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The main purpose is to ensure the safety of participants. Wave starts help to reduce the crowd in the start and as a result, there will be much less dangerous overtakings and falls.
Up to 500 participants of same age or same cycling speed will start in one wave.
The start wave is formed by the riders starting at the same time. There may be smaller start groups within one wave (eg age groups, pace groups).
It is the approximate time you spend to finish the selected distance.
The UCI Gran Fondo World Series is a series of 25-30 events from around the world. Riders who finish in the first 20% of their age group in each event will be rewarded with a special series medal and will be eligible to compete in the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships at the end of the season. In 2022, the championships take place on September 15th-18th in Trento, Italy. Courses and program are available on championships website.
In 2022, 128 km distance of Tartu Rattaralli belongs to the Gran Fondo series. Check out the series calendar HERE.
FROM THIS TABLE you can see how many riders in each age group will receive a GF medal and the right to start at the World Championships. See your place in the age group HERE. From the menu at the top of the page, select the men's or women's results and the correct age group from the filter!
In 128 km distance, cyclists in age 19 and older (except elite riders, see race regulations p 5.4) have the possibility to participate in the GF if they wish.
All cyclists registered for 128 km are automatically considered to be participants of GF. In case the cyclist wants to take part in the series, he/she must start from the start group according to his/her age. Age-based start times can be found in the program.
During the event week, the 128 km cyclists will receive a GF participant declaration by e-mail, which is compulsory to confirm.
128 km participants, who do not want to take part in GF can start in pace groups. Elite group is only for elite riders, read the special requirements in race regulations p 8.2.
60 and 27 km distances are not part of the GF series. In 60 km, cyclists can choose the start group according to their expected finish time. In the shortest, 27 km distance, there is only one start group.
No. You can make the decision to start in the pace group latest in the event morning, right before the start. To find out the approximate number of participants in the pace groups, please reply to the information letter to be sent during the event week.
In 128 km there are 3 pace groups with expected finish times:
In 60 km there are 2 pace groups with expected finish times:
In 27 km all cyclists start at the same time.
Pace group info is available HERE.
If you want to participate in the 128 km GF race, you have to start according to your age group. Ambassadors, who do not wish to take part in GF, have the right to start in the 1st wave after the elite group or, also in pace groups.
In 60 km you can choose a suitable group according to your estimated finish time. In 27 km there is only one start group.
The start is given in waves, with each wave launching up to 500 riders on to the race course. For safety purposes, the start of the RR is performed as a ceremonial Neutral Start, where the riders must ride in a calm manner at a restricted speed behind an accompanying vehicle (passing the vehicle is strictly prohibited) until the Technical Start sign, at which point the accompanying vehicle signals the race start, and the cycling speed is no longer restricted. The distance of the Neutral Start is 4 km for the two longer distances, and 500 m for the shorter 27 km distance. For each wave, timing starts at the firing of the start gun. The crossing of a start control mat, located at a distance of 50 m from the Neutral Start line, is used for verifying traversing the start.
The winner of Tartu Rattaralli will be determined among the elite group riders.
The age group winners will be determined among the GF age group riders.
You will find the start times of each group in the event program.
More detailed info availalable in race regulations.
