UPHILL & TRAIL-RUNNING VICTORY PARK 2017

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Please see detailed explanations of the race at the very bottom of the page!

1. Goals and objectives:
– Development and promotion of mass sports;
– Promotion of healthy lifestyles;
– Improving athletic skills;
– Development of domestic tourism.

2. Management of competitions
TAJIKISTAN CYCLING FEDERATION www.tcf.tj
TAJIKISTAN ATHLETICS FEDERATION www.tjkathletics.tj

The main judge of the competition is Dilshod Holmatov
Chief Secretary – Andrey Mironov

3. Date
April 30, 2017, Dushanbe, Victory Park.

4. Participants
The competition is open to all those who are over 18 years of age.
Participants of the competition are divided into the following categories:

4.1. UpHill – Cycling
4.1.1. PRO MTB – an open group for professional cyclists. The division by age and sex is not provided.
4.1.2. Men MTB – Men 18+
4.1.3. Women MTB – Women 18+

In group MTB “Men” it is forbidden to declare:
– Athletes with active ranks in professional cycling;
– Champions and prize-winners of the Republic of Tajikistan in cycling competitions.

The above categories of participants automatically fall into the group PRO MTB.
The organizers reserve the right to re-register a competitor in the PRO MTB category if they fall under the above limitations.

4.2. TrailRunning – Running

4.2.1. PRO RUN – an open group for professional athletes. The division by age and sex is not provided.
4.2.2. Men RUN – Men 18+
4.2.3. Women RUN – Women 18+

In group RUN “Men” it is forbidden to declare:
– Athletes with active ranks in professional athletics;
– Champions and prize-winners of the Republic of Tajikistan in competitions in track and field athletics.

The above categories of participants automatically fall into the group PRO RUN.
The organizers reserve the right to re-register a competitor in the PRO RUN category if they fall under the above limitations.

5. Registration and entry fees

Entry fee is 25 somoni for non-residents of the Republic of Tajikistan (payable upon receipt of the number).

Registration of participants will be made online.
It is necessary to fill in the short form of registration using the link: http://orgeo.ru/event/4418?lang=en

In the upper right corner, click the green button “REGISTER ONLINE” , then choose to use FACEBOOK for registration and then fill in all the required fields.
When filling in the field Qual*, please choose – “б/р”

Move to English language interface of the page in the upper right corner if it is not.
Registration is open until April 28, 2017.

Receipt of the starting package with the participant number and payment of the entry fee will be held on April 28 and 29, 2017 in the “Rent a Bike” store at Dushanbe, 3 Loik Sherali str. – Rudaki corner (Pedagogical Institute) from 18:00 to 19:00. Questions on payment of the fee are taken by Holmatov Dilshod, contact tel .: +992 931153615.

6. Itinerary
The route is an inclined mountain area with various natural and artificial obstacles.

Start is given from the platform of the Funicular of the Victory Park, 880 meters above sea level.

The intermediate checkpoint is located on a dirt road near the Big Tree (4.7 km from the start line). On the point there will be water for the participants. A visit to this checkpoint is mandatory.

Finish is located in the village of Kamchin, at an altitude of 1270 meters above sea level.

The length of the route is 7.5 km.
The total height difference is 400 m.

The track has marking and pointers in places where additional pointers are needed, and laid along the road, and then along a dirt road, each participant must familiarize himself with the route map before starting and follow the signs!

7. Course of the race
All participants in all categories are given one common start.
Start time 9:00, April 30, 2017 (Sunday)

Construction in the starting town in the following order:
Start line
1. Category PRO RUN
2. Category RUN Men / Women
3. Category PRO MTB
4. Category MTB Men / Women

Control time for all categories:
– Intermediate checkpoint on the “Big Tree” – 1:20 hours from the start. Those. 10:20 AM in the morning.
– Finish (Kamchin) – 1:40 hours from the moment of start, i.e. 10:40 AM in the morning.

Participants who failed to meet the control time on the “Big Tree” will be disqualified and will have to return back to the place of awarding participants in Victory Park by 12:00 pm.

8. Security
Each participant of the competition bears personal responsibility for the state of his health, the adequacy of his actions over the course of the race and the quality of the equipment used, which is reflected in the application of the established sample signed by him.

For bicyclists, the presence of a buttoned helmet on the head is mandatory throughout the competition.

On competition allowed participants – cyclists have a bicycle and two brakes in working order.

9. Rewarding and prizes
Rewarding will take place at 12:00 on the start line in the Victory Park on the territory of the reception funicular of the park.
1-3 places are awarded, diplomas, prizes from the sponsor.

10. Transportation
After the end at the finish in Kamchin, runners, tired bicyclists, fans, operators and others, a bus awaits them, which will take the participants to the Victory Park, where the rewarding will take place.
Cyclists, as a bonus, can choose for themselves a speed descent to the city along an asphalt road from Kamchin to Victory Park.
The bus fare costs 5 somoni per person. Bicycle transportation is free of charge (seats are limited!).
The participant can transfer to the finish line 1 backpack (not more than 30 liters in volume), in which there will be warm / changeable things, food, water and other personal things.
The organizers are not responsible for the safety of valuables.

11. Schedule of the competition:

APRIL 30, 2017
8:20 Collection of participants at the start line (reception funicular of the Victory Park)
8:30 Pre-start briefing for participants
8.40 Opening of the starting corridor, the participants undergo the procedure of recording numbers from the judges.
9:00 General start.
10:20 The end of the control time at the checkpoint on the “Big Tree”. Who did not meet the control time (1 hour and 20 minutes), does not continue the race and must returns to Victory Park for the award procedure.
10:40 The end time of the competition. Closing the finish. Who did not meet the control time (1 hour 40 minutes) does not continue the race and must returns to Victory Park for the award procedure.
11:30 Departure of the bus from the village of Kamchin to the award ceremony in Victory Park.
12:00 Awarding of winners at the start line (Victory Park)

  – – – NOTES ON THE RACE – – –

The race is not divided into several stages (like: running, then cycling – then running again).
All participants must decide for themselves from the very beginning, whether to running all the distance or ride all the distance by bicycle. Additional questions (if they appear after a careful reading of this Regulation), please ask by phone. 935771207 Andrey or 931153615 Dilshod

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