FAQ

Sunday 13^th October 2019, Cantù (CO – Lombardia – Italy)

CANTÙ (CO), PIAZZALE CORSO EUROPA, 45°44’18.7″N 9°06’58.0″E, grids open at 6.30 am, the race starts at 7.30 a.m.

CANTÙ (CO), PIAZZA GARIBALDI

Open to all the F.C.I. members and foreign amateur racing cyclists with their Federation regular 2019 membership card, from 19 to 70 years old.

No UDACE membership card but only the replacement ACSI-UDACE membership card is allowed.

The race, is also open to members of the Sports Organizations Bodies, that have signed the agreement with the FCI for the year 2019 (ACSI, CSI, CSAIN and UISP) and members of the Sports Organizations Bodies, that must present the Bike Card together with the card (For the list of the SOB, please have a look here https://bit.ly/2PM3BRN).

N.B. all card holders for other organizations must submit the competitive medical certificate for cycling (no other sports!), and buy the Daily Card.

For those Who do not have a membership card, a € 10,00 F.C.I. Daily Card, will be issued. It covers the insurance for ‘third-party liability’ during the Event. For this card to be issued the PARTICIPANTS NEED TO SUBMIT THE SPORT-MEDICAL CERTIFICATE(CYCLING CERTIFICATE) drawn up according to the model available online, and the Ethical Statement (downloadable here https://bit.ly/2lEeUkv).

The Event is by invitation only. At any time and with unappealable decision, the Organizational Committee can decide whether to accept or not the entry or to exclude an entered participant in case the latter may damage the image of the Event.

Yes sure, you will be enrolled as “individual”. When you come to collect the race number, you must provide the Sport–Medical certificate. Then you can buy the Daily FCI Card (€10), if you haven’t bought it already online. The Daily FCI Card makes you a cyclist for one day, so you can benefit from the insurance that the FCI provides to all its members. You must have the sport-medical certificate to collect the daily card.

We cannot provide you the Daily Card and you are not eligible for the Gran Fondo.

The Daily Card is a document  for the athletes that are not member of any team. The Daily FCI Card allows you to be covered by the insurance that all team members have. The price (set by Federazione Ciclistica Italiana, FCI) is €10.

The registration must be done only and exclusively online with credit card on the website www.endu.net. It will be possible to pay the Daily Card online in order to avoid the queue at the race number collection.

No, online registrations close on October 9, 2019 at midnight.  The registration must be done only and exclusively online with credit card on the website www.endu.net. It will be possible to pay the Daily Card online in order to avoid the queue at the race number collection.

The online registration will close on October 9, 2019. It will be possible to register in the Technical Area on October 12^th, 2019. The organization reserves the right to close the registration at any time.

You can contact us at rcsactiveteam@gmail.com

If you are not sure of your registration’s outcome, check if you have received an email from Endu.

If you have received the email, you are successfully enrolled for the race.
If you have not received the email, maybe, you are successfully enrolled but:

• You gave us the wrong email address or not in use
• The emails are in the Junk mail
• Our emails have not been accepted by the server of your email address
• If you haven’t received the payment confirmation you are not registered
• If you have received the payment confirmation but not the email: please contact us at rcsactiveteam@gmail.com

No, not necessarily. The info of the FCI Card or of other Ente della Consulta 2019 must be provided as soon as possible and mandatorily by October 13, 2019.

*only online registration with credit card payment on Endu.net

• the race number
• the official jersey (for the first 2,000 participants)
• the official race bag
• breakdown assistance (spares are not included)
• medical care during the race
• feeding points along the route
• broom wagon service
• pasta party at the finish

The organization will open the starting grids at 06.30 a.m.

Race numbers are provided after the registration deadline, from the 1^st October. They will be communicated via email with all the useful information in the days following the registration deadline.

Saturday 12 October 2019 at the technical area in Piazzale Corso Europa, Cantù (CO) 09.30 am to 07.30 p.m. Race numbers are not sent to your home address  by post.

Starting grids will be given considering the registration date and sporting merits of 2018. The organization will disqualify immediately who will be caught picking a different grid and who will be caught in a starting grid  with a different race number.

If you are enrolled and you cannot participate, the entry fee will not be refunded. In this case you must communicate it at rcsactiveteam@gmail.com by 30^th September at midnight, in order to make your entry fee available for the 2020 race.

You have to bring your membership card and the medical – sport certificate.

Yes you can. It will be necessary to provide at the race number collection a signed mandate, a copy of your membership card and a copy of your ID.

• Route 1: GRAN FONDO IL LOMBARDIA – 111,2 KM
• Route 2: GRAN FONDO IL LOMBARDIA – WITHOUT MURO DI SORMANO – 113,5 KM

It is 2050 mt

Gran Fondo Il Lombardia uses the official Timer MySDAM with technology based on a “chip”. Each participant will wear a personal chip or a daily chip (it can be rent) in order to appear in the standing. The wrong or missed use of the chip will not make you appear in the standing and your time won’t be measured.

Yes. The race ends by the 2.30p.m of October 13, 2019.

The Final times will be available in real time following the links set on the website www.gfilombardia.it. In the same way, you will be able to download the participation certificate.

The Team standings will be available considering the number of the athletes enrolled and published on the website www.gfilombardia.it

The athletes overtaken by the “end race” car will continue the race as normal cyclists and must observe the traffic laws keeping the race number on their back.

In case you can’t continue the race, you can benefit from the Broom wagon service, which will carry you to the finish line with the organization vehicles (buses or vans) at the group tail. Please keep in mind that the service is not a cab and it will carry you to Cantù only when it will be full.

Yes, there will be at the tail of the group. Please keep in  mind that the bicycles of the forfeiting participants will be brought to the technical area (Piazzale Corso Europa). It will be possible to collect your bicycle by showing your race number and your ID. It is not guaranteed that the broom wagon will come back to the technical area at the same time of the bicycles.

The organization doesn’t guarantee any services to the participants which will not figure in the standing.

Yes, there are three: Start, along the route, Finish

Yes, two along the route.

• Point 1: Colma di Sormano 36 KM
• Point 2: Madonna del Ghisallo 70 Km

Yes, inside the Race pack together with your race number, you will find a voucher for the Pasta Party at technical area in Piazzale Corso Europa. Relatives and friends can also purchase the vouchers and join the feast.

Yes, female and male showers inside the football municipal stadium, please follow the signs from the Village.

Yes, there is. You will find cars and scooters following the group and the checkpoints. Any private assistance is strongly forbidden. However, it is allowed to make provisions at the feeding points.

Yes, there is. You will find 10 ambulances, 2 medical cars and 2 medical posts. You will find 20 qualified paramedics.

Yes, there is along the route and at the finish line. 

• The first five teams
• The first three male athletes classified
• The first three women classified
• The first athlete classified in the male categories Elite/sport 19/29, Master 1 30/34, Master 2 35/39, Master 3 40/44, Master 4 45/49, Master 5 50/54, Master 6 55/59, Master 7 60/64
• The first athlete classified in the female categories Sport Elite Women 19/29, Master Women 1 30/39, Master Women 2 >over 40

Additional awards will be communicated at the race start. The not collected awards will be sent home by post.

1. The participant can choose freely the most suitable route during the race following the checkpoints
2. Gran Fondo Il Lombardia is a agonistic/competitive/sporting event, so the traffic laws are in force.
3. The athletes overtaken by the “end race” car have to continue the race as common cyclists keeping the race number on their back.
4. It is mandatory for everyone showing clearly the race number on the handlebars
5. It is compulsory wearing the helmet and well fasten.
6. It is absolutely forbidden throwing waste along the route, in order to protect the environment. It is mandatory to throw the waste in the specific baskets at the feeding point or at the finish line. The organization will disqualify who will not follow the rules.

You can go by bicycle, following the road signs and observing the traffic laws.

You can visit the official website www.gfilombardia.it

Contact us via email rcsactiveteam@gmail.com