Hey Guys,
I’d like to invite you to Seiffen in the Ore Mountains of Saxony (Germany), right at the Czech Border. On 2nd August 2014 we have a Municycle Cross Country race over 15km.
Here comes the official announcement: (PDF is Attached)
At the first weekend of August 2014 in Seiffen in the Saxon Ore Mountains starts the 22nd Erzgebirgs-Bike-Marathon which is the oldest mountain bike marathon of Germany. On two days everything a racing weekend needs is offered: mountain bike marathons of 40 to 100 km, dual slalom, kids races from tyke (1,7 km) to Youth (22,5 km), family bike tour, uphill sprint race, expo area and lots of fun. A novelty this year: a unicycle competition.
Time plan:
Date: Saturday 2nd August 2014
Start: 14:30
Race number distribution: Friday 18:00 - 21:00, Saturday 8:00 - 14:00
Award ceremony: subsequent to the race
Registration:
Start of registr.: 1st December 2013 at ebm100.de/?c=6 (Help and translation provided within PDF)
Closing date: 28th July 2014 or on-site (mind supplement fees)
Fee: 20€ (from 14th Jul. 5€ supplement for late registration)
(including: race number, certificate, finisher photo, traditional wooden pinion finisher medal, map of Seiffen, t-shirt, film download, technical service, massage service, catering, diverse vouchers)
Regulations:
Unicycles: wheel diameter up to 29 inch, non geared
Safety gear: riders must wear helmet, gloves and kneepads, shin pads are recommended
Age classes:
U17 m / U17 f - Juniors
17-18 m / 17-18 f - Rookies
19-29 m / 19-29 f - Elites
30+ m / 30+ f - Masters
(We reserve the right to merge age groups in case of insufficient participants)
The rules of the IUF apply (see unicycling.org/files/iuf-rulebook-2013.pdf).
Track:
Distance: 2 Laps at 7,5km (=15km) and 150m (=300m) alt. diff.
Difficulty: S0 (referring to Singletrail scale STS)
Underground: tarmac (29%) gravel road (36%) forest & meadow trails (35%)
See official Announcement (PDF, german/english) below: