3 jours de Pâques en Alsace de course d'orientation 2011

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3-days of orienteering "Easter in Alsace"
Alsace - France

22^nd-25^th April 2011

Welcome on the website of the fourth edition of the 3 days of orienteering "Easter in Alsace", organised for the second time by the Orienteering Club of Mulhouse, France, in 2011.
You'll find all needed information on this website, which will be regaularly updated in the future.

:: Program and races' location

photo aérienne de Lauw

The event centre will be located in Lauw, near Masevaux in southern Alsace.

Friday 22^nd April 2011 14:00 : Prologue in Écomusée d'Alsace (Open-air museum of Alsace)
Saturday 23^rd April 2011 13:00 : Day 1 in Lauw-Sentheim - middle distance + 50 % (normal distance)
Sunday 24^th April 2011 9:00 : Day 2 in Lauw-Sentheim - long distance
Monday 25^th April 2011 9:30 : Day 3 in Mulhouse - middle distance + 50 % (normal distance)

A ranking will be established after each of the 3 days as well as an overall ranking after the 3 days. The start of the third day's race will be a chasing start dependent on the ranking after the first two days.
Moreover a prologue will take place on Friday 22^nd April. This prologue won't however be included in any ranking but is a nice opportunity to run in the Open-air museum of Alsace, which consists in a traditional village.

:: Terrains and maps

All our maps follow the IOF guidelines and standards : ISSOM for the prologue's map and ISOM for the 3 days'. All the maps are going to be drawn during the winter 2010-2011 in order to ensure optimal quality and precision.

Prologue : The prologue will take place in the "Écomusée d'Alsace" (Open-air museum of Alsace). The terrain consists mostly of a traditional alsatian village. This area has never been mapped for orienteering so far !

Days 1 and 2 : The area is located north of Lauw, where the event centre is going to be, and 20km west of Mulhouse. This area has also never been used for orienteering. The terrain is mostly a wood with hills and valleys. You can have a glance at the following map extracts from a map a few kilometers away and with similar characteristics :

Extrait de carte n�1 Extrait de carte n�2

Day 3 : The third day will take place in Tannenwald, south-west of Mulhouse. The area has already been mapped many times. It is a wooden terrain with small hills and many vegetation and contour features. Following are two extracts from the most recent map (winter 2003-2004) :

Extrait de carte n�1 du Tannenwald Extrait de carte n�2 du Tannenwald

You can also look at the current map in low-res.

:: Classes

The IOF classes will be used, from M/W 10 up to M/W 75+ :
M/W 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20A, 20E, 21E, 21A, 21B, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75+, Veteran short. There are in addition three initiation classes : Jalonné, Initiation court et Initiation moyen.

You can look at the following file to see the course and esimated time corresponding to each class : categories_circuits.pdf.

:: Nursery

There will be a nursery on each day.

:: Entries

All information about entries and paiement are on the Entries page.

Under French law n� 99-223 relating to the health protection of athletes and the prevention of doping, adopted by the National Assembly on March 23rd 1999, all French and foreign athletes are required to demonstrate that their general level of health is sufficient to allow their participation in a competitive orienteering event, by presenting a �medical certificate of no contraindication� delivered by a medical doctor after a medical examination.

:: Entry fees

:: For the 3 days :

	before 31st Jan. 2011	from 1st Feb. until 20th March 2011	after 21st March 2011 (not guaranteed)
Young (born in 1993 and later)	27 €	37 €	45 €
Adults (born in 1992 and earlier)	40 €	50 €	60 €

:: For one single day :

	before 31st Jan. 2011	from 1st Feb. until 20th March 2011	after 21st March 2011 (not guaranteed)
Young (born in 1993 and later)	10 €	14 €	18 €
Adults (born in 1992 and earlier)	15 €	20 €	25 €

:: Prologue

The fee for the prologue includes the fee for the race and the entrance ticket to Open-air Museum of Alsace after your race.

	before 31st Jan. 2011	from 1st Feb. until 20th March 2011	after 21st March 2011 (not guaranteed)
Young (born in 1993 and later)	8 €	9 €	10 €
Adults (born in 1992 and earlier)	10 €	11 €	12 €

:: Initiation - Circuit découverte

Jeunes (nés en 1993 et après) : 3 € / jour
Adultes (nés en 1992 et avant) : 5 € / jour

:: SportIdent-chip rental

It will be possible to rent a SportIdent-chip. Following are the fees :

- 1 day : 2 €
- 2, 3 ou 4 days : 4 €

Please note that we will ask you to make a temporary deposit of 30 € or of a ID-document during the rental. In case you would rent more than 3 chips, the deposit will be limited to 100 €.

:: Venir en Alsace

Voiture : Le sud de l'Alsace est très bien desservi par la route, avec la proximité des autoroutes A35 et A36.

Train et bus : Mulhouse est également relié aux plus grandes villes fran�aises et suisses par le rail. Pour plus de renseignements, vous pouvez consulter le site de la SNCF ou des Chemins de fer suisses. Le site Vialsace regroupe tous les transports régionaux alsaciens (train et bus).

Avion : L'aéroport de Bâle-Mulhouse est également relié par de nombreuses compagnies dont Air France, British Airways, Lufthansa et Swiss aux plus grandes métropoles européennes. Les compagnies low-cost Air Berlin, Danube Wings et Easyjet desservent une trentaine de villes, dont Amsterdam, Barcelone, Berlin, Bordeaux, Copenhague, Edimbourg, Lisbonne, Londres, Madrid, Nantes, Nice ou Vienne.
Vous pouvez consulter la liste des aéroports reliés directement à Bâle-Mulhouse sur le site de l'Euroairport, ainsi que visiter les sites d'Air Berlin, Air France, British Airways, Danube Wings, Easyjet, Lufthansa et Swiss pour trouver le vol le plus proche de chez vous.
L'aéroport de Karlsruhe - Baden-Baden est également desservi par Ryanair depuis Stockholm-Skavsta. Voir le site de l'aéroport et de Ryanair.

:: Hébergement et tourisme

L'Alsace est une terre de traditions et votre séjour chez nous sera l'occasion de découvrir la gastronomie et les vins qui font la réputation de notre région. Le centre de course situé à Lauw n'est qu'à quelques kilomètres des premiers vignobles de la Route des Vins !
Lauw est de surcroît idéalement situé entre les premiers contreforts du massif des Vosges et les collines du Sundgau, offrant de nombreuses possibilités de balades à pied et à vélo.
Les amateurs de visites culturelles ne seront pas en reste avec la troisième étape à Mulhouse, qui compte plusieurs musées de renom, dont la Cité de l'Automobile, la Cité du Train, le Musée de l'impression sur étoffes ou le Musée de l'électricité - Electropolis. Le prologue organisé à l'Écomusée d'Alsace sera aussi l'occasion de découvrir le patrimoine architectural et culturel alsacien. Le parc du Bioscope situé juste à côté intéressera petits et grands avec ses animations ludiques et interactives sur la Vie et la Nature.

Si vous souhaitez réserver un hébergement ou obtenir davantage d'informations sur le tourisme dans la région, vous pouvez contacter ou consulter les sites de :