Technical Guide
Kongsvinger 20. - 22. August 2010
Organizer: Glåmdal Sykleklubb, c/o Festningsrittet, Box 214, N 2101 Skarnes, Norway
Race Director: Gunnar Elvsveen, 2380 Brumunddal, Norway. Phone: + 47 90513124
Race Coordinator: Ivar Morten Prytz Phone: + 47 98032036
Assistant Race Dir: Ole Petter Vibekken Phone: + 47 91575406
Race Office: Thon Hotel Charlottenberg, Charlottenberg + 47 98032036
Kongsvinger Rådhus, Kongsvinger + 47 98032036
Media: Thor Holt + 47 96676402
Ambulance: Grue Rescue Team
Doctor: Guri Ekås
ORGANIZATION
Race Director: Gunnar Elvsveen
Race Coordinator: Ivar Morten Prytz
Assistant Race Director: Ole Petter Vibekken
Race Office: Ivar Morten Prytz
Timekeeper/results: Jostein Tofte
Communication: Geir Lillenes
Finish area: Jan-Åge Nymoen
Route director: Ole Petter Vibekken
Chief of marshals: Roy Sundsby-Hansen
Transportation: Ronny Høiby
Medical coordinator: Grue Rescue Team
Speaker: Christer Torp
Radio Tour: Heikki Dahle
Coordinator Arvika Per Jansson
COLLEGE OF THE COMMISSAIRES:
President of the Commissaries’ Panel: Jérôme Lappartient
Members of the Commissaries’ Panel: Inger Ness
Per Gunnar Hansen
Per Bechmann-Pedersen
Assistant Commissaries: Torkjell Haugen
Paul Rief
ANTI-DOPING CONTROLS: AntiDoping Norway
RACE OFFICE:
August 19th 18:00 - 22:00 Thon Hotel Charlottenberg, Charlottenberg
August 20th 09:00 - 13:00 Thon Hotel Charlottenberg, Charlottenberg
August 20th 14:00 - 16:30 Kongsvinger Rådhus, Kongsvinger
August 21th 10:00 - 12:30 Kongsvinger Rådhus, Kongsvinger
August 21th 16:00 - 18:00 Kongsvinger Rådhus, Kongsvinger
August 22nd 08:00- 10:00 Thon Hotel Charlottenberg, Charlottenberg
August 22nd 11:00- 15:00 Kongsvinger Rådhus, Kongsvinger
PROGRAM:
Date Time
August 20th 10:00 Meeting of the jury Thon Hotel Charlottenberg, Charlottenberg, Sweden
August 20th 10:00 - 11:30 Confirmation of starters and distribution of identification numbers at the
organizers’ Race Office - Thon Hotel Charlottenberg, Charlottenberg,
August 20th 12:00 – 13:00 Team managers’ meeting at Thon Hotel Charlottenberg, Charlottenberg
August 22nd 14:00 Return of the frame numbers and time transponders at the race office.
Kongsvinger Rådhus, Kongsvinger
DISTRIBUTION OF RACE RADIOS
Radios will be distributed at the race office before each stage. The radios must be returned to the Head of
Communications for recharging after each stage. He will be present in the finish area or at the race race office.
Day Time
Friday 14:30-15:30 At the race office, Kongsvinger Rådhus, Kongsvinger
Saturday 10:30-11:30 At the race office, Kongsvinger Rådhus, Kongsvinger
Sunday 08:00-09:00 At the race office, Thon Hotel Charlottenberg
RADIO TOUR
Race information will be broadcasted on the following frequency: Tx 160.575000 MHz
Rx 168.575000 MHz
RACE RULES & REGULATIONS
Festningsrittet is an international stage race, and is classified as a 2.2 event in the European Tour.
The race will be contested by National Teams, UCI Continental Teams, foreign clubs, Norwegian clubs, regional or composite teams. In compliance with article 2.2.003, the number of competitors per team is a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6.
LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN FORCE.
The race “Festningsrittet” is organized according to UCI rules, class Men elite 2.2 of the UCI Europe
Tour. Riders and all race cars must follow the instructions of race-marshals and the Norwegian traffic rules. All
roads are open for normal traffic.
TEAMS’ CONFIRMATION
Teams’ confirmation and distribution of riders’ numbers, foto-finish numbers, frame numbers and timing transponders, to be done at the Race Office between 10:00 – 11:30 on the 20th of August.
CLASSIFICATIONS
INDIVIDUAL OVERALL CLASSIFICATION BY TIME - RED JERSEY.
The winner of Festningsrittet is the rider who, after completed all 3 stages have the lowest accumulated
time, including bonuses and penalisations. (Ref. UCI Reg. Part 12).
The red jersey shall be worn by the current leader on time. Where two or more riders make the same time in
the general individual placing, the placing will be set according to UCI regulations 2.6.015.
INTERSPORT - SPRINT
There are INTERSPORT SPRINTS on every stage. All have equal scale of points. There are 5 – 3 – 1
points on every INTERSPORT SPRINT.
The rider with highest number of points and who completes the whole race is the winner of INTERSPORT
SPRINT. In the event of a tie in the Intersport Sprint, the following criteria shall be applied in
order until the riders are separated: 1) number of wins in the intermediate sprints - 2) general individual
classification by time.
MARKING: The SPRINT is marked with green flag 500 m before and white flag at the line.
RACE JERSEYS:
RED JERSEY
The winner of the first stage shall wear the red jersey on the second stage. The leading rider in the individual
general classification shall wear the designated red jersey in the following stage. The red jersey is handed
over immediately after every stage, at the award ceremony. The rider who carries the red jersey can put on
advertising for his team’s Main sponsor (ref. UCI-regulations 1.3.053).
INTERSPORT SPRINT - GREEN JERSEY
The rider with most points shall wear the green jersey. The green jersey is handed over immediately after every
stage, at the award ceremony. If the rider who is leading in the individual general classification also is the leader
of the INTERSPORT SPRINT, the green jersey must be worn by the rider who is second in the sprint
competition. The rider who carries the green jersey can put on advertising for his team’s Main sponsor (ref. UCIregulations 1.3.053).
WHITE JERSEY
U23 Young Rider’s Classification – White Jersey
Birth date limit: 1st of January 1988. The rider who carries the white jersey can put on advertising for his team’s
Main sponsor (ref. UCI-regulations 1.3.053).
PRIORITY OF LEADERS JERSEY’S WEARING
Red Jersey (General Leader) – Green jersey (Intersport Sprint) –White jersey (youth – U23).
TEAM CLASSIFICATION
The team classification for the day shall be calculated on the basis of the sum of the three best individual times
from each team. In the event of a tie, the teams shall be separated by the sum of the places acquired by their
three best placed riders on the stage. If the teams are still tied, they shall be separated by the placing of their best
rider on the stage classification.
The team general classification shall be calculated on the basis of the sum of the three best individual
times from each team in each stage ridden. In the event of a draw, the following criteria shall be
applied in order until the teams are separated: 1. number of first places in the daily team classifications;
2. number of second places in the daily team classifications; etc.
If there is still a draw, the teams shall be separated by the placing of their best rider in the general
Individual classification.
Any team reduced to fewer than three riders shall be eliminated from the general team classification.
START PROTOCOL
All riders must sign in the protocol before every stage. The protocol is posted 45 minutes before start, and will
be removed 10 minutes before start. By signing on the start protocol the rider confirm that he has read and
understood the race regulations and the courses of the stage. There is no “signing out” after finish.
RACE NUMBERS
Each rider has to put on two body numbers, one foto-finish mumber and one frame number every stage. It is strictly forbidden to fold, cut or mutilate the race numbers in any way.
The frame number and time transponders must be returned at the race office after finishing the 3.Stage.
TIME TRANSPONDERS
Information will be given at the race office on August 20th.
TEAM CARS
For the first stage the driving order of the team cars are determined by drawing lots. All teams must have a team
car. All the vehicles driving in the motorcade are restricted to a maximum height of 1.60 m (art. 2.2.034).
Teams who are not present at the team managers meeting, will not participate in the drawing and be placed last.
NEUTRAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT
The neutral support is taken care of by means of 2 cars from the organizer.
FEEDING
Feeding can be done at every stage from the team cars: 50 km after start until 20 km before finish.
Feeding zones:
Stage 1 Km 81 Gunnarskog
Stage 2 Km 107 Bjørkelangen
Stage 3 Km 89 Skasenden
DANGEROUS POINTS
Dangerous points are marked with yellow flag!
LAST 1000 M
The last 1000-m is marked with a sign/triangle.
AWARD CEREMONIES:
In the finish area immediately after the finish of every stage:
No. one, two and three on each stage.
Distribution of the red jersey to the leading rider in the individual classification.
Distribution of the green jersey and the white jersey.
In the finish area immediately after the finish of the last stage:
No. one, two and three on the last stage. No. one, two and three in the individual general classification.
The winner of the INTERSPORT SPRINT, the winner of WHITE JERSEY and the winner of the TEAM COMPETITION.
FINISHING TIME LIMIT
On stage 1 – 3 there is a finishing period increased by 10% in relation to the winning time.
On Stage 3: If riders will overlap before starting at the last 5 laps of the finish circuits they will not receive a calculated time if they are more than 20 minutes after the leader at the same point (Km 138,7). In this case they will not show in the stage and overall classification.
If riders will overlap in the last 5 laps of the finish circuits they will receive a calculated time. In this case they
will show in the stage and overall classification.
In accordance with the article 2.6.032 UCI regulations, the Panel of Commissaries may extend finishing times
after consulting with the organizer.
RIDERS ABANDONING THE RACE.
A rider who abandons the race shall immediately remove their race-numbers and deliver these to a commissaire
or the ««broom wagon».
A rider who has abandoned the race may not compete in any other cycling events for the duration of the stage
race he abandoned, ref. UCI 2.6.025.
RACE RESULTS
Results will be distributed from the race office as soon as possible after each stage, and on the organizers web site: www.festningsrittet.no .
ANTI-DOPING CONTROLS
The anti-doping controls are done according to the UCI Anti-doping regulations and Anti Doping Norges
antidoping rules. The controls will be carried out at Olssons brygga, Arvika (stage 1), Kongsvinger Rådhus, Kongsvinger (stage 2 and 3).
PENALTIES
Penalties are in compliance with UCI rules
Prizes
|
Place |
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Stage 3 |
General ranking |
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1 |
Î 1205 |
Î 1205 |
Î 1205 |
Î 1810 |
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2 |
Î 600 |
Î 600 |
Î 600 |
Î 900 |
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3 |
Î 300 |
Î 300 |
Î 300 |
Î 450 |
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4 |
Î 150 |
Î 150 |
Î 150 |
Î 225 |
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5 |
Î 120 |
Î 120 |
Î 120 |
Î 180 |
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6 |
Î 90 |
Î 90 |
Î 90 |
Î 135 |
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7 |
Î 90 |
Î 90 |
Î 90 |
Î 135 |
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8 |
Î 60 |
Î 60 |
Î 60 |
Î 90 |
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9 |
Î 60 |
Î 60 |
Î 60 |
Î 90 |
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10 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 45 |
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11 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 45 |
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12 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 45 |
|
13 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 45 |
|
14 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 45 |
|
15 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 45 |
|
16 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 45 |
|
17 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 45 |
|
18 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 45 |
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19 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 45 |
|
20 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 30 |
Î 45 |
|
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Total |
Î 3005 |
Î 3005 |
Î 3005 |
Î 4510 |
Point Classification (total 8 sprints)
|
Place |
General ranking |
|
1 |
Î 400 |
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2 |
Î 250 |
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3 |
Î 150 |
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4 |
Î 100 |
|
Total |
Î 900 |
Youth Classification (U23)
|
Place |
General ranking |
|
1 |
Î 300 |
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2 |
Î 200 |
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3 |
Î 100 |
|
Total |
Î 600 |
Team Classification
|
Place |
General ranking |
|
1 |
Î 500 |
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2 |
Î 250 |
|
3 |
Î 150 |
|
Total |
Î 900 |
UCI Points scale
|
Position |
Final classification |
Stage |
Wearing the leader’s jersey |
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1 |
40 |
8 |
4 |
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2 |
30 |
5 |
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3 |
16 |
2 |
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4 |
12 |
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5 |
10 |
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6 |
8 |
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7 |
6 |
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8 |
3 |
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