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INDEX 1. Introduction and welcome... 4 2. Organizer... 5 2.1. Organization Permanent Contact Details... 5 2.2. Race Head-Officials... 5 3. Brief event history... 6 3.1. Summary of the 2013 edition... 6 4. Program... 6 4.1. Prologue starting grid... 7 4.2. Detailed and Important Informations Stage 1 March 29 th... 13 4.3. Detailed and Important Informations Stage 2 March 30 th... 18 5. Accomodation... 22 6. Location... 27 6.1. Start / Arrival and Accreditation Area... 27 6.2. Vila Galé Albacora Hotel... 27 6.3. Vila Galé Tavira Hotel... 27 7. Rules and Regulations... 28 8. General Information... 32 3
1. Introduction and welcome COMPACT AND DEMANDING! It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to the second edition of the Algarve Bike Challenge. Given the success of the first edition, which is already considered one of the best mountain bike stage races in the Iberian Peninsula, we choose the city of Tavira one more time, not only for its infrastructure capable of serving as a backdrop to a competition of this level but also because of its location, history and geography of their council. A friendly and committed team will be ready to wait ABC2014 participants to provide them an unforgivable weekend. An amazing course, competitive, rich in history and beauty scenery, as well as the characteristic hotel located in the nature preserved area of Ria Formosa make this a unique and singular event. This year, the grand spectacle of the Algarve Bike Challenge will keep the best of what was experienced in 2013, a night prologue on the historic town of Tavira. Although in this edition 2 teams will race it simultaneously. This year the whole event will be based around this beautiful city, in order to improve logistics and provide participants more time to be able to enjoy and recover between stages. Another novelty will be a completely new and different 2nd stage. The huge evidence obtained in 2013 given its unique characteristics, making this edition so popular that the number of participants has more than tripled is number, which makes the ABC one of the most expected events of the Iberian Peninsula. For the success of this Race we thank the support of our sponsors: Isostar, Aquarel Unicer, Casa Abilio Bike Shop, Vila Gale Hotels, Castello Waters, as well as the collaboration of the Algarve Cycling Association and the municipality of Tavira who have been with us from the first time and whose contribution enabled us to organize this successful event. To all the Associação Clube BTT Conceição de Faro wish great success. Marco Fernandes Race Chief Organizer Algarve Bike Challenge Clube BTT Conceição de Faro 4
2. Organizer 2.1. Organization Permanent Contact Details Permanet Office Associação Clube BTT Conceição de Faro Rua das Alfarrobeiras nº2 8005-446 Conceição de Faro Portugal Tlf: +351968226274 / +351963990589 Email: algarvebikechallenge@gmail.com Website: www.algarvebikechallenge.com www.bttconceicaofaro.net During the Race Praça da República 8800 951 Tavira Portugal Tlf: +351968226274 / +351963990589 Email: algarvebikechallenge@gmail.com 2.2. Race Head-Officials Organization Comitee - Chairman Clerk of the Race General Secretary Safety Manager Route Manager Chief Medical Officer Entries Coordinator Competitors Relations Manager Media Relations Officer Marketing Manager Paddock and Finish área Coordinator Checkpoints Controls Coordinator Feed Zones Coordinator Chief Scrutineer Accomodation VIP Guest Programme Coordinator Nelson Ramos Marco Fernandes Sérgio Correia Nelson Ramos Marco Fernandes Jorge Machado - AFESA Marco Fernandes Brígida Fernandes Titus Sepold Ludgero Vicente Timóteo Soares Marcos Rodrigues Hugo Martins UVP Comissairs Marco Fernandes Sérgio Correia 5
3. Brief event history Founded in 2011, the MTB Conceição de Faro Club has always devoted special attention to events organization, marked for its innovation and originality. Soon in 2011, on November 6 BCF club organized the Cachopo2Conceição Faro, an amazing race that start on the mountain village of Cachopo, located in the north of the Algarve in the heart of the Serra do Caldeirão and finished on the village of Conceição de Faro located right near the Algarve's capital Faro right in front of the sea. In 2012 this Club organized the 1st MTB Marathon of Conceição de Faro, integrated in the Algarve XCM Cup, with 500 participants this event confirmed the MTB Conceição de Faro Club with the status of quality events organizer. In the same year, in November, another event was organized, called Cachopo Alive. The name of this event was related to the great fire of that year that devastated the area of Cachopo as well as much of Tavira council. This Team is composed of a large number of member s borned in the village of Cachopo wich hence the great connection with it and the will to share an excellence place for mountain biking in the Algarve. Last year, in March 2013 came the Algarve Bike Challenge, which despite the terrible weather that was felt proved to be a huge success! The MTB Conceição de Faro Club returned to innovate last year with the organization of Cachopo Alive in a brand new format joining Road cycling and MTB in the same event. This Association has provided to participants, teams and spectators absolutely thrilling moments and 2014 promises even more with the ABC2014 presenting a list of participants which include luxury greats International MTB Elite cyclists, old glories of cycling as well as famous music artists from hundreds of fans of mountain biking. 3.1. Summary of the 2013 edition The Spaniards Alejandro Diaz De La Peña e Pedro Romero from Maat-Extremadura were the great winners of the 2013 edition of the Algarve Bike Challenge. Despite to win two stages in the Race and finishing with around two minutes of advantage win the first edition was far from easy for them. Due to the Bonus system used in this race one of the teams from BTT Loule / BPI composed by Tiago Gabriel and the 59 years old fitted Pr. Carlos Cabrita with 15% handicap made a fantastic fight with the spaniards and proved that this system is an asset to the Race that puts new, old and women on the same level and capable to fight for the victory! 4. Program Schedule prior to the Race 01st July 2013 Opening of the 1st Subscriptions period 15th December 2013 Closing of the 1st Subscriptions period 16th December 2013 Official Subscriptions closing 28th February 2014 Deadline for teams modifications. 16th March 2014 Publication of the Final participants list 16th March 2014 Publication of Prologue starting time 18th March 2014 Publication of the Race Book 24th March 2014 Supplying of Race Book, Gps data and detailed info to participants by the provided email. 27th March 2014 Headquarters set up in Vila Galé Albacora 6
Schedule during the Race 28th March 2014 - The Prologue 14:00 Check in and accreditation in Vila Galé Albacora and VG Tavira for ABC Premium Package subscribed Teams 16:00 Accreditation in Praça da República fpr ABC Light Package subscribed participants 18:00 Briefing with all participants Vila Galé Albacora meetings room 20:00 Prologue start in Praça da República* 22:00 Prologue ending 22:30 Leaders jersey embursment Attention: The Organization of the race recommends the use of night lights in the prologue. There will be no Bike Park in ABC2014. All participants should store their Bikes and acessories in his rooms. Organizations will not be responsible for any kind of lost or rubbery in Vila Galé Hotels or inside the Paddock. During the period that the Bicycles are at the Service Bike area it will be responsibility of Casa Abílio Bike Shop. At the moment that a rider deliver his bike there a Service document will be filled and the rider will receive a copy wich has to be present to collect the bike later. Riders will find a Bike wash in Vila Galé Albacora and another one right beside Pavilhão Municipal Eduardo Mansinho where showers are also available. 4.1. Prologue starting grid Bonuses will not be applied TIME Nº TEAM RIDER A RIDER B BONUS 20:00:00 240 Bike77 CD David Garrido Díaz Francisco Lara Colmenero 18% 239 Girls Challenge Elisete Fialho Torpes Rita Esteves 18% 20:01:00 238 Xmile cycle team/clube BTT Lisboa José Almeida Filomena Gomes 18% 237 Clube BTT Conceição de Faro 3 Hélio Ramos Marlene Emídio 15% 20:02:00 236 La Grupeta 9:30-bicicletas Lolo 3 Alicia Campanón Caro Pedro Alexandre Ferrereira 15% 235 Club El Molino Pedro Garcia Moreno Gema Marcenas Moreno 15% 20:03:00 234 BinaClínica - Sobre-bikes Maria Madalena Valério Antonio Valerio 15% 233 VERTICAL - 3 Ricardo Rodriguez Andrea Gil Fernandez 15% 20:04:00 232 Bokeron bikes 5 Daniel Porta Pelayo Jose Mazarrasa Eescoriaza 3% 231 Team Work José Santos Ana Márcia da Luz 15% 20:05:00 230 JADU BIKE MIXTO Celia Diaz Delgado Jose Olivia Serrano 15% 229 BICICLETAS SUPERPRESTIGIO Lucas Arcos Liroa Isabel Borrero Rodriguez 15% 20:06:00 228 Extremadura girls Bouhet Muriel Susana Alonso 15% 227 The Bike Run & Rotor team 4 Paula Roig Valverde Clara Ibañez Martinez 15% 20:07:00 226 BIKERS JADU MIXTO Mayte Blázquez Bravo Juan Antonio Báez Correa 15% 225 PLATO GRANDE ANDE O NO ANDE Alberto Fernandez Remedios Jurado Garcia 15% 20:08:00 224 Clube BTT Lisboa 2 Clara Lopes Luís Miguel Sousa 15% 223 AltoEspirito BTT Team 1 Francisco Rente Valdemar Cordeiro Rente 12% 20:09:00 222 GD.Benavente/Rbikes-Doces&Sabores-Phisic Bruno Marques José Carlos Silva 12% 221 BTT Loulé/BPI 9 Carlos Cabrita Tiago Gabriel 12% 20:10:00 220 Specialized Iberia 5 Miguel Rojo Iñaki Gavín 9% 219 iedes Centauro bikes 2 Francisco Nieves Garcia Jose Soto Velasco 9% 7
20:11:00 20:12:00 20:13:00 20:14:00 20:15:00 20:16:00 20:17:00 20:18:00 20:19:00 20:20:00 20:21:00 20:22:00 20:23:00 20:24:00 20:25:00 20:26:00 20:27:00 20:28:00 20:29:00 20:30:00 20:31:00 20:32:00 218 Charity Multisport/BTT Lisboa Nuno Coelho Luz Josué João Capucho Duarte 9% 217 KANINA - BIKES, C.D. Rafael Domínguez Ruiz Alfonso Martín Carrasco 9% 216 Casa do Pessoal TE Connectivity I Jose Sagorro Jose Peixe 9% 215 Mamil PT 2 Paulo Moura Luís Miguel Neto 9% 214 BokeronBike Javier Arias Pérez Juan Antonio Moreno 9% 213 Camaleon Juan Amarillo Gerardo Gallardo 9% 212 CBO - Os Primos 2 Hernâni Neto Faustino Barros 9% 211 The Bike Run & Rotor team 6 Pablo Estrela Gil Vicente Bulto Chirivellaa 9% 210 CBO - Os Primos Carlos Parente Silva António Varandas 9% 209 P.C.L.A Daniel Santos Garrido Luis Marín García 9% 208 ASC / FOCUS TEAM. Vítor Santos Carlos Vigo 9% 207 Agonía Bike 5 Daniel Castrillon Romero Arturo Hidalgo Berutich 9% 206 Escola Naval / BTT Loulé / BPI Duarte Palma André Tiago 6% 205 bokeronbike-3 Jacinto Ruiz Martinez Jorge Lopez Garcia 6% 204 Escola Naval 2 Fernando Rodrigues Mendes Paulo Fragoso 6% 203 Cidade de lugo Ivan Carballeira Fraga Javier Quiroga Alvarez 6% 202 Colina Team 2 Duarte Miguel Cabete Rui Figueiredo 6% 201 Agonía bike 8 Raúl Cabello Gomez Manuel Cabello Gomez 6% 200 Team WAW Joao Barbosa Orlando Duarte 6% 199 Agonia bike 4 Jesus Bautista Galvez Jjonathan Cabello Gomez 6% 198 Btt Loulé / BPI 5 João Simões Nuno Gomes 6% 197 AGONIA BIKE 2 Ángel Gómez Rodríguez Manuel Garrido Rengel 6% 196 Companhia da Serra / Naturgados 1 João Lopes Pedro Pereira 6% 195 G-Ride/Leões de Olhão Helder Gregório Carlos Alberto Pereira 6% 194 SOUTH & BIKE Miguel Rodriguez Bello Ivan Muñoz Gallardo 6% 193 Remax Easy Vitor Graca Luis Gomes 6% 192 HYD PINTURAS-PINTURAS ISAVAL Juan Prieto Criado Antonio Mateos Pérez 6% 191 Csrota Anipura Oxi Marco Almeida Fernando Duarte 6% 190 BTT Loulé / BPI 2 António Brissos Mário Sebastião 6% 189 Flyzbikes Salvador Morillo Pablo Mareque 6% 188 Vila do Conde - Gerês Extreme Team José Baptista da Silva Joaquim Pereira Santos 6% 187 Team MTB Fundación Josep Carreras Javier Rodríguez Moreno Alberto Rodríguez Moreno 6% 186 Btt Conceição de Faro 2 Rogerio Custodio Bruno Candeias 6% 185 Racing Bikes/Mundimat Luís Borges Arnaldo Monteiro 6% 184 DBRTeam - DouroBikeRace.com Rui Lima Nuno Portela 6% 183 ALGARSERRA BTT Pedro Morais Carlos Humberto 6% 182 The Bike Run Rotor 7 Ramir Pedrol Miguel Angel Rodenas 6% 181 VERTICAL - 1 David Blanco Ramos Roberto Sanchez Gonzalez 3% 180 Team ESFERA Pedro Nobre José Guerreiro 3% 179 agonia bike Francisco Ramos Contioso David Alba Bayon 3% 178 Associação BTT Baixo Guadiana Dinis Palma Carlos Rodrigues 3% 177 VASCO TEAMJ Jose Martin Pérez Jose Ortega Serrán 3% 176 PERFITEC Leonel Pereira Alves Sergio Fortunato 3% 175 Bufaexpress mtb team Joao Costa José Coelho 3% 8
20:33:00 20:34:00 20:35:00 20:36:00 20:37:00 20:38:00 20:39:00 20:40:00 20:41:00 20:42:00 20:43:00 20:44:00 20:45:00 20:46:00 20:47:00 20:48:00 20:49:00 20:50:00 20:51:00 20:52:00 20:53:00 20:54:00 174 exbury Manuel Del Pueyo Juan Vazquez Reyes 3% 173 BTT LOULE BPI 4 Nuno Sousa Nelson Martins Rosa 3% 172 Evo Team I Mário Neto Paulo Barbosa 3% 171 Team Dois Br/WRC Wilson Costa Rui Cigarro 3% 170 Os Diabos Belgas Michiels Filip Smet Ivan 3% 169 IBÉRICAFRIO/ESTÚDIOS SALINAS Nelson Teixeira Manuel José Pires de Brito 3% 168 Team Sergio Paulinho Claudio Paulinho Hugo Dias 3% 167 BCH BikeChallenges Fernando Pazos Herrera Manuel Pazos Herrera 3% 166 BTT LOULÉ / BPI 3 Sergio Martins Paulo Agostinho 3% 165 Clube BTT Lisboa 3 Ivo Serralha Pedro Mortágua 3% 164 Btt Conceição de Faro/Bohemia Team Cláudio Lourenço Marco Cristo 3% 163 Pensão David - Termas de SPS/Funbike Jorge Pimentel David Homem 3% 162 Casa do Pessoal TE Connectivity 3 Sergio Monteiro Luis Silva e Silva 3% 161 Colina Team João Gonçalves Fernando Coimbra 3% 160 Andebike Jose Morejon Zarco Marcelino Garcia Fernandez 3% 159 NV BIKES Pedro Cardeira Carlos Mendonça 3% 158 BCH BikeChallenge 2 Pedro Prieto Garcia Daniel Fuentes Gaviño 3% 157 CLUBE AROEIRA Jose Teixeira Tierri Pereira 3% 156 Team Bencaleiros MTO Bikes José Bencaleiro Marcos Chulse de Sousa 3% 155 Algarve Nature Adventure / XS Jeans Rui Silvestre Nuno Amado 3% 154 SPECIALIZED IBERIA 3 Jaime Salvador Descalzo Jorge Rodriguez Garcia 3% 153 AEG/Marmod Heitor Leite Nuno Vitorino 3% 152 La Grupeta 9:30-Bicicletas Lolo 4 Juan Antonio Ortiz Raul Barrera Suarez 3% 151 Firststop Bragança/Snack Bar Beck's Fernando Gomes Cláudio Fernandes 3% 150 GRUPETA 9:30-BICICLETAS LOLO2 Paco Leiton Caro Samuel Hernandez 3% 149 OURIQUE DC BTT CICLISMO Lino Pereira Nelson Mendes Pereira 3% 148 Salchi Armando Tejeda Juan Carlos Ojeda Bajuan 3% 147 Xmile cycle team Sergio Pinho Helder Alves 3% 146 SPECIALIZED IBERIA 2 Raul Granados Ortega Jose Perez Pardio 3% 145 VERTICAL - 2 Pedro Nueco Gonzalez Ivan Corredor Sanchez 3% 144 AGONIA BIKE 3 Antonio Albarracin Barroso Salvador Perez Pancho 3% 143 Mamil PT1 Filipe Clerigo Luis Viegas 3% 142 Specialized Iberia André Malha German Hidalgo 3% 141 Bike Angels 2 Sergio Rosado Paulo Quintans 3% 140 GOBIK WEAR TEAM Antonio Martinez Cuenca Jesus Muñoz Garcia 3% 139 SAS MTB4Health Alexandre Branco Miguel Rola Costa 3% 138 cienxcienbici Sergio Ruiz Lopez Jose Amian Ocon 3% 137 WWW.EKOIIBERICA.COM Rui Dolores Eurico Gonçalves 3% 136 SNR-Bike Team/Garval Luis Mota Nuno Lima 3% 135 Sports Limits Pedro Muñoz Silva Pascual García Chaves 3% 134 Agonia Bike X Francisco Vargas Rodriguez Fabio Prieto Vallez 3% 133 RBIKES Rui Pancadares Pedro Ventaneira 3% 132 iedes Centauro bikes Jorge Lopez Janeiro Juan Estrada Ruiz 3% 131 Superior Bikes/Blackjack João Serralheiro Pedro Rasquete 3% 9
20:55:00 20:56:00 20:57:00 20:58:00 20:59:00 21:00:00 21:01:00 21:02:00 21:03:00 21:04:00 21:05:00 21:06:00 21:07:00 21:08:00 21:09:00 21:10:00 21:11:00 21:12:00 21:13:00 21:14:00 21:15:00 21:16:00 130 ULTREIA BTT Jose Rosmanta Blanco Julio Mallo Nieto 3% 129 NN72/CC Marco Chagas Nuno Margaça Nuno Garcia 3% 128 BTT Loulé/BPI - Team BCF/Bikeland Shop Marco Pinho Jean Rita 3% 127 Agonía bike 9 Claudio Barrerá Del Toro Antonio Verá Quintero 3% 126 Team Buff David Rovira Roqueta Antonio Ortiz 3% 125 Team GoldNutrition Vitor Gamito José Silva 3% 124 Clube BTT Lisboa João Miguel Balsinha José António Gomes 3% 123 suplementos24.com Sérgio Brito Miguel Brito 3% 122 SR Camarnal BTT Team - lpa.com.pt João Manuel Chagas da Silva Carlos Gomes 0% 121 KVAERNER Sergio Perinhas Rui Bento 0% 120 Team ExtremoSul Ricardo Rodrigues Valdemar Teixeira 0% 119 Bicisport Arenas 3 Ramiro Abellan Rafael Castiñera Cuenca 0% 118 As Pontes Trevinca 2 Diego Gonzalez Gonzalez Yago Vásquez Pérez 0% 117 Casa Abilio Bike Shop/NSVRSA/Invictus André Vieira Telmo Bernardo 0% 116 ASC/Focus Team 1 Amílcar Ferreira Paulo Machado 0% 115 bikers jadu Sergio Garcia Gomez Jose Diaz López 0% 114 FURÕES/AREAL/FVF Rafael Lutas Nélio Picão 0% 113 LOS VIKAS TEAM Manuel Benito Martin José Contreras Romero 0% 112 Go Saúde Team Bruno Matos Helder Campos 0% 111 CD BTT La Badana - 4 José Benavides Cuéllar Daniel García Cadenas 0% 110 Bicigal Adventure Team Ricardo Lopes Rodolfo Costa 0% 109 OrphansAfrica MTB Team Pedro Santos Carlos Paulo 0% 108 BurriGuadaira2 Israel Castaño Iglesias Jose Luis Fernandez 0% 107 Team ExtremoSul Ricardo Rodrigues Valdemar Cabrita Teixeira 0% 106 BurriGuadaira 1 Antonio Gutiérrez Vasco Rafael Gutiérrez Vasco 0% 105 Tenrinhos da Bicla Jorge Augusto Gil Bruno Rodrigues 0% 104 The Bike Run & Rotor team 5 Cristobal Aguilar Martinez Daniel Marín Garcia 0% 103 Clube Cuba Aventura David Maltez Jorge Letras 0% 102 PRIMOS BAPTISTA Bernardo Pessoa Baltazar Paraíso 0% 101 FREEBIKE/MCO BIKE TEAM Filipe Matias Bruno Pires 0% 100 The Lefty Brothers Paulo Piteira Albano Lopes 0% 99 Laurinos bikers Jose Gomez De Los Reyes Ramon Lopez Morales 0% 98 Os saltapocinhas Porto covo 2 Miguel Copio Luis Arsenio 0% 97 Casa do Pessoal TE Connectivity Bruno Martins Bruno Godinho 0% 96 BTT Lisboa Bruno Correia Bruno Tavares 0% 95 tontacos de las bicis Miguel Baeza Morales Francisco Queiro Calvo 0% 94 Pernalonga * - Bikes & Companhia Pedro Fortunato Diogo Santos 0% 93 Vigo Master Team Delmiro Rodriguez Acevedo Oliver Quintairos Gonzalez 0% 92 Iedes Centauro Bikes 3 Esaú Venegas Valle Juan Jimenez Atienza 0% 91 MorraQuemSeNegue Bruno Airosa Hugo Henriques 0% 90 RBikes.pt Sérgio Silva Tiago Gomes 0% 89 Os saltapocinhas Porto covo Rui Silva Luis Porfirio 0% 88 CD BTT La Badana - 1 Carlos Rancho Francisco Ismael Lopez Aparício 0% 87 BTT Santo Estevão Flavio Horta Filipe Gonçalves 0% 10
21:17:00 21:18:00 21:19:00 21:20:00 21:21:00 21:22:00 21:23:00 21:24:00 21:25:00 21:26:00 21:27:00 21:28:00 21:29:00 21:30:00 21:31:00 21:32:00 21:33:00 21:34:00 21:35:00 21:36:00 21:37:00 21:38:00 86 Bokeron bikes4 Luis Gonzalez Romero Victoriano Raso Moreno 0% 85 Escola Naval 1 João Mário Barreto João Rodrigues Rubina 0% 84 NR Endurance Team Rui Catalão Mano Nuno Rodrigues 0% 83 VERTICAL-4 Ricardo Garcia Jimenez Alvaro Parral Garcia 0% 82 As Pontes Trevinca David Vázquez Rodríguez Jose Manuel Ferro Gomez 0% 81 MCF/Xdream/S.Brás - Bike Clube S.Brás Michel Custódio Mark Guerreiro 0% 80 BokeronBike-2 Noureddine Bbahdaoui Jjesus Sanchez Sanchez 0% 79 Casa dos Edras José Soares Paulo Soares 0% 78 Bikeland Shop Rui Costa Gonçalo Silvestre 0% 77 +watt/bicisintra/freebike Mauro Duarte Ricardo Saraiva 0% 76 NONHAIFALLO BIKE TEAM Jose Miguel Suarez Marcos Delgado García 0% 75 Bike Zone C.Verde/Geração/Alvorada Davide Pegacha Carlos Caetano 0% 74 GRUPETA 9:30- BICICLETAS LOLO 1 Jose Perera Ortiz Jose Barroso Merino 0% 73 Clínica de Nutrição Dr.Tiago Almeida Tiago Almeida Domingos Ladislau 0% 72 Bike Angels 1 Nelson Rosado Pedro Duque 0% 71 Specialized Iberia 4 Alberto Crespo Sérgio Almeida 0% 70 BICICLETAS PINA Team Julián Sánchez-Celemín Juan Sánchez-Celemín 0% 69 ALCANHÕES BIKE Pedro Martins João Pedro Caetano 0% 68 Francisco Arbol Abogados Daniel Persson Bueno Joaquin Calderon 0% 67 Pó Na Lama Bike Team Hugo Condesso Luis Palma 0% 66 AGONIA BIKE TEAM 6 Juan Alonso Limón Limón Francisco Javier Cruz Niza 0% 65 Carvão Team Michael Lopes Pedro Sergio Fernandes Fragoso 0% 64 Agonía bike 7 Francisco Cabello Gomez Andres Dominguez Carrasco 0% 63 MALHOS TEAM Gerardo Fernandes Filipe Pinheiro 0% 62 Caramelos Brutos Team Pedro Miguel Oliveira Filipe Vivas 0% 61 CD BTT La Badana - 3 Rubén Matachana Barrientos Javier de Arriba Fernández 0% 60 Clube de Praças da Armada Bruno Miguel Maia João Paulo Laranjeira 0% 59 CD BTT La Badana - 2 Brian Alonso Cuervo Antonio Lobato Martínez 0% 58 Bicisport Arenas 1 Jesus Castilla Castro Miguel Jurado De Cordoba 0% 57 el motorista Antonio Olmo Idelfonso 0% 56 Safira Team Vitor Simões Pedro Cruz 0% 55 Bicisport Arenas 2 Ignácio Perez Leon Antonio José Valle Silva 0% 54 BTT Loulé / BPI 7 Manuel Vitorino Pedro Miguel Gil Fernandes 0% 53 Parque Nascente HC Team One Nelson Ivo Barja Hugo Miguel Rosas 0% 52 T&T-Tractores e Trepadores Diogo Sales Amaro Nuno Ricardo Conceição 0% 51 ULTRACABRAS TEAM Arturo Ferreiro Fernandez Jose Gimenez Castro 0% 50 BTTASSUMAR/MUACHOS Fábio Fartouce António Dores 0% 49 METTRO bike Team B Rafael lorca Coca Juan Jose Cano Ruiz 0% 48 BrifitnessGym / LifeStyle Rui Sousa Rafael Martins 0% 47 METTRO bike Team A Francisco Pulido Serrano Raul Gutierrez Pelaez 0% 46 Moreno s bike team/ Opticália Daniel Sousa Hugo Moreno 0% 45 CiclosQuinto Respecto Team Alvaro Dieguez Curiel Javier Cardeñosa Cruz 0% 44 Caixa Agricola NA/MiniPreço Arronches João Pedro Conde Marco Mestre 0% 43 Routes&Party David Sierra Diaz Ruben Gordejuela Barambones 0% 11
21:39:00 21:40:00 21:41:00 21:42:00 21:43:00 21:44:00 21:45:00 21:46:00 21:47:00 21:48:00 21:49:00 21:50:00 21:51:00 21:52:00 21:53:00 21:54:00 21:55:00 21:56:00 21:57:00 21:58:00 21:59:00 42 AltoEspirito BTT Team 2 Sérgio André Rente Filipe Lagarto Carretas 0% 41 cabeza team's Alejandro ortiz pacheco Juan Carlos simon doblas 0% 40 FURÕES/AREAL/FVF 2 Rui Cebola Álvaro Pereira Estevão 0% 39 Lolo Sanroma Almagro Juan Luis Marín Cruz José Manuel Sanchez Romero 0% 38 companhia da serra/naturgados2 Sergio Damiao Nelson Sousa 0% 37 TRIATLON XEREZ Jorge Piñero Vega Juan Fernandez Lorenzo 0% 36 ClubL / Kompedal/ FixeBikes Marco Santos Flávio Cunha 0% 35 CiclosQuinto Team One Enrique Estevez Ordoñez Juan Jose Jurado Caballero 0% 34 SCUDERIRA GOLDENTRANS/DURA Ricardo Pereira Valter Raimundo 0% 33 TITÁN VILLUERCAS-BIKES RAÚL TEAM César del Ama Bertol Miguel Caminero 0% 32 Trujillo Team Francisco Jiménez Roldán Diego Blanco Salor 0% 31 SURBIKES Isaac Castillo David Carion 0% 30 DECASAINMOBILIARIA-VAUTO Diego Sotelo Fernandez Angel Pais Pol 0% 29 Casa Abilio Bike Shop-NSVRSA 1 Duarte Dias Carlos Faustino 0% 28 De Lepe BTT Daniel Marquez Gonzalez Daniel Gonzalez Diaz 0% 27 MOVEFREE Ricardo Figueira Nuno Silva 0% 26 MTB-Sport.eu Pedro Nascimento José Martins 0% 25 AMA/MARTOS/HRV/BFOUR Tiago Gomes Sá Diogo Gomes Sá 0% 24 JT SuperPrestigio Alvaro Blas Javier Arroyo Prieto 0% 23 Zulmira Bike Team / PACTO Tiago Gonçalves Pedro Pinho 0% 22 XC-TRAIL TEAM Javier Diaz-Santos Manuel Palomares Valera 0% 21 COFRAPLUS LDA Paulo Crispim Vitor Vieira 0% 20 CD MASTERHUELVA Luis Montez Dominguez Alvaro Ledesma 0% 19 Charity Multisport Paulo Vieira Tiago Freitas Grilo 0% 18 Casa Abilio Bike Shop-NSVRSA 2 Diogo Afonso Hugo Conceição 0% 17 WildOnes Bochum Patrick Anderle Johannes Thiemann 0% 16 The Bike Run & Rotor team 3 Xavier borras Molina David martinez Reche 0% 15 kompedal/reci4 Tiago Varela Filipe Jorge Silva 0% 14 Clube BTT Conceição de Faro David Coelho Humberto Fernandes 0% 13 RECAMBIOS ANTOLIN ORBEA RACE 1 Elias Rodriguez Ramas Jose Doncel Daez 0% 12 The Bike Run & Rotor team 2 Jose Garcia Zapata Felipe Ferrer Cruceira 0% 11 CSRD OTA/ANIPURA/CARBBOOM Ricardo Rodrigues David Ventura 0% 10 The Bike Run & Rotor team 1 Victor Hernandez Baeta Pau salva Martinez 0% 9 (a definir) Paulo Remigio Bruno Anselmo 0% 8 RTS Team Tiago Silva Rui Torpes 0% 7 KANINA Bikes Alejandro Castrillo Hernandez Tomas Muñoz Quesada 0% 6 SPORTBICI-SCOTT Francisco Macias Boñano Jose Macias Boñano 0% 5 Biciplus/ProAventuras/Alartécnica Pedro Melitão Nuno Caeiro 0% 4 Mojon Team Jesus Del Nero Victor Grande 0% 3 BTT Loulé / BPI 1 Valério Ferreira João Marinho 0% 2 BTT LOULÉ / BPI 6 Hernâni Sistelo Silva Andrew Henriques 0% 1 EXTREMADURA-2 Alejandro De La Pena Pedro Romero Ocampo 0% Provisional starting order. Changes can be made untill the race day. 12
Attention: Teams that doesn t start in the Prologue will not be considered for general classification and for the classification of the following stages altough they can participate in the following stages starting after all teams at the oficial starting time of each day. There will be a pre call to the Pologue 5 minutes before each start to impove the acess to the start point. We request all teams to respect this asset. 4.2. Detailed and Important Informations Stage 1 March 29th Time expected - Time referral for Bonuses applicattion 4h10m 06:30:00 Opening time for breakfast at Vila Galé Hotels 09:00:00 Start Grid Opening 09:15:00 Start of teams with 18% Bonuses 09:22:30 Start of teams with 15% Bonuses 09:30:00 Start of teams with 12% Bonuses 09:37:30 Start of teams with 9% Bonuses 09:45:00 Start of teams with 6% Bonuses 09:52:30 Start of teams with 3% Bonuses 10:00:00 Official start of the ABC2014 Stage 1 10:35:00 Expected first team s passage at Feed Zone 1 13:00:00 Expected first team s passage at Feed Zone 2 14:10:00 Expected arrival of first teams at the Finish line 14:00:00 Paddock opening, Theraphy and recovery service area and Bike Service aerea in Vila Galé Albacora 14:00:00 Opening of the Lounge Area in Vila Galé Albacora 14:30:00 Prize disbursment and Leaders jerseys 18:00:00 Arrival closing time 18:00:00 Closing of the Lounge Area in VG Albacora 19:30:00 Opening of the Dinner Restaurant for the ABC Premium Package participants in VG Albacora. All guests staying in VG Tavira will have transfer between Hotels. This service will work from 19:30 to 22:30. 13
20:00:00 Official Time results from 1st stage 21:00:00 Closing of the Theraphy and recovery service area in VG Albacora. 22:30:00 Briefing with all participants after dinner in VG Albacora. 23:00:00 Closing of the Paddock and Bike Service Area in VG Albacora. * Nota: Teams must be in their starting grid, considering bosuses, até 5 minutos antes da sua Hora de Partida. Caso tal não aconteça essa(s) equipa(s) parte(m) integrado(s) na BOX de partida imediatamente a seguir. The route uses normal paved roads, crosses towns and villages and occasionally uses trails in private land. None of the roads or trails will be closed to other users and the competitors must take that in consideration. This means that the racers may encounter vehicles, animals and people circulating in either direction on the race course. The race track crosses many roads along the way and many times does so in a perpendicular mode. This presents an increased security risk for the racers not only due to lack of visibility, but also because of the speed of the vehicles travelling on those roads. In order to promote the racers security in these situations you will find visible signage (STOP) and a crew member to control the traffic. In same intersections will be police officials controlling the passage. Participants must keep always on right side and repect the Portuguese traffic regulations. The courses from both stages are supplied with and withouth waypoints to charge on the Gps devices depending on the model. We strongly recommend very caution on all points considered as dangerous. During both stages wil be water points between Feed Zones. Along the course organizarion will set several control points. These points will not be revealed. Any Team that doesn t pass by all these points will not be considered on the Classifications. Both team members have to ride together along the course. Penalties will be applied if this rule is not respected. The penalty will be 5 minutes per 1 minute of delay. The first quilometers from both stages will be in tarmac roads in order to ensure ride s safety. In these first k s will be Police to control the traffic altought we recommend to keep on the right side and respect the Portuguese traffic rules. All the other tarmac roads will not be closed to the traffic so all riders must follow the traffic rules. At the Feed Zones thw riders will find water, Isotonic drinks, fruit and cakes. Basic Mechanical service will be also available as well as Lube service by Lancar. During both stages several streams will be crossed. Some of them will be very slippy and can be dangerous so we strongly recommend caution in these points. Stage 1 details: Distance: 90Km Elevation: 2350m Feed Zone 1: Km 28,5 Feed Zone 2: Km 63 14
Danger points: Km 12,5 Fast downhill in gravel road with tight curves. Km 22 Fast downhill with tight intersection left at the end. Km 26 Left tight corner after small village. Km 29 Very tight left corner with no guards in fast downhill after Feed Zone 1. Km 46 Very technical Singletrack Km 53 Very technical Singletrack ending in a national tarmac road. Km 58 Very steap downhill with loose stones and irregular gravel road Km 64 Very narrow passage. 50m have to be done by footh. 15
Companions guide: Where to see 1- Morenos Fast downhill area where you can see the progression of the riders by a while. 2-1km after Malhada do Judeu Feed Zone 1 climb and Feed Zone 1 16
4 Fonte Férrea / Alportel Beautiful forest park. Riders come from a singletrack with a technical stream cross. 5 Asseca Stram crossing, singletrack e acess to last climb of the day. 17
4.3. Detailed and Important Informations Stage 2 March 30 th Important: Summer Time change. At 1:00 am the hour change to 2:00am Time expected - Time referral for Bonuses applicattion 3h20m 06:00:00 Opening time for breakfast at Vila Galé Hotels 08:00:00 Start Grid Opening 08:24:00 Start of teams with 18% Bonuses 08:30:00 Start of teams with 15% Bonuses 08:36:00 Start of teams with 12% Bonuses 08:42:00 Start of teams with 9% Bonuses 08:48:00 Start of teams with 6% Bonuses 08:54:00 Start of teams with 3% Bonuses 09:00:00 Official start of the ABC2014 Stage 1 09:45:00 Expected first team s passage at Feed Zone 1 11:15:00 Expected first team s passage at Feed Zone 2 12:00:00 Expected arrival of first teams at the Finish line 13:00:00 Prize disbursment and Podium cerimony 16:30:00 Arrival closing time 18:00:00 Official Time results from 2nd stage and General Classificatios (provisory) Details from Stage 2: Distance: 76Km Elevation: 1920m Feed Zone 1: Km 23,5 Feed Zone 2: Km 53 Danger points: Km 16 Technical downhill singletrack Km 22 Fast gravel road downhill with tight curves before Feed Zone 1 Km 26 Very steap downhill. Km 30 Very technical Singletrack close to stream. Km 32 Sleepy stream crossing. Km 34 Entering in a stream, ride on it for 100m and climb a small wall by footh on the left. Proceed on the technical singletrack. Km 74 Acess to Tavira by technical singletrack. 18
The courses from both stages are supplied with and withouth waypoints to charge on the Gps devices depending on the model. We strongly recommend very caution on all points considered as dangerous. During both stages wil be water points between Feed Zones. Along the course organizarion will set several control points. These points will not be revealed. Any Team that doesn t pass by all these points will not be considered on the Classifications. Both team members have to ride together along the course. Penalties will be applied if this rule is not respected. The penalty will be 5 minutes per 1 minute of delay. 19
Companions guide: Where to see 1 Miradouro de Umbrias de Camacho Panoramic view over the region. In this point riders can be seen on a fast tecnhical downhill and after the climb to the Feed Zone 1. 2 Cintados After Feed Zone 1 follow the EM508 road north. After Cintados place you will find the riders crossing a stream and the road. 3 Eira Pelada / Corte António Martins Feed Zone 2 20
4 Mata nacional de Santa Rita Forest area, great for pictures. After Feed Zone 2 follow direction Champana. Turn right to Conceição and then left. Proceed untill you find race informations 5 S.Marcos Higher view spot where you can see riders in a fast valley with a jump. After Mata nacional, pass by Solteiras, follow right to Almargem untill an old bridge. Turn right and proceed untill reach a tight left corner. Go straight up to EM508. Turn right and 500M then turn left to Ermida Nª Srª Saúde / S.Marcos. 21
5. Accomodation Teams Subscribed in ABC Premium Package staying in VG Tavira Team Rider s Name Rider A Rider B BTT Loulé / BPI 1 Valério Ferreira João Marinho Team GoldNutrition Vitor Gamito José Silva OrphansAfrica MTB Team Pedro Santos Carlos Paulo OrphansAfrica MTB Team - quarto extra Acompanhante A Acompanhante B TRIATLON XEREZ JORGE PIÑERO VEGA JUAN FERNANDEZ LORENZO Btt Loulé / BPI 5 João Simões Nuno Gomes WWW.EKOIIBERICA.COM Orieta Oliveira Eurico Gonçalves WWW.EKOIIBERICA.COM Acompanhante A The Bike Run & Rotor team 1 Victor Hernandez Baeta Pau salva Martinez The Bike Run & Rotor team 2 Jose vicente Zapata Felipe ferrer Cruceira The Bike Run & Rotor team 3 Xavier borras Molina David martinez Reche Flyzbikes SALVADOR MORILLO PABLO MAREQUE The Bike Run & Rotor team 4 PAULA ROIG VALVERDE CLARA IBAÑEZ MARTINEZ The Bike Run & Rotor team 5 Cristobal Aguilar Martinez Daniel Marín Garcia Extremadura girls Bouhet Muriel Susana Alonso BurriGuadaira 1 Antonio Gutiérrez Vasco Rafael Gutiérrez Vasco BurriGuadaira 1 - quarto extra Acompanhante A Acompanhante B BurriGuadaira2 Israel Castaño Iglesias Jose Martinez Fernandez BurriGuadaira2 - quarto extra Acompanhante A Acompanhante B BCH BikeChallenge 2 Pedro Prieto Garcia DANIEL FUENTES GAVIÑO.+watt/BiciSintra/Freebike Mauro Duarte Luis Roque EXTREMADURA-2 ALEJANDRO DE LA PEÑA PEDRO ROMERO OCAMPO Bicigal Adventure Team Ricardo Lopes Rodolfo Costa Bicisport Arenas 2 Ignacio Perez León Antonio José Valle Silva Bicisport Arenas 3 Antonio Arenas Merchan Rafael Castiñeira Cuenca Mojon Team Jesus del Nero Montes Victor Fernandez Grande Racing Bikes/Mundimat Luís Borges Arnaldo Monteiro 22
Teams Subscribed in ABC Premium Package staying in VG Albacora Team s Name Rider s Name Biciplus/Proaventuras Filipa Fernandes Pedro Melitão Charity Multisport Paulo Vieira Helder Alves Colina Team II Duarte Miguel Cabete Rui Figueiredo Colina Team João Gonçalves Fernando Coimbra Vila do Conde - Gerês Extreme Team José Aurélio Baptista da Silva Joaquim Santos Go Saúde Team Bruno Matos Helder Campos ASC / FOCUS TEAM. Vítor Santos Carlos Vigo CBO - Os Primos 2 Hernâni Neto Faustino Barros CBO - Os Primos Carlos Parente Silva Antonio Varandas CBO - Os Primos - quarto extra Acompanhante A Acompanhante B CD BTT La Badana - 1 José Montenegro Ismael López Aparicio CD BTT La Badana - 2 Brian Alonso Cuervo Antonio Lobato Martínez CD BTT La Badana - 3 Rubén Barrientos Javier de Arriba Fernández CD BTT La Badana - 4 José Luis Cuéllar Daniel García Cadenas VERTICAL - 1 David Blanco Ramos Roberto Sanchez Gonzalez VERTICAL - 2 Pedro Gonzalez Ivan Corredor Sanchez VERTICAL - 3 Ricardo Rodriguez Andreia Gil Fernandez BokeronBike javier arias Pérez Juan Antonio Moreno Bokeron Bike - quarto extra Acompanhante A Acompanhante B SR Camarnal BTT Team - lpa.com.pt Marco Alegre Carlos Gomes Bikeland Shop Rui Costa Gonçalo Silvestre SCUDERIRA GOLDENTRANS/DURA Ricardo Pereira Valter Raimundo Bufaexpress mtb team Joao Costa José Coelho Zulmira Bike Team / PACTO Tiago Gonçalves Pedro Pinho G.D.Benavente/Phisic Bruno Marques José Carlos Silva Xmile cycle team/clube BTT Lisboa José Almeida Filomena Gomes Casa do Pessoal TE Connectivity I Jose Sagorro Jose Peixe KVAERNER Sergio Perinhas Rui Bento CSRD OTA/ANIPURA/CARBBOOM Ricardo Rodrigues David Ventura NR Endurance Team Rui Catalão Mano Nuno Rodrigues NR Endurance Team - quarto extra Acompanhante A Acompanhante B BrifitnessGym / LifeStyle Rui Sousa Rafael Martins Mamil PT1 Filipe Clerigo Luis Viegas SNR-Bike Team/Garval Luis Mota Nuno Lima DECASAINMOBILIARIA-VAUTO DIEGO SOTELO FERNANDEZ ANGEL PAIS POL Mamil PT 2 Paulo Moura Luís Miguel Neto OURIQUE DC BTT CICLISMO Lino Pereira Nelson Mendes Pereira JT SuperPrestigio José María Contioso Zarza Javier Arroyo Prieto COFRAPLUS LDA Paulo Crispim Vitor Vieira BANCALEIROBIKES/BTT- MUACHOS Jose Bencaleiro MARCOS JORGE DE SOUSA RECAMBIOS ANTOLIN ORBEA RACE 1 Elias Ramas Jose Doncel Saez agonia bike francisco contioso david alba bayon Casa do Pessoal TE Connectivity 3 Sergio Monteiro Luis Silva e Silva 23
ALCANHÕES BIKE Pedro Martins João Pedro Caetano FURÕES/AREAL/FVF Rafael Lutas Nélio Picão FURÕES/AREAL/FVF - quarto extra Acompanhante A Acompanhante B Firststop Bragança/ Snack Bar Beck's Paulo Moura Claudio Fernandes AEG/Marmod Heitor Leite Nuno Vitorino AEG/Marmod - quarto extra Acompanhante A Acompanhante B GOBIK WEAR TEAM Antonio Martinez Cuenca Jesus Muñoz Garcia Companhia da Serra / Naturgados 1 João Lopes Renato Silva BTT LOULÉ / BPI 3 Sergio Martins Antonio Correia Pó Na Lama Bike Team Hugo Condesso Luis Palma Tenrinhos da Bicla Jorge Augusto Gil Bruno Rodrigues Salchi Armando Tejeda Juan Carlos Ojeda Bajuan T&T-Tractores e Trepadores Diogo Sales Amaro Nuno Ricardo Conceição T&T-Tractores e Trepadores Acompanhante A Acompanhante B GRUPETA 9:30-BICICLETAS LOLO2 PACO LEITON CARO SAMUEL HERNANDEZ GRUPETA 9:30-BICICLETAS LOLO2 Acompanhante A Acompanhante B La Grupeta 9:30-bicicletas Lolo 3 Alicia Campanón Caro Pedro Alexandre Ferrereira La Grupeta 9:30-Bicicletas Lolo 4 Juan Antonio Perera Ortiz Raul Barrera Suarez AGONIA BIKE 2 Ángel Gómez Rodríguez Manuel F. Garrido Rengel Team WAW Joao Barbosa Orlando Duarte GRUPETA 9:30- BICICLETAS LOLO 1 JOSE PERERA ORTIZ JOSE BARROSO MERINO CLUBE AROEIRA Jose Teixeira Tierri Pereira AGONIA BIKE 3 Antonio Barroso SALVADOR PEREZ PANCHO Agonia bike 4 jesus manuelgalvez jonathan cabello gomez DBRTeam - DouroBikeRace.com César Bernardo Nuno Portela Evo Team I Mário Neto Paulo Barbosa METTRO bike Team A Francicsco Javier Serrano Raul Gutierrez Pelaez METTRO bike Team B Rafael lorca coca Juan Jose Cano Ruiz BTT LOULE BPI 4 Nuno Sousa Nelson Martins Rosa P.C.L.A Daniel Santos Garrido Luis Marín García HYD PINTURAS-PINTURAS ISAVAL Juan Luis Prieto criado Antonio Mateos Pérez HYD PINTURAS-PINTURAS ISAVAL Acompanhante A Acompanhante B Francisco Arbol Abogados Daniel Persson Bueno Joaquin Calderon Francisco Arbol Abogados Acompanhante A Acompanhante B AltoEspirito BTT Team 1 Francisco Cordeiro Rente Valdemar Rente AltoEspirito BTT Team 2 Sérgio André Rente Filipe Lagarto Carretas RTS Team Tiago Silva Rui Torpes FURÕES/AREAL/FVF 2 Rui Cebola Alvaro Estevão BICICLETAS SUPERPRESTIGIO LUCAS ARCOS LIROA ISABEL BORRERO RODRÍGUEZ companhia da serra/naturgados2 Sergio Damiao Nelson Sousa cabeza team's Alejandro ortiz pacheco Juan Carlos simon doblas 100% BICI SEVILLA SERGIO RUIZ LOPEZ JOSE RAFAEL AMIAN OCON Clube BTT Lisboa João Miguel Balsinha José António Gomes Agonía Bike 5 Daniel Castrillon Romero Arturo Hidalgo Berutich Clube BTT Lisboa 2 Clara Lopes Luís Miguel Sousa SAS MTB4Health Alexandre Branco Miguel Rola Costa 24
Girls Challenge Elisete Fialho Torpes Rita Alexandra Esteves Sports Limits Pedro Muñoz silva Pascual García Chaves CD MASTERHUELVA Luis Dominguez ALVARO RAMIREZ LEDESMA XC-TRAIL TEAM Javier Diaz-Santos MANUEL PALOMARES VALERA BTTASSUMAR/MUACHOS Fábio Fartouce António Dores Specialized Iberia André Malha German Hidalgo ULTREIA BTT Jose Rosmanta Blanco Julio Neto ULTRACABRAS TEAM Arturo Fernandez Jose Gimenez Castro NONHAIFALLO BIKE TEAM Jose Suarez Marcos Delgado García CiclosQuinto Team One Enrique Estevez Ordoñez Juan Jose Jurado Caballero CiclosQuinto Team One Acompanhante A Acompanhante B SPECIALIZED IBERIA 2 Raul Ortega Lose Luis Pardo SPECIALIZED IBERIA 3 Jaime Descalzo Jorge Garcia Specialized Iberia 4 Alberto Crespo Sérgio Almeida ClubL / Kompedal/ FixeBikes Marco Santos Flávio Cunha Parque Nascente HC Team One Nelson Ivo Barja Hugo Miguel Rosas Csrota Anipura Oxi Marco Almeida Fernando Duarte BokeronBike-2 noureddine bahdaoui jesus sanchez sanchez Clínica de Nutrição Dr. Tiago Almeida Tiago Almeida Domingos Ladislau Agonia Bike X Francisco Vargas Rodriguez Fabio Prieto Vallez PERFITEC Leonel Pereira Alves Sergio Bruno Santos Fortunato Vigo Master Team Delmiro Rodriguez Acevedo Oliver Quintairos Gonzalez As Pontes Trevinca David Vázquez Rodríguez Jose Manuel Ferro Gomez BIKERS JADU MIXTO Mayte Blázquez Bravo Juan Antonio Báez Correa BTT Lisboa Bruno Correia Bruno Tavares Lolo Sanroma Almagro Juan Luis Marín Cruz José Manuel Sanchez Romero LOS VIKAS TEAM Manuel david benito martin José Antonio Contreras Romero tontacos de las bicis MIGUEL BAEZA MORALES francisco antonio queiro calvo SIN DEFINIR NATALIA BENITEZ jose tomas mazarrasa escoriaza The Lefty Brothers Paulo Renato Guedes Piteira Albano Lourenço Correia Lopes As Pontes Trevinca 2 José Luís Nespereira Gómez Yago Vázquez Pérez Caixa Agricola NA / MiniPreço Arronches João Pedro Conde Marco Mestre Casa dos Edras José Soares Paulo Soares Cidade de lugo Ivan Carballeira Fraga Javier Quiroga Alvarez Trujillo Team Francisco Javier Jiménez Roldán Diego Blanco Salor CiclosQuinto Respecto Team Alvaro Dieguez Curiel Javier Cardeñosa Cruz Routes&Party David Sierra Diaz ruben Gordejuela Barambones VASCO TEAMJ JOSE LUIS MARTÍN PÉREZ JOSE ORTEGA SERRÁN KANINA - BIKES, C.D. Rafael Domínguez Ruiz Alfonso Martín Carrasco AMA/MARTOS/HRV/BFOUR Tiago Gomes Sá Diogo Gomes Sá exbury MANUEL JUAN Vasquez bokeronbike-3 jacinto ruiz del portal martinez daniel porta pelayo BinaClínica - Sobre-bikes Maria Madalena Valério Antonio Valerio RBIKES Rui Pancadares Pedro Ventaneira RBIKES - quarto duplo extra Acompanhante A Acompanhante B Charity Multisport/BTT Lisboa Nuno Coelho Luz Josué Duarte 25
BCH BikeChallenges Fernando Pazos Herrera Manuel Pazos Herrera Laurinos bikers Jose Gomez de los Reyes Ramon Lopez Morales Team MTB Fundación Josep Carreras F. Javier Rodríguez Moreno Alberto Rodríguez Moreno Carvão Team Michael Lopes Pedro Sergio Fernandes Fragoso Bike77 CD David Garrido Díaz Francisco Javier Lara Colmenero RBikes.pt Sérgio Silva Tiago Gomes PLATO GRANDE ANDE O NO ANDE ALBERTO GINÉS FERNÁNDEZ REMEDIOS JURADO GARCIA MALHOS TEAM Gerardo Fernandes Filipe Pinheiro Bike Angels 1 Nelson Rosado Pedro Duque Bike Angels 2 Sergio Rosado Paulo Quintans THE BIKE RUN ROTOR RAMIR PEDROL ROSA ALZAMORA SOUTH & BIKE MIGUEL ANGEL BELLO IVAN MUÑOZ GALLARDO Team Work José Santos Ana Márcia da Luz ASC/Bravuscuras Amílcar Ferreira Paulo Machado Pernalonga * - Bikes & Companhia Pedro Fortunato Diogo Santos Specialized Iberia 5 Miguel Rojo Iñaki Gavín Team Buff David Rovira Roqueta ANTONIO ORTIZ NN72/CC Marco Chagas Nuno Margaça Nuno Garcia Sportograf - equipa fotografia Fotografo A Fotografo B 26
6. Location 6.1. Start / Arrival and Accreditation Area The Accreditation / General Informations área as well as all Starts and Finishes will be located at Praça da República right in front of Tavira Municipality, in the town centre For the subscribed riders in ABC Premium Package the accreditation will be at the Hotel where each rider will stay. Gps Coordinates: N 37º07 35 W 07º38 59 6.2. Vila Galé Albacora Hotel The Vila Galé Albacora Hotel grew out of the renovation od a typical, old tuna fish market. Thanks to its origins, the Albacora hotel has unique architectural and cultural features set right in the middle of the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa, in the Algarve and 5 minutes from Tavira town centre. Free wi-fi in all areas Coming from the A2: Take the IP1/A22 (Via do Infante), heading towards Vila Real de Santo António/Espanha. You should leave the IP1/A22 (Via do Infante) on the exit marked Tavira. At the first roundabout, continue towards Tavira. At the second roundabout take the turning to Vila Real de Santo António/Campos de Golfe. At the third roundabout, turn right and from there the road is signposted to the Hotels Coordinates: N 37º 07'09.40 W 7º 37' 38.67" 6.3. Vila Galé Tavira Hotel The Vila Galé Tavira Hotel is located on the banks of the Ria Formosa, in the centre of Tavira. Its décor recreates an Arabian ambience, well in tune with the past of southern Portugal. When staying at our hotel in Tavira, offering 4-star service, you ll be right in the centre of town only a few metres away from the Gilão River and Ria Formosa, and within walking distance from the shopping district and the sidewalk cafés of Tavira.. Free Wi-FI in all Hotel areas. Coming from the A2: Take the IP1/A22 (Via do Infante) towards Vila Real de Santo António/Espanha. Leave this road by the exit signposted Tavira. At the first roundabout continue towards Tavira, and at the second roundabout take the turnoff to Vila Real de Santo António/Campos de Golfe. At the third roundabout turn right and then follow signs to the Hotel. Coordenadas: N37º 07' 24.31" W 7º 38' 45.2 27
7. Rules and Regulations 1 DEFINITION The ALGARVE BIKE CHALLENGE (ABC) is a stage race available to all participants older than 18 years of age no matter his nationality or gender. It is a stage race in line race hosted in the historical city of Tavira on the coastline and it will cross some of the best trails of barrocal and Serra do Caldeirão and comes back to Tavira. The riders race in teams of two on a compulsory predefined ground track. They are not allowed to use or be helped in any way by motorized means. All the teams race simultaneously against each other aiming to spend the minimum amount of time to reach the finishing line each day. The winner is the team who accumulates the shortest total time. ALGARVE BIKE CHALLENGE 2014 is composed of 2 stages and a Prologue totaling approximately 170 km. The race starts on the 28th March 2013 and finishes on the 30th March 2014. The Race is organized by ASSOCIAÇÃO CLUBE BTT CONCEIÇÂO DE FARO. 2 REGISTRATION. Registration opens online in race s webpage at 00:00h on the 1st July 2013 and closes on the 15th March 2014. In order to become effective, a registration must be validated by the Organization who reserves the right to refuse a registration. In this case the Organizers will inform the team of their decision by sending an email within a week. The refused entry, if already paid, will be reimbursed in full. This decision is irrevocable and The Organizers are not obliged to justify their decision. Any registration will only be considered valid after payment of the total bth Team rider s entry fee has been received. A Registration will only be validated after the receiving of the Wire Transferr proof by mail toalgarvebikechallenge@gmail.com. 3 PARTICIPATION In the ALGARVE BIKE CHALLENGE there aren t age groups or categories. All teams competing will be listed in one only classification. MOBILE PHONES All participants are required to carry a cell phone that must be switched on and operational at all times whilst they are racing. HELMETS The use of a helmet specific to the activity the competitor is undertaking is mandatory during all the stages. Any competitor who fails to comply with this rule will be suspended from the race. RACE NUMBERS All competitors must display their race number, facing forwards so as to be visible to anyone positioned in their line of movement. Failing to comply with this rule the team will be suspended from the race. Modifications to the size of the number plates have to be previously allowed by the Organizers. Modifications to the design or graphics of the race number plates are not allowed. These numbers plates have designated spaces for the official race sponsors and these spaces cannot be tampered with in any way or form. Any exhibition of graphics anywhere on the athlete or equipment that are considered obscene will be sanctioned by the offending competitor s suspension from the race. There are no categories or classes of racers and all athletes are competing in a single category. 28
4 Bonus System In order to provide an equal opportunity to all participants in the race, regardless of age or gender, we have introduced a system of allowances that grants discounts in time. These are showed as percentages of the nominal stage time, as established by the organization. These calculations give time intervals for each team and for each stage that are defined in the form of an Advance Start Time relative to the Official Start Time (the time at which all athletes with no bonus start). The total racing time of a stage is calculated for all participants in the same manner, that is, from the Official Start Time until the time the participant crosses the finishing line. Athletes that are attributed these bonuses: All female participants = 15%. All participants over the age of 40, according to the following table: =>40 =<45-3% =>46 =<50-6% =>51 =<55-9% =>56 =<60-12% =>61 =<65-15% =>66 20% These bonusses are cumulative when each racers allowance is calculated. 5 THE ROUTE The route of the ABC 2014 Starts in the mystic and historical city of Tavira in eastern Algarve facing northwest to Algarve s inland crossing the barrocal and Serra do caldeirão coming back to Tavira. On the second stage riders will race north and east covering all the Tavira council. The ABC is 95% raced in gravel roads, trails and single traks. The race track crosses many roads and offroads as well as villages along the way. This presents an increased security risk for the racers not only due to lack of visibility, but also because of the speed of the vehicles travelling on those roads. In order to promote the racers security in these situations all the dangerous zones will be signaled by the Organization. Please note that on both stages the traffic will not be closed and the riders must respect the traffic regulations. It is mandatory to follow the race track with a high degree of precision. Penalties will be applied to those athletes shortcutting or bypassing any part of the race track. The race track is hereby defined as a 80 meter wide corridor in which the track is the middle line. Each fault will be penalized by 20 minutes for every kilometer missed out of the race track. In these calculations fractions of a kilometer will be considered as full kilometers. The race track will not be marked or indicated beside dangerous areas. Before the Race start the organization will send to all participant s email adress the Gps track and maps and each team must upload the file to their devices personally. The Organization will be on Friday 28th March 2014 in Tavira to give all the assistance in this matter. The Organization will not be available to upload file on team s devices in the stage days. The competitors are fully responsible for the good operation and functionality of their GPS receivers and for the integrity of the data stored in them. 6 THE START Every stage start time for every competitor with a time allowance will be made according to the 29
start time schedule issued specifically for that stage, informed on the race book provided at ABC registration day or online in the official website. The prologue will start at 08:00pm. 2 Teams will start at the same time and departures will be minute by minute. The Official Start Time of the stages (the start time of all competitors without time allowances) is the one that appears in the official race program. The Start Control gate closes 15 minutes after the Official Start Time. Any competitors that start the stage after the Official Start Time will not be penalized as long as they do it before the closure of this start control time. Any competitor who crosses the start line after the closure of the Start Control gate time will not be considered as racing, therefore they will not be timed for that stage. The race official time is the GPS time, and the Time Zone is Western Europe (London, Lisbon) 7 CHECKPOINTS (CP) The Organization will set up Checkpoints along the length of the route. The competitors may not be informed where all these CPs are, which are there exclusively for security reasons, to ascertain that the competitors are following the race track. If any team fails to be checked at any of the CPs, they will be desclassified from the race. The CPs may or may not be manned by someone from the organization. When a staff member is present they will register each team s passage by recording race number and time of passage. Some CPs will close at a predetermined time. All competitors who reach a CP after its closing time are obliged to stop and will either be transported to the Finishing line by the Organization or receive instructions on how to safely get there. 8 THE FINISH The location of the Finish Control Gate will be announced to the competitors and will be marked on the gps data and maps provided. A Team finishes their stage the moment they cross the finishing line. The Finish Control Gate closing time, will be defined by the Organization and will be announced on the Race Book. If a team is not qualified in any given stage, it will be assigned the maximum time allowed for that stage. In the General Classification, the Team will come after all those without disqualifications and will be positioned according to number of km done amongst those with the same number of qualified stages. All teams crossing the finishing line in each stage will be requested to hand their GPS receivers to the designated staff member immediately after crossing the finishing line. Their stage track log will be screened to check whether or not there are any faults to be accounted for. In the Algarve Bike Challenge the GPS device is a key piece in the team s participation in the race and they have to carry it switched on and logging his motion at all times whilst racing. If a team refuses or cannot hand over their GPS device to the organization immediately after crossing the finishing line, the stage will not be validated and will be assigned with the maximum time allowed for that stage. Close to the finishing line on each stage the organization will set up a Recovery zone area where competitors will have available several beverages, fresh fruit and snacks. This service is included in the race package. 30
9 WITHDRAWALS FROM THE RACE If any competitor decides to withdraw from the race for whatever reason, they must immediately inform the organization. This can be done at any CheckPoint or by phone directly to the race coordination office. A special card with important phone numbers will be handed out to all competitors before the start of the race. If a competitor fails to inform the organization in case of their withdrawal, they will be responsible for the expenses incurred by the organization due to unnecessary search and rescue operations that will be set up. These costs will have to be supported by the competitor who failed to inform the organization of his or her withdrawal. 10 TECHNICAL SUPPORT At the end of each stage the organization provide technical support to participants bicycles if required. In all cases parts and accessories must be paid for by the rider. 11 MASSAGES will be available daily massage service. However, there will a limited number of massages possible every day. Booking for massages will always be subject to availability. 12 ACCOMODATION The registration on ALGARVE BIKE CHALLENGE includes accomodation on 28th and 29th March 2014 at the Vila Galé Albacora 4 Star Hotel grew out of the renovation od a typical, old tuna fish market. Thanks to its origins, the Albacora hotel has unique architectural and cultural features set right in the middle of the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa in a spectacular spot just in front of Tavira. 13 COMPULSORY DISQUALIFICATION The race director has the power to disqualify or not allow any participant to start racing if, in the director s judgment, they configure anyone of the following cases: * Health related concerns; *Abusive or premeditated violation of the race rules; * Unsportsmanlike conduct; * Suspected ingestion of alcohol or signs of hallucinogenic drugs; * Disrespect of the local laws, religions or costumes; * Disrespect for the environment (energy bars wrappers thrown out on the trails are included) * Disrespect of traffic rules. 14 CLASSIFICATIONS The ALGARVE BIKE CHALLENGE 2014 will be won by the team who accumulates the minimum total time at the end of both stages. There will be one single classification. The classification will be sorted first by the number of completed stages and then by total time. Those teams not classified in all stages will be sorted primarily by the number of stages, then by number of valid raced kms and finally by the relative time taken. The organization will produce 2 sets of classifications each day, one showing the results of that day s stage and the other showing the General Classification after that stage. These classifications will also show penalties and time differences between competitors. For the classifications team s times will be measured in the units of hours, minutes and seconds. 15 PRIZES There will be prizes for the first 3 places in the General Classification. The main prizes will be: 1st prize Trophy + 400 euros 2nd prize Trophy + 250 euros 3rd prize Trophy + 150 euros 31
All teams competing will receive: - A race pack - The GPS tracks for all stages. - 2 Feed Zones per stage. - One recovery drink zone per stage at the finish. - An official jersey of the ALGARVE BIKE CHALLENGE. - Exclusive race Insurance 16 OTHER MATTERS The jury will also decide, if necessary, on all issues that are not addressed by the present document or on all misunderstandings that this document may create. Furthermore, the jury is empowered to decide upon the application of penalties related to issues that are not properly covered by this document. These Race Rules may be altered without previous warning if omissions, errors or text leading to misinterpretations are posteriorly found. 8. General Information Traffic Portuguese regulations Maximum speed (1) Cities and urban áreas C and IP * Highway 50 km/h 90 km/h 120 km/h (1) Excepto when indicated a slower speed. * IC (Itinerário Complementar) - IP (Itinerário Principal) In Portugal, circulation is by the right side The use of seat bel tis mandatory to driver and all passengers. Climate in Algarve The Algarve has normally a moderated climate, with dry hot summers and soft winters. To the Algarve Bike Challenge is expected a mild spring with temperatures around 20cº. Informatons about the weather on www.meteo.pt Sunset and Sunrise (Faro District) Date Sunrise Sunset 28 de Março de 2014 6H22 18H50 29 de Março de 2014 6H21 18H51 30 de Março de 2014 7H19 19H52 Time Zone Official Time During winter, from 01h00am of last Sunday from October untill the last Sunday of March (30.03.2014), the official Portugal (Continental) Time is the Universal Time Coordenated (UTC). The resto f the year is considered the Summer time and the oficial time is the the Universal Time Coordenated (UTC) plus one hour: UTC / GMT + 1 hour. 32
Credit Cards The most common credit cards are: Visa, American Express e MasterCard. In case of lost or rubbery please contact: Emergency nummbers: Visa - Tel. 800 811 107 / American Express - Tel. 800 205 598 / MasterCard - Tel. 800 811 272 Exchange Money can be exchanged in banques and/or Exchange shops. ATM machines (MB / ATM) Portugal has a ATM network, identified as MB. Airports Portugal has 3 International Airports located in: Lisbon (+351 218 413 500), Porto (+351 229 432 400) and Faro (+351 289 800 800). Informations about the Airports and flight times on www.ana.pt. For matters of Aliens and Borders Service (SEF), please contact www.sef.pt Faro Internation Airport Since July 1965 Faro Airport (code IATA: FAO) has undergone rapid development supported by, and in order to meet, the explosion in international tourist demand in the region. Faro is currently the main tourist airport in Portugal. With its modern and functional infrastructure, Faro Airport provides high quality services for the Algarve and the Spanish province of Huelva. Just 4 km from the capital of the Algarve, in the middle of a stretch of coastline extending from Cabo de São Vicente to the Doñana Natural Park in Huelva, the airport offers airlines, tour operators and passengers access to an excellent tourist region with a highly diverse range of natural, historical and cultural attractions. The Algarve The Algarve is the southernmost region of mainland Portugal, incorporating 16 municipalities. The Algarve region coincides with the district of Faro. The administrative centre of the region is the town of Faro, where are located both the region's international airport (FAO) and public university, Tourism and related activities are extensive and make up the bulk of the Algarve's summer economy. Fish, seafood and fruit production, which includes oranges, carob beans, figs and almonds, are important activities in the region. The summer months see high temperatures that attract beach-goers and sun-lovers from around the world. The Algarve has the perfect weather and climate for tourism. The maximum temperatures in the Algarve fluctuate between 15 and 31 C, with the temperature never falling below zero in the winter months. Informations Available services in Tavira Banks CA Crédito Agrícola 281 320 620 Banco Santander Totta 281 320 820 Banco Popular 281 329 550 Caixa Económica Montepio Geral 281 320 700 Caixa Geral de Depósitos 281 320 400 Banco Português de Investimento 281 326 530 Banif-Banco Internacional do Funchal SA 281 380 780 Banco Espírito Santo 218 830 744 Millenium BCP 281 001 020 33
Tavira Medical Center Estrada de Santa Luzia Santiago - Tavira 281 329 000 Pharmacies Farmácia Félix Franco Rua Alexandre Herculano 24 281 322 162 Farmácia Central Rua da Liberdade 13 281 322 256 Farmácia Picoito Rua Doutor António Padinha 12 281 324 085 Farmácia Sousa Rua Jacques Pessoa 7 281 322 242 Farmácia Maria Aboim Rua da Liberdade 65 281 322 039 Bárbara Ramos Silva Rua do Forno 43-281 326 986 Police PSP Rua da Atalaia, 2 281 322 022 GNR Calçada Sant Ana, 5 281 329 030 34
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