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Dutch Ladies Competition 2003
- All Women are Invited -
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Nike Diercx
For many years, races in Holland had no special ladies' category
and women who wanted to race
had to compete against men or go abroad to race.
In 2002, there were a few races with special categories
for women, and those events were attended
by female skaters from around the world
including some of the top world champion gold medal winners.
Because those events were so successful,
the Dutch Federation is organizing a special series
for ladies in 2003, and women from all over the world
are invited to participate in any or all of these events.
Schedule of Races
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Date
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Day
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Location
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Type
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April 26
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Saturday
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Heerde
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Criterium
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May 10
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Saturday
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Oldebroek
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Criterium
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May 31
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Saturday
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Bantega
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WIC 2
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June 9
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Monday
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Veld
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Criterium
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July 8
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Tuesday
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Ommen
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Criterium
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August 16
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Saturday
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Amsterdam
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Criterium
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August 30
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Saturday
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Alem
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WIC 2
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WIC 2 = World Inline Cup, Class 2 Marathon
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Who Can Participate?
Women from every country are invited
to participate in this series, and they can skate in as
many or as few events as they wish, because each race can be separately
entered. All of the races except the World Inline Cup events
require skaters to have a Dutch license, but any skater can
purchase a license to participate in Dutch races.
Dutch Skating License (Required)
Any skater, from any country, can obtain a license to compete
in the races organized by the Dutch Roller Sports Federation
(SkateBond.nl).
The license costs 42.50 Euros in 2003, and it entitles the bearer
to FREE PARTICIPATION in all
Skatebond Netherlands competitions - about 50 events per season.
The license also includes accident insurance and legal assistance
benefits.
For more information about obtaining a Dutch license or
racing in the Netherlands contact
Skatebond Netherlands at
info@skatebond.nl.
Registration Fees
For the criterium events, there is no extra registration
fee for skaters with a Dutch license.
The registration fee for the World Inline Cup events is 20
Euros for skaters who are not on an official
World Inline Cup team.
Rules and More Information
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The competition will be given a sponsor's name
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All participants must have a Ladies' Dutch Skating Licence (no exeptions)
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There will be 2 classifications for skaters: D1 and D2
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Ladies must choose their class at the beginning of the season.
The Speed Commission has the right to overule this choice at any
time during the season.
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All competitions will be national (not regional).
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There will be 5 criterium races and 2 classic races.
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On an event day, ladies races will be the last one before the
start of the A-men class.
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LENGTH OF CRITERIUM RACES:
30 minutes and 2 rounds for both classes, and both
classes will start together.
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LENGTH OF CLASSIC (WIC) RACES:
Ladies in the D1 category will start with the mens B catagory
(40k to 75k depending on the race).
Ladies in the D2 category will start with the C catagory.
(30k to 50k depending on the race).
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PRIZES:
Prize money will go to the first 10 finishers,
and the amount of money will depend on the number of participants.
D1 prizes will be the same as B-men's scheme (from 52 Euros down),
D2 prizes will be the same as C-men's scheme (from 16 Euros down).
Prizes to the final winners of the competion will be double
the standard award scheme.
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POINTS:
First 10 of each class, : 10.1 - 9 decending to 1.
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If, for some reason, it is not possible to have a ladies race
at one of these events, women will have the right
to enter a mens race. D1 can start with B-men and D2 can start with
C-men. If that is ever necessary, there will be no separate prizes for ladies.
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At the end of the season, skaters classifications will be
evaluated and some D1 skaters might be promoted to D2, and some
D2 skaters might be moved to the D1 category. Skaters age
35 years and older will not required to move to a higher category.
More Information
For more information contact
Sonja Kolijn of the Dutch Inline Speed Racers Council at
speed@sirene.tmfweb.nl.
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