INFORMATION BULLETIN (NO 2) 2018 UCI ARTISTIC CYCLING WORLD CUP Upcoming events: 2 nd tournament 30 June 2018, Heerlen (Netherlands) Event location: Sporthalle Varenbeuk, Hei Carisborgweg 18, Heerlen (Netherlands) 3 rd tournament 12 August 2018, Hong Kong (Hong Kong-China) Event location: Chai Wan Sports Centre 6 Yee Shun St, Chai Wan, Hongkong 4 th tournament (Final) 17 November 2018, Erlenbach (near Heilbronn) (Germany) Event location: Sulmtalhalle, Talstraße 21, 74235 Erlenbach (Germany) Participation: The eligibility of participation in the 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd tournament of the UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup depends on the highest ranking of the National Federations in the respective discipline at the 2017 UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships. The National Federations are entitled to register a maximum number of riders or teams for the UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup as follows: Discipline Ranking 2017 UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships place 1 to 3 place 4 to 5 from place 6 Maximum number of riders / teams for Single Women 3 2 1 Single Men 3 2 1 Pair Women 3 2 1 Pair Open 3 2 1 ACT4 2 1 1 Allocation of maximum number of riders, see annex. Information Bulletin No 2 V2 2018 UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup page 1
2018 UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup / 2 nd tournament 30 June 2018, Heerlen (NED) Venue: Event location: Sporthalle Varenbeuk, Hei Carisborgweg 18, Heerlen (The Netherlands) Surface competition area: parquet floor Surface training area: parquet floor (2 training areas) KWV De Heidebloem, Ms Petra KONINGS Phone: +31641843673 E-Mail: kwvdeheidebloem@hotmail.com Organising committee: Indoor Cycling World Wide Mr Rolf HALTER, Trollingerstr. 21, D-74235 Erlenbach (Germany) Programme and training session: Training: Friday 29 June 2018, from 19:00h to 22:00h Saturday 30 June 2018, from 8:00h (approx.) Opening time competition hall: Check of evaluation sheet: Hand in of licenses: Start of event: Saturday 30 June 2018, from 8:00h (approx.) Friday 29 June 2018, from 20:00h and Saturday 30 June 2018 from 8:30h until 1 hour before the discipline starts. Saturday 10 February 2018, 9:00h (on site) The start of the event depends on the number of participants. Registration: Only participants born in 2003 or earlier are entitled to participate. Registration forms and evaluation sheets shall be sent by email until 30 May 2018 to: o Indoor Cycling World Wide Rolf Halter, Trollingerstr. 21, D-74235 Erlenbach (Germany) + copy to: indoor@uci.ch One signed version of the registration form shall be sent as a scanned version, beside the excelsheet. Registration form, see annex. Accommodation and transfer service: Accommodation is to be organised by the participants. Recommendations for hotels: o Hotel Eden Park (www.edenpark.nl) distance to the competition hall: 4 km o Hotel Van der Valk (www.hotelheerlen.nl) distance to the competition hall: 6 km o Hotel Tulip Inn (www.tulipinnheerlencitycentre.nl) distance to the competition hall: 7 km Next Airport: Amsterdam (NED), Düsseldorf (GER), Frankfurt am Main (GER) Information Bulletin No 2 2018 UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup page 2
If a transfer service from the airport is needed, please contact kwvdeheidebloem@hotmail.com for assistance as soon as possible. Preview: 2018 UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup / 3 rd tournament 12 August 2018, Hong Kong (HKG-China) Venue: Event location: Chai Wan Sports Centre, 6 Yee Shun Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong Surface competition area: parquet floor Surface training area: parquet floor (1 training area) The Cycling Association of Hong Kong, China Limited Ms. Grace CHEUK E-mail : ytcheuk@cycling.org.hk Phone : +852 2504 8241 Organising committee: Indoor Cycling World Wide Mr Rolf HALTER, Trollingerstr. 21, D-74235 Erlenbach (Germany) Accommodation and transfer service: Accommodation is to be organised by the participants. Recommendation for hotels: o Ibis Hong Kong North Point https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-3563-ibis-hong-kong-north-point/index.shtml o Y-loft - http://www.youthsquare.hk/eng/home/ Next Airport: Hong Kong International Airport If a transfer service from the airport is needed, please contact Ms. Grace Cheuk at ytcheuk@cycling.org.hk for assistance as soon as possible. Please check the individual entry requirements in time. Further information Visa: Each National Federation / participant is responsible to obtain the appropriate entry documentation for their delegation and to control that all passengers entering the Netherlands and/or Hong Kong- China are in possession of a valid passport. If you do require an official letter of invitation for a visa application, please contact: indoor@uci.ch. Insurance: All participants, team officials, coaches and other assistants must bear their own responsibility for any injury, accident and/or lost that may occur during their stay in the Netherlands and/or Hong Kong-China while taking part in these world cup event. Participants should take up insurance before Information Bulletin No 2 2018 UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup page 3
leaving their country in order to protect themselves against any lost and to indemnify themselves against any claims. World Cup rankings The World Cup ranking is drawn up on the basis of the points won by each rider or team (pair, ACT4) in accordance with the tables as follows. The points awarded to the riders and teams (pair, ACT4) in the preliminaries are also valid for the final. Riders or teams (pairs, ACT4) who achieve place 1 to 10 in the World Cup rankings after the three preliminaries are qualified for the final event in the respective discipline. Points scale preliminaries_ Place Points Place Points 1 100 16 23 2 80 17 21 3 70 18 19 4 65 19 17 5 60 20 15 6 55 21 13 7 50 22 11 8 45 23 9 9 40 24 7 10 35 25 6 11 33 26 5 12 31 27 4 13 29 28 3 14 27 29 2 15 25 30 1 Points scale final: Place Points 1 200 2 160 3 140 4 130 5 120 6 110 7 100 8 90 9 80 10 70 World Cup Leader Jersey: Concerning the world cup leader jersey please note the rules as follow: For each discipline, the UCI shall award a leader s jersey at each event of the series. The leader s jersey may only be worn at UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup events, and in no other event. The colours Information Bulletin No 2 2018 UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup page 4
of the leader s jerseys are determined by the UCI. Further details are regulated in article 1.3.055 etc. (UCI Cycling Regulations, Part 1 General organisation of cycling as a sport). Please note the order of priority for wearing of different jerseys: UCI Cycling Regulations: Part 1 General organisation of cycling as a sport Article 1.3.071 Without prejudice to relevant provisions but applicable for all the disciplines, should various provisions requiring the wearing of different jerseys apply to the same rider, the order of priority shall be as follows: 1. the leader's jerseys of the stage race 2. the world champion's jersey 3. the leader's jersey of the cup, series or UCI classification 4. the continental champion's jersey 5. the national champion's jersey 6. the national jersey (text modified on 26.08.04; 1.01.05; 1.01.06, 1.02.07; 1.09.08; 1.01.09; 1.10.09; 1.10.10; 1.10.13; 1.01.15; 1.01.17; 26.07.17) Information Bulletin No 2 2018 UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup page 5