RULES & REGULATION

These sporting rules (hereinafter the Rules) apply to all participants in the Event. They are an integral part of the General Terms of Sale mentioned above.

In the event of a conflict between the General Terms of Sale, the provisions of the Rules prevail.

Etape du Tour de France is a cyclosportive event which will be held on Sunday 5 July 2020 on the route of the 2nd stage of the route of the “Tour de France 2020” between Nice and Nice (hereinafter called “the Event”). The race will be timed and organised on roads which are closed to traffic. The Event route covers around 177 kilometres. The details of the route will be presented on the Event’s website and its social networks later on.

To take part in the Event, you must be at least eighteen years-old (18-years-old) at the latest on 31 December 2020.

The age categories will result in a separate classification in agreement with the French Cycling Federation (ci-après la FFC)

At the end of the Event, several rankings will be established:

• Women’s and men’s scratch rankings: a ranking based on the official time achieved by the participant (the official time having as a starting point the pistol marking the start of the race, regarless of the actual start time of the race for the participant) .the first three women and the first three men to go over the finish line in Nice. These six people will be the reward people during the official award ceremony.
• The best climber ranking: a ranking will be established based on the cumulative times for the ascents of the Col de la Colmiane, Col de Turini and the Col d’Eze. There will not be a prize giving ceremony for this challenge.

To take part in the Event, you must be at least fifteen year- old (40 km distance) or least eighteen years-old (96 km & 170 km distance) at the latest on 31 December 2023.

No age restrictions for taking part in the Family Race (6 km)

Your age group category is determined by your year of birth and the age group categories are the following:

(*rider’s age on December 31st of the respective year)

Registrations for the Event may only be done the registration platform while the registration is opened.

Any person who wishes to participate in the Event accepts to sign up as a member of registration platform beforehand. As a result, the participant must fill in the registration form and accept the Terms of Use and Confidentiality Policy unconditionally. The participant undertakes to only fill in the information relating to their identity.

The Organizer may arrange special offers which may give you a reduction on the price of your race number.

All registrations to an Event are personal, final and irrevocable, and refunds cannot be issued under any circumstances, unless specifically mentioned in the Rules.

Each registration gives rise to a race number. Race numbers cannot be transferred under any circumstances.

Anyone who transfers his race number to another person will be held responsible in the event that the latter is the victim of or causes an accident during the race.

The organization declines all responsibility should such an accident occur.

Race numbers as well as timing chips must be collected upon presentation of the following

• National ID or Passport
• Registration confirmation email

Race numbers can only be collected in the dedicated area of the Event Village according to time of the event schedule.

The allocation of race numbers is firm and definitive. Race numbers cannot be sent by post or sent on the day of the Event. The race number must be completely visible throughout the race, including in the event of bad weather.

Timing will be done using an electronic detection system.

The route will be timed and will give rise to the final ranking.

Feeding stations are set up along the route and after the finish line for all the participants.

A real time limit to cross the finish line (from the crossing of the starting line to the finish line) is defined by the Organizer according to the difficulties of the course, technical constraints, etc.

Once the end of race vehicle has passed by, participants must comply with the traffic regulations of Egypt.

Any Participant exceeding this real limit time, even if crossing the finish line, will be downgraded. All the results will be published on the Event's website official timing website.

All participants will be issued with an electronic chip when they pick up their race numbers, which will be automatically initialised on the start line and will track the conformity of the race at each antenna along the Event’s route and at the finish line.

Participants who do not follow the route defined by the Organiser, who use human and/or material assistance, or who cross the finish line without their “chipped” frame plate will not be recorded as having finished.

The electronic detection system has been chosen according to strict reliability requirements. Despite tests conducted by the manufacturers, a very low percentage of cases of non-detection remains. Due to the lack of information resulting from this non-detection, the Organiser may be unable to show the official or real time for the participant concerned in the ranking. The Organiser cannot be held responsible for this.

Road safety is managed by ESM’s operation team as well as local supporting teams such as police and medical service teams.

They may decide to eliminate a participant for medical reasons. Under no circumstances will the Organizer be held liable by participants who have not finished their race, following a decision to eliminate that person taken by the general services.

It is strictly forbidden to bring any objects to the Event site that may be dangerous or illegal, in particular drugs, firearms, blunt weapons and explosives.

To access the site and take part in the Event, the participant recognizes and expressly agrees that the Organizer may call upon security personnel who will be authorized to check both people as well as inspecting their personal belongings. Everyone who wishes to access the site must comply with this check. If they refuse to do so they will not be authorized to access the site.

The Organizer and the security staff may refuse access to the Event or prevent participants from taking part if their behavior is likely to disturb the smooth running of the Event notably under the following, non-exhaustive circumstances: the use of any object which may hinder the race, the circulation and/or safety of other participants; the use of any distinctive promotion, in any form, of an opinion [political, philosophical or religious] likely to damage the image of the Event; abnormal, inappropriate or immoral behavior of the participant, in particular if they appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The Organizer will put a number of measures in place to ensure the route is safe: signage, motorcyclists with flags indicating dangerous areas, signs indicating sections requiring particular attention.

The Participants must respect the safety instructions given by the Organizer’s personnel along the whole route.

The safety measures will end at the finish line.

If a participant wishes to withdraw for any reason other than injury, he/she should, if at all possible, do so at one of the recovery points set up by the Organizer. The participant should find the person in charge of the area, who will permanently invalidate his race number. Return transportation for Participants and bikes will be available at each of these points.

In order to ensure the Participants’ safety and to allow the re-opening of roads to cars to be scheduled, it is essential that Participants do not exceed the end Event time limits.

Participants who use mobile operation will be eliminated from the race. The medical service, consisting of doctors and first aiders, may decide to eliminate a Participant for medical reasons.

 Participant’s image:

The Event may be recorded for public communication purposes, in any form (notably through photos, videos, etc.), on any existing or future media, in any format, for any communication to the public around the world, for any use including advertising and commercial use. As such, each participant expressly grants the Organizer, its assignees and beneficiaries (notably its commercial partners) permission to record and reproduce, on any media and using any means, and subsequently to reproduce and represent, without remuneration of any kind, their name, voice, image and, more generally, their sporting activity within the context of the Event (hereinafter their “Image”). The participant expressly authorizes the Organizer to concede to Event partners sub-licences for the use of the Image for commercial and advertising purposes.

The participant gives his/her express and irrevocable permission for the Organizer, its delegates and its successors (notably its commercial partners) in order to meet the requirements of advertising, promotional and/or commercial campaigns, to 1) apply any modifications, additions or deletions that it sees fit when using the participant’s image in any of the circumstances defined above, and 2) associate and/or combine the participant’s image with signatures, catchphrases, slogans, captions, brands, distinctive signs, legal notices, visuals and, in general, any element of any kind chosen by the Organizer to illustrate the means of communication in which the images are used.

The participant guarantees that he is not bound by an exclusive contract relating to the use of his Image.

 Event Images:

Any communication of still and/or moving images of the Event recorded by the participant during their participation in the Event must be restricted to personal use and may not, under any circumstances, be used for advertising and/or commercial purposes outside the Event.

Generally speaking, personal data communicated by the participants (hereinafter the “Data”) are destined for approved staff of the Organizer, which is the company responsible for processing this.

At the end of the Event, the information on your sporting performance (notably your result, your photos and videos) will be published on the Event site. Your results, alongside your full name and region may be picked up by any media outlet.

Participants are informed that:

- On the day of the Event, remote controlled drones may be used for the purposes of media coverage;

- Participants may find themselves throughout all or part of the Event.

In order to respect the environment and the natural surroundings in which the event takes place, it is strictly forbidden to leave litter (paper, plastic wrappers) on the route. Bins will be provided at all feeding zones. Participants must make use of them when disposing of waste.

Participants must hold onto their litter and wrappers and wait until they reach the places set up by the Organizer to dispose of them.

The Organizer reserves the right to award time penalties or exclude participants from the race who deliberately dispose of their waste elsewhere than in these specific areas.

Starting Areas have been set up to regulate departures during the course.

The Organizer has authorized all staff involved in the organization (volunteers, ESM operation team, etc.) present at the start site to respect the starting areas attributed to each participant. Any participant refusing to enter into the starting area (or a faster area, upon decision of the Organizer) attributed to them may be issued with a time penalty or may be disqualified.

In order to ensure the safety and smooth running of the Event, all Participants must arrive at the start equipped with the following mandatory equipment:

- A rigid helmet which must be worn throughout the entire Event,

- A hydration system (water bottle or hydration pack filled with water)

- A puncture repair kit

To ensure the safety of Participants, it is strictly forbidden to participate in the Event with the following:

- A bicycle equipped with any kind of extension (such as bar ends or triathlon bars);

- An electric bicycle or electrically assisted pedal cycle;

- A recumbent or prone bicycle;

-  Monocycle

- Headphones

Therefore bicycles, scooters, skateboards, roller skates, self-balancing transporters, etc., wheeled and / or motorized vehicles, in particular personal following cars, are strictly forbidden on the route.

Anti-doping controls may take place during the Event. Participants in the Event undertake to strictly respect the ban on doping as well as the provisions concerning anti-doping tests.

If the circumstances so require, the Organizer reserves the right to modify at any time the route, the position of feeding stations and timing points, to delay the event and/or times of the Event, to stop the Event once it is under way, to cancel the Event or to impose a back-up route.

The price of the race bib is given in the Rules. The Organizer reserves the right to organize special offers outside the price brackets, establishing special rates for a given period.

The prices of products and services is given in euros, including all taxes, at the rate applicable on the day of the order. The prices do not include postage costs, gift wrapping, any special offers and personal reductions (“promotional codes”) given before the final approval of the order.

In terms of products and services bought from third parties through the Organizer, you should refer to the General Terms of Sale of the third party. The Organizer cannot be held liable in this regard.