ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS

Participants must go to the “Host Village” in Limoges to:
 collect their bib number and transponder in person,
 pick-up their bag of gifts.

It is also advisable to go there to:
 collect the final detailed maps of the start and finish areas,
 listen to, and read, the latest race and safety instructions,
 participate in the activities and the Giant Tombola.



REFRESHMENTS

Food and drinks will be provided.
Participants will be given quickly absorbed sugars, dried fruit, fresh fruit (oranges and bananas), cheese, ham, …
Supply posts will be set up in:
   Egletons
   Salers
   Pas de Peyrol (Puy Mary)
   Murat
   Saint-Flour
A food bag (sandwich, fruit and a drink) will be available to each competitor after the finish at Saint-Flour.



ASSISTANCE   

Friday 9^th and saturday 10^th July 2004
A Mavic mechanics workshop will be set up at the “Host Village” in Limoges during bib number collection times. Labour will be free of charge.

Sunday 11^th July 2004
Technical assistance will be provided from the start to the finish by vehicles and motorcycles spread over the race.
Vehicles with spare wheels will only repair cycles when equipment has been broken.
The technical assistance service will not supply wheels if the participant's wheel can be repaired quickly.
Competitors must repair punctures themselves and therefore set off with two spare race tyres or inner tubes.
The location of the permanent assistance posts will be given to you at the “Host Village” in Limoges.



RAPATRIATION

We provide an early pickup service for personal vehicles on the eve of the race, on Saturday 10^th of July. You will therefore be able to leave your car at Saint-Flour and go to the “Host Village” in Limoges by coach (5h00 there and back).

Please note This service is subject to reservation at registration. If you have any problems or wish to obtain further information, please contact the organisers. No coach service will be available to Limoges on the day of the race. As is the case each year, a drop-off service (from Limoges to the finish in Saint-Flour) will be available for one piece of luggage per participant.