Regultaions

Those competitors who are allowed to participate in the Classic course (50 km) are the ones foreseen by the FCI regulations valid for the season 2023 for the race types point to point XC, and anyway starting from the category Junior (not foreseen the category Master Junior for national races); for the Marathon course (75 km) the competitors foreseen by the UCI/FCI regulations valid for the season of 2023 for the course types XCM races (Junior categories excluded). The participants accept without objections our conditions of responsibility, renouncing every legal action against the Organising Committee.

The competitors must:

1. 1. Be up to date with their membership valid for 2023 of the UCI/FCI and/or sport promotion organisations recognised by the FCI for Italian athletes and organisations recognised by the UCI for foreign athletes. All must be up to date with a medical sport certificate, everything must be shown if requested when collecting the starting number.
2. 2. If not in possession of a recognised membership card they must be in possession of a regular medical sport certificate and acquire a FCI daily pass made available by the Organising Committee for the cost of €. 10,00, which can be acquired directly during the online registration or at the collection of the starting number upon presenting the above-mentioned obligatory medical sport certificate.
3. 3. By decision of the Organising Committee the categories Touring and Hobby are not foreseen

Without a valid medical certificate or sport card the athlete CANNOT participate in the race.

REGISTRATION.

It is possible to register online on the official website of the race https://www.capoliverilegendcup.it/en/iscrizione.asp or on the race timing reference website of datasport.com

Following the obligatory online registration and the payment of the required fee, the FCI card-holders are obliged to proceed through the association to which they belong and also carry out the registration through the “fattore K-sport” (http://fci.ksport.kgroup.eu  ) before 03.05.2023 at 23.59. After that date the “fattore” K-sport will be closed and will not open for ANY category.

ID RACE 166466 - UCI International CAPOLIVERI LEGEND CUP WORLD EDITION MARATHON XCM C3 – 75 KM

ID RACE 166733 - FCI National CAPOLIVERI LEGEND CUP WORLD EDITION CLASSIC XCP – 54 KM

If foreseen in relation to Covid-19 participation to CAPOLIVERI LEGEND CUP 2021 is subject to the rules promulgated by the qualified organisations and by the FCI guidelines set up for resuming sports events, in all the phases of before, during and after the race. Nevertheless, the behavioural ways dictated by anticontagion rules will be respected in evolution over time.

If anticipated the proper forms will be provided to the participants, teams and the companions.

The participation fees are the following:

• €. 65,00 from 15.01.2021 to 31.03.2021 online;
• €. 80,00 from 01.04.2021 to 31.07.2021 online;
• €. 95,00 from 01.08.2021 to 27.09.2021 online and to 01-02.10.2021 at the race secretariat;
• €. 110,00 fixed fee category tandem (Mtb with double passengers) valid only for the Classic course 50KM.

TEAM PAYMENT FOR EVERY 10 (TEN) PAYED REGISTRATIONS 1 (ONE) REGISTRATION FOR FREE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE SAME TEAM

THE NAME OF THE PERSON OF THE FREE REGISTRATION MUST BE COMMUNICATED THROUGH THE COMPLETION IN EVERY PART OF THE FOLLOWING FORMAT ONLINE: https://www.capoliverilegendcup.it/completa.asp , ATTACHING A COPY OF THE VALID CARD, WRITING IN THE NOTES THE SIZE OF THE GADGET AND ATTACHING ALSO A COPY OF THE TEAM PAYMENT OF MEMBERSHIP. IF NOT THE CASE, THE REGISTRATION WILL NOT BE DECLARED VALID.

The O.C. will take care of the confirmation and insertion in the start list of the name of the person not charged through an ONLINE registration procedure on the portal of Datasport.com.

The payment can be carried out directly following the registration procedure ONLINE on datasport.com by means of credit card, bank transfer, PayPal and in the ways better indicated on the procedure itself.

In case there are any problems during registration the O.C. can be contacted by means of the email info@capoliverilegendcup.it.

PLEASE NOTE/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The aforementioned fees must be considered excluding costs. Management fees possibly applied for payment transactions deriving from the use of various payment methods (credit card, transfer, foreign transfer, PayPal, etc) for (inter)national transactions will be charged to the participant.

The CLC offers the possibility to register for a discounted price for:

• Subscribers to Coppa Toscana: fee €. 50,00 (contact secretariat Coppa Toscana) https://www.coppatoscanamtb.it/;
• Subscribers to Rampitek Series: fee €. 60,00 COMPLETE REGISTRATION https://www.capoliverilegendcup.it/completa.asp and PAYMENT https://www.capoliverilegendcup.it/pagamento.asp;
• The combined “The Legendary Races” with Dolomiti Superbike: combined ticket during registration online with procedure www.datasport.com of both races by means of the right selection.
  • 1) €. 165,00 until 31.03.2021;
  • 2) €. 180,00 until 05.07.2021;
  • 3) In case the registration has already been carried out for the single race you can proceed with the adjustment by contacting the O.C. of the race to which one has registered.
• The combined “Sea to Sky MTB Challenge” with Ironbike-Ischgl (AUT): €. 91,00 combined ticket during registration with procedure DATASPORT.COM for both races;
• The combined “ELBA MTB CHALLENGE” with Conquistadores Cup: combined ticket during registration with procedure of both races.
  •  1) €. 90,00 fixed fee;
  •  2) In case the registration has already been carried out for the single race you can proceed with the adjustment by contacting the O.C. of the race to which one has registered.
• The combined “The Best Island MTB Marathon” with Etnamarathon: combined ticking during registration with procedure of both races.
  • 1) €. 105,00 fixed fee;
  • 2) In case the registration has already been carried out for the single race you can proceed with the adjustment by contacting the O.C. of the race to which one has registered.

The registration fee will NOT be refunded in case the race cannot take place for whatever reason of force majeure (natural disasters, healthcare emergencies, prohibitions by bodies in charge, choice of the Organising Committee).

It will be possible to reimburse the registration fee because of illness, accident or lack of fitness certified directly by means of the activation of assurance in the registration phase on the ONLINE portal, a service offered by DATASPORT.COM https://www.datasport.com/it/per-gli-sportivi/faq/ for the additional cost of €. 6,00 to be selected on the appropriate screen.

For the 2021 edition you can freeze the registration for the following edition of 2022 for the cost of €. 10,00 by communicating promptly through a request by mail to info@capoliverilegendcup.it before the deadline of 31.08.2021. For the payment of the fee https://www.capoliverilegendcup.it/pagamento.asp,description “REGISTRATION FREEZE TO 2022”.

It is possible to replace the name of a participant for that of another before 31.08.2021 through the payment of a charge to the secretariat of €. 10,00. For communicating the data of the newly registered person who replaces the former, you must complete the following form online: https://www.capoliverilegendcup.it/completa.asp, indicating the data of the newly registered person and writing as description: “REPLACEMENT OF XXXXXX (surname and name of the person replaced)”. For the payment of the fee https://www.capoliverilegendcup.it/pagamento.asp, description “REPLACEMENT OF XXXXXX previously registered”.

There is also the opportunity to change the choice of the course made in the registration phase communicating promptly through a request by mail to info@capoliverilegendcup.it before the deadline of 31.08.2021, by means of the payment of a charge to the secretariat of €. 5,00. For the fee payment https://www.capoliverilegendcup.it/pagamento.asp with description “CHANGE COURSE FROM XXXXXX TO XXXXXX”.

After that date it will be possible to make such change ONLINE before 27.09.2021 or directly on the spot at the secretariat both the 01/02.09.2021 through a renewal charge of €. 15,00 (race envelop – non-personalised registration number – disposable chip – back number – pins and ribbons).

To proceed to the fee freeze payments, change of name and change of course you can use the following link PAYPAL: https://www.capoliverilegendcup.it/pagamento.asp or a bank transfer in the name of ASD CAPOLIVERI BIKE PARK – IBAN IT88 A 06370 70660 000010006222.

In the case of the bank transfer the copy of the payment receipt must be attached to the request. The change will occur after receiving the amounts due on the current account of the Association, normally within three working days.

Those who have requested and obtained in the past edition (year 2020) the freezing of their registration for the next edition (year 2021), if the registration fee paid is lower than the registration fee scheduled for the year 2021 , will receive an email requesting registration from the CO to be included in the enrolled list, indicating the payment methods and the data communication form if they have changed in the meantime.

It should be noted that the shares are not returned, as per the previous article 6, therefore it will be possible to take part in the new edition of the CLC only by means of a quota adjustment.

If you want to sell your share to another athlete, we inform you that in addition to the expected balance, the additional name change procedure must be followed, as mentioned also in this case, in the previous article 6 of these competition regulations.

Personal data communicated at the registration will be saved, used and treated exclusively for the purpose of organising and carrying out the event. By registering the participant declares as of now that the personal data may also be used by third parties. You declare to accept the publication, on paper and digital, of the starting lists and the final classification on various sites of the event, of national and international cycling federations and of the precision timing company. By registering the participant declares to consent to the publication of personal data on all media (Internet, homepage, posters, etc). Moreover, the participant and the organiser declare that the photographic and video material, made during the event, may be spread and published without making use of any request for compensation. When the participant registers he or she also accepts that he or she will possibly receive emails, newsletters, offers related to the activity exercised by the Organising Committee.

The Organising Committee reserves the right to modify, vary or add notions to the following regulations, to change the track and altimetric profiles and services related to the event until the date of the Race, if they consider it appropriate.

The Capoliveri Legend Cup is an event registered on the official calendars of the UCI and the FCI. The categories admitted to the XIIth edition named “World Edition” are the categories admitted by the UCI/FCI regulations in force for the year 2021, specifically:

• • MARATHON: OPEN M/W (Elite – Under 23), MASTER Men (EliteSport – M1 – M2 – M3 – M4 – M5 – M6 – M7 – M8), MASTER Women (EliteSport MW1 – 2 – 3);
• CLASSIC (50 km/1700 mt): JUNIOR M/W, MASTER Men (EliteSport – M1 – M2 – M3 – M4 – M5 – M6 – M7 – M8), MASTER Women (EliteSport MW1 – 2 – 3).

OPENING GRIDS AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE START

IMPORTANT: at the access to the starting grids/blocks if foreseen Covid-19 regulations will be adopted.

The starting grids for the year 2021 will be in blocks composed of a maximum of 350 competitors (except diverse arrangements concerning Covid-19) to guarantee a greater flow in the course and to fully enjoy it, considering the features of the terrain on which the Capoliveri Legend Cup takes place.

ASSIGNMENT GRIDS

• By UCI/FCI regulations the assignment of the starting numbers will be carried out with priority at the Ranking Marathon UCI and consequently Marathon FCI M/W in order of category.
• Subsequently, the best ranking achieved at the CLC in the last 4 years (editions of 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 according to the course type) will be taken into account, leaving aside the bodies to which they belong. Finally, the registration date will be taken into account.

Therefore the starts will occur in the hours reported below respecting the following criteria and numberings for the course MARATHON:

• h 08.30: Griglia/Block n.1 Bianco/White n.1/200: Ranking Marathon UCI/FCI OPEN M;
• h 08.32: Griglia/Block n.1 Bianco/White n.201/300: Ranking Marathon UCI/FCI OPEN W + Elitesport W + MW 1-2-3 category order Ranking Legend 2017/2020;
• h 08.35: Griglia/Block n.2 Blu/Blue 301/700 (max 350 competitors): best ranking Legend Marathon 2017/2020 leaving aside the bodies to which they belong;
• h 08.40:Griglia/Block n.3 Rosso/Red n.701/1100 (max 350 competitors): best ranking Legend Marathon 2017/2020 leaving aside the bodies to which they belong;
• h 08.45: Griglia/Block n.4 Giallo/Yellow n.1101/1500 (max 350 competitors): best ranking Legend Marathon 2017/2020 leaving aside the bodies to which they belong;
• h 08.50: Griglia/Block n.5 Verde/Green n.1501/2000 (max 450 competitors): best ranking Legend Marathon 2017/2020 leaving aside the bodies to which they belong. Finally, the registration date will be taken into account.

The starts will occur in the hours reported below respecting the following criteria and numberings for the course CLASSIC

• h 09.30: Griglia/Block n.1 Bianco/White n.2001/2400 (max 350 competitors): Ranking Junior FCI M/W + MW (EliteSport - M1 – 2 – 3) + best ranking Legend Classic 2017/2020 leaving aside the bodies to which they belong;
• h 09.35: Griglia/Block n.2 Blu/Blue n.2401/2800 (max 350 competitors): best ranking Legend Classic 2017/2020 leaving aside the bodies to which they belong;
• h 09.40: Griglia/Block n.3 Rosso/Red n.2801/3200 (max 350 competitors): best ranking Legend Classic 2017/2020 leaving aside the bodies to which they belong;
• h 09.45: Griglia/Block n.4 Giallo/Yellow n.3201/3700 (max 450 competitors): best ranking Legend Classic 2017/2020 leaving aside the bodies to which they belong. Finally, the registration date will be taken into account.

The indicated times and the composition of the blocks are at the discretion of the O.C. of the CLC, which can modify them before the start of the race to guarantee the best carrying out of the event.

The female categories which will start, excluding the OPEN, can choose the starting block IF PREFERABLE;

The athletes that start from the wrong grid will be disqualified. The athletes that are registered in the Classic course but that start with the athletes of the Marathon course will be disqualified.

The Capoliveri Legend Cup is a mountain bike race in which it is only permitted to use mountain bikes or mountain tandems. It will be possible to do small repairs along the technical zones properly indicated (see Feed Technical Zone), in which there will also be indicated the presence of our assistance stands along the track, if foreseen and if not assisted by your own team. It is advised to do a technical check of the bike before the start.

For the safeguard of the athletes it is obligatory to wear the approved helmet during the entire race.

The use of (micro)cameras on bikes, on the helmet or the body is forbidden on pain of disqualification, if not authorised by the Organising Committee, in advance of the approval of the Panel of Judges by UCI/FCI regulations.

The race will also take place on public and private streets. It is everyone’s duty to respect Italian traffic rules in the areas that are open to traffic, and in any case on the duel-carriageways. Morever, it is obligatory to respect the UCI/FCI security rules. Those who do not respect these rules will be disqualified immediately

The President of the Panel of Judges will be appointed by the UCI, to which the race is duly registered, supported by collaborators designated by the FCI and by the Director of Off-Road Race, who is chosen by the O.C. from the appropriate FCI register valid for national and international races.

Possible complaints can be made official to the Panel of Judges in the manner prescribed by the current UCI/FCI regulations.

The placings will be made available in real time directly on the website www.datasport.com in the section “Eventi Capoliveri Legend Cup” and will be displayed by the O.C. in the ways indicated by the valid UCI/FCI regulations and respecting Covid-19 rules (for the year 2020 in accordance with the guidelines for the resumption of group events the display of the placings at the end of the race was FORBIDDEN).

Immediately after the finishing of the first 3 places Assoluti M/W of the courses Marathon and Classic the “flowers-ceremony” will take place in the appointed area. The official prize-giving of the final placing and of each category will take place in the hours and in the places indicated in the race programme.

The categories will be awarded according to the UCI/FCI regulations in the following manner:

Marathon course

• OPEN M/W: 1st / 10th place;
• Categories Master M/W: 1st / 5th place

Classic course:

• Junior M/W: 1st / 5th place.
• Categories Master M/W: 1st / 3rd places

The minimal tables provided for the Athlete categories (OPEN M/W) as in the UCI regulations are guaranteed.

The O.C. reserves the right to augment the minimally guaranteed prize money and of publishing in the appropriate section of the official race website “MONTEPREMI” the prize money foreseen for the Capoliveri Legend Cup.

It should be noted that the arranged prize money, if larger with respect to the minimal guaranteed tables, will be only awarded during the official prize-giving ceremony, as noted in the race programme.

Those who do not show up in person during the prize-giving ceremony will not have the right to collect the prize money.

Like each year the KoM/QoM GARRITA m. 413 ASL, the first climb of the day provides the awarding of a holiday stay on the island of Elba for:

• Best time 1st / 3rd place (men);
• Best time 1st / 3rd place (women).

The O.C. reserves the right to exclude athletes from the competition if they are not appreciated.

It is forbidden to use bikes equiped with any kind of electrical support and/or assistance.

Waste must be thrown away in the appropriate zone “TRASH ZONE” indicated along the track at the end of each point of refreshment. The TRASH ZONES will also be provided with bins; it will however be allowed to throw waste on the ground in said zones, which will promptly be collected by the staff.

It is strictly forbidden to throw waste along the track outside of the TRASH ZONES on pain of disqualification.

Moreover, it should be noted that the CLC track crosses for a large part areas of the Arcipelago Toscano National Park and the Parco Marino Biosphere MAB Unesco, the most extensive in Europe.

Participation to the CLC is at one’s own risk. By registering the competitor renounces any right of legal action against third parties, the C.O. and all those persons who are physically and legally involved in the organisation of the event. Moreover, the competitors confirm with the registration of being in good physical condition for being able to bear a competition like the CLC, which asks for a great degree of preparation.

Leaving the track is forbidden unless you signal the recognisable staff (Marshall), who will act to withdraw the faceplate (transponder) placed on the starting number and who will be in charge of communication with the O.C. and the Panel of Judges, which is located at the Finish, about the voluntary withdrawal of the competitor.

THE COURSE CLOSING GATES WILL ONLY AND EXCLUSIVELY BE VALID FOR THE MARATHON COURSE, WHICH REQUIRES AN ADEQUATE DEGREE OF PREPARATION FOR BEING ABLE TO TACKLE IT IN A SECURE AND PLEASURABLE MANNER.

In this respect, the 1st (FIRST) course closing gate will be placed at the height of around 62 km in loc. Pinocchiello at the end of the “Wall of the Legend”, the spectacular point found at the passage to the village in proximity of the Town Hall of Capoliveri. This allows all competitors that have chosen the Marathon course to be able to finish a course of more than 60 km, which is the minimal requirement for the Marathon.

In terms of placings those who do not succeed in crossing the first closing gate will be diverted directly to the finish towards the end of the Classic course and placed in the race placings after all athletes who have completed a clear Marathon course and all those who have crossed the first gate but not the second.

The 1st (FIRST) closing gate of the Marathon course will be activated after h 14.45 (fourteen/45).

The 2d (SECOND) closing gate will be placed at the height of around 77 km in loc. Fornacelle at the junction Classic/Marathon below the finish. The competitors that do not succeed in crossing the gate will be diverted to the finish of the last kms of the Classic and placed in the placings after all the athletes that have completed a clear Marathon course.

No exceptions will be made for any reason or case. After the closing gate a part of the road signs will be removed by the staff.

The 2nd (SECOND) closing gate of the Marathon course will be activated after h 16.15 (sixteen/15).

• The slowest competitors are obliged to facilitate the overtaking of quicker athletes;
• The passages that are not clearly visible are to be taken with adequate speed;
• In descending passages never exceed your technical limits;
• Possible technical breakdowns of the bike must be repaired outside of the race track, to ensure the safety of those who arrive;
• It is not permitted to change the carriageway during the final sprint;
• Verifying that the bike is in good state for the carrying out of the race;
• Disrespecting the rules will lead to immediate disqualification.

When signing the registration form the competitor declares:

• to be in possession of a medical certificate following the M.D. of 18/02/82;
• to be in possession of membership of an organisation of sports promotion in accordance with the rules in force;
• to have examined and accepted in full the present regulations;
• to have read and understood in full the Race Regulations and the UCI/FCI regulations.

When signing the registration form the competitor declares that he or she authorises ASD Capoliveri Bike Park to send future email, communications regarding the event in question, promotions and offers concerning the event and the activities of the Association.

By the signing and sending of the registration form the competitor, together with the representative of his or her team, self-declares the non-existence of sportive sanctions, on-going civil and/or criminal investigations concerning his or her person for facts related to doping, and declares not having taken – and not to take – substances enclosed on the antidoping list of the World Antidoping Agency (WADA) (https://www.wada-ama.org/en/resources/sciencemedicine/prohibited-list).

In case of a positive result to the antidoping checks carried out by the CLC, or positivity verified in the 6 (six) months following the CLC, the competitor is required to pay the Organising Committee, by way of compensation for the serious harm caused to the image of the event, the sum of €. 50.000,00 (euro fifty thousand/00). When a member of a sports association, the latter will be jointly obliged to the payment of such a sanction.

The O.C. will prosecute the competitor and the sports association in all the appropriate courts for the protection of its own image.

The competitor also expresses the approval of the use of his or her own images and data, as arranged by Legislative Decree nr. 196 of 30 June 2003 (rules concerning the protection of personal data).

Sending online the form is considered for all intents an electronic signing of it. By digital signature the law means the whole of data in digital form, attached or connected through logical association to other digital data, used as method for computer identification.

The company Datasport is responsible for the precision timing. The travelling time will be measured in virtue of the real time of the competitor. From this are excluded the competitive categories (Open/Junior) for which the physical finish is provided by the UCI/FCI regulations.

By sending the online registration the athlete declares:

• to possess a medical sport certificate according to the M.D. of 18.02.82;
• WITHOUT A VALID MEDICAL SPORT CERTIFICATE THE ATHLETE CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE RACE;
• to possess a membership card if inscribed to a club;
• to possess insurance for civic responsibility against third parties;
• to have read and accepted the regulations;
• to assent to the use of his or her images and data without requesting compensation!