Enduro in Iceland
Race Calendar 2021
Race Calendar 2020
Ungdúró BFH - 14. júní
https://www.facebook.com/events/240623920545205/
Enduro Akureyri 25. Júlí 2020
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Enduro Ísafjörður verður haldið 15.ágúst 2020
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Rules
Due to local conditions we are not able to honor the official Enduro rules to the fullest extent but we do our very best to stay within the general guidelines.
Master rules
Registration
The bike
Personal protection equipment
Mandatory equipment
Extra recommended equipment
The course and timing
Nature and reputation
Disputes
Master rules
- You are required to educate yourself on the following rules
- Age limit is 18 years. You have to have turned 18 by race day.
- You are solely responsible for proper timing operation (punch in and out of time gates).
- You are solely responsible for navigating the entire course on your own.
- It is your duty to stop and help potentially injured participants which you may encounter.
- Nobody rides alone, you are required to ride in pairs of two or as a part of a larger group. We call this the buddy-system and it is a matter of safety in the unforgiving nature of Iceland. Singles are assigned to groups by organizers on race-day.
Registration
- Registration fees are non-refundable.
- You will be required to sign a personal liability waiver and will take full responsibility for your own safety. While it has never happened, weather in Iceland is unpredictable and we reserve the right to postpone a race with short notice if weather conditions become hazardous.
The bike
- The bike has to fall in the category of mountain bikes.
- The rider has to ride the same bike from start to finish
- The bike is required to be in good working order
- Event organizers reserve the right to reject bikes which are deemed unsafe.
Personal protection equipment
- A helmet must be worn at all time
- We encourage use of Full face helmets while not a requirement. The Icelandic terrain is seldom soft.
- A rider seen without a helmet whilst riding will be disqualified.
- We strongly encourage use of kneepads, gloves and other body armor.
Mandatory equipment
- A map of the course in print or on a GPS enabled device
- Fully charged mobile phone
- Basic "first aid kit" to deal with cuts and wounds.
- Trail food worth minimum of 500 calories
- Wind- and waterproof jacket
- A dry set of upper and lower base layers (preferably wool)
- Tools and spare parts
- A spare tube
- Tube patch set
- Trail pump
- Multi tool
- Chain tool
- Power-link/Magic-link (to assemble a chain)
- A backpack is required to carry the mandatory equipment and it must be carried in transfer- and timed stages.
- A failure to carry the mandatory equipment results in a 5-minute penalty. Riders are a subject to random inspection and have to prove that the mandatory equipment is carried.
Extra recommended equipment
- Warm hat, extra warm gloves, extra dry socks
- Safety blanket/bag
- Wind-stopper trousers
- GPS or a GPS-smartphone-software
- Derailleur hanger/Drop-out
- Common bolts and screws for your bike
- Extra Brake-pads
The course and timing
- The course will be published with a minimum of one weeks’ notice
- Timed stages have to be completed in the correct order.
- No travel assistance is allowed in transfer stages
- Course markings: Due to the nature and extent of the course, way markings are limited. We still do our best to make timed stages clear. The rider is generally responsible to navigate the entire track.
- Course cutting is prohibited and will result in a minimum of 5-minute penalty and potentially a disqualification.
- The course, transfer- and timed stages can be outright dangerous. You are responsible to know your own limits and ride within your own safety.
- Each participant receives a single timing chip. The chip is to be mounted on the right hand.
- No special start order is managed, each racer starts individually and on his own.
- Start-gate intervals are a minimum of 20 seconds
- Our Race leader always rides first. Under no circumstances can he be overtaken by another rider.
- In the case a faster rider catches up another slower rider, the slower rider must give way as soon as it is safe.
- Repeating a timed stage: In the case a rider encounters an injured rider in the track he is required to stop and help. In that case the timed stage may be repeated. Or if another rider completely blocked the track due to some problems, the timed stage may be repeated. In both cases the rider blocking the track will have to bear witness to the time judge and account for the event. Repeating timed stages is not allowed under any other circumstances (such as punctures or malfunctions).
- Rider causing harm or damage to other participants due to reckless behavior will be disqualified.
Nature and reputation
- We ask for your pledge to do your absolute best to preserve the Icelandic nature and stay on course the entire time. Give way to pedestrians, be courteous and no littering.
Disputes
- Event organizers have the full and final decision.
Misc information
We lack resources to maintain the entire website in two languages but here is a map to the website explained in English.
- Results - Here you can see how results are presented and the level of detail we provide. The results are published on-line during the post-race party.
- Detailed information on events - Here you will find earlier GPS tracks, maps and stage analysis to help you evaluate what sort of task those events are.
- Tips and equipment - On the lower part of the page you will find a graphical presentation of equipment packing. The first two slides illustrate the required minimum, the third a good compliment and finally the fourth a well prepared backpack for our conditions.
About Icelandic conditions
Nature and weather
The Icelandic nature in conjunction with the local weather phenomena can be unforgiving. On an island, far up north in the Atlantic sea, weather is unpredictable and can change fast. Single mountains can also harbor their own little micro climates with even less predictability, attracting clouds and magnifying wind . Thus, no matter the time of year, we always have to be prepared to endure extended wait for rescue in harsh conditions. In such case it is of paramount importance to have the ability to change into dry cloths. A dry base-layer plus a wind-stopper-rain-jacket and trousers will do the trick. A hat/buff, dry gloves and socks will proof a very nice compliment.
Terrain
Our terrain will throw everything at you. Any given event course will traverse through an ever changing terrain. Varying types of raw lava, sandstone, loose, rocky, sand, mud, hard packed trails and all possible cocktails of the before mentioned ingredients. Generally the locals who ride aggressively have to sport tires with reinforced sidewalls. Most things hard tend to be sharp end edgy as well. A downhill tire is not really a bad choice. The island is essentially a super new volcano in geographical terms and weathering has not had the time to grind it down and file the edges off.
The Icelandic nature in conjunction with the local weather phenomena can be unforgiving. On an island, far up north in the Atlantic sea, weather is unpredictable and can change fast. Single mountains can also harbor their own little micro climates with even less predictability, attracting clouds and magnifying wind . Thus, no matter the time of year, we always have to be prepared to endure extended wait for rescue in harsh conditions. In such case it is of paramount importance to have the ability to change into dry cloths. A dry base-layer plus a wind-stopper-rain-jacket and trousers will do the trick. A hat/buff, dry gloves and socks will proof a very nice compliment.
Terrain
Our terrain will throw everything at you. Any given event course will traverse through an ever changing terrain. Varying types of raw lava, sandstone, loose, rocky, sand, mud, hard packed trails and all possible cocktails of the before mentioned ingredients. Generally the locals who ride aggressively have to sport tires with reinforced sidewalls. Most things hard tend to be sharp end edgy as well. A downhill tire is not really a bad choice. The island is essentially a super new volcano in geographical terms and weathering has not had the time to grind it down and file the edges off.