Masters Worlds: 2008!!!

Organizers of the UCI World Masters Championships in Praloup, France, announced that they have begun preparations for the 2008 event scheduled for August 26-31.

For the cross country, racers will see a longer route with each lap approaching 9km, instead of 6km last year, and a start loop with improvements to both length and width. More technical sections will also be added. The downhill will be shortened, to about three minutes, from four minutes last year.

After hosting no entrants from Eastern Europe last year, organizers are trying to attract competitors from nations like Croatia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Hungary and Russia. Registration has opened for the event, with 141 cross country and 51 downhill riders already signed up.

PRA LOUP is situated in the south-east of France in the heart of the Provence Alpes at 710km to Paris, 210km to Marseille and 230km to Torino in Italy. This is in the heart of this resort that the 2007 UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships will be held on 18th and 19th August.

TRAVEL BY ROAD
North of France, to take the motorway to Grenoble. Then direction Gap, Barcelonnette - Pra Loup.

South of France, via Aix in Provence, take the motorway A51 , then leave at Tallard and follow Barcelonnette.

PROGRAMME
Open ceremony show: Tuesday 14th of August,2007.

Cross Country
From wedenesday 15th to saturday 18th of August : Committee open : accreditation / registration and begin of trainings.

Sunday 19th of August : UCI Masters World Championship Finales and Presentation ceremonies protocol

Downhill
From wedenesday 15th to saturday 18th of August : Committee open : accreditation / registration and Official seeding run

Saturday 18th of August : Afternoon, UCI Masters World Championship Finales and Presentation ceremonies protocol

INSCRIPTION FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY
AND THE DOWNHILL REGISTRATIONS
For the UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships, entry is by the Official Entry Form as distributed by the Organizing Committee. All entries (letters, fax, internet) close at midnight, Paris Time, on August 8th, 2007. Late entries will be accepted on site up to 48 hours before the relevant event, but only with a late entry penalty of 15 euros.

There is no maximum entry limit for any category.

All entries must be sent to the Organizing Committee on the Official Entry Form and not to the UCI. Competitors enrol directly on our own web site http://www.praloup.com/for-ins-mtr-gb.pdf . You can also post the forms in by letter or by fax. It is not necessary for the National Federation to enter or endorse the entries for riders from their country.

The same riders can participate in different disciplines (Cross Country XCO / Downhill DHI)

Before registering you, do not forget to consult the specific rules and obligatory conditions for all the participants as well as the extract UCI official rules http://www.praloup.com/hiver_GB_uci-world-championships.html

INFORMATION
Tél. : + 33 (0)4 92 84 10 04
Fax. : +33 (0)4 92 84 02 93
info@praloup.com
http://www.praloup.com/