Logistics information

Where do I sleep and how many pieces of clothes should I bring?

All the participants will be accommodated for 4 nights in the official race hotel. After the 2nd stage (the 1st stage is a loop around El Toyo), a transfer will take the participants to this point, where they will be able to rest until the start of the next stage. The last two stages will start from Tabernas, a transfer will take the participants to the starting point of the race.

It is highly recommended to bring a jersey and a bib shorts for each stage. It is also advisable to bring a windbreaker.

During the rest of the day you will wear comfortable clothes.

What luggage should you take and how do you transport it?

RECOMMENDED MATERIAL

Each participant must have the material needed for the race. It is your responsibility to have everything you need. Here are a few tips:

A clean change of clothes (jersey, shorts, socks, etc.) for each day, packed in freezer bags or similar to keep it clean until use.
Bars, gels, salts and other energy and recovery products.
Tool kit and spare parts for the bicycle.
Maximum-protection sunscreen.
Sunglasses (including a spare pair).
Petroleum jelly or other lubricants to protect the skin in high-friction areas.
First-aid kit for personal use with ibuprofen, paracetamol, diarrhoea pills, oral rehydration solution, topical antiseptic, dressings and gauze.
Rain gear

How do assistances work?

The organization does not offer assistance services (mechanical or physiotherapy) to participants. Professional companies external to the organization offer these services to the participants of the race.

On the website, you will find the list of companies that offer this service: https://skodatitandesertalmeria.com/en/partners/

Can I bring my own food?

The organization does not provide physiotherapy or technical support to participants. These services are provided by third-party professionals.

Also note that the refreshments during the stages are liquid and in some cases with some solid food but most of the supplementary food of bars and gels you will have to bring from home.

How will I move in stages 2, 3 and 4 to the start of the stage, and once I finish the stage in Tabernas?

The 2nd stage will end in Tabernas. Previously you can leave material to wash and shower in a locker in Tabernas, before returning back to the hotel with the transfers that will leave non-stop from this point to El Toyo.

Stages 3 and 4 will depart from Tabernas. These days the organization will provide transfers from the Official Hotel to the starting point in Tabernas. At this point there will be a guarded parking for bicycles.

When will the verifications take place?

The verification day will take place on Friday October the 4th, between 3:00 p.m. and 06:30 p.m. at the Palacio de Congresos in El Toyo.