REGULATIONS(draft)
Tosno Tour.
Russian Cycling STAGE Race
THIRD stage of Russian Cycling Masters Cup
TOSNO, 12-14th June 2008
ORGANISATION matters
All matters regarding the stage race are decided by Organisation Committee and Jury of Appeal (JA). Participant must be aware of these regulations and cycling race rules and be governed by them during the tournament. In case of emergency Organisation Committee and Jury of Appeal may make own decisions.
ACCOMMODATION
1. Hotel ‘Comfort’ (Gostinitsa ‘Komfort’). at 2, Gor’kogo Street, Tosno. Phone +7 81361 22540, 2, 3, 4-bed rooms, 300 roubles.
2. Hostel of Children’s Sport School-1 at 15A, Gorkogo Street, Tosno. Phone +7 81361 21825. 4-bed rooms, 220 roubles.
3. Dormitory school. 11, Zavodskaya street, village Novolisino, Tosno District. Phone +7 81361 45291. 4-bed rooms, 200 roubles
(all prices are for 1 bed)
You can find additional staying options, situation on the map and prices in section “Accomodation” of http://tosno-tour.spb.ru/
Attention! Organisation Committee will arrange for booking in case the applications are made before May, 12th only. Participants who failed to apply before this date will book the lodging on their own account. Organisation Committee does not provide with return tickets.

conditions of Participation
The TOSNO TOUR Men’s age categories and colours of numbers are as follows:
1st group - under 39 (born in 1969 and younger) – No. 1 - No. 99, white;
2nd group – 40-49 (born in 1968-1959) – No.  201 - No. 230, yellow
3rd group – 50-59 (born in 1958-1949) No. 301 - No. 330, blue
4th group – 60 and older (born in 1948 and earlier) No. 401 - No. 430, orange
CUP of Russia age categories (for individual time trial) are in accordance with the Cup of Russia Regulations.

MEN	WOMEN	
	age		age		age		Age	
М-1	30-39	М-4	50-54	М-7	65-69	L-1	30-39	
М-2	40-44	М-5	55-59	М-8	70-74	L-2	40-49	
М-3	45-49	М-6	60-64	М-9	75 +	L-3	50 +	

The age of the racers is determined at 31 December 2008.
Programme
11 June 2008 (Wednesday): arrival, mandates commission.
Mandates Commission working hours:
Dormitory School	11, Zavodskaya street, village Novolisino	16:30 – 17:40	
Children’s Sport School - 1	2-nd Floor, 15A, Gorkogo Street, Tosno	18:00 – 21:00	
Participants who have been registered with mandates commission will start at the first stage in accordance with starting list put up in all official places of accommodation on June 11th at about 22:30 and on June 12th on the start place at 10:00. The racers coming later than the start time indicated in the starting list will start in the end of the race. In any case the start time will be observed.
Participants who have not registered at mandates commission shall be registered on June 12th from 10:00 to 11:45 on the start place. They will start after all racers from starting list according to the registration order (i.e. independently from the age group, as a “live turn”)
Lated participants are starting in the end of the race on permission of the jury.

12 June 2008 (Thursday): 1st STAGE. Individual time trial 25 km

Trains from Saint-Petersburg (Moskovsky Railway Station) to Tosno.
Place: highway Tosno-Vyritsa (Shosse Barybina). Transit: in Tosno from Lenina Street, turn to the direction under sign “To Vyritsa”. Place of start is at exit from Tosno, 3,5 km from the cross of Lenina Street and Shosse Barybina.
10:00 – registration beginning
11:45 – registration ending
12:00 – first racer start
Results of individual time trial will be reported to CUP of RUSSIA.
Starting order: first of all the participants who have sent applications and been registered with mandates commission on June 11th will start, according to starting list (1st group is first, then 2nd, 3rd, 4th). The rest of the racers and lated racers will start in the end according to their registration order.
Time interval between the racers is 30 seconds.

13 June 2008 (Friday): 2nd stage. Criterium. 
Place: to be determined later.
10:00 – registration beginning
10:30 – opening ceremony. Awards for 1st stage.
group	distance	start	
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4			
All age groups have Intermediary finishes (IF) at each even circle. Intermediary finishes score is 5 – 3 – 2 – 1. Last finish multiplies scores by 2 (10 – 6 – 4 – 2). In case of equal sums of scores of several sportsmen the priority is giving to the racer who won more intermediary finishes.
The participant or a group of less than 10 racers dropping from the basic group will be removed from the race. Racers leaving the race by any reason must register in the Jury. In case of any technical problems the racer is allowed to ride a neutral lap after compulsory registration in Jury of Appeal and without the right of continuing the race in the leading group.

AWARDS for CRITERIUM IS BY THE SUM OF THE SCORES ACHIEVED.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION of the stage race:
 – scores obtained for intermediary finishes are recalculated to bonus 3 seconds for 1 score;
 – persons finished without scores (irrespective of actual time of finish) get 0.00.
 – persons dropped or removed from the race get +1 minute.

Awarding for the 2nd stage is after the finish of each group.

14 June 2008 (Saturday):3rd Stage. Group Race

Trains from Saint-Petersburg (Moskovsky Railway Station) to Shapki.
Distance from Tosno to the start place is 22 km.
Registration begins at 8:00. 
Place of start: the ground in 200 metres from railway station.
1 lap is 9 kilometres. All turns are to the right.
Registration ends at 8:50.

Age group	Distance	Start at	
1	90 km / 10 circles / 11 rises	9:00	
2	72 km / 8 circles / 9 rises	
9:02	
3	54 km / 6 circles / 7 rises		
4	36 km / 4 circles / 5 rises		

Intermediary finish (for 1st age group only) is at the end of 5th lap, bonuses of 10-6-3 seconds are included in personal score. All other age groups are have not intermediary finish.

RESULTS
•	GeNEral cLASSIFICATION of the stage race can be won by persons starting in all stages only. In respect of each age group the winner is determined by the least time of racing at all stages with consideration of bonuses and possible penalties (see Penalty List). In case of equal result of several participants the racer who achieved a better place in individual time trial has a priority.
•	In all age groups the racers winning the prizes for the stage gain to their personal score the bonuses as follows: 15 seconds for the 1st place, 10 seconds for the 2nd place and 5 seconds for the 3rd place. Bonuses for intermediary finishes at the 3rd stage in 1st age group (10 – 6 – 3 seconds) are also included in the personal score.
•	ActivE RACER Classification. The rider of each age group who got more bonuses than others is awarded. If several racers have equal bonuses, the one whose result at criterium was better will gain an advantage.
•	The results are acceptable for the CUP OF RUSSIA. The points are reckoned according to the Cup of Russia Regulations.

MOVEMENT OF SUPPORT transport
Support cars drive on highway in acording to the established place, closely to the left or right roadside. The zone of an axial line of the road must always be free for transit of the racers lagging to the group and for transit of technical support cars called by the Jury. Any overtaking of groups of racers by transport is allowed by sanction of the Jury only and by leeward side only. Overtaking of groups of racers in 10 km to the main finish is forbidden, except  Jury cars. The cars occurred between the groups when the distance between the groups is less than 100 m must to stop on a roadside for enable racers to pursue the group by own strength.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT AT STAGES
Technical support is allowed on the right side of the highway only, as close to the roadside as possible. Technical support cars move behind the group in a distance of at least 30 m. Replacement of a bicycle is allowed in case of any malfunction. When replacement of the bicycle the racer must receive it without food flasks. In individual time trial the technical support car must take place on the road indicated in start protocol in at least 10 minutes before the start. Technical assistance on lap races is carried out in the places determined by the Jury. At stages with group start the technical support cars are following according to the general classification protocol..

MARKING OF DISTANCE AT STAGES
On the way to the main finish line: F 3 km, F 2 km, F 1 km, F 500 m, F 200 m. On the way to the U-turn in individual time trial: P 1 km, P 500 m, P 200 m. The road marking can be horizontal (on highway), vertical (on a roadside) or combined.

MEDICAL AID And CONTROL
Medical aid can be rendered to the racer from moving transport behind of group of racers only. After the finish the medical service is carried out in fixed or mobile medical aid stations. The doping testing is carried out according to UCI rules. The racer´s absence at doping testing means a positive result with implementation of respective sanctions. The doping testing in each age group is applied as follows:
- After each stage: the leader of race in general classification; the racers winning 1-2 prizes at the stage; at random 1 racer from first ten on the stage;
- After last stage: in addition to the above-stated, the first 3 racers in general classification by the sum of stages.

DISCIPLINE AND GENERAL penalty procedure
Before the start of 2nd and 3rd stages all participants must undersign in the starting list.
The racers can stand at technical start as they prefer. However, the race leader stands in 5 m ahead of the start line. At the last stage the leader starts in yellow jersey.
The racers finished in a group start stage in one group or with a break between them and the group of racers of less than 10 seconds are considered as finished in one group with equal time.
There is no time limit for passing the stages.
The infringement of competitions rules and these Regulations will lead to penalties as follows:
- to racers: a warning, a penalty time (see Penalty List), the removal from the race, disqualification;
- to official representatives: a warning, a fine, the removal from the race.
All penalty sanctions are entered in the protocol of a respective stage.

PROTESTS AND APPEALINGS
Protests are filed to the Jury by the team representatives (or by the racer in case of no representative) only in writing with attachment of 500 roubles money deposit, as follows:
– After the prohibited manoeuvre at a stage – in at least 20 minutes after ending of the stage;
– By results of a stage or the sum of stages - after receiving of protocols and in at least 1 hour before the start of the following stage (torn off or incorrectly attached personal number deprives the racer from the right of a protest by results of a stage).
– By final results of race - within 20 minutes after the official announcement of results.

If the protest is accepted the money deposit is returned. In case of the protest rejecting the money deposit is contributed to the additional prize fund for rewarding the best participants of the race.

ORGANISATION COMMITTEE
of 6th RUSSIAN CYCLING STAGE RACE
TOSNO TOUR