DEFINITION

1. DEPORVILLAGE TRANSPYR BACKROADS is a cycling event in the format of a personal endurance challenge that crosses the Pyrenees from sea to sea over seven stages.

2. DEPORVILLAGE TRANSPYR BACKROADS consists of 7 stages totaling approximately 1,000 km and around 20,000 meters of positive elevation gain.

3. DEPORVILLAGE TRANSPYR BACKROADS is an initiative of ANAYET SPORT MARKETING, the trade name of ANAYET LATITUD NORTE S.L.

PARTICIPATION

4. Participants must be at least 18 years old from the first day of the event. In these regulations, a participant is understood as an individual taking part in DEPORVILLAGE TRANSPYR BACKROADS.

5. Every person registered for DEPORVILLAGE TRANSPYR BACKROADS must hold an insurance policy covering medical assistance for accidents and civil liability in the context of cycling activities. The organization will provide these insurances as part of the registration fee. As such, registered participants agree to provide their personal information if necessary for contracting these insurances.

6. Participation in DEPORVILLAGE TRANSPYR BACKROADS is to be done individually.

7. The route is followed using GPS.

8. The organization will provide participants with the route track, altitude profile, and map, as well as all necessary information for following each stage.

9. The entire route takes place in open traffic conditions, and all areas remain unaltered. Therefore, participants must follow traffic regulations at all times and the instructions of event staff or law enforcement. The participant is solely responsible for any reckless behavior. It is essential to comply with all applicable regulations and laws. Specifically, no more than fifty cyclists (participants or otherwise) may ride together on public roads at the same time.

10. Each participant must be in adequate physical condition, accepting personal responsibility for their physical and mental state. Participation is restricted to individuals with no illnesses or impairments that could endanger their safety or that of others. A medical certificate must be provided during registration, found in the participant area, duly completed.

DAILY STAGE DEVELOPMENT

11. As a cycling challenge organized in groups of up to 50 cyclists, participants will ride at their own pace, provided they adhere to traffic regulations at all times. DEPORVILLAGE TRANSPYR BACKROADS does not include a guide service.

12. The organization will set up food and hydration stations at marked points during each stage, aiming to meet the participants’ nutritional and hydration needs. Additionally, the organization may provide a supply bag at the start of the day to cover the first part of the stage. However, given the demanding terrain in some sections, we recommend carrying extra energy supplements or bars.

13. A time limit will be set at the final aid station to ensure participants maintain a pace that allows them to finish the stage before dark, ensuring safety. If participants arrive after the set time, they must follow the instructions of the organization.

14. Checkpoints: Participants must follow the track provided by the organization to cover the course. Aid stations will serve as checkpoints for safety. The organization may establish additional checkpoints along unspecified sections of the route to verify participants’ adherence to the course.

15. If the organization finds that a participant missed a checkpoint, they may request the GPS track from the participant to verify their route.

16. In some sections, DEPORVILLAGE TRANSPYR BACKROADS will coincide with DEPORVILLAGE TRANSPYR GRAN RAID MTB (the mountain bike crossing). Participants must respect and cooperate with each other.

17. While stage starts are usually in groups, the organization may stagger individual or small group starts in the morning for safety reasons.

18. Each stage finishes in urban areas, so participants should ride at a moderate speed and follow traffic regulations.

19. Participants who complete the full route and pass all checkpoints over the seven stages will receive recognition from DEPORVILLAGE TRANSPYR BACKROADS.

EQUIPMENT

20. Wearing a certified road cycling helmet is mandatory.

21. Participants must ensure their bike is in perfect working condition, with functioning brakes and good tires.

22. Participants must be mechanically self-sufficient and carry appropriate spare parts.

23. Participants must carry the following required equipment at all times during each stage unless stated otherwise: a certified road cycling helmet, a GPS device with sufficient battery life and a backup battery, a mobile phone (registered in the participant’s information) with a fully charged battery and credit for calls, a thermal blanket, participant ID with emergency contact numbers, and at least one liter of drink.

The organization may check this equipment at any time, especially at the start of each stage.

24. The organization reserves the right to verify participants’ credentials at any time. Each participant must carry their provided ID at all times.

CHALLENGE OCTAVE

Our partner OCTAVE from Bagnères-de-Bigorre offers timed climbs on one pass in each of the first four stages of DEPORVILLAGE TRANSPYR BACKROADS 2023, with separate classifications for men and women at each pass and an overall ranking for the sum of these four passes.

The list of passes included in the CHALLENGE OCTAVE will be announced soon. Both the start and finish points will be marked on the route.

The timed segment begins when participants pass the start point without stopping, making it a flying start rather than an individual time trial. The finish will also be a flying finish.

The timed route will remain open to traffic and other users. The organization will prioritize participants’ passage when necessary.

Participants are free to choose tactics and strategies for the timed section. To be included in the CHALLENGE OCTAVE rankings, participants must complete all four stages in which this sporting event is held.