Source: https://inscription2020.marathondessables.com/en/regulation-race-2020
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 01:45:52
Document Index: 232509455

Matched Legal Cases: ['ART. 28', 'ART. 27', 'ART. 27', 'ART. 28', 'ART. 27', 'ART. 27', 'ART. 25', 'ART.27', 'ART. 28']

Regulations Race 2020
ART. 28: RECAP OF PENALITIES
The 35th MARATHON DES SABLES will be administered according to the general race regulations and their amendments (road book,...), to which all participants agree when they register.
03 April : Departure for Morocco*, arrival, transfer bivouac.
04 April : Technical, administrative and medical formalities.
05 to 10 April : Timed stages with food self-sufficiency.
11 April : Timed, "Solidarity" stage with food self-sufficiency
12 April : Free day
13 April : Return to France*
These ID marks must be worn by the participants throughout the race and positioned according to the organization's indications, failing which penalties will be issued. The race stewards may carry out checks at any time. It is formally forbidden to cover the organization's race numbers with any other lettering. Each participant must ensure his/her ID marking is clear, entirely visible, in good condition and in the proper place, under pain of penalty (see ART. 27 and 28). The organization will provide competitors with spare tags in case of damage or loss. The distress beacon must be handed in at the end of the race. The loss of the distress beacon will incur a fine of 100 euro (see ART. 27 and 28).
• the "non-stop" stage, where the leaders of the general and women's classifications will start around 3 hours after the 1st start.
• the "marathon" stage, where the last on the list will be the first to leave.
Each competitor must attend a briefing session with the race Director before the stage starts.
Participants must imperatively start at the time indicated by the organization, subject to penalties (see ART. 28).
Obligatory checkpoints:water distribution and card punching.
12 liters per person per day:
25.5 liters per person over 2 days:
- - daytime 30° C, - night time 14° C.
CATEGORY A: INDIVIDUAL - 3,170 euro
The total cost of the entry fee does not include flights transfers.
If the organization is not represented in your country, contact maroc@marathondessables.com
The total cost of the entry fee includes
CATEGORY B: TEAM, per person 3,270 euro
1.1 UNTIL 30 APRIL 2019:
• Payment of minimum €500 of the registration fee by credit card or bank transfer, cheques accepted only for French residents
• Competitor's general details
• On 30 November 2019, the competitor's online administrative record must be complete. The non-receipt of this information will incur penalties (see ART. 27 & 28)
1.2 IF PLACES AVAILABLE UP TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2019:
• Payment of minimum €1,000 of the registration fee by credit card or bank transfer, cheques accepted only for French residents
1.3 IF PLACES AVAILABLE UP TO 30 NOVEMBER 2019:
• Payment of minimum €2,000 of the registration fee by credit card or bank transfer, cheques accepted only for French residents
• The balance must be paid by 15 January 2020.
• Competitor's general details and complete online administrative record. The non-receipt of this information will incur penalties (see ART. 27 & 28)
If the number of places for the 2020 edition is reached, the organization will establish a waiting list.
1. If a place on the 2020 edition becomes free, his or her participation shall be validated, provided the conditions for definitive registration are complied with (see ART. 25 of the race regulations)
2. If no places become free on the 2020 edition, the application will transfered with a priority to MDS 2021 following the conditions of the 2021 edition. Competitors who do not wish to take part in MDS 2021 may cancel their application within a maximum of 3 months after they appear on the waiting list. In this case, AOI will retain 10% of the application fee (dates and tariff published in December 2019).
- Validate and make the first instalment: payment by credit card or payment by bank transfer within 8 days.
No other instalments shall be due as long as competitors remain on the waiting list
• in case of long-term treatment for chronic illness, a letter addressed to the Medical Manager, sent by post to : AOI - BP 20098 - 10002 TROYES Cedex - FRANCE or by email to maroc@marathondessables.com
The organization's medical certificate (downloadable), the resting electrocardiogram (ECG) report plus graph, dated less than 30 days before the start of the race, i.e. after 03 March 2020, are to be presented during the administrative, technical and medical checks on 04 April 2020. Only the original documents, dated and signed, will be accepted (photocopies not valid). Failure to present these documents will incur penalties (see ART.27 et 28).
1.	Declare the following information to the medical commission:
-The declaration of this information to the medical commission must be made through each runner's ITRA health page which each runner can create free of charge on the ITRA website: www.itra.run (To open an account is free of charge and is necessary in order to access the health page).
- The medical information declared on the pages is accessible only to the Medical Commission and the organisation's own medical team.
2.	Accept to submit any urine, and/or blood, and/or capillary, and/or saliva samples and the associated analyses requested by the Organisation's Medical Commission, on the understanding that the costs for the sampling and analyses are covered, directly, by the Organisation.
3.	To accept to answer any request that the Medical commission may make based on information that they have collected, in order to discuss their ability or not to participate in the race for which they are registered. As a result of the meeting, the Medical Counsel may suggest that the race Jury exclude the runner from the race.
4.	Accept the use of data concerning the results of research, while knowing that the data used will be strictly anonymous. According to the data protection act, the runner will have a right of access, rectification and opposition to the data concerning them. The Organisation's Medical Commission will be the entity through whom the runner can exercise this right.
• Deposit of 500 euro will be retained for processing fee in the event of cancellation until 30/04/19.
• 25% of the full enrolment fee will be retained by the organisation in the event of cancellation between 01/05/19 and 30/09/19.
• 40% of the full enrolment fee will be retained by the organisation in the event of cancellation between 01/10/19 and 30/11/19.
• 60% of the full enrolment fee will be retained by the organisation in the event of cancellation between 01/12/19 and 15/01/20.
Beyond 15/01/20 midnight no request for reimbursement will be honoured.
Important: AOI strongly recommends that each competitor take out personal cancellation insurance. It is possible to subscribe a cancellation insurance with our partner ASSURINCO (online sign up, just click here). From the registration confirmation for the MDS 2020 (sent by email once the 1st payment has been validated), the subscription period for insurance is 2 days. This choice remains at the competitor discretion.
At the medical check-ups in Morocco on 04 April 2020, competitors must present the organization's medical certificate and his or her resting electrocardiogram with tracing. These 2 documents must be signed and dated at least 30 days before the start of the race, i.e. after 03 March 2020. Competitors who do not fulfil this obligation shall not be able to start the race. However, such competitors shall be able to participate after an examination by the organization's doctors and subject to their approval. Each of these documents can be produced in the bivouac for a fixed fine of 200 euro to be paid in cash on the spot. A penalty of one hour per missing document shall be applied (see ART. 28).
• During the race, it should be handed over to the head of the competitors' bivouac. Replies issued within 48 hours.
• after 13 April and until 30 April, to AOI - BP 20098 - 10002 TROYES Cedex - FRANCE. - Email: news@marathondessables.com
process incomplete on
15/12/20191
delay at admin/tech
Non submission of AOI
and/or ecg report at rest
X - IF MEDICAL
€ 200 FINE + 1H PER
No MDS backpack or
No sleeping bag,
compass with 1° or 2°
Non submission distress
flare, road book, salt
tablet 2 000 calories/day, aluminium survival sheet
Non submission 10
safety pins, knife with
metal blade, whistle,
antiseptic, mirror,
aspivenom pump,
check-in card, lighter,
sun cream, 200 €
Bag weight not
Piece of personal
Failure to respect ID
markings and their
Lateness at start of stage
Lateness of more than
30 minutes at departure
Out of time departure
check point (water
markings , non-respect
of starting procedure
Unjustified use of
Headlamp turned off,
lack of luminous signal
sticks, number bibs not
Abandon of team
member for team of 3+
Abandon of team member
leaving team short (less than
Doping / use of
Failure to respect tents
reserved by AOI
ATLANTIDE ORGANISATION Internationale reserves all exclusive rights for photo coverage of the 35th MARATHON DES SABLES. Participants must agree that ATLANTIDE ORGANISATION Internationale may have exclusive use their identity and individual or collective pictures for anything related directly or indirectly to their participation in the MARATHON DES SABLES. Any still camera, video or movie coverage done during the MARATHON DES SABLES cannot be used by participants, their entourage or trainers for any use other than personal, unless by prior authorization or accreditation from ATLANTIDE ORGANISATION Internationale. As a result, any book or film (short, feature) project must obtain ATLANTIDE ORGANISATION Internationale's prior authorization. Email: news@marathondessables.com