Regulations

Organisation

The 6000D is organised by the Aime –Macot la Plagne Tourist Office with the support of the municipalities of Aime, Macot la Plagne, Bellentre and the Société d'aménagement de la Plagne .

Epreuves qualificatives

* Pour la 2ème année, la 6000D fera partie du Trail Tour National 2012.

* La 6000D sera une course qualificative pour toutes les courses de
The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®.
La 6000D vous apportera 2 points pour votre inscription.

Pour consulter la liste complète des courses qualificatives, cliquez ici !

                                    www.ultratrailmb.com

The event

The 6000D is a "wilderness" event, following Grande Plagne's network of trails and going via the Bellecôte Glacier. The event is run in a single stage, at your own pace, with a time limit of 12 hours (be careful, in 2011 the maximum time span allowed was 11 hours) over 60km with a vertical ascent of 4000 m measured from the Basilica in Aime. The course is marked out with specific markers – marks on the ground, tape and wooden sign posts.
Be carreful : this year, the race starts in Aime at 6.00 am

Entry conditions

To take part, it is essential

• that you are fully aware of the length and specific nature of the event and are fully trained for it
• that before starting the race you have achieved an effective level of autonomy enabling you to deal with the problems inherent in this type of event, notably:
• the ability to tackle without outside assistance the weather conditions that can be very difficult because of the altitude (night, wind, cold, rain or snow)
• the ability to cope with the physical and mental problems resulting from extreme fatigue, digestive problems, muscle or joint pain, small injuries...
• that you are fully aware that it is not the role of the organisers to help a runner deal with these problems
• that you are fully aware that in such "wilderness" events safety depends on the runner's ability to adapt to problems either encountered or anticipated.

This race is open to anybody, male or female, born in 1992 or before (senior to veteran 4 categories), licensed or not.
Vétérans 4 : 1933 to 1942
Vétérans 3 : 1943 to 1952
Vétérans 2 : 1953 to 1962
Vétérans 1 : 1963 to 1972
Séniors : 1973 to 1992

Semi self-sufficiency

The principle of racing as a semi self-sufficient individual is the rule.
In particular:
The feeding stations are stocked with food and drinks to be consumed on site. The organisers provide still water and sweetened drinks to refill water bottles or bags. Runners must ensure that when they leave a feeding station they have enough water and food to last until the next feeding station.

Acceptance of the race regulations and charter

Taking part in the 6000D implies unreserved acceptance of these race regulations and charter published by the organisers and available for consultation on www.la6000d.com
A large number of rubbish bins is placed around each feeding station and must be used without fail.
It is imperative that the paths are followed in accordance with the markers without cutting corners. Indeed, cutting corners on a trail causes erosion which is harmful to the site.

Maximum number of runners

Not limited

Cancelling an entry

Any cancellation of an entry must be made by e-mail or letter. A medical certificate must be joined to your demand. No withdrawal made by telephone, mail or fax will be accepted.
Cancellation must be done before the 28th of July 2012 (race day)
Your refund will be half your registration fees
Before end of August 2012 no refunds will be made.
Bibs numbers cannot be exchanged for race or runners.

Equipment

COMPULSORY : a whistle and a survival blanket 

Walking sticks are allowed.

Strongly recommended

• a minimum reserve of water of1 litre
• food reserves

Bibs

Bibs are handed out individually to each runner when their bag has been marked and they have signed the pledge to keep it and the compulsory equipment with them throughout the whole race.
Bibs must be worn on the chest or stomach and must be fully visible at all times during the race. It must therefore be worn outside all clothing and must not in any event be attached to the bag or a leg. The sponsors' name and logo must not be modified or hidden.
You must bring your own safety pins to attach your number in accordance with the regulations.

Safety and medical assistance

There will be 10 first aid posts set up at various points along the course. These posts will be in radio or telephone contact with race HQ.  A regulation medical team will be at race HQ in Aime throughout the whole event.
The first aid posts are there to assist anybody in danger using the organisers' own means or those of the public health service.
It is up to a runner in difficulty or seriously injured to call the rescue service:

• by going to a first aid post
• by calling race HQ
• by asking another runner to alert the rescue service

It is up to each runner to assist anyone in danger and to alert the rescue service.
Remember that all sorts of unexpected occurrence, related to the weather or the race, can result in you waiting for rescue longer than expected. Your safety will therefore depend on the quality of what you have in your bag.
A runner calling a doctor or a member of the rescue service subjects himself de facto to their authority and undertakes to accept his decisions.
Members of the rescue service following medical advice and the official doctors are in particular empowered to:

• retiring (by cancelling the number) any runner incapable of continuing in the event.
• evacuating by any means at their disposal runners they consider to be in danger.

Checkpoints and feeding stations

All runners must pass through the 7 checkpoints and 4 feeding stations (food and water) and 3 station water. (See the table of course technical information).
Only runners wearing a visible number and who have been duly checked will be allowed into the feeding stations.
The table of race technical details will show an exact list of the feeding and water stations, first aid posts.

Maximum time allowed and latest check out times

The maximum time for the event, for the whole of the course, is set at 12 hours (attention 11 hours in 2011).
The 3 latest check out times (6.00am start in Aime, 1.00 p.m. at la Chiaupe retoune, 3.00 p.m. at Bellecôte and 6.00 p.m. at the finish) are calculated to enable runners to reach the finish within the maximum permitted time. To be allowed to continue the event, competitors must leave the checkpoint before the set time.
Any competitor withdrawn from the race who wishes to carry on can only do so having handed in his bib and under his own responsibility and completely autonomous.
In case of bad weather and/or for safety reasons, the organisers reserve the right to stop the event or to alter the latest checkout times.

Showers

In no circumstances can this be used as accommodation for the whole night.
It is possible to have a shower, but only on finishing in the gym Hall.
Only competitors will be admitted showers at the start.

Retirement and return to the start

Except in the case of injury, a runner may not retire other than at a checkpoint. He must notify the person in charge of the checkpoint who will definitively cancel his number.
The return trip will be decided with the person in charge of the checkpoint according to the following general rules:

• buses are available starting from Plagne Bellecôte to return runners who have retired or who have not complied with the checkout times (1.00 p.m. la Chiaupe and 3.00 p.m. Bellecôte)
• Runners who retire at other first aid posts or feeding stations but whose state of health does not require them to be evacuated must get themselves by their own means and as quickly as possible to the nearest return point.
• In the case of feeding stations and first aid posts that can be reached by car or 4-wheel drive:
• when the post closes, the organisers may, depending on the means available, take runners who have retired and are still at the post back to the start
• when unfavourable weather conditions justify the partial or total stopping of the race, the organisers will ensure that runners who have been stopped are returned to the start as quickly as possible.

In the event of retirement and meeting the sweeper, the latter will cancel the number. The runner is then no longer under the organisers' control.

Disqualification

Race stewards on the course and people in charge of checkpoints and feeding stations are authorised to enforce the regulations and to impose immediate disqualification in case of infringement, subject to the following rules:
Automatic disqualification will be applied in the following cases:

• Refusal to pass through the start to activate the electronic chip
• Cutting a corner to make a major shortcut
• Dropping litter (deliberately) by a competitor or a member of his entourage
• Lack of consideration for individuals (officials or runners)
• Not assisting someone in difficulty
• Cheating (example: using means of transport, sharing a number ...)
• ailure to carry an electronic chip
• Failure to pass through a checkpoint
• Refusal to comply with an instruction from race management, a race steward, the person in charge of a checkpoint or feeding station, a doctor or a member of the rescue service
• Refusing a drug test
• Starting from a checkpoint outside the time limit
• Any other infringement of the rules will incur a sanction to be decided by the race jury

Drug testing

Any competitor may be subjected to a drug test during the event or at the finish. In the event of refusal or non-compliance, the athlete will be sanctioned as though he had been convicted of drug-use.

Alteration to the course or the time limits / cancellation of the race

The organisers reserve the right to alter the course and location of the first aid posts and feeding stations at any moment and without notice.
Should the weather be too bad (heavy rain or snow at altitude, high risk of storm ...) the start may be delayed.
In case of bad weather and for safety reasons, the organisers reserve the right to stop the event or alter the time limits.

Insurance

Public liability:

The organisers hold public liability insurance for the duration of the event. This public liability insurance covers consequential loss for which they, their officials and the participants are responsible.

Individual accident:

Each competitor must hold personal accident insurance covering possible search and rescue costs in France. Such insurance may be taken out with any organisation the competitor chooses and particularly with the insurer Diot Montagne partner of the 6000D:
Impact Multisports provides specific insurance for sporting activities.
Cover applies to all activities.
The policy offered either by the day or for the whole year depending on the package chosen provides cover that fulfils your legal obligations and is valid all over the world.
For 2.90€ per day(49.00€ per year) (2011 fares are being validated for 2012), you will benefit from the following principal cover:

• Search and rescue costs including helicopter;
• Costs of returning home;
• ublic liability relating to sport (in addition to or replacing existing personal policies);

You can check the full cover at
http://www.diot-montagne.fr/index.php/impact-multisports/voir-tous-les-produits.html

Road book

Table of technical details

The table can be downloaded from the www.la6000d.com web site. It includes plans of the course and useful information such as time limits, location of feeding stations, first aid posts, and treatment stations. Supporters can go and watch the runners at the places shown in the Road Book.

Classifications and prizes

In the 6000D, only those runners who reach the finish in Aime will be classified.

• No cash awards will be given.
• The first 3 men and the first 3 women in the general category and the first 3 men and the first 3 women in each category will receive a trophy and a prize.
• classification by Clubs/Teams has been established: the first 3 teams will receive a trophy and a prize (if you are a member of a club, the best 3 times will be added together for entry into the classification)
  Be careful, if you want to be registered as a club, you must enter the same club name during your registration.
• A large number of prizes will be drawn by lot during the official prize giving.
• All the results will be on line at www.la6000d.com and www.sport-info.com

Image rights

All runners expressly renounce the right to benefit from their image as they renounce all recourse against the organisers and their official partners for the use of their image.
The 6000D is a legally registered trademark. Any communication about the event or the use of images of the event must respect the event's name, the registered trademarks and have the official agreement of the organisers.