Race Notice for World Junior and Under 23 Team Trials January 3-6, 2008

Race Notice - January 3-6, 2008

Part of the Haywood NorAm Canada Cup Series and Teck Cominco Sprint Series

Ontario Cup Race #1

Hosted by Highlands Trail Blazers at Highlands Nordic, Duntroon, ON (www.highlandsnordic.on.ca)

The event is sanctioned by Cross Country Canada (CCC) and the Federation internationale de ski (FIS). .

Ontario Cup Race #1 will run concurrently.

Registration:

On-line with Zone4 (www.zone4.ca).

Entries must be submitted by Midnight Wednesday December 26, 2007 EASTERN TIME.

NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Athletes are responsible for verifying their registration in particular their races, category, club and gender on the list which will be published at www.highlandsnordic.on.ca starting on Monday, December 31, 2007 and notify the organization of any changes before Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 1500 hours eastern time to dfriendly@lhgroup.com.

Event Chair Alan White alanwhite2001+ rogers.com

Chief of Competition Richard Lemoine rlemoine + lhgroup.com

Competition Secretary Debra Friendly dfriendly + lhgroup.com

Technical Delegate Jim McCarthy jmccarthy + magma.ca

Asst Tech.Delegate Rod Somppi somppi + confederationc.on.ca

Eligibility:

In order to participate in the open , junior men and junior women classes of races a skier must have a valid racing licence issued by FIS or CCC or a Supporting Member Day Licence (SMDL). In order to be eligible for the Team Trials a valid CCC License is required.

Skiers in Junior Boy, Junior Girl, Juvenile Boy and Juvenile Girl categories will need a CCC License or a Supporting Member Day License (SMDL). Midget skiers do not need a License, however, must provide a waiver signed by their parent or guardian.

Fees: (non-refundable, payable via Zone 4 only)

Fees include access to trails on training and competition days only (January 2 – 6 inclusive).

Open, Masters, Junior and Juvenile categories: $35 per race

Midget: $15 per race.

Competition Schedule:

Wednesday January 2: Training and course inspection for January 3 races.

Thursday January 3: Pursuit Classic/Free First start at 9:00_a.m.

Open Women 2 x 5k Pursuit without a break

Junior Women 2 x 5k Pursuit without a break

Open Men 2 x 10k Pursuit without a break.

Junior Men 2 x 10k Pursuit without a break

Junior Boys 2 x 5k Pursuit without a break

Junior Girls, Juvenile Boys, Juvenile Girls* 2 x 2.5k Pursuit without a break

*Please note that the Total Climb for the 5k Pursuit race (164m) exceeds the recommended maximum for Juvenile Girls (150m). Use discretion!

Friday January 4: Training and course inspection for January 5 and 6 races.

Saturday January 5: Individual Sprints in Free Technique. First start at 9:30 a.m.

Open Men, Junior Men, Open Women, Junior Women, Junior Boys 1200m

Junior Girls, Juvenile Boys & Girls, Midget Boys & Girls 650m

Para-Nordic – standing 1200m

Para-Nordic – sitting 650m

Sunday January 6: Interval Start races in Classic Technique First start at 9:00 a.m.

Women - Open/Junior/Masters 10k

Men - Open/Junior/Masters 15k

Junior Boys 10k

Junior Girls, Juvenile Boys, Juvenile Girls, Midget Boys 5k

Midget Girls 3.5k

Para-Nordic – standing 5k

Para-Nordic – sitting 2.5k

Team Captains’ Meetings: Wednesday January 2 at 5 p.m. Highlands Nordic Chalet

Friday January 4 at 5 p.m. Highlands Nordic Chalet

Saturday January 5 at 5 p.m. Highlands Nordic Chalet (if required)

Competitors who do not return their bibs at the end of each race will be charged $30.00 Canadian funds for replacement of the bib.

Awards:

Open Categories will have medals and cash prizes. Other categories will have medals and merchandise prizes. Awards will be presented based on unofficial results as soon as possible after each race.

Accommodation: www. georgiantriangle.com

Highlands Nordic has a full service chalet with cafeteria and pro shop.

Cancellation: Any change in the event location or timing will be posted as early as it is known at www.highlandsnordic.ca.