REGULATIONS
Of “Tosno Tour" All-Russia Multi-Day Cycling Race

A stage of THE Russian Federation Masters Cycling Cup

1.	Goals and objectives
The tournament is run to make cycling sport more popular in the region; it facilitates health care, environmentally clean transport and healthy lifestyle promotion; it determines the winner and best riders in different age groups at each of three competitions and in the best individual men’s score.

2.	Management of Organisation and Running
•	The general management of the cycling race organisation is run by Committee for Physical Culture, Sport, Tourism and Youth’s Policy of Leningrad Region Government.
•	The running of the tournament is the responsibility of the Organisation Committee and the Jury.

3.	Venue and dates
The competition is run on the territory of Tosno District of Leningrad Region from 12 to 14 June 2008. Arrival date is 11 June 2007. Accommodation of participants from other cities / countries is provided if they pass their technical applications before 12 May 2008.

4.	Participation conditions
•	The TOSNO TOUR Men’s age categories are as follows:
1st group - under 39 (borned in 1969 and younger);
2nd group – 40-49 (borned in 1968-1959)
3rd group – 50-59 (borned in 1958-1949)
4th group – 60 and older (borned in 1948 and earlier)
The Оrganisers have the right to change the number and ages of the categories with regard to the actual number of applicants. The rider of the older group can transfer to the younger group by applying in person to the Jury before the beginning of the competitions.
•	CUP of Russia age categories (for individual time trial) are in accordance with the Cup of Russia Regulations (www.mastersofrussia.ru).

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

•	The age of the riders is determined at 31 December 2008.
•	Competition status – individual score. Number of applicants from cycling clubs is unlimited.
•	Every applicant who has a racing road bicycle, cycling costume (helmet is obligatory), passport and medical insurance policy is admitted for participation in the multi-day race.
•	Each Cup of Russia participant must have identity card (licence of Russian Cycling Federation) with insurance policy.
•	Fees: participation in all programme of Tosno Tour is 150,00 roubles; participation in any stage is 100,00 roubles per stage. All funds collected will form the prize money.
•	Technical applications for participants from other cities / countries should be passed before 12 May 2008 by phone +7 921 943 33 65 (Chief Refery of  the competition is Mr Yury Vladislavovich Dembovsky), fax (81361) 21 838, Е-mail tosno-tour@mail.ru
•	Riders who failed to pass applications before 12 May 2008 should arrange for accommodation on their own.
•	Organisational Committee does not provide the participants from other cities / countries with return tickets.

5.	Programme
11 June 2008 (Wednesday): arrival, registration
12 June 2008 (Thursday): Individual time trial (25 km), a part of the Cup of Russia Stage programme
Place: road from Tosno to Lisino-Korpus. The start is in Tosno. The winners are classified in nine men’s age categories and in three women’s.
13 June 2008 (Friday): Criterium
Place: city Tosno.
14 June 2008 (Saturday): Group Race
Place: village Shapki

Registration is open every day in one hour to the start time, closed at 10 minutes to the start time. The Organizers can change the order of the Tour stages and the programme without changing of general stages number.
The competitions are held in full compliance with Cycling competitions rules and amendments to them officially issued by UCI (International Cyclists Union) and Russian Cycling Federation (2002) as well as with this Regulations.

6.	classifications
•	The Best Tosno Tour rider. The winner in each age category is determined by the least time sum at all stages of the tournament with taking into account the bonuses. Bonuses of prize winners of each stage are as follows: 1st prize is 15 seconds, 2nd prize is 10 seconds, 3rd prize is 5 seconds. This classification is awarded to the riders who have started at all three stages. In case if several riders of the same category have equal time points, the rider winning the last stage shall gain an advantage.
•	The Activity Classification. The rider of each age category who gets more bonuses than others is awarded. In case two or more racers have equal bonuses, the one whose result at criterium was better shall gain an advantage.
•	The rider who gets off at any of the stages is classified with the points of the last participant of his age category finished +3.00 minutes, and can start at the next stage. No time limits are set for the stages.
•	The results of individual time trial are acceptable for the Cup of Russia. The points are reckoned according to the Cup of Russia Regulations.
•	The results are approved at the final meeting of the Jury and the representatives of the teams after the competition is finished.

7.	awards
•	The all-around champions and prize winners of each stage of Tosno Tour are awarded with medals, for each age category the diplomas and souvenirs are provided.
•	Best Tosno Tour riders of each category in individual classification are awarded with cups, diplomas and sponsor’s prizes; 2nd and 3rd winners get diplomas and prizes.
•	Special awards are given to the ‘most active’ rider of each age category as well as the youngest and the oldest participant of Tosno Tour (for riders who started in all stages only).
•	The Cup of Russia stage prize winners of each category are awarded with Russian Cycling Federation diplomas.
•	The distribution of awards is held before the start of the next stage. Final awarding ceremony will be on 14 June 2008 after summing the results of the tournament.
•	Participants from distant cities who have passed envelopes A4 size with their addresses or left their electronic address to the Jury will be sent the full set of protocols within 5 days after the end of the Tosno Tour.
•	All participants are provided with souvenirs.

8.	safety provisions
In order to provide the safety of the riders and the audience, the championships are allowed on the roadway, when the route exists, with militiamen closing the connected streets, in compliance with the race maps attached. Based upon “Regulation of measures to provide for public order and safety of participants and the audience of mass championships” (Order of State Sport Committee of USSR No. 786 of 17/10/1983) and “Recommendations for provision of safety and avoidance of traumas at physical training and sport activities” (Order of State Sport Committee of USSR No. 44 of 01/04/1993).

9.	Financial costs and expenses
•	The costs of preparation of TOSNO TOUR, organisational matters, the Jury’s accommodation and awarding the prize winners (individual score) are carried by the Committee for Physical Culture, Sport, Tourism and Youth’s Policy of Leningrad Region.
•	Prizes for the winners of each stage are provided by Administration of Tosno District Municipality and by sponsors of the tournament.
•	Travel, lodging and accomodation costs are carried by participants or by their organisations.

The Chief Referee of Tosno Tour is Yury V. Dembovsky

These Regulations are the official offer (invitation) to the competitions.