RULES & REGULATIONS

Young & Dangerous Gravel Race 2023 or Y&D2023 (the “Event“) is organised by Zeal Athletics Enterprise (the “Organiser”). 

1. A rider, being a person who has entered to take part in Y&D2023, is deemed to have given permission to the Organiser for the Organiser to collect, analyse and collate the personal information relating to that rider.  
2. By completing the official entry form, including through online registration, the rider signals his / her agreement to abide by these R&Rs.  
3. The Organiser reserves the right to use any photographs, motion pictures, images, recordings, or any other record of the Event and its riders for any commercial  advertising and other promotional purposes.  
4. The rider agrees to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about the rider captured in the registration form (the “Registration Data“); The Organiser may contact the rider from time to time by email. Any notice sent to the email address registered with the Organiser shall be deemed to be received by the rider concerned.  
5. After registration, there will be no fee refund for any rider who does not in due course take part in Y&D2023, for any reason whatsoever. Registration is strictly non-transferable.  
6. The Organiser reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice to riders, to cancel the Event; or to amend Y&D2023 cycling routes as it deems fit for the safety of the riders and/or to prevent any potential hazards in the running of the Event. In such cases, every effort will be made to inform riders prior to the date of the Event. The Organiser shall not be liable for any loss or inconvenience consequential to such changes.  
7. The Organiser will not accept any liability for loss or damage to any individual’s property or belongings. The Organiser also reserves the right to check any item or baggage.  
8. Participants must be Fully Vaccinated.  
9. Participants to be at least eighteen (18) years of age on 31st Dec 2022. For all riders under age 18, their parent or legal guardian must agree to fill in the indemnity form, when the participant is registering, failing which the Organiser reserves the right to refuse entry to that rider.  
10. For safety reasons, riders who do not start within thirty (30) minutes of their respective flag-off time, may be disqualified and not be allowed onto the course.  
11. All riders must follow the designated routes.  
12. The flag-off time shall be at 7:30AM and all riders must complete the ride by 2:30PM (7 HOURS). 
13. Route officials will stop riders who are unlikely to finish the ride within the stipulated duration. Such riders will be brought to the starting points. Riders who fail or refuse to  do so may be removed from the route immediately.   
14. Distance and duration indicated are only approximate. The organiser reserve the right to amend such distance and duration.  
15. All riders must abide by standard traffic regulations, as well as the direction given by the police, traffic management and Event officials during the ride.

MANDATORY RULES 

OPEN TO ALL OFF-ROAD CAPABLE BIKES WITH DROP-BARS ONLY. You can use whatever bikes that you want such as gravel bikes, mountain bike, road bikes, fix- gear, mini-velo, folding and etc but MUST BE EQUIPT WITH DROP-BARS ONLY. TANDEM BIKES IS NOT ALLOWED. 
All participants MUST EQUIP THEMSELVES A DEDICATED NAVIGATION DEVICES SUCH AS BIKE COMPUTER OR PHONE WITH GPS NAVIGATION APPS INSTALLED SUCH AS KOMOOT, STRAVA AND ETC as the race will highly depends on Y&D GPX FILE GIVEN BY THE RACE ORGANIZER. The final GPX file will be sent to all the participant via our official website or via Whatsapp Group initiated by the race organizer. We will include all the participant into the whatsapp group once you have completed your Y&D registration. 
For those who use phone as their navigation equipment it is advisable for them to dedicate the phone ONLY for the navigation and not sharable with other usage such as phone call, camera, vlog, and etc. as it may interrupt the navigation capability, riders handling and power inefficient. All navigation devices are required to be mounted on your bike at all time for safety reason.  

No support vehicle allowed.  

1. Riders MUST NOT ride without cycle protective helmet.  
2. Riders MUST NOT use MP3 Players, iPods, Walkman or other mobile music devices while riding.  
3. The Event will take place regardless of bad weather and will only be cancelled, re-routed or stopped in extreme circumstances for safety reasons. The final decision on this will be rest with the Organiser and government officials.  
4. All riders who successfully complete the ride within the stipulated time and route will be awarded a Finisher’s Medal upon the presentation of their riding plate to the respective officials.  
5. Participants will be equipped with a timing device. Such timing devices will officially record their finishing times. All official finishing times    will be posted on the website.  Appeals and disputes of results must be submitted in writing with an appeal fee of MYR100 within three (3) days of    the Event. The Organiser reserves the right not to entertain any appeals.  
6. Whilst reasonable precautions will be taken by the Organiser to ensure riders’ safety,  riders who take part in Y&D2023 do so at their own risk. The Organiser will not be responsible or held liable for any injury or death howsoever arising from training for or by participating in Y&D2023. Riders are strongly encouraged to consult their medical practitioner prior to registration and before Event day.  
7. Medical personnel reserve the right to remove a rider if he/she is judged to be physically incapable of continuing his/her ride without risk of serious injury to him/herself or others.  
8. Medical personnel reserve the right to make the final call to send casualties to the nearest and/ or recommended hospital.
9. While the Organiser takes every precaution, riders participating in the Event are advised to practice safe cycling, and their participation is at their own risk. Riders are  encouraged to have their own personal insurance coverage. Accordingly the Organiser shall not be liable for any bodily injuries, loss and/or damage to property, whether personal or otherwise howsoever arising.  

The Organiser reserves the right to modify or substitute any of these R&Rs from time to time as it deems fit. If there is ambiguity in any of these provisions, the Organiser shall be the sole authority to interpret and in so doing, it may take into account the interests of all affected riders. Any amendments to these R&Rs will be updated on (the “Official Website”).