GIRONA CITY RACE NOVEMBER

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1 8-11 NOVEMBER 08/2018 Aligots Orienteering Club invites you to experience a weekend of races in Girona, one of the most challenging and beautiful cities in Europe. Races through the roman walled city, with tight alleyways dating from medieval times and a labyrinth of narrow steps and botanical gardens will prove a challenge to even the most experienced sprint orienteering athlete. The surrounding green valleys, river, fort and woodland provide the perfect backdrop to the main race, with a course set to surprise you. We have a full programme for the weekend of the November 2018, with the official Long Distance Euro-City Race, plus two additional orienteering races one Middle Distance and one Sprint Distance. All maps are updated to ISSOM sprint requirements and scaled at 1:5000. For more information contact: gironacityrace@aligots.cat. Visit City Race Euro Tour website. 1

2 Index PROGRAMME... 3 ENTRIES, CATEGORIES AND PRICES... 5 LOCATIONS... 7 BASIC INFORMATION... 8 TECHNICAL INFORMATION... 9 SERVICES WHERE TO SLEEP AND EAT

3 Programme 29th of Oct to 17th of Nov 2018 Printed maps of training available to participants. Circuits without controls. Maps of Can Vilallonga (Cassà de la Selva), Requesens (La Junquera) and Vallfogona del Ripollès. It might be end of season but for some of you it's already time to prepare for So, why not extend your weekend and stay for a training camp before or after the races to discover a variety of Catalonian terrains. November means night-o, even in the south of Europe! We invite you to take part in our club training on Thursday evening on a map close to Girona. There will be maps on sale with marked controls for a contours only training on the map of Can Vilallonga, about 20 km from Girona. If you are willing to travel more, we've got training sessions prepared for middle and long distance in Requesens (close to the French border, 1h 15 min by car from Girona). The terrain is hilly with interesting areas of boulders and other rock formations with the option to visit a medieval castle. There are no controls in the forest. It is also possible to buy empty maps to plan your own training or suggest specific training topics. If you're interested in seeing a small mountain village and more countryside on your visit, courses have been planned for the map of Vallfogona de Ripollès, about 1h 15min by car from Girona. Training on this map (with a lot of climb, beautiful views and cows) can be easily combined with a trip to the Pyrenees. Thursday 8th of November 7pm Club training open to all participants on the map of Montilivi, Girona. Friday 9th of November 5pm The competition center in Fontajau opens for collecting the race material with a possibility for late entries 6pm First starts of the night sprint in Montjuic, Girona. The city race weekend starts with an open night sprint on the top of the hill of Montjuic. In the middle of a residential area you can find an old castle in ruins with views over the city including the beautifully lit cathedral. 3

4 A labyrinth of impassable walls creates interesting route choices for sprint. The ground can be uneven and covered with stones and grass. The urban bus line L1 takes you directly to the start from the city centre. Saturday 10th of November 10am The competition center in Fontajau opens for collecting the race material with a possibility for late entries 10:30am First starts of micro sprints organised by the juniors of the club 11am First starts of the middle distance race in Fontajau, Devesa, Puig d en Roca and Ribes del Ter. The official Girona city race trophy begins with a middle distance in the districts of Puig d'en Roca, Fontajau and Devesa. It combines fast park and urban areas with slower forest with more climb, vegetation and an extense path network. Sunday 11th of November 8am The competition centre in Fontajau opens. 8:30am First starts of micro sprints organised by the juniors of the club 9am First starts of the long distance part of Euro City Race tour in the old town and surroundings. The main event of the weekend, City race on Sunday morning will take you through the roman walled city, with tight alleyways dating from medieval times and a labyrinth of narrow steps and botanical gardens. Girona's old town will prove a challenge to even the most experienced sprint orienteering athlete. The surrounding green valleys, river, fort and woodland provide the perfect backdrop to the main race, with a course set to surprise you. 4

5 Entries, categories and prices Registrations Girona SPRINT (09/11), Girona MD (10/11) and Girona LD CITY RACE (11/11) Until 2nd November 2018, WITH DISCOUNT UNTIL 28th of OCTOBER. The possibility of online registration is closed on November 3 and it will only be possible to register on the race day according to map availability. For these races we will only accept cancellations of registrations with just cause until October 28th. The amount paid will be returned minus the possible expenses. "LEGO" Training (8/11): Mini-Sprints of the youth team "FALCONS, Saturday 10/11 and Sunday 11/11: No prior registration is required. Training maps before and after the races (from October 29 to November 17): They can be bought from NEUSPAPER Papereria, Hortes street, 17, GIRONA for 3 euros per map. Categories 5

6 [1] IMPORTANT!! The participants not holding the FCOC (Federació de Curses d'orientació de Catalunya) licence will be charged the temporary licence (race insurance) given the impossibility of checking the conditions of insurance coverage of different federations. [2] As explained above, entries on race day are subject to map availability, which we cannot guarantee. [3] The races are timed and controlled with the SPORTIDENT system. If you do not have a Sportident card, it will be necessary to rent it. At the time of collecting the SI card, you will need to leave 50 or an identity document as a deposit. The deposit will be returned when the card is returned after the races. [4] The possible rental of compass (recommended if you do not have your own, although not necessary) will be paid at the time of picking it up. Also in this case you need to leave 20 or an identity document as a deposit. 6

7 Locations Click on the map to know how to get to: Competition Center (Girona) Parkings (Girona) Training maps (Vallfogona del Ripollès, Requesens, Can Vilallonga) 7

8 Basic information Regulation EURO CITY RACE Number bibs and incidents NO number bibs will be used. Please check in the lists available in the competition centre that there is no incident on your registration. In case of incident or renting SI cards, you will have to go to the registration table to resolve it. Start times The start times will be posted a few days before the competition on the web. The timing of RED, ORANGE and YELLOW OPEN circuits will begin with a START punch, and there will be no assigned start times. The Sprint race on Friday 9th will also be with START start system, without previously assigned hours. Prizes The prizes will be given based on the results of GIRONA CITY RACE TROPHY The results of the trophy correspond to the sum of the results of the MD race on Saturday and LD CITY RACE on Sunday. Prizes won't be given in the open categories. Weather conditions In Catalonia: In Girona: 8

9 Technical information Technical information of each race will be published soon, with distances, climb and comments from the course setters. Organising team Event Leader: Joan Sánchez Co-leaders: Marc Amat, Tiina Uotila and Roger Vives Sportident leader: Marc Sala Course setters: Narcís Pou (Lego training), Eloi Martí (Sprint), Marta Bruns Sánchez (MD) y Sergi Oliveras (LD CITY RACE) Map and terrain Map of Girona and surroundings, mapped with SPRINT ISSOM2007 regulations, scale 1: Recently updated. 9

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11 Non-standard elements Pass at two height levels. Example: on the wall and on the street under the wall Monument or sculpture. Example: Paved area with trees Terrain Mostly urban with rustic areas around the city. Retirement If you decide to retire from the race, make sure to stop by the SI download to avoid any unnecessary worry and search party. 11

12 Services Refreshment points There will be refreshments at the finish of the Saturday MD and Sunday LD CITY RACE races. Ambulance There will be an ambulance attending any immediate injuries (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Child care There won't be organised child care. The parents should indicate their wish for separate start times with the entries. Where to sleep and eat Special accommodation offers These related establishments, members of the Associació d'hostaleria Turisme i Restauració of Girona, present the following special offers for the participants in the. See offers. Tourism Turisme Costa Brava i Pirineu de Girona: Associació d'hostaleria de Girona: Girona: 12