2nd September 2018 Basel

Technical Guide

23rd International Mountain Bike Race UCI Hors Class

Introduction

The „Veloclub Reinach” (VCR) was founded in 1982 by a few cycling enthusiasts. Already in 1990 the

club started to support the new discipline of Mountain biking long before other clubs did.

From 1986 to 1996 the VCR successfully organized National Kriterium-roadraces. In 1996 the first edition of a national cross country mountainbike race was held in Reinach. Since then the club has

organized races at a national level in the Swiss national Crosscountry Mountainbike series.

In 2007 the event moved from Reinach to the “Schänzli” Hippodrome right opposite the FC Basel

Stadium “St. Jakob”. Over the years the event has grown to become one of the biggest cycling events

in Switzerland. Along with the XC-Races a wide variety of other disciplines including Dirtbike, Pumptrack, and Minidrome will take place in front of more than 10’000 spectators.

In 2014 a limited company (IG Radsportförderung Nordwestschweiz GmbH) was founded to provide an

economic framework to the growing event and to improve the organization.

It has always been the organisers’ main goal to bring together the best riders and the best crowds, and

to put the event on an economically solid footing thereby securing the event’s ongoing story of success.

With all this success and the experience gained we look forward to organising an outstanding ‘Hors-

Class’ MTB Race.

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please find below all relevant information for the Hors Class XC Race Bikefestival-Basel taking place

in 2018:

1 General UCI regulations The race will be run completely under the UCI regulations.

2 Specific race regulations The race will run under additional regulations as set forth by Swiss Cycling and/or PROFFIX Swiss

Bike Cup series.

3 Class of event It is a one-day race with ‘hors class’ status.

4 Categories of riders The event will be divided into the following categories/races:

• men elite

• men under 23

• women elite (including women under 23)

• men juniors • women juniors

• amateurs/masters

The point scale will follow the UCI MTB XCO Points table (Annex 2).

The prize money will follow the Swiss Cycling prize money scheme.

4.1 Prize money - Class HC (Gränichen / Basel)

Rang Elite Männer U23 Männer Frauen Juniorinnen Junioren Amateure/Masters 1 1’100 440 1’100 220 220 220 2 880 290 880 145 145 145 3 660 220 660 110 110 110 4 550 180 550 90 90 90 5 440 145 440 70 70 70 6 330 110 330 55 55 55 7 275 90 275 50 50 50 8 220 70 220 35 35 35 9 165 55 165 30 30 30 10 110 35 110 20 20 20

Bonus U23 Frauen

1. 220 2. 110 3. 55

Total 4730 1635 5115 825 825 825 Total Preisgeld Status HC-Rennen 2018 CHF 13'955

5 Detailed race programme • men juniors 09.30 (local time)

• amateur/masters 09.35

• women elite (including women under 23) 12.00 • women juniors 12.05

• men elite 14.00

• men U23 14.05

The official training will take place on Saturday between 10.00 and 12.00 as well as 17.00 and 19.00,

on Sunday between 07.45 and 09.15, and between 11.15 and 11.45.

It is strictly forbidden to train during the races!

5.1 Inspection time table Saturday

Round of introduction: 15.50 accompanied by a local representative

Briefing: 16.00

Official course inspection: 16.10 accompanied by Chief Race Course

Race numbers distribution inspection: 17.30

Showers inspection: 17.45

Bike wash inspection: 17.50

Start / Finish area inspection: 18.00

Feed / Tech-zone inspection: 18.15

Medical station inspection: 18.30

Debriefing: 19.00 accompanied by Chief Race Course, President

Dinner: 19.00 – 20.00 (Restaurant Tribüne)

accompanied by President, Chief Race Course and others

Sunday

Briefing: 07.30 accompanied by Chief Race Course

Marshalls inspection: 08.30 accompanied by Chief Race Course Security

Debriefing: 16.15 accompanied by Chief Race Course, President

6 Registration procedure The registration procedure is according to the PROFFIX Swiss Bike CUP regulations, AS Pro Sport,

Andi Seeli, 8606 Nänikon

A registration at short notice is possible locally until 60 minutes before the start of the race at the

registration desk (race office).

The distribution of the race number is possible until 60 minutes before the start at the registration desk

(race office).

7 Description of all the locations

7.1 Plan of the course Altitude profile

Race course

Position 1-22 are staffed with one marshal. (Pos. 1,3,8,17

with two marshals).

Position 11 is staffed with an additional first aid person

7.2 Plan of the event/festival area The festival and exposition area is surrounded by the race course. Approximately 50% of the course is

located in the Hippodrome/Bike arena.

7.3 Award ceremonies Shortly after the race the award ceremonies shall take place in front of the event pavilion. The first five

riders of each category shall be awarded prizes.

7.4 Doping tests A special room as well as restrooms will be used for doping tests as well as anti-doping meetings.

7.5 Race office The race office is located within the festival pavilion.

7.6 Press conference room A meeting room in the “Pressetribüne” (WIFI Access) shall be used as a press conference room.

7.7 Race meeting room A meeting room shall be used for race meetings as well as team manager meetings.

8 Time-keeping information The timing company represented by Andi Seeli (AS Pro Sport) is providing all the transponders, light

beams, as well as photo finish facilities.

Representative Andi Seeli +41 79 666 53 42

AS Pro Sport GmbH, PROFFIX Swiss Bike Cup Postfach 33 CH-8606 Nänikon Tel. (+41) 079 666 53 42

9 Feed / Technical assistance zone The two assistance zones are well located. A double tech/feed zone is located opposite the start/finish

line in the hippodrome, a second one is located after the descent.

10 Shuttle information / parking locations There are excellent parking locations very close to the event area as well as public transport links to

Basel SBB Railway Station and Euroairport Basel. Therefore no specific shuttle facilities are needed.

11 First aid / Hospital Local Doctor (Event ambulance) tbd tbd

First aid coordinator Andi Leutwiler SRS Rettungsdienst 0800 77 76 68

Next hospital Hirslanden (3km away) emergency number +41 61 335 22 22

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12 Members of local race organisation

President Marc Rüdisühli event@bikefestival-basel.ch

Chief Race Office Andi Seeli

Chief Race Course Alain Schenker

Marshal coordinator Kurt Wellenreiter sicherheit@bikefestival-basel.ch

Race numbers distribution coordinator Rémy Jabas

13 Lodging Hotel Ochsen Eremitagestr. 16 4144 Arlesheim Tel: +41 61 706 52 00 http://www.ochsen.ch

14 Transport arrangements The local representative will arrange all transport from/to the airport/hotel/sites for all UCI Members as

well as Swiss Cycling delegates.

Closing Statements Bikefestival-Basel is providing one of the biggest bike events in Switzerland. We’ve already organized

21 MTB XC races in the past, including 9 final races. The riders like the interesting race course and of

course the proximity to the crowd in the unique atmosphere of the Bike arena.

René Schenker, former President

“To have a race in a stadium is just great! For us as riders we can be as close to the spectators as

possible and the Fans they can see our technical skills on a "small" place! The organizer has a lot of

experience and so everything works perfect! During these two days the horse area changes to a Bike

specatacle which you have to see!”

Katrin Leumann, Swiss National Champion 2013 XCO

Julien Absalon, Florian Vogel, José Antonio Hermida, Nino Schurter, Thomas Frischknecht, Matthias

Flückiger, Marco Aurelio Fontana, Moritz Milatz, Christoph Sauser, Sabine Spitz, Irina Kalentieva,

Esther Süss, Kathrin Leumann, Annie Last, Jolanda Neff, Nathalie Schneitter, Gunn Rita Dahle and

many more from over 20 nations in total (2011) – we had them all in Basel.

Bikefestival-Basel will offer the MTB-world a worthy HC-Race in 2018!