Practical guide for organising mountain bike events - UCI

Practical guide for organising hc | c1 | c2 | c3 mountain bike eventsPractical guide for organising hc | c1 | c2 | c3 mountain bike events2A «Hot Seat» must be placed in the finish zone. The rider holding thebest time must sit in this place and await the arrival of the otherriders until another rider beats his time.Show some originality when making the Hot Seat!Drinks shoulds be provided to the riders finishing the race as well ason the hot seat.At appropriate places along the circuit (walls, tree stumps, treetrunks), take measures to protect the riders by using mattresses orad hoc safety padding. The safety padding must be fixed in such away that it does not give way on impact.4.3.009 The use of straw bales to mark off the course is notpermitted.• Downhill finish zoneSpray a biodegradable fluorescent paint on exposed roots, stumpsand rocks to allow riders to easily identify these obstacles.24Spectators25TVPhotosHot SeatVIPTEAMSTiming CommissairesSpectators• Safety and first aidThe entiere course must be marked using safety tape. The tape must be fixed to slalom marker poles, which are madeof PVC or other materials, 50 centimetres above the ground. Metal marker poles are prohibited.Every time the situation dictates (for example, at the edge of aprecipice, a tight bend at the foot of a downward slope), safetynetting must be put in place. Any sharp-edged wiring is banned. It ispossible to use a fine structure but with a hole size measuring amaximum of 5 cm x 5 cm.Articles of the UCI rules concerning the marshals:4.3.014 Each marshal should be located in direct line of sight ofthe next. They will signal the arrival of riders with a short,loud blast on a whistle.4.3.015 The marshals will be provided with flags so that the safetysystem below can be used.4.3.016 During official training every marshal shall carry a yellowflag which must be waved in the event of a crash to warnother riders who should slow down.The radio communication system must cover the whole course with no «dead areas».Brief the marshals to make sure events are safe and to master all the flag handling, race stoppage and evacuationscenarios.