Policy about disciplinary actions at the marathon

We assume that each participant has read and understood the basic regulations and the additional regulations for the RAAM qualification (can be found in the internet, the invitation to the competition and the announcement board at the start).

Commissioners

• The commissioners accompany the participants, especially the elite and the RAAM qualificants and make sure that the the regulations and the traffic rules will be respected.
• Violation of rules of accompaning vehicles will provoke punishment of the participant.
• Commissioners have the right to exhort, admonish or disqualify the participant.
• They have the right to stop the participant and/or the accompaning vehicle.
• Admonities will cause a time punishment of 30 minutes.
• Disqualification will cause the immediate exclusion of the tour. Who as a RAAM qualificant is disqualified because of drafting or who renounces by his own decision on RAAM qualification will still be allowed to go on in the elite category. If he reaches the finish line he will be denominated finisher over 600 km, but he will not get the RAAM quaification (DNF).
• The commissioners report their decisions to the jury.
• Against a decision of the commissioners can be lodged an appeal to the jury.
• The staff of the car who makes the last check is also considered commissioners. It has the right to disqualify participants who exceed the cut off time.

Protests

• If you notice a violation of rules against other participants you can enter a protest at the next checkpoint or, if possible, inform a commissioner. You have to indicate the place and time of the violation as well as the starting number of the accused participant. The commissioner will note the protests and verify their accuracy as soon as possible. The checkpoint will note the protests and forward them to the jury and to the closest commissioner.
• If after finishing the race you insist on the previously entered protest or if you want to protest against a decision of the commissioners you have to submit immediately a written protest containing all necessary details with the jury. A protest charge of SFr 150.- or Euro 100.- will have to be deposited. This charge can be refunded if the protest will be entirely or partwise approved by the jury.
• Protestes against other participants which have not been entered during the race (according to point one ot thes paragraph) can not be taken into consideration.

The jury

• The jury consists of the president of the organization, the tour coordinator, the race director and if necessary the commissioner.
• After having talked to all the people involved in the case, the jury will take a decision within two hours and hand over a written report to the people involved.
• The jury can also issue subsequent disciplinary actions based on police reports turned in with a delay.
• Decisions taken by the jury are definitive.