Riders Bulletin n.5/2024

 

This is the fifth rider bulletin. These bulletins will provide useful information, news, and mandatory action reminders. Race time is in next week!

 

Let’s talk about navigation

You’ll navigate via our yellow and red arrows and sometimes yellow signage tape and also by using the GPX files of the stages uploaded to your GPS device. Get used to checking your GPS device regularly to confirm that you are on track. Read the race rules articles: Race marking and Navigation, Special Marking, Missing signs, and sabotage of racecourse arrows.

 

  • GPX files of the stages are available for download. Save them to your GPS including the routes that could be used in case of bad weather (BW in the file name). We’ll tell you more at the briefings. Please, make sure that they are uploaded and that your GPS device launches them correctly. 
  • Your friends and family can follow you thanks to SeTeTrack GPS tracking devices, (each of you will have one) and event page. The Appenninica live tracking will be posted on this link. Select the correct stage. 
  • At the following link, you’ll find the Google map of the entire racecourse: Click here.  You’ll see the start, finish, feed zones, and water points. 

 

Remember to subscribe to the Appenninica MTB Telegram channel for updates during the race, links to the stage results, and links to sharable content. Turn on the push notification function. 

 

Accreditation

Accreditations will take place in the splendid setting of Piazza Maggiore – historic center.

We will be at Salaborsa-Library (entrance right in front of the Neptune statue) and the Appenninica staff will be at the entrance to provide you with directions.

 

Accreditations – only – Sunday, September 1, between 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM.

 

Location:

Salaborsa (biblioteca).

 

How to Get There and Parking:

It is not possible to arrive by car. The nearest parking is Piazza VIII Agosto (maximum height 2.6 meters).

The parking lot at Via del Porto 5 is also suitable for campers and vans.

Both are a 10-minute walk from Salaborsa.

 

A larger free parking area for campers, suitable for those parking for the entire week, is the Certosa Parking (cemetery).

 

Camper areas can be found on the Bologna Welcome website: here.

 

We recommend coming to the accreditations by bike, and there will be a guarded parking area at the adjacent Palazzo D’Accursio specifically for Appenninica participants.

 

Meeting Point and Stage 1 Start

Stage 1 will start from the Giardini Bandiera de Coubertin (Arco del Meloncello). Meeting from 9:00 AM, start at 10:30 AM. Please read pages 1, 5, and 8 of the Rider Guide.

Check the Telegram channel for more information coming.

 

See you soon!

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