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Yes. It’s obligatory. It must be an approved helmet in good condition and always done up securely! If you’re
not wearing a helmet you will not be allowed into the changeover area, and if you are found not to be
wearing your helmet at any point during the competition you will be disqualified immediately and told to
leave the race.
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Definitely! As required by Italian law, the event has civil responsibility insurance cover. The organisers’
insurance covers the race and its participants in case of malfunction, incorrect mounting or technical
problems. As with all such policies it does not offer cover for pre-existing structures or those which are not
directly run by the event organisers.
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It covers all the structures put up in the paddock area, including the stage, restaurant tents, race office,
exhibition stands, showers etc… It doesn’t cover anything which is run separately from the event
organisation.
For example, if a spotlight which illuminates the restaurant comes down and falls on your head, the
insurance will reimburse you for the total cost of the damage, including medical costs etc… If the wind
dislodges a tree branch and it falls on your head, the insurance will not apply. The insurance covers
malfunction, incorrect mounting or something involving the organisers. Thus it does not cover any situation
in which there has been no negligence on the part of the organisation and/or which has happened for reasons
which cannot be held to be attributable to the event organisers.
For example if you are in the shower and the shower head comes off, falling on your head, this is held to be
a problem resulting from the incorrect installation of the structure, and in this case the insurance would
reimburse you for any damage, medical bills etc…
If, instead, you are in the shower and you slip and fall over, this is held to be an accident and unforseeable,
which can’t be linked to any action by the organisers, and therefore the insurance would not pay out.
The concept of injury due to accidental causes not attributable to the race organisation is very important.
Especially when we are talking about the race course. The course is a track which is completely off-road on
which trees, roots, stones, dips and bumps are naturally occurring obstacles which are a normal part of
mountain biking. So if, for example, a rider slips accidentally off the bike because they have miscalculated a
corner, this is NOT the fault of the organisers. For this reason, damage resulting from falls on the course are
outside the event’s insurance cover.
With reference to the course, it is the duty of the organisers to draw up regulations which are aimed at
avoiding accidents (such as the mandatory wearing of helmets, using a one-way system etc) and to put in
place security measures for use in case of accident; it is still the duty of participants to take responsibility for
the risks of the sport which are a part of mountain biking and above all to approach the course appropriately
given their riding skills and physical limitations.
Sporting risk is a very important concept which must be accepted by all participants and which should
encourage all riders to anticipate problems, rather than looking for excuses after an incident. In the same
way as a boxer understands the risks of their sport, a cyclist who rides mountain bikes must understand the
risks.
And in the same way as a boxer does not ask for compensation if a punch ruptures his nasal septum, a cyclist
cannot make a claim if they fall off on a track. For this reason it is fundamental that every biker at the event
does a realistic risk assessment of the potential problems in the light of their degree of technical expertise.
The assessment of a biker’s riding ability is subjective and therefore cannot be judged by anyone apart from
the biker concerned.
For that reason, the organisers require all participants to sign a liability indemnity form in cases where there
are accidents whose causes cannot be attributed to the organisation itself. In the light of this, we advise every
participant to get their own personal insurance which offers suitable cover for unforseen accidents which
may happen during the event.
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It’s not obligatory, but it is strongly advised. Everyone who rides a mountain bike takes on a personal risk by
undertaking that sport – the so-called sporting risk. This means taking responsibility, whether it is for harm to
oneself or to a third person.
By way of example, if a rider causes an accident which also involves other participants, in addition to not
receiving any compensation from the event organisers, they risk legal action being brought by other victims
of the accident who seek compensation for their injuries. In this case, instead of having to go before a judge
to resolve the issue, a simple third party insurance policy would protect everyone involved, compensating all
parties. In Italy, every sports club affiliated to an organisation which is recognised by CONI (the Italian
National Olympic Committee) can offer this type of insurance. Please ask your local club for similar
information. You can also ask the event organisers about a policy.
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The indemnity from liability form is a very important document, and if riders don’t agree to sign it, they will
not be able to participate in the event. This indemnity form protects the organisation in the case of accidents
and/or other problems which do not fall under its direct responsibility.
In the same way as the event organisers take proper responsibility for everything that they organise, manage
and run, putting in place everything possible to prevent problems and to provide trained staff to help where
needed, everyone attending the event must take responsibility for their behaviour and choices.
The indemnity form covers a range of issues:
− Paying attention to event security
− Declaration of biker’s level of technical skill
− Declaration of responsibility for sporting risk
− The duty not to cause damage
− Indemnity against rider’s responsibility
− Declaration of accident and third party insurance
− A release form for use of your image
− Privacy
PAYING ATTENTION TO EVENT SECURITY
The organisation, in addition to displaying suitable signs on the course, has made a rule related to the
dynamics of the event which is aimed at preventing accidents or, if that fails, that as little damage as possible
is done.
There is also general information about risks, a document on assessing risks and how to deal with them and
a well-founded and detailed security plan. All of these documents can be consulted in order to have a clear
vision of how the organisation has done everything possible to lessen the risk of accidents and to inform
users of such risks.
DECLARATION OF BIKER’S LEVEL OF TECHNICAL SKILL
The participant must have enough experience to know whether they are capable of riding this event. Clearly,
anyone who decides to ride must do so in the knowledge that they are in good health and without exposing
themselves to risks beyond their technical ability.
DECLARATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR SPORTING RISK
By virtue of mountain biking being a risky sport, every participant must understand that they are exposing
themselves to an inevitable degree of risk (the so-called sporting risk), which, although minimal, is the
rider’s own individual responsibility.
THE DUTY NOT TO CAUSE DAMAGE
Every participant, taking responsibility for their own actions, must not make choices or do things which can
bring harm to themselves or a third party.
INDEMNITY AGAINST RIDER’S RESPONSIBILITY
By virtue of the responsibility taken by each athlete, they must indemnify the organisation against
responsibility
linked to an accidents or injury caused by them.
DECLARATION OF ACCIDENT AND THIRD PARTY INSURANCE
With reference to the declaration in the previous section about indemnity, this section asks whether the rider
has chosen to have their own personal insurance.
A RELEASE FORM FOR USE OF YOUR IMAGE
There are many journalists at the event, including photographers, video reporters and communications
agencies. Each of them produces video and photographs which they will use in or on their media, and also
online on social networks. The organisation may have access to some of this material and may use it on its
own media channels. Every participant in the event and any member of the public (around 7,000 people) is
free to take photos or make videos at any time and anywhere. Given the complexity of managing all these
images, we ask all participants to agree to appearing in these photos and videos.
PRIVACY
Under the privacy law, the organisers have some of your personal data and they ask for permission to use it
for the normal running of the event.
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Definitely! It has been approved by the emergency medical service 118.
Our security plan has been written in co-operation with people who are experienced in running sporting
events, engineers, doctors, nurses and emergency rescue workers so that we have a comprehensive and clear
document.
The Security Plan continues to evolve to take in legal changes and alterations to the event programme.
Here you can take a look at our general security arrangements and the emergency plan.
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Fortunately Finale has a perfect climate for doing outdoor activities all year round. With 300 days of
sunshine a year, it is the perfect place for going mountain biking. That said, you must realise that there can
be weather conditions which are hard to deal with during a mountain bike race. In the event of rain, wind,
hail or snow the event programme may change.
In general we adopt the principle that mountain biking, like outdoor activities in general, can be done on
snowy or rainy days, so the event is never changed a priori, but only after confirming that the situation is
truly dangerous and could put the safety of participants at risk.
The objectivity we employ to confirm the situation is based first on analysis of official bulletins issued by
the civil protection service, which give a regular, consistent report on the level of alert and the details
involved.
If the alert level remains low, apart from in special circumstances, the event will not be changed and the race
will continue uninterrupted.
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