REGULATION 2022
La SpoletoNorcia in MTB 2022 is a cycling event (cycle tourism) that takes place on Sunday 4 September 2022 and is structured as follows:
1. The SpoletoNorcia in MTB (cycle tourism)
1A. Registration
Registration must be done directly and exclusively online by following the appropriate link from the home page of the website www.laspoletonorciainmtb.it
REGISTRATION IS CONCLUDED WITH THE PAYMENT OF THE RELEVANT FEE AND CONFIRMATION VIA EMAIL OF THE COMPANY MANAGING THE REGISTRATION
The O.C. reserves the right to close registrations upon reaching 1,500 total participants.
Advantages and priorities may be reserved for those who make hotel reservations through our partners.
ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE OBLIGED TO COMMUNICATE THEIR PERSONAL EMAIL (NO COMMON EMAILTO SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS) AND A MOBILE PHONE NUMBER TO ALLOW THE O.C. TO SEND ANY SERVICE OR SECURITY COMMUNICATIONS
The following calendar of registrations, with different row that will favour those who register first.
1B. Registration opening
– Online registration opening: Friday 15 April 2022 at 12.00 on the website www.laspoletonorciainmtb.it
– Online registration closes: Sunday 28 August 2022 at 00:00.
– The O.C. reserves the right to modify the contents of this regulation and to carry out any promotions.
Given the particular world health situation, only ONLINE registrations will be allowed.
2. Participation fees
2.A. INDIVIDUAL FEES:
The nominal individual registration fee is set at € 70.00.
The O.C. reserves the right to set registration fees of greater convenience on the basis of a calendar that will be published on the official website of the event www.laspoletonorciainmtb.it and reserves the right to make promotions, also (but not only) targeted to a specific audience, and no complaints will be accepted on the participation fee paid.
The nominal individual registration fee is set at € 70.00.
The O.C. reserves the right to set registration fees of greater convenience on the basis of a calendar that will be published on the official website of the event www.laspoletonorciainmtb.it and reserves the right to make promotions, also (but not only) targeted to a specific audience, and no complaints will be accepted on the participation fee paid.
• from April 15th to April 30th 2022: € 45.00 – Up to 500 subscribers
• from 1st May to 31st July 2022: € 50.00 – Race package and personalised bib number deadline;
• from 01 August to 17 August 2022: € 60.00;
• from 18 August to 28 August 2022: € 70.00;
All registration fees will be increased by secretarial fees.
Each participant, upon registration, can OPTIONALLY subscribe to additional insurance coverage against accidents, if provided for in the online registration form.
2.B.FEES FOR GROUPS
Large groups will benefit from ONE FREE FOR EVERY 10 PEOPLE REGULARLY ENROLLED at the fee in effect at the time of registration.
2.C. MEETING
The meeting of the competitors for the collection of bibs and race packs and registration verification will be fixed from Friday 3 September at 16.00 to Saturday 4 September at 19.00 in Piazza Garibaldi – Spoleto.
2.D. BIB AND RACE KIT WITHDRAWAL
The bib and the race packet can be collected, only if the registration fee is up to date and by presenting the receipt for the collection of the same to the persons in charge.
Delivery will be made at the secretariat of the event located in Piazza Garibaldi in Spoleto according to the following program: – Friday 2 September 2022 from 16.00 to 19.00; – Saturday 3 September 2022 from 9.00 to 13.00 and from 15.00 to 19.00.
2.E. REGISTRATION COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER EVENT
In virtue of the agreement entered into between the SSD LA SPOLETONORCIA or and other C.O. it may be possible to subscribe a membership that allows participation in combined events at a special price.
ATTENTION:
THE RACE PACKAGE IS PROVIDED FOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF THIS COMBINED PROMOTION BUT NOT THE CELEBRATIVE JERSEY OF THE EVENT. IN GENERAL THIS RULE APPLIES TO ANY COMBINED REGISTRATION OR TO ANY CIRCUITS BELONGING TO LA SPOLETONORCIA IN MTB.
2.F. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENROLLMENTS
3. TERMS OF PAYMENT
As defined on the portal of the company managing the registration.
4. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
The registration fee WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
It is possible to replace the name of a participant with that of another person, a secretarial contribution of € 10.00 will be required for this operation. If, due to major force or any other kind of event, the event does not take place, the participation fee will not be refunded but recognised for the following year.
4.A REPLACEMENT OF A PARTICIPANT
5.Privacy Act
In full compliance with the provisions of the privacy law, Articles 13 and 23 of Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30.06.2003 on the subject of “protection of personal data”, the data requested with the registration will be processed exclusively for the normal secretarial activity of the above-mentioned event, as well as for any proposals and communications relating to the activities of the Organising Committee of SpoletoNorcia… in MTB. The update or cancellation can be requested by writing to: O.C. SpoletoNorcia by MTB – A.S.D. MTB Club Spoleto at info@laspoletonorciainmtb.it.
In the same way, the will may be expressed not to communicate the data in question to others.
6. Variation and subsequent amendments
Variations of regulation, route and altitude profile are reserved for the O.C. and can be done without notice. All information will be published on the internet, on the website www.laspoletonorciainmtb.it. and / or on the official Facebook page of the event: www.facebook.com/laspoletonorciainmtb.
7.Technical provisions
SpoletoNorcia in MTB is an ecological pedalling on a mountain bike, where onlymountain bicycles, mountain tandems, fat bikes and gravel bikes are allowed. Mountain bikes with assisted pedalling are also allowed (La SpoletoNorcia in e-MTB). The fact that these types of bicycles are allowed does not mean that the route is suitable for them and it is the responsibility of each participant to pedal with the most appropriate bicycle for the route, for the weather conditions and for their own expertise.
8.Mandatory Equipment
All participants, during the event, must:
– Wear a helmet;
– Position the front number correctly;
– Obligatory use of adequate individual lighting tools for the unlit tunnels along the route;
– Provide adequate clothing to shelter from the cold;
– Get a repair kit for any technical adjustments
– Have at least one full water bottle on departure.
It is advisable to carry out a technical check of the vehicle before taking off. There is an obligation to install adequate individual front and rear lighting tools on the bicycle for the sections inside the tunnels. For sections outside the railway or in road crossings, the Highway Code and FCI regulations apply. Considering that the ride will take place in any weather condition, each biker must be adequately equipped, also calculating sudden changes in weather, and equipped with adequate clothing to shelter from the cold inside the galleries.
9. Security measures
To protect the participants, the use of a helmet is mandatory throughout the event and an approved high-visibility jacket is recommended. The route of the former Spoleto-Norcia railway could foresee (depending on the passable sections of the route on the day of the event) the transit in unlit tunnels, therefore, each competitor must be equipped with an adequate front and rear lighting system. The participant is solely responsible for non-compliance with the rules mentioned in this regulation. The conduct, especially the participants in the cycling event, must be appropriate to the type of event that involves the presence of several thousand people. Extreme care is recommended so as not to cause accidents for oneself and for others. Inappropriate behaviour will lead exclusion from the event. The bottom of the railway is mostly gravel surface type (residual of the embankment) and the conditions are variable depending on the stretch you are traveling on. The sections outside the railway are: asphalt, dirt, single-track with very steep climbs and technical descents . A moderate speed is recommended, especially downhill, to avoid falls caused by the inconsistency of the surface. The same recommendations apply to participants in competitive courses.
10.Traffic rules
The competition will take place on both public and private roads NOT NECESSARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC, even if they are cart tracks or paths. For the sections to be covered outside the former Spoleto-Norcia railway, even where the organisation will monitor the intersections of the routes, all participants are required to comply with the Highway Code.
Remember to strictly keep to the right side of the road and proceed in single file.
Carefully observe all the signs prepared by the organisation. In the sections where the Highway Code is not in force, reference will be made to the UCI-FCI-ARI regulations. No responsibility will be attributable to the organisers for non-compliance with the above.
11. Rules for the protection of the environment
It is strictly forbidden to throw waste along the route.
The waste must be thrown into the bins placed inside and after the refreshment points. It is also forbidden to abandon the planned route. Anyone who does not respect the rules will be deprived of the number certifying participation.
12.Responsibility
The event is covered by RC insurance stipulated through the FCI.
Voluntary registration and participation in the event is also considered a tacit declaration of physical fitness for this non-competitive amateur sporting activity. The organisation, which according to current regulations, would not be required to request a medical certificate of good health from the participant. The O.C. considers that with the registration the biker has the physical fitness inherent to the law provided for by the Ministerial Decree 28.2.83 on health protection for non-competitive activities. This will decline any civil and criminal liability for what may physically happen, before, during and after the event, requires a certificate of sound and robust constitution or a valid FCI card. In particular, complaints or injuries caused by failure to comply with the regulations of the present rules, FCI rules and non-compliance with the Highway Code, early departures or deviations from the route traced by the organisation will not be taken into consideration. Participation in the events of La SpoletoNorcia in MTB is at your own risk. By registering, the participant renounces any right of complaint, including against third parties, against the O.C., the ASD MTB Club Spoleto, and all those natural and legal persons involved in organising the event. Furthermore, by registering, the competitors confirm that they are in good physical condition to be able to sustain a physical effort like La SpoletoNorcia in MTB. The vehicular traffic during the event is open and therefore the absolute observance of the Highway Code is in force.
13.Withdrawals and time gates
Participants who abandon the competition or cycle tourism must present themselves at the check-points or refreshment points located along the route and return the numbered front panel to a person in charge. Participants who exceed any maximum time limits will be stopped and must hand over the numbered front panel. The number plates of the “FINISHERS” must NOT be returned upon arrival. There is no shuttle service for the return of those who retire.
14.Rules of Conduct
• Slower participants are obliged to facilitate overtaking for faster athletes
• Passages that are not clearly visible (eg tunnels) must be covered with adequate speed and with autonomous lighting
• In the descent passages never exceed your technical limit
• Any technical breakages of the vehicle must be repaired off the track
• Mechanical first aid points will be placed along the route in positions deemed strategic
Anyone who does not respect the regulation will be removed immediately
• Considering that the ride will take place in all weather conditions, every biker must be equipped with bad weather clothing
In the road sections, the Highway Code is applied
15.Performance and Services
Upon registration &/or completion of the registration procedures, each participant will receive an envelope containing a numbered faceplate to be affixed to the handlebar of the bicycle &/or a “SERVICE CARD / BRACELET” (HAVING THE SAME NUMBER OF THE FRONT PANEL ON THE BIKE) for be entitled to the services that registration allows.
16.Refreshments
17. Route Indications
The route will follow the route of the old SpoletoNorcia railway and will be completely tabulated. Despite this, we will not accept complaints for any errors along the way.
Attention: the complete signaling of the route will be available only for the day of the event.
18. Number-holder faceplates
Although it is not a race, each participant must place the number plate on the front of the bicycle in a clearly visible way, without changing its appearance. They will be used exclusively for the identification of the participant. For organisational needs, the use of the chip may be mandatory with costs that will eventually be communicated through traditional channels.
19. Health care
More teams made up of doctors, health workers and volunteers from the Red Cross, Green Cross, C.I.S.O.M. and A.N.C. and other associations will be available all along the route and upon arrival.
The closest hospitals are:
– Spoleto Hospital tel. (+39) 0743 2101
– Norcia Hospital tel. (+39) 0743 8151
– Foligno Hospital tel. (+39) 0742 3391
Together with the participants, the members of the MTB CLUB Spoleto will participate in the event (recognisable by their uniform).
They will provide adequate support to those who need it, within the limits of their possibilities.
A telephone number of the organisation will be entered on the number plate, which you can contact in case of extreme need.
20. Personal data
Pursuant to Article 13 of Legislative Decree 30 June 2003, no. 196 we inform: a) that the data contained in the registration form are required for registration, to prepare the list of participants, the ranking, the historical archive, to carry out the services declared in the regulation and to send information material of La SpoletoNorcia in MTB or its partners. The consequences of failure to provide the above data or information consist in non-admission to the event. The rights of the data subject in relation to the processing of personal data are listed in Article 7 of the aforementioned Legislative Decree no. 196/03. At any time the interested party can consult, modify, cancel your data free of charge by writing to the person responsible for the processing of personal data at ASD MTB CLUB Spoleto – Via Benedetto Croce 13 – 06049 Spoleto (PG).
DATA PROTECTION?
21. Image right
By signing / filling in the registration form, the competitor expressly authorises the organisers to use free of charge the images that portray him/her during the participation of the event. The organisers will be able to assign the rights to use the image provided to their institutional and commercial partners. This authorisation for the use of one’s own image must be understood as granted for an indefinite period, in compliance with the laws, regulations and treaties in force and without territorial limits throughout the world; for use in various publications and films, including, but not limited to, promotional and/or advertising materials made on all media.
General info
Accommodation:
For all tourist information regarding accommodation and restaurants in the area, please fill in the information request form and you will be contacted as soon as possible.
Warning: stolen bicycles
In recent years, bicycle thefts have occurred in the localities that have hosted mass demonstrations. For this reason, we recommend not to leave your bike unattended and to lock it properly to/in the vehicle.
The organising committee assumes no responsibility for stolen bicycles. Not even in hotels and not even in the bike park (not guarded).
Disclaimer
By signing the registration form (also online) you declare that you:
• are in possession of a regular card for carrying out sporting activities valid for this year, 2022, or to have carried out the ritual medical checks for cycling activity
• registration implies acceptance of all the aforementioned rules. Each participant is the guarantor of his own behaviour before, during and after the event
• understand and accept the regulatory requirements to participate in the event
• know the characteristics of the event and to be in adequate psychophysical conditions for participation
• accept the regulations, to the indications of the O.C. and the staff assigned to the organisation
• allow the use of your data by the organisation of the event in compliance with Legislative Decree 196/03
• allow the use of photographs, filmed images, recordings, resulting from one’s participation in the event for any legitimate purpose, including advertising
• renounce any liability or recourse action against the O.C., the organising company, its partners or suppliers, the personnel assigned in any capacity to the organisation, the sponsors and patrons, deriving from one’s participation in the event and its collateral events.
The same applies to those who register individually or through collective team registration by means of an online or on-site form.
Final Warnings
The complete regulation of the event is available on the website www.laspoletonorciainmtb.it at the following link: https://www.laspoletonorciainmtb.it/it/spoletonorcia_mtb_regolazione/. The Organising Committee reserves the right to modify these regulations at any time for reasons it deems appropriate for a better organisation of the race. For anything not covered by this regulation, the technical rules of the Italian Cycling Federation apply. The event will take place in all weather conditions and there is no refund of the registration fee. The organisation has the right to change the route at any time.
