Regulation

ASD AVIS Frecce Azzurre has organized a cycling competition which will take place on Sunday the 13th of May 2012.The competition will start at Camerino, at 8:30 am, and will also end in Camerino.
The event, which commemorates three friends of ASD AVIS Frecce Azzurre (the late Dario Drago, Francesco Gentili e Alberto Pennesi), will be attended by the Italian professional cyclist Michele Scarponi.
We would like to remind the participants that this competition is recognized by various current championships such as: Udace ErbaVita Marathon Italian Championship and Marche Marathon, Degli Italici and Dalzero.it championships.

This competition is only for men and women amateur cyclists.
If the participant is an Italian citizen then he or she has to be a subscriber, for the current year, of UDACE, FCI, or any other recognized Sport association.
Foreign participants, men and women, are very welcome. However they will need to exhibit a document or card that shows they are members of a recognized sport association for the current year. By Saturday the 12th of May, and between 3 and 8 pm, they must provide the organizers of this event with their membership documentation, together with a certification of good health for practicing amateur cycling competitions.
The cost for participating is:

• Euro 20.00 (when subscribing between the 1st of January and the 31th of March 2012)
• Euro 25.00 (when subscribing between the 1st of Abril and the 11th of May 2012)
• Euro 30,00 (when subscribing 12th of May 2012)

On the 12th of May, the day before the competition, it is possible to subscribe directly at the reception area, between 3 and 8 pm.
We would like to remind everyone that It will not be possible to subscribe on Sunday the 13th of May, the day of the competition.
The “pacco gara”, which is a gift-package composed by various items offered by the local goods producers, will be provided to those who subscribe in advance and cannot be guaranteed to those who subscribe on the 12th of May.
The competition can be also entered in the so called: French-Style, and the cost in this case is reduced to Euro 20.00. Those who intend to participate in French-Style have to specify this on the subscription form. Again, this will be possible only until the 12th of May, as stated above.

Those who participate in groups will get a discount. Groups of 15 to 25 people will get a discount of 2 Euros per person. Groups above 26 people will get a discount of Euro 3 per person. Subscriptions for groups must come as a single request; it will not be possible for people to join groups at a different time.
Through the subscription the participant will get the “pacco gara” (a gift composed by various goods provided by local producers), medical assistance, technical assistance, and refreshments during the period of the Sunday competition. They will also get access to the Pasta Party at the end of the competition. The performance-time of the participants will be assessed by “Winning Time” system. After the final ceremony during which the trophies will be given to the winners it will be possible to attend guided tours of the ancient City of Camerino.

Pacchi gara: These gift-packages will be provided to the participants on Saturay the 12th of May, between 3 and 8 pm, and on Sunday the 6th between 6 and 7:30 am, at the Institute Boccati, located in Camerino, in Via Pieragostino n. 4.
It will be possible to get the “pacco gara” and the competition personal number of a fellow participant only by exhibiting a document of the absent person and a delegation letter signed by the absent person.

START AND GRIDS: The day of the competition the participants, from 7:30 to 8:15 am,will have to gather in Viale Giacomo Leopardi, so as to get access to the starting grids. Those who arrive after 8:15 will start from the last row. The start will be in Viale Giacomo Leopardi at 8:30 am. The speed will be limited for the first few kilometers.

GRIDS COMPOSITION:
First grid: by invitation, red list
Second grid: “pacco-gara” + Hotel
Third grid: those who subscribe to circuits
Fourth grid: all the rest of the participants.

FRENCH STYLE START:
Those interested in the French-Style start will have to confirm this through the subscription form, which is available for downloading on the event site. The French-Style start will happen between 7:00 and 8:00am.
- In this case too the participants have to use the electronic chip and show their assigned number on the shirt and on the front of the bicycle.
- The recording of the time will start when the bicycle crosses the Winningtime carpet located near the grids area.
- For those who participate in the French-Style both circuits are allowed, but special care must be taken so as not to interfere with the normal competition. Indeed the French-Style participants must be easily overtaken by the head-group of the competition.
- The participants will have to be very careful and adhere to the road code of conduct, especially when proceeding through crossroads. Those who violate the rules will be disqualified.
- At the end of the event the organisers will publish an alphabetic list of the French-Style participants with their personal timing. Also there will be a sort of lottery with some presents. The latter can be collected only by exhibiting the membership card stating which association the participant belongs to.
- Those who arrive within 4 pm and that have ran through both circuits will have their points validated for the Granfondo Terre dei Varano circuits.

Tracks: The competion GranFondo Terre dei Varano will take place on two tracks, one of 140 Km and on a height difference of 2,700 m, and the other, the shortest of the two, of 84 Km and a height difference of 1,200 m. The participant will decide which track he will race on at the moment the main track devides in two.
Those who participate in the French-Style will have to state so at the moment they subscribe to the competition.

Categories: The competition is open to many defferent categories which are grouped by age-range. For the men we have: Cadets (19 – 27), Junior (28 – 32), Senior (33 – 39), Veterans (40 – 47), Gentlemen (48 – 55), Super Gentlemen A (56 – 62), and Super Gentlemen B (63 – 75).
For the women we have a group for those who are between 19 and 39 years old, and another for those who are between 40 and 70 years old.
Those partecipating as Cycle Turists will have a special number-tag and their time will not be checked. Their contribute, however, will count in assigning points to the association they participate for. Also, they could get a gift through the general lottery. Such a gift will have to be taken during the distribution of the “Pacco Gara”.

Results, Points and Awards: The calculation of points is made according to the UDACE rules. The Awards will be given to the three participants who finish first in both tracks, to the first five participants of each category who finish both tracks, and to the ten sport association who have the highest number of participants. The Awards Ceremony will take place at the arrival at the end of the race.

Among the sport associations who have subscribed within the 30th April 2012 the one with the highest number of subscibers will get a bicycle chassys Guerciotti Export Srl – Milano. If more than one team have the highest number of subscribers then the bicycle chassys will be given to the one with the highest number of participants. In case of equal number of participants there will be a draw with witnesses from both teams.

The winner of the sub-track “Sarnano Sassotetto valico Santa Maria Maddalena” will get the prix Dario Drago, the winner of the longest track will get the prix Francesco Gentili, and the winner of the shortest track will win the prix Alberto Pennesi.

Checks along the tracks: time-checks will happen at the start, at the end, and randomly during the competition. These checks are carried out by Krono Service. Whoever misses these checks will be disqualified.
The number of the participant will have to be clearly visible at the handlebar of the bicycle and on the back of the shirt.
The participant’s number should not be put on the head-tube of the bicycle; in doing so the participant will be disqualified.
Participants that attempt to anticipate the start time or start without registering their chip at the departure will be excluded from the final classification standings.
Time range: for the 140 Km. track the maximum time allowed is 7 hours and 30 minutes. For the 84 Km. Track the maximum time allowed is 5 hours.
Rifreshments along the tracks: there will be 4 refreshment stations along the long track and 1 along the short track. Of course ther will be refreshments at the end of the tracks too. At the refreshment stations it will not be possible to provide refreshments on the fly.
The Pasta Party at the end will be prepared by the Chefs of Muralto. The food will be served within the beautiful medieval tavern located in Camerino, in Piazza Umberto I°.
Technical assistance: Technical assistance will be provided along the tracks.
Medical assistance: There will be medical assistance stations along the tracks.
Showers: There will be shower cabins available at the end of the tracks.

Helmet: the helmet is mandatory to all the participant.

Roads code of conduct: We remind the participants that although the “GranFondo Terre dei Varano” is a competition with proper final results and points for the participants it remains an amateurish kind of competition and therefore it happens on roads open to normal traffic. Hence all the participants have to follow the road code of conduct, by staying on the right end side of the road and by following all the rest of the rules and laws of the normal traffic.
The organizing body of this competition is not responsible for any accident and other adverse events that might happen on the road during the competition.

Very Important: By subscribing to this competition all the participants agree on accepting and applying a correct attitude during the competition, towards the other participants and towards the environment on which the competition takes place. Whoever breakes this agreement will be judjed by the organising body.

The timing service will be provided by Krono Service, the official distributor of the brand Winning Time.
Each athlete must bring their own Winning Time Chip for classification.
You can use only the "Personal Winning Time Chip Yellow" duly authorized to current season, or the Daily Chip valid only for the event.
All other chips will not be working.
Enabling the "Personal Winning Time Chip Yellow" must be done on site www.winningtime.it or at the Chip Point in the race.
The "Personal Winning Time Chip Yellow" purchased in 2011 have already qualified for Cycling and Mountain Bike until December 31, 2012.
The athlete does not yet have the "Personal Winning Time Chip Yellow" can buy it directly from Chip Point present in the delivery of packages at the price of 15 Euros.
It will be immediately active and valid for the 2012 season.
The athlete must be mounted with the plastic mounting bracket between the wheel and the fork of the bicycle or wear ankle thanks to adjustable Velcro strap provided.
Alternatively, you can rent a Daily Chip valid ONLY for the event, payment of a deposit of 10 Euros with restitution of 7 Euros to delivery.
The rented chip must be placed on the ankle with a special Velcro strap. The return will be organized around the arrival of thirty minutes after the arrival of the first competitor of the longer path up to thirty minutes after the arrival of the last competitor of the event.

WARNING: The Chip, in contact with the frame, not working properly. It is NOT guaranteed service timing for those not wearing the chip properly.

Failure to enable the chip will be excluded from the classification of the race.
For information or clarification regarding the use of the chip can be found at www.kronoservice.com.


ASD AVIS FRECCE AZZURRE declines any responsibility towards any event might happen to participants, third parties and things, before, during, and after the competition.

Although they are not mentioned in this document, the UDACE terms and conditions are valid through the competion. For what it concerns Campionato Italiano Fondo and other circuits we suggest the participants to look at the appropriate sites.

So as to improve the event the organizing staff might vary some parts of these terms and conditions, and, in so doing, will inform the patrticipants immediately through the pages of this Web site.