DISTANCES The three parts of Challenge Madrid Large Distance are: 1. Swimming: 3.800 metres in the Reservoir of Riosequillo (Buitrago de Lozoya). 2. Cycling: 180 km with the starting line at swimming facilities of Canal de Isabel II in the Reservoir of Riosequillo (Buitrago de Lozoya) and arrival at Explanada del Rey (Madrid Río). 3. Foot race: 42 km y 195 metres from the starting line at Explanada del Rey (Madrid Río) and the finishing line at Puerta del Sol. REGISTRATIONS, FEES AND CONDITIONS The registration is personal and non-transferable and represents the acceptance of these Regulations. The fees and conditions are set down in the section on Registrations. A registration is considered complete when payment has been made. Reservations are not accepted. Registrations without payment will not be processed. PARTICIPATION, INSURANCES AND SINGLE EVENT PERMIT Participation in Challenge Madrid is open to sport persons regardless of nationality, federated or not, born in or prior to 2000. Each participant takes part in the events as an individual under his/her own responsibility, having a sufficient level of physical condition and technical capacity so as to complete each segment within the cut off times established by the organization. The organization disposes of an insurance policy for public liability as established by prevailing legislation. ACCIDENT INSURANCE Federated triathletes are covered by the Federation s own insurance, whereas triathletes that are not federated must pay 15 when the registration process, in concept of One Day Insurance/Single Event Permit. WAVE STARTS AND SWIMMING Wave starts for the following categories will be given: 1. Male Elite 2. Female Elite 3. Female Age Groups 4. Male Age Groups 5. Non federated male and female
Triathletes must also: Pass the starting line control in their call room, before beginning the swimming segment. Wear the swimming cap provided by the Organization, the identification number on the arm, and the assigned chip for the register of the event. This chip will be worn on an ankle during the whole competition. At the end of the competition, the participant must turn over said chip. No warming up in the starting line area, nor in any part of the swimming segment course. The Organization will permit the use of neoprene suits in accordance with the temperature tables of the Spanish Triathlon Federation. The decision will be taken by the Technical Delegate one (1) hour before the start of the competition. For more information consult: (Link See Regulations 2018 Spanish Triathlon Federation). CUT OFF TIMES There will be cut off times for swimming, other points for cycling and at T2. There will also be a cut off time at the finishing line. These times are being agreed upon with the Guardia Civil. 1 st Start to T1: (1 hour 50 min swim). 2 nd Puerto de Morcuera (km 51): (4 hours 35 min since start). 3 rd Puerto de Navacerrada (km 88,2): (6 hours 20 min since start). 4 th Near urb. La Pizarra: (6 hours 45 min since start). 5 th Rotonda M503 (km 133,99): (7 hours 30 min since start). 6 th Arrival a T2: (8 hours 50 min since start). 7 th Finish Line KM0: (16 hours since start). REGULATIONS Challenge Madrid will be arbitrated by Officials (Referees) from the Spanish Federation of Triathlon and the Triathlon Federation of Madrid, and conducted under the Regulations of the Spanish Federation of Triathlon. EQUIPMENT FOR THE PARTICIPANT Each participant will receive from the Organization a bag containing: - A swimming cap (1). - Participant s identification number. - Stickers with the participant s number, 3 for the helmet and 1 for the bicycle. - Bags with the participant s identification number (4). One for the cycling equipment (Bike Bag), another for the running equipment (run bag), another one for the street wear (Street wear bag), and another for Special Refreshment.
- Identification wrist band (1). - A chip and a band for wearing on the ankle. INSCRIPTION AND REGISTRATION OF ATHLETES All registered participants must present their ID (Personal Identification Document) or Passport when they register for the event. They must also present the licence emitted by their corresponding National Triathlon Federation, valid for the year of the event. (Those triathletes whose Federation does not issue them with a membership card, must present a certificate issued by their Federation stating that said athlete is Federated). In the case of not having a membership card or certificate the athlete will have to pay for a Single Event Permit / One Day Insurance in cash, when they do the registration on line. ANTI-DOPING CONTROL Anti-doping controls will be effected on participants that have finished in positions eligible for money prizes. Likewise, anti-doping controls could be effected by raffle on any other participant. Registration implies consent by the triathletes to subject themselves to such anti-doping controls. SECURITY AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Restricted areas will be controlled by security guards from the organization and will only be accessible upon presentation of the participant s wrist band or the corresponding accreditation. Medical services provided by the organization along the course are authorized to withdraw any participant for medical reasons. Any emergency vehicle that must use the bicycle course for circulation will be so allowed, indicating its position with luminous signals and sirens. In all cases the vehicle will have priority over the triathletes, who must give way to the vehicle. LEGAL NOTICE/ PRIVACY POLICY This Legal Notice establishes all the conditions of use which regulate access and use of the website www.challenge-madrid.com, private ownership of Challenge Spain Events SL, who enables internet users to access the Website. With reference to the abovementioned issues, we proceed to inform about the identification data of the service provider: COMPANY: Challenge Madrid U.T.E. ADDRESS: C/ Sánchez Pacheco, 47 (Bis) Local 2
CITY & POSTAL CODE: Madrid, 28002 CIF: U87746269 The organizers of Challenge Madrid welcome you and invite you to read the following General Terms and Conditions of Use of this website and its functioning mode, which will be applicable to navigation in the website in accordance with Spanish standards and regulations currently in force. www.challenge-madrid.com could modify at any time these Terms and Conditions of Use, therefore we advise you to visit this section periodically, in order to be informed about said changes and updates which might take place. In order to adjust the use of the Website to criteria of transparency, clarity and simplicity, www.challengemadrid.com informs Users that there is an email address at your disposal for contacting and consulting any questions which might arise in the future: info@challenge-madrid.com Users can also contact the Organization at the above indicated postal address or in the case of submitting a complaint, following the instructions (link) and filling in this form (link). DATA PROTECTION POLICY All data collected in the Website will only be used by the Organizers and said data will never be sold to third parties. Personal data collected in the Website correspond to registration data of the participants, which will be used by the Organization as mere though required registration information, as well as for each sole participant. The Website does not store any banking data of Users. www.challenge-madrid.com is developed by Challenge Madrid U.T.E., with address in C/ Sánchez Pacheco, 47 (Bis) Local 2, 28002 Madrid, SPAIN. USE OF COOCKIES www.challenge-madrid.com reserves the right to use cookies in the Website in order to recognize and track frequent Users, with the purpose to personalize and facilitate your navigation within the Website, enabling this way automatic pre-selection of Users own language or other more specific contents. Cookies used by the Website are related to a single and anonymous User and his/her PC at a time, and they do not provide any personal data of the User.
By means of the use of cookies, it is possible for www.challenge-madrid.com to recognize the computer navigation server utilized by the User, with the purpose to provide contents and offer preferences related to internet navigation services. REFUND POLICY If you pay the cancellation insurance of 50 : You can cancel your registration until 31 th of July of 2018 and you will receive the 100% of the amount paid (the 50 of the cancellation insurance and 4% administrative cost will never be refunded) If you don t pay the cancellation insurance of 50 : Until 31 st of May, you will receive the 75% of the amount paid Until 30 th of June, you will receive the 50% of the amount paid Until 31 st of July, you will receive the 25% of the amount paid No refund from of July onwards. (the 4% administrative cost will never be refunded) If you want to cancel your registration you do not need to give explanations nor medical certificate. Only you need send us an email to info@challenge-madrid.com. It is not possible to transfer your inscription to another starter, race or for the next year. ASSIGNMENT IMAGE RIGHTS The transfer of operating rights to CHALLENGE MADRID U.T.E. on audiovisual recordings, photographs and on the broadcasts, transmissions and / or retransmissions of the CHALLENGE MADRID event and of the participants in it, will be exclusive worldwide, with exclusive right of assignment to third parties, according to the maximum time permit the Intellectual Property Law and for all rights of recording, public communication, reproduction, distribution and transmission, and by any technical means, system or format expressly included, in an enunciative and non-limiting manner, terrestrial transmission, both in digital and analogue, cable, satellite, and in general by any broadcasting, transmission and retransmission procedure, and under any broadcast system, open television, coded, pay-tv, pay-per-view, video on demand, video near on demand, videocassette, laserdisc, videodisc, CDI, CDI-DV, CDRom, DVD, domestic video, mobile telephone, internet and multimedia systems in any format and, in general, by any type of exploitation known or may be known in the future.
On the basis of the above, CHALLENGE MADRID U.T.E. will be the owner of all exploitation rights, in any modality of exploitation, in full and / or partial, of the images and photographs produced of the event and its participants. PUBLICATION LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Challenge Madrid U.T.E. will publish the list of participants on August 1 st, 2018.