Mass start / Long Distance – Wednesday, May 27th
Arena
- Arena is located in Vilar Formoso
((GPS: 40°36’35.2″N 6°50’02.4″W) - Upon approaching the arena, there will
be signage (orange and white arrows) for
the parking lot, the quarantine area, and
the arena itself. - The event office at the arena is open
from 8:30 – 19:00.
Parking
- Parking is available near the event center.
Terrain
- Vegetation consists of woods and cattle
- grazing areas, where walls and fences
- predominate along the paths.
- The relief is low to medium.
- Good visibility and rapid progression.
Warnings
No warnings
Map
- Scale: 1:15000 / vertical contour interval 5 m
- Size: 31 x 37 cm
- double-sided, printed on water-resistant
paper - Mapper: Alexandre Reis
Course data
Quarantine zone / pre-start
- Distance from parking to quarantine zone: 6 km – allow 30 min to arrive to quarantine zone.
The route from the arena to the start will be marked by red-white stripes.
Quarantine is located in Poço do Velho (GPS: 40°33’54.8″N 6°50’44.2″W). - Check-in deadline quarantine zone: 10:00 (EJYMTBOC)
- Receipt of GPS: Please be in start zone at least 15 minutes before your start time to have
sufficient time to collect and fix the GPS device. - Pre-start: No pre-start.
- It is the athletes’responsibility to be ready for their call-up time. Competitors who are late
for their start time must use the corridor for late starters and must report to the start staff. - A clock showing the call-up time will be displayed at the start, and the competitors’
names will be called 3 minutes before their start time. - Organisers will ensure bag delivery from quarantine to finish arena.
Start
- Mass start: Details on the starting procedure can be found here.
- Long distance: Individual start with an interval of 3 minutes.
- Mandatory route of 220 m (marked by red stripes) from the time start to the point where
orienteering begins. This map start will be marked by a flag in the terrain.