Bulletin 4

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SK Otepää, OK Ilves, OK Kape, Estonian Orienteering Federation

The event centre and competition office are located at Hotel Karupesa, Otepää.
Address: Tehvandi 1A, Otepää.
Phone +372 76 61 500 (hotel), +372 50 37 100 (competition office)
Fax +372 76 61 601

Opening hours for the competition office:

September 24	10:00-22:00
September 25	9:00-21:00
September 26	7:30 -9:15 14:00-21:00
	Information centre at finish area 10:00 - 13:00
September 27	7:30-9:15 16:00-19:45
	Information centre at finish area 10:00 - 14:30
September 28	9:00-21:00
September 29	7:30-9:00 15:00-17:00
	Information centre at finish area 10:00 - 14:00

Thursday, September 24th
10:00	Competition office open
	Arrival of teams and accommodation
Friday, September 25th Model event
7:00 - 9:00	Breakfast
10:00 - 12:00	Buses leave to the model event
10:00 - 17:00	Model event
12:00	Deadline for entry to individual event
13:00	Start drawing for individual event (not open for public)
14:00 - 15:00	Lunch
18:00	Team Leaders' meeting
19:00 - 20:00	Dinner
Saturday, September 26th Qualification Race for Classic Distance
6:00 - 9:00	Breakfast
8:20 - 10:00	Buses leave to the start
10:00 - 11:45	Start of qualification race for classic distance
12:30	First bus starts back to Otepää
14:00 - 15:00	Lunch
18:00	Team Leaders' meeting
19:00 - 20:00	Dinner
Sunday, September 27th WC Event no.10, Classic Distance
6:00 - 9:00	Breakfast
7:50 - 10:50	Buses leave to start
9:30 - 12:30	Start of WC Event no.10, Classic Distance Final - A and B finals
14:00	Prizegiving ceremony
14:30	First bus starts back to Otepää
14:00 - 15:00	Lunch
19:00 - 20:00	Dinner
20:30	Party
Monday, September 28th Rest day
7:00 - 9:00	Breakfast
9:30	Buses leave to Tartu for sightseeing
12:00	Deadline for entry to relay event
13:00	Start drawing for relay event (not open for public)
14:00 - 15:00	Lunch
18:00	Team Leaders' meeting
19:00 - 20:00	Dinner
Tuesday, September 29th WC Event no.11, Relay
6:00 - 9:00	Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00	Buses leave to the start
10:00	Start of women's relay
10:05	Start of men's relay
10:20	Start of mixed teams
13:00	Prizegiving ceremony at finish area
From 13:30	Buses leave to Otepää and Tallinn

Moderately hilly forested terrain with many paths and forest roads. Some open areas and cultivated fields. Lots of contour features, in some areas very detailed. Plenty of marshes of different size. Mixed forest of different age with very varying runnability. Runnability is often reduced by undergrowth and fallen trees. Height differences up to 30 m.

Model Event: scale 1:15000 and 1:10000, contour interval 2.5 m.
Qualification Race: scale 1:15000, contour interval 2.5 m, size 255mm x 275mm.

Classic Distance Final: scale 1:15000, contour interval 2.5 m, size 265mm x 335mm.

Relay: scale 1:10000, contour interval 2.5 m, size 255mm x 330mm.

Maps are sealed in plastic bags.

Stormy weather during the summer has caused changes in runnability of some areas. Map symbol 409.0 (undergrowth, difficult to run) shows those areas with fallen trees.

Competition maps will be distributed to team leaders in the information centre at finish area after the last runner has started.

	Length (km)	Climb (m)	Controls	Exp. win. time (min)	Radio Controls	Refreshment controls
Qualification Race
Men Heat1	7.12	175	13	45
Men Heat2	7.15	170	13	45
Men Heat3	7.12	165	13	45
Women Heat 1	5.10	130	10	40
Women Heat 2	5.14	135	10	40
Women Heat 3	5.07	135	10	40
Classic Distance Final
Men A	11.73	350	21	75	2	31%, 66%, 89%
Women A	7.71	250	15	60	1	46%, 86%
Men B	9.84	280	17	75		34%, 62%
Women B	6.45	200	14	60		40%
Relay (each leg)
Men	7.86-7.98	280	17	45	3
Women	5.15-5.26	210	14	40	3

Water and Isostar sports drink will be available at refreshments control.

Area between Otepää-Palupera-Hellenurme-Elva-Laguja-Otepää. It is prohibited to enter these areas until the competition is over by competitors, leaders and others who may influence the results of the World Cup competition through their knowledge of the terrain.

The first 6 competitors in individual A final race and 3 best relay teams will receive prizes. Prizes will be awarded at the finish area.

There will be 13 controls set out representing, as far as possible, typical features of the terrain that will be encountered in competitions. If taken in order (from 31 to 43), they make a course of 6.05 km with 150 m climb.

The course is open from 10:00 to 17:00. The start procedure will be operating between 10:00 and 13:00 only. If you arrive during these hours, you may give your map to an official and you will be demonstrated the start procedure used in the individual races. Competitors, who want to run with an e-card, can get it from the official at start area. There will be no timekeeping at the model event.

Training prior to or during the event can be done at a nearby terrain. Maps are available at the competition office for 25 EEK. There are two training courses set on the terrain with control flags only.

The bus transport between accommodation and competition area is free for competitors, team officials and media representatives. Private transport can be used to all events, except to the start area of the classic distance final after 9:45 on Sept. 27. Distances between event centre and competition areas are 12-20 km (15-30 minutes by bus).

	Hotel Pühajärve	Hotel Väike Bernhard	Hotel Karupesa	Bus stop at start	Bus stop at finish
September 25	10:00	10:05	10:15	10:30
Model Event	11:00	11:05	11:15	11:30
	12:00	12:05	12:15	12:30
September 26	8:20	8:25	8:35	8:50	8:55
Qualification	8:40	8:45	8:55	9:10	9:15
Race	9:00	9:05	9:15	9:30	9:35
	9:20	9:25	9:35	9:50	9:55
	9:40	9:45	9:55	10:10	10:15
	10:00	10:05	10:15	10:30	10:35
September 27	7:50	7:55	8:05	8:20	8:25
Classic	8:20	8:25	8:35	8:50	8:55
Distance	8:50	8:55	9:05	9:20	9:25
Final	9:20	9:25	9:35	9:50	9:55
	9:50	9:55	10:05	10:20	10:25
	10:20	10:25	10:35	10:50	10:55
	10:50	10:55	11:05	11:20	11:25
September 29	8:00	8:05	8:15	8:45
Relay	8:30	8:35	8:45	9:15
	9:00	9:05	9:15	9:45
	9:30	9:35	9:45	10:15
	10:00	10:05	10:15	10:45

The distances between bus stop and start line:

	Bus stop to Assembly area	Assembly area to pre-start	Pre-start to start
Qualification Race	700m road	50m terrain	100m terrain
Classic Distance Final	900m road	100m road	200m terrain
Relay	300m road

There are two tents, toilets, refreshments and bag transfer to finish at the assembly area. The warm-up area is on the road between bus stop and assembly area.
Call-up will be at -4. The e-card and number bib will be checked.
At -3 competitors will move forward to the next line (100 m).
At -2 competitors will receive control descriptions.
At -1 competitors will move forward to the start line.
At start bleep competitors will take the map and start.

Late starters will be allowed to start as soon as possible provided that it is not within one minute of another competitor starting to the same course. These competitors will be timed as though they had started at their assigned start time (unless their late start is the fault of the organizer).

There are two tents, toilets, refreshments and bag transfer to finish at the assembly area. The warm-up area is on the road between bus stop and assembly area.
Call-up will be at -4. The e-card and number bib will be checked.
At -3 competitors will move forward to the next line (200 m).
At -1 competitors will move forward to the start line.
At start bleep competitors will take the map and start.
Late starters will be allowed to start as soon as possible provided that it is not within one minute of another competitor starting to the same course. These competitors will be timed as though they had started at their assigned start time (unless their late start is the fault of the organizer).

There are two tents, toilets and refreshments at the competition area. The warm-up area is on the road towards the bus stop (about 300m).
Changeover procedure: the incoming runner collects the map of the next leg, and hands it over to outgoing team member.

Runners placed 1st to 20th in each qualification heat will start in A final. Remaining runners will start in B final.

Number bibs will be handed out at the Team Leaders' meetings on the day before the race.

The Emit electronic punching system will be used. The organizer will provide the e-cards. E-cards for each competition will be handed out at the team leaders' meeting on the day before the race, and will be collected at the finish.

Mobile phones and other electronic communication devices are NOT allowed at the start area until the last start, and in the buses going to the start.

In the relay, competitors have to follow the marked route after the spectators' control. This marked route is drawn on the map and marked with tape on the terrain.

Out of bounds areas (only on qualification race) are marked on the competition maps with red unbroken line. These areas are marked in the terrain with unbroken yellow tape.

There is a control open for public in men's qualification race and in men's and women's relays.

The choice of clothing and footwear is free.

Showers are available at finish area.

An open orienteering event, called "Suunto Games in Estonia" will be held on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday it will start after the World Cup qualification race. On Sunday Suunto Games will be held at the same time with the World Cup finals, but a different map and terrain will be used.

IOF controller: Jorma Ake (FIN)
National controller: Mati Poom (EST)
Course controller: Kalle Luuk (EST)

Event director: Leho Haldna (EOF President)
Course setter: Kalle Kalm (OK Ilves)
Timekeeping and results: Uve Nummert (OK Kape)
Media and transport: Ormar Lutsberg (EOF Managing Director)
Speaker: Arvo Kivikas (OK Ilves)
Competition Office: Ave Epner (EOF)
Accommodation and catering: Arvo Saal (Otepää SK)
Constructions and equipment: Mati Ojandu (OK Võru)
Start: Kaljo Julge (OK Kape)
Finish: Katrin Õunap (OK Kape)
Internet: Tarmo Klaar (OK Ilves)

Nation	Men	Women	Leaders
Australia	6	5	0
Austria	1	1	1
Belgium	3	0	0
Czech Republic	3	3	1
Denmark	6	3	2
Estonia	6	6	1
Finland	6	6	4
France	6	4	3
Germany	3	0	0
Great Britain	6	5	4
Hong Kong	2	0	0
Hungary	3	1	1
Ireland	3	0	1
Japan	1	2	0
Latvia	6	4	0
Lithuania	6	3	1
New Zealand	5	4	1
Norway	6	6	2
Romania	0	2	0
Russia	3	0	0
Sweden	6	6	5
Switzerland	6	6	2
Ukraine	3	3	1
Total	96	70	30