Competition Inline Speed Skating

 

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Dates of Event
Sunday, 1 August 2010 

Venue 
Circular course Longericher Hauptstr. - Heckweg - Robert Perthel Str. - Lindweiler Weg - Longericher Hauptstr. (Köln-Longerich)
www.cologneclassic.de [1]

 

Transportation
Cologne-Longerich S 11 Cologne main station to S tram station Longerich (duration 9 minutes) from there 3 minutes to the starting and finishing line

for more detailed directions click here. [2]

 

 
Categories and Divisions of Competition
The following competitions will be offered: 

• 4,400m
  Individual time trial for women and men
   
• 13,200m
  Group start for women and men
   
• 8,800m
  Team time trial for women, men and mixed teams (team size: 3-5 skaters). Final time recorded when third skater crosses finish line; in mixed teams, at least two skaters must be female, therefore, one of the first three skaters to finish must be female
   
• Last Woman Out (LWO) / Last Man Out (LMO)
  Size of starting groups and number of rounds to skate will be determined when registration has been completed and will be announced before the race.

Individual time trial and group start race will be timed and divided into he following age classifications: 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+. All other races have no age classifications.

During time trials slipstream is prohibited and will be penalized. 

Schedule

Sunday, August 1, 2010
 

Start 9 a.m.	Inline Speed Skating individual time trial (Men / Women)	2 rounds = 4,4 km
Start 10:45 a.m.	Inline Speed Skating team time trial (18 years and older)	4 rounds = 4 rounds = 8,8 km
Start 11:45 a.m.	Last Women Out / Last Men Out (18 years and older)	2 rounds = 4,4 km / 4 rounds = 8,8 km
Start 2 p.m.	Inline Speed Skating mass start (18 years and older) following: award ceremony	6 rounds = 13,2 km
6 p.m.	End of event

 

Participation
Teams registering together should bring some sort of unifying clothing, so they are easily identified as one team.  Teams which are assembled on the day of the race, will be given a unifying team identification from the race officials. 

Rules
The inline speed skating tournaments will be raced according to the rules of the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS), www.rollersports.org [3], the German Rollsport- und Inline-Verband, www.driv.de [4], and the federation in Nordrhein-Westphalia, www.riv-nrw.de [5].  

Equipment
All skaters must wear a helmet when racing!  It is also recommended that all skaters wear the necessary personal protective equipment.  Bracelets and necklaces are prohibited during racing.  Skaters may only use inline skates which comply with FIRS regulations, quads are prohibited.  Skaters will not receive water or drinks while racing, however skaters are allowed to carry their own plastic drinking bottles.  Transponders used to record and calculate time will be distributed to racers at time of registration.  Racers must pay a deposit for transponders, which will be refunded when transponders are returned.  

Services
Food service facilities are available at the finish line area. 
 

First-Aid
First-aid stations and paramedics will be available.

Tickets
Entrance to tournaments is free for all spectators.  



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