Rules/Conditions
43ste INTERNATIONAL “100 KM DODENTOCHT®” BORNEM – PROV. ANTWERPEN – BELGIUM
The International 100km Dodentocht® will start from Bornem for the 43th time this year.
Once again, about 10 000 participants took up the challenge of the Dodentocht® in 2010. Maybe you are one of those who have already walked with us one of the times it was held previously and you are feeling an irresistible urge to take up the challenge once again. Or maybe you have never done a major walk like this before and you think that Bornem and the surrounding area would be the ideal place to do so for the first time. It doesn’t matter what your motivation is. You now have the opportunity to enter the biggest European 100-kilometre walk. It is not a competition – there is just the challenge of completing a hundred kilometres in a maximum of 24 hours.
There will be a number of significant changes with respect to last year’s edition, and we have summarized them briefly here:
• For reasons of safety, those taking part in the Dodentocht® are no longer allowed to use recumbent bikes or other chain-driven vehicles
• We have changed the way the tags are used in comparison with last year. We will now be working with disposable tags. You will therefore no longer get a bill if you should lose your tag
• A walkers’ booklet will no longer be sent to you after registration (and payment of the entry fee). You will receive a letter confirming your entry, along with your starting number, practical information about picking up your chip, and so forth. The entire walkers’ booklet will be made available online on our website by then, and you will also receive it when you fetch your chip
• The starting cards and the walkers’ booklet can be picked up on several different days before the Dodentocht®. On-the-day entry will also start three days before the Dodentocht®. Exact dates and times will be announced later.
DATE: VRIJDAG 10 AUGUSTUS 2012 at 9.00 PM. Walk or jog 100km in a minimum of 10 hours and a maximum of 24. Every checkpoint has its own opening and closing times that all participants must observe strictly.
REGULATIONS.
• Minimum age: 16 (born in 1996 or before), for medical and insurance reasons.
• All participants are insured in line with the Aktivia policy. The cover is for accidents, i.e. symptoms of illness such as fainting, sunstroke, heart problems, etc. are not insured. Ambulance transport is always at the participant’s expense.
• All walkers take part at their own risk.
• The entry fee remains in the possession of the organizers under all circumstances.
• Questions, suggestions, complaints and comments will be handled in writing only, via PO Box 100, 2880 Bornem, Belgium.
• Departing before 21:00 is strictly forbidden. The start is at 21:00 and the checkpoint opening and closing times will be applied strictly. The maximum duration of the walk is 24 hours. Anyone who does not get scanned at the start or who cheats will be deleted from the list of participants and will not receive any rewards whatsoever!
• All activities and objects that could disrupt the Dodentocht® are forbidden. We are primarily referring to animals, weapons, drugs and alcohol abuse.
• Luggage: option for transport to the halfway checkpoint and then back to Bornem. One item of luggage, maximum weight 15kg, with a label stating the name, address and telephone number of the participant. Can be reclaimed on arrival by a person who can provide the scan badge plus suitable personal identification for the participant if he/she cannot get there. Do not put drinks, medicines, fragile or valuable items in your luggage. The organization is not liable for loss, theft or damage to the luggage and/or its contents.
• Your pre-registration will only become definite if we receive both your entry details and your payment before 15 July. If your payment has not been made before 15 July, your registration will be seen as an on-the-day entry and the difference of 5 euros will have to be paid on the starting day. If payment is not made, any entries will be cancelled.
• Any complaints must always be submitted to our organization in Dutch/Flemish by registered post.
• Court cases will always be heard before the court at Mechelen
PRACTICAL INFORMATION:
• Be there in good time, to avoid traffic jams and to be able to start on time.
• Everyone who completes the journey successfully will receive a medal on the spot, plus a diploma showing the intermediate times, a small gift and our best wishes.
• In the event of an accident, contact the organizers or the care services, ask for an accident report form to fill in and make sure that your name, full address and a description of the accident have been filled in on the forms.
• Advance registration: the registration fee is €30. You can pre-register by sending in the entry form before 15 July to 100km Dodentocht® Kadee, Postbus 100, 2880 Bornem, Belgium and transferring the amount required to Fortis Bank account number 001 2999999 59, stating the name, address and date of birth of all participants. This account number is the only method of payment. Other types of payment will not be accepted! Benefits: price difference, quicker processing when fetching the starting card. The starting card and a brochure with a description of the route can be picked up on three days at the end of July and beginning of August (the precise dates and times will be stated in your letter of confirmation). Or they can naturally be picked up on the day of the Dodentocht® itself in the tent on the Kerkplein (church square).
• Participants from abroad can pay be bank transfer using IBAN code BE84 0012 9999 9959, BIC code GEBABEBB.
• Registration on the day: pre-registrations are not accepted after 15 July (date as postmarked).. As well as being able to pay on the day itself, there are also three days at the end of July and beginning of August when you can register for €35 (exact dates and times to be announced). The best places to leave your car are the large car parks along the N16, from which there is a bus connection! We would recommend using public transport as the best way of avoiding traffic jams.
• Accessibility by train: NMBS is improving capacity on the trains; from Sint-Niklaas and Mechelen there are trains every hour that stop in Bornem.. Check the timetables on www.nmbs.be
• Group registration: use the special group form, which can be obtained on request or downloaded via www.dodentocht.be. Clubs are only accepted via the group form in groups of at least 10 people
• Service pack: walkers get free supplies, Red Cross care, civil liability insurance (please refer to our website for the conditions of the Aktivia policy), transport of luggage to the halfway point, transport back to Bornem if you withdraw at one of the checkpoints, options for an overnight stay (dormitory, camp site, additional charge) and a hot meal at the halfway point for €7.
• Internet: pre-registration is of course also possible via our website, www.dodentocht.be. The secretarial office is open from 1 July until the Dodentocht® and can be reached by telephone every evening from 19:00 to 22:00 on +32 (0)3 889-3545.