Rules & Equipment (version 2)

Team
- The team will consist of 2 competitors.
- Team-members names need to be reported at latest 12 hours before start. 
- No changing of team members during the competition is allowed.
- Time-penalties due to breaking of the rules are up to the race leader’s discretion
- Traffic rules and the trespass laws must be obeyed..
- The teams are self-supporting, but are allowed to buy gear and food during the race.

Checkpoints (CP)
- Along the course there are CP:s that have to be taken in right order.
- Teams must follow a marked route when instructed to do so.
- If a team misses a CP, the team has to backtrack to the CP. If not, the team will be disqualified
- Both team-members must touch each CP

 Transition Area (TA)
- TA’s is where the transition between different disciplines is made
- At TA:s you can go visit a toilet, fill up with water and you have the possibility to leave garbage. Here you will get access to mandatory equipment transported by the organization and your personal belongings packed in 120l plastic bags also transported by the organization. (Plastic bags marked A + B + C)

 Race Time/Map
- Race time is in hours, minutes and seconds.
- The distance between team-members must never exceed 30 seconds unless the Road Book or the directions says otherwise.

Race direction
- The Race direction has the right to decide about time-penalties, disqualifications and course changes.
- All protests shall be written and given to the Race direction within two hours after the team reaches the finish line. There will be a SKR 500 cost for protests.

Withdrawal
- Teams who withdraw from the race have to report that to the Race Direction.
- The Race Direction reserves the right to withdraw a competitor from the race if his/her health is in danger.

Penalties
Disqualification will occur if:
- Littering
- Breaking the Safety instructions or if instructions from officials are not followed.

Time-penalty  
- Penalties will be taken for:

-Non-visible bib-vest.
-Missing equipment.

-Adventure activity not completed

Force Majeure
-The Race Direction reserves the rights to decide about questions that were not known when the rules where decided.

 The course and maps
- After the teams have fulfilled the registration, skill check and equipment check the teams will receive Road-book and maps.   

- It's compulsory to follow markings on the maps and the Road-Book.  

 
- Canoe: It's compulsory to paddle on canoe stages. Lift is only allowed where marked on the maps. Life vest is compulsory. 
-  Inlines: Competitors skate on the right side of road. At night time headlamp is compulsory. Red taillight is mandatory during inlines in the dark. There might be combined trekking/inlines stages. Use of inlines only allowed where indicated.
- MTB: The MTB:s should be brought all the way to the CP unless otherwise  stated on map and Road-Book. Swedish traffic laws apply - MTB with front and rear light (the front light should be mounted directly on the bike, only headlamp is not allowed).
-  Adventure activites: Follow instruction from marshal. Organization will give you all the equipment you need.

 Equipment 
- GPS or similar equipment are forbidden.
- It's not allowed to leave any equipment, trash or waste on the course.
- The obligatory equipment shall be shown upon request from the organization. Penalty time will be taken at the checkpoint.
-Always wear the bib vest on top (even outside the life jacket) and please wear similar clothes.

Team equipment (mandatory from start to finish)
- First aid kit
- Compass
- Cell phone, water proofed.  Preferably with photo-facility.

- Roadbook (given by the organization)
- Maps (given by the organization)
- Whistle

Personal equipment (mandatory from start to finish)
- Water bottle, Camelback or similar (min. 1 liter)
- Gloves, long fingers
- Tights or similar

- Long-sleeve sweater
- Water repellant jacket 
- Water repellant pants
- Backpack (min 20 liters recommended) Should accommodate for inlines
- Head torch (only at nighttime or if mentioned in roadbook)
- Bib vest
- Bike helmet (to be used during biking, inline skating and adventure sections)
- Water proof bag

 Personal equipment on special sections.
- Life jacket
- Mountain bike,
- Inline skates
- Bike helmet (to be used during all biking and inline sections)

Team equipment (on special sections).
- Spare tube, min. 2/team
- Bike tools
- Pump

- Canoe and canoe paddles

Recommended gear, team  
- Bike pants
- Map holder on the bike

Recommended gear, personal
- 2 pair of running shoes. One on prologue and one from OL1. Unless you want to pack the first pair on MTB1. No transfer of equipment to TA1 after prologue.

Obligatory equipment (given by the organization)
- Road book (for competitors on track) to bring all the time.
- Phone list
- Maps
- Bib-vest to be worn all times, even on top of the life jacket.

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