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Event info

The Hang Gliding Pre-Worlds 2018 will have its HQ in Tolmezzo, Friuli Venezia Giulia, in the NE of Italy.

The competition flying area will develop above extremely different and vaste areas: from the sea to the Dolomites, crossing the flatlands, the Alps and the Prealps.

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THE HEADQUARTERS
The main location of the Championship HeadQuarter will be Tolmezzo.
Located in the Udine district, it is the most important center of the Carnia region and is therefore considered its capital.

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  • 150 Pilots max allowed
  • 26 Countries presented
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Event info

The Hang Gliding Pre-Worlds 2018 will have its HQ in Tolmezzo, Friuli Venezia Giulia, in the NE of Italy.

The competition flying area will develop above extremely different and vaste areas: from the sea to the Dolomites, crossing the flatlands, the Alps and the Prealps. The main competition region will be Friuli Venezia Giulia, but pilots could fly also above some other regions and countires: Veneto, Trentino Alto Adige, Slovenia and Austria.
Each flying site is no more than 1 hour and 30 minutes far from the HQ.

Flying site

THE HEADQUARTERS
The main location of the Championship HeadQuarter will be Tolmezzo.
Located in the Udine district, it is the most important center of the Carnia region and is therefore considered its capital. With an elevation of 323 m ASL, it’s located between the Tagliamento River and the stream. At the confluence of seven Valleys, it’s surrounded by the Carnic Alps.
The town offers many facilities and it’s the reference point of all the Carnic Valleys.

MAIN TAKE-OFFs
CROSTIS (1860 m ASL)
Take-off Crostis is one of the highest in the region, there’s plenty of room to open hang gliders and can be reached driving along an asphalt road.
The launch site is used with winds between SE and SW, as the thermal wind from the slope always lines up with the take-off.

PASSO PURA (1400 m ASL)
The take-off, used until the mid-90s, has been recently recovered.
There’s plenty of room to open hang gliders and it can be reached driving along an asphalt road; only the last 200m must be run along a dirt road, kept in very good condition.
The launch site is used with winds between E and S and so it’s the most suitable take-off in the first hours of the day. Usually it offers an excellent service-thermal.

CUARNAN (1180 m ASL)
The take-off, already used during Italian Hang Gliding Championship 2012, is also the official launch
site during FAI and PWCA Paragliding competitions.
The launch site is used with winds from SE and SW.
The road to take-off has been realized for the last Italian Hang Gliding Championship 2012 and it’s easily used by normal cars, although the last part is a dirt road, which has a steep slope.

VALINIS (980 m ASL)
The take-off can be comfortably reached driving along an asphalt road and it’s the perfect launch site for hang gliding competitions.
The launch site is used with winds between SE and SW.

MAIN LANDINGS
CERCIVENTO (560 m ASL)
The Cercivento airfield is actually a small airport, regularly used by a small two-seats airplane.
It’s possible to land with winds from S (breezes) or N-E, but it is not suitable with winds between W and N.
The landing area offers water and electric current.
The main roads are not far from here and there is a wide parking area.

BORDANO (530 m ASL)
Already used for numerous Paragliding competitions as well as for the Italian Hang Gliding Championship 2012, it has all the qualities needed to host a large number of pilots.
The landing field conditions will be improved, but, thanks to the constant and laminar winds and to the wide surface, it already configures itself like a perfect goal for a World Championship.

TRAVESIO (226 m ASL)
It has been the official landing place during the Spring Meeting - Friuli Venezia Giulia 2017 (hang gliding FAI 2 cat. competition).
It is situated in the Travesio sportive area and it offers direct access to the local sportive buildings and facilities. It is next to the main road.

Selection and entry fee

BREAKING NEWS!!! - February 21, 2018
REGISTRATION
As requested by some countries and as strongly suggested by CIVL, the first selection round will confirm the first two ranked pilots of any eligible country.
We also intend to give priority to female category, reserving some places.

At the moment, pilots included in this first round of selection are asked to confirm their participation paying the entry fee within March 05, 2018 – h. 23.59.

If after this deadline no payment is received, their status will be set on “waiting list” and the next ranked pilots will be selected.

Since now, CLASS 5 is excluded from HG Pre-Worlds 2018.
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Registration opens from October 16, 2017

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ENTRY FEE
Regular entry fee is 350,00 euros (300,00 euros for UNDER 30).

If any Team Leader wants to join the competition, he/she can register sending an email to the organisers (info@italy2019.com). The entry fee is 100,00 euros.

The entry fee includes:
• Event T-Shirt
• Packed Lunch (sandwiches, a fruit/sweet) and water each competition day
• Complimentary dinner
• Medical emergency service
• Opening and closing Ceremonies
• Open buffet during opening and closing Ceremonies
• Prize-giving Ceremony
• Gadgets and promotional items
• LT devices
• ID card with contact information

In case of no valid tasks, the organization will return to any participant part of the entry fee. The amount will be defined on the basis of the expenses afforded by organizers.
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PAYMENT
We are accepting Paypal payments and Bank Transfer.

PAYPAL PAYMENTS
Click on the following links to proceed with your payment (the amount includes Paypal charges).

ENTRY FEE 350,00 euros
ENTRY FEE 300,00 euros (UNDER 30)

BANK TRANSFER
Make sure that you pay ALL bank transfer charges.
Make also sure that you send us your bank transfer form by email to info@italy2019.com and don’t forget to mention “your name & HG Pre-worlds 2018”
as Description of your transfer to allow us to track your payment.

Our bank coordinates are:
Bank name: FriulOvest Banca Credito Cooperativo
Account owner: Flyve srl
Payee address: Via Villa 123 – 33090 Travesio (ITALY)
IBAN Number: IT12E0880564900007003101546
BIC Code (Swift Code): CCRTIT2TFOB

As we receive payment, we will send you a confirmation email with useful information for your trip and your staying in Tolmezzo.

Prize fund and scoring categories

- 1st Class 1 OPEN
- 2nd Class 1 OPEN
- 3rd Class 1 OPEN

- 1st Class 1 Female
- 2nd Class 1 Female
- 3rd Class 1 Female

- 1st Class 1 Under 30
- 2nd Class 1 Under 30
- 3rd Class 1 Under 30


To withdraw the prize, pilots have to be present at the Prize-giving Ceremony.
No proxy will be accepted.
Undelivered awards will remain to the organisation.

DAILY PRIZE-GIVING
Each day the first pilots classified in each category (Class 1 Open, Class 1 Female) will receive a special prize.

General schedule

Thursday, July 26, 2018
16:00 - 22:00 - Registration

Friday, July 27, 2018
08:00 - 09.00 - Official Registration
09:15 - Pilots leave to take off
11.30 - Pilots briefing at TO
12.00 - 17.00 Practice task
19:00 - Safety Mandatory Briefing
20:30 - Opening Ceremony

Saturday, July 28 - Saturday, August 4, 2018
Contest Flying days

Saturday, August 4, 2018
20:00 Prize-giving and closing ceremony

Daily schedule

08:00 - Pilots briefing @ HQ
11:30 - Pilots' briefing / Previous task official results / Task definition
12:00 - Take-off window opens
16:30 - Scoring office opens
20:00 - Prize-giving of daily task winner
20:30 - Provisional results

Accommodation and Activities

Tolmezzo offers many accommodations, both in the town center and in the suburbs (1 km far
from center).

An interesting alternative to the traditional hotel experience is named “albergo diffuso”: small
apartments (up to 12 beds each) located in private houses, usually historical ones, which have been recently renovated. All beds are part of a single organization and are served by a single reception.
They are situated in Tolmezzo or in the nearby villages, in quiet places, easily reachable from the center of the town.
The local tourist agencies take care of reservations and payments, so organizers entrust to their cooperation and websites.

Camping in the nearby are not so numerous: only three at 15 minutes from HQ.

How to get here

BY CAR
Highway A4 from Trieste and Venezia, then highway A23 to Austria - EXIT Tolmezzo
From Austria, through Plöckenpass or highway from Villach

BY PLANE
Nearest airports:
ITALY
- Venezia "Marco Polo" - 01:30 min
- Trieste "Ronchi dei Legionari" - 00:50 min
- Treviso "Antonio Canova" - 01:50 min

SLOVENIA
- Ljubjana "Brnik" - 01:45

AUSTRIA
- Klagenfurt "Kärnten" - 01:35

BY TRAIN and BUS
By bus from Udine Train Station it takes ca 50 min.

33028 Tolmezzo UD, Italia
Tolmezzo Italy

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Organizers

Aero Club Lega Piloti A.S.D.
Via San Miro snc
23867 - Suello (LC)
Flyve Srl
Via Villa 123
33090 - Travesio (PN)

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Tasks and results

Task 1

28 Jul, 2018

Class 1 — 111.6 km — Race to goal

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Task 2

29 Jul, 2018

Class 1 — 151.9 km — Race to goal

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Task 4

31 Jul, 2018

Class 1 — 155.5 km — Race to goal

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Task 5

01 Aug, 2018

Class 1 — 138.3 km — Race to goal

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Task 6

03 Aug, 2018

Class 1 — 82.4 km — Race to goal

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Task 7

04 Aug, 2018

Class 1 — 124.0 km — Race to goal

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