Race Regulation

QUALIFICATION & AGE CATEGORIES
·         Qualification: The top 25% of starters in each official age category (rounded up to the nearest whole number, with the top 3 guaranteed per category) will qualify for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships. 

·         Age Categories: Results and World Championship qualifications are divided into official 5-year age categories for both men and women (19–34, 35–39, 40–44, 45–49, 50–54, 55–59, 60–64, 65–69, 70–74, 75–79) based on the rider's age on December 31st of the year of the qualifying event. Any 5 year age group will have its own results as soon as one rider registers (e.g. 80-84, 85-89...).

LICENCES

·         Licences & Participation: Participation with and without license is possible in the event.

·         Exclusions: As per UCI Gran Fondo World Series rules, riders who during the current year have been members of a UCI-registered team or who have scored UCI points are excluded from participating in the competitive rankings and World Championship qualification.

PROFESSIONAL RIDERS

Riders who during the current year have been members of a team registered with the UCI or who have scored UCI points are excluded from participation in the competitive rankings and cannot qualify for the World Championships.

POD (People of Determination)

POD riders can participate in the event. If a rider can race on a regular bike, he/she can also start and qualify for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships by finishing in the top 25%. Riders participating in a recumbent, tri-bike can also participate, but their category cannot qualify them for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships as the UCI has separate Paracycling World Championships and World Cups for these categories.

STARTING PROCEDURE

Riders will be positioned in grids by age categories (19–34, 35–39, 40–44, 45–49, 50–54, 55–59, 60–64, 65–69, 70–74, 75–79) before the start, based on the rider's age on December 31st of the year of the qualifying event.

REFEREES

The race will be regulated by appointed commissaires from the UAE NATIONAL CYCLING FEDERATION.

ANTI-DOPING

The event is subject to anti-doping controls in accordance with UCI regulations.

SUPPORT VEHICLES

No team support vehicles are allowed to enter the race convoy. Any team vehicle found inside the race convoy will lead to the disqualification of the full team.

REGISTERED Team support vehicles are allowed to go ahead of the race to position themselves along the route for feeding purposes ONLY. They must then wait for the end of race vehicle to pass before being allowed to either follow the race BEHIND the end of race vehicle or use an alternative route to get to the finish (NO PASSING OF THE RACE CONVOY ON OR ALONG THE RACE ROUTE).