Rules
By submitting your entry form you are agreeing to abide by these rules

All Classes
§ A1 Helmet is compulsory
§ A2 Lights are compulsory. Reflective vest and/or ankle bands are compulsory
§ A3 You must attend bike check and sign-on a minimum of 1 hour before your start time
§ A4 At sign-on, you will be required to sign a statement that releases the organisers of this event of any liability or responsibility of your participation
§ A5 Only riders finishing within the max times (Ultra and Relay=24 hours, Randonneur=30 hours) will be designated a "finisher"
§ A6 If a rider or team abandons, he/she must inform an official (details at sign on)
§ A7 Riders who abandon are responsible for their own transport back to the start or finish
§ A8 No refunds for no shows. Cancelling 72 hours before the start = 50% refund.
§ A9 You will obey public traffic rules and the Sth-Gbg rules. Disqualification or time penalties will be issued if broken

Ultra Class
§ U1 You must have a service vehicle. This vehicle should be positioned immediately behind you when moving on the road
§ U2 Your service vehicle must not obstruct other traffic (see also § U3)
§ U3 Your service vehicle should stay with you at all times. However, during daylight hours the vehicle may take breaks. These breaks should be kept as short as possible and may never last for more than 30 min.
§ U4 During the night the service vehicle must never leave the rider. The rider may not continue riding and has to stop if the service vehicle is not following immediately behind
§ U5 You must not receive any assistance from anyone except your own service vehicle or ride officials
§ U6 You must not hold on to your service vehicle, even when  passing food or drink
§ U7 Your service vehicle should be positioned behind you at all other times
§ U8 During the day you must not ride closer than 25 meters from another rider or vehicle unless you are intending to go past and succeeding in doing so
§ U8 During the night you must not ride closer than 100 meters from another rider or vehicle unless you are intending to go past and succeeding in doing so

Randonneur Class
§ R1 You must not ride behind an ultra rider or his/her service vehicle
§ R2 No assistance whatsoever is allowed, except from assistance given by race officials or other randonneurs ("other randonneurs" must not have abandoned or been disqualified)
§ R3 Both members of a 2 person team must arrive together at all controls for the team to be deemed an official finisher
§ R4 Minimum 3 members of a 4 person team must arrive together at all controls for the team to be deemed an official finisher

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