Member ICF Board of Directors Chairman ICF Canoe Marathon Committee Jorn Cronberg Fjellkroken 8 2022 Gjerdrum Norway Telephone: +47 4731 7379
[email protected]
NEWSLETTER CANOE MARATHON RACING For National Team Leaders, ICF Canoe Marathon Event organisers, National Federations, International Technical Officials, and All other persons interested in Canoe Marathon
NEWSLETTER 2014-5 November 2014 CONTENT
ICF Congress 2014 The 2015 Classic Series Nomination of ITOs for 2015 ITO examination Updated long term calendar From the 2014 World Championships Result of the 2014 Classic Series
ICF CONGRESS 2014 New classes in World Championships
At the ICF Congress in Warsaw 7-8 November it was decided to introduce Women C1 and Women Junior C1 in the World Championships. To allow for this addition to the competition programme the Congress also decided to allow for up to 4 days of competition, if necessary. ParaCanoeing
The introduction of ParaCanoe events for Marathon was an ICF topic, and whilst the ICF Board is positive we are not yet ready to do so. All current ICF efforts concerning ParaCanoeing go to preparing for the ParaOlympics. As soon as recourses are available we will go on with the introduction.
THE 2015 CLASSIC SERIES The following races have been approved for the 2015 ICF Canoe Marathon World Classic Series: Drak Challenge Underberg/ RSA Waterland Marathon/ NED Crestuma Marathon/ POR Avon Descent/ AUS Descent of the River Sella/ ESP Dalsland Canoe Marathon/ SWE Tour de Gudena/ DEN Liffey Descent/ IRE Cesky Krumlov River Marathon/ CZE Adige Marathon/ ITA Dates to be confirmed and further information can be found on the ICF website (www.canoeicf.com) under Canoe Marathon when this information is available. _____________________________________________________________________________ ICF CANOE MARATHON – NEWSLETTER 2014-5 – November 2014
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COMPETITION RULES FOR 2015
Qualification Entry to the ICF Marathon Classic World Series is open to all male and female athletes who are members of clubs under a national federation affiliated to the ICF. The World Series classes are: K1 Men and K1 Women
NB: Surf Ski and other sit-on designs will be permitted and ranked in the series provided they are racing with the K1 class but only if they comply with the ICF dimensions and weight for a K1. i.e They must comply with the maximum length of 5.2m and minimum weight of 8 kg. Start line ranking A ranking will be established to give priority to the best ranked paddlers at the start line where this is possible and applicable at the event. The ranking list for the start line will be updated after each every race of the current season. The latest available ranking will be used based on the results received.
Programme In 2015 the World Series consists of 10 races. The overall winner will be decided by the results of the 3 best performances in the complete Series. To be eligible for the series a competitor must compete in at least 2 events.
Points Points towards the overall result will be awarded to the first 30 finishers in the three classes, according to the following formula: Place Points Place Points Place Points Place Points Place Points 1st
100
7th
36
13th
20
19th
12
25th
6
2nd
80
8th
32
14th
18
20th
11
26th
5
3rd
60
9th
29
15th
16
21st
10
27th
4
4th
50
10th
26
16th
15
22nd
9
28th
3
5th
45
11th
24
17th
14
23rd
8
29th
2
6th
40
12th
22
18th
13
24th
7
30th
1
In the event of a dead-heat between two competitors in an individual event the points for the places will be added together and divided by two (e.g. in a dead-heat for 1st and 2nd places, both athletes will receive (100+80)/2 = 90 points). Organisers must submit results in Excel format within 3 days after the competition to the ICF Canoe Marathon Committee. Where points in the series are equal, the leader (or winner) will be the athlete with the most points based on additional events in the series that they have raced. If there is still a tie then the paddler who has won the larger number of races will be the winner. In case of there still being a tie, the most second places will be taken into account, and so on to third and fourth places until the overall winner is determined. In the event that all places are equal, the winner will be determined by position in the most recent classic series race completed, i.e. last event has highest priority.
Prizes Recognition will be provided for the first three of each of the two classes. Each of the overall winners will receive a money prize of € 1,500, the second € 1,000, and the third € 500. Money prizes will be awarded at a time to be determined. Money prizes will be paid ONLY to athletes. The National Federation of the winning athletes will be notified and requested to give the athlete appropriate recognition at a suitable event in their own country.
Entries Individual Race entries will be submitted directly to the race organizing committee according to the ICF rules. To be included in the series a paddler must send an entry on the attached entry form to Tim Cornish on the email address –
[email protected]. This must be received before the paddler has taken part in his second event in the series.
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NOMINATION OF ITO’S FOR 2015 Nominations for the 2015 World Cup and World Championships should be sent by National Federations to the Jorn Cronberg (
[email protected]) and to the ICF Office in Lausanne (
[email protected]) before January 1, 2015. Nominations for the 2015 European Championships should be sent by National Federations to Jorn Cronberg (
[email protected]) and the ECA Office in Zagreb (
[email protected]) before January 1, 2015.
ITO EXAMINATION In 2015 examination for candidates to become International Technical Official in Canoe Marathon will be possible during the European Championships in Bohinj/ SLO 1-5 July, during the World Cup in Brandenburg/ GER 1-2 August, and during the World Championships in Györ/ HUN 9-13 September. Only National Federations are entitled to nominate candidates for examination at least 30 days before the examination. The applications must be sent to the ICF Office in Lausanne (
[email protected]) and to Jorn Cronberg (
[email protected]) on the special form designed by the ICF and published on the ICF website (www.canoeicf.com). You find it under the section world class canoeing where you chose Officials.
UPDATED LONG TERM CALENDAR 2015
2016
2017
European Masters Cup 1-2 July European Championships 3-5 July
Bohinj /SLO
Confirmed
World Cup 1-2 August
Brandenburg / GER
Confirmed
Masters World Cup 9-10 September World Championships 11-13 September
Györ / HUN
Confirmed
World Cup 1 – 8-10 April
1. Pietermaritzburg / RSA
Confirmed
World Cup 2 – 30-31 July Dates to be confirmed
2. Prado Vila Verde / POR
Confirmed
European Masters Cup 29-30 June European Championships 1-3 July
Pontevedra / ESP
Confirmed
Masters World Cup 14-15 September World Championships 16-18 September
Brandenburg / GER
Confirmed
World Cup
Mechelen / BEL Metkovic / CRO Vila Nova de Gaia / POR
Applications - decision March 2015
European Masters Cup European Championships Dates to be confirmed
Vila Nova de GaiaCrestuma / POR
Confirmed
Masters World Cup 5-6 September World Championships 8-10 September Dates to be confirmed
Pietermaritzburg / RSA
Confirmed
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2018
2019
World Cup
Zagreb / CRO
Application - decision 2016
European Masters Cup European Championships
Piestany / SVK
Application
Masters World Cup World Championships Dates to be confirmed
Prado Vila Verde / POR
Confirmed
World Cup
Open
European Masters Cup European Championships
Open Piestany / SVK Enniskillen, Northern Ireland / GBR
Masters World Cup World Championships
Applications - decision March 2015
FROM THE 2014 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2014 ICF Canoe Marathon World and Pan Am Championships brought over 350 athletes from 29 countries to Oklahoma City. The events were live streamed via the Boathouse District YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/okcboathousedistrict/videos) and watched by more than 7,000 people each day. Locally, the event was covered on several TV news programs, as well as by the local newspaper, The Oklahoman (http://newsok.com/search?q=canoe+marathon). Here is a link to view images from the event photos (https://www.flickr.com/photos/oklahomariverevents/sets/72157648165415312/). Additional content is available on the event Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CanoeMarathonOKC).
RESULT OF THE 2014 CLASSIC SERIES After wins in the first two events in the series in men’s K1 Jose RAMALHO from Portugal was piped to the log victory in the last event of the series by Tomas JEZEK from the Czech Republic who won the last two events to take the Classic Series title for the second year in a row. Jose RAMALHO moved to 2nd place and 3rd place was taken by Federico VEGA SUAREZ from Spain. In the women’s K1 Maria HOLLERIETH from Germany also clinched the series at the end with wins in the Cesky and Adige Marathons. Last year’s winner Pia RUHM from Germany completed 3 races and finished second in the series with 2nd places in the Dalsland and Gudena Marathons. Birgit PONTOPPIDAN from Denmark took 3rd place with her 2nd places in the Dalsland and Gudena Marathon. The C1 event was only contested in the last few races of the series with Tomislav LEPAN from Croatia taking the win from Michael BRENNAN of Ireland and Michal SMOLDAS from the Czech Republic. The top results (more results and details of score can be found on the ICF website) Men K1
Rank 1 2 3 4 5
Name
NF
Tomas JEZEK Jose ROMALHO Federico VEGA SUAREZ Nicolai BLACH David RODRIQUEZ
CZE POR ESP DEN ESP
Points 210 200 180 150 120
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6 7 8 9 10
Kirean BABICH Sean McCARTHY Dennis MÜLLER Elias KRAMER Felix RICHTER
AUS IRL GER DEN GER
93 85 77 74 72
Women K1
Rank 1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 9 10
Name
NF
Marie HOLLERIETH Pia RUHM Birgit PONTOPPIDAN Rikke HANSEN Aisling SMITH Beatrice GRASSO Barbora BAYEROVA Marie MASINOVA Aihnize OLAITZ Gudula SEIBEL
GER GER DEN DEN IRL ITA CZE CZE ESP GER
Name
NF
Tomislav LEPAN Michael BRENNAN Michal SMOLDAS Karel SOTOLA Mihovil ZONJIC
CRO IRL CZE CZE CRO
Points 200 189 180 140 140 80 68 55 45 27
Men C1
Rank 1 2 3 4 5
Points 200 177 100 64 62
Jorn Cronberg Chairman
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