contentsIntroduction

Words of PresidentsKey dates

Organising Committee

GENERAL INFORMATIONHow to access Pau ?

AccommodationTicketing

Festival de l’eau vive

SPORT INFORMATIONThe whitewater stadium

The «Gave de Pau»Other training facilities

Do you need visas ?Special regulations in France

Safety rulesCompetition venue

Opening periodOfficial trainings

Provisional competition programmeEntries

AccreditationsCanoe Slalom Cross information

APPENDIXESIntentional participation form

Visas form

IntroductionPau is back !After the great success of the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Final last August, we are ready to offer you a new pleasant moment of sport and culture.

From 16th to 19th June 2016, the Pau-Pyrénées whitewater stadium will welcome the 3rd step of 2016 Canoe Slalom World Cupand the 2016 Sprint & Classic Wildwater Canoeing Final World Cup. These competitions will be the last event before the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, so it will be the place for the last confrontation among the best ones. As Pau is a well-known canoe place, it should gather a large number of delegations from all around the world.

It will be an opportunity for the general public to come again and experience our spectacular dis-ciplines and discover all the various athletes preset for the Olympic Games.

The city of Pau and its metropolitan area has a big sporting culture and has already proved their abilities to host event at the highest level : Tour de France (cycling), CCI 5* (riding), ... and for ca-noe slalom three ICF World Cup stages (2009, 2012, 2015).

This year is the second step of the three-year programme :2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Final - 14th to 16th August 20152016 ICF Canoe World Cup (Canoe Slalom & Wildwater Canoeing) - 16th to 19th June 20162017 ICF Canoe World Championships (Canoe Slalom & Wildwater Canoeing) - 22nd to 1st Octo-ber 2016

Feel free to join us to share together strong emotions and nice sensations through this new exci-ting adventure !

The organising committee

words of presidentsDear sport friends, canoe lovers, spectators,

Designed to welcome the double world cup in 2016 and the double world championship 2017, the Pau-Pyrénées whitewater stadium will live two exceptional moments, in the presence of the world elite of this discipline confidentially connected to our city. In 2017, they will be there not less than 40 nations, 5 days of competition, 500 athletes competing and 35 000 spectators expected!

Building on the success of the 2015 edition with more than 22 000 spectators, Pau 2016 prepares you a magic programme with the presence of new sport events in Wildwater Canoeing and Ca-noe Boarder Cross.

The Whitewater Festival looks also extremely beautiful with new animations and free concerts of very high level in full period of the French music festival.

The world cup of Pau 2016 will look unforgettable, our objective is to propose you a unique expe-rience in a festive and friendly atmosphere.

Vincent HOHLER Tony ESTANGUET François BAYROU

key datesDATES ACTIONS

1st February 2016 Opening of numerical entriesOpening of accreditations

15th March 2016 Intentional participation form

1st April 2016 Closing of numerical entries

2nd June 2016 Closing of nominal entries

Monday 13th to Thursday 16th June 2016 Official trainings

Thursday 16th June 2016 Opening ceremony

Thursday 16th June 2016 Competition day 1

Friday 17th June 2016 Competition day 2

Saturday 18th June 2016 Competition day 3

Sunday 19th June 2016 Competition day 4Closing ceremony

organising committeeVincent HOHLER, French Canoe Federation PresidentFrançois BAYROU, Mayor of Pau and Community of townsTony ESTANGUET, Executive Board Director

USEFUL contactsWebsite : www.paucanoe.com

Sport information : events@ffck.org

General information : contact@paucanoe.com

general informationHow to access Pau ?

general informationaccommodationChoices from Tourist Office

general informationaccommodationChoices from Tourist Office

general informationticketingThursday 16th June : Opening ceremonyThe entrance at the competition venue is free.

Friday 17th, Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June

Day rate• Full price : 10 €• Reduced price : 7 € (job seekers, disabled people, 12-18 years old)• Free : children 0 - 11 years old

3-day pass• Full price : 20 €• Reduced price : 15 € (job seekers, disabled people, 12-18 years old)• Free : children 0 -11 years old

A proof will be required at the site entrance for reduced price and free tickets.

festival de l’eau vive2015 was the first try for this cultural festival. As it got a lot of success, the organising committee renew the experience with a second edition in 2016.

Concept wil stay the same :• Water• Sustainable development• Canoeing• Learning• Bodegas / Casetas• Live music shows• ...

sport informationthe whitewater stadiumThe 2016 ICF Canoe World Cup will take place on the brand artificial stadium of Pau-Pyrénées built around the river «Gave de Pau» for the following events :• Canoe Slalom• Canoeing Wildwater - Sprint

Technical attributes• Length : 280 meters• Width : 15 meters• Drop : 5 meters with an average of 2%• Water flow during the World Cup : 12 m3• 50-meter float lift system• 200-meter initiation basin, warm-up and cool-down areas linked to the «Gave de Pau»

If you want to use the course before the World cups for training camps, you can book training slots directly at the whitewater stadium. During these periods, you will paddle on your own res-ponsibility and costs.

Contacts detailsStade d’eau-vive Pau-Pyrénées, 35 avenue de l’Yser, 64320 BIZANOSPhone : 0033 5 59 40 85 44 / Email : eauxvives-pau@ucpasl.com

the «gave de pau»The river «Gave de Pau» will be the place from whitewater stadium to Pont d’Espagne site for the Wildwater Canoeing Classic race.

Technical attributes• Length : 3,5 km• Estimated time : 10 minutes• River class level : class III

sport informationother trainings facilitiesCanoe Slalom

• Stadium Pont d’EspagneAvenue corps franc pommies, 64110 JURANCONPhone : 0033 5 59 06 52 49

• Stadium Pont des grottesImpasse de la Pradette, 65270 SAINT PE DE BIGORREPhone : 0033 5 62 41 81 48

• Whitewater stadium OrthezRoute de Biron, 64300 ORTHEZPhone : 0033 5 59 67 09 47

Wildwater Canoeing

Same as canoe slalom training facilities for sprint. For classic, you can also go on these routes :• Gave de Pau• Gave d’Oloron• Gave d’Aspe• Gave d’Ossau

sport informationdo you need visas ?France is a state-member of the European Union. The French Embassy in your country will pro-vide you with all details information about visas. You will find details in the website of French Foreign Affairs Ministry (http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/).

Please inform in advance but not later than 1st May 2016 the organising committee together with the visa form whether your team needs entry visas to France. You will find in appendix a visa form to fulfil.

special regulations in franceEvin law (N91-32 January 10th 1991)This law forbids advertising for alcoholic beverage (any level of alcohol including beer) and tobac-co inside sport arena (Canoe Slalom stadium is a sport arena). No advertising on tracksuits, boat, paddles, ..., is allowed.

Protection of athletes health law (N99-223 March 23rd 1999)Specific doping regulations on French territory.

safety rulesCanoe SlalomEach competitor must wear a safety helmet with a strap fastened under the chin and a buoyancy jacket (article 19.2, ICF Canoe Slalom rules).

A buoyancy jacket must comply with the current industry standard that meets ISO 12402-5 (level 50) or any national standards that meets the same requirements and be ICF registered (article 19.2.1, ICF Canoe Slalom rules).

The safety helmet must comply with EN 1385 and be ICF registered (article 19.2.2, ICF Canoe Sla-lom rules).

Wildwater CanoeingConcerning safety helmet and buoyancy jacket, requirements are the same for both disciplines. Please refer to articles 18.2 to 18.2.2 into ICF Wildwater Canoeing rules.

All paddlers must wear shoes on their feet. Shoes must have a thicker sole to protect feet. Shoes must fit in a way that they will not come off a capsize or be release from boat (article 18.2.3, ICF Wildwater Canoeing rules).

sport informationcompetition venue

sport informationopening periodThe competition venue will be opened to all delegations and secured from Monday 13th June at 07.30 to Sunday 19th June after the closing ceremony.

official trainingsCanoe SlalomDelegations will have access to official trainings from 13th to 16th June as follows :• 1 training slot per day and per nation• 25 to 30 boats per group• Different course design will be set up every day by the organising committee• Water safety will be taken careby the organising committee

Wildwater canoeingDelegations will have access to official trainings from 13th to 16th June as follows :

SPRINT• 1 training slot per day and per nation• 25 to 30 boats per group• Water safety will be taken care by the organising committee

CLASSIC• No water safety at the route

Slalom CrossNo official trainings during the week.Time trials will be organised Saturday afternoon for men and Sunday afternoon for women.

sport informationprovisional competition programme

Thursday 16th June Friday 17th June07.00 - 13.30 Official trainings 08.30 - 18.45 Heats

14.00 - 15.00 Classic 19.00 - 20.00 Demo runs

15.00 - 18.00 Demo runs

18.30 Opening ceremonyMedals ceremony

Saturday 18th June Sunday 19th June07.30 - 09.00 Sprint - Last official training 09.00 - 10.45 Semi-final C2M, K1W

09.30 - 12.40 Semi-final C1M, C1W, K1M 11.15 - 12.15 Sprint - Final

14.00 - 15.25 Final C1M, C1W, K1M 12.15 - 13.00 Medals ceremony

15.25 - 16.00 Medals ceremony 14.00 - 15.00 Final C2M, K1W

16.00 - 18.25 Sprint - Heats 15.00 - 15.20 Medals ceremonyOverall Wildwater Canoeing World Cup Ranking medals ceremony

18.30 - 19.30 Slalom Cross - Trials men 15.30 - 17.50 Slalom Cross - Trials WomenFinals - Men & Women

18.00 - 18.20 Medals ceremony

Monday 13th June08.00 - 19.00 Official trainings

Tuesday 14th June08.00 - 19.00 Official trainings

Wednesday 15th June08.00 - 19.00 Official trainings

sport informationentriesCanoe SlalomAccording to ICF Canoe Slalom rules, in article 44.3.1, each national federation can enter up to 5 boats per event. However 4 boats must have qualified via the ICF Ranking of the previous sea-son. By October 1st the year preceding the ICF competitions, the Canoe Slalom committee will published the ICF Ranking along the qualified quotas for each national federation for the fol-lowing year’s World Cup competitions.

Numerical entriesYou will find in appendix a form for numerical entries.It will be opened from 1st February until 1st April 2016 into ISIS software.

Nominal entriesNominal entries must be received 14 days prior to the first day of competition of each respective World Cup according to article 44.3.2 in ICF Canoe Slalom rules.Nominal entries mist be processed via ISIS software (www.canoeicf.com).

All nominations send after 2nd June will have to be accepted by the Chairman of Canoe Slalom committee (Jean-Michel PRONO) according to ICF Canoe Slalom rules.

Wildwater CanoeingAccording to ICF Wildwater Canoeing rules, in article 39.3, national federation may enter up to 6 boats per category to take part in the World Cup. There will be no team events held. A competitor may enter 2 different individual events in individual Classic and Sprint races.

Nominal entriesNominal entries must be received 14 days prior the first day of competition of each respective World Cup according to article 39.3 in ICF Wildwater Canoeing rules.

Slalom crossEntries for slalom cross must be sent to the HOC at events@ffck.org and be confirmed upon arrival at the sport information desk. You will find a form to fulfil at the end of this information bulletin.

sport informationaccreditations

QUALIFICATIONS REMARKS COSTS

AthletesLimited to registered athletes on ICF online entries Canoe Slalom

105 € per personWildwater Canoeing

70 € per personTeam leaders

2 maximum per national federation and per discipline

Team staffs Unlimited

ITO According to the list edited by ICFFreeNF President or General Se-

cretaryTo be validated by ICF2 maximum per national federation

NF Guests Give access to VIP area on weekends 20 € per person

how to register ?You need to enter your team through the nominal entries via the ICF software ISIS in order to vali-date them. With the nominal entries, all athletes will be automatically pre-accreditated, so you do not need to re-enter them. Be careful, you need to enter all your staff members through pre-ac-creditations !

Go directly to ISIS : www.canoeicf.com

Log with your NF login (provided by ICF) and go to «Online Entries».STEP 1 : Online Entries / You just need to complete all athletes.STEP 2 : Pre-accreditations / You just need to complete all your staff members.

how to pay ?The payment of participation fees can be made by bank transfer before you reach Pau or on site upon your arrival by cash or CB.

Bank detailsAccount owner : Pau-Pyrénées 2017Address : Stade d’eau-vive Pau-Pyrénées, 35 avenue de l’Yser, 64320 BIZANOS

IBAN : FR76 1027 8022 7300 0202 8160 116BIC : CMCIFR2AXXX

sport informationwhite water slalom cross : a new official competitionWhy a new slalom cross format is developped ?• to welcome new athletes from other canoeing disciplines• to provide a more accessible competition format• to open more competition sessions on the Olympic venue• to present a TV oriented and spectators’ friendly competition (easy to follow, spectacular,

unpredictable or at least with a spectacular suspense)• This format has to be easy to develop, easy to organise for National Federations.

Which framework ?• Head to head, 4 boats competiting together a maximum for the final phase• Kayak boat only, one female and one male event• Same boat for all at the competition (plastic from recreational market)• Spectacular start line but fair, ramp when possible• Course marked with special gates (or obstacles), it imposes a spectacular trajectory with op-

tions but using extreme whitewater features of the particular course• Two symmetric upstream gates on same line or close (athletes chose which one they nego-

ciate)• Eskimo roll zone• Time duration around 45 seconds long• No timing of the head to head series. It is possible that individual time trials are organised to

qualify the start field of the head to head phase and built the bracket• No penalty touch, elimination for for gate (obstacle) missed

Milestones for implementation• to define the format, rules, and event technical requirements (November 2015 to February

2016)• in agreement with HOC’s, to introduce this event as a demonstration in at least 4 of the 5

2016 ICF Canoe Slalom World cups in replacement of team events

Video of Canoe Slalom Cross at 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom Final World Cup in Pau

appendixesparticipation formThis form must be received by French Canoe Federation before 1st April 2016.

Contact details

National Federation

Name Phone

Email

2016 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup

2016 ICF Wildwater Canoeing Final World Cup

Canoe Slalom Cross

Delegation composition (Do not forget to enter your entries into ISIS)

Travel details

Arrival date Departure date

Transportation means PlaneTrainCar

Arrival place From

Flight/train number Hour

Departure place To

Flight/train number Hour

Do you need a shuttle from and to airport/train station ?

Yes No

If shuttle from Toulouse, Bordeaux or Biarritz : 15 € per trip per personIf shuttle from Pau or Lourdes : free trip

STAMP Signature

City Date

appendixesparticipation form for canoe slalom crossThis form must be received by French Canoe Federation before 1st April 2016.

Contact details

National Federation

Name Phone

Email

Delegation composition for canoe slalom crossPlease indicate name, first name of your athletes

Men Women

STAMP Signature

City Date

appendixesvisas formCivility Name First name Birth country Birth date Passport number Expiration date Status

See you soon in Pau !