BICYCLE MARATHON CUP

Regulation

Goal
Cultivate healthy and active way of live in Lithuania. Attract bicycle enthusiasts and professionals to the marathon events organized in Lithuania, promote bicycles and cycling sports in Lithuania. Make the marathon events massive, traditional and international.

Organizers, place, dates
Competition is organized by:
-    Sport club “Vilimeksas”
-    Club „Instinktas“

Competition date:
I stage – Vilnius, 2006.06.18 – together with Lithuanian National Olympic committee to Olympic Day!

II stage – Ignalina, 2006.07.23. 

Competition time:
Children start 12:00, main marathon start – 13:00.

Participants
All Lithuanian and international participants can take part in the competition.
Classification according to those groups:
Children, birth year until 1996        - V10
Boys, birth year from 1995 till 1993        - M13
Girls, , birth year from 1995 till 1993        - W13
Boys, birth year from 1992 till 1990        - M16
Girls, birth year from 1992 till 1990        - W16
Junior boys, birth year from 1989 till 1988    - M18
Junior girls, birth year from 1989 till 1988    - W18
Men, birth year from 1987 ...            - M-Elite
Women, birth year from 1987 ...        - W-Elite
Men, birth year from 1987 till 1966        - M19
Women, birth year from 1987 till 1976    - W19
Women, birth year from 1975 ...        - W31
Senior men, birth year from 1965 till 1956    - M40
Senior men, birth year from 1955 ...        - M50

Distance according to groups:

I stage -  Vilnius
Group    Group name    Laps    Distance
Sport    Men    M-Elite,     4 laps x 12 km    48 km
Sport    Women    W-Elite    4 laps x 12 km    48 km
Enthusiast    Men    M19, M40, M50    2 laps x 12 km    24 km
Enthusiast    Women    W31, W19    2 laps x 12 km    24 km
Junior    Boys    M16, M18    2 laps x 12 km    24 km
Junior    Girls    W16, W18    2 laps x 12 km    24 km
Children    Boys    M13    1 lap x 12 km    12 km
Children    Girls    W13    1 lap x 12 km    12 km
Children up to 10    Boys    V10    1 lap x 5 km    5 km
Children up to 10    Girls    V10    1 lap x 5 km    5 km

II stage - Ignalina
Group    Group name    Laps    Distance
Sport    Men    Sport    2 laps x 25 km    50 km
Sport    Women    Sport    2 laps x 25 km    50 km
Enthusiast    Men    Enthusiast    1 lap x 25 km    25 km
Enthusiast    Women    Enthusiast    1 lap x 25 km    25 km
Junior    Boys    Junior    1 lap x 25 km    25 km
Junior    Girls    Junior    1 lap x 25 km    25 km
Children    Boys    Children    1 lap x 25 km    25 km
Children    Girls    Children    1 lap x 25 km    25 km
Children up to 10    Boys    Children up to 10    2 laps x 1,8 km    3,6 km
Children up to 10    Girls    Children up to 10    2 laps x 1,8 km    3,6 km

Participants of a lower group can apply to a higher group.

Track description
Vilnius. Marathon will take place in Vilnius, around Žalieji ežerai lakes (lake Gulbinas and lake Balsys). Start and finish place – Gulbinų street (Dvarikščiai). 20℅ gravel roads, 75℅ forest tracks, 5℅ asphalt. There will be a feeding area for the participants.
Ignalina. Marathon will take place in Ignalina. Start and finish place – Lietuvos žiemos sporto centras, part of the marathon track will lead via the town, Ąžušilė forest area. 70℅ gravel, 20℅ forest tracks, 10℅ asphalt. There will be a feeding area for the participants.

Safety
Participants are self responsible for their health, helmets are compulsory.

Result registration
ChampionChip timing system will be used in both marathons. Participants must return the chip cards after the finish to the organizer.

Participant registration

Online at www.mtb.lt

Registration fee

    1 way
Registration online    2 way
At start/finish area from 9:00 till 11:00
Sport and enthusiast class    15,- Lt.    20,- Lt.
Children and junior up to 18 years old    5,- Lt.    10,- Lt.
Children up to 10 years old    Free    Free
Note: given prices are for a single stage

Prizes
The sport group will be given with prizes:
I place men     - 1000,00 Lt.    women    - 800,00 Lt.
II place men    - 700,00 Lt.    women - 500,00 Lt.
III place men    - 300,00 Lt.    women - 200,00 Lt.
IV place men    - 200,00 Lt.    women - 100,00 Lt.
V place men    - 100,00 Lt.    women - 50,00 Lt.

The prizes will be given after 2 marathon stages, summing the results of the 1st and 2nd stage.
All the participants who finish a marathon will receive diplomas with finish time stated.
First 3 places in all age groups after each marathon stage will be given with prizes and presents.
An age group of less than 3 participants will be connected to a higher age group.

Additional services
There will be feeding during the marathon race.
All the participants will receive meal tickets and will be served food after the race.
There will be a bike-repair service at the start/finish area.

More information
Information about organization:
Vilnius: Giedrius Adamonis + 370 615 47910, mtb.lt@takas.lt
Ignalina: Aurimas Bučelis, tel. +370 650 99278,  mtb.lt@takas.lt
Coordinatore: Arūnas Daugirdas +370 699 21923, arunas@vilimeksas.lt