Rules of Granfondo Colnago 2012

It is MANDATORY to have a regular permission to practice cycling to take part to the Granfondo Colnago course. By signing the entry form, one declares to own a proper license to have a regular permission to do sports for the year 2012

The Granfondo Colnago is not a competitive race. It is going to be a meeting of cycling lovers in gorgeous scenery, spending a happy day together people can ride at their own pace and enjoy themselves. The Organising Committee are going to take care of every single participant to guarantee that everyone enjoys this experience to the maximum.

It is MANDATORY to have a regular permission to practice cycling to take part to the Granfondo Colnago course. By signing the entry form, one declares to own a proper license to have a regular permission to do sports for the year 2012.
By signing the entry form, one declares to own a proper license and:

• to have read the rules and to accept all of them
• to meet all the requirements
• to know the details of the event and to be psychologically and physically fit enough to participate
• to authorise the subjects involved in the event organisation to use personal data, as in the law d. lgs 196/03
• to respect the rules and the instructions of the Granfondo Colnago management
• to authorise any legal use, advertising included, of fixed or moving images and recordings taken during his or her participation in the event
• to waive and release the organising society, its partners and suppliers, officers and employees of the foregoing, sponsors and partners, from all claims or liabilities of any kind, known or unknown, arising out of my participation in the race and collatteral events

The same holds true for those registering online, by mail or by fax.

RULES INDEX

• 1) Meeting place start
• 2) Starting grids
• 3) Participation
• 4) Partecipation fee
• 5) Individual and group registrations and payment methods
• 6) Membership cards check and race-package distribution.
• 7) Control points.
• 8) Time limit.
• 9) Individual categories and rankings.
• 10) Team rankings
• 11) Prizes
• 12) Health assistance
• 13) Mechanical assistance
• 14) Compulsory equipment
• 15) Insurance
• 16) Cycling event.
• 17) 156 kilometres Granfondo course
• 18) 125 kilometres Mediofondo course.
• 19) 70 kilometres Cicloturismo course.
• 20) Course selection.
• 21) Rules
• 22) Jury
• 23) Appeals
• 24) Variations
• 25) ANTIDOPING.

 

1)   Meeting place start

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2th, 2012:  
PIACENZA-EXPO - Quartiere Fieristico di Piacenza - Località Le Mose - State road 10 - 29100 Piacenza.
Meeting: 7:30 am , starting grid at 8:30 am, START at 9:30 am.

2) Starting grids.

Starting order.
A number in the RED Grid will be reserved to the first 200 people registered;
the cyclists at the start will be subdivided as follows:

COLNAGO GRID

From s 1 to n° 200,
assigned by the organizing committee.

 

RED GRID

From n° 201 to n° 800:
Men and Women Merit grid

 

YELLOW GRID

From n° 801 al n° 1700:
PRESTIGIO and in order of entry

 

GREEN GRID

From n° 1701 to n° 2500:
Men and Women in order of entry

 

BLUE GRID

dal n° 2501 al n° 4000:
Men and Women in order of entry and CICLOTURISTS.

 

3) Participation

Cycling enthusiasts of both sexes over 18 years old of age can participate, holding Udace-Csain membership cards, or cards from National or foreign Councils (Fci, Uisp, Acli, Aics, Csi, Endas, Cns Libertas or other National Bodies) in compliance with 2012 membership.
Amateur cyclists over 16 years of age and cycling enthusiasts over 65 years of age can race only on paths of 125 or 70 km.
For underage amateur cyclists, the registration module must be signed by one of the parents.

4) Partecipation fee

PROMOTION From February 1st 2012 to May 31 2012, € 30,00 which includes: mechanical, medical-health assistance, distress radio call system, refreshments, race package with Colnago gadget, technical and consumption material, pasta party.

From April 1st 2012 to July 31, 2012 the fee is € 33,00

From August 1st 2012 to August 29, 2012 the fee is € 35,00

Women from February 1st to to August 29, 2012: the registration fee is € 20,00

Optional jersey € 15,00 in addition to the registration fee, in order to receive "Granfondo Colnago 2012" jersey with the race package.

Optional short 35,00 €, in addition to the registration fee, in order to receive "Granfondo Colnago 2012"pants with the race package.

Athletes with a disability and transplanted, from February 1st 2012 to August 29, 2012 the registration fee is € 20,00 with jersey, and insertion in dedicated charts

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Registrations will close on August 29 or once 3500 members will be registered.

After this date, it will be possible to only register on Saturday, September 1th 2012, from 10 am to 6.30 pm at Piacenza Expo, with an additional fee of € 50,00 with no possibility to be included in the merit grids, and only if 3.500 registrations have not been reached.

Entries or substitutions will not be accepted after August 29, 2012.

In the case of an athlete will not attend to the race the partecipation fee will be not reimbursed but if the organization will be informed by September 1st it will be possible keep the partecipation fee for the next edition or for another athlete. In both cases there is a charge of 7 EUROS.

In case of cancellation of the event due to force majeure, the participation fee will not be returned.

1 EURO will be given for each athlete to "Associazione Bambino Cardiopatico di Piacenza".

5) Individual and group registrations and payment methods.

Concerning the group registrations, the president of the group will be considered liable for the data presented at the moment of the registrations. The president while presenting the list of the athletes subscribes and accepts all the rules stated in the Colnago’s regulations in charge of each athlete.

To register:

• pay the registration by postal order in the name of A.S.D. Eventi Via Malvicini 20, 29100 Piacenza
  - c/c n° 61818571 and then send the entry form, completed clearly, together with a copy of the receipt of payment to to Via Paciotto 6/A 43100 Alberi di Vigatto (PR), fax (+39) 0521 334092, e-mail iscrizioni@sdam.it
• pay the registration fee by bank transfer to CARIPARMA   AG. G VIA V.VENETO 36 29100 PIACENZA C/C   303084/65 ABI 06230 CAB 12610 CIN J IBAN:  IT65J0623012610000030308465 BIC: CRPPIT2P065
  and then send the entry form, completed clearly, together with a copy of the receipt of payment to Via Paciotto 6/A 43100 Alberi di Vigatto (PR), fax (+39) 0521 334092, e-mail iscrizioni@sdam.it
• go to www.granfondocolnago.com or http://www.sdam.it/ ( on line registration)
• directly at TUTTOCICLISMO di Tizzoni e C. Via P.Cella 39 - 29100 Piacenza.

6) Membership cards check and race-package distribution.

PIACENZA EXPO - Quartiere Fieristico di Piacenza (Piacenza Fair Quarter) - Le Mose - State road 10 - 29100 PC.

• Saturday 03/09/2011 from 10 am to 6,30 pm
• Sunday 04/09/2011 from 7:30 am to 8.30 am (only for participants outside the province)
• The membership card must be presented with a copy of the registration module and payment receipt.

A third person can collect the race pack by showing copy of the entry form. For team entries, the head of the team must present a personal ID and a list of participants from the team, and their license numbers, on headed paper signed by the society president.

7) Control points.

The automated ChampionChip ® system will be used for time keeping.
Each athlete will need to carry a personal BlueChip ChampionChip ® chip in order to be timed and ranked, and must either buy (15,00 €) or rent (3,00 €) one if they do not have one by the time the race pack is collected.

To learn more about the chips and their terms of usage:

- visit www.mysdam.it
- call +39.895.60.60.668,
- e-mail info@sdam.it
- fax: +39.0521.334092.

Control points are compulsory at the starting line and along the course. Missing one control point will lead to exclusion from the final rankings. A missing or incorrectly used chip will lead to exclusion from the rankings and, for cyclotourists, will mean their race time is not recorded.

8) Time limit.

156 kilometres course: 8 hours.
125 kilometres course: 7 hours.
70 kilometres course: 5 hours.
All the athletes passing through the junction between the routes of GranFondo e MedioFondo after 01.00 pm will have to go on through the route of MedioFondo of Km.125.

9) Individual categories and rankings.

When registering, participants need to indicate which courses they wish to ride and in which of the following categories they want to be included. It is each competitor's duty to verify their own data as published in the official list of participants. After the race, requests of assignment to a different category will not be taken into consideration, unless otherwise decided by the jury.

Il percorso di 70 km è solo cicloturistico , verrà assegnato un tempo di gara ma senza classifica e relativa premiazione.

Medio Fondo (Medium distance) and Granfondo (Long distance):
JMT-ELMT (age 19-29 - men)
M1-M2 (age 30-39 - men)
M3-M4 (age 40-49 - men)
M5-M6 (age 50-59 - men)
M7-M8 (men over 60)
JWS-EWS W1 (Women age 17-39)
W2 (Women over 40)

Prizes will be awarded to the overall top 5 for both the men's and women's races, in each of the two courses (Granfondo e Mediofondo) and to the top 5 in every category in each of the two courses (Granfondo e Mediofondo).

Will be awarded the first 5 athletes (men and women) who live in Piacenza.

A special prize "Premio Trofeo Mandrola " will be awarded to the first rider of every category arrived at Mandrola

Cronoscalata Passo del Cerro:The stretch of the climb to Passo Caldarola, will be timed and will be awarded the top 5 men and 3 women with the first absolute best time, regardless of the chosen path.

Each cyclotourist will be assigned the time elapsed between crossing the starting line and crossing the finish line (Net Time), regardless of the category they belong to.

Final overall and category rankings will be based on the finish order and times as recorded by the automated ChampionChip ® system. In both courses, the first 100 competitors to reach the finish line will be ranked according to the finishing order, and they will be assigned the time elapsed from the official start of the race; the remaining competitors will be ranked based on their Net Time.

10) Team rankings.

Final team rankings will be based on the number of entered licensed riders. Prizes will be awarded to the top 15 teams.
Prizes will be awarded to the top 15 teams, with the highest number of athletes registrated without taking into consideration the choice of the route.

11) Prizes.

The athletes on the absolute charts and the firsts for each category will receive the prizes on the stage the other athletes can take their prizes in the prizes area after the official ceremony.
Several prizes will be excracted between the partecipants to the Granfondo Colnago.
Prizes consist of technical material and local products.
Prizes will be handed out on the day of the race only.
By faxing a written request to +39.0523.457578, to the care of A.S.D. Eventi, prizes can be shipped starting from the following Tuesday and for no more than 30 days after the event. Shipping expenses will be charged.

12) Health assistance.

Several ambulances with medical personnel, first aid stations (one near the finish line), mobile motorbike stations with specialized personnel, and several radio first aid stations will be present along the courses to provide for any needs.

13) Mechanical assistance.

Several fixed assistance stations will be available along the course in addition to mobile assistance provided by car and motorbike. Private cars and motorbikes are strictly forbidden along the courses.

14) Compulsory equipment.

For the entire duration of the race, every competitor must wear a helmet and correctly use the time-keeping chip (not compulsory for cyclotourists); they must show the number on their bike and the personalized back number on the back of their jersey correctly. Each competitor must also carry a puncture repair kit and a full drinks bottle.

15) Insurance.

The event is insured by UDACE, registered riders are protected by an insurance policy.
Unregistered riders must not join the race and will be expelled: they can be legally prosecuted in case of accidents.

16) Cycling event.

Car with 'Cycling race start' sign, car with 'Cycling race end' sign, car with 'Cycling event end'..

17) 156 kilometres Granfondo course.

Piacenza Expo, Cementirossi (Rist.), Mandrola (Traguardo Volante), Carmiano, Bettola, Passo Cerro, Perino (Rist.), Passo Caldarola (Cronoscalata), Chiarone, Rocca D’Olgisio, Pianello (Rist.), Arcello, Montecanino (Rist.), Agazzano, Gazzola, arrivo Piacenza Expo.

18) 125 kilometres Mediofondo course.

Piacenza Expo, Cementirossi (Rist.), Mandrola (Traguardo Volante), Carmiano, Bettola, Passo Cerro, Perino (Rist.), Passo Caldarola (Cronoscalata), Montecanino (Rist.), Agazzano, Gazzola, arrivo Piacenza Expo.

19) 70 kilometres Cicloturismo course.

Su questo percorso non sarà stilata nessuna classifica, verrà dato solo il tempo di gara: Piacenza Expo, Cementirossi (Rist.), Rivergaro, Statto, Momeliano, Gazzola, arrivo Piacenza Expo.

20) Course selection.

The selection of course made when registering is not final and at the end of the race only the actual course completed will be taken into consideration.

21) Rules.

Everything not detailed in this document comes under the rules of the Commissione Nazionale di Cicloturismo UDACE. A.S.D. eventi, as Granfondo Colnago organising society, declines any responsibility, by itself and its collaborators, for accidents or damages to people or properties happening before, during or after the event or caused by the event itself. Every competitor must follow road traffic regulations as the roads used during the race will be open to traffic. All the athletes which without being registered will take part to the competition before the passage of the car establishing the end of race, will be reported to the competent Authorities.

22) Jury.

Members of the jury are judges appointed by UDACE and judges appointed by the organising committee. Competitors caught in the act of receiving a tow or attempting to shorten the course to gain an advantage, receiving assistance from unauthorised vehicles, or using unsportsmanlike conduct or unsocial behaviour will be subject to penalties prescribed by the law and will not be allowed entry to the event in the future.

23) Appeals.

Appeals must be presented to the jury exclusively as indicated by UDACE rules and after payment of the required fees.

 24) Variations.

The organising committee reserves the right to modify the rules at any time.

 25) ANTIDOPING.

Il Ministero della Salute e la Commissione sulla tutela della salute della Federazione ciclistica italiana, aprono un nuovo ciclo di controlli antidoping alle Gran Fondo. Un messaggio chiaro, serio e molto forte che la Granfondo Colnago accoglie con fermezza, ad alcuni atleti potrà essere richiesto di sottoporsi al controllo antidoping all'arrivo.

Signature and partecipation to the Race

By signing the entry form, directly, on line or by fax one declares to own a proper license:

* to have read the rules and to accept all of them
* that all the data presented are truthful
* to meet all the requirements
* to know the details of the event and to be psychologically and physically fit enough to participate
* to authorise the subjects involved in the event organisation to use personal data, as in the law n°675, 31/12/1996
* to authorise any legal use, advertising included, of fixed or moving images and recordings taken during his or her participation in the event
* to waive and release the organising society, its partners and suppliers, officers and employees of the foregoing, sponsors and partners, from all claims or liabilities of any kind, for every event directly or indirectly connected to his/her participation to the race.

All the athletes registered, with the assignation of a starting number, must follow scrupulously all the rules and prescriptions given by the Direction and the Staff of the race.
Partecipation to the race entails the release of claims or liabilities of any kind towards the organising society for every event directly or indirectly connected to his/her participation to the race.

Information.

Granfondo Colnago Info Registration: SDAM 859.60.60.668
Granfondo Colnago Secretary's Office: Via P.CELLA 39A (PC) - fax 0523.457578
Fax +39.0523.457578
Phone +39.334.6234952/4 route informations
Phone +39.334.6234953 Amministrazione,
Phone +39.340.3036176 Press Office,
Phone +39.334.6234955 infogara,
Phone +39.334.2795228 General Information.

Granfondo Colnago ideazione e organizzazione A.S.D Eventi
via MALVICINI 20 Piacenza - P. IVA 01422480333

Tourist and Hotel Information.
VIAGGI DELLO ZODIACO Tel. +39 0523.451449- Piacenza -
http://www.viaggidellozodiaco.it/