Special rules

The 2010 Ladies Tour of Qatar is organised by the Qatar Cycling Federation with technical and sports-related assistance from Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) under International Cycling Union regulations. It will take place from Wednesday 3rd February to Friday 5th February 2010 and will comprise three stages.

This event is reserved for riders in the Elite Women’s category. It is a Class-1 event in the World calendar and awards points as follows, as per UCI regulations article 2.12.009:

• General individual classification: 80 - 56 - 32 - 24 - 20 - 16 - 12 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 and 3 points to the first 12 classified riders,
• Stage winners: 16 - 11 - 6 - 5 - 4 and 2 to the first 6 classified riders,
• Winner’s jersey at the end of each stage: 8 points.

As per UCI regulations article 2.1.005, this event is open to:

• UCI Women’s Teams,
• National Teams,
• Regional Teams,
• Clubs.

As per article 2.2.003, teams will count a minimum of 4 cyclists and a maximum of 6 cyclists.

Race Headquarters will be open on Tuesday 2^nd February 2010 from 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm at the Doha Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Team managers will be welcome to claim jersey numbers from 2.30 pm to 4.45 pm.

The team managers’ meeting, held pursuant to UCI regulations article 1.2.087, in the presence of members of the college of stewards, will be held on Tuesday 2^nd February 2010 at 5.00 pm at the Doha Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Race information will be broadcast on “Radio-Tour” (162.150 MHz).

Neutral technical support will be provided by Mavic, with 3 vehicles.

The general individual classification on time is calculated on the basis of the sum of the times recorded in each of the stages, minus bonuses and plus penalties, as defined in UCI regulations article 2.6.014.

The leader of the general individual classification on time will wear a golden jersey.

Total prize money: 12,189 €

The fi nish deadline for each stage is the equivalent to 15% later than the winner’s time.

Exceptional situations may be arbitrated by the college of stewards after consultation with race management.

Time bonuses (applied only on the general individual classification) are awarded for all straight stages (art. 2.6.019).

They concern intermediate sprints and stage finishes, and are awarded as follows:

• 3”, 2” and 1” will be awarded in order of arrival to the first three classified riders in intermediate sprints.
• 10”, 6” and 4” will be awarded in order to the first three classified riders to cross a stage finish line.

A classification by points is calculated on the basis of the sum of the points obtained in each of the stages, as well as the intermediate sprints, as per UCI regulations article 2.6.017.

Points for the 2 intermediate sprints in each stage will be awarded as follows:

• 3, 2 and 1 point(s) will be awarded to the first 3 classified riders.

Points for each stage will be awarded as follows:

• 30, 27, 25, 23, 21, 19, 17, 15, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 to the first 20 classified riders.

The leader of the classification by points will wear a silver jersey.

In the event of a tie in the general individual classification by points, the following criteria shall be applied until the riders are separated:

• number of stage wins,
• number of intermediate-sprint wins,
• general individual classification on time.

To be entitled to final general classification prizes, contenders have to complete the entire race within regulatory time.

Prizes for classification by points are as follows:

Each intermediate sprint:

• 1^st: 150 €
• 2^nd: 100 €
• 3^rd: 50 €

i.e. 300 € x 6 = 1,800 €

Final general classification:

• 1^st: 750 €
• 2^nd: 500 €
• 3^rd: 300 €
• 4^th: 200 €
• 5^th: 100 €

TOTAL: 1,850 €

Total prize money for the classification by points: 3,650 €

Only riders born on or after 1^st January 1985 may take part in the Young Rider classification.

The leader in the Young Rider classification will wear a blue jersey.

Prizes awarded for the Young Rider classification are as follows:

• 1^st: 500 €
• 2^nd: 300 €
• 3^rd: 200 €

TOTAL: 1,000 €

Total prize money for the Young Rider classification: 1,000 €

As per UCI regulations article 2.6.016, the team classification for the day is calculated on the basis of the sum of the three best individual times from each team. In the event of a tie, the teams shall be separated by the sum of the places acquired by the three best placed riders on the stage. If the teams are still tied, they shall be separated by the placing of their best rider in the stage classification.

The general team classification is calculated on the basis of the sum of the three best individual times from each team in each stage ridden.

In the event of a tie, the following criteria shall be applied until the teams are separated:

• number of first places in the daily team classification,
• number of second places in the daily team classification,
• and so on.

If there is still a tie, the teams shall be separated by the placing of their best rider in the general individual classification.

Any team with fewer than 3 cyclists will be eliminated from the general team classification.

Prizes awarded for the general Team classification are as follows:

• 1^st: 750 €
• 2^nd: 500 €
• 3^rd: 300 €
• 4^th: 200 €
• 5^th: 100 €

TOTAL: 1,850 €

Total prize money for the team classifications: 1,850 €

Total prize money for the 2010 Ladies Tour of Qatar is as follows:

• General individual classification on time: 12,189 €
• Young rider classification: 1,000 €
• Classification by points: 3,650 €
• Team classification: 1,850 €

Total prize and bonus money: 18,689 €

Anti-doping tests will take place at the Doha Ritz Carlton Hotel under Qatar Cycling Federation regulations.

After each stage, the following contenders are required to report:

• the stage winner,
• the leader in the general individual classification,
• the leader in the classification by points,
• the leader in the young rider classification.

After the final stage, the following contenders are required to report:

• the stage winner,
• the top 3 riders in the general individual classification,
• the leader in the classification by points,
• the leader in the young rider classification,
• the riders and the Team Manager of the winning team in the general team classification.

The leader in each classification must wear the corresponding leader jersey.

If a rider is leader in several classifications, the order of priority for the wearing of jerseys is as follows:

• general classification on time,
• classification by points,
• young rider classification.

Penalties comply with UCI regulations.