Merida Bike Adventure 2009

Two-day-points race of couples on mountain bikes with a map takes place in beautiful terrains of north part of Krušné Mountains (centrum in Lesná).

The race fits for everybody, starting with holiday bikers to experienced races where everybody can choose his/her way according to his/her ideas and facilities. The couple passes whole race together and so the team cooperation and good coordination are of a great importance too. Moreover a pair-race brings new experience, sharing of crises and joy of success.

Before the start, each team receives a map with checkpoints and at the start they receive their point-classification. The aim is to collect as many points as possible passing the checkpoints in the given period of time. Free-order orienteering is more interesting and adventurous than classical marathon races, as it doesn't depend on your cycling style and qualities only, but also on your sense of direction in the landscape and chosen tactics.

Organization:

University Sporting Club Prague, Club of Orienteering

Date of event:

11th - 12th July 2009

Center of the event

Lesná - Horský hotel

Registration

Register in the registration form at www.bike-adventure.cz or use e-mail prihlaska@bike-adventure.cz
1000 people limit the number of participants. Track the registration status on www.bike-adventure.cz. The start is open only for people aged 18 and more. For younger than 18, only with parental consent.

Fees

900 CZK - 25 EUR for a couple / 2 days if registered before 31. 5. 2009, 1 000 CZK - 30 EUR for couple /2 days if registered before 30. 6. Nr. of account 2201368476/6210 (mBank) Variable symbol is your phone number (9 digits) Constant symbol is 558.
In case, you will pay on place during registration (for foreigners only), put it into the note in the subscription. In case, you will not participate, the entry fee is not turned back. You may cancel your registration by e-mail on prihlaska@bike-adventure.cz before 30.6. 2009 (cancellation fee = 100 CZK) Eventual changes in your inscription address to prihlaska@bike-adventure.cz (manipulation fee = 50 CZK).

Sport Ident

The electronic system SportIdent will be used to measure and record your track. Take your SI chip with you if you have any - and input its number in the entry form. There will be the possibility to rent SI on place for 80 CZK. One SI chip is needed for every couple.

Accommodation

Organizer ensures the camp in the centre of the event for 150 CZK - 6 EUR /1 person and night (in your tent). Regarding the fact the centre is located on a meadow; the camp will be equipped by basic standard only - mobile WC, cold water for washing). For more comfort accommodation we recommend offers of pensions in surround, e.g. Pension and Pizzeria Praha in St. Kateřina.

Parking

According to the organizers' rules in the competition centre.

Presentation on the event

Friday 10th July in the centre of the event - from 18,00 - 22,00
Saturday 11th July in the centre of the event - from 8,00 - 8,30

Start

Interval start, no risk of traffic jams. First bikers start at 9,00 on Saturday and Sunday. The personal start times are available at our web pages, at registration or by SMS, which you can order in application form (only for Sunday).

Courses - time limits

The same for all categories
1st day 6 hours
2nd day 4 hours

Map

Tourist map SHOCart. The special print will be edited for the event. Subscribed participants will receive the map from organizer on place - 1 for 1 couple. Further maps will be possible to buy on place.

Categories:

1. Super prestige (Men couples)
   • MM up to 80 years (sum of both athletes' ages in the day of race)
   • MM+ over 80 years


2. Ladies (women couples)
   • DD up to 80 years
   • DD+ over 80 years


3. Mix (mixed couples)
   • MD up to 80 years
   • MD+ over 80 years

Bike Adventure Team Spirit

The special category is open for clubs or company teams. One team is composed from three couples (ladies, men or mixed) from the same club or company. The subscription is made automatically (upon the same name of the team) - be careful about capital letters and so on.

Additional program:

Baby Zoom - - the special care for your kids during the race (for children more than 2 years old).
Bike Service - the basic service and sale of the bike equipment, our partners are Merida, Můj Sport, and Bike Tunel. They provide service, sale basic tools and equipment.
Night guard for bikes - limited capacity
BA Photo Express - express photo in the centre of the event - finish area, www.bezvafotky.eu
BA9 stylish T-shirts - upon the order during on-line registration
SMS result service - we send you your results and starting times for Sunday, you have to order in application form during on-line registration
BA Open - opportunity for those, who want to try Bike Adventure just for fun. It will be possible to buy a map in info tent and after the start go and plan your track according to points of each checkpoint. Just without SI, number, time measuring all the other service around, but also without need to register in time.

Refreshment

Basic offer will be ensured in the party tent in the centre of Bike Adventure. Further possibilities are in nearby restaurants.

Prizes and closing ceremony

First 3 couples in each category will be awarded by valuable prizes and diplomas. All start numbers will be given into the lottery.

Recommended equipment

Mountain bike, spare equipment, map holder, refreshment for the race. Bike helmet is obligatory.

More information

Contact Infoline: + 420 720 546 994
Email: info@bike-adventure.cz

Rules and conditions

1. All the participants are obligatory to keep all the rules of the behaviour in the nature.
2. Each participant will receive a cycling map with printed checkpoint, SI chip and a list of all checkpoints at his/her registration.
3. On the start day the point evaluation will be announced by the organizer - individual checkpoints have various point value. It depends on the couple what strategy they will choose to achieve as many points as possible in the given period of time.
4. Start is in regular times with intervals of 3 minutes - it is therefore necessary to appear in the start-zone with a time reserve of 6 min at least so that the couple is ready for their start time (stated in the start list) in time. If a couple comes later, the participant will lose his/her minutes without return.
5. The participants mark passing of checkpoints in their SI chip. The athletes from one couple must stay during the race close to each other all the time. The checkpoints and finish line must be passed together. The motto of this race is: "two are more than just one".
6. The race limit is set and every minute more is penalized.
7. Other people's help is absolutely out of question. The participants using other people's help (hitch-hiking) can be disqualified.
8. The organizers take no responsibility for the health of participants, the technical condition of bike etc. The participants acknowledge by signing/entering the application form that they take part in the race at their own risk.
9. The organizers ask the participants to respect the principals of behaviour in nature - not to throw away paper, not to leave packing behind, not to bike off roads, etc.
10. Entire race is regulated according to the MTBO rules (Mountain Bike Orienteering). In case of any rules infraction (especially the ride in couple), all the points from the stage will be cancelled. The head referee has to judge in the controversial cases.