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Terms and Conditions of Entry

These Terms and Conditions of Entry (“Entry Terms”) have been created for the operation of the 2010 Paceline Ride.  By registering to participate in the ride, you (the “rider”), accept and agree to be bound by these Entry Terms.
 

Please read carefully these terms and conditions of entry.  In completing and submitting the Registration Form, you agree to be bound by these conditions, which constitute the agreement between Paceline (the “organiser”) and you.  These conditions apply to the exclusion of any other terms or conditions unless they are set out in the Registration Form or are otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties.  No purported variation of these conditions will be effective unless in writing and signed by a person so authorised by Paceline.
 

The organiser reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to refuse to allow a rider to participate in the ride or to remove the rider from the ride for breach of these terms and conditions or if it otherwise determines it appropriate to do so.
 

The organiser is not liable to the rider for any loss, damage, cost or expense of any kind if the rider is denied access to or removed from the ride for any reason.
 

1. Entry Requirements

Each rider must complete and sign the designated Registration Form.
For the ride, the rider must be aged 18 years or older on the day of commencement of the ride.
 

The organiser, may, in its absolute discretion and without giving reasons for its decision, accept or refuse an application for registration.
 

The event will involve a limited number of riders. The selection of entries will be in at the discretion of the organiser.
 

All riders must attend the daily ride briefings.
 

2. Registration Fee

To participate in the 2010 Paceline Ride, every rider must pay a registration fee of AU$550.00 (including GST). This amount is non-refundable.  The registration fee should be paid through the Go Fundraise website http://paceline.gofundraise.com.au.
 

3. Bicycle Types

Only standard, upright, single road bicycles are permitted.  Fixed wheel bicycles, unicycles, trikes, motorised and power-assisted bicycles, tagalongs, trailers or child seats are NOT permitted.
 

4. Health and Fitness Requirements

Riders must be at least 18 years or older on the day of commencement of the ride.  Participants must be in good health and physical condition.  If you suffer from severe muscular, chest, heart or bronchial disorders, or if you are a severe asthmatic, or have high blood pressure, you are strongly advised against participating.  Paceline reserves the right in its absolute discretion to refuse a participant the right to participate in the ride on medical or fitness grounds.
 

5. Delays or Change of Itinerary

It is possible that a route change, postponement or delay may become necessary during the event. This could be due to inclement weather, police or road authorities’ restrictions or any other cause. In the event of a change, postponement or delay, participants have no right to refund of the ride price (in whole or in part) or other compensation for any injury, loss or damage.  Insurance may compensate you depending on the circumstances. You will not be entitled to make any further claim for any injury, loss, expenses or damages (either direct or consequential) or for any loss of time or inconvenience, which may result from such cancellation.
 

6. Insurance

Personal insurance is not included in the ride price.  It is a condition of booking a ride with Paceline that you are adequately insured for the full duration of the ride and thereafter as a result of the ride in respect of illness, injury, death, loss of baggage and personal items and cancellation and curtailment. Insurance can be obtained through joining a state bicycle association.
 

7. Exclusions from ride price

The following items are excluded from the ride price:
 

a) personal insurance

b) Evening meals

c) any expenses incurred during the event

d) laundry, postage, personal clothing, medical expenses & items of a personal nature

e) individual emergency evacuation and/or emergency search charges

f) Pre or post ride arrangements, including transport to and from the event.

8. Assumption of Risk

You acknowledge that:
 

a) by the very nature of this ride, it is more challenging and demanding with a commensurately higher level of risk compared with ride holidays;

b) in the country areas and regions in which the ride is undertaken, standards of accommodation, health care, hygiene, safety and service provision generally are often not as high as those standards in suburban areas and may require flexibility and patience on your part;

c) the additional dangers and risks associated with this type of bike ride may include difficult and dangerous terrain; high altitude; extremes of weather, including sudden and unexpected changes; remoteness from normal medical services and from communications; and evacuation difficulties in the event of illness or injury;

d) the enjoyment and excitement of this type of bike ride is derived in part from the inherent dangers and risks associated with touring riding and that those inherent dangers and risks are a reason why you wish to undertake the bike ride; and

e) you have submitted your registration for the ride after giving due consideration of relevant information and you therefore accept the inherent and increased dangers and risks associated with the proposed ride and the accompanying risk of injury, death or property damage or loss.

9. Disclaimer

You accept that:
 

a) Paceline will not be liable for any breach of any law by any person with whom you travel on the ride; and

b) you may not rely on any representations concerning the ride made by Paceline that are not contained in these conditions.

10. Release and Waiver of Liability

In consideration of Paceline accepting your registration and in consideration of you being permitted by Paceline to join the ride:
 

a) you release Paceline and its officers, official volunteers, and other representatives (each of whom are collectively referred to as “Paceline and its employees”) from all cost, liability, loss or damage incurred or suffered by you directly or indirectly during the course of the ride and thereafter as a result of the ride and resulting from your personal injury, illness or death or damage to or loss of your property unless caused by the willful negligence or wrongful act of Paceline and its employees;

b) you waive any claims you have, or may at any time have, against Paceline and its employees and you agree, by accepting the additional inherent dangers and risks associated with the ride, not to make any claim against or seek any compensation from Paceline and its employees in respect of any personal injury, illness or death suffered by you or damage to or loss of property sustained by you as a result of your participation in the ride. or thereafter as a result of the ride; and

c) you accept responsibility and release Paceline from all liability for claims for damages for injury loss or damage of whatsoever kind by any other person or corporation as a result of any act of omission whether negligent or otherwise on my part.

 
11. Cancellations

If you wish to cancel your participation in the ride, you must notify the Paceline in writing.  You will forfeit your registration deposit of AUD$550.00 but this sum may then be regarded as a donation for which you will receive a tax deductible receipt.  Any monies collected but not sent to the organiser can be returned to the sponsors or donated to the ride, at the sponsors’ discretion.  The organiser reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to cancel, reschedule or postpone the event for any reason and at any time.  Only in the event of cancellation will monies raised be returned to the various sponsors.  The organiser is not responsible for, or liable to, the rider for any loss, damage, cost or expense, whether direct, indirect, consequential or otherwise and howsoever or wheresoever incurred by the rider resulting from any such action taken by the organiser.
 

12. Privacy

The rider acknowledges and agrees that he/she may be photographed or filmed during the ride and consents to the organisers using the rider’s picture and likeness contained therein for publicising the ride and promoting future rides or events to be staged by the organiser and its sponsors.  The organiser makes every effort to handle the rider’s personal information in accordance with acceptable privacy practices.  The information remains the property of the organisers and will not be passed to third parties.