•Wearing a helmet is mandatory for each participant. No helmet, no start!
•Participants are personally responsible to ensure their bike and equipment are fit for the task. Participants are free to choose their type of bicycle, but a road race bike is heavily recommended. Please take the cut-off times into account.
•Triathlon handlebars are NOT allowed for safety reasons.
•New 2018: in line with developments in the road cycling industry, disc brakes are as of now allowed
•Only pure leg power is allowed. Any kind of electronic, battery-charged or other mechanical aids on any part of the bicycle is forbidden. People caught cheating against this rule may be banned for life from Nordic Ways events. The Organisation Committee (OC) reserves the right to check bikes before the start. Footpeg, locks, etc. shall all be removed before the start of the event.
•There will be a minimum speed requirement and thus time limits for the long distance course of 135 km. These limits should not be a problem for road bikers, but can be challenging for people riding MTBs, city bikes or folding bikes. Please be aware because we must stop you at designated checkpoints if you are slower than the announced time limit for the day.
•Except official event and media cars, no cars are allowed to follow the participants during the Vatternrundan for security reasons.
•Each participant must carry with him at least 1 500ml bottle of water or energy drink
•Participants must obey all orders and indications of the race director and/or his assistant, and any official volunteers along the race courses.
•Fair play is the order of the day: riders who are seen conducting unsporting behaviour towards others will be penalised and/or disqualified from the event by the OC
•Even though the granfondo course is expected to be kept traffic free by local authorities, expect the unexpected and follow standard traffic regulations by keeping to the right side of the road and stopping for red traffic lights.
•Participants must follow the course as marked by the Organising Committee (OC). Intermediate checkpoints with electronic time measurements are put at random places along the course and must be passed. No passage at a checkpoint or any other kind of shortcutting will result in disqualification from the day’s competition. Participants going off the official course will be self-responsible for any risk or injury occurring during this time.
•Participants in the event will be assigned to starting blocks, with the long distance participants assigned to block A, followed by road bike short distance in block B, and MTB participants in block C.
•Nordic Ways a nd/or the local organization committee is authorized to shorten race distances or cancel the event due to unforeseen or exceptional circumstances that jeopardize the security of the event or its participants.
•Each participant must read through the full specific event regulations and guidelines. By taking the official start of an event, the participant acknowledges and accepts the event regulations. If anything is unclear, please address your question to a Nordic Ways staff or to media@nordicways.com