Tavrida Race 2015 AR Regulations
Bike Adventure Race, Adventure Rogaining
1. Goals
The Race goals are:
- to promote fitness, sport and healthy lifestyle;
- to develop bike orienteering, sports tourism, rogaining and adventure races in Russia, the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol;
- to improve technical and tactic skills;
- to identify the most trained athletes.
2. About Us
The Race is organized by Tarasovka bike club TaranTas, Travelers Federation – VeloPiter club, Moscow Adventure Race Federation.
3. When and Where
When: October 02-04, 2015
Where: Bakhchisaray region in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.
Positioning of the base camp: the Republic of Crimea, Khodzha-Sala settlement, tent camp on the shore of the Mangup-Kale pond.
4. About the Region of the Race
The race will be held in the southwestern part of the Crimea peninsula, it will lead you to its steppe and mountain areas, with an altitude difference of 800 meters. There are many rocky outcrops of varying heights, ranging from flat to vertical.
The Area of Tavrida Race AR, October 2-4, 2015
Within the area of the race lies the Crimea state hunting reserve, such state reservations as Grand Canyon of Crimea, Kachinsky and Chernorechensky canyons. More than 60 percent of the area is covered with forests with diverse flora and fauna.
Three major rivers (Alma, Kacha and Belbek) cross the area and flow into the Black Sea. Also there are several artificial lakes: Partizanskoe, Alma and Bakhchisaray reservoirs.
The area has a well-developed network of asphalt and dirt roads, as well as marked hiking trails.
Dangerous places: auto roads, rocky cliffs and slopes, areas guarded by dogs (industrial facilities and private property), streams and rivers with strong currents.
Poisonous snakes are not found in the mountain part of Crimea.
The area has rich flora and fauna, as well as a wide variety of landscapes, and sometimes is called "Little Switzerland" of Crimea.
5. Whether and Climate
The average daytime temperature is 14-20˚C and at night it is 6-10˚C. The rains are unlikely. Frosts to 0˚C are possible at night in the mountain areas and on mountain passes.
Sunset is at 18:25, twilight ends at 18:54. Twilight begins at 6:12, sunrise is at 6:45. The onset of poor visibility highly depends on weather conditions.
6. The Race Map
Maps for all courses are the A3 size. Paper and ink are water-resistant.
Field works for updating the map were conducted in Spring 2015.
The topographic legend ISOM2000 was used in the map.
Details about the map scale and the number of sheets will be given in the technical information no later than September 15, 2015.
7. Checkpoints (CPs) and Punching System
The course CP is a red-and-white prism made of laminated paper and an SFR electronic punching system station located near it.
Punching on CPs is made with an electronic chip.
CPs will be attached to tree trunks or other objects to be clearly picked out from a distance of several dozen meters (unless otherwise specified in the Legend).
Each participant will have their own SFR chip for punching at CPs. The time between punching by the team members shall not exceed 2 minutes.
During punching the station shall make a specific sound and blink.
8. Courses and Categories
PRO course – the course distance is about 200 km and time limit is 48 hours, including at least 4 hours of mandatory rest at the base camp between the legs.
Categories: MM (2 men), MF / FF (mixed or 2 women).
EXPERT course – the course distance is about 100 km and time limit is 24 hours.
Categories: M/MM – solo man or men’s teams, F/MF / FF – solo woman or women’s teams (mixed teams).
LIGHT course – course distance is about 50 km and time limit is 8 hours in the form of bike rogaining.
Categories: M/MM – solo man or men’s teams, F/MF/FF – solo woman or women’s teams (mixed teams).
Rogaining (running) – time limit is 24 hours.
Categories: Men (teams of 2 to 5 people, all men), Mixed (teams of 2 to 5 people with at least 1 woman in the team).
9. Courses Details and Rules
For all courses:
The race course is set by checkpoints (CPs), which a participant must visit using their own orienteering skills and overcoming various obstacles, including water.
The race start, briefing, interim finish and finish of all courses is located in the same place.
All teams of a course start at the same time.
The order of visiting CPs isat your ownchoice.
There may be some special sections (for LIGHT, EXPERT and PRO courses) with a different order of reaching CPs set by the organizers.
The teams of two people shall not be separated during the race. In other words, the distance between the team members shall not exceed 100 meters and the time difference between their punching on a CP shall not exceed 2 minutes. The finish shall be recorded when the last team member passes the finish line.
There may be some bonus CPs in the bike courses, visiting them will give a team some bonus time, which will be subtracted from the overall time spent on a course. Each bonus CP has different value which is specified in the course Legend.
Bonus CPs do not add points and do not extend the overall time limit.
In addition, in the bike courses there may be some special sections in a form of a navigation quest that will not require any additional training or preparation from the participants.
Athletes no younger than 18 y.o. without medical contraindications are welcome to participate in the race. Racers themselves are fully responsible for their safety and give a written notification hereabout when they register for the race.
Athletes younger than 18 y.o. are admitted to participate in the LIGHT course on a team with an adult under the condition of having a written consent to participate in the race given by one of the parents or being on team with a parent.
At the time of registration (issue of numbers), each team shall bring a completed note where they acknowledge the risks related to the race. The form will be available on the race website.
The organizers guarantee accurate and correct location of CPs afield and do not accept any complaints about discrepancies between maps and terrain.
The organizers do not provide any equipment for recreation and do not evacuate participants who decide to withdraw from the race.
PRO course:
All CPs have the same value and give the team 1 point.
The team’s result is the sum of points for both days (legs) of the competition.
EXPERT and LIGHT course:
All CPs have the same value and give the team 1 point.
Rogaining (running):
Competitions are held in accordance with the generally accepted rules of rogaining with the amendments specified in technical information.
The team’s result is the sum of points, awarded for punching on checkpoints after deduction of penalty points. Checkpoints have a value from 1 to 9 points, and the checkpoint value equals the first digit in its number. For each complete or incomplete minute of delay after the set time limit the team gets 1 penalty point (but no more than the number of points scored).
Finish for latecoming teams closes 30 minutes after the end of the time limit. In the case the team finishes after the time limit, all the team’s scored points are canceled.
The team with more points is awarded a higher ranking. In the case several teams have equal number of points, they are compared based on the time spent on the course.
10. Accommodation
Participants are envisioned to camp in their own tents. For the comfort and convenience of the participants the organizers will arrange in the base camp toilet cabins, tents (as a shelter in case of rainy weather), the area equipped for bicycle cleaning and repairing and drinking water.
The race organizers will arrange a fenced off storage space at the start (self storage), but shall not be responsible for any vehicles and personal belongings left in participant’s tents.
There is an option of booking private apartments or renting a lodge in the vicinity of the camp ground.
The area around the base camp is a great place for an interesting family vacation.
All information about the convenient ways of getting to the base camp the race organizers will give later in the news. Phone numbers to get a taxi will be provided as well (or even a shuttle for the desperate ones).
11. Early Bird Registration and Entry Fees
You may enter the race at the official race website from July 28 to September 30, 2015.
Registration page: http://www.multsport.ru/starts/tavrida-race-2015/registration.html
The organizers reserve the right to refuse to register a team for the race without an explanation.
All the expenses related to the race, judging and awarding the winners are incurred by the race organizers by means of collecting entry fees and sponsorship contribution to the race.
The cost of team’s participation is the sum of entry fees of all its members.
You may rent an SFR chip from the race organizers. In this case the entry fee increases by 100 rubles for every chip.
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Course, entry fee per person |
Payment made before 01.09.2015г. |
Payment made after 01.09.2015г. |
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Rented SFR chip |
Racer’s own chip |
Rented SFR chip |
Racer’s own chip |
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PRO |
1700 |
1600 |
2200 |
2100 |
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EXPERT |
1200 |
1100 |
1700 |
1600 |
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LIGHT |
800 |
700 |
1200 |
1100 |
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Rogaining (Running) |
1100 |
1000 |
1600 |
1500 |
Payments at the race site (as well as any changes in the composition of teams, courses and categories) will be possible to make, but with additional increase of the entry fee by 200 rubles per person.
Early bird payment is made through the following systems:
- Bank transfer to the Sberbank card: 4276550024444039 (Beneficiary’s account number: 40 817 810 255 00 4510 940)
- QIWI network of terminals. Number Visa QIWI Wallet: 9099675545
- Yandex.Money: 410011688929321
Upon making the payment you should send an email to tavr@multsport.ru with “Entry fee for Tavrida Race 2015” in the subject line and indicate:
- team name
- date and means of payment (Sberbank, QIWI, Yandex)
- amount of payment
12. Mandatory Gear and Equipment List
Mandatory items for PRO, EXPERT and LIGHT courses are: bike, helmet, bike repair kit (or a spare tire), rear red light, front light (or headlamp), pump, compass, personal first aid kit, which includes painkillers (analgin) and dressings (bandages, iodine), items to arrange an overnight stop (matches, lighters), charged mobile phone with money on the account, ball-point pen.
Mandatory items for the Rogaining course are: headlamp, compass, personal first aid kit, which includes painkillers (analgin) and dressings (bandages, iodine), items to arrange an overnight stop (matches, lighters), charged mobile phone with money on the account, ball-point pen.
Other gear is the racer’s own choice. Participants of the bike courses are recommended to have protective glasses.
Mandatory equipment may be checked right before the start.
The organizers reserve the right to penalize or disqualify a participant or a team in the case of missing mandatory equipment
13. Race Program
When you register for the race you will receive a Racer’s Package that will include:
- a number to be attached to the bike handle bar;
- straps for attaching the number to the bike handle bar;
- necessary informational materials;
- SFR electronic punching chip (if rented);
- a bracelet for putting the punching card on the wrist.
Please note: An SFR electronic chip in the Racer’s Package (for teams that have indicated renting) has already been cleared and has your team’s number.
Participants racing with their own chips must attend a judge in the registration tent for clearing and entering the team’s number.
Overall Race Program:
October 01, 2015
from 12.00 – Arrival of athletes and their accommodation
18.00 - 01.00 Registration opens
October 02, 2015
07.00 - 01.00 Registration re-opens
09.20 – Opening ceremony
10.00 – Start for the PRO course
October 03, 2015
07.00 - 10.20 Registration re-opens
10.20 – Official ceremony
11.00 – Start for the LIGHT, EXPERT and Rogaining courses
20.00 – Award ceremony for the LIGHT course
October 04, 2015
12.00 – Official closing of the race
12.10 – Award ceremony for the PRO, EXPERT and Rogaining courses
13.00 – Departure of athletes and breaking the camp
PRO program:
October 02, 2015
08.00 – Athletes receive maps for the first race leg
09.20 – Opening ceremony. Briefing
10.00 – Mass start of the first leg
20.00 – Expected arrival time of the first leg winning teams
Athletes receive maps for the second leg upon finishing the first leg.
October 03, 2015
02.00 – Start of the mandatory rest of the racers in the base camp
06.00 – First leg finish closes
06.00 – Start of the second leg opens
10.00 – Second leg start closes
18.00 – Expected arrival of the second leg winning teams
October 04, 2015
10.00 – Finish closes. Time limit.
Start on the second leg is done with an SFR electronic start station.
Mandatory rest (sleep) time is 4 hours.
Explanation: the teams who finish the first leg before 2.00 a.m. are allowed to start the second leg no sooner than 6.00 a.m. on October 3. Those who finish after 2.00 a.m. shall start no sooner than in 4 hours after their actual finish of the first leg. That means if a team finishes at 3.34 a.m., they may start their second leg no sooner than at 7.34 a.m. (but no later than 10.00 a.m.).
A team may punch their second leg after 10.00 a.m. as well, however the time of the second leg will be considered to start at 10.00 a.m.
The teams who finish the first leg after 06.00 a.m. on October 3 may continue the race (go on second leg) OFF THE RECORD (they will not be ranked).
LIGHT, EXPERT and Rogaining Program:
October 03, 2015
09.00 - Athletes receive maps
10.20 – Opening ceremony. Briefing
11.00 – Mass start
19.00 – Time limit for the LIGHT course
19.30 – LIGHT finish closes
20.00 – Expected finish of the winning teams of the EXPERT course
October 04, 2015
11.00 – Time limit for the EXPERT and Rogaining courses
11.30 – Rogaining finish closes
14. Penalties
Athletes shall obey the official traffic rules!
In the event of a gross violation of the race rules (violation of traffic rules, use of any mechanic or animal means of transport, except for the bike (for bike courses), as well as help from the non-permitted sources) the team shall be disqualified. This rule does not ban from helping other athletes in the race if it is deemed necessary.
15. The Winners
The winner shall be the team that spends the least time to overcome the course, provided it visits all checkpoints, or the team that punches maximum number of CPs. The teams with fewer number of CPs, are automatically ranked lower in the finish list than those who have more CPs.
Teams that have exceeded the maximum allowed time, do not participate in the ranking, and shall be marked DID NOT FINISH.
For Rogaining course the general rules of rogaining are in place.
16. Food
Athletes participating in the PRO course will be offered tea and cookies between the legs.
After the race all the participants will be offered a hot meal, tea and cookies.
17. Award ceremony
Prizes and diplomas will be awarded only during the official ceremony for each course after finalizing the results. Winning teams that miss the official ceremony shall not be awarded prizes.
18. Sponsorship and Advertising
All organizations and individuals who wish to sponsor and (or) to advertise in the area of competition, should apply to the Organizing Committee before September 21, 2015.
19. The Race Team and Contact Info
Margarita Ukhanova - English (+7 916 177-69-42), Andrey Shevaliev (+7 909 967-55-45), Ilya Stroganov (+7 921 974-35-45), Vladimir Pivkin, Igor Chetvergov, Pavel Dementiev.
E-mail: tavr@multsport.ru
Web site: www.multsport.ru
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