Rules & conditions

• 42 and 30 km C.T. on Saturday
• 42 and 30 km F.T. on Sunday

NB: all races are valid for the “Euroloppet”

St. Martin/Gsies, 1,220 m asl (loop))

• CT race 10.10 am – wave start – 6 groups
• FT race 10.30 am – wave start – 6 groups
• The deposit of ski in the start area is allowed for the
  • Start Group ELITE: 2 hours before the start of the race
  • Residual start groups: free

• Entry in the 30 km is open to skiers over 16 years of age (born before 2005, february 20th)
• To take part in the 42 km competitors must be over 18 years of age (born before 2003, february 20th)

C.T. - Saturday 20 February 2021
You are not permitted to skate on the tracks for the classic race. Whoever uses the free technique will be disqualified by the jury (343.8 IWO)

F.T. - Sunday 21 February 2021
All techniques are allowed

• The “Youth Discount” is available to all participants born between 22.02.2003 and 21.02.2005. Participants must produce a valid form of ID when picking up race bib.
• 30 or 42 km? When registering for the race, the distance is not specified. Participants can decide which route to follow during the race.
• Euroloppet-Pass holders pay the lowest registration fee up to the day of the race.

• ONLINE - safe, fast and convenient
  Online registration will not be accepted after 23:59 p.m. on Wednesday 17th February 2021.
   
• Bank: Raiffeisenkasse Welsberg Gsies Taisten
  Beneficiary: Gsiesertal Lauf - I-39030 Gsies, Italy
  IBAN: IT 78 R 08148 59070 000301206834
  SWIFT-BIC: RZSBIT21052
  
  Last date for bank transfer: Monday 15.02.2021
  
  Important: When registering by bank please state which technique (C.T. or F.T.) you will be using as well as your exact address and your year of birth.

• Race bib
• athlete’s pack
• chip at not charge
• 7 refreshment stations
• ski maintenance and waxing service
• medical care
• medal diploma (to be downloaded from the Web)
• skier badge
• showers and relaxation at the Race Finish area
• SMS service (information & personal running time): Every athlete, who enters his mobile phone number at the moment of online-registration, will receive information and his personal result via SMS.
• diploma
• a substantial lunch (lunch for escorts costs € 15)

In the 37 editions of the event to date, the race has never been cancelled yet! If this should happen in the future, the following regulations shall apply:

1. Cancellation due to Corona-Virus
   If problems arising from coronavirus should continue into the coming winter, however, we will cancel the event in good time by 20.01.2021 (one month before the race).
   If this should happen, we will be offering the following two options regarding your registration fees, as you prefer:
   a) to carry forward your registration fee for the 2022 event or
   b) to refund your fees in full (100%)
   
    
2. Early cancellation (e.g. due to lack of snow)
   Cancellation of the race shall be confirmed 7 days before the first day of the race
   Entry fees which have been paid will either be:
   a) refunded 80 percent to the payer or
   b) credited to the next race
   
    
3. Cancellations on the day of the race (e.g. in the case of adverse weather conditions or compromised public safety)
   In this case, the deposit will not be refunded and entry fees will not be credited to the next race. This is due to the fact that all expenses
   for timekeeping arrangements, catering etc. will already have been incurred by the organisers.

From 01.09.2020 you can check your race number and start group online. The update takes place every end of month; from 1st, January 2010 every day.

Multi purpose house at St. Martin Gsies

Friday 19.02.2021: 2,30 pm – 7 pm (CT + FT)
Saturday 20.02.2021: 7,30 am – 9,30 am (CT + FT) 2,30 pm – 7 pm (FT)
Sunday 21.02.2021: 7,30 am – 9,30 am (FT)

When collecting your start number you must show proof of payment!

• Time keeping is done by DATASPORT. The chip is an active-trasponder and need therefore be returned to the organizer in the finish area (also in case of an early race stop).
• Time keeping is done by ONE-WAY-TRASPONDER. The chip is integrated in the start number and does NOT have to be given back to the organiser after the race.

• SMS service (information & personal running time): Every athlete, who enters his mobile phone number at the moment of online-registration, will receive information and his personal result via SMS.
• The first lists of results will be available immediately at the information stand at the finish. 
• The results sorted out according to age will appear immediately after the race in the Internet.

• 16 - 30 years
• 31 - 40 years
• 41 - 50 years
• 51 - 60 years
• 61 - 70 years
• over 70

• The Gsiesertal Lauf is pure fun for fun’s sake - without timings or rankings
• Separate starting groups - no crowding or stress
• Proposed distance: 30 km - you can also get off the tracks earlier if you prefer
• Catering on the course, large lunch at the finish, participation diploma and medal
• Reduced entry fee

For environmental protection reasons, clothes bags must be requested personally when the bibs are collected. The bag may be tropped outside of the start area. The bags will be returned at the race finish area.

• The 30/42 km races (CT and FT) to Taisten will be closed at 12:15 am at the junction at 14 km
• The 42 km races (CT and FT) to St Magdalena will be closed at 1:15 pm at the junction at 29.6 km
• Finish area: 3.00 pm

• See route map
• IMPORTANT:
  The rich lunch for atletes will be served from 11.30 am - 04 pm in the finish area (with the "meal-ticket" - enclosed in the start bag)

• PRIZE OBJECT
  • Medal for each competitor
  • Medals for the ranks 1,2,3 of each age group (16 - 30, 31 - 40, 41 - 50, 51 - 60, 61 - 70, over 70)
  • Trophys:
    • CT for the first 3 ladies and the first 5 men over 30 and 42 km
    • FT for the first 3 ladies and the first 5 men over 30 and 42 km
       
• PRIZE MONEY - Total € 8.000
  • Premiums Sprints - € 3.600 (Handover takes place at 13 pm in the race office)
    • CT ALPERIA-LADIES-Sprint, km 15,3 (only for ladies!) - € 600 for the 3 best placed competitors
    • CT HOKU SPORTFUL-Sprint, km 19 - € 600 for the 3 best placed competitors
    • CT HOTEL SÜDTIROL-Sprint, km 33,2 - € 600 for the 3 best places competitors of the 42 km
       
    • FT HOKU-Sprint, km 23,5 - € 600 for the 3 best placed competitors
    • FT MILA-LADIES-Sprint, km 28,6 (only for ladies!) - € 600 for the 3 best placed competitors
    • FT HOTEL-QUELLE-Sprint, km 31,1 - € 600 for the 3 best placed competitors of the 42 km
       
  • Official Standings - € 4.400
    • CT prize money 42 km Rank 1,2,3 Ladies; Rank 1,2,3,4,5 Men
    • FT prize money 42 km Rank 1,2,3 Ladies; Rank 1,2,3,4,5 Men

NB: The handover of the price money takes place at 13 pm in the race office (civic hall). The prizes will be payed out personally (not by order of a third party or payable in arrears.

The Gsiesertal Lauf - 42 km FT - distributes FIS points for ladies/men (see FIS Reglement: 2.6 FIS long distance popular competitions)

The cross-country ski run of the “Gsiesertal Lauf” is already covered in artificial snow for the most part from the beginning of December and prepared daily.
During the weekend (saturday and sunday) people can run without the cross country ski pass.

Your own health and safety comes first! Each year we draw up our own “security plan” according to the latest information and approved by the jury. This sets out the precise responsibilities of the

• emergency doctor
• the White Cross (ambulance or rescue helicopter)
• the mountain rescue service of Upper Purstertal
• the 4 volunteer fire services of Gsiesertal and Taisten as well as
• the Carabinieri and the traffic police.

The closest hospitals are:

• San Candido / Innichen hospital: 26 km Tel. (+39) 0474 917 111
• Brunico / Bruneck hospital: 30 km Tel. (+39) 0474 581 111

Situated in the Finish area with the following services:

• return of lost property
• return of equipment left in deposit (skis, ski poles, etc.)
• sale and stamping of Euroloppet passes
• sales of meal tickets for “spectators“
• sale of souvenirs
• general information

The choice of accommodation is at the discretion of the participant. We suggest you contact one of the hotels on our homepage, or the Gsiesertal-Welsberg-Taisten Tourist Association.

Any protest must be submitted in writing by the participant to the race jury within one hour after the arrival of the first participants of the different distances. A protest fee of 62 € must be paid at the time when the protest is submitted. The protest fee will be returned if the protest is decided in favor of the protesting party.

1. Upon entry, the participant declares possession of the medical fitness certificate in accordance with the Italian Law of 18 February 1982, thus exempting the Organizing Committee from responsibility in the event of any accidents incurred during or after the race or damages caused by participants to any third party or third party properties.
2. By registering, the participant agrees to release the organizer, sponsors, public institutions and land owners from all liabilities.
3. FIS (International Ski Federation) rules apply for any rules not mentioned here.

Upon entry, the participant consents to the disclosure of personal information to third parties for processing in accordance with the DSGVO (Rule EU 2016/679) regarding the Protection of Personal data. Details on https://www.datasport.com/en/privacy-statement/.

It is forbidden to throw away rubbish of any kind outside the marked service areas. The abandoning of the race track is not allowed due to reasons of nature protection. The track of the Gsiesertal Lauf runs along the wonderful nature. The event is also a Going Green Event.

This is why it is very important to the organiser to respect the conversation of nature and environment. Necessary measures, like sufficient waste disposal points, will facilitate the observance of these rules.

By signing and submitting the registration form, the participant, in agreement with the representative of his/her team, certifies the absence of any disciplinary measures, whether civil and/or criminal, or ongoing investigations against him/her on account of actions related to doping, and states that s/he has not taken – and is not taking – any substances appearing on the anti-doping list held by FISI, CONI or the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (http://www.wadaama.org/Documents/World_Anti-Doping_Program/WADP-Prohibited-list/2013/WADA-Prohibited-List-EN.pdf). Any false certification will be prosecuted in accordance with the law. In the event of a negative result in the anti-doping controls carried out at the Granfondo Val Casies 2019, or of a positive result established in the 6 (six) months following the Granfondo Val Casies Nordic Ski Marathon, the participant must, in compensation for the serious prejudice caused to the image of the event, pay the Organising Committee a sum of €50,000 (fifty thousand euros). If the participant belongs to a sports club, the club will be obliged to pay the fine. The money will be donated to developing youth sports activities.