Final instructions for participants

Emergency

Swiss Official Emergency Hotline:
📞 144

Director of Parcours
(only emercencies):
📞 078 824 15 11

Organizer
(only emergencies):
📞 079 217 62 04

ATTENTION:
A FLAT TIRE IS NOT AN EMERGENCY
PLEASE KEEP LINES FREE.

list of participants

Event site

Distribution of start numbers, workshops, get-together, start, finish, finisher party will ALL happen at:

Hotel HUUS Gstaad.

Cabins & showers

No public cabins or showers availlable.

Parking

Parking at the hotel FOR HOTEL GUESTS ONLY (so if you have booked a room at Huus you're fine)

Next public parking site:

Schönried, behind station

(Respect taxes! By bike to Huus Gstaad  about 5-7 Min)

Deposit of luggage

At Huus Gstaad there will be an opportunity to deposit bags/luggage. This is - however - NOT GUARDED and at the sole risk of every participant.

 Workshops
(Friday 2 September)
Only registered participants

RIDING SKILLS
10:00-12:00

Meeting all groups: 09:45
In kit with bike.
Parking / main entry Huus Gstaad

Base:
Bea Seekirchner
velo-plausch.ch

Advanced:
One Cycling

Pro-Skills:
Nicole Brändli


Road bike servicing
13:00-15:00

Meeting: 12:45
Garden Huus Gstaad
(behind the Hotel)


Bike Packing
17:00-18:30
Belinda & Franco Marvulli

Meeting 16:45
Garden Huus Gstaad
(behind the Hotel)

Aperitif & Get-Together

Friday 18:30-19:30
Free Drinks & Snacks.
For registered particiants only.

Distribution of start numbers

Friday
14:00-18:00
Saturday
07:00-09:00

Transponders for racing category

Distribution together with start numbers (only if registered for racing category)

Return of Transponders immediately after the ride at the organizers desk.

ATTENTION:
The returning of the transponder is in the responsibility of the participant. Missing transponders will be charged at 100 CHF.

Starting times / Schedule

All Starts at arch in front of Huus Gstaad.

Gran Fondo 135km
08:00

Medio Fondo 89km
08:30

Tour de Gstaad 45km
10:00

Check the schedule below with opening hours of timed sections and catering stations.

Parcours

change of parcours
89 km / 135 km

You can still decide during the ride for one or another.

This is also valid for the racing category. The timing system will prepare classification based on the parcours that has effectively been ridden.

Attention Gran Fondo:
If you have not arrived to the catering station Les Moulins BEFORE 13:00 (ca. 68 km) you will most probably not be able to finish the parcours before the broom wagon. Means you might find yourself without signs or catering stations. PLEASE CHANGE PARCOURS to Medio Fondo in this case.

Signposting
Direction
20cm x 20cm
Wrong Road!
(missed junction)
20cm x 20cm
Preannouncement
Start Timed Section
40cm x 40cm
Start Timed Section
40cm x 40cm
End of Timed Section
40cm x 40cm
Preannouncement Catering Station
20cm x 20cm
Catering Station
40cm x 40cm
Junction of Parcours
64cm x 81cm

Attention: no Danger warnings!!!

On the various parcours you will find dangerous situations all over, like gravel sections, potholes, dirt, roadworks and so on. Some of these are even unexpectedly behind corners, in dark wood sections, fast descents or similar.

NONE OF THESE DANGERS WILL BE MARKED!!!

It is in the full personal responsibility of every single participant to be always prepared for dangerous situations and to match the speed to circumstances.

We remind you that the roads are NOT CLOSED. You might always meet other road users ... even for example huge tractors behind corners in fast downhill passages on narrow roads.

Final classifiaction
(Racing category)

Final classification is based on the ridden times in the timed sections. The times of the 2 sections (Medio Fondo 89 km) respectively 3 sections (Gran Fondo 135 km) are cumulated. Winner is the lowest total time.

Start of the timed section is rolling and automatic. You DON'T HAVE TO STOP on the startline and there will be nobody to control.

Timing on the second. Identical times will be classified ex-aequo.

There will be seperate final classification each for Medio Fondo and Gran Fondo. But there are NO CLASSES (age etc.).

Final classification to be published AFTER CLOSURE of timed sections.

Total riding time from start to finish will NOT BE TAKEN, NOR CLASSIFIED. So you better enjoy your rides, the great views and the catering stations.

equipment

Approved are Road Bikes and Gravel Bikes.

Tarmac on mountain roads is often rough. We recommend tires at least 28 wide.

Wearing a helmet during the rides is mandatory!

Catering Station

We serve real food and real drinks. No chemical gels and bars and so on. You can see the full offer of every catering station on the map of the Gran Fondo Parcours. Click the relevant marker and a window will open with description in English.

1 Catering Station on
45 km parcours:
Marker No.: 1

3 Catering Stations on
89 km parcours:
Markers No.: 3, 5, 8

5 Catering Station on
135 km parcours:
Markers No. 3, 5, 8, 11, 13

Waste

Every single piece of waste - even small pieces like gel packaging etc. - needs to be carried by the participant to the next official waste deposit. There will be waste bags at catering stations. Illegal disposal on the road or in the nature will be punished by immediate disqualification.

Finisherparty

Hotel Huus Gstaad
Saturday 14:00 - 17:00

Risotto with porcino

Local beer Saanengutsch

Wine

Water and Apple-Soda by ADELBODNER

Prices & Ceremony

The price giving ceremony happens during the finisher party.

The fxirst 10 riders of the each of the 2 categories Gran Fondo and Medio Fondo winn a small trophy.

Attendance to ceremony and applauding are a question of honour.