ORGANIZATION

ASD Ecotrail Sicilia/VRM Team ASD/ASD Pantelleria Outdoor.

DATE

From 3 to 7 October.

GENERAL INFORMATIONS

Pantelleria Trail is a running and walking event along the paths of the National Park of Pantelleria Island.

Competitive races:

• Trail dei Turchi: 17 km – D+/- 900 m
• Trail di Montagna Grande: 16 km – D+/- 1.000 m
• Gelfiser Trail: 21 km; D+/- 880 m;
• Pantelleria Trail: 50 km; D+/- 2.200 m;

Non-competitive walk:

• Walktrail 3 October: distance 12 km; D+/- 550 m;
• Walktrail 5 October: distance 12 km; D+/- 700 m;
• Walktrail 7 October: distance 10 km; D+/- 200 m;

It is possible to participate as agonist (Trail), walker (Walktrail), or volunteer. The races and walks take place in semi-autonomy. Semi-autonomy is defined as having the capacity to be autonomous between two refreshments posts, as much on the food front as that of clothing and security, allowing for adapting to problems encountered or foreseen (bad weather, physical problems, injury…).

The routes are for at least 90% dirt roads and paths even with very high slopes and in difficult terrain. Participation is not recommended without an adequate training. Who participates, it does so with the knowledge that, due to the nature of the routes, he/she runs the risk of incurring even very serious traumas, and that it can take a long time to get any help.

Along the route, are planned  refreshment stations in a variable number in relation to the length of the route. The refreshment stations will be supplied with food and water. In the refreshment areas, plastic cups will not be available, Participants will use their personal glass. Drinking directly from the organization’s bottles or bins is not permitted.

Athletes must throw the waste into the bins provided by the organization. For safety reasons, it is not allowed to leave the route. The competitor who leaves the marked paths is no longer under the responsibility of the organization. The race will take place in any weather condition that does not put the safety of the participants at serious risk. The timetable program may undergo, based on contingent situations, variations that will be communicated during the briefing.

Competitors are obliged to provide any assistance to participants in difficulty.

The race-bib must be worn on the chest or stomach and be permanently and completely visible throughout the totality of the race. It must always be placed on top of all clothing and can in no case be positioned on a leg or backpack. The name and partner’s logos must not be either modified or hidden.

It is forbidden to be accompanied on the course by a person who is not properly registered. For safety reasons the use of headphones for listening to i-pods or similar devices is not permitted. The organization reserves the right to impose mandatory equipment. For each race will be set a maximum time which will run from the official start. Athletes who will finish the race beyond this limit, even if they will be included in the ranking, will have attributed only 0.5 points and will not take part in awarding ceremony.

In the sections where the route crosses the road, which will not be closed to vehicular traffic, competitors are required to respect the traffic regulations.

SCHEDULE

Tuesday 3rd October, Azienda Bonomo:

• Ore 8.30 Meeting/ Race-bib distribution
• Ore 9.15 Briefing
• Ore 9.30 Start Trail dei Turchi and Start Walktrail

Thursday 5th October, Dammusi 2 Gatti:

• Ore 8.30 Meeting/ Race-bib distribution
• Ore 9.15 Briefing
• Ore 9.30 Start Trail di Montagna Grande and Start Walktrail

Friday 6th October, Punta Spadillo – Museo Vulcanologico:

• 17.30/20.00        Race-bib distribution, Briefing

Saturday 7th October, Punta Spadillo – Museo Vulcanologico:

• Ore 6,45 Meeting/ Race-bib distribution
• Ore 7.45 Briefing
• Ore 8.00 Start Pantelleria Trail 50 km and Start Gelfiser Trail 21 km
• Start Ore 12,00 Pasta Party
• Ore 13.00 Award Ceremony

PARTICIPATION

Trail: participation is open to FIDAL or ACSI members holding a medical certificate for competitive activity. Non-members can participate by applying for a membership card for the ACSI and by presenting a copy of the identity document, tax code and medical certificate for competitive activity.

Foreign athletes: participation is open for athletes in possession of a medical certificate for competitive activity. The organization will issue the ACSI card.

Walktrail: participation is open.

SAFETY AND CONTROL

Organization staff will be in the course in constant contact with the base. Ambulances with paramedics will be stationed at different points along the route, as well as at departure and arrival. Along the route control points will be set up, where the organization’s staff will monitor the passage of the athletes.

ENVIRONMENT

WEATHER CONDITIONS

The organization also reserves the right to suspend or cancel the race in the event that weather conditions put at risk the safety of the participants, volunteers or rescuers.

OBLIGATORY EQUIPMENT

• Water reserve minimum 1/2 litre (Pantelleria Trail: 1 litre)
• Food reserve
• Personal beaker
• Waterproof Jacket
• Survival blanket
• Whistle
• Mobile phone

Checks are carried out at the race-bib distribution and during the race.

RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT

• Trail shoes
• sticks
• Sunscreen
• cap

MAXIMUM TIME

9h30’.

TIME BARRIERS

5h40’ at the km 32.

7h45’ at the km 41.

WITHDRAWN

The athletes withdrawn, stopped at the time barriers, the injured ones, those who will be judged by the medical staff not eligible to continue the race and other athletes who wish to voluntarily retire, will be accompanied to arrival by a shuttle service. For logistical reasons, the competitors withdrawn could have to wait for some time before being returned to the arrival area. Each competitor who withdraws from the race outside the pre-established points, will have to provide for the return to the finish area on his own account, immediately communicating his withdrawal by phone to the indicated number.

REFRESHMENTS

There are refreshment points along the route.

Only competitors with visible bib numbers have access to the refreshment point.

The food and drinks of the refreshment must be consumed on the spot; it is forbidden to drink directly from the bottles of the refreshments; the waste must be thrown in the appropriate containers.

Flasks or camelbacks can only be filled with water.

At the start of each refreshment the riders must have the amount of water and food necessary to reach the next refreshment point. At the finish there will be an additional refreshment point.

PENALTIES

PRIZES

Ultra Program (Trail dei Turchi + Trail di Montagna Grande + Pantelleria Trail):

• To the first 3 men and to the first 3 women in the absolute ranking
• To the first 3 classified of each category.

Advanced Program (Trail dei Turchi + Trail di Montagna Grande + Gelfiser Trail):

• To the first 3 men and to the first 3 women in the absolute ranking
• To the first 3 classified of each category.

Trail dei Turchi 17k:

• To the first men and to the first woman in the absolute ranking

Trail di Montagna Grande 16k:

• To the first men and to the first woman in the absolute ranking

Gelfiser Trail 21 k:

• To the first 5 men and to the first 5 women in the absolute ranking

Pantelleria Trail 50 k:

• To the first 3 men and to the first 3 women in the absolute ranking
• To the first 3 classified of each category.

IMAGE RIGHTS

By registering, the competitors authorize the organization to use, without territorial limits or time limits, still and moving images that portray them on the occasion of participation in the event.

DECLARATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

The voluntary registration and the consequent participation in the race indicate the full acceptance of this regulation and of any changes made. By registering, the participant exempts the organizers from any liability, both civil and criminal, for damage to persons and/or things caused by or to him/her.

REGISTRATION

Until 30th September 2023 on www.ecotrailsicilia.it

After 30th September at the start of the races

6th October at Punta Spadillo – Museo Vulcanologico from 17,00 to 20.00.

REGISTRATION FEES

Ultra Program (Trail dei Turchi + Trail di Montagna Grande + Pantelleria Trail):

• until 31st July: € 95,00
• from 1st August to 24th September: € 115,00
• from 25th to 30th September: € 130,00

Advanced Program (Trail dei Turchi + Trail di Montagna Grande + Gelfiser Trail):

• until 31st July: € 60,00
• from 1st August to 24th September: € 70,00
• from 25th to 30th September: € 85,00

Walktrail Program (12k + 12k + 10k):

• until 31st July: € 35,00
• from 1st August to 24th September: € 45,00
• from 25th to 30th September: € 50,00

Trail dei Turchi 17k:

• until 31st July: € 22,00
• from 1st August to 24th September: € 25,00
• from 25th to 30th September: € 30,00

Trail di Montagna Grande 16k:

• until 31st July: € 22,00
• from 1st August to 24th September: € 25,00
• from 25th to 30th September: € 30,00

Gelfiser Trail 21 k:

• until 31st July: € 25,00
• from 1st August to 24th September: € 30,00
• from 25th to 30th September: € 35,00

Pantelleria Trail 50 k:

• until 31st July: € 65,00
• from 1st August to 24th September: € 75,00
• from 25th to 30th September: € 90,00

Walktrail 3 Ottobre 12 K:

• until 31st July: € 15,00
• from 1st August to 24th September: € 18,00
• from 25th to 30th September: € 20,00

Walktrail 5 ottobre 12 k:

• until 31st July: € 15,00
• from 1st August to 24th September: € 18,00
• from 25th to 30th September: € 20,00

Walktrail 7 ottobre 10 k:

• until 31st July: € 15,00
• from 1st August to 24th September: € 18,00
• from 25th to 30th September: € 20,00

The free race pack is guaranteed only to those who register by 22nd September.

REFUND OPTION (only Pantelleria Trail)

Adding € 10.00 to the registration fee, you can:

• obtain a refund of 75% of the registration fee if you renounce partecipation by 24th September
• obtain a refund of 50% of the registration fee if you renounce partecipation after 24th September
• transfer the registration fee to another athlete if you do so by 24th September

Without the Refund Option, the entry fee is not refundable or transferable to other athletes or the following year.

TERMS OF PAYMENTS

• Bank transfer on IBAN n. IT30L0306909606100000156666, BIC n. BCITITMX, to ASD ECOTRAILSICILIA (indicate the chosen race in the description).
• Credit card.

DISCOUNTS AND GRATUITIES

CANCELLATION

In case of cancellation of the race due to force majeure, up to 12 days before the race, the Organization will reimburse the 50% of the registration fee paid.

In case of cancellation of the race due to force majeure, less then 12 days before the race, no refund will be due to the participants.

In case of interruption or cancellation of the race due to weather conditions, or for any other reason independent of the Organization, no refund will be due to the participants.

If the event will be recovered in a future date, the organization will decide whether to save the entire fee of those who are already registered, or apply a reinstatement fee based on the expenses already incurred by the organization.