The non-profit organization ENJOY bears full legal and operational responsibility for the organization of the Grand Trail des Lacs et Châteaux.
The organizer takes out civil liability insurance for the duration of the event and reminds competitors that it may be in their interest to take out a personal insurance contract covering bodily injury to which they may be exposed by sport.

The organization of the event is placed under the responsibility of a clerk of the course who will ensure the application of these regulations.

Participation in GTLC events implies the express acceptance, without reservation, of these regulations, the ethics of the event and any instructions sent by the organizer to the participants.

The GTLC is an event in which a number of events take place. Each event takes place in a single step, at an indefinite pace within a time limit.

GT160: about 160 km long with 6,000 meters of vertical drop, starting from Ovifat, in semi-autonomy, 40 hours max. About * 200 runners. 6 pts ITRA
GT85: about 85 km long with 3,500 meters of vertical drop, starting from Ovifat, in semi-autonomy, 21 hours max. About * 300 runners. 4pts ITRA
GT42: about 42 km long with 1,770 meters of vertical drop, starting from Ovifat, in semi-autonomy, 10h30 max. About * 500 runners. 2pts ITRA
GT20²: about 20 km long with 840 meters of vertical drop, starting from Ovifat, in semi-autonomy, 4 hours max. About * 400 runners. 1pts ITRA
GT16: about 16 km long with 710 meters of vertical drop, starting from Ovifat, in autonomy, 4 hours max. About * 300 runners. 0 Pts ITRA

* A certain number of delimited places are reserved for: our partners, the national and international elite (based on the ITRA performance index), former winners and certain journalists (who report from inside the race), as well that some very active volunteers.
The organizer reserves the right to change the number of registrants at any time.

The measurement of the course (distance and elevation gain) was carried out using a GPS, then put back on “Trace de trail” for an evaluation of the race by ITRA, which provides runners and organizers with a consistent measurement. valid worldwide.
The route can be changed by the organizer at any time, including the day of departure: safety, weather conditions, authorizations for passage on private grounds, etc.

The presence of competitors at the pre-race briefing (15 minutes before the start) is compulsory.

The races are open to any person, man or woman, licensed or not. The waiver must be signed by the parents of participants under 16 years old.

Participants under 18 can only participate in the following races: GT16, GT20².
Participants under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Participants over 18 can participate in the following races: GT16, GT20², GT42, GT85, GT160.

Registration must be done online on the event registration portal www.grandtrail.be. The conditions of participation must be accepted when registering online. A participant is only entitled to a start after successful payment provided that places are still available.

Each participant must collect their starter pack in person, with their identity card.

Athletes found guilty of doping will not be admitted. In addition, the organizer has the right to disqualify the athletes for reasons important to the organizer.

A participant’s commitment is only validated after receipt of the required payment before the official closing date for entries.

Each competitor must send to the organizer, at the latest 10 days before the race, a photocopy of a medical certificate of no contraindication to the practice of sport in competition dating less than one year on the date. of the competition. This applies to the GT160 and GT85.

Registration is available online at www.grandtrail.be. All registrations and the management of all participant data are handled by the Ultratiming timing service. By registering for GTLC, competitors automatically accept GTLC rules. Registration is final. Fees must be paid online through a secure payment system.

4 progressive price categories:

11/01/2020 to 12/31/2020
01/01/2021 to 02/15/2021
02/16/2021 to 05/25/2021
D-Day

GT160 95 € – 100 € – 105 € – /
GT85 € 50 – € 55 – € 65 – /
GT42 € 30 – € 35 – € 40 – € 45
GT20² 20 € – 25 € – 35 € – 40 € (price per team)
GT16 10 € – 12 € – 14 € – 16 €

The fees cover the following:

Personalized bib number with timing chip
Gifts according to races
Small bags service for all races, transport of these from the start to the 3 places of the GT160 and to 1 place for the GT85.
Ravitos approximately every 20 km with food and drinks
The GPS Tracking Chip for the GT160, GT85, GT42
Showers and changing rooms next to the finish area
Massage service next to the arrival area
Medal for all GT160 and GT85 finishers
First medical aid in the finish area
Finisher certificate downloadable from the dedicated online repository
Live timing, split times and results
A hot meal at Rocher de Falize (GT160 / GT85), Mont de Fosse (GT160), Ovifat (GT160 / GT85)
showers and rest area at Ovifat

The fees do not cover:

It is possible to change the route to a shorter distance. The difference in registration fees will not be refunded.
A rerouting to a longer distance is possible. The difference in registration fees will be payable on the basis of the highest price (3 or 4) of the chosen race.

Distance change possible until 05/09/2021, subject to the number available. (+ amount of the difference in the price of the race on the day of the transfer (no refund if + short distance).
A name / bib transfer is possible via your Ultratiming management link received during your registration. The administrative costs are 5 €.

Change possible until 05/09/2021.

No changes will be allowed on D-day.

To participate in GTLC events, especially on the GT160 and GT85 course, it is essential:

Be fully aware of the duration and specificity of the event and be perfectly prepared;
Have acquired, prior to the race, a real capacity for personal autonomy allowing the management of the problems induced by this type of event, and in particular:
Know how to face, without outside help, climatic conditions which could be very difficult to manage (night, wind, cold, fog, rain, frost);
Knowing how to manage, including when you are isolated, physical or mental problems resulting from great fatigue, digestive problems, muscle or joint pain, small wounds …
Be fully aware that the role of the organization is not to help a runner deal with these problems;
Be fully aware that for such an activity, safety depends on the runner’s ability to adapt to the problems encountered or anticipated
Inform and educate members of the runner’s entourage to respect nature, people and the rules of the race.

Agree to receive newsletters providing information about the event.

The principle of an individual race in semi-autonomy is the rule. The GTLC events take place in a single stage, at an indefinite pace, within the time limits that are specified for each event. Semi-autonomy is defined as having the ability to be autonomous between two refueling stations, as much in terms of food as that of clothing and safety, allowing to adapt to the problems encountered or foreseen (weather, problems physical, injuries …)

This principle implies in particular the following rules:

Each runner must have all his compulsory equipment with him throughout the duration of the race (see paragraph 8. EQUIPMENT). At any time during the race, the pack and its content can be verified by race officials. The runner is required to submit to these checks in good faith, at the risk of being excluded from the race.

The refreshment posts provide food and drink for consumption on site. The organization only provides plain water or an energy drink for filling water bottles or hydration packs. When leaving the refreshment post, the riders must ensure that they have the necessary quantity of food and drink to allow them to continue to the next refreshment post.

Personal assistance is tolerated exclusively in all refreshment stations, in the area specifically reserved for this use. Assistance can only be provided by one person, without specific equipment other than a bag with a maximum volume of 30 liters. Assistance given by a team of professionals, or any doctor or paramedical, is strictly prohibited. The rest of the supplies are strictly reserved for runners.

It is forbidden to accompany or be accompanied on any part of the course of the race by a person not registered in the race, outside the tolerance zones clearly indicated near the refreshments, that is to say 500 meters before the post and 500 meters after the refreshment post

It is prohibited at all other refreshment stations, as well as at any other point on the course.

In order to ensure their safety and the smooth running of each event, each participant must have at their disposal all the mandatory equipment from the list, detailed below.

Each participant must therefore present their compulsory equipment in order to collect their bib, and agree to keep it with them for the duration of the event.

It is important to note that the equipment imposed by the organizers is a vital minimum that each trail runner must adapt according to his own abilities. In particular, they should not choose the lightest possible clothes to save a few grams but opt for clothes which really offer good protection against the cold, the wind and the frost, the snow, which therefore offer better safety and better performance.

Mobile phone (smartphone strongly recommended): the runner must be reachable at all times before, during and after the race. He must have in his memory the PC Course numbers of the organization and safety.
Don’t hide your number and don’t forget to leave with the battery fully charged.

Keep the phone on, airplane mode is prohibited and could result in a penalty.

Headlamp in good working order with spare batteries / batteries.

The anti-doping rules of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the Belgian Athletics Federation (LBFA), the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) and the National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) are fully applied. These rules are accessible on the websites concerned. Athletes participating in the competition are required to familiarize themselves with these rules as well as the control, sanction and appeal procedures.

Any competitor may be subjected to an anti-doping control before, during or at the finish of an event. In the event of refusal or abstention, the athlete will be sanctioned in the same way as if he had been convicted of doping.

Competitors are invited to take out accident insurance. This should cover the potential costs of rescue operations and treatment. Any claim for damages by competitors against the race organizer, whatever its legal reason, is void.

The costs resulting from the use of exceptional emergency means must be paid by the rescued person who must also pay for his return from the place where he was evacuated. It is up to the runner to create his file and present it to his insurance company within the time limit.

By registering for GTLC events, participants agree to respect the environment and the natural spaces they pass through. In particular :

It is strictly forbidden to leave your waste (gel tubes, paper, organic waste, plastic packaging, etc.) along the route. Bins / bins are available at each aid station and it is imperative that they be used. Race officials carry out random checks throughout the course.

All participants should keep waste and packaging with them until they can dispose of them in the bins provided to them at each aid station. The organization encourages runners to equip themselves with a bag or pouch to transport their waste to the next bin.

It is imperative that you follow the paths as they are marked, without shortening them.

No disposable plastic crockery (cutlery, cups, bowls) will be distributed to aid stations. This is to reduce the use of plastic by runners, as well as GTLC volunteers.

Regarding the recognition of high level athletes and also for the equitable management of registrations, we reserve places for elite athletes, who request it, according to strict criteria based on the ITRA performance index.

All registration requests must reach us by email (info@grandtrail.be) before March 31, 2020. Registration for elite athletes is not automatic, everyone must complete their registration themselves upon receipt of the promo code. of the organizer.

* Management fees / file 3 € + GPS chip 10 €

Having the status of an international elite creates rights and duties for the athletes concerned. They are as below:

Rights:

Regarding the justified recognition of high performance athletes and for a fair management of registrations, we reserve places for elite athletes, who request a place, according to precise criteria based on their general ITRA performance index data. . A personalized start number will be printed.

Functions:

At the start of the races, elite athletes are invited to position themselves at the front of the starting line.
Be present at the press conference and official ceremony to which they are invited;
Be present at the awards ceremony if it concerns them;
Agree to wear a GPS beacon, provided by the organization at the start of the race, for the duration of the race; then return this tag at the end of their race;
Be present at the start line no later than 20 minutes before the start of the event.

Any competitor expressly waives the right to any image or video sequence during the event, just as he waives any right of recourse to the organizers and their partners for the use of their image. Only the organization can transfer this right for images and videos to any media, through appropriate accreditation or license.

Any communication about the event or the use of images or videos of the event must respect the name of the event, and have the official approval of the organization.

When registering, the participant accepts that personal data may be collected and transmitted to third parties for the purposes of timing, ranking and results as well as for the publication of respective lists on the Internet.

The information is collected as part of a registration for one of the GTLC races, for organizational needs and in particular to identify each competitor in order to communicate his information relating to his participation before, during or after the event. .

The participant accepts that his first name, last name, country, date of birth, bib number and results (classification, time) may be published in all print and electronic media relevant to the event.

The runner’s data are kept in the database for 10 years. This period is renewable for each registration and corresponds to the legal period of conservation of the data of the medical certificate and of non-contraindication to the practice of athletics or to the race in competition, or to the sports card. Beyond these 10 years, and unless the runner authorizes the organization to keep his data, all data is deleted except the name, first name, date of birth, sex and nationality of the runner to maintain the classification. .

According to the General Data Protection Regulation (EU RGPD 2016/679 and 2018/1807), any competitor has the right to access and modify all information concerning him. This can be done through the event page via mail. Any modification of the data can be made by the competitors themselves.

Each bib is distributed individually to each runner on presentation of:

Identity card or passport (document with photo),
Your race pack and all compulsory equipment.

The bib must be worn on the chest or stomach and be permanently and completely visible during the entire race. It must always be placed on all clothing and cannot be positioned on a leg or a bag under any circumstances. The partner’s name and logos must not be changed or obscured. The bib is the pass necessary to access supplies, infirmary, rest areas, showers, drop-off or air deposits of the bags and instructions … Except in the event of refusal to comply with a decision taken by a race official, the bib is not never carried away. Only in case of abandonment, the bib is deactivated.

GT160: each competitor has the possibility of receiving 3 large bags (30 liters).

GT85: each competitor has the possibility of receiving 1 large bag (30 liters).

The big bags will be for the supplies of: Rocher de Falize (GT160 / GT85), Salmchateau (GT160), Coo (GT160). After filling it with the kit of their choice and closing it, they can drop it ONLY at the stand dedicated to this purpose at Ovifat. These bags are brought to the aid stations by the organization. Upon arrival at the refreshments, the runner must remove his bag. When they leave the refreshment station, they personally leave their bag in the designated area. The bags are then returned to Ovifat.

Competitors can also leave a small bag with their personal belongings / equipment at the starting point that they do not want to take on the course. These bags remain at Ovifat.

Competitors are advised not to place valuables in the bags; the organizer declines all responsibility in the event of theft, loss or damage to the bags or their contents.

Collection of large bags: Bags are returned only on presentation of the bib. The bags must be collected no later than 2 hours after the end of the race. After this time, the runner must come, in person, to collect his bag, at his expense, from the GTLC organization.

The organization ensures the repatriation, to Ovifat, of all the bags of runners who abandon, on the condition that the abandonment has been registered. The delay in repatriation is related to logistical constraints and the organization cannot guarantee full repatriation of luggage before the end of the race.

The contents of the bags will not be checked, no complaints concerning the contents of the bag on arrival will be accepted.

The organization ensures the presence of solid and liquid refreshments along the route. The refreshment stations provide food and drink for consumption on site. The organization provides plain water and energy drinks for filling water bottles / hydration packs and personal cups. The competitor must ensure, when leaving each aid / refreshment post, to have enough food and drink to go to the next post.

Only runners wearing a visible and duly checked bib have access to the refreshment posts.

A check is carried out on arrival at certain refreshment stations.

Unexpected checkpoints may be installed at posts other than those at the refueling posts. Their location is not disclosed by the organization.

The routes will be signposted with more than 3,000 arrows on the route as well as a few kilometers of “Enjoy Sport” rubalization. For better visibility at night, the beacons are equipped, in part, with a reflective material that attracts the light from your headlamp. In urban areas, the route will be marked with tape and road markings on asphalt surfaces.

Regarding the environment, no paint is used on the paths.

The maximum duration of the event, for the entire route, is set at:

GT160:

40 hours
intermediate deadlines
20k Robertville Dam 4:45
42k Rocher de Falize 10h
64k Trois-Ponts 3:30 p.m.
88k Salmchateau 9:30 p.m.
110k Mont de Fosse 27h
129k Coo 31:30
147k Malmedy 35h45
165k Ovifat 40h

GT85:

21 hours
intermediate deadlines
20k Robertville Dam 4h30
42k Rocher de Falize 9:15 am
65k Malmedy 4 p.m.
85k Ovifat 9 p.m.

GT42:

10:30 a.m.
intermediate deadlines
20k Robertville Dam 4h30
43k Ovifat 10:30 am

GT20²:

4 hours
intermediate deadlines
12k Robertville Dam 1h45
23k Ovifat 4h

GT16:

4 hours
intermediate deadlines
16k Ovifat 4h

These time barriers are calculated to allow competitors to arrive at the finish within the maximum time allotted while having made any stops (rest, catering, etc.). To be authorized to continue an event, competitors must leave the control point before the deadline (regardless of their time of arrival at the control point).

All the competitors excluded from the race who wish to continue the course can do so only after having returned their bib and under their own responsibility and in complete autonomy.

The time barriers are based on an average of 4.1 km / h.

It is up to a runner in difficulty or seriously injured to call for help:

Going to a first aid station
By calling the PC Course
By asking another runner to alert the security service

Each runner must assist any person in danger and alert the security services.

In the event that it is not possible to contact the race HQ, you can make a direct call to the national security service (more particularly if you are in an area where only emergency calls are possible)

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Remember that hazards of all kinds, related to the environment and to the race, can force you to wait longer than expected for assistance. Your safety therefore depends on the quality of the material you put in your bag.

All staff, doctors, paramedics, as well as any person so designated by the organization, are able to:

Exclude any competitor from the race deemed unable to continue the race
Oblige any competitor to use any element of the compulsory equipment
Have evacuated by any means whatsoever the runners deemed to be in danger
Refer patients to a better treatment structure better suited to their needs

A runner who contacts a doctor submits to their authority and accepts their decisions.

As soon as the state of health of a runner justifies treatment by intravenous infusion, he is compulsorily excluded from the race.

An aid station will be accessible at Ovifat throughout the event. Competitors who have a serious medical problem may show up. Minor treatments will be carried out at the discretion of the staff and subject to their availability.

Each runner must stay on the marked route, even to sleep.

All runners who voluntarily venture outside the marked course are no longer under the responsibility of the organization.

There is the possibility of a hot shower at the end of the race. Access to the end-of-race showers is strictly accessible only to runners. The bib is the pass to access the showers.

For each race, a general classification, man and woman.

The first man and the first woman of the general classification receive a trophy. The 2nd and 3rd will be rewarded.

The runners must be present at the awards ceremony. The trophies are only distributed during the ceremony.

The results will be published on the official website at www.grandtrail.be. Finisher certificates will be available and downloadable from the online repository on the official website.

Except in case of injury, a rider must not retire outside a refreshment post. They must inform the person in charge of the post.

In the case of the decision to retire between two refreshment posts, the rider must go to the next refreshment post where he announces his retirement.

The runner keeps his bib in hand because it is the pass to access meals, treatment rooms …

Repatriation will be organized from each aid station. Injured or sick athletes will have priority. In the event of a total stoppage of the race, the organization ensures the repatriation of the runners as soon as possible.

The race officials present along the route, as well as the managers of the various aid stations and refreshment stations are able to enforce the regulations and immediately apply a sanction in the event of non-compliance with these regulations, according to the following table:

BREACH OF PENALTIES (*) – DISQUALIFICATION

Shorten the route: Disqualification and banned from GTLC for life
Absence of compulsory material: Immediate disqualification
Refusal to have compulsory equipment checked: Disqualification
Phone off or in airplane mode: Penalty of 15 minutes
Rejection of garbage (voluntary act) by a competitor or a member of his entourage: Penalty of one hour
Lack of respect for others (organization or runners)
Note: a participant whose supporters are uncivil and / or refuse to respect the instructions of the organization will be penalized. : Disqualification
Not assisting a person in difficulty (requiring treatment): Disqualification
Assistance outside designated areas: 1 hour penalty
Be accompanied on the course outside the clearly defined tolerance zones near the refreshment posts. : One hour penalty
Deception (eg: Use of a means of transport, sharing of a bib, etc.): Immediate disqualification for life
No visible bib: 15 minutes penalty
Lack of GPS chip: Disqualification
Failure to go through a checkpoint: Disqualification
Refusal to comply with an order from the race directors, race officials, postmaster, doctors or rescue personnel. : Disqualification
Refusal of doping control: The runner will be sanctioned in the same way as he would be for taking drugs
Departure from a control point before the end of the penalty: Immediate disqualification

(*) The time penalties are immediately applicable in situ, that is to say that the runner must interrupt his race for the duration of the penalty time at the next aid station / refreshments.

Any other non-compliance with the rules will be the subject of a sanction at the discretion of the race directors

Complaints must be officially lodged by the competitor with the Race Jury in writing and within 2 hours of the arrival of the participant concerned, with a deposit of 100 €. If the decision of the race jury is positive, the deposit will be returned to the participant. Otherwise, it will remain with the organizer.

The Race Jury is made up of the following officials:

Asbl Enjoy Sport Infinity
Race director
Members of the organizing committee

The Race Jury is authorized to preside over all cases of fault or other similar events, as the case may be. No objection can be formulated against the decision of the Race Jury.

If the circumstances so require, the organization reserves the right, at any time, to modify the route, the starting times, the deadlines, the position of the refreshments or security posts, and any other aspect related to the proper functioning of the demonstration.

In the event of force majeure, excessively unfavorable weather conditions or any other circumstance endangering the safety of competitors, the organization reserves the right to:

postpone the departure for a few hours maximum
modify deadlines
cancel event
neutralize the event
stop the current race

In the event of cancellation of an event, for whatever reason, decided more than 15 days before the start date, a partial refund of the registration fees will be made. The amount of this reimbursement will be fixed in such a way as to allow the organization to meet all irremediable expenses incurred on the date of the cancellation. In the event of cancellation decided less than 15 days before departure or in the event of interruption of the race, for any reason whatsoever, no reimbursement of the registration fees will be made.

COVID Special Cancellation: If full cancellation of the event: 100% of the registration amount refunded except registration fees, less € 3 administration fees. If the formula is changed in the month before or after: no refund.

The organizer reserves the right to make short-term changes which will be announced in due course.

In the case of a non-chronic osteoarticular or muscular injury of a runner, and only in this case, occurring after registration and which is not completely curable on the day of the race, the organization recommends to the injured runner to do not expose themselves to unnecessary risks, and cancel their registration.
In the event of pregnancy of a registered competitor (date of birth 6 months before – 6 months after the race), the organization recommends that the pregnant runner not expose herself to unnecessary risks, and cancels her registration.

A cancellation for injury or pregnancy must be sent to us accompanied by a complete medical file (detailed medical report and image examination results confirming the diagnosis written in French or English, signed and sealed by the doctor) by May 3, 2021 at the latest by email to info@grandtrail.be. Any incomplete file will be published.

In the event of serious illness or death of the participant, the participation costs will be fully refunded (costs excluded). To obtain reimbursement, it is necessary to provide a medical certificate signed and stamped by the doctor attesting to the runner’s inability to participate in the course or the death certificate.

Wearing a mask is compulsory when collecting your bibs from the organization site (Ovifat Ski Piste). We will ask you to keep it until the moment of departure and during the podiums
Hydroalcoholic gel available on the Ovifat site and at the refreshments
Access corridor with direction of movement at the secretariat level
Possibility of “Rolling start” type start every 15 min
At the refreshments, our volunteers will be wearing gloves and masks
Bar accessible according to the direction of movement and wearing a mask required when moving around the room (Modifiable according to current government decisions)
Consumption seated and limited number of people per table
Hot type catering outside and following the Horeca protocol
No on-site registration: Depending on government decisions and the danger of transmission at the time
Changing rooms: Awaiting government decisions following the latest measures to be announced by the CNS

The personal details of all participants will be kept until June 15, 2021 to allow for possible tracing. Private data will not be used for any other purpose. Any participant who tests positive for covid-19 within 10 days of May 29 must notify info@grandtrail.be.
Failure to comply with the COVID-19 rules in force on site or to be implemented by the competent authorities will lead to the immediate exclusion from the event.

We remind you that barrier gestures are essential for everyone’s safety. Rest assured that your safety, that of the volunteers and your pleasure in participating in our race are our priorities