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ASOM 2018 EURO CITY TOUR ASOM is part of the Euro City Tour. ASOM This year is a special edition of the Antwerp Sprint Orienteering Meeting (ASOM) which is located at Flanders Fields to commemorate the centennial of WWI. WELCOME ROGRAM FRIDAY 29t h OF JUNE 17h30 Event office opens 18h00 First start Model Event (free start) 20h00 Last start Model Event SATURDAY 30t h OF JUNE (WRE) 09h30 Event office opens 11h30 First start Sprint 1 (M/W Elite: WRE) 11h40 Quarantine area closes for Elites 13h30 First start Sprint 1 (ASOM Classes) 15h30 First start Sprint 2 (M/W Elite: Chasing start) 17h00 First start Sprint 2 (ASOM Classes) 18h00 asta arty! SUNDAY 1s t OF JULY 09h00 Event office opens 10h00 First start City Race 14h00 rize-giving ceremony and lottery AGE 3
COMETITION INFORMATION ASOM 2018 ASOM 2018 ORGANISATION Main Organizer: Trol Orienteering Club Contact: Koen Wilssens Westpoort 68, 2070 Zwijndrecht Belgium koen@runnerslab.be +32 496 83 79 73 Website: www.asom.be COMETITION INFO AGE 4 AGE 5
LOCATION 1 FRIDAY 29t h OF JUNE CC 1 Competion Center: aschendale Memorial ark Address: Berten ilstraat 9, 8980 Zonnebeke arking: There is a large parking further down the road. You can find your own parking spot in the streets nearby the competition centre. 2 SATURDAY 30t h OF JUNE TO START SRINT 1 & START SRINT 2 NON ELITE QUARANTINE WRE ELITE Competion Center: Guldensporencollege Kaai, Kortrijk Address: Burgemeester Vercruysselaan 17, 8500 Kortrijk arking is possible in the streets north of the school. WRE-runners: be careful with the embargoed area! CC START SRINT 2 ELITE ONLY 2 AGE 6 AGE 7
LOCATION ENTRANCE CC CC 3 3 SUNDAY 1S T OF JULY Competion Center Campus Minneplein Address: Crossing between Haiglaan & Minnenplein, 8900 Ieper arking: There are different parking possibilities nearby. (see map) ENTRANCE CC AGE 8 AGE 9
MODEL EVENT: ZONNEBEKE ASOM 2018 ASOM 2018 FRIDAY 18:00H Race details Map: Zonnebeke Scale: 1/4.000 Contour interval: 2,5m Course Setter: Jeremy Genar Map: Jeremy Genar Distance competition centre to the start: 50m Distance finish to competition center: 0m Terrain Description This Model Event is not relevant for the races on Saturday and Sunday. It takes place in the aschendale Memorial ark. A beautiful location to commemorate the aschendale battle from WW1. The courses are 90% grass/forest and 10% asphalt. Course Distance (on map) Controls 1 3350 24 2 2590 18 3 all controls map 29 MODEL EVENT AGE 10 AGE 11
SRINT 1: KORTRIJK M/W ELITE (WRE) Start rocedure SIAC activation 50m -4-3 -2 Map -1 30m to start SATURDAY 11:30H Call up and enter box Control Description Start Race details Map: Kortrijk - Broeltorens Scale: 1/4.000 Contour interval: 2.5m Course Setter: Dirk Goossens Mapper: Dirk Goossens Start times Available at www.helga-o.com/start on the 26th of June. Course Category Running distance Controls Distance competition center to quarantine: 100m Distance quarantine to the start: 1900m Distance finish to competition center: 0m 1 M ELITE 4600 20 3 W ELITE 3850 18 Quarantine zone All runners should be checked in at the quarantine area before 11h40. All runners should tick off their name from the quarantine check-in list. There is a warm up map available at the entrance of the quarantine area. The start of the warm up map is in the same direction as the start of the WRE and the start of this warm up map is after 1000m. Black-yellow tape should be followed to the start of the warm up map. The finish marked on the warm up map is the call up zone for the start. There will be a baggage drop with transport every 10 minutes from the start zone to the finish. Terrain Description The course will be held in the city of Courtrai. The courses contain 90% asphalt and 10% grass. The city centre of Courtrai is a typical Flemish old historical centre with a river flowing through it. There are several small parks. Shoes with spikes or studs are not allowed. AGE 12 AGE 13
SRINT 1: KORTRIJK ASOM CLASSES Course Category Distance (on map) 2 M VET M JUNIOR Controls 2530 18 4 W VET 2380 16 SATURDAY 13:30H 5 M ULTRAVET W JUNIOR 2150 15 Race details Map: Kortrijk - Broeltorens Scale: 1/4.000 Contour interval: 2.5m Course Setter: Dirk Goossens Mapper: Dirk Goossens 6 M YOUTH -16 W SUERVET 2080 13 7 W YOUTH -16 W ULTRAVET 1910 14 8 M/W YOUTH -12 M/W HYERVET 1420 11 9 M SUERVET 2460 16 Distance competition center to start: 900m Distance finish to competition center: 0m Attention: On the route from the CC to the start there s a bridge that can be opened for shipping. The passage of a ship might take 10 minutes. Meanwhile you can t cross the bridge. Make sure you leave on time or take one bridge further. (1km extra distance) Terrain Description The course will be held in the city of Courtrai. The courses contain 90% asphalt and 10% grass. The city centre of Courtrai is a typical Flemish old historical centre with a river flowing through it. There are several small parks. Shoes with spikes or studs are not allowed. Start rocedure Control description -3-2 -1 30m to start triangle Call up and enter box Maps and SIAC activation Start Start times Available at www.helga-o.com/start on the 26th of June. AGE 14 AGE 15
SRINT 2: KORTRIJK M/W ELITE Map There will be a map switch during the course. The second part of the course is printed on the back of the map. It will be clearly indicated when you ll have to flip your map. The control discription will be available on the map only. SATURDAY 15:30H Race details Map: Kortrijk - Guldensporencollege Scale: 1/4.000 Contour interval: 2.5m Course Setter: Dirk Goossens Mapper: Dirk Goossens Course Category Distance (on map) Controls 1 M ELITE 3110 23 3 W ELITE 2500 18 Distance competition center to start: 100m Distance finish to competition center: 0m Terrain Description The course will be held in the city of Courtrai. The courses contain 70% asphalt and 30% grass. There are several small parks. Shoes with spikes or studs are not allowed. Start rocedure Chasing start: start times will be based on the results of Sprint 1. The winner of Sprint 1 starts first, the other runners start with a delay equal to their time after the winner. The runners who were more than 7 minutes behind, start every 10 seconds. Start times will be published in the event centre at 14h30. First start of the Women: 15h30 First start of the Men: 16h00 SIAC activation Map -6-3 -2 0 30m to start triangle Call up and enter box Control Descriptions Start AGE 16 AGE 17
SRINT 2: KORTRIJK ASOM CLASSES Course Category Distance (on map) 2 M VET M JUNIOR Controls 2510 19 4 W VET 2340 17 SATURDAY 17:00H 5 M ULTRAVET W JUNIOR 2220 15 Race details Map: Kortrijk - Guldensporencollege Scale: 1/4.000 Contour interval: 2.5m Course Setter: Dirk Goossens Mapper: Dirk Goossens 6 M YOUTH -16 W SUERVET 2010 15 7 W YOUTH -16 W ULTRAVET 1940 15 8 M/W YOUTH -12 M/W HYERVET 1530 13 9 M SUERVET 2450 18 Distance competition center to start: 1100m Distance finish to competition center: 0m Terrain Description The course will be held in the city of Courtrai. The courses contain 70% asphalt and 30% grass. There are several small parks. Shoes with spikes or studs are not allowed. Start rocedure Control description -3-2 -1 30m to start triangle Call up and enter box Maps and SIAC activation Start Start times Available at www.helga-o.com/start on the 26th of June. AGE 18 AGE 19
CITY RACE: IEER ALL CLASSES SUNDAY 10:00H Race details Map: Ieper - Centrum Scale: 1/4.000 Contour interval: 2.5m Course Setter: Dirk Goossens Mapper: Dirk Goossens Course Category Distance (on map) Controls 1 M ELITE 7390 36 2 M VET M JUNIOR 7140 34 3 W ELITE 5720 32 4 W VET 5120 27 5 6 7 M ULTRAVET W JUNIOR M YOUTH -16 W SUERVET W YOUTH -16 W ULTRAVET 4880 27 3910 22 3360 20 Distance competition center to start: 400m Distance finish to competition center: 0m 8 M/W YOUTH -12 M/W HYERVET 2540 18 9 M SUERVET 5570 26 Terrain Description The course will be held in the city of Ypres. The courses contain 90% asphalt and 10% grass. There are several small parks. Shoes with spikes or studs are not allowed. Start rocedure Control description -3-2 -1 30m to start triangle Call up and enter box Maps and SIAC activation Start Start times Available at www.helga-o.com/start on the 26th of June. AGE 20 AGE 21
GREEN JERSEY At ASOM, we like to support the Usain Bolt s in orienteering, that s why we added a green jersey to ASOM. The idea is simple: Every course (except Elites, Youth -12 and HYERVET) will have 2 legs which are EXACTLY the same. 1 leg during the course The control at the start of the leg is a green statue runner (see picture). You won t know in advance which leg on the course this will be. The finish of the green leg is when you punch the next control. The finish (also called Schnitzel) will count as the second leg, this is from the last control to the double circle on the map (= finish) There will only be one ranking for men and one ranking for women (but we made sure that everybody with a good speed can win, so just go for it!). The times of the 2 legs will be added up. After each race, a standing will be made up, and the leader after two sprint legs in the men and the women race will receive a GREEN Jersey which they should wear during the next race. If, after 3 races, there is a shared first place, a special Sprint race in the arena will decide the winner. The winner in men and women will receive a prize INK JERSEY The leaders in each category will receive a INK jersey which they should wear during the ASOM competition. The winner after all three stages can keep the jersey. GREEN INK JERSEY AGE 22 AGE 23
UNCHING SYSTEM CONTROL DESCRITION The SORTident AIR+ punching system will be used. Control descriptions can be found on the map and at the start (min 2 ). The organization provides a SIAC for all competitors (even if you have a SIAC yourself). REGISTRATION DESK A bag with all your information (SIAC, number bib, ) will be available at the registration desks at all events. NUMBER BIBS The number bibs, provided by the organization, are obligatory to wear on the chest during the race. At Sprint 2 there will be special number bibs for the chasing start in the Elite courses. They will be available at the start. AGE 24 AGE 25
SERVICES There will be toilets at all the competition centres but there won t be showers. There won t be toilets at the start! There will be water, sportdrinks, fruit and snacks at the finish. COMLAINTS Within 15 minutes after publication of the official results, any complaints should be handed over to the event office. The complaints need to be written on paper. The jury for ASOM will consist of the following members: The bar at the competition centre will serve several drinks, salad baguettes... Saturday from 18h00 Yannicko Michilso will serve you a homemade spaghetti for only 10! Nick Campbell Great Britain Didier Groshens France Edi Ocvrik - Croatia IOF EVENT ADVISOR FOR WRE Karl Keuppens AGE 26 AGE 27
SAFETY SECTATORS Every participant is responsible for his own safety during the competition. The courses cross several roads with some traffic. lease, be very careful when crossing roads! At some road crossings there will be ASOM officials guiding the traffic. The runners are obligated to follow the officials instructions! ABANDONING THE RACE In case of abandoning the race, the competitor must immediately go to the finish area to read-out his/her SIAC. ASOM 2018 has 130 Elite runners at the start: 80 men and 50 women. Some of them are the worlds best as we have 10 runners of the top 30 at the start. The running times of the Elites on Saturday are completely seperated from the rest. On Saturday morning there is a world ranking event and the best runners will start from 11h30. In the afternoon from 15h30 to 16h30 there will be a chasing race with several spectator controls at the event centre. We hope this encourages many orienteers to cheer for them during their race and see the best at work. AGE 28 AGE 29
LOTTERY Competitors participating in all three races during the ASOM weekend will automatically participate in a lottery, organized right after the race on Sunday. Note: Registration for all-three ASOM races is necessary. Not necessary to be classified. When winning a prize, but not personally claiming the prize, will lead to a re-roll of the prize. ASOM will provide 25 sporty prizes: 1st price Free life-long orienteering shoes offered by Runnerslab.be (max. 10 pairs) 2nd price One pair of running shoes offered by Runnerslab.be valued at 150 EUR 3rd price One pair of running shoes offered by Runnerslab.be valued at 150 EUR... 25th price... Full list will be available on day of the event. RESULTS & RIZES In all classes there will be prizes for the top three, offered by our sponsors, considering the overall ranking (in all three ASOM 2018 competitions). Note: All three ASOM 2018 competitions should be run in the same class in the overall ranking the times of the three races will be added up. There will be prize money for the first 5 runners in Men Elite and Women Elite in the overall ranking of ASOM 2018. Note: all three ASOM 2018 competitions must be run in ELITE in the overall ranking the times of the three races will be added up. 1st place 500 2nd place 250 3rd place 150 4th place 75 5th place 25 ODIUM ASOM AGE 30 AGE 31
ACCOMMODATION Hotels, hostels, Air BNB,... can easily be found in the city of Courtrai or Ypres. The organisation does not provide accommodation. www.tourismekortrijk.be/en TRANSORT There are several airports in Belgium which can be used to get to Courtrai (Kortrijk). Brussels Airport is the biggest airport and Brussels Charleroi Airport and Lille France Airport are low cost alternatives. Courtrai (Kortrijk) can be reached by train from both airports. There are also several rental car companies in the airports. Attention: The Belgian Railway company (NMBS) announced a strike during the ASOM weekend. Delays and cancelled trains are common. Make sure you check your train schedule regulary! More info on www.belgianrail.be ENTRY ERMITS (VISAS) In case of requirements for entry permits for a visa, please contact koen@rslab.be. WEATHER They predict hot weather for the ASOM weekend. (30 C and Sunny) Make sure you stay hydrated before, between and after the races! GENERAL INFORMATION AGE 32 AGE 33
SONSORS Special thanks to our sponsors! Organized by: DESIGN & LAYOUT WWW.SILKEVANROOY.BE