REGULATIONS.

The BXL TOUR 2019 will take place on Sunday 14 June and will be consist of two categories: MASTER and CYCLO.

1. REGISTRATION

Registration will be definitive after payment of the registration fee.

2. BASIC CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

Participating requires good health. The organizers recommend a preventive medical examination by a qualified sports doctor. The organizers cannot be held responsible for any health problems of the participant which may occur during or after the BXL TOUR 2020.

2.1. Special conditions for the MASTER category:

The following may participate:
• Riders affiliated with an accredited federation (cycling): Walloon Cycling Federation Brussels, Cycling Vlaanderen or a foreign national federation.
• Riders affiliated to a recognized foreign federation (from 18 years of age up in the year they turn 18).
• Riders who present a medical certificate issued after 15.06.2019 (from 18 years of age up in the year they turn 18).

Registrants who do not meet the required conditions may nevertheless participate in the BXL TOUR in the Cyclo category.

(*) The membership card with the license number and category must be attached to the registration and presented on the day of the race.

2.2. Conditions for the CYCLO category
Anyone aged at least 14 years old and able to guarantee an average speed of at least 16 km/h will be allowed to participate in the BXL TOUR in the Cyclo category.

3. CATEGORIES/CLASSIFICATIONS

MASTER category:
Participants will be separated into 2 categories:
• Master Men
• Master Women
Allocation to a category will solely be based on gender.

CYCLO category:
• Men
• Women

At the time of registration, participants will be asked to choose their average speed. This will determine the group in which they will start, as described here:
• 35 > 40 km/h (blue section)
• 30 > 35 km/h (red section)
• 25 > 30 km/h (purple section)
• -25 km/h (green section)

4. IDENTIFICATION OF THE PARTICIPANTS

Each participant in the BXL TOUR must clearly display their frame number at the front of the bike.

5. LIABILITY

The organizers are not responsible for any damage, loss and/or theft of a participant’s personal property before, during or after the event. Such personal property shall remain the sole responsibility of the participants to whom it belongs.

6. BXL TOUR ROUTE/DISTANCES/TIME LIMITS

MASTER Category: 40 km
CYCLO category: 40 km

BXL TOUR participants in the Cyclo category who have exceeded the maximum time limit after 24 km will have their race reduced by 8 km, bringing the total distance of their race to 32 km instead of the 40 km initially planned.

The organizers reserve the right to modify the route.

7. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ORGANISERS

The participant undertakes to comply with the recommendations made by the organizers.
They are reminded that the traffic regulations apply at all times, throughout the route.

8. SAFETY

The wearing of a bicycle helmet is mandatory for all riders from the start line to the finish line of the BXL TOUR.

9. PERSONAL DATA AND IMAGE RIGHTS

By registering for the BXL TOUR, the participant agrees that his or her personal data collected as part of the registration may be processed by the organizer for the purpose of sending him or her information and newsletters relating actions related to sporting events organized by the non-profit organization Brussels Major Events.

To this end, the above-mentioned data will be kept for 5 years, it being understood that the data subject has the right to request access, rectification or deletion of personal data, the right to request a restriction of processing or the right to object to it, as well as the right to withdraw their consent via an unsubscription form contained in the emails sent. For any questions relating to the exercise of these rights, the participant may contact the non-profit organization Brussels Major Events via the email address .

Participants in the event also expressly agree to be photographed and/or filmed on the occasion of the event, as well as the possible use by the organizer, without compensation, of their image on the website and the Facebook page of the events organized by the organizer or as part of the event relations, as well as for the presentation and promotion of the event, and this on any medium whatsoever (paper, film, video, etc.).

10. AUTHORISED BIKES

Hand bikes are authorized in the Cyclo category for persons with reduced mobility.

Are forbidden: electric bikes, tandems, tricycles, unicycles, child seats, trailers, handlebar extensions, cargo bikes, recumbent bikes, time trial bikes

11. CANCELLATION

If the event is cancelled for a reason beyond the control of the organizers, the latter may not be held liable for this and no compensation may be claimed on this score.
The registration fees will not be refunded in the event of cancellation.

12. NON-PARTICIPATION

Non-participation for any reason will in no event give rise to a refund. It is strictly forbidden for a participant to transfer their registration to a third party.