GENERAL RULES
1. Participants shall give first priority to safety and enjoy cycling. Participants shall fully cooperate so as to ensure smooth operation of the Tournament (as defined in the Disclaimer).
2. In order to participate the Tournament, participants shall agree and fully understand and undertake to obey the rules, precautions, important notes formulated by Tour de France Events in China (hereinafter referred to as “Event Rules”) before participating in the Tournament.
3. Participants should pay attention to the announcements and mailed materials from Tour de France Events in China and make efforts to obtain the latest information on all events through the official web site, WeChat, Weibo and other media channels.
4. With respect to participants in violation of this document, the Organizers (as defined in the Disclaimer) have the right to execute various penalties such as denying entry of course, cancel eligibility, asking leaving the course and canceling all racing results. Any liabilities and obligations arising from the participants’ violation of this document shall be borne by the participants themselves. If the Organizers suffer any further loss or are required to bear any liabilities for the third party, the Organizers have the right to claim all compensation against participants so as to restitute the Organizers to the state that no loss is suffered by the aforementioned situation.
5. Participants are required to take responsibility for themselves and participate in the Tournament on the premise of full safety management and health management.
6. “The Organizers” under this document refers to the organizing committee, the organizers, co-organizers, executing agency, event venues provider and all other sponsoring and participating entities and each of their subsidiaries and co-organizers.
(1) To the participants for all courses
1. Participants must judge themselves to be in good health and possessing the ability to complete their selected course within the time limit, shall be consistent with the entry requirements which are defined in the Disclaimer and other regulations.
2. Participants agree to comply with the Event Rules.
(2) Bicycle and Equipment Requirements
a. Allowable Bicycle Classes
1. Bicycles must comply with Chinese laws, regulations, rules and regulatory documents (hereinafter referred to as "Chinese law") and be equipped and fully featured for road-cycling.
2. Bicycles shall be free-wheel with gears, both front and rear brakes in perfect working condition, and shall be capable of withstanding the usual intensity of cycling.
b. Handlebar shape
1. Handlebars without a quick brake operation and/or are unfit for controlling on steep roads are prohibited.
2. Handlebars different from the standard equipment and are considered dangerous for travel are prohibited.
c. Accessories・Equipment
1. Helmet, headlight, taillight or light reflector and bell are mandatory. Gloves are recommended.
2. Accessories which are not necessary for the ride and prevent safe riding are prohibited.
(3) Bicycle Inspection and Supervision, Clothing, Accessories
a. Bicycle inspection
1. Participants are responsible for preparing and maintaining their bicycles on the day of the Tournament in accordance with Chinese law, rules and this document.
2. Participants are encouraged to undergo inspections and maintenance of their bicycles in advance at a bicycle shop.
3. Participants are required to submit a self-conducted bicycle inspection report at the reception on the day before the Tournament. On the day of the Tournament before the race starts, the staffs of the Tournament are entitled to conduct visual inspections of bicycles, participants should cooperate unconditionally. If the bicycle is determined by the staff of the Tournament to be inconsistent with the entry requirements, the Organizers reserve the right to disqualify the vehicles as which being judged to be obstructing safe riding.
4. If the Organizers find bicycles with safety problems which do not conform to this document, such as not being properly equipped, having forbidden decorations attached, or not being well-maintained, the rider will not be allowed to participate as the bicycles being judged to be obstructing safe riding.
b. Bicycle supervision, theft and damage
1. The Organizer do NOT take any responsibility for theft, damage, loss, etc. of bicycles.
2. Participants are responsible to properly place, lock and fix their bicycles and to handle with related issues.
c. Clothing
1. Participants should wear clothing that is suitable for exercise and is highly visible.
2. Cosplay and doll clothing are not allowed.
3. Participants must wear helmets that meet the requirements of this document while riding and are encouraged to wear gloves to protect themselves from injury in case of a fall.
d. Accessories
1. The number on the bib is the registered number of the participant and the Organizers will confirm the identity of the participants based on such number so the participants are required to properly attach the bib to their clothing for all time.
2. Participants who lose or forget to bring their helmets, numbers (with passage check chip), number plate or helmet sticker are not allowed to participate.
3. Participants are in principal required to all bicycle repair, such as flat tire, by themselves. Please carry the necessary tools for repair, such as an air pump and a spare inner tube.
4. Please be prepared for cold and rainy weather conditions, and participants are advisable to fully prepare cold proof clothing, rain coat etc.).
5. Participants should carry their valid ID card, cell phone and money in case of emergency.
6. Participants are advised to bring food and drinks with Electrolyte.
(4) Regarding the Tournament
a. General riding rules
1. Participants must obey Chinese law as well as directions and guidance given by the staffs of the Tournament, police officers, and security staff (hereinafter referred to as “Working Staff”) in each course.
2. Participants must obey all traffic regulations and ride safely. Participants must mind traffic manners and not pose any harm or danger to traffic.
3. If a participant’s riding is judged to be dangerous, or a participant does not obey the instructions given by event staff, they will be given a warning. If their behavior is not changed after warning is given, such participant may be stopped or disqualified for riding and may be asked to leave the course.
4. Participants should check their racing course in advance, such as the route, forks in the road, aid stations, checkpoints, time limit, precautionary matters and so on.
5. Participants involved in an accident or injured or witnessing an accident or injury should notify working staff immediately. If there is no working staff available, participants should contact the event headquarters directly, the emergency contact number of the Tournament is [4001003103].
b. General rules of road cycling
1. Participants shall ride in a speed and manner that does not cause any harm or hindrance to others in accordance to road and traffic conditions.
2. Participants on each course shall follow after the guiding staff and vehicles.
3. Participants shall ride in accordance with the specified direction.
4. Participants shall maintain a distance from each other to avoid accidents due to sudden braking.
5. Do not undertake dangerous riding, such as unnecessary turns or sudden stops.
6. When passing other participants is unavoidable, participants shall give physical and verbal signals. Participants shall ride safely and make mutual concessions.
7. If event staff decide a participant unable to finish within the time limit or unable to continue riding, they will be picked up in a vehicle. Participants must accept the decision made by event staff.
8. Participants are prohibited to use earphones with the exception of necessary hearing aid equipment.
9. Participants shall turn on their lights during inclement weather, at sunset, and in tunnels.
10. Dangerous riding, such as erratic line changing, cutting in line or unreasonable and dangerous overtaking are prohibited.
11. When riding on curved and other roads with unclear fields of observation, participants shall ride by the right side of the roads.
12. Participants are not allowed to stray from the course. If this is done intentionally, the Organizers reserve the right to cancel their eligibility.
13. Make gestures at the participants for safety when turning left or right.
14. Participants are responsible for looking out and checking for the adjacence of the back bicycles while riding.
15. Family and friends are not allowed to drive parallel to your bicycle because it is dangerous and an obstruction to traffic.
c. Bicycle Breakdown
1. If your bicycle breaks down, move your bicycle off course to a safe place immediately, like the sidewalk before doing repairs.
2. If you cannot fix the problem by yourself, follow directions of the nearest event staff.
3. It is the premise of the participation that participants are able to deal with tire burst and other circumstances..
4. We offer mechanical service at the starting point and end point. If replacement parts are needed, the participant shall pay the expenses accordingly.
(5) Checkpoints
1. Checkpoints are set up on the course and end point. Each checkpoint has a closing time, and all participants except for those who exits must pass through before then. The Organizers reserve the right to change the closing time.
2. Participants shall understand the closing times of each checkpoint to manage their riding time and pace.
3. If participants exceed the closing time of next checkpoint on the course, they will be pick up in a vehicle, and shall follow the directions of the event staff in that case.
*This document has been prepared in both Chinese and English. In the event of any inconsistency, the Chinese version shall prevail.