24^th MARATONA DLES DOLOMITES

(applicable to foreign participants)

1 Date: Sunday, July 04^th 2010
2 Assembly point and start: La Villa - Alta Badia Dolomites (BZ) - from 5.30 a.m. on
3 Starting order: Division into groups as follows (times refer to the 2007, 2008 and 2009 marathons):

Cyclists who start before the assigned group will be disqualified;

4 Routes: There are 3 possible routes for the 2010 Maratona dles Dolomites. Participants are free to select the route best suited to their ability, also during the course of the event, entirely according to their own judgement.

5 Entry: Open to all adult male and female riders. Minors over 15 (fifteen) may just enter for the short distance (55 km and 106 km) and can not run the 138 km long course. Cyclists older than 65 (sixty five) must submit a medical certificate that may not be dated previous to January 1st  2010 and may just run the shortest courses (55 km and 106 km). The 2010 Marathon is by invitation and the Organising Committee may decide at any time whether to accept or not the enrolment or to exclude at any time an enrolled contestant for the event that may damage the image of the event. No registrations from participants who have been disqualified for the use of drugs will be accepted. The 2010 Marathon has a closed number of registrations to be divided equally between Italian and International contestants. The cyclists who have not regularly registered for the race cannot join the groups, on pain of exclusion. In the event of an accident, they will be reported in accordance with the law.

6 Division of the applications for entry: The 2010 Marathon estimates a participation of approximately 8,500 competitors divided as follows: 4,700 entries by draw among all pre-registrations; 3,800 entries reserved for official tour-operators, registrations not subject to the draw, registrations whose surcharge will be assigned to charitable institutions and invitations.
Registrations not subject to the draw are the ones made by “fidelity members”, members who participated and concluded more than 10 (ten) editions of the Maratona, and the cancellations in 2009 that have regularly sent the request for deferring the participation fee to 2010 edition.
Pre-registered participants not drawn on November 2009 and not drawn and therefore not reported in the starting list in the last two editions 2008 and 2009 will be readmitted to the race. As from 2011, those who were not in the starting lists in the last three years, 2008, 2009 and 2010, will be admitted to the race. The system will therefore allow for automatic repechage not the third year, but the fourth one.
The 4,700 entries by draw will be divided in single requests, cumulative requests with 2 (two) to 4 (four) members or cumulative requests with 5 (five) or more members, in proportion to all requests sent to the organisation.

7 Opening date for entry: It will be possible to pre-enter for the 2010 Maratona from October 15th to November 5th 2009. Pre-entries sent prior or after that date will not be taken into consideration.
Starting packages offered by our official Tour operator will be sold at following link www.maratona.it.
150 registrations whose surcharge will be assigned to charitable institutions will be sold departing 25th November 2009 and other 150 registrations departing 25th March 2010.

8 Pre-entry – who needs doing it and how to do it
8.1 Who needs to pre-enter: the pre entry has to be sent by all participants who want to take part in the race including the “fidelity-members” who do not need to participate at the draw.
No pre-entry is required for participants that transferred their 2009 registration-fee to 2010 within the terms, for participants buying a package by our official tour operator or registrations whose surcharge will be assigned to charitable institutions.
Participants who transferred the registration to 2010’s edition will be sent a personal form to fill out and send back to the organisation by 15th of April 2010 for confirming their participation to the race in July 2010.

8.2 How to pre-enter: The pre-entry can be made exclusively online by completing the pre-entry form on our site www.maratona.it indicating following data: surname, name, address, nationality, date of birth, gender, e-mail and jersey size, and paying the pre-entry fee of 2,00 € by credit card, paypal, moneybookers or bank transfer.
Pre-registrations on paper using pre-registration forms from previous editions/or any type will not be accepted. The Maratona dles Dolomites Committee reserves the possibility to accept pre-registrations/payments.
Only one entry request per person is admitted, participants who send a double entry will be disqualified for the next two years. The draw will be held on the second half of November 2009 and the participants admitted to the race can definitely register for the race from December 1st 2009 till April 15th 2010. The complete list of participants drawn will be published on our homepage a day after the draw.
Sports clubs can do a cumulative payment in order to be extracted as a group. For the draw they will be given a number (means one possibility) each 7 (seven) participants with a maximum of 5 numbers pro group.
The information on groups can be provided in two different ways:
- fill in the group pre-registration form online with the information on each member of the group and make a joint payment;
- download the Excel document for group pre-registration from the online pre-registration procedure, fill it in and upload it online and make the joint payment.

9 Participation fee: is 75,00 € and includes 10,00 € for the guarantee deposit of the chip. The 2,00 € pre-entry fee is not part of the registration fee and will not be returned or considered as payment on account.
Please note that the chip costs 34,00 € and that if the chip is not returned, the difference of 24,00 € will be requested by invoice. In the event of failure to return the chip or to pay the invoice, no entry will be accepted for the following year.
Payment of the entry fee entitles participants of using the repair service (spare parts not included), assistance and refreshments along the route, pasta-party at the finish, marathon jersey, finisher pin, race number, infos by e-mail and sms; free participation at all activities during the biker’s week. The classification will be published on the Maratona homepage www.maratona.it where the participants can also download and print their diploma.

10 Confirmation of entry
The participants drawn as well as the registrations not subject to the draw  can confirm their entry from December 1st 2009 till April 15th 2010 by using the individual code which will be communicated them by e-mail. All pre-entries not confirmed by that deadline will automatically be annulled.
The registration can be considered complete and regularly made only with the total payment of the participation fee and the modification of the participant’s status to “paid” in the official list of participants on the site. At any time it is possible to see if the entry has been accepted or not and to check the own enrolment status on our website www.maratona.it.

11 Enrolment procedure
The confirmation of entry needs to be done exclusively online on the official homepage www.maratona.it with payment by credit card, paypal, moneybookers or bank transfer. The payment fees are shown in the payment procedure and are at the expense of the participant.
Each participant registered individually will receive by 25.06.2010 by ordinary mail the voucher with the assigned number that is necessary together with an original ID (identity card, passport or driving license) to collect the material of the Maratona in the three days before the event. A pickup from third parties is not accepted.
For the registration of teams, a joint payment must be made indicating the booking codes of the individual participants to be registered.
The leader of teams with at least 10 participants registered as a group will get the complete list of participants for picking up the starting material for the whole team.

12 Replacements and withdrawal: Replacements are possible within the same team among participants who have already completed their registration. Replacements can be made until 5th June 2010 upon payment of a 10,00 € processing fee.
Fidelity members, participants who already transferred the registration from 2009 and participants admitted to the race because not drawn in 2008 and 2009’ editions cannot be replaced. Any extensions of the closing date of the replacements will be notified on the website.
Those unable to participate are not entitled to any reimbursement of their fee. If a withdrawal is announced before 15th June 2010, the only participation fee (65,00 €) can be transferred to 2011. For 2011’s participation a form will be sent in November 2010 to fill out and send back by paying the difference of participation-fee 2011.

13 Distribution of numbers:
In Badia, Alta Badia:
Thursday, 01.07.2010       from 9 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
Friday, 02.07.2010            from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, 03.07.2010        from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For single registrations the starting number needs to be picked-up personally by showing the voucher and an original ID (identity card, passport or driving license). No copies or other ID’s allowed. A pickup from third parties is not accepted.
For teams only the team leader needs appear, with the  list of the enrolled persons he received by post.

14 Time limit
Corvara direction Campolongo (55km)          11.00 a.m.
Cernadoi direction Passo Giau (76km)          11.45 a.m.
Finish:   55km 1 p.m.                 106km and 138km  4.15 p.m.

15 Maximum limit for assistance: Refreshments and mechanical and medical assistance will be guaranteed until the following time:
Passo Sella 11.15 a.m.                               Passo Giau 1.45 p.m.
Passo Campolongo 11.45 a.m.                    Passo Falzarego 3.45 p.m.
Passo Gardena/Colle S. Lucia 12.15 a.m.                    

16 Checkpoints: Observance of these is mandatory, both at the start and along the chosen route. Anyone starting before the official starting signal is given, or whose start is not registered by the officials, shall be considered a non-starter and their name will not appear in the finishing order.

17 Team and individual competition: All the competitive and amateur cyclists will take part in the individual classifications. These will be drawn up on the basis of the time taken to cover the distance and not according to the order of arrival.
For team classification all participants arrived within the time limit will be considered. The classification of teams shall be based on the total number of kilometres covered by the various team members. win trophies or cups. The official awards ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. in the ice stadium. Following prizes will be handed over: the top 10 (ten) teams for the Leali Cup, the first 3 (three) in the overall individual classification and the first classified in each category for the medium and Maratona distances. The Sellaronda course does not foresee an official classification. Prizes will be handed over only to winners taking part at the ceremony.

18 Medical service: The medical backup service comprises ambulances manned by doctors and nursing staff with helicopter support.

19 Mobile and mechanical assistance: The assistance of private vehicles following the race is strictly prohibited, under penalty of disqualification of the athlete.

20 Definition of the event: The “Maratona dles Dolomites” is a large-scale event for touring cyclists.

21 Protests: Any protests must reach the jury before the specified deadline, together with the fee as laid down in the Italian Cycling Federation regulations.

22 Information: Comitato Maratona dles Dolomites, Via Damez 34, I– 39036 Badia (BZ)
Tel. +39-0471-839536, Fax +39-0471-839915
E-Mail: info@maratona.it - www.maratona.it

23 Cancellation of the event: If the event has to be cancelled due to exceptional circumstances there is no refund of the entry fee but the organisation reserve the right to start in 2011 after completing the registration procedure as requested for coming edition.

24 Alterations: The organisers reserve the right to make alterations to the programme. All official communications and any re-opening of registrations will be notified on the website  www.maratona.it

25 Rights and duties of the cyclists:
25.1 Carry the number on the handlebar including the transponder and a number on the back provided by the organization. The format of these numbers may not be changed.
25.2 Use the approved hard helmet fastened throughout the race.
25.3 All participants must obey the rules of the road. Please be aware that the cyclists who are overtaken by the car marked as “fine corsa” will continue the race just as amateurs and will keep the starting number on the back.
25.4 The first three male and female winner in the Medium and Maratona routes in 2009 must, if registered, wear the "Eco Logical Jersey" provided by the organisation showing their place the previous year. On the jersey which will be personalized at the discretion of the organisation, each athlete may put the name of their club and of their main sponsor with a maximum height of 20 cm. Failure to wear the jersey will lead to disqualification from the event. The jersey must be visible for the whole of the race, anything worn on top must be transparent and leave the jersey visible. The remainder of the clothing is that of the club.
25.5 The first absolute 3 (three) classified of the Maratona and Medium routes must take part in the official awards ceremony scheduled for 4.00 p.m., on pain of exclusion from the Maratona dles Dolomites for the following year. By attending the awards ceremony, they will acquire the right to pre-register and take part in the 2011 Maratona without having to go through the draw.
25.6 The road between Corvara and La Villa will be closed to traffic (including cyclists) at 6.10 a.m. The cyclists should therefore take due note. (Anybody who has not entered the grid 10 minutes before the start will be automatically diverted to the last starting grid).
25.7 It is compulsory to carry a kit for puncture repairs during the race. Carry spare clothing and a waterproof garment in case of bad weather.

26 Disqualification:
26.1 Participants wearing the number of another cyclist, giving the number to others or any other grave fact which is detected by the organisation will be punished by disqualification from the event for two or five years (in several cases the organisation reserves to give a lifelong disqualification).
26.2 An appeal is made to the public spirit of the participants not to throw litter along the roads, but to dispose of it in the special bins at the refreshment points. Competitors who throw litter outside the marked spaces will be disqualified for 5 years as well as being disqualified from the race.
26.3 The organisation also reserves the right to take measures where an unfair behaviour is noticed during the last 5 km (from the junction of La Villa) of the medium course (106 km) and of the Maratona course (138 km), tending to distort the order of arrival of the races.

27 Signature: With the online sending of the enrolment form, the participant accepts the above mentioned instructions and confirms that he is in possession of a private insurance, a third party insurance and the medical certificate according to D.M.V. 18/02/1992 and is in the condition to take part at the long course race. Each participant carries the complete responsibility for his state of health on the marathon occasion. For accidents during the race the organisation committee will not take upon the liability. The participant authorises the use of his images and data according to the Italian privacy law no. 675 of 31/12/1996.

IMPORTANT: Please observe enrolment deadlines.