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08.-10.05.2015.

UCI C1 downhill race


BUZET | CROATIA

Part 1: Rules and Regulations


1.1 Regulations:
DH Buzet 2015 is a UCI Class 1 event, held under UCI Regulations, Croatian Cycling
Federation (CCF) and MTB technical regulation.
With participation in final race, qualifying and official practice all competitors accept these
regulations and ride at their own risk. Organizer bears no responsibility for actions of
competitors towards third parties.
Participants under 18 years of age are obliged to present parents approval with club president
and parent signature. Information about contact (address, phone number, cell-phone number)
must be provided for verification. All participants under 18 years of age must be accompanied
by an adult (club or family member) who is responsible for them.
1.2 Participation:
1.2.1 Number of participants:
The number of participants is limited to 300.
1.2.1 Categories:
DH Buzet shall be run in following UCI categories for International calendar:
Elite Men (ME)
17 years and over
Elite Women (WE) 17 years and over
There will be several national categories included on national race level too:
Master, Hobby
1.2.2 Registration:
A) Online entries accepted through the link on the www.downhillbuzet.net. Online entries
close at 23:59 May 05, 2015.
B) Late entry is charged additional 50% of the registration fee.
Entry cancelation is possible until May 07th at 12:00 h by sending a cancelation e-mail on
prijave@downhillbuzet.net . The club/team whose rider didnt do the cancelation in time has
the obligation of covering the cost of his registration fee, otherwise the other members of the
club/team lose the right to participate in the race.
C) Number plates distribution on May 08th 18:00 19:30 or May 09th 09:00
11:00 at race office.
1.2.3. Schedule and Fees:
A) Registration Fee:
The registration fee is:
- 40 for entries received until March 31
- 45 for entries received from April 01 until May 05

B) One-day licence (for Hobby category on national level)


Competitors without licence can participate under following condition:
All foreign participants pay the one-day licence fee in person at the race office.
One-day licence fee is 7.
Organizer will make one-day licences with Croatian cycling federation (CCF).

C) Race Start times: see table listing below.


Friday, 08.05.2015.
14:00-15:30
Unofficial On-foot inspection
16:00-19:00
Open course for riding
18:00-19:30
Registration and number plates distribution
21:00-24:00
Entertainment programme
Saturday, 09.05.2015.
08:00-9:30
On-foot inspection
9:00-11:00
Registration and number plates distribution
10:00-11:30
Official training with stops (with plate numbers only)
11:30-14:00
Official training without stops(with plate numbers only)
15:00-18:00
Qualifying run
18:30-18:45
Team managers meeting
20:00-24:00
Entertainment programme
Sunday, 10.05.2015.
10:00-13:00
Official training without stops (with plate numbers only)
13:00-13:30
Official training TOP 30 (with plate numbers only)
14:30-17:00
Finals
The award ceremony will take place 30 minutes after the Finals.
1.2.4. Qualifying and Final run:
Qualifying run will be held on Saturday May 09th 2015 for all participants who paid the
registration fee, picked the number and has finished two training runs.
In the Final run enters 250 participants.
The Commissaires panel may enforce the UCI rule 4.5.031 accordingly to the starting list of the
Qualifying run with the possibility of making exceptions.
The Final run is held on Sunday May 10th 2015.
1.3
Race Headquarters & Press Center:
Race Headquarters & Press Center will be located indoor at the Cimos factory offices
(address: Most 24, 52420 Buzet). For other race facilities see the attached venue map.
1.4
Anti-Doping:
All races are conducted under NADA (HADA) and UCI anti-doping regulations.

1.5
First-Aid / EMTs:
First Aid service will be located at the Finish area. The nearest First aid ambulance is located
just 2 km from the finish line (address: Goricica 1, 52420 Buzet) and the nearest hospital is
located 45 km from Buzet at the City of Rijeka (address: Kresimirova 42, 51000 Rijeka).
First-Aid will have an ambulance vehicle stationed at the event for transport.
1.6
Start Order & Staging Protocol:
The start order for qualification round will be determined by the order of latest published UCI
downhill point, as posted on the UCI website. Riders without UCI points will be determined by
drawing lots. The start order for final is in reverse order of the qualification results.
1.7 Transportation
Transportation for all competitors is organized during official training, qualifying and finals
with shuttles and it's included in the registration fee. Transportation time is 10 min from
finish line to start (approximately 120 competitors per hour).

1.8 Time keeping


Timing and data management will be carried out by certified company in accordance with CCF
regulations with the use of photo cells. About 800 meters from the start a timing hot spot with
the intermediate time will be placed.

1.9 Prizes and point scale


The list below is for UCI categories Elite Men and Women.
Prize list ()
Rank UCI points Elite Men (ELM) Elite Women (EL)
1
60
400
400
2
40
300
300
3
30
240
240
4
25
180
180
5
20
150
150
6
18
120
120
7
16
90
90
8
14
75
75
9
12
10
10
11
8
12
6
13
4
14
2
15
1
total
1555
1555

1.10 Penalties
The UCI penalty scale is the only one applicable.

Part 2: Course
2.1 Length and elevation:
Course length: 1700 m
Elevation Loss/Gain: 282m

2.2 Description: The course offers a variety of technical bike handling skills. The course
comprises varied terrain sections: narrow and broad tracks, woodland roads and paths, field
paths and rocky tracks.
2.3 The start and finish : According to the UCI regulations.

2.4 Course Map:

194

FINISH LINE
23

TIME KEEPERS
22
21

06

MARSHALS
194

FIRST MEDICAL AID


20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

194

11
10

09
08
06
04
03

02

START

01

05

07

split time
road to
the cou
rs

Part 3: Directions & Map

The most detailed driving directions about getting to Buzet can be found at the
www.viamichelin.com. There you can enter your departure point and as your arrival point.
You have to choose Croatia in a country field and enter "Buzet" in the city field.
You can easily arrive to Buzet by:
Car
If you are arriving to Istria by bus or by car
from the west, i.e. Slovenia, you will pass
one of the three possible border crossings;
Plovanija - Seovlje, Katel - Dragonja or
Poane Soerga (this border crossing is
recommended since it is not as trafficjammed as the other two during the Istria's
tourist season).
Istrian Y (Istarski ipsilon)
www.bina-istra.hr
Buzet is situated some 50 km from cities
such as Rijeka, Pore, Trieste in Italy, Koper
in Slovenia, and 90 km from Pula.
Bus
Buzet has very good bus connections with
Rijeka, Pula, Pore, Umag, Trieste, Venice
and Zagreb. The bus station is located at
the crossing of Rijeka Street and the Koper
Rijeka road.
LINKS: www.autotrans.hr, www.fils.hr
Train
About 4 km north of Buzet, towards
iarija is Buzet train station with trains
leaving in the direction of Pula and
Slovenia.
LINK: www.hznet.hr

Airplane
The closest international airports: Pula (90
km) and Rijeka (Krk island), as well as
Zagreb (Pleso), Ronchi dei Legionari near
Trieste (Italy), Ljubljana (Brnik).
LINKS:
Airport Pula
Valtursko polje 210
T. 052.530 105
F. 052.550 914
E. zracna-luka-pu@pu.t-com.hr
www.airport-pula.hr
Turistic airport Vrsar
GSM. 091.5009 808

Ryanair.com
The Low Fares Airline
Tuesdays, Thursdas and Saturdays:
Pula - London (Stanstead)
Pula - Dublin
You can also arrive at other airports in
Croatia or those in neighboring countries.
Airport Zagreb (HR)
www.zagreb-airport.hr
Airport Rijeka (HR)
www.rijeka-airport.hr
Trieste (I)
Aeroporto FVG Ronchi dei Legionari
www.aeroporto.fvg.it
Venice (I)
Aeroporto Marco Polo
www.veniceairport.it
Ljubljana (SLO)
Airport Ljubljana
www.lju-airport.si

Part 4: Event Staff


Race manager:

Dragan Kranji
Goricica 13
52420 Buzet, Croatia
00 385 91 154 2368
kranja@gmail.com

Position

Name

Phone

E-mail

Race manager
Technical Manager
Race Secretary
Media coordinator
Registration coordinator

Dragan Kranji
Dragan Drai
Darko Hrvatin
Ana Pisak
Nenad Krstini

00 385 91 154 2368


00 385 91 558 1107
00 385 91 528 3028
00 385 99 242 4231
00 385 99 807 5858

kranja@gmail.com
dragan.drascic@gmail.com
darko.hrvatin@hep.hr
ana.pisak@gmail.com
nenad.krstinic@gmail.com

Part 5: Site Map


5.1 Accreditations
5.1.1 Pass Pickup
A) Passes available at race office.
5.2 Media Room
A) Free Wireless area will be available
B) Printed results will be available upon request
C) Results will be uploaded to www.downhillbuzet.net within 60 min. of conclusion of UCI
events

Venue map

Venue entering road

Teams & riders


parking

Public parking

River Mirna

Shuttle course

FINISH

LEGEND
Race office, race meeting room,
accreditaion and number distribution,
anti-doping test, press center

Shuttle loading lane


Road
Toiletes

Tent 200 m, award ceremony location, food and beverages

Bike wash and water

Showers

Exhibitors area

Teams/riders parking
Public parking
Food and beverages

Part 6: City of Buzet


6.1 Visit: www.buzet.hr and
www.tz-buzet.hr
6.2 Accommodation and dining:
Hotels:
Hotel Fontana **
Trg Fontana 1
52420 Buzet
Phone: +385 52 662 615
Fax: +385 52 662 596
e-mail: info@hotelfontanabuzet.com

Hotel Mirna ***


Sv. Stjepana 60 ,
52427 Livade
Phone: +385 52 603 000
Fax: +385 52 603 403
e-mail: sales@istarske-toplice.hr

Rooms and apartments:

Rural houses:

http://kaywa.me/mv3gm

http://kaywa.me/C2fyr

Dining:
http://kaywa.me/YM0Rr

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