These regulations may be corrected, modified, or improved at any time by the Organization, as well as any data, rules, or sections for optimal performance of the race. Registration demonstrates the participant’s compliance with these rules.
These regulations shall be strictly complied with by all participants of the HUEX NON STOP event. Any incident not covered herein will be resolved by the HUEX NON STOP Jury, the Sporting Director of the event, a Member of the Organisation and a Runner’s Representative.
The HUEX NON STOP event is organised by TerraIncognita Global SL.
The HUEX NON STOP is a federated mountain bike race in the province of Huelva of self-sufficiency and ultra endurance in which you participate individually or in teams (relay mode).
The route is mainly on roads, tracks and paths. It is an open traffic event. There will be stretches and road crossings where the traffic rules must be respected at all times, which will be grounds for disqualification and will be subject to sanctions by the Guardia Civil and Local Police of the different municipalities in the event of any infringement of these rules.
The race will start on Friday 12 September at 22:00h at the Paseo Marítimo de El Rompido, Municipality of Cartaya and will finish on Sunday 14 September at 10:00h (36 hours).
The race consists of 7 sections, at the end of each of which there is a mandatory relay point.
The event is a federated event and will be held according to the technical and sporting regulations indicated in these rules.
If there is no rule or if there is any doubt, that of the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation or, as a last resort, that of the International Cycling Union (UCI) shall apply.
The HUEX NON STOP is held with absolute respect for the environment.
Participants must respect the environment in which the event takes place and keep the surroundings clean. To this end, they must eat and drink WITHOUT LEAVING ANY CONTAINERS OUTSIDE THE CONTAINERS provided for this purpose.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS POINT SHALL REQUIRE THE IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION OF THE RUNNER, who may be disqualified by a simple statement from any member of the organising team of the Race.
Participants will be disqualified from the competition if they show violent behaviour or litter in nature. It is compulsory to respect crops, livestock and private property in general.
Participants are responsible for any damage caused as a result of this type of behaviour.
It is strictly forbidden to receive external assistance or refreshments during the race outside the points provided by the Organisation: these will coincide with the official refreshment points of the race.
Participation in the HUEX NON STOP implies being of legal age on the day of the race.
Participants may register in one of the following team categories:
MINIMUM DISTANCES FOR TEAM MEMBERS.
The course of the HUEX NON STOP is divided into 7 sections.
The first section, being the longest, will score double points.
The order of the sections to be covered by each participant is freely chosen by the team, with the same participant being able to do several sections in a row.
The check points will coincide with the end/start of each section and will be the only point where the relay can be given to the next participant. Any change of relay outside the checkpoint will be subject to disqualification of the competitor/team.
Participation will be open to all those who correctly formalise both the REGISTRATION and the payment stipulated for the races.
In order to participate in HUEX NON STOP you must have an annual UCI licence issued by a national cycling federation. If it is not the RFEC, you must present an identification document and authorisation from the relevant federation stating that you are covered by your country’s insurance.
In case of not having a licence, all participants must apply for a day licence provided by the Andalusian Cycling Federation at an additional cost of 24€
Participants who have a cyclotourist licence and want to be eligible for classifications and prizes, must also pay for a day licence.
Registration fees are published in the section REGISTRATION
Registration for the HUEX NON STOP implies the acceptance of the rules and the adequate preparation of the participant for the event, being aware of the geographical and meteorological conditions that can be found in the environment where the event takes place. In this sense, the participant exempts the Organisation from any possible health problems that may arise from his/her participation in the HUEX NON STOP.
The runners registered for the race understand that they participate voluntarily and under their own responsibility in the event, and therefore, exonerate the Organisation of the race from all responsibility, and agree not to denounce the organising entity, collaborators, sponsors and other participants; nor to initiate any civil liability claim against the aforementioned parties.
Once the registration has been formalised, the refund will be 50% of the amount paid up to 30 days before the event, after this date no refund will be processed without cancellation insurance.
When registering, runners can take out a cancellation insurance to receive 100% of their basic registration fee in case of cancellation up to 15 days before the race. After this date no refund will be made.
All refunds shall be made within 30 days from the date of acceptance of the application.
Once the application for withdrawal has been made, the place becomes available to the Organisation, which will transfer it to the candidate at the top of the waiting list at that time, if there is one.
Each participant/team will receive a geolocation device that will mark their location and route at all times.
This geolocation device will be the object that each relay participant will have to hand over at the Control Point to the next participant who is going to continue the next leg.
The geolocation device indicates the participant’s status and location at all times, so that any alert of movement, departure or shortening of the route or change of participant will be controlled by the organisation.
The real time location of each participant will be published live on the event’s website for all the public, being a fundamental tool for the ASSISTANCE person, as he/she will be able to know in real time the location of his/her participant/team.
Geolocation devices will be handed out 1 hour before the start of the race at the Signature Control.
The route of the HUEX NON STOP WILL NOT BE signposted with ribbons or arrows, and the use of a GPS navigation device to follow the route is MANDATORY.
The organisation will provide all participants with the track of each of the 7 sections that make up the route.
In the event of leaving the course, the participant must return to the course via the same place where he/she left it. In the event of returning to the course via a route that involves a cut in the official route, the participant will be penalised in accordance with the rules set out in the article ‘Penalties’.
For participants in the INDIVIDUAL category, it is their responsibility to manage batteries and/or change GPS navigation devices at each Control Point.
The HUEX NON STOP is a test of self-sufficiency and ultra endurance. During the route between each checkpoint there is no assistance, no refreshments and no pick-up service.
Participants / teams must accredit at the time of registration an ASSISTANCE person who will be responsible for assisting the participant and / or team throughout the race, ensuring food, hydration, mechanical and withdrawal assistance during the course outside the checkpoints.
Participation WITHOUT ASSISTANT PERSONS is ALLOWED, provided that the LIABILITY DISCLAIMER document found on the registration form is correctly attached and the participant is aware of the disadvantages that this will entail.
The organisation will only provide a refreshment area and mechanical assistance and rest areas at the control points where each section ends.
The ASSISTANCE person shall be identified and shall be the only person in the team allowed to enter the Checkpoint area.
The ASSISTANCE person will be the contact person for the organisation to communicate and/or inform about any incident that may occur with the participant.
The same ASSISTANCE person can assist more than one participant/team.
The ASSISTANT person can be one of the participants in the case of COUPLES, TRIOS and TEAMS.
The HUEX NON STOP is a test of self-sufficiency and ultra-endurance. In the night sections, the organisers will set up a covered rest area at the end of each of these sections so that participants who require it can rest for as long as they deem necessary without ever exceeding the closing time of the section.
Any runner who does not leave the section because he/she is asleep before the closing time will be disqualified.
Resting material (blankets, mats, etc.) must be provided by the participant’s ASSISTANCE person.
All information about the rest points can be found in the race section.
The race bib and runner’s bag can only be collected at the established place and at the scheduled times. All the timetables can be found in the + INFO section of the website.
The participant will be obliged to wear the bib number during the entire race, always on the front of the bike, in a completely visible way.
Each bib is personal and non-transferable. The bib must be picked up by the bib holder or by a third party as long as he/she presents the express authorisation of the holder and a photocopy of the ID card and/or passport.
Each participant will be assigned a bib number which will be determined randomly in all cases, except for the first numbers which will be determined by the Organisation.
The HUEX NON STOP has the following modalities:
The categories established for each modality of HUEX NON STOP will be the following:
IMPORTANT: In the case of the RELAYS, if in any gender category (male, female or mixed) there are not 3 or more relays of the same category, the classification of this category will be general without any distinction by gender.
That is to say, if in the case of RELEVING PAIRS there is only one MIXED COUPLE among all the pairs, the classification of RELEVING PAIRS will be GENERAL without distinction of sex.
SUBCATEGORIES (*MTB only).
The subcategories are not cumulative, i.e. it is not possible to participate in two subcategories.
Important: in the case of Couples, Trios and Teams, the subcategory will be established by the average age in years of the team members.
E.g.: If the average of all team members is 39.83. Only the absolute values (years) will be used, in this case 39, and it would be Master 30 category.
The HUEX Non Stop has an E-Bike subcategory with the intention of giving cyclists who use this type of bike the chance to enjoy the event.
The E-BIKE Subcategory will have its own particular classification in the different modalities of the event: Individual, Pairs, Trios or Teams 4.
To qualify for the podium, as in the rest of the categories, there must be a minimum of 3 participants in the modality.
In order to guarantee the correct development of the race and to avoid possible large time gaps between the overall race leader and the E-BIKE subcategory, there will be a minimum time at the start of each section in which no E-Bike will be allowed to start.
The classification of the E-Bike sub-category will be the sum of the times of each of the 9 completed stages.
Example: Minimum start time for section 4 starting in Almonaster: 22:00h. If an E-BIKE participant arrives at the end of Leg 3 in Almonaster at 21:15h, he/she will not be able to continue and start Leg 4 until 22:00h.
In the event that an E-BIKE participant arrives at the end of the section one hour later than the minimum time imposed for the start of the next section, he/she may continue the route without waiting.
This measure is aimed at not detracting from the competition and the logistical development of the event.
The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday in the Paseo Marítimo area of El Rompido at 14:00h for Pairs, Trios and Teams and at 18:00h for Individuals.
Trophies will be awarded in the following categories:
There must be a minimum of 3 participants in this category for this classification to be made.
SUBCATEGORIES
TROPHIES will be awarded in the following sub-categories:
Non-presence at the trophy presentation ceremony will be understood as a waiver of the trophies or prizes won. Any delegation to another person for the collection of trophies and prizes, must be known and authorised by the Organisation at least 1 hour before the presentation.
In case the winners want their trophy / medal to be sent to them after the event. They should contact the organisation to claim the shipment, which will be paid by the participant at a cost of 10€.
All participants in the INDIVIDUAL modality have the possibility of handing in two life bags with all the material and food they want to find at the refreshment points in Nerva and Santa Bárbara de Casa.
Life bags will be handed out by the organisers at the race-bib distribution, identified with the participant’s race-bib number. Participants must hand in their two life bags in the designated area before entering the start box.
The organisation will transport these bags to the indicated refreshment posts so that the participant can find his bag on arrival at the refreshment post. Once the refreshment point is closed, the bags will be transported back to the finish line for the participant to collect their life bags on entering the finish line.
The refreshment points where the Life Bags will be located can be found in the RACES section.
The organisation obliges the participants of the HUEX NON STOP to carry the following equipment in order to be able to take part in the event:
The start and finish of the HUEX NON STOP will be on Friday 12th September at 22:00h at the Paseo Marítimo de El Rompido, Cartaya.
The race will be held with a single start.
A starting grid will be formed with the most outstanding participants at the organisers’ discretion.
The finish line is located in the same place, being a circular route. The finish line will close on Sunday 14th September at 10:00h (36 hours).
The race route will be published on the official website of the race. Any change or modification will be made public by the same means.
Each participant must follow the entire route through all the checkpoints.
Participants will be able to be refreshed by their person ASSISTANCE at any point along the route.
At each refreshment point there will be a specific closing time, and it is essential to pass before the established closing time in order to be able to continue in the race.
Each refreshment post will have food and drink at its disposal, which will vary depending on the kilometre where it is located. The food and drinks must be consumed at the refreshment post in sufficient quantity to guarantee the necessary energy reserves to be able to reach the next refreshment post, except for water, which can also be loaded into the tanks and reservoirs carried by the participant.
Only the participant who finishes the section will be allowed to enter the refreshment post.
The only vehicles allowed to follow the race will be those accredited by the Organisation. It is strictly forbidden to follow the runners in any type of motor vehicle or vehicle on wheels (skates, bicycles, etc…), and the Local Police, Civil Guard or any other competent authority will be expressly ordered to remove them from the circuit.
A broom vehicle will be available at the tail end of the race to pick up runners who for any reason do not wish or are unable to continue the race. Runners who are unable to keep to the scheduled closing time for the control of the activity will have to get into the vehicle or abandon the race, following instructions from any member of the organisers.
Throughout the event there will be several medical and security teams that will be coordinated with 112 by the central management of the HUEX NON STOP.
These teams will be distributed among the different Control Points and refreshment posts and the participant will be able to request their help or assistance if needed.
Random or general medical checks may be carried out at certain points. Refusal to carry out a check-up or disrespect to the doctor or assistant who requests it will result in the immediate invalidation of the race bib.
All participants will be subject to the doctor’s judgement whenever requested by the doctor, and the assessment of the medical team will prevail over any other assessment, and therefore doctors will be free to make their own judgement:
The departure of a team member should be communicated as soon as possible to the organisation. In case of abandonment of any of the members of a team, the others may continue the race, being able to be finishers but not eligible for classification prizes.
If the rider who abandons is the one who is running, he shall do so at the relay point, arriving by his own means and without any outside help; in the event that a rider does not complete a leg, the whole team shall abandon the race.
In case of abandonment in the middle of the course due to technical failure, fatigue and/or injury, the participant must notify the organisation and the person assisting the participant will have to evacuate him/her.
In the event of needing medical assistance and the participant is unable to reach a checkpoint, he/she will activate the emergency telephone by contacting the organisation by telephone using the Emergency Mobile Telephone number indicated on the race bib.
Once at the refreshment post, the runner must inform the person in charge of the refreshment post of his/her wish to leave the race so that he/she can cancel the race bib, hand over the geolocation device and identify him/her as having withdrawn.
The participant withdrawn at the Check Point will be picked up by his ASSISTANCE.o.
In the event that the withdrawn runner chooses to return by his own means, he must also inform the organisation of his abandonment, hand over the geolocation device so that the organisation can cancel his bib and identify him as withdrawn, otherwise the organisation will consider him as lost and activate the rescue alarm.
In the event of bad weather conditions or force majeure, the organisers reserve the right to suspend, neutralise or modify the time slots and/or the route of the race and/or the race without any refund of the amount paid.
The Race Direction, as well as any member of the Organisation, will monitor the application of the Rules and are empowered to immediately apply the following penalties or disqualifications:
DESCRIPTION OF THE FAULT
The organisation declines any responsibility for the deterioration, loss, theft or destruction of participants’ material during the event.
In the event of abandonment by the participant, the organisation accepts no responsibility for any possible damage that the bicycle may suffer during the transfer to the established cut-off point, the participant supervising the securing to the broom vehicle by the operators.
In the event of abandonment by the participant, the organisation accepts no responsibility for any possible damage that the bicycle may suffer during the transfer to the established cut-off point, the participant supervising the securing to the broom vehicle by the operators.
In the event of an accident, call the emergency telephone number on the front of the vehicle. It is not possible to go to a health centre or hospital without prior notification unless it is a case of extreme urgency.
Acceptance of these regulations obligatorily implies that the participant authorises TerraIncognita Global SL to take photographs and film their participation in any of the HUEX NON STOP modalities, and gives their consent for the dissemination, commercial and advertising exploitation of all images taken during the HUEX NON STOP, TerraIncognita Global SL reserves the exclusive right to the image of the HUEX NON STOP, as well as the audiovisual, photographic and journalistic exploitation of the competition, without the right of the runner to receive any financial compensation. Any media or advertising project must first have the express written consent of the organisers. If this is not the case, any legal action deemed appropriate will be taken.
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