The SDR is  organizaed by SSD Pedale Feltrino

The headquarters: Via Montelungo, 21 a Feltre (Belluno).
phone 0439 303735 

mobile +39 388 1288856

Email info@sportfuldolomitirace.it

The 29. Sportful Dolomiti Race will take place on June 16, 2024

Start: in via Campogiorgio, Feltre (Belluno)

Finish line: in Piazza Maggiore, Feltre (Belluno)

5:30 a.m. in Via Campogiorgio, Feltre (Belluno)

at 7:00 a.m.

The are two routes.

GRAN FONDO: 204.1 km with 4,900 m total elevation gain

MEDIO FONDO: 120 km with 3,200 m elevation gain

GRAN FONDO ROUTE, 200 km (4.900 m total elevation gain): Feltre, Busche, Santa Giustina, Valle del Mis, California, FORCELLA FRANCHE  (990m), Rivamonte Agordino, La Valle Agordina, Passo DURAN (1601m), Dont, Fusine, Palafavera, Passo STAULANZA (1766m), Selva di Cadore, Caprile, Alleghe, Vare, Cencenighe Agordino - galleria - Agordo, Voltago Agordino, Frassené, Forcella AURINE (1297m), Don di Gosaldo, Sagron, Passo CEREDA (1361m), Tonadico, Mezzano, Pontet, Ponte Oltra, Sorriva, Salzen,  Passo CROCE D'AUNE (1015m), Pedavena, Foen, via Mezzaterra (450m) FELTRE 

MEDIO FONDO ROUTE, 123 km (2.450 m total elevation gain): Feltre, Busche, Santa Giustina, Valle del Mis, California, Forcella FRANCHE (990m), Rivamonte Agordino, Voltago Agordino, Frassené, Forcella AURINE (1297m), Don di Gosaldo, Sagron, Passo CEREDA (1361m), Tonadico, Mezzano, Pontet, Ponte Oltra, Sorriva, Salzen, Passo CROCE d'AUNE (1015m), Pedavena, FELTRE...450m  the last climb !

FOREIGN RIDERS WITH A LICENSE

The event is also open to all foreign cyclists in possession of a valid 2024 UCI license issued by their national cycling federation. The license is to be presented together with a certification of fitness for competitive cycling (no other disciplines!) in English, as per the model downloadable here CERTIFICAT MEDICAL  or Health Certificate - SDR

RIDERS WITHOUT A LICENSE (Italians and foreigners)

The event is also open to all Italian and foreign riders without a license, for whom an FCI one-day license will be issued (with the cost to be paid by the rider) for third-party liability insurance coverage during the event. To receive the one-day license, the rider must present a certification of fitness for competitive cycling (no other disciplines).

Participation in the event is by invitation, and the organizing committee may at any time and at its sole discretion decide whether to accept or reject a rider’s participation or to exclude a rider if the committee believes that the rider’s presence would damage the image of the event

By submitting the registration form, the participant declares that he or she has read the rules and accepts them in their entirety.

Subject to changes in the FCI implementing rules, participation in the Sportful Dolomiti Race has the following age limits:

MINIMUM AGE LIMIT

• 17-year-olds (based on the calendar year, so they may not yet have turned 17 at the time of the granfondo) or members of the JUNIOR SPORT category (17–18 years old) may only do the MEDIO FONDO route.
• 19-year-olds (calendar year) may also choose to do the GRAN FONDO.

MAXIMUM AGE LIMIT

The only limit imposed by the implementing rules concerns the possession of a medical certification for COMPETITIVE CYCLINGvalid on the day of the race.

Anyone who does not have this CANNOT participate, regardless of age or license.

Participation in the event is by invitation, and the organizing committee may at any time and at its sole discretion decide whether to accept or reject a rider’s participation or to exclude a rider if the committee believes that the rider’s presence would damage the image of the event.

Registration opens

October 24

at 12:30 p.m.

Until 02/28/2024 the fee will be €70

(+ €15 for those needing a ONE-DAY LICENSE).

From 03/01/2024 to 06/05/2024 the fee will be €80

(+ €15 for those needing a ONE-DAY LICENSE).

Registration then closes until reopening on-site in Feltre 06/14- 15/2024 with a higher fee of €90.

The Sportful Dolomiti Race 2024 registration fee includes the CHIP.

So, the CHIP:

• is included in the registration fee
• does not need to be rented
• does not need to be purchased
• is in the race number attached under the saddle
• may be kept as a souvenir

REGISTRATION CLOSES: june 5, 2024.

If you need assistance, contact the administrative office at info@sportfuldolomitirace.it.

The registration fee includes services and the race packet, specifically:

• A personalized race number (for those who register by May 31)
• A frame number that contains the chip
• A disposable chip incorporated into the race number (no need to wait in line at the chip station before or after the granfondo); watch the tutorial HERE
• An adhesive race number to place (obligatory) on the helmet
• A special 29th edition top-of-the-line SPORTFUL cycling jersey
• Mechanical assistance during the event (replacement parts not included)
• Medical assistance during the event
• 6 feed zones along the route
• “Broom wagon” service in case of withdrawal
• Secure bike parking Saturday and Sunday at PalaFeltre
• Hydration service at the finish in Piazza Maggiore
• Post-event pasta party at PalaFeltre
• Toilets and showers at PalaFeltre
• Special edition finisher’s medal
• Maglia Nera (black jersey) prize for the last finisher within the time limit
• Post-event sports massages Sunday at PalaFeltre
• Event live streaming from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. via the event website and Facebook page

The registration fee includes services and the race packet, specifically:

• A personalized race number (for those who register by May 31)
• A frame number that contains the chip
• A disposable chip incorporated into the race number (no need to wait in line at the chip station before or after the granfondo); watch the tutorial HERE
• An adhesive race number to place (obligatory) on the helmet
• A special 29th edition top-of-the-line SPORTFUL cycling jersey
• Mechanical assistance during the event (replacement parts not included)
• Medical assistance during the event
• 6 feed zones along the route
• “Broom wagon” service in case of withdrawal
• Secure bike parking Saturday and Sunday at PalaFeltre
• Hydration service at the finish in Piazza Maggiore
• Post-event pasta party at PalaFeltre
• Toilets and showers at PalaFeltre
• Special edition finisher’s medal
• Maglia Nera (black jersey) prize for the last finisher within the time limit
• Post-event sports massages Sunday at PalaFeltre
• Event live streaming from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. via the event website and Facebook page

The classification will be published in printed form and on the event website, www.sportfuldolomitirace.it or http://www.datasport.com

1. Submit the REGISTRATION FORMpublished on the website’s registration page via EMAILto info@sportfuldolomitirace.it, attaching a copy of the proof of payment of the registration fee by bank transferto

      Banca di Credito Cooperativo delle Prealpi, via Montelungo, 32032 Feltre (BL), Italy

IBAN IT39 Z089 0461 1100 2600 0000 140

BIC: CCRTIT2TPRE

Payable to: SSD Pedale Feltrino

2. RegisterONLINE WITH A CREDIT CARDat www.sportfuldolomitirace.itvia the registration page or this link REGISTRATION

RACE NUMBER PICKUP AND LICENSE CHECK:

Feltre ice rink

Friday, June 14, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 15, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Race packets that are not picked up will not be sent to the riders’ homes.

In the event that a rider does not participate in the event, the registration fee will not be reimbursed. If a rider is unable to participate, he or she MUST communicate this by fax or email before midnight on June 10, 2024, so the fee can be applied to the 2025 event. A registration held over to the next year is valid for that individual only and is nontransferable; it is valid only for the year following the cancellation.

Rider substitutions for the 2024 edition must be made by June 3, 2024.

The person giving up their race number must fill out the appropriate form, downloadable HERE, and personally send it to the administrative office via email (info@sportfuldolomitirace.it), authorizing the organizers to proceed with the substitution.

For this procedure, an administrative fee of €10 is requested, payable by bank transfer.

to Banca di Credito Cooperativo delle Prealpi, via Montelungo, 32032 Feltre (BL),

IBAN IT39 Z089 0461 1100 2600 0000 140        

BIC: CCRTIT2TPRE  

intesteted a: S.S.D. Pedale Feltrino

payment for: substitution  2024

Participating with another rider’s race number, giving a race number to another rider, starting in a start group in front of the one assigned, or other serious misconduct observed by the organizers will result in immediate expulsion from the event or elimination from the classification and exclusion from the event for one to five years. In the most serious cases, lifetime disqualification can result. These measures will be adopted by the organizers.

Riders who throw objects of any kind outside the designated areas (so-called ecozones) will be disqualified and will not be allowed to participate in the event the following year.

A sanction by the membership organization to which a participant belongs can result in removal from the start list at any time, at the sole discretion of the organizer.

The organizer reserves the right to take action in the event of unsportsmanlike conduct that could lead to falsification of the race results.

It is absolutely forbidden, on penalty of disqualification or expulsion from the race, to use a bicycle equipped with any type of electric or electronic support or assistance, unless the intention to participate in a separate e-bike category is reported to the organization at the time of registration.

A top-of-the-line Sportful Dolomiti Race cycling jersey, designed by Sportful, which will be unveiled on the site as soon as the graphics have been finalized.

• During the course of the event, riders may freely choose the route best suited to their abilities as long as they respect the checkpoints along the routes, at risk of disqualification from the final classification.
• The Sportful Dolomiti Race is a competitive cyclosportive event, and therefore it is absolutely obligatory that riders respect the rules of the road.
• Riders passed by the “FINE GARA CICLISTICA” (“END OF BIKE RACE”) vehicle continue in the event as touring cyclists, retaining their race numbers and respecting the rules of the road.
• The race number must be visible on the handlebars and not rolled around the frame; the other number provided by the race organizers is to be pinned to the back of the jersey. These numbers may not be modified in any way.
• A standards-compliant hard-shell helmet must be worn, buckled, for the duration of the event.
• To protect the environment, it is absolutely forbidden to throw trash of any kind along the road; all waste must be placed only in the containers located near the feed zones and at the finish, as designated by the “ECOZONE” signs. If race organization personnel or officials see a rider disregarding this rule, he or she will be disqualified.
• By signing the registration form, the participants agree that they will respect the government-imposed health mandates and the health protocols adopted by the organizers in relation to COVID-19.

With reference to the UCI and FCI rules, paragraphs 1.3.010 and 12.1.013 bis regarding “technological fraud,” the race jury, with the technical support of the organizers, is authorized to carry out random or systematic checks on the participants. If the participants are not in compliance with the controls or refuse to undergo the required technical checks, they will be immediately disqualified and the competent bodies notified.

Start, along the route, finish

The official timer is Datasport http://www.datasport.com 

12 hours and 30 minutes (i.e., finish by 7:30 p.m.)

Prizes will be awarded to the following:

• first 10 teams/clubs
• first 5 Gran Fondo route finishers
• first 5 Medio Fondo route finishers
• first 3 women Gran Fondo route finishers
• first 3 women Medio Fondo route finishers
• first (1)  finishers (Gran Fondo and Medio Fondo) in the male categories Elite/Sport 19–29, Master 1 30–34, Master 2 35–39, Master 3 40–44, Master 4 45–49, Master 5 50–54, Master 6 55–59, Master 7 60–64 and Master 8 65–70 (Master 8 71–79 may ride only the Medio Fondo route)
• first (1) finishers (Gran Fondo and Medio Fondo) in the female categories Sport Elite Women 19–29, Master Women 1 30–39, Master Women 2 40/49 and Master Women 3 50–70 (Master Women 3 71–79 may ride only the Medio Fondo route)
• black jersey to the last-placed finisher

Riders in the Junior Sport and Junior Women Sport categories contribute only to the team/club classification.

Any other prizes will be communicated at the start.

Prizes not picked up will not be sent to the riders’ homes.

Prizes for category and team/club winners will be presented at the Feltre ice rink (pasta party area) as follows:

• Medio Fondo route: from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Gran Fondo route: from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Obligatory

11 ambulances, 20 cars and 8 motorcycles following the race; 80 doctors and paramedics

Cars and motorcycles following the race, and various assistance points along the two routes

To provide for a fair and safe event, private follow vehicles are forbidden, at risk of disqualification of the riders assisted.

Any vehicles identified as following the race, and not authorized by the organizers to be between the “begin bike race” and “end bike race” vehicles, will be reported to the competent law-enforcement authorities and will be subject to both sporting and civil liability measures.

Along the two routes and at the finish.

Forcella FRANCHE: km 41,7

Passo DURAN: km 63,3

Forcella STAULANZA: km 84

VOLTAGO AGORDINO: km87,7

Passo CEREDA: km 147 with pit stop coffee by Segafredo & dj music

SORRIVA: km174,7

after the ARRIVAL

PASTA PARTY

Forcella FRANCHE: km41,7

Passo CEREDA: km 71,4  with pit stop coffee by Segafredo & dj music

SORRIVA: km 99,0 

ARRIVAL

PASTA PARTY

Riders participating in the event must have with them at the start at least the following equipment:

• tools for changing a tire (or tubular) and a spare tube (or tubular)
• a pump (or CO₂cartridge) for inflating tires
• a water bottle

In addition, all riders must wear a standards-compliant hard-shell helmet and must keep their race numbers attached and visible, both on the bike frame and the back of the jersey.

Sports and Shatsu massages

The organization reserves the right to change the above in accordance with the COVID-19 containment measures in force at the time of the event.

At the Feltre ice rink.

The organization reserves the right to change the above in accordance with the COVID-19 containment measures in force at the time of the event.

Broom wagon service will be available at the back of the group for riders who withdraw from the event. The riders’ bicycles will be deposited in the secure bike parking area as the vehicles return from the route. The vehicles carrying the bikes will not necessarily return at the same time as the vans/buses with the riders.

Secure bike parking is available at the finish and can be accessed by presenting the race number that corresponds to the number on the bike frame. All the bikes collected by the broom wagon service will be placed here as well, as the vehicles return.

The organization reserves the right to change the above in accordance with the COVID-19 containment measures in force at the time of the event.

1. Situations in which the event may be rendered unfeasible and cause its cancellation are those due to force majeure, unforeseeable circumstances, or any other occurrences beyond the control of the organizers, such as:  a. Weather-related events, including, for example, snow, hail, storms, ice formation on the road, or other meteorological conditions that make holding the event impracticable;  b. Disaster events such as, for example, earthquakes, floods, large-scale fires, or other natural or human-caused disasters; c. A ruinous event harming one or more participants; d. Provisions or orders by the public authorities or cycling promotion bodies or sports federations; e. Any other cause or event, not attributable to the organizers, that makes it necessary to cancel the event
2. A cause or event not attributable to the organizers is any fact or event, of natural or human-caused origin, that does not depend on the organizers’ intent or fault or, in any case, to whose occurrence the organizer has not willfully or negligently contributed.
3. The cancellation of the event will be communicated by the organizers via email to the addresses provided at the time of registration, or even only through social media channels, in the shortest possible time, in order to promptly inform those registered and minimize inconvenience.
4. Where possible and in the absence of risk conditions, the organizers will arrange for the event to be postponed to another date and promptly inform the participants.
5. In any case, the organizers retain the right, where the specific conditions allow it, to enable the event to take place by changing the planned route in order to avoid dangerous situations for the participants.
   6. If it is impossible to hold the event, for any of the reasons referred to in the previous paragraphs, the registration fee will not be reimbursed.

    

Any claims must be presented to the jury within the required time limit and accompanied by the fee specified by the FCI.

The organization reserves the right to change the above in accordance with the COVID-19 containment measures in force at the time of the event.

All participants in the event are required to comply with the rules of the road, taking utmost care and considering the inherent dangers of cycling.

For any issue not addressed by these rules, the FCI rules apply.

Participants will be required to comply with all the national and regional Covid-related regulations and restrictions in force at the time of the event, as well as any health measures implemented by the organizers.

The organizing committee and the organization accept no responsibility for any accidents or damage of any kind to persons, animals or things, including bicycles, taking place before, during or after the event (including but not limited to those deriving from unfavorable weather conditions, rough road surfaces, or insufficient lighting, for example).

For this reason, any participant who does not already have accident insurance is strongly advised to take out such a policy.

By registering for the granfondo, the participant expressly accepts all the provisions of these rules and shall indemnify and hold harmless the organizing committee and, more generally, the organization, from any liability and from any claim and/or request for compensation for damages to people and/or things that may arise from accidents of any kind occurring before, during or after the granfondo.

In the event that the organizing committee or the organization should be the unsuccessful party in claims and/or requests for compensation from third parties for damages to persons and/or things deriving from what is indicated in this article, the participant shall compensate the organizing committee and the organization.

The participant shall also compensate the organizing committee and the organization for damage to the image and reputation of the event, the organizing committee and the organization, deriving from behavior on the part of the participant that does not comply with these rules and the spirit of the event.

By submitting the online registration form, the competitor —or, in case of a minor, the parent representing him or her —declares that he or she is in possession of a medical certificate in accordance with the Ministerial Decree of 18/02/1982 and of liability insurance; has read these rules and accepts them fully and unconditionally; and consents to the processing of his or her personal data in accordance with Legislative Degree No. 196/2003.

By use/processing of personal data is meant any operation or combination of operations involving the collection, recording, organization, storage, consultation, processing, modification, selection,

extraction, comparison, use, connection, blocking, communication, dissemination, or distribution of data, even if not saved in a database pursuant to Art. 7 of Legislative Decree No. 196/2003.

Every registrant has the right to access his or her personal data, as well as to obtain information about the data; to request that they be deleted, blocked, updated, rectified, or supplemented; and to oppose the processing of his or her data, by contacting the organizing committee, headquartered at Via Montelungo 21, 32032 Feltre (BL), Italy, which is the data controller.

By submitting the registration form online or via email and signing the appropriate form, the participant also agrees that any photos, videos, and audio and/or video recordings, of any kind, that portray him or her, produced on the occasion of the event, may be freely stored, reproduced, published, and marketed by the organizing committee, the organization, and the sponsors, without the right to any related compensation and/or indemnity. In particular, the participant expressly authorizes the organizing committee, the organization, and the sponsors, together with their media partners, to use any still or moving images that may portray him or her during participation in the race, in all media, including promotional and/or advertising materials. The participant agrees that such data and related material will be made available to the photographers and/or professional photo studios specially selected by the organization to provide photo services during the race.

In the case of a positive doping control carried out at the Sportful Dolomiti Race, or a positive result returned in the six months following the Sportful Dolomiti Race, for actions taken during the race or previously in other sporting events, the rider will be required to pay to SSD Pedale Feltrino, the Sportful Dolomiti Race organizer, as compensation for the serious damage caused to the image of the event, the sum of €25,000.00 (twenty-five thousand euros). If the rider belongs to a team or club, it will be jointly and severally liable for payment of the penalty.

For any dispute relating tothe application and interpretation of these rules, the court of Belluno is designated as the court of jurisdiction.

False self-certification will be prosecuted in accordance with the law.