Mixed Relay / Relay – Thursday, May 28th

Arena

Municipal Sports Gymnasium of Almeida
(GPS: 40°43’02.9″N 6°53’50.5″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 – 13:00

Parking

Terrain

Vegetation consists of woods and cattle
grazing areas, where open areas
predominate.
The relief is low to medium.
Good visibility and rapid progression

Warnings

The responsibility for being ready to start the 2nd and 3rd leg of the Relay race rests with the athletes.
The maps are located at the entrance to the changeover area, after the clear and check procedure.
Athletes enter the changeover area after their team’s athlete has passed the spectator point.
The final loop (from the spectator point to the changeover) has an approximate duration of:
- Mixed relay and M20 relay – 8 minutes
- W20, M17 and W17 relays – 4 minutes

Map

Course data

Quarantine zone / pre-start

Distance from parking to quarantine: 200 m (Municipal Swimming pools of Almeida
GPS: 40°43’01.4″N 6°53’56.2″W).
Check-in deadline quarantine zone: 09:30
Receipt of GPS: Please be in quarantine at least 15 minutes before your pre-start time to have sufficient time to collect and fix the GPS device.
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 5 minutes before their start time.
Organisers will ensure bag delivery from quarantine to finish arena.

Start

Details on the starting procedure can be found here.
Mandatory route of 100 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.