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IFSC SPEED WORLD CUP
Tarnów, Poland
April 18th-19th 2009

1. Organisation
Polish Mountaineering Association (PZA)

2. Participation/Team quotas
3 male and 3 female competitors of each country plus the top 10 competitors in the Speed Ranking and the supplementary list.

3. Registration
Please use http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/egroupware/
Copy to: PZA World Cup Office kws@pza.org.pl
Mobile +48 502 239 143
Fax: +48 22 875 85 05
IMPORTANT: Those competitors whose Federation has not applied for a 2009 International Licence will not be allowed to compete!
VISA: If you require a visa please email PZA World Cup Office kws@pza.org.pl (mobile +48 502 239 143, fax: +48 22 875 85 05) to ask for invitation.

4. Deadline for registration
18.00 GMT Saturday 11 April 2009.

5. Prizes
According to IFSC Standards
For route record setting (not mandatory) 200 EUR for best time - man and woman

6. Competition venue:
The event takes place at the Tarnow Sports and Recreation Centre Gym (Hala Tarnowskiego Ośrodka Sportu i Rekreacji, Hala TOSiR), 8a Krupnicza Street

7. Provisional programme
Friday 17 April
19.00-20.00 Registration (at the competition venue)
20.00 Technical meeting (same as registration)
Saturday 18 April
15.00 Isolation opens
16.00 Isolation closes
16.45 Observation
17.00 Qualification starts
18.30 Results qualification
19.00 Finals
20.30 Results finals
20.40 Award ceremony
21.20 After party
Sunday 19 April
14.00 - 16.00 Route record setting (not mandatory)

8. Travel

  1. By air and rail: the closest international airport is Krakow International (KRK), situated 90 km from Tarnów. From the airport (Kraków Balice) take the train to main train station (Kraków Główny). The travel from airport to train station takes approx. 15 minutes. Trains run every 30 minutes (see time table).
    From Kraków main train station, take a train to Tarnów (or towards: Rzeszów, Przemyśl, Nowy Sącz, Krynica). The travel from Kraków to Tarnów takes approximately 1 hour by express or fast train and 1 hour 30 minutes by slow train. Trains run every 30-60 minutes, a ticket form the airport/main train station in Kraków to Tarnów costs between 5 and 10 euro, depending on the train you choose. From the Tarnów main train station take a taxi to the competition venue (10 mins., approx. 5 euro, see access map).
  2. By road: Tarnów is located 80 kilometers to the East from Krakow, on E-40 international route.
Airline options
For updated information on flights and connections, visit the airport's website: http://www.lotnisko-balice.pl/.

Car rental companies

9. Accommodation
http://www.go-tarnow.com/english/accommodation/hotels_tar.html

10. Useful tourist information
www.tarnow.pl, www.krakow.pl

Polish Mountaineering Association -- Noakowskiego St. 10/12 -- 00-666 Warszawa -- phone/fax +48 22 875 8505 -- http://pza.org.pl