TECHNICAL GUIDE*as of 1st July,2024

1. General Info
Event Name:

Cross-country Race in Misaka Natural Forest
Coupe du Japon Misaka International

Date:

Saturday 28th September – Sunday 29th September 2024

Race Type:XCO

Category:

Men Elite, Women Eilte, Men Junior, Women Junior

Venue:

Misaka Natural Forest
Kamouno-Misaka, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi, JAPAN

Organizer:

Coupe du Japon MISAKA Organizing Committee

Auspices:

Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Cycling Federation,
Yamaguchi Cycling Association, Mountain Bike League of Japan

Cooperating:

FEEL, Offroad Bicycle Qsyu, Misaka MTB Club

Suponsors:

SHIMANO/OGK KABUTO

TIMING:

WAKITA SOFT

Secretariat/Contact:

Coupe du Japon MISAKA Organizing Committee

Website:https://misakanaturalforest.com/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/kurokan.misaka.8555/

Email:

inoue@feelkankyo.com

UCI Class3

2. Race and Entry Fee *Entry deadline; 9th September 2024
Riders from overseas can pay the fee at the registration office of the venue (JPY ONLY).
Category
Elite
JuniorYouthMasters
Advance
Challenge
OpenFee
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men

Remarks

8,000JPY
7,000JPY
6,000JPY
8,000JPYFor JCF or UCI License Folders*Japan Domestic Riders are required
Team Registration of MTB League
https://mtb-l.jp

Men
Women

7,000JPY

Men
Women
Men

6,000JPY

No JCF and UCI License Folders

3. Time Schedule
27th September
Riders/Teams/Commisaires Arrival
Course inspection (No teams allowed on course)
Commissaire Meeting(Time temptative)
28th September
08:00-16:00

License Control / Registration

08:30–09:30

Official Training

12:00–16:00

Official Training

16:15-XCC(Men Elite)

17:00–

Team Manager Meeting

th29 September
7:00 -7:15

Commissaire Meeting at hotel lobby

08:00-10:00

License Control / Registration

08:00-08:45

Official Training

09:00-Men Advance
Men Challenge / Men Open

10:30-Men YouthMen Masters

12:00-

Women Elite / Women Junior/Women Masters
Women Challenge / Women Open

14:00-Men Elite
Men Junior*Awards Ceremony will be held Immediately after each race.

4. Venue Map/Course Map

5Access●From Yamaguchi Ube Airport

About 1hour/50km by car.

●From JR Shin-Shimonoseki Station

About 15mins/7km by car.

6. Prize MoneyPrize money will be distributed according to the most updated UCI MTB Financial Obligations.
Referencing the table below.
Rank/Place

Elite

Juniorst€ 200€ 65nd2

€ 150

3rd

€ 100

€ 30th€ 75€ 25th

€ 50

€ 20

145

€ 50

2022 UCI MTB Financial Obligations

7. UCI Point Scale
UCI points will be awarded for XCO Men Elite, Women Elite, Men Junior and Women Junior inaccordance with ANNEX 2 - UCI MTB XCO points of the UCI Regulations. Referencing the tables
below.
Rank/Place

Elite

Junior

11020

2618

3416421451126x

10788694102x

UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS PART 4 MOUNTAIN BIKE / ANNEX 2 - UCI MTB XCO points
8. XCC on Saturday Men's Elite Only
The maximum of 24 top ranked athletes (without additional entry fee) in the participate in the Cross
Country Olympics of the same event will participate.
9. XCO Staging Order
Order priority is as follows
Top 5 of the XCC held on the previous day
UCI Individual Ranking
National individual ranking and Others (in order of allocation number, order of reception, etc.)
Suggest to replace the XCO staging order as below:
1. top 5 of the XCC held on the 28th September, 2024
2. as per the latest published UCI individual rankings
3. as per the latest published Nation rankings
4. as per the latest published National individual rankings
5. unclassified riders: Distribution order of riders' numbers on 28th September, 2024
6. other unclassified riders: by drawing lots10. Hospital Information
Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital
8-5-1 Yasuoka-cho, Shimonoseki, 759-6603, Japan083-262-2300
5 min by car