3rd Edition of UCI Gran Fondo Jordan Dead Sea

City	Dead Sea
Date	30 January 2025, Thursday
Time	08:00 am*

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Registration closes on 20.01.2025 at 3:59 AM or sooner if places sell out.

Cancellations accepted up to 14.01.2025 at 3:59 AM or sooner if the event sells out.

Category changes accepted up to 14.01.2025 3:59 AM or sooner if the event sells out.

Welcome to the 3rd edition of UCI Gran Fondo Jordan Dead Sea! As part of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series, this race offers a unique opportunity to qualify for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, where the top 25% in each age group compete for the prestigious rainbow jersey.

Race Age Groups: 16 – 18y, 19 – 34y, 35 – 39y, 40 – 44y, 45 – 49y, 50 – 54y, 55 – 59y, 60 – 64y, 65 – 69y, 70 – 74y, and every 5 years thereafter.

This year marks our 3rd edition of the UCI Gran Fondo Jordan Dead Sea, featuring three qualifying days in a stage race format. Riders can compete for overall results or register for single-day participation.

To register, please fill out the rider information form on our website and await approval and payment instructions.

Join us for an unforgettable cycling experience by the Dead Sea! Visit www.ucigranfondojordan.com for more details.

Individual Categories / Events	Price ($)
Full Race - 3 Stages UCI GF Qualifier and GC - 19 - 34 Years, Male 19 - 34 Years, Female	230.00
Stage 1 Only - ITT Race - UCI ITT GF Qualifier - 19 - 34 Years, Male 19 - 34 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 2 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 19 - 34 Years, Male 19 - 34 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 3 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 19 - 34 Years, Male 19 - 34 Years, Female	100.00
Full Race - 3 Stages UCI GF Qualifier and GC - 35 - 39 Years, Male 35 - 39 Years, Female	230.00
Stage 1 Only - ITT Race - UCI ITT GF Qualifier - 35 - 39 Years, Male 35 - 39 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 2 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 35 - 39 Years, Male 35 - 39 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 3 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 35 - 39 Years, Male 35 - 39 Years, Female	100.00
Full Race - 3 Stages UCI GF Qualifier and GC - 40 - 44 Years, Male 40 - 44 Years, Female	200.00
Stage 1 Only - ITT Race - UCI ITT GF Qualifier - 40 - 44 Years, Male 40 - 44 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 2 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 40 - 44 Years, Male 40 - 44 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 3 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 40 - 44 Years, Male 40 - 44 Years, Female	100.00
Full Race - 3 Stages UCI GF Qualifier and GC - 45 - 49 Years, Male 45 - 49 Years, Female	180.00
Stage 1 Only - ITT Race - UCI ITT GF Qualifier - 45 - 49 Years, Male 45 - 49 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 2 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 45 - 49 Years, Male 45 - 49 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 3 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 45 - 49 Years, Male 45 - 49 Years, Female	100.00
Full Race - 3 Stages UCI GF Qualifier and GC - 50 - 54 Years, Male 50 - 54 Years, Female	200.00
Stage 1 Only - ITT Race - UCI ITT GF Qualifier - 50 - 54 Years, Male 50 - 54 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 2 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 50 - 54 Years, Male 50 - 54 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 3 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 50 - 54 Years, Male 50 - 54 Years, Female	100.00
Full Race - 3 Stages UCI GF Qualifier and GC - 55 - 59 Years, Male 55 - 59 Years, Female	200.00
Stage 1 Only - ITT Race - UCI ITT GF Qualifier - 55 - 59 Years, Male 55 - 59 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 2 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 55 - 59 Years, Male 55 - 59 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 3 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 55 - 59 Years, Male 55 - 59 Years, Female	100.00
Full Race - 3 Stages UCI GF Qualifier and GC - 60 - 64 Years, Male 60 - 64 Years, Female	200.00
Stage 1 Only - ITT Race - UCI ITT GFQualifier - 60 - 64 Years, Male 60 - 64 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 2 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 60 - 64 Years, Male 60 - 64 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 3 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 60 - 64 Years, Male 60 - 64 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 3 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 65 - 69 Years, Male 65 - 69 Years, Female	100.00
Full Race - 3 Stages UCI GF Qualifier and GC - 65 - 69 Years, Male 65 - 69 Years, Female	200.00
Stage 1 Only - ITT Race - UCI ITT GF Qualifier - 65 - 69 Years, Male 65 - 69 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 2 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 65 - 69 Years, Male 65 - 69 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 1 Only - ITT Race - UCI ITT GF Qualifier - 70 - 74 Years, Male 70 - 74 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 2 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 70 - 74 Years, Male 70 - 74 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 3 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 70 - 74 Years, Male 70 - 74 Years, Female	100.00
Full Race - 3 Stages UCI GF Qualifier and GC - 70 - 74 Years, Male 70 - 74 Years, Female	200.00
Stage 1 Only - ITT Race - UCI ITT GF Qualifier - 75 - 79 Years, Male 75 - 79 Years, Female	100.00
Stage 2 only - UCI Gran Fondo Qualifier - 75 - 79 Years, Male 75 - 79 Years, Female	100.00
Full Race - 3 Stages UCI GF Qualifier and GC - 75 - 79 Years, Male 75 - 79 Years, Female	200.00

Prices shown include VAT where applicable.

Race Route:

Stage 1: Individual time Trial (ITT) 30.01.2025

Route: starting from the Prince Hussein Park at the Dead Sea, to the service road south 9.5km and back on service road

the road will be closed only for cyclist

Distance: 19km

Elevation: 170m

Strava Link: https://www.strava.com/routes/3044982800974722312
Race Program:

The race program will be confirmed later on:

Thursday 30.01.2025: Stage 1

ITT Race: first rider start at 10:00am.

Registration and Road Race pack collection from 15:30-19:00 at Mövenpick Dead Sea.

Stage2 bike shop service/ shop opens from 15:00-19:00

Food and drinks are available in sunset arena from 12:30

ITT Race ceremony at race Hotel 15:00 Mövenpick Dead Sea sunset arena

Friday 31.01.2025: Stage 2

Road Race Start 9:00 - 13:30

Food and drinks counters are available in sunset area from 12:00.

Stage2 bike shop/ service will be available from 16:00-19:00.

Award ceremony 14:00 at Mövenpick Dead Sea sunset arena

Saturday 01.02.2025 Stage 3

Road Race 9:00- 14:00

Food and drinks counters are available in sunset area from 12:00.

closing ceremony 14:00 at Mövenpick Dead Sea sunset area.

Stage2 bike shop will be available from 16:00-19:00.
Race Pack Collection:

The race program will be confirmed later on:

Wednesday 29.01.2025:

Registration and Race package collection starts from 10:00am to 19:00 at Mövenpick Dead Sea at Yarmouk Lobby

Stage2 bike shop available from 10:00-19:00.

ITT and Road Race briefing 16:00 Mövenpick Dead Sea near the registration area in Yarmouk Lobby (optional)
Race Qualifications:

General classification, KOM/QOM, Team Classification, and Age group.

General Classification (GC)

After each stage there will be General Classification (GC) for men and women and the winner will be awarded with jerseys. after the 3rd stage will be over all podium.

King And Queen of the Mountain (KOM/QOM):

in 2nd and 3 stage there will be 2 KOM/QOM sections, with points awarder for first 10 riders cross the line. The points will be based on the climb difficulties as following:

KOM/QOM:

Class 1: Point as following: 30, 27, 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3

Class 2: point as following: 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2

KOM/QOM the rider who score the highest points during the stage and end of the race.

the climb will be marked and announce on your race manuals for each stage.

Team Classification:

The time will be calculated for first 4 riders from the same team regardless of gender.

Top 3 teams will be on the podium after 3rd stage.
Qualification for the 2025 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships:

Qualification for the 2025 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships

Each UCI Gran Fondo World Series event of the 2024-2025 seasons grants qualification rights for the 2025 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships. Based on the results of each race, the first 25% of athletes in each age group will be qualified for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships. The 25% is calculated based on the number of starters in each age group, and not on the number of riders having finished the race.(2)

In addition, the first three riders of each official age category will qualify directly for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, independently of the number of starters in that age group. Riders must finish the race to gain qualification.

for more derails about the qualification please visit the UCI Gran Fondo world series website.
Age Groups:

The UCI Gran Fondo World Series event must provide results for the following different age groups, for both women and men:

19–34y

35–39y

40–44y

45–49y

50–54y

55–59y

60–64y

65–65y

70–74y

75 – 79y
Etc. (any further 5-year category for which riders have entered)

Age Groups applicable to the UCI Gran Fondo World Series are defined by the rider’s age on December 31st of the year of the qualifier event. Riders who qualify in September-December for next year’s World Championships and change age group in the following year will automatically take their qualification to the next age group so don’t need to qualify again in their new age group in the year of the World Championships. As per the regulations applied for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, medals and titles will be awarded for men and/or women as soon as 1 rider is registered in the respective 5-year age category.
General Rules:

A UCI Gran Fondo World Series event is a competitive mass participation event with a mass start (or in waves with intervals between the start groups) which is fully timed for all participants and splits results per age group and gender.

A- Road RACE

TRAFFIC RULES

The race will be on Open roads which means Competitive mass participation event with a mass-start in which riders must respect road traffic regulations during the whole course. the road will closed and controlled for the main pelaton and marshals with police escort will secure the traffic. riders must ride on the right side of the road all the time.

Maximum number of participants

we will accept only 300 rider for the first year of UCI Gran Fondo Jordan Dead Sea 2024.
Participation rights UCI Gran Fondo World Series:

Riders can take part in the Gran Fondo World Series if they hold any of the following licenses:

• No license require a medical certificate to be presented during the race pack collection or:

Amateur license

Master license

Cycling for All license

Elite license with exception of:

a) Any rider who has during the current year been a member of a team registered with the UCI.

b) Any rider who has taken part in a World Championships, the Olympic Games, Continental Games, Regional Games, the Commonwealth Games, or a World Cup during the current year.

c) Any rider who has scored UCI points in the year of the World Championships.
Support Cars & Personnel:

team or personnel cars are not allowed during the race, the support personnel can provide only food or water only at the official feed zone locations during stage 2 and 3.

Feed Zones

Stage 1 ITT: No feeding allowed during the race.

Stage2 and Stage 3: will provide 2 feeding zone that will be announced on the race manual on the top of the main climb and before the decent.

any riders will receive any outside assistance on the course will disqualified.

No feeding allowed from support cars or team cars or at any other location than the official feed feed zone locations.
Littering: (Green Zone) :

In order to minimize our impact on the local routes and maintain a clean environment, we have designated two green zones for disposing of litter. These areas will be marked with green signs at the start and red signs at the end. Please use these zones to dispose of empty gel packets or energy bar wrappers.

incase any ride caught throwing anything on the course a time penalty of 5min will be given for each offense.
Police Escort:

the event security will be managed by Jordanian police and traffic department, the road traffic will managed and cleared for the riders, we encourage the rider to follow normal traffic rules and ride on the right side of the road all the time, as we are passing small farming areas and local villages and its impossible to control every single junction on small roads. be aware from dogs, sheep or any other animals when passing villages or farming areas.
Neutral and Timed Start:

the race will start with short Neutral start to allow the riders to settle in the pelaton and the time will start from the gun.
Bikes:

Riders may use any type of bike (road bike, mountain bike, city bike, hybrid bike, cross bike, etc.) with the exception of tandem or recumbent bikes. In the road race event, time trial bikes are forbidden.

At the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, all bikes will be checked for compliance with the UCI Regulations For more information please consult the following additional explanatory documents:

Clarification guide of the UCI Technical Regulation - Please check the downloads section of the event page

List of Approved Models of Frames and Forks - Please check the downloads section of the event page
Race Numbers:

Each rider must have 2 numbers on the back of his/her Jersey during the road race, and one number during ITT.

Bike number must be attached on the seat post of bike during the road race.

INDIVIDUAL TIME-TRIAL RULES
Mechanical assistance:

we will provide 2 vehicles for service purposes available to the cyclists, the first following the head of the race, and the second vehicle positioned at the tail of the race. For the time trial, the riders cannot be followed by a car providing mechanical assistance. Private cars with spare parts/bikes/wheels are forbidden in a UGFWS qualifier event.

the rider must bring their own spare tire, tube, repair kits and pump.

The riders cannot receive any assistance from outside the official personal.

any riders receive any outside assistance will disqualified.
Time Limit: (Cut off times)

Stag 1: ITT: one hour after last rider leave the start.

Stage 2: 4:00 hours

Stage 3: 4:00 hours

the times can be adjusted based on the weather, pace of the race and the organizers receive the right to adjust it before/ during the race.
Support Cars:

not allowed during ITT and any other stage.
Start of the Race:

the start will a gun start from the start line.
Type of Bicycles:

same as road race regulation above, and TT bikes are allowed based on UCI TT rules and regulations.

Included:	Medal, Refreshments, Timing
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