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Date: Sunday, June 8th, 2008 Location: Meadow Drive, Vail Village HOW TO ENTER: The amount of athletes able to compete in the Backcountry.com Hill Climb is capped at 240. This race will sell out so register today. Interested athletes can pre-register on the event website @ www.tevamountaingames.com. Athletes may also register on-site at the registration area. Organizers will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, or misdirected registrations or for registrations not received for any reason, including, without limitation, failure or malfunction of any communications network or equipment or computer software or hardware. * Please note:
REGISTRATION FEE: Pre-register (on-line only): $30 / $35 Day of: $40 / $45 RACE CATEGORIES: Men & women open, masters 35+, masters 45+, beginner, 18 & under Men masters 55+ PRIZES: Men Open 1st - $2000 Women Open 1st - $2000 2nd - $1250 2nd - $1250 3rd - $900 3rd - $900 4th - $500 4th – $500 Masters Men 35+ 1st - $150 Masters Women 35+ 1st - $150 2nd - $125 2nd - $125 3rd - $75 3rd - $75 * Organizers reserve the right to change/alter these prizes RACE RULES COMPETITION: 1) Athletes must enter the race start area from Vail Valley Drive (east end of the Vail Village parking structure). Do not attempt to enter the start area through the Covered Bridge of East Meadow Drive. This area will be extremely busy with sponsor booths and guest to the event. 2) Racers will be sent out in one (1) minute intervals. Start times will be determined according to category, how many people are in your category and the date when registered. Division start order: Women 45+, Women 35+, Junior Men, Junior Women, Beginner Women, Men 55+, Men 45+, Beginner Men, Open women, Masters Men 35+, Open Men. * Please note: registration will close at 9:30an on Sunday, June 8th. All athletes racing must check in prior to 9:30am Sunday, June 8th. 3) Final start times will be posted at the start area entrance and registration by approximately 10:00am, June 8th.. Athletes are responsible to know their own start time and check-in to the start area at least 15 minutes prior to their start time. Athletes missing their start times will not be given a re-start time and registration fees will not be returned. 4) The course is open to traffic so be aware of vehicles at all times for safety. 5) Post-race awards will be held on the International Bridge in Vail Village at 3:30pm. Athletes must be present to receive cash and prizes. 6) No tripping, shoving or horseplay will be tolerated and any athlete participating in foul play will be pulled from the course and disqualified. Additional Rules and Information DIRECTIONS TO START LINE: Park in the Vail Village parking structure. Upon exiting the structure go to the center of the structure / Covered Bridge. Start line is directly outside the center entrance to the parking structure. ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to all interested athletes regardless of state and/or country of residency. Competitors who are under the age of 18 must register with a parent or legal guardian. Competitors must be able to attend all scheduled events. Athletes will be required to provide all their own equipment. Further, athletes must abide by all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations during their participation in the Teva Mountain Games®. PARTICIPATION: Athletes agree to be bound by these Official Rules and all decisions of Organizers. Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any persons found tampering with, or otherwise abusing, any aspect of the competition as solely determined by Organizers. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Organizers will appoint judges and the decision of those judges will be final. There will be no review of scoring / timing even with the presence of TV cameras. Disputes with Organizers and/or appointed judges will result in disqualification of that athlete. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS: Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any athlete for any reason, including, without limitation, acting in an unsafe, unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner and/or with intent to intimidate, threaten or harass, or harm another person. All decisions with respect to the disqualification of an athlete shall be made by Organizers and/or appointed judges. Failure to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules may result in an athlete’s disqualification and the forfeiture of his/her interest in any prize. Organizers reserve the right to amend these Official Rules at any time in its sole discretion, and athletes shall have no recourse for any such changes or for any failure (whether inadvertent or otherwise) by Organizers to follow the stated rules. In the event that the competition is canceled prior to the completion of the final event, no prizes will be awarded. If the Tournament is cancelled prior to June 1st, 2008 for any reason, athletes will be reimbursed only for his/her entry fee. Athletes will not be otherwise compensated for any costs or expenses associated with their participation in the competition. ORGANIZERS: The 2008 Teva Mountain Games® will be organized and produced by staff and contractors hired from and by Untraditional Marketing. The decisions of Organizers regarding the selection and elimination of athletes, the selection of finalists and winners, and the production and administration of Teva Mountain Games® related events, and all other aspects of the event, shall be final and binding in all respects. Organizers will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the event.
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