According to the new Federal legislation, all participants must hold a medical certificate of fitness for competitive sports; therefore, the participation of cycling amateurs having “not for race” license is not permitted.

The participation of minors is not allowed.

Participation for former professional athletes (with/without contract) is allowed for athletes who have been registered in the Professional, Elite, Under 23, Elite Women, Under 23 Women categories in the two years (following their last membership in the category) with exclusion from the category rankings (only absolute classification).

With the signing and submission of the registration form, the competitor, together with the representative of his team, self-certifies the inexistence of sports, civil and / or penal sanctions or investigations in progress against him for facts related to doping and declares that he has not hired - and not to hire - substances included in the anti-doping list of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (https://www.wada-ama.org/en/resources/sciencemedicine/prohibited-list).

The false self-certification will be prosecuted according to the law.

In the case of positive anti-doping tests carried out at the Gran Fondo Sestriere Colle delle Finestre, or positive ascertain within 6 (six) months after the event, the competitor is required to pay the Organizing Committee, by way of compensation for the serious damage caused to the image of the event, the sum of € 50,000.00 (fifty thousand euros / 00). The amount will be donated for youth cycling improvement.

The race jury, as foreseen in the UCI regulations, paragraph 1.3.010 and 12.1.013 bis technological fraud, with the technical support of the organization is authorized to carry out random or systematic checks aimed at identifying tools to assist the athletes' pedalling. Non-compliance or refusal to submit to the requested technical verification will result in immediate disqualification and reporting to the competent bodies. Furthermore, referring to the UCI regulations it should be noted that the use of any transceiver equipment is strictly prohibited.

The following categories are allowed: