VIESSMANN FIS TOUR DE SKI PERFORMANCE BY CRAFT SPORTSWEAR 2010/11

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1 The International Ski Federation (FIS), together with the National Ski Associations of Germany and Italy, take pleasure in inviting all FIS Member Associations to participate in the VIESSMANN FIS TOUR DE SKI PERFORMANCE BY CRAFT SPORTSWEAR 2010/11 organized as part of the Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country in Oberhof (GER), Oberstdorf (GER), Toblach (ITA) & Val di Fiemme (ITA) from December 31 st 2010 to January 9th 2011.

2 WELCOME On behalf of the FIS Cross-Country Committee, I am pleased to welcome you to the fifth edition of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear. Five years ago the FIS president blessed this new Cross-Country competition by saying that it is a small baby that will hopefully develop to become an annual season highlight. Since that time, the baby has developed through small improvements and changes every year based on inputs from all stakeholders involved. Today, five years after its implementation, the event attracts almost the same amount of TV viewers as all the rest of the World Cup, and the final climb up to Alpe Cermis in Val di Fiemme is the most seen Cross-Country race throughout the season. Small but important improvements that have been made for the upcoming season include that athletes will also get bonus points by winning sprints in handicap start competitions and the organizers in Val di Fiemme are planning a public race up the steep climbs to Alpe Cermis. Last year s popular newcomer, the 30 km long mass start that follows the historical trail from Cortina to Toblach will also be held next year. I look forward to this year s version that will hopefully result in even more money invested in TV production. A special welcome is extended to Oberstdorf, the traditional Cross-Country resort that has not been involved in the Tour since the first edition in 2006/2007. I am really happy for its return. It is very important that we regularly return to traditional World Championships resorts with optimal courses and an experienced audience. Without doubt, the five-year-old baby has grown into the major event we dreamed off. I am convinced that this year s edition will again take us a step further. I wish you all a warm welcome and much success on the Tour and look forward to seeing you on the top of Alpe Cermis! Vegard Ulvang Chairman of the FIS Cross-Country Committee

3 ORGANIZERS OF THE FIS TOUR DE SKI Oberhof, 31 st December st January rd WSRO-Skisport GmbH Crawinklerstraße 1, D Oberhof Tel Fax info@weltcup-oberhof.de Web: Oberstdorf, 2 nd - 3 rd January 2011 Skisport- und Veranstaltungs GmbH / Skiclub 1906 Oberstdorf e.v. Am Faltenbach 27, D Oberstdorf Telefon: +49 (0) / Telefax: +49 (0) / Mail: info@erdinger-arena.de Web: Cortina - Toblach, 5 th - 6 th January 2011 SPORT OK Via DolomitenStraße 31, I Toblach Dobbiaco Phone Fax info@worldcup-dobbiaco.it; info@weltcup-toblach.it Web: Val di Fiemme, 8 th 9 th January, 2011 Nordic Ski Val di Fiemme Via Regolani, 8, I Cavalese (TN), Italy Phone: ; Fax info@fiemme2013.com Web: FIS Tour de Ski International Ski Federation, Attn: Jürg Capol Blochstrasse 2, CH-3653 Oberhofen/Thunersee, Switzerland Phone: , Fax: tourdeski@fisski.ch Web:

4 ENTRY Only an entry to all FIS Tour de Ski Stages is possible. Abandonment in one race will lead to exclusion from the rest of the FIS TOUR DE SKI. This also includes ICR (overlapping). To register your participation and to register your competitors, please use the FIS Online Update (FOU) system username and password (same as last year and as well same like the biography update) to log onto the FIS Online Registration System at No paper or entries will be accepted. If you have any questions regarding the FIS Online Registration System please contact Sandra Spitz REGISTRATION DEADLINES September 30 th, 2010 Preliminary Entry and Accommodation Request through the FIS Online Registration System Estimated team size including number of athletes and team staff, estimated number of rooms and estimated number of vehicles. Note: If your registration is not received by September 30th, you will not be able to participate!! October 31 st, 2010 December 15 th, 2010 Car Rental Request. Car Rental Request using the Car Rental Form (enclosed) Official Entry through the FIS Online Registration System Names of athletes, team staff as well as room list LETTERS OF CONFIRMATION Preliminary Entry and Accommodation Request: Following receipt of Preliminary Entry in the FIS Online Registration System, you will receive an confirmation. Car Rental: Teams ordering a car using the Car Rental Form will receive an confirmation. Official Entry: Following receipt of Official Entry in the FIS Online Registration System, you will receive a detailed list of your Tour de Ski accommodation arrangements from each Tour OC by by 19 th December 2010.

5 RESTRICTIONS FIS Rules will apply. The number of participants per National Ski Association must comply with the FIS Tour de Ski Rules and other FIS regulations. LIABILITY Each participant must be insured by her/his National Ski Association and each athlete must have signed the FIS Athlete s Declaration. The Organizers will provide insurance coverage for their third party liability only. FINANCES AND TEAM REIMBURSEMENT Financial conditions apply as stated in the FIS Tour de Ski Rules (point 8). All applicable costs (e.g. accommodation & travel) will be reimbursed to the Team Captain on January 8th, 2011 in Val di Fiemme (except the cost for accommodation in Val di Fiemme for the red group & coaches within the quota this will be paid from the OC directly to the hotels). The finance office will be located at the Cross-Country Stadium. All calculations will be based on official entries and the Red Group list available after the races in La Clusaz (FRA). Team Reimbursement will be paid in Val di Fiemme in the TCM room in Lago di Tesero. FUEL MONEY FOR TEAMS The organizers will contribute to the cost of fuel per participating team as follows: Number of Athletes in Team (at start of Tour) CHF 10 and more to to and less 500 The fuel money will also be paid out in Val di Fiemme on January 8th, PRIZE MONEY The overall FIS Tour de Ski prize money will be paid out after the last Stage of the Tour de Ski 2010/11 on Sunday, January 9 th Overall and sprint ranking prize money will only be paid out to those who finish the last Stage. For receipt of overall and sprint ranking prize money the regular FIS World Cup Rules apply. Daily prize money will be paid on site after each Stage. It will also be paid out to those who may withdraw from the event later on.

6 Tour de Ski prize money will be paid out using bank transfer. To ensure such transfer, OC Val di Fiemme must receive detailed bank account details per athlete by January 1 st, This is only needed for the athletes, which haven t delivered the bank account information before to FIS. For submitting the bank details you can use the attached form. For signing and getting the tax confirmation paper please visit the account manager of Val di Fiemme on the 09 th of January from 14.00h to 18.00h in Tesero (TCM Room). ACCREDITATION FOR ATHLETES, TEAMS AND THEIR VEHICLES As a pilot project within FIS, Cross-Country will be the first discipline to have a valid FIS Season Accreditation for the entire World Cup season 2010/2011. Last year, there was only a valid FIS Season Accreditation for the Tour de Ski. This season the system will be developed further and there will be one accreditation that is valid for your team staff from the start of the season through to the end. For the athletes, the athletes bib will replace the accreditation from this season onwards. The same will be with the registration. For all the World Cup Events, all teams will be able to make their hotel bookings and the final team entry online using the same successful system that was tested during the Tour de Ski. Both FIS and the Cross-Country department believe that this system will ensure more efficiency in our planning and event organization. As the FIS Accreditation will be the valid accreditation for the entire Tour, please make sure that all your team staff have the FIS season accreditation 2010/2011! To obtain a FIS season Accreditation please submit a request to FIS by the 30th of September through your National Ski Federation. In order to avoid additional work for yourselves and the local OC please make sure you bring the FIS Accreditation for all your staff to the World Cup events starting with Gällivare. In the event that your staff forgets the FIS Season accreditation, the OC has the right to charge for a local accreditation. For accredited team vehicles Tour de Ski Parking Access Cards will be provided in Davos and La Clusaz at the Team Captain meetings These are also valid at all Stages from Oberhof to Val di Fiemme. Note: Special restrictions apply for access to the top of the Final Climb on January 9 th in Val di Fiemme. Access cards to Alpe Cermis will be distributed at the Team Captains Meeting there.

7 TEAM BIG BIBS The big bibs for athletes, coaches, service and industry distributed at the beginning of the season also apply to the Tour de Ski and must be worn. Athletes bibs will serve throughout the whole season as athletes accreditation. No accreditation cards will be issued to athletes. TRANSPORTATION For Stage-to-Stage transportation, the teams are required to have their own vehicles and are independent in their choice of means of travel. There will be no transportation organized by the Organizing Committees. Teams arriving by plane (Frankfurt International Airport or Munich): If you do not have a team vehicle or need additional vehicles (buses/cars), please contact Christopher Gellert (LOC Oberhof) on christopher.gellert@weltcup-oberhof.de or on and fill out the Car registration form by October 31, You will get then the detailed offer. Please refer to the Tour Manual with route book and course information, which will be online available on fiscrosscountry.com for travel directions from a Tour Stage to another. Alternatively, you may consult VISA Remember that citizens of some countries will need visa for visiting Germany and Italy. For more information for arranging a visa, see below: Germany: Please contact the German embassy in your home country. For an official letter of invitation for Oberhof, please send an request to OC Oberhof at gerhard.koehler@weltcup-oberhof.de (Mr. Gerhard Köhler) For an official letter of invitation for Oberstdorf, please send an request to OC Oberstdorf at s.huber@erdinger-arena.de (Mr. Stefan Huber). Italy: Please contact the Italian embassy in your home country. For an official letter of invitation for Toblach and Val di Fiemme, please send an request to OC Val di Fiemme at info@fiemme2013.com.

8 ACCOMMODATION Following receipt of the Official Entry in the Tour de Ski by December 15th, 2010, the hotel confirmation will be done by the OC s with your preliminary request until the end of October, the final detailed confirmation of all hotel reservations will be provided to each Team latest by 19 th December, As per current rules, all persons outside the Seeded Group and their qualified coaches will be charged CHF 125 in hotels (*** and more) per night per person for a quality room with full board in double rooms. According to the FIS World Cup Rules/FIS Tour de Ski Rules each team (female and/or male) has the right to a single room at no additional cost. For room cancellation after December 21 st, 2010, the FIS World Cup Rules point 8.6 applies. This means that the respective National Ski Association has to pay the difference between effective and reserved rooms (tolerance 10%). To guarantee the best possible accommodation arrangements for your team, submit your request for accommodation in each Tour venue latest by 30 th of September. Please note that teams wishing to take care of their own accommodation arrangements are welcome to do so but will take over full responsibility for all details and cannot expect receiving the above-mentioned rates. When arriving in Oberhof you can use following number for solving accommodation emergency issues: Tourismus GmbH Oberhof Before and on competitions days working hours: Hrs. 0049(0) The teams are requested to pay all their hotel expenses for all team members - including Red Group athletes and eligible coaches at each venue as follows (credit cards accepted): Oberhof: directly at the hotel Oberstdorf: Oberstdorf Haus (former Kurhaus), , CET Toblach: directly at the hotel Val di Fiemme: directly at the hotel (only for them which are out of the quota, the Red Group athletes as well the coaches within the quota will be paid by the OC directly.)

9 Team Presentation The OC Oberhof will organize on 30th December 2010 at 17:00 CET an official Team Presentation. This Team Presentation is mandatory for all competitors including the head coach. If athletes do not show up at this Team Presentation, the team will be sanctioned in accordance to the Tour de Ski rules. Shuttle service will be provided. New Years Eve Aperitif LOC Oberhof organizes New Years Eve toast for Team Captains, which takes place on December 31 st, 2010 at 18:00 right after the TCM. WAXING FACILITIES Waxing space will be arranged according to FIS World Cup Rules/FIS Tour de Ski Rules. For additional questions, please contact the following individuals per Tour venue: Oberhof: Christopher Gellert, Tel: +49 (0) (facilities open on 28 th December at 09:00) Oberstdorf: Dominik Fritz, Tel: +49 (0) (facilities open on 1 st January at 14:00), keys to be picked up in the stadium, (team-area) Toblach: Hansjörg Bergmann, Tel: (facilities open on 3rd January at 12:00) Val di Fiemme: Cristina Bellante, Tel: (facilities open on 5th January at 17:00) Information for teams arriving with waxing trucks: Teams are requested to contact the LOC latest 30 days prior the event and discuss specific requirements such as sufficient length of electricity cables. RADIO Use of radio transmission equipment in Germany and Italy is regulated by national law. Permits for the use of radio transmission equipment must be requested according to national specifications.

10 For Oberhof and Oberstdorf fill in the attached form and send it to until December 10, 2010 to: Bundesnetzagentur Außenstelle Leipzig Max-Liebermann-Str. 81 D Leipzig Fax The payment for frequencies will be on-site. Following frequencies are free of Charge : 1. Canal-Number Centre frequency / MHz 446, , , , , , , ,09375 Broadcasting achievement 500 mw 2. frequency response 446,1 446,2 MHz, Broadcasting achievement 500 mw, canal range 6,25 12,5 khz Other frequencies will be charged 130 Euro per one frequency. Each frequency requested in addition will cost 50 Euro. For Oberhof and Oberstdorf you will be charged only once. Payment will be done upon arrival in Oberhof. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Course plans with track profiles will be provided by the end of October. They will also be available on the Tour de Ski web site at OTHER MATTERS All other matters are regulated in FIS Tour de Ski Rules 2010/11 or FIS World Cup Rules 2010/11 (enclosed). Please note, the final version of the FIS Tour de Ski and World Cup rules will be available after the FIS autumn meeting after at the beginning of October on fis-ski.com

11 THE TOUR DE SKI PROGRAM Competition Schedule Date Day Location Race Distance Technique Start Prologue 2.5 K L Free Individual FRI Oberhof 3.75 K M 10K L Classic Handicap SAT Oberhof Pursuit 15K M Start Sprint 1,2 K L Classic Mass SUN Oberstdorf 1,2 K M Oberstdorf Pursuit 5+5k L Classic/Free Mass MON 10+10k M Classic/Free TUE Rest Day WED Toblach Sprint 1.2K L 1.2k M THU Cortina-Toblach Distance 15 K L 35 K M FRI Rest Day SAT Val di Fiemme Distance 10K L 20K M SUN Pursuit 9K L Val di Fiemme (Final 9K M (Alpe Cermis) Climb) (Subject to change) Free Free Classic Free Mass Handicap Start Mass Handicap Start

12 Starting Times Schedule Date Day Location Proposed Starting Times (competition time) FRI Oberhof Ladies: 12:45 Men: 15: SAT Oberhof Ladies: 11:50 Men: 12: SUN Oberstdorf Qualification:12:30 Ladies/Men: 14: MON Oberstdorf Ladies: 15:45 Men: 12: TUE Rest Day WED Toblach Qualification:12:15 Ladies/Men: 14: THU Ladies: 14:00 Cortina - Toblach Men: 11: FRI Rest Day SAT Val di Fiemme Ladies: 15:30 Men: 12: SUN Val di Fiemme Ladies: 12:30 (Alpe Cermis) Men: 14:30 (Subject to change)

13 Team Captains Meeting (TCM) Schedule and/or Team Information Date Day Location TCM Starting Time / Team Info THU FRI SAT Oberhof Oberhof Oberhof 15:00 CET TCM for Stage 1 and General Tour Information 17:00 CET TCM for Stage 2 in Oberhof and Stage 3 in Oberstdorf Additional information to be available on arrival at hotels in Oberstdorf. Oberstdorf 10:00 CET Short info session for Team SUN Captains in Sub-press center the stadium; 14:00 Team info in the between Qualification & Finals in the stadium SUN Oberstdorf 18:00 CET TCM for Stage 4 in Oberstdorf Haus (Kurhaus) TUE Toblach 18:00 CET TCM for Stage 5 in Toblach WED Toblach 18:00 CET TCM for Stage 6 in Cortina - Toblach FRI Val di Fiemme 17:00 CET TCM for Stage 7 in Val di Fiemme SAT Val di Fiemme 17:00 CET TCM for Stage 8 in Val di Fiemme (Subject to change)

14 Official Training Schedule Date Day Location Official Training THU Oberhof 10:00 to 16:00 CET Oberhof 11:00 to 12:40 CET FRI 13:40 to 14:55 CET 16:20 to 17 :30 CET SAT Oberhof 10:00 to 11:45 CET 12:30 to 12:40 CET 11:00 to 11:50 CET Only coaches SUN Oberstdorf 11:55 to 12:25 CET Athletes + 2 coaches 13:30 to 13:55 CET Only coaches 14:00 to 14:25 CET Athletes + 2 coaches MON Oberstdorf 10:30 to 12:15 CET 13:45 to 15:30 CET TUE Toblach 09:00 to 16:00 CET WED Toblach 11:00 to 11:30 CET Only coaches 11:35 to 12:10 CET Athletes + 2 coaches 13:45-14:40 CET THU Toblach 09:45 to 11:15 CET (Men in Fiames) 11:00 to 13:00 CET (Women in Toblach) 13:15 to 13:45 CET (Women in Toblach) FRI Val di Fiemme 11:00 to 13:00 CET (no uphill) 14:00 to 16:00 CET (no uphill) SAT Val di Fiemme 10:00-12:25 CET 13:45-15:25 CET SUN Val di Fiemme 10:30-12:25 CET 13:20-15:25 CET (Subject to change) Ceremonies Date Day Location Event THU Oberhof SUN Oberstdorf WED Toblach (Subject to change) hteam Presentation (mandatory for athletes and head coach) 19.00h Prize Giving Ceremony of the Sprint-Competition (men & women) and Leader (men & women) of the FIS Tour de Ski (Nordic Park) 20.00h Prize giving ceremony, of the Sprint and Tour de Ski Leader (men & women)

15 Race Office Opening Hours Date Day Location Opening Hours WED Oberhof CET THU Oberhof 09 20:00 CET FRI Oberhof 09 20:00 CET SAT Oberhof 09 17:00 CET SAT Oberstdorf 17 22:00 CET SUN Oberstdorf 08 20:00 CET MON Oberstdorf 08 18:00 CET MON Toblach 16:00 20: TUE Toblach 08 18:00 CET WED Toblach 08 18:00 CET THU Toblach 08 18:00 CET FRI Val di Fiemme 08 22:00 CET SAT Val di Fiemme 08 20:00 CET SUN Val di Fiemme 08 15:00 CET (Subject to change) ENCLOSURES Car Rental Form Request for radio transmission equipment permit in Germany Bank Account forms Draft Tour de Ski rules 2010/11 (Including draft World Cup rules 2010/11)

16 THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEES Oberhof Organizing Committee Chairman: Marketing: Finances: Logistic: Communications/Media: Accreditation / Accommodation: Chief of Competition: Competition Committee Chief of Competition: Competition Secretary: Chief of Stadium: Chief of Course: Course Security: Jury FIS Assistant Race Director: FIS Technical Delegate: FIS Assistant Technical Delegate: National TD: Chief of Competition: Oberstdorf Organizing Committee Chairman: Secretary General: Chief of Departments: Sport: Infrastructure: Accommodation: Transportation: Security: Social program / Ceremonies: Media/PR: Medical Services: Accreditation: Wolfgang Filbrich Riccarda Wolff Michael Herbach Christopher Gellert Claudia Götze Ines Leining Arnd Krause Arnd Krause Frank Böhm Bernd Braband Siegfried Kautz Helmut Schlott Pierre Mignerey (FIS) Jussi Prykäri, FIN Marco Mapelli, ITA TBC Arnd Krause Josef Geiger Stefan Huber Hans Schmid Theo Käufler / Dominik Fritz Natascha Mayr Klaus von Petersdorff Christoph von Linstow Christoph Hörmann Thomas Weiß Dr. Peter Kruijer Sabine Schmid

17 Competition Committee Chief of Competition: Competition Secretary: Chief of Stadium: Chief of Course: Course Security: Chief of Start: Jury FIS Assistant Race Director: FIS Technical Delegate: FIS Assistant Technical Delegate: National Assistant TD: Chief of Competition: Toblach Organizing Committee Chairman: Vice-Chairman: Secretary General: Accreditation: Finances: Accommodation: Transportation: Communications/Media: TV communications: Competition Committee Chief of Competition: Competition Secretary: Chief of Stadium Toblach: Chief of Stadium Cortina: Chief of Course: Course Security: Jury FIS Assistant Race Director: FIS Technical Delegate: FIS Assistant Technical Delegate: National Assistant TD: Chief of Competition: Georg Zipfel Bernhard Linder Hans Lohr Thadde Thannheimer Günther Escher Michael Bickel Pierre Mignerey (FIS) Erik Roeste (NOR) Tomas Granlund, SWE Karl-Heinz Lickert, GER Georg Zipfel Herbert Santer Hanspeter Fuchs Elisabeth Kofler Gunnar Petrick Herbert Santer Elisabeth Kofler Franz Troger Alex Tabarelli Eugenio Rizzo Saskia Santer Hannes Fuchs Karl Walder Antonio Colli Albert Walder Eugen Innerkofler Pierre Mignerey (FIS) Bruno Heinzer Georg Zipfel TBC Saskia Santer

18 Val di Fiemme Organizing Committee Chairman: General Secretary: Sports Secretary: Accommodation: Guests: Transportation: Accreditation: Finances: Communications/Media: TV communications: Competition Committee Chief of Competition: Competition Secretary: Chief of Stadium: Chief of Course: Course Security: Jury FIS Assistant Race Director: FIS Technical Delegate: FIS Assistant Technical Delegate: National Assistant TD: Chief of Competition: Pietro Degodenz Angelo Corradini Cristina Bellante Alessia Baudin Federica Cerri Camillo Bessone Paolo Morandini Carlo Bologna Mario Facchini Bruno Felicetti & Matteo Giacomuzzi Marco Mapelli Elisa Varesco Tomasi Ciro Giuseppe Brigadoi Giuliano Vaia Pierre Mignerey (FIS) Guri Hetland (NOR Uros Ponikvar (SLO) TBC Marco Mapelli