigned to him. It is the responsibility of the rider to check he has the correct number on his plate. No correct number or no correct plate means : no authorization to start and then REL. 7. Registration deadline for riders All registrations & payments for riders must be made through their own national BMX federation. This ensures that registrations & payments are coordinated. Late registration after National Federation deadline is not possible! National federations most mail their registrations to: [email protected] Payment of the registrations by National federations should be made to the following account number: Rabobank Uden Veghel Name of the account: FCC Wheels Veghel BIC: RABONL2U IBAN: NL44 RABO 0153312904 Or at the Welcome Center on registration. We ask the Chefs d’Equipe to bring a bank statement (ask your federation), showing when the payment was made by bank transfer, when they pick up the riders packages in the Welcome Center. This to avoid any problems versie 2 9 8. UEC Registration Fee Classes Saturday Sunday Challenge classes & Cruisers € 29,00 € 29,00 Junior classes € 37,00 € 37,00 Elite Classes € 59,00 € 59,00 9.Classes UEC BMX EUROPEAN CUP Championship classes : Men Elite Male riders 19 years and older Women Elite Female riders 19 years and older Men Junior Male Riders 17 and 18 years old Women Junior Female riders 17 and 18 years old Challenge classes : Boys: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11/12, 13/14, 15/16 (minimum age 7 years old) – combined classes if less than 5 riders Girls: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11/12, 13/14, 15/16 (minimum age 7 years old) – combined classes if less than 5 riders Men: 17/24, Men 25+ Women 17+ Cruisers: 17/29, 30/39, 40/44, 45+ Cruiser Women: 17 + (1 combined classes) 10.Numberplates and side plates Every participant will receive a personalized number plate and corresponding side plates & lashing straps to attach the number plate to your handlebars. It is mandatory to use these number plates on racedays and no alterations can be made. These need to be picked up by the Chef d’Equipe from the Welcome Center together with the information for the riders. versie 2 10 11.Welcome Center/Accreditation center The Welcome Center is the central location where chef d’equipe, visitors, KNWU and crew can pick up their entrance tickets (for your car as well as for yourself). The Welcome Center is a white barrack standing right outside of the Circuit FCC Wheels site. Follow event signs for the “Welcome Center”. The Welcome Center will be used for: • Chef D’Equipe. Officials welcoming Staff welcoming General information Teams Shops VIP 1x pas voor Chef d’Equipe (1 per country participating, see table below) With the following rights: Free entry to track (event) Entry to staging Entry to track (in case of crashed rider) Entry to Team manager meeting Entry to Team manager area X passes voor Assistant chef d’Equipe (number of passes according to table below) With the following rights: Free entry to track (event) Entry to staging Entry to Team manager area X passes Crew (Medic, mechanic Free entry to track (event) Riders Chef d’Equipe Assistant Crew* 1 - 2 1 0 0 3 – 5 1 1 0 6 – 10 1 2 2 11 – 50 1 2 4 51 – 100 1 3 4 101 – 200 1 4 4 201 + 1 5 4 Host country 1 5 4 Opening hours Welcome Center Date Open Closed Friday 28 April From 8.30 h at 20.00 h Saturday 29 April From 7.00 h at 19.00 h Sunday 30 April From 7.00 h at 12.00 h versie 2 11 12.Trophies and Prize money For the Championship Classes: Only Championship riders who come in 1st to 3rd place are obliged to attend the award ceremony.