Light Package - Algarve Bike Challenge

Light Package
Book with confidence. If the event is postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic your entry will be free transferred to the new date or cancel with a 90% refund. Check below what’s included with this entry package option:

Entry Fee and Subscription Schedule

3 Subscription periods to sign in:

1st Period of Entries

– € 125 per rider in the first period. From September 1 at 2pm (WEST — Western European Summer Time) until September 21st or as soon as confirmed the total number of 150 entries available in this period.

2nd Period of Entries

– € 145 per rider in the second period. Available 5 days after the closure of the 1st period until October 28th or as soon as confirmed the total number of 150 entries available in this period.

3rd Period of Entries

– € 165 per rider in the third period. Available on September 20th at 2pm (Lisbon Time) until December 30th or as soon as confirmed the total number of 150 entries available in this period.

This package includes:

Local accreditation and issuing of starter kit, which contains: participant-ID, starting number, precise road book, maps, give-aways;
Signposting of the technical sections, dangerous sections and crossings or road intersections;
Mobile support personnel to warn motorists;
Marshalls on motorcycles ahead of the field to check the signposting and ensure the safety of all participants;
Marshalls on motorcycles and jeeps in the field to make sure participants keep with the rules (i.e. wear a helmet, keep road traffic regulations, don’t use escort vehicles, etc.);
Emergency medical team on motorcycles and jeeps fully equipped to help injured persons;
Ambulances with paramedics to further take care of injured persons;
Permanent contact with local emergency officials and first-aid centers to ensure assistance in case of a bigger accident;
Professional Start/Finish area in the respective center of the city or at certain points-of-interest, cordoned off from road traffic;
Professional timekeeping;
Results service after each stage;
Daily check points to keep track on all participants;
Several catering points per stage;
Picnic lunch box at the finish of each stage;
Tent for warm clothes deposit before stages start;
Bike stations at the catering points and Technical services in the Vila Galé Hotels area (spare parts have to be paid for);
Office at each stage place to answer questions about regulations, course, etc;
Self-Service bike wash
Press office and services;
Photo and service for the participants (photos have to be paid for);
Official Algarve BC jersey;
Official Sports bag;
Disbursement of prizes for the top3 of each category;
Finisher prize;

After the subscription submitted the riders have 3 days to proceed with the payment of the entry fee.

After confirmed the payment of the subscriptions, 25% of the total amount is kept to assure subscription expenses.

THE FOLLOWING SERVICES NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE CAN BE ORDERED AS EXTRA*:

Official Algarve Bike Challenge cycling bib short

€ 75 per unit (sizes from XS to XXL)

Extra Oficial Cycling Jersey:

€ 40 per jersey (same jersey model as the one included in the participant offer kit)

Gps Tracker Rental:

€ 12 (with this device our location during the stages will be shared online and live through a web link).

CANCELLATION CONDITIONS:

If the event is postponed for reasons of force majure, the registration is automatically transferred at no additional cost to the new date. If you want to cancel and refund, 90% of the amount paid will be refunded.

Entries may not be transferred to others after January 31st.

All registrations may be canceled with the right to a 90% refund within a period of 7 days after confirmation. For cancellations outside this period, the cancellation insurance can be activated (if purchased at the time of registration in the amount of €28).

Cancellation insurance covers the refund of 90% of the amount paid for the registration, if activated by February 15, 2023.

To activate this insurance and request a refund, you must contact the organisation via email. As of February 15, 2023, requests for refunds of payments made regarding cancellations or write-offs will not be accepted.

The amount of €28 referring to the cancellation insurance will not be refunded under any circumstances.

If you have not purchased this insurance, the following cancellation conditions apply:

Refund of registration fees:

Prior to November 30th 2022: Refund of 75%
Between December 1st 2022 and December 30th 2022: refund of 50%
As of December 31st 2022: no entry fee returned

There are no exceptions for medical reasons of injury or illness. In these cases it may be possible to transfer the registration to the following year, being this decision taken by the organisation and under a certain conditions.