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MOUNTAIN BIKE
                    WORLD CUP
          NOVÉ MĚSTO NA MORAVĚ | CZECH REPUBLIC

Media Guide
Media Guide - MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP - MTBNMNM.cz
MOUNTAIN BIKE NOVÉ MĚSTO NA MORAVĚ
                                                       WORLD CUP     CZECH REPUBLIC

Event
Information
ORGANIZING                 Chief of Accreditation          MARKETING DELEGATE
COMMITTEE                  Sandra Hoffmanová               Jocelyn Rannou
                           +420 739 672 852
OC LEADER                  mtb.nmnm@gmail.com              TV DELEGATE
Petr Vaněk                                                 Susanne Lenz
+420 603 273 593          Chief of Transport
petr.vanek73@gmail.com    Radka Vernerová           MEDICAL SERVICE
                          +420 733 552 752          Permanent availability of
Sports                    vernerova.radka@gmail.com the event doctor: Thursday,
and Technical                                       May 13, 12:00 - Sunday, May
Director                  Team Zone Manager         16, 17:00. Medical room is
Lukáš Vlach               Filip Reiskup             marked on the plan of the
+420 602 424 934          +420 606 650 077          event area.
lukas.vlach@mtbnmnm.cz    filip.reiskup@mtbnmnm.cz
                                                    EVENT DOCTOR
Coordination              TV + timing               Doc. MUDr. Tomaš Skřička,
of the Event Venue        coordinator               CSc. On the days prior and
Jan Marcaník              Richard Adamík            after the competition, please
+420 608 423 294          +420 608 636 806          refer to the Medical emer-
jan.marcanik@mtbnmnm.cz skyrunner@seznam.cz         gency service in Nove Město
                                                    na Moravě hospital (1.5 kilo-
Competition office                                  metres from the arena).
Radka Vernerová           UCI STAFF AND             PHONE: 155 Rescue squad
+420 733 552 752          REPRESENTATIVES           (no pre-dial)
vernerova.radka@gmail.com
                          UCI OFF-ROAD manager HOSPITAL ADDRESS
Chief of Courses          Simon Burney              Ždárská 610, 592 31 Nové
David Hodr                                          Město na Moravě
+420 728 320 809          TECHNICAL DELEGATE        Medical information in
david.hodr@centrum.cz     Beat Wabel                English for non-emergency
                                                    reasons: +420 566 801 111 (on
Chief of Media            PRESIDENT OF THE          working days from 7 AM to
Jan Němec                 COMMISSAIRES’ PANEL       2:30 PM).
+420 777 234 751          Michaela Nussbaumer
jan.nemec@mtbs.cz
                          RACE SECRETARY
                          Thierry Nuninger

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Official
Program
THURSDAY         08:30 - 09:00   World Cup Riders Confirmation > UCI ELITE MTB Teams

May 13           09:00 - 10:00   World Cup Riders Confirmation > UCI MTB Teams
2021             10:00 - 10:30   World Cup Riders Confirmation > National Federations
                 10:30 - 14:00   World Cup Riders Confirmation > All riders
                 10:30 - 14:00   World Cup Riders Confirmation > Junior Series
                 09:00 - 11:00   XCO and XCC Course Inspection by UCI - Course CLOSED for riders
           XCO   12:00 - 13:30   Official XCO Training > Reserved for Women Under 23 and Elite
           XCO   13:30 - 15:00   Official XCO Training > Reserved for Men Under 23 and Elite
           XCO   15:00 - 17:00   Official XCO Training > All riders including Junior Series

FRIDAY           08:30 - 10:00   World Cup Riders Confirmation > All riders - Final Confirmation

May 14           08:30 - 10:00   Junior Series Riders Confirmation > Final Confirmation
2021       XCO   09:30 - 11:00   Official XCO Training > Reserved for Women Under 23 and Elite
           XCO   11:00 - 12:30   Official XCO Training > Reserved for Men Under 23 and Elite
           JUN   12:30 - 14:00   Official XCO Training > Reserved for Women Juniors
           JUN   14:00 - 15:30   Official XCO Training > Reserved for Men Juniors
           XCC   16:15 - 17:00   Official XCC Training > Reserved for Women
           XCC   17:00 - 17:45   Official XCC Training > Reserved for Men
           XCC   18:00           World Cup: CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT TRACK - Women
           XCC   18:45           World Cup: CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT TRACK - Men

SATURDAY   JUN   08:00 - 09:00   Official XCO Training > Reserved for Juniors

May 15     JUN   09:30           XCO Junior Series - Men
2021       JUN   11:15           XCO Junior Series - Women - Followed by Awards MJ and WJ
           XCO   12:30 - 13:30   Official XCO Training > Reserved for Men Under 23 and Elite
           XCO   13:30 - 14:30   Official XCO Training > Reserved for Women Under 23 and Elite
           XCO   15:00           World Cup: CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC - Men Under 23
           XCO   17:00           World Cup: CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC - Women Under 23
                                 Followed by Awards MU and WU

sunday     XCO   09:00 - 10:30   Official XCO Training > Reserved for Men Elite and Women Elite

May 16     XCO   11:20           World Cup: CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC - Women Elite - Followed by Awards
2021       XCO   15:20           World Cup: CROSS-COUNTRY OLYMPIC - Men Elite - Followed by Awards

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Covid Regulations
2021 MERCEDES-BENZ UCI
MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUPCOVID-19
PROCEDURES

GENERAL
PROVISIONS

• A negative PCR test is not mandato-
  ry to enter the Czech Republic (no mat-
  ter from which country you are arriving
  from, you just need to clearly state that
  you are attending the UCI MOUNTAIN
  BIKE World Cup in NMNM which is sub-
  ject to the exception of Ministry of He-           your arrival in order to have a safe access
  alth).                                             to your work space as soon as possible.
• PCR test should be performed no later              For riders: Your first test shall be perfor-
  than 5 days after entering the country.            med no later than on Wednesday after-
  Until the reception of the negative test           noon, in order to have a proof of negati-
  result a self-isolation shall apply.               ve result on Thursday moning to be able
• Due to governmental regulations - all              to attend the official trainings. Your se-
  foreigners are required to fill in the re-         cond test shall be performed on Satur-
  gistration form at https://plf.uzis.cz/ be-        day morning = will be usable for your
  fore entering the Czech Republic!                  travel back home).
• Regular PCR testing is mandatory, every          • All outdoor premises of the Vysočina
  participant of the event should undergo            Arena will be open for entrance from
  a PCR test each 72 hours (= at least twice         Monday to Wednesday. From Thursday
  during the competition week. For event             to Sunday a strict regime will be applied:
  staff (RBMH, Portix, UCI officials etc.):          entrance will be allowed only with a ne-
  Your first test shall be performed upon            gative PCR test no older than 72 hours

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  performed in an on-site laboratory.              shorter period (Wednesday or Thur-
• PCR testing in an on-site lab must un-           sday - Sunday), we suggest to un-
  dergo EVERYONE including those who               dertake 2 tests throughout the week.
  are vaccinated as well as those who have
  already suffered from the Covid-19 di-          ON-SITE PCR TESTING
  sease                                           LABORATORY
• From Thursday to Sunday a regular               • An on-site laboratory will be open from
  body temperature check will be perfor-             Monday to Sunday for all participants
  med upon each entrance of each indivi-             and implementation teams. Tests from
  dual into the Arena.                               other laboratories will not be accepted.
• FFP2 or KN95 respirators must always be         • The laboratory will be based on the lar-
  used except for competitors and mar-               ge parking lot under the skiing slope
  shalls during the training and competi-            (on the road from Nové Město na Mora-
  tions.                                             vě towards the Arena, on the right side
• Each participant of the event will have to         of the road some 500 meters in front of
  fill and hand to the organizers a self-re-         the Arena).
  porting Covid-form to confirm absence           • Price per 1 test will be 80 EUR (payable
  of clinical symptoms (will be included in          immediately before the test using credit
  the registration form for the PCR test).           card payment).
• Please follow hygienic recommendati-            • ​Opening times of the on-site lab:
  ons - regular hand washing, distancing,            • Monday 14 - 20
  using respirators where required.                  • Tuesday through Saturday 7 - 11
• RECOMMENDATION OF THE ORGA-                          and 16 - 20
  NIZER: If you are arriving for the who-            • Sunday 7 - 12
  le week (Monday or Tuesday - Sun-
  day), we suggest to undertake 3 tests
  throughout the week (1st for en-
  trance to the country, 2nd for com-
  petitions, 3rd for departure from
  the country). If you are arriving for

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• The test is performed as a smear from             BUBBLES
  the throat (not from nose) and the eva-           • Bubbles are a group who can mix toge-
  luation from the lab takes between 2-5              ther but who cannot mix with another
  hours.                                              bubble. They are identified as follows:
• We recommend to make a reservation                  • Team – for the purpose of this docu-
  in advance (at least a few hours) so that             ment all athletes, National Federation
  you have your time slot 100% booked.                  and registered UCI-Team staff who are
  But upon the current capacity of the lab              accredited to the event are referred to
  it will be also possible to perform testing           as “Team”We recommend each team
  without a reservation (you will have to fill          forms their own bubble.
  in the online registration form with your           • Media
  mobile device at least a few minutes be-            • UCI. UCI will also separate into smaller
  fore taking the actual test).                         functional bubbles.
• Upon your booking you will receive a                • TV. TV will also separate into smaller
  PDF form by email - please print it out,              functional bubbles.
  sign it and bring it to the lab with you.
• During the test you will receive a brace-            Bubbles must keep separated wherever
  let with a digital code which will auto-             possible and any interaction must re-
  matically check upon each entrance to                spect distancing and use of respirators.
  the Arena (from Thursday to Sunday)
  whether your negative PCR test is no ol-             The priority at all times is given to the
  der than required. You can also check                team bubble.
  the current status of your test online on
  the internet using the unique code on
  your bracelet & the result will also be
  sent to your email adress and phone
  number via SMS.
• LINK FOR REGISTRATION WILL BE PO-
  STED ONLINE SOON (https://www.
  mtbnmnm.cz/covid-protokol).

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RIDERS’ CONFIRMATION              Start                         1 cameraman, the UCI
• Limited number of peop-       • A reduced number of me-       speaker will be allowed
  le in the room at the same      dia will be allowed.          behind the podium
  time.                         • Team staff should stay in   • Flowers, trophies
• Only one person per nati-       the B-zone area set up be-    & champagne will be on
  on/team is allowed.             fore the start arch to col-   the steps.
• XCC race                        lect clothing, bottles etc.
  • Riders/teams need to                                        MEDIA
    confirm the participation     Feed and Technical          • Team videographers/
    by Friday at 10h00            Assistance Area               Team photographers are
  • XCC plate numbers are       • Only team staff with a        considered part of the
    distributed together with     feed zone pass can enter      Team bubble, NOT the
    the transponders              the area.                     Media bubble.
• XCO race                      • Respirators (FFP2 or KN95)    • No access to the media
  • Riders confirmation as        must be worn at all times.      centre/media areas at
    normal                      • Commissaires shall keep         the finish
  • Plate numbers 1-24 for        their distance from the te-   • Team videographers/
    WE and ME distributed         ams where possible.             Team photographers will
    together with the trans-    • Shimano shall keep the-         be required to sign the
    ponders                       ir distance from the teams      usual waiver in order to
                                  where possible.                 receive a bib
TEAM MANAGERS                                                 • Under no circumstances
METING                            Finish                        are Media allowed to ac-
• No team managers’ mee- • A reduced number of me-              cess the team area.
  ting will be held. All infor-   dia will be allowed.        • Interviews should be
  mation will be distributed • Only 1 TV cameraman will         done either with a stick or
  by communique.                  be present.                   with a second micropho-
                                • A minimum number of key       ne for the rider.
CROSS-COUNTRY                     UCI/LOC staff will be pre-
    Call up boxes                 sent.                         Team area
  • Media are not allowed in                                  • Only riders and team
    call up boxes.                Podium                        staff are allowed in the
  • Commissaires will remain • Distance between the             team area.
    at entrance of the boxes      podium steps should be      • No media are allowed in
    wherever possible.            respected.                    the team area.
  • Top 8 box – only rider &    • Only 1 LOC official will be
    team staff allowed, no        allowed on stage but wi-
    media or television will      thout contact with riders.
    be present.                 • Only key UCI/LOC staff,

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RECOMMENDATIONS               RECOMMENDATIONS                    START LISTS
FOR FEDERATIONS               FOR ATHLETES                       • XCC race published on Fri-
& TEAMS                        • Avoid signing autogra-            day at 10h00
• Create and adhere to your      phs and taking selfies          • XCO race – WU/MU pub-
  own team bubble. Minimi-       with fans.                        lished on Friday at 10h00,
  se contact with other bub-   • Wear a respirator (FFP2           WE/WE published on Fri-
  bles wherever possible.        or KN95) unless on the            day at 19h00 (after XCC)
• With the exception of your     course/track
  team videographers and       • XCO riders, continue to         FLOWER CEREMONY
  team photographers who         wear a respirator (FFP2         • There will be no kids/
  are in your team bubble,       or KN95) until at least           hosts/hostesses giving
  other media are not al-        call-up starts.                   flowers to the riders
  lowed in the team area       • Only agree to a media           • Flash interview will be
  and all media requests         interview if the inter-           done with a microphone
  you receive and any casual     viewer is distancing              on a stand
  contact with media should      & taking appropriate hy-
  be managed appropria-          giene measures.
  tely.                        • Don‘t forget to wear
• Consider any technical         a respirator (FFP2 or
  service-providers in Tech      KN95) while being inter-
  Alley as a separate bubble     viewed on the camera!
  and manage any contact
  appropriately.
  • Expect to be asked for
    contact tracing informa-
    tion by service-providers
    and provide this accu-
    rately.

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Event Venue

                                               Distance from major
VENUE                                          international airports
                                               PRAGUE 130 km (90 km on the highway)
The centre for the event is the area of        BRNO 85 km (45 km on the highway)
the XC skiing, biathlon and MTB stadium        WIEN 220 km (175 km on the highway)
named Vysočina Arena by Nové Město             BRATISLAVA 200 km (155 km on the
na Moravě, the Czech Republic. The sta-        highway)
dium is located in the heart of the Vy-
socina highland, one of the most visited       Venue address
and most beautiful tourist regions in the      Vlachovická, 592 31 Nové Město na Moravě
Czech Republic. The stadium at Nové            GPS 49° 34‘ 37.7832“ N 16° 3‘ 11.106“ E
Město na Moravě lies 620 metres above
sea-level. The terrain stretches between       Road signs
610 – 720 metres above sea-level. The          The road to Vysočina Arena Nové Město
venue is about 30 km distant from the          na Moravě is from 2015 signed with per-
major highway connecting the capital           manent road signs (shown below) which
Prague with the 2nd largest city in the        start in Ždár nad Sázavou and at the
country Brno.                                  roundabout in Nové Město na Moravě.

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      Tři St                            VYSOČINA ARENA
             udně
                                        WORLD CUP AREA

       Jiříkovice
                                    ACCREDITATION CENTRE
                                     + COVID TEST CENTRE

                                                                                      NOVÉ MĚSTO
                                                                                      NA MORAVĚ
       Accreditation
       Starting from Thursday (May 13) the ac-
       cess into the Vysočina Arena will be al-
       lowed only for persons with valid accredi-
       tation: UCI Rainbow passes or NMNM
       World Cup event accreditation + negative
       PCR test no older than 72 hours, for de-
       tails check the COVID PROTOCOL and for
       vehicles with a Parking/Entrance Sticker.       OPENING HOURS
                                                       Wedneday, May 12: 17:00 - 20:00
       Teams and media must collect their ac-          Thursday, May 13: 8:00 - 20:00
       creditations and parking cards in the Ac-       Friday, May 14: 8:00 - 18:00
       creditation Office located on the large         Saturday, May 15: 8:00 - 17:00
       parking lot under the skiing slope (on          Sunday, May 16: 8:00 - 15:30
       the road from Nové Město na Moravě to-
       wards the Arena, on the right side of the
       road some 500 meters in front of the Are-
       na (see map below).                             HEAD OF THE ACCREDITATION CENTRE
                                                       Sandra Hoffmannová
       NO ACCREDITATION and negative PCR               mtb.nmnm@gmail.com
       testMOUNTAIN
          WORLD CUP
                    BIKE
            = NO ACCESS  (Thursday - Sunday)           +420 739 672 852
NOVÉ MĚSTO NA MORAVĚ | CZECH REPUBLIC

Accreditation Centre
+ Covid Test Centre
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SONY
PRO SUPPORT

Starting from Thursday, May 13, 10am Sony
will provide at Vysočina Arena professional
technical support to accredited media.

Every accredited photographer or vid-
eographer with access to Sony Pro Sup-           SONY DESK OPENING HOURS
port desk will be able to try out Sony           Thursday, May 13 		 10:00 - 18:00
equipment in real conditions. Media may          Friday, May 14 		   8:00 - 20:00
consult technical details of photo/video         Saturday, May 15		  8:00 - 20:00
equipment with Pro business managers             Sunday, May 16 		   8:00 - 18:00
from Sony.
                                                 Equipment must be returned every day
Sony desk will be equipped with sets             no later than Sony desk opening hours.
of professional mirrorless cameras and
lenses including latest model Alpha 1.           SONY DESK LOCATION & CONTACT
Stock is limited.                                MEDIA CENTER, Vysočina Arena
                                                 Drahomir Cervenak,
In case of any troubles with your own            drahomir.cervenak@sony.com,
equipment Sony Pro support will help you.        +420 607 010 771

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Media Centre

The Nove Mesto Media Centre is located
very close to the start and finish line. Di-
rections are available throughout the area
and the building is within easy walking
distance of the media car park.The cen-
tre will be provided with around 80 power         All accredited journalists and photogra-
sockets /European/German type/, but in            phers may ask for a Press Parking card at
busy times please note you may need to            the Accreditation Office. Without this card
share this facility. A plasma screen will         you will not be allowed to enter the Media
also be provided with a live television           Parking.
broadcast from the race.                             Approaching the Media Parking is dif-
                                                  ferent from last years! IT IS NOT LOCATED
MEDIA CENTRE OPENING HOURS                        INSIDE, BUT OUTSIDE OF THE FENCED
Thursday, May 13 10:00 - 17:00                    PREMISES OF VYSOČINA ARENA with
Friday, May 14 9:00 - 21:00                       arrival from Nové Město na Moravě. Or-
Saturday, May 15 8:00 - 21:00                     ganizers and signs will lead you. Pass
Sunday, May 16 8:00 - 21:00                       the spectator parking and after entering
                                                  the forest you will have to turn left. Then
PARKING FOR MEDIA                                 a small biathlon road will lead you through
All Media pass holders will be directed to        the tunnel. Media Parking is located near-
park in the Media Parking which is locat-         by to the Main Visitor’s Entrance.
ed OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN VISITOR’S EN-
TRANCE with an easy access to the Media           Should you have any questions, please con-
Centre, approx. 250 meters away.                  tact Jan Němec at accreditations@mtbs.cz.

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Media Specific
Information
REFRESHMENTS                   RED PHOTOGRAPHY BIBS              All other media ( journal-
Tea, coffee, water and         are for priority access           ists) must stay off the
sandwiches will be pro-        photographers who are             course in designated areas.
vided throughout the           allowed anywhere else on          If you have any queries
three days.                    the course as well as the         about photography please
                               designated photo areas,           speak to one of our media
OFFICIALS AREAS                the start and finish lines.       centre staff.
Media may not enter the
following areas: VIP, Timing   yellow BIBS are pro-              Green BIBs
cabin, Feed and Technical      vided to all photographers        are allocated for Team
Areas on the course or the     accredited with access to         Videographer and will have
Anti-doping Area.              photo zones around the            access to the track, but just
                               course and to the start line.     outside of the tape, no ac-
Team Technical Area            Photo zones will be clearly       cess to the Finish Line and
This year media are not        marked.                           access to interview area
allowed into the TEAM                                            after end of the Podium
TECHNICAL AREA due to          White BIBS                        tbc to do top3 Interviews
COVID regulations!             are allocated for television      (masks needs to be worn).
                               crew of the Host Broadcast-
PHOTOGRAPHY BIBS               er and will have full access Blue BIBs
Photographers will be is-      to the track.                Non-rights holder film-
sued with bibs that must                                    ing media, access just to
be worn at all times when      Brown BIBs                   dedicated media areas,
photographing in the           are allocated for television no access to the track and
Event Village and around       crew of the Rights Holder    no rights to film any race.
the course. Bibs require       and will have access to the To access interview areas,
a CZK deposit of 50 EUR        track, but just outside of   masks needs to be worn.
or 1300 CZK, which will be     the tape, non access to the
returned when you hand         Finish Line and access to
back the bib at the end of     interview area after end
the event.                     of the Podium to do top3
                               Interviews (masks needs to
                               be worn).

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Media Specific
Information
PHOTOGRAPHY RULES              START LISTS AND RESULTS           INTERVIEWS
Please listen to marshals      The rider entry list will be      This year interviews will be
when instructed. Flash         available on the UCI web-         only very limited. No press
photography is allowed,        site, and a latest print ver-     conferences will be held.
but please be considerate      sion will be made available       Each interviewer in the mix
of competitors when using      in the media centre. Please       zone has to distance (using
flash during events.           bear in mind that due to          a selfie stick or similar)
                               last minute changes, this         & take appropriate hygiene
TV Crews                       list cannot be guaranteed         measures. Flash interview
A restricted number of         as accurate so please refer       after the flower ceremony
filming accreditation is       to start lists at media           will be done with a micro-
possible, only the rights      centre when necessary.            phone on a stand. To access
holder and Team Videog-                                          the interview area masks
rapher have the right to       MEDAL CEREMONIES                  needs to be worn!
film the race. For all other   Medal ceremonies will
filming accreditation, it is   take place according to the
NOT ALLOWED to film the        schedule of the program.
RACE or Podium. Access         Photographers have a
to race footage can be         cordoned-off section in
requested via UCI. Please      front of the podium where
contact Susanne.Lenz@uci.      they will be able to stand.
ch, costs for rights clear-
ance might be included.

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MERCEDES-BENZ
                                                                            ROCK’N’ROLL
                                                                           MOUNTAIN BIKE NOVÉ MĚSTO NA MORAVĚ
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                                                                                     800

                                        START / FINISH
                                        1.525

              600                                           OAKLEY PRIZM
                                                             SPEEDING                               600

                                           1300

XCC:                                                              400

Short Track
CROSS-COUNTRY SHORT TRACK (official
UCI abbreviation is XCC) is a short, dy-
namic race for about 25 minutes. The race
is held on a shorter and simpler circuit
(approx. 1 - 1,5 km) with fewer amount of
terrain obstacles, which naturally pushes                       • From 2018 season the Short Track (XCC)
the riders to ride in a group. Possible (but                      was introduced as an official part of the
not mandatory) point scoring bonuses or                           UCI MTB World Cup series
prize money during each passage of the                          • Short Track circuit in 2021 will be very
finish area provide a hard fight on the                           much changed comparing to previous
finish line of each circuit and also a great                      years (more terrain and singletrack)
show for spectators.                                            • Laps: TBA (approx 7+1 for Men and 6+1
                                                                  for Women)
                                                                • Friday, May 14 (18:00 Women Elite and
START                    CÍL / FINISH
                                                                  18:45 Men Elite)
                                                                • Approx. race duration: Men as well as
                                                                  Women 20-25 minutes
                                                                • Race Track: 1,5 km (see the plan above)
0       385     770      1 200    1 525
Length 1 525 m / TC 29

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CANNONDALE
             BMX
                                      2.500
                                                                       MOUNTAIN BIKE
                                                                       WORLD CUP
                                                             NOVÉ MĚSTO NA MORAVĚ | CZECH REPUBLIC

                                                                                LEGEND
                                                       2.000
                                                                                       REGULAR LAP
                                                                                       START LAP
                                                      MERCEDES-BENZ
                   RED BULL                                                            HOT SPOTS
                    AC�/�DC                           VERTICAL DROP
                                                                                       FEED ZONE
                                                                                       CROSSING

                  MERCEDES-BENZ
                   ROCK’N’ROLL                            NSA
                                                                                         SHIMANO
                                                         ROCKS
                                                                                       EXPERT CLIMB
                                                                        1.000

 XCO: Cross-Country                                  1.500

 Olympic

                                             3.500
        FINISH          VYSOČINA
         3.936         PUMP TRACK
START

                                           OAKLEY
                                            PRIZM
                                          SPEEDING

                                    500
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XCO: Cross-Country
Olympic
Classic and the only Olympic discipline of          On Saturday, May 15: Men Juniors at 9:30 /
mountain biking. Race on the technical              Women Juniors at 11:15 / Men U23 at 15:00
track full of obstacles, fast descents and          / Women U23 at 17:00.
challenging uphills. The first lap (start lap)
leads along a wide forest road (for bet-            On Sunday, May 16: Women Elite at 11:20 /
ter overtaking opportunities) is followed           Men Elite at 15:20.
by a predetermined number of regular
laps (number of rounds is different for
each category, it is established by the UCI
Commissioner before the race according
to the actual conditions on the track).

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