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Date: Saturday, June 7th, 2008 Location: Golden Peak, Base of Vail Mtn HOW TO ENTER: All 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): $40, $30, $20, $0 Day of: $50, $40, $30, $0 RACE CATEGORIES: Junior Beginner, Sport & Expert (Juniors are 18 & Under) Men & Women Pro, Expert, Sport, Beginners Men Vet Sport 35+, Men Vet Expert 35+, Women Vet 35+, Men Masters 45+ Men & Women Single Speed PRIZES: Men Pro Women Pro 1st - $3000 1st - $3000 2nd - $2000 2nd - $2000 3rd - $1000 3rd - $1000 4th - $750 4th – $750 5th - $500 5th- $500 6th- $250 6th- $250 Men Expert 1st - $750 Women Expert 1st - $750 2nd - $500 2nd - $500 3rd - $250 3rd - $250 * Organizers reserve the right to change/alter these prizes RACE START TIMES: 10:30am Junior Beginners 12:00pm Expert & Pros 4:00pm Junior Sport & Expert, Single Speed, Vet, and Masters RACE RULES COMPETITION: 1) All racers will start and finish the race in the same location at the base of Golden Peak. Racers will be sent out within their division start time divided up by men and women. See schedule for race times of divisions. Start positions will not be pre-determined and it is up to the athlete to get into desired location. 2) Athletes will race on the course set up by race directors. Total length of the course will be approximately seven (7) miles and quantity of loops performed will be determined by race division. Along the course, athletes will have to ride on all types of terrain ranging from forest service access dirt roads to single track. This is a classic Colorado course with plenty of ascending and descending sections. 3) Quantity of loops to be performed: - Junior Beginner – Will race on ¼ mile course and perform 3 loops - Junior Sport – 1 loop - Junior Expert – 2 loop - Sport, men vet sport 35+, men vet expert 35+, women vet 35+, men masters 45+ - 2 loops - Single Speed – 2 loops - Expert and pro divisions – 3 loop - UMC Pro divisions – 3 loops (will race with pro division) - UMC Amateur divisions – 2 loops (will race with Sport division) 4) When performing a loop, athletes will be directed around the back side of the timer’s trailer. When athletes come into the finish line, they must go through the finish line. Athletes finishing on the “loop side” of the timer trailer will not be recognized as finished. Only when athletes cross over the finish line will their time be stopped and recorded 5) The course will be marked prior to the race and it is recommended to ride the course prior to race day. Signs will be set up to direct the course and marshal’s will be placed in tricky areas. It is the athletes responsibility to follow the signs and stay on the course. If a rider goes off course, they will be disqualified. 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, take a left or head east to the eastern most exit of the structure on Vail Valley Drive (across the street from the Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa). Head south on Vail Valley Drive about ¼ mile. Start line will be on the right behind the Golden Peak Lodge / Children’s Ski School building. 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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