PROGRAM

Registration opens on December 03rd at 08:00pm

REGISTRATIONS NATUREMAN VAR

Be part of the 2020 edition:

NEW BIKE ROUTE – Race the 2020 exceptional bike route, and discover the Gorges du Verdon in the heart of the largest Canyon in Europe.

For the Var Natureman, open event from the senior category (20 ans)

• The first 300 registrered : 155 € ( +5 € application fee)
• 301 and + : 170 € ( +5 € application fee)

Triathlon Long Distance : Natureman Var on Saturday October 3rd

2300m swimming - 90km cycling and 19,5km running.

2 STARTS :

• 09:00am : departure Women
• 09:20am : departure Men

REGISTRATION

Natureman Var COURSE

SWIM

• One unique loop of 2300 m.
• Cut-off time : 10:45am
• Athletes will execute a unique loop of 2300 m in the lake of Sainte-Croix at les Salles-sur-Verdon village.
• Lake which average temperature for this period is about 20°C (2018) 19° (2015) 20° (2016) 20º (2017).
• The wetsuit is recommended.
• 9:00 am : Departure 1st wave : Women & Paratriathlète
• 9:20 am : Departure 2nd wave : Men

SWIN 

BIKE

• 1 loop of 90 km D+ 1338 m
• Cut-off time : 3.00pm
• Bike cut off-time : arrival at the Bike Park T2: 3:00 pm (estimate: Swim 1 hour and Bike average 18 km/h)
• The bike race offers 3 aid stations :
  • 1st aid station : D 957 - km 30,3 "camping Le Galetas" : Water and Energy drink
  • 2nd aid station : C3 - km 41,3 "sommet montée Enfer du Sud" : Water, Energy drink, Punch Power Almond Bar, Bananas
  • 3rd aid station : D49 - km 73,4 "camping le Clos de Barbey" Water, Energy drink, Gel Punch Power, Almond Bar Punch Power, Bananas
• Athletes have to respect the driving code and traffic regulations.
• Please pay attention, the road is open to traffic, be very carefull.

BIKE

RUN

• A loop of 9,2km and a loop of 10,3km
• Run : 19,5 km 227m D+
• Recommended shoes : road and trail

RUN

PASS INSURANCE

NOT license holders

• Day Pass mandatory insurance for not holders.
• Day pass :
  • As part of this event, you benefit from guarantees provided by the civil liability insurance contract signed by FFTRI with Allianz.
  • The day PASS does not include any personal insurance guarantee : it may be of your interest to subscribe to the company of his choice, a personal insurance to cover the injuries that the sport may expose.
  • Your bike does not benefit from any insurance coverage, and material damage it could cause to your bike or to third-bikes are not covered by the federal insurance. The organization cannot be held responsible for material damages.
  • Damages that third parties may cause to your bike are not covered by insurance federal responsibility.

Athlète étranger :

Les licenciés des Fédérations suivantes : Allemagne, Italie, Espagne, Portugal, Belgique, Luxembourg, Angleterre, Suisse, Pays-Bas devront obligatoirement présenter leurs licences de la saison en cours. Les athlètes devront toutefois prendre un PASS compétition. Ils sont exonérés du règlement du PASS  compétition
·         Les licenciés Triathlon des autres fédérations triathlon (USA Triathlon ....) devront obligatoirement présenter leurs licences de la saison en cours. Ces athlètes devront toutefois prendre un PASS compétition et en effectuer le règlement auprès de l'organisateur.

REGULATION

Natureman LD is composed of 3 races : 2300 m swim – 90 km bike - 19,5 km run

• Swim : 1 loop of 2300 m
• Bike : 1 loop of 90 km VERDON CANYON
• Run : A loop of 9,2km and a loop of 10,3km
• In case of bad weather or strength major, the organizer reserves the right to modify routes courses
• You can race the Natureman Var LD in relay

NOT license holders

• Day Pass mandatory insurance for not holders.
• Day pass :
  • As part of this event, you benefit from guarantees provided by the civil liability insurance contract signed by FFTRI with Allianz.
  • The day PASS does not include any personal insurance guarantee : it may be of your interest to subscribe to the company of his choice, a personal insurance to cover the injuries that the sport may expose.
  • Your bike does not benefit from any insurance coverage, and material damage it could cause to your bike or to third-bikes are not covered by the federal insurance. The organization cannot be held responsible for material damages.
  • Damages that third parties may cause to your bike are not covered by insurance federal responsibility.

Athlète étranger :

·         Les licenciés des Fédérations suivantes : Allemagne, Italie, Espagne, Portugal, Belgique, Luxembourg, Angleterre, Suisse, Pays-Bas devront obligatoirement présenter leurs licences de la saison en cours. Les athlètes devront toutefois prendre un PASS compétition. Ils sont exonérés du règlement du PASS  compétition
·         Les licenciés Triathlon des autres fédérations triathlon (USA Triathlon ....) devront obligatoirement présenter leurs licences de la saison en cours. Ces athlètes devront toutefois prendre un PASS compétition et en effectuer le règlement auprès de l'organisateur.

FFTRI license :

When a foreign athlete holds a FFTRI license or a license recognized by the ITU has an accident in France during an event organized and / or supervised by FFTRI, Mondial Assistance will pay directly the hospitals and similar establishments to avoid cash advances from the FFTRI, regional leagues, departmental committees, clubs, associations, affiliated institutions or the beneficiary.

• No payment cheque of the amount to be guaranteed shall be requested by Mondial Assistance which invoiced directly ALLIANZ.
• The amount of medical and hospital expenses paid directly to hospitals by Mondial Assistance will not exceed the limit of guarantees provided by the federal contract.
• The organizer recommends that you take out a personal insurance contract covering personal injuries which may expose your sport.
• We remind you that you have the possibility to subscribe for optional guarantees to strengthen guarantees.
• We remind you the possibility to subscribe optional coverage "damage to the bicycle." In fact, bicycles damage are not guaranteed including civil liability in the collision between triathletes.

Briefing :

• A briefing will be sent to you by email 10 days before the event. You will find a program of the weekend on your athlete bag.
• Athletes will receive a wristband during the registration/distribution of numbers. They must constantly wear this wristband.
• The stickers on the bike and helmet : one on the seat post of your bike, and the other in front of your helmet.
• Start numbers and race stickers may not be reduced in size or altered and must be visible at all times. Start numbers can be worn on a race belt and the number must be secured to this belt at a minimum of three points.
• The competitors must take race provisions only at the designated aid stations provided by the organizers.

Waste must be deposited in the reserved areas under penalty of immediate disqualification (red card). That is to say: It is absolutely forbidden to throw waste outside the eco-zones.
The members of the Green Patrol L’Occitane will have the full confidence of the organizing team and will have to sanction firmly and definitively any athlete who did not respect the environmental ethic of the race during the race. You are still too many to neglect our environment. Regulations mention :
I promise to respect the environment during my stay in the park of Verdon.

The awards ceremony is scheduled for Saturday October 3rd 2020, at 05:30pm, at the finish line area.

Cut-off times :

• Departure WOMEN + paratriathlon: 09:00am
• Departure MEN : 09:25am
• Cut-off time SWIM 10:45am
• Cut-off time BIKE : 3:00pm
• Cut-off time RUN : 5:30pm

Cancellation :

In case of climate catastrophe no request of refund can be treated.

If one of the disciplines has to be modified or cancelled, the organizer is committed to providing an alternative route when possible.

Regulation :

• The bearing of the wetsuit is recommended if the temperature is not superior of 24,5°C
• The bearing of the swimcap supplied by the organization is compulsory. It is recommended not to wear the bib during the swim race.
• After-race bag: a green after-race bag will be given to you during the distribution of numbers (on your race pack).
  Paste the sticker with your race number on the bag. Place your bag next to your bike.
  Please note : no other bag will be tolerated in the bike park, it’s up to you to do the necessary to put all your clothes and equipment in the after race bag.
• Athletes are allowed to mount their bike only after having left the bike park, after the white line. They have to dismount the bike before he enters the bike park, until the line. Material prizes which are not collected during the Awards Ceremony are forfeited.
• The organizers reserve the right to reject registrations for reasons important to them.
• Competitors disqualified because of evident fraud will not be allowed to start in the Natureman Var again.
• Any outside help: support, supplies, technical assistance and material support by anyone outside of the race or another competitor are forbidden.
• Competitors must respect eco-zones for throwing away their waste, under penalty of immediate disqualification.
• In case of penalty, a tent "penalty box" will be located at the exit of the transition area and must be done before going to run.
• The arbitrators' decisions are final, no protests will be admissible.
• The court of arbitration determines the final race results, subject to doping reports still outstanding.
• The determined results are final. They are not subject to appeal in a court of law.
• All registrations are final. In case of cancellation or non-participation in the race, the participant can’t claim a refund of the registration fees.
• Any cancellation is subject to the conditions of cancellation of the organizer indicated on the registration form. Registrations are definitive.
• Any identity usurpation will be sanctioned by disqualification.

Cancellation Insurance :

• When taking out the insurance (9 €) you can cancel your registration until the April 1st 2020, without justification (the price in effect at the time of signing).
• If you don't take out the insurance, you can't cancel your registration and can't be refunded.
• Please note, for insurance reasons, your bibs is personal and non exchangeable.
• As a results, any bibs modification in breach with the Natureman Var regulation and Fédération Française de Triathlon, the athlete participating in your place will not be covered by insurance in case of accident.

Cancellation :

• The refund will be 100 % until April 1st 2020*
• The refund will be 75 % until August 2nd 2020*
• 3rd August - 15th September 2020 : 50 % refund*
  *The refunds do not take care of the registration fees of Active (9euro + 5euro).
  
  
• For the not license holders, recovery of the entire Day PASS, 40 euros.
• No request of refund can be treated after September 15thd 2020.

Please note : note the NAME and SURNAME of your registration to cancel

Responsibilities :

The organizer disclaims all liability for the risks of health incurred by the participant because of his participation in the event. The participant declares to have a perfect knowledge of the fact that the participation in the event entails serious risks of health which can go until the death of the participant. The participant confirms and agrees that he is solely responsible for whether his condition allows him to participate in the event. He further states that no doctor or any equivalent advised him not to compete in the event.

The participant grants to receive any care and medical treatments turning out to be necessary during the competition. The expenses of the care and medical treatments are not included in the registration fees and will thus be charged to the participant on the basis of the usual price rates on the subject. The organizer not proposing insurance covering the cost of the medical care, it is of the responsibility of the participant to conclude any necessary or useful insurances for that purpose. Any responsibility of the organizer in this respect is excluded.

The participant is solely responsible for his personal effects and for his sports equipment.

The participant declares that he has knowledge of the fact that he can meet vehicles and/or pedestrians on the route and that he accepts the risks bound to these circumstances on the occasion of the participation in the race. · The participant notes the fact that there are the following risks bound to the participation in the competition, being understood that this list is not restrictive: risk of falls, collision with vehicles, pedestrians, other participants and/or objects; risks bound to the state of the ground, the technical incidents and the failure of equipment, insufficiency of the protection equipment; risks and dangers caused by the spectators, the volunteers or bad weather. The registration in the event is worth acceptance on behalf of the participant of routes such as they will have been fixed. The participant agrees to familiarize himself with the routes and the transition areas before the event.

The athletes authorize the organizer, partners of the event and media to use the fixed or audiovisual images on which they could appear during the event (CD, DVD, radio, television, webcast, film, advertising, press release, communication supports etc...) its name, its voice and its sports performance without limit in time and place.

It is specified that the right broadcasting relative to the competition belongs exclusively to the organizer.

INFORMATIONS

* Payments will be done 60 days after the race. Obligatory presence of a member of the club, for the delivery of the premium sheet 

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