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Safety during Nordic Championships

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Together with Road Saftey, mobile guards, commissioners and our  own guards, will IF Frøy do the utmost to ensure that security is as good as possible.

We have collaborated with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, the police, Viken county municipality and the Norwegian Cycling Association to find routes that are both sporting good and traffic safe. At the same time, we want the race to create as little trouble as possible for the residents in the area.

The roads both in the  Time Trial and the Road  Race,will be closed in the opposite direction of the race. The exception is a bit on the Algarheim road and just before the roundabout with the E16 in the joint start. In both places there is a wide and nice road.

We remind cyclists to stay on the right side of the road. Even if the road is closed, we cannot guarantee that motorists will not enter the oncoming direction without detection of it.

During the time trial, we have stationary guards (who can stop traffic) at all important intersections. We also have mobile guards on motorbikes and   commissioners  cars on the route. During the Road Race  there are stationary guards at all important intersections. At the junction at the roundabout over the E16 there are also police. In front of each starting grouå there is a mobile guard on a motorcycle and a front car. Behind the field there is a commissioners car. We also have

Danish and Finnish riders must show a license

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Riders from Denmark and Finland must show a valid Masters license when picking up their entry number.

All cyclists from Norwegian and Swedish clubs have had their license checked and therefore do not need to present a license certificate.

The envelopes of participants from Danish and Finnish clubs are marked with an red L (see picture) making it is easy for the secretariat and participants to see that the license should be checked.

Service vehicles during the Road Race

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Each nation can provide one service vehicle per starting group in the Road Race on Sunday, July 30. The vehicle shall provide service to all participants from the nations concerned.


Service vehicles with drivers must be registered for the team leaders’ meeting on Saturday, July 29 at 5 p.m. Drivers in service vehicles must have a license to drive a service vehicle. There must be two people in the car. The organizer must also have the phone number of at least one person in the car.

This is the Nordic Championship Master Road race regulations for service vehicles:

«Only one vehicle per nation will be permitted to circulate at Road Race level. Any vehicle which having access to the race course shall bear a distinctive sign.

All the vehicles accompanying the race are restricted to a maximum height of 1.66 m (not including roof bars).

Before the start of the race, the organizer must provide the Chief commissaires’ jury with a list of followers in the race convoy. This list must include the contact details of the followers as well as their national license number and UCI ID.»

Colours used on numbers Sunday

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The different classes in the Road Race  Sunday have different colours of the back numbers. That’s because cyclists should be able to see if a competitor is in the same class or not.

THESE ARE THE COLOURS:

W 30-34                             Red
W 35-39                             Yellow
W 40-44                             Blue
W 45-45                             Green
W 50-54                             Red  
W 55-56                             Yellow
W 60-64                             Blue
              

M 30-34                             Red  
M 35-39                             Yellow
m 40-44                             Blue
M 45-49                             Green
M 50-59                             Red  
M  55-59                            Yellow
M 60-64                             Blue
M  65-69                            Green
M 70-74                             Red  
M 75-79                             Yellow
M 80+                                 Blue

Pre-check of Time Trial bikes

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All Time Trial bikes used in the race on Saturday 29 July will be checked  before start.

All participants must  meet at the start no later than 15 minutes before their start time.

It will be possible to pre-check the bike at the following times:

Friday 28 July at 8 p.m to 9.30 p.m at Quality Airport Gardermoen hotel.

Saturday, July 29 from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the start.

It is recommended to do pre-check on Friday night, to avoid getting busy  on Saturday if you need to do changes on your bike

We emphasize that the bike is not approved even if it is pre-checked . Official approval takes place just before starting.

You can find the regulations for Time Trial Bikes here.

Where to get your start numbers

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Start numbers are picked up in the secretariat, which is at Borgen Stadion , a few hundred meters from the start and finish.

Opening hours:

Friday, July 28, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 29, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, July 29, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, July 30 from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Important: There are different start numbers and chip for TimeTtrial and the Road Race. The start number and timer chip t are in envelopes.


If you ride both Time Trial and Road Race, you can pick ut . Remember to change your start number and chip between races.

For the Time Trial, you must have a back number and timer chip.

For the Road Race , you should have two back numbers,target photo number that is put on the left side and a helmet chip.

Instructions on how to attach the number and helmet are on the back of the starting number (see photo).

The secretariat is at Borgen Fotballbane, a short ride from the start area.

The start lists are published

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The start times for the time trial and the starting groups for the Road Racetare published.

In the Time Trial on Saturday 29 July, seeding has been carried out in accordance with the regulations for the Nordic Cycling Championships.

Here is the start list for Time Trial on EQ Timing.

The list can be found in pdf format here.

Here is the starting list for the Road Race of EQ Timing.

The list can be found in pdf format here.

Start, finish and parking

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Start and finish are at the intersection of Myrhusvegen and Furubakken at Borgen. The address is Myrhusvegen 3, 2040 Kløfta

This is a few hundred meters from the secretariat and parking. Originally, the start of the Road race was supposed to be there, but it had to be moved because the route had to be changed.

Parking for participants is at Borgen skole/Alfhallen. It is on the other side of the road from the secretariat. From there you can wheel on small roads to the start and finish. We ask that participants do NOT park on the small roads in the area.

The easiest way to get access to the area is to exit from exit 1 on the E16 between Kløfta and Kongsvinger. From there it is a few hundred meters to the parking and secretariat. It is also easy to get in and out of the area without getting into the routes for the rides.

Start times Road Race on July 30

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Here’s how the different classes start in the Road Race on Sunday, June 30:

CLASS                                                 TIME                                NUMBER OF LAPS
M 30-34                                            08.30                                  Four laps            
M 35-39                                            08.30                                  Four laps            
M 40-44                                            08.40                                  Four laps            
M 45-49                                            08.50                                  Four laps                           
M 50-54                                            09.00                                  Three laps                         

M 55-59                                            13.00                                  Three laps                         
M 60-64                                            13.00                                  Three laps                         
All Women                                       13.10                                  Two laps
M 65-69 and older                         13.20                                  Two laps