Specific regulations
ARTICLE 9. Prize money

ARTICLE 14. Challenge – Exclusion

5th€580.00

ARTICLE 2. Type of event

6th€435.00

The event is reserved to riders from the Elite
Men’s Category, it is registered in the Asia Tour
calendar with an 1.1 classification, and it will give
points to the UCI’s classifications, in accordancewith the articles 2.10.001 to 2.10.008 of the UCI
regulations.

7th€435.00

8th€290.00

9th€290.00

10th€150.00

11th€150.00

12th€150.00

13th€150.00

14th€150.00

15th€150.00

14.1. A.S.O. considers the preservation of itsimage, its reputation and that of its event of theutmost consequence.
A.S.O. expressly reserves the right to refuse participation in - or to exclude from - the event, anyteam or members of a team, whose presence
shall seriously blemish the image and/or reputationof A.S.O. and/or the event.
14.2. Furthermore, A.S.O. may exclude from theevent any team or any of its members in the following
cases:• a breach of the event’s rules, including thoseconcerning the event’s internal rules (e.g. therules concerning accommodation);• a serious breach of Sultanate of Oman law;
• acts of vandalism committed in the race or outside the race;• indecent attire or inappropriate behaviour;• any other act or deed which is liable to damage
the image and/or the reputation of A.S.O. and/or of the Muscat Classic.

16th€150.00

17th€150.00

ARTICLE 15. Image rights

18th€150.00

19th€150.00

The 2024 MUSCAT CLASSIC, the 2nd edition of theevent, is organised by Oman Cycling Association
with technical and sports-related assistancefrom Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) and inaccordance with the regulations of the International Cycling Union (UCI). It will take place on
Friday, February 9th. The organization’s address
is: Oman Cycling Association P.O. Box 211 –MUSCAT 100

ARTICLE 3. Participation
In accordance with article 2.1.005 of the UCI regulations, the event is open to:• UCI WorldTeams• UCI ProTeams• UCI Continental teams• National teams
In accordance with article 2.2.003 of the UCI regulations, the number of cyclists entered per team isrestricted to 7 cyclists. A team may not start withless than 5 riders.

ARTICLE 4. Race headquarters
The race headquarters will be open on Thursday,
February 8th 2024 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm at theHormuz Grand Muscat Hotel, 111 Al Matar St, Muscat 128, Sultanate of Oman.
Licence-holding Team managers will be able tocollect race numbers from 3:00pm to 4:45pm.
The team manager’s meeting, held pursuant toarticle 1.2.087 of the UCI regulations, in the presence of members of the Commissaires’ Panel, will
be held on Thursday, February 8th 2024 at 5:00pm atthe Hormuz Grand Muscat Hotel, 111 Al Matar St,Muscat 128, Sultanate of Oman.

ARTICLE 5. Radio-Tour
Information on the race will be broadcast on“Radio-Tour”, using the frequency of
161.3125 MHz.

ARTICLE 6. Neutral technical support
Neutral technical support is provided by Shimano, with 3 support vehicles.

ARTICLE 7. Finishing deadlines
Riders whose finishing time is more than 8%
greater than the winner’s time shall be excluded from the classification. The Commissaires’
Panel may extend the time limit in the event of
exceptional circumstances after consultation
with the organiser.

ARTICLE 8. classification
The individual time classification shall be established based on the order of arrival at the finishline.

PlacesPrize money

1st€5 785.00

2nd€2 895.00

3rd€1 445.00

4th€715.00

The following riders must present themselves atthe protocol ceremony:• The first three riders in the race

In order to enable the promotion of the Muscat
Classic each team, and therefore each rider within the teams, acknowledges that participation in
the competition grants the organiser and its beneficiaries or legal representatives to reproduce
and display, without any compensation whatsoever, his name, voice, picture, biography andmore generally his sports performance within
the framework of the Muscat Classic as well as
the brand (s) of his equipment manufacturers
and sponsors, in any form and on any material
existing or in future, in any format, for any communication in the public domain throughout theworld, for any purpose including promotional
and/or commercial use without any limitations,and for the duration of the protection currently
given to any territory by the laws or regulations,judicial decisions and/or arbitration of any country, and international conventions either existingor in the future, including any extensions that
may be made to this duration.

ARTICLE 12. Penalties

ARTICLE 16.

20th€150.00

Total€14,520.00

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AWARDED FOR THE RACE:€14.520
Reconversion and cyclist union fees 11.82%:€1,716.26
TOTAL AMOUNT OF PRIZE MONEY: €16,236.26

ARTICLE 10. Anti-doping tests
Anti-doping tests will be carried out under the
UCI regulations.

ARTICLE 11. Protocol ceremony

Penalties are in accordance with the UCI regulations.

ARTICLE 13. The Environment
A.S.O. sets up collection areas which are specifically designated to recover waste. Riders must
only dispose of their waste, water bottles or any
other object in these specially equippedareas. Riders and followers must behave responsibly with regards to the environment in all circumstances and respect the legal provisions inforce.

The present regulations are written in Frenchand shall prevail in the event of difficulty in interpretingits terms in another language.

Muscat Classic

ARTICLE 1. Organisation