1. ORGANIZATION

The “Terras do Infante” tournament is organised by Roller Lagos Skating Club, with help from the European Committee of Speed Skating – C.E.C. the Portuguese Skating Federation, the Skating Association of Alentejo, also with support from Lagos Municipal Council and local council offices of São Gonçalo, Lagos as well as various sponsorships and help from local businesses. This will be the 2nd stage of the European Cup 2019 for the following categories Cadets, Youth, Juniors & Elite/Seniors.

2. DATE

The event will be held on  5th, 6th & 7th April 2019.

European Cup and Terras do Infante Tournament Friday 5th April, 9h30-23h00 and Saturday 6th April ,9h00-23h00.
100m & Marathon Sunday 7th April, 9h00-13h30

3. LOCATION

April 5th & 6th the European Cup and all other races will take place at the banked Vesmaco 200m track, at Escola Secundária Júlio Dantas. Sunday April 7th , the 100m and the Marathon will take place on the Avenida dos Descobrimentos and various roads around the town of Lagos

4. WHO CAN SKATE?

The competition is open to skaters from category ESCOLARES upwards. Skaters will compete over the 3 days in their respective age group category divided into male and female. Participants can skate as representatives of their club, school, team, individuals of any nationality

5. REGISTRATIONS

Registrations are limited and must be submitted in accordance with the standards indicated in the following paragraphs:

a) Registrations must be done online at https://europeancupinline.eu

b) Entry fees   –

c) Deadline for registrations – Registration of subscriptions will close at 24h00 on the 24/03/2019. After this date registration and payments of these will only be accepted at the discretion of the organizers

d) Packages – The are “Deals/Packages” available which include, accommodation and food as an extra payment to the registration to skate.

e) Payment – The registrations will only be valid after payment online has been validated.

6. AGE GROUPS

7. BIB NUMBERS AND CHIPS

The race numbers and chips must be collected from the tournaments secretary’s office, which is located in the pavilion of the sports halls at Escola Júlio Dantas, on Thursday 4th April, between 14h00- 20h00, a deposit or identification document must be produced, this will be returned when all race numbers and chips are returned to the secretary at the end of the tournament.

8. RULES

The competition is regulated by the present rule and anything it is omitted, is governed by the rules of the National Skating Committee of the Skating Federation of Portugal.

9. RACES

a) European Cup and Terras do Infante tournament:

(*) Races for the European Cup.

B) 100m & Marathon:

– 100m Heats / Semi Finals & Finals for Absolutes – Youth, Juniors & Seniors – (Limited to 24 skaters female & male chosen by the organization, from those registered, and in accordance with the results of 500m and the level of the skaters). The 24 skaters chosen will be notified at the end of the skating on Friday 5th). The race will start and finish on the road track, Sunday morning before the start of the Marathon.

– Marathon – 42 Km (6 laps of the 7Km circuit) for Juniors, Seniors & Masters (30yrs old and above) & road races for Youth, 2 laps – 14Km and Cadets – 1 lap – 7Km. All races starting at the same time.

10. CLASSIFICATION

To determine the overall winner for the competition we look at the Individual Final Ranking after races on Friday and Saturday for Cadets, Juniors & Seniors and for the three days for all other categories.

To get to the Final Individual Ranking the sum of all points acquired by the skater in all races completed is added together. Points for each race are allocated in reverse, therefore 1º place receives points relating to the total number of participants in each race, with the last skater receiving 1 point. Should there be a tie for the Final Ranking position the points obtained in the last race skated will serve to settle the title (this applies to all categories)

Winner of the Team Final Ranking is obtained by adding together all final rankings for each skater of the team.

For the European Cup, there will be individual classifications for Long or Short distance in Cadet, Youth, Junior and Senior categories. For the Short distance points acquired in races of 500m & 1Km ; For the Long Distance points acquired in the races of 3km/5km and 10Km. In the event of a tie, it will be the result of the last race of the event.

11. PRIZES

a) Trophies and/or medals – all age groups

For all categories and gender, the top 3 will be awarded medals, with the exception of Senior-Elite where the top 5 will be awarded medals in accordance with the Ind. Final Ranking

       For the categories Escolares, Infantis & Iniciados, there will also be prizes for the tournament which will be awarded after the races on Sunday

Prizes will be awarded to the top 10 clubs/teams in Collective Final Ranking. The Portuguese Club (excluding the organizing club) and foreign club with most athletes participating will also win an award.

For the categories of the European Cup, Cadets, Youth, Juniors & Seniors, medals will be awarded to top 3 places in Long Distance and also top 3 places in Short Distance

b)  b)   Prize money for Juniors and Seniors

Prize money (total value 6000€) and trophies will be given to the top 5 classifications of the Ind. Final Ranking for Seniors-Elite (masc & fem), and for top 3 classifications in Juniors (masc & fem)
100m Absolutes, top 3 classifications with receive trophies and prize money.
Marathon & Half Marathon, all skaters will receive a medal for participating. First three skaters (masc & fem) will receive trophies and prize money. For the Cadet, Youth and Masters races the first 3 classification (masc & fem) in each category will receive trophies.

Prize Money – Terras do Infante: Seniors Elite – Masculine & Feminine (2.750€)

Prize Money – Terras do Infante: Juniors – Masculine & Feminine (450€)

Prize Money 100m – Absolutes Masculine & Feminine (1.400€) (Limited registration):

• 100m / Road Race

Prize Money – Marathon – Absolutes Masculine & Feminine (1400€)

• Marathon 42 Km – Juniors, Seniors & Masters / Road Race

There will be two award ceremonies, one after the end of the European Cup & Terras do Infante Tournament, for the Cadet, Youth, Junior & Senior categories at the end of the races on Saturday 6th April. The second ceremony will take place after the road races on Sunday 7th April at the end of the morning

12. ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS

The organization has accommodation with partners of the event and offers packages with special conditions for clubs and athletes.
https://www.terrasdoinfante.rollerlagos.pt/en/lodging-packages-hotels-meals/

A Snack-Bar service is available during the tournament, also meals are available for Friday (lunch and dinner), Saturday (lunch and dinner) and Sunday (lunch) at Júlio Dantas School.

Bank account details for payments:

 14. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

The organization guarantee the presence of the emergency services at all sites of the races.

The organization is not responsible for any accident during the race or damages suffered by competitors, the physical fitness of the athletes is their responsibility and the representation to which they are bound and must have valid sport insurance.

15. COMPLAINS

Any complaints or protests must be submitted in writing, addressed to the referee, within 10 minutes after the end each race.

 16. OMISSIONS

All omitted cases shall be considered and resolved by the organization.

 17. CONTACTS AND CLARIFICATIONS

Any clarification concerning these regulations may be obtained through the Roller Lagos Clube de Patinagem, Av. Cabo Bojador, lote 4, C, 8600- 644 Lagos.

E-mail: terrasinfante.rollerlagos@gmail.com; rollerlagos@rollerlagos.pt;  Web: http://www.rollerlagos.pt

Presidente do Roller Lagos, Marco Cardoso, TM – +351 918202267, presidente@rollerlagos.pt

Lagos, November 2018

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