Special rules

The 70^th Paris-Tours Espoirs, a class ME 1.2. (u23) international road cycling competition is organised by Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) under the aegis of the "TDF Sport" Club and under the regulations of the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the French Cycling Federation (FFC). It will take place on Sunday 7 October 2012.

The competition is open to continental UCI teams, national teams, national bodies (clubs), regional teams and clubs from the national division according to the regulations of the UCI and the FFC.
Participation is limited to 30 teams of a maximum of 6 racers each.

The bibs and frame numbers are distributed to each team manager on presentation of licenses at the Race HQ ('Permanence') at the Start:

Hôpital Henri Ey
SALLE DU CHAPITRE
28800 Bonneval

On Saturday 6^th October from 4.30 to 7 pm and on Sunday ^7th October from 7.50 to 8.30 am

The team managers' meeting will take place on Sunday 7th October at 8.45 am at Race HQ.

Refreshments will be available. These must be consumed in the zone designated for this purpose by the organisation.

Race information will be broadcast on frequency 163.3875 MHz.

Any rider finishing in a time 5% in excess of the winning time will no longer be ranked.

The three fastest racers in the competition must report to the protocol.

The competition prizes are as follows:

The total prize purse allocated during the Race is €6,010

By entering the race, each rider acknowledges his familiarity with the present regulation and his consent to all clauses contained herein. For cases unforeseen in the present regulation, arbitration is sought from the members of the Jury of Commissaires under the general regulations of the UCI and FFC.