The 11th Gala Tour de France - Charly Gaul Memorial is organized by the ACC Contern on Sunday, August 5, 2007 according to the regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and the Fédération du Sport Cycliste Luxembourgeois (FSCL). The start of the race is at 17h40 o'clock in Luxembourg-town (avenue de la Liberté) and the finish is 80 laps or 76 kilometers later in the same place.
The start and finish are situated in the avenue de la Liberté next to the place des Martyrs (Rousegärtchen)
Race director is Mister Eugène Stirn, 19, rue Jules Fischer, L-1522 Luxembourg ; Tél : (+352) 49 27 11, Fax (+352) 29 77 72, e-mail : eugstirn@pt.lu
It is a regional invitational race registered in the calendar of the FSCL and it is open for riders of the categoriy elite with contract.
Only riders that have concluded a preliminary contract with the ACC Contern are allowed to participate.
The event will be held as a traditionnal road race. Winner of the race is the rider who crosses the finish line in first place after 80 accomplished laps.
A complementary points classification is established. Points can be collected in the intermediate sprints that take place each 10 laps and according to the following rules: 3 points to the first rider, 2 points to the second and 1 point to the third rider. The most aggressive rider will also be selected and awarded by the organizer.
No assistance car is allowed on the circuit, except those of the organizer.
Material pits will be next to the finish line. They will be controlled by a commissaire
In case of accident or mechanical problem, a rider can profit from maximum two neutralized laps if he stops in the material pits. After the neutralization, the rider resumes the race, but he can't collect any points in the next intermediate sprint.
A meeting between riders and organizers takes place on Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 16h00 in the premises of the Hotel Molitor, 28, avenue de la Liberté in Luxemburg.
Possible Anti-doping controls take place in the changing rooms of the sports hall at the primary school in the rue du Commerce (entrance at the crossing of rue du Commerce and rue de Strasbourg)
The award ceremony takes place immediately after the race on the podium car next to the finish. The three first riders of the race, the winner of the points classification and the most agressive rider have to attend it.
