Tickets

If you have pre-ordered a ticket when you registered it will be provided in your personal package. Parking passes, tickets for tourism programmes and for the Banquet are available at the EC, but are limited to available places. For the Opening Ceremony no ticket is necessary.

Tickets sold in the EC:

• Parking pass              40.00 CHF
• Tourism programmes  117.00 / 243.00 CHF (see page here )
• Banquet                    100.00 CHF

Rented SPORTident card

If you asked to rent a SPORTident card (SI-card) when you registered, you will find it in your personal package. A deposit of 50.00 CHF will be required at the EC for each rented SI-card. Please return the card to the Information desk after your last race where you can reclaim the CHF 50.00 deposit.

Competitors may buy a SI-Card at the WMOC 2010 Merchandising stand or in the Sport Shops. No SI-card will be provided at any of the race sites for competitors who do not have their own card and have not rented a card at the EC.

Climate

During August in La Chaux-de-Fonds (1,000 m above sea level), you can expect temperatures from 10° to 20° Celsius during the day. In the Jura, the climate can be very variable at this time of year.
For more information about weather, please look at :

http://www.meteosuisse.admin.ch/web/en/weather.html

Sport Shops

Sport and O-shops will be present at the Arenas of each competition.

Please note that no unregistered Sport- and O-Shops will be allowed on any of the WMOC 2010 areas.

Banking Facilities

There are many banks with Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) in and around La Chaux-de-Fonds and Neuchâtel cities. All these banks will exchange foreign currency. Banks work on weekdays (from Monday to Friday) usually from 08.30 to 12.00 hours and from 13.30 to 17.00. The ATM machines are available 24h per day. In the Long distance races, such facilities are not available. But competitors may pay with credit cards at the Merchandising stand and at the food stand.

Emergency Care

In case of emergency dial 144.

A paediatric hotline is also available: Phone +41 32 713 38 48

Fire Emergency

In case of fire dial 118.

Pharmacy

In Switzerland prescription and non-prescription medication are sold at a “Pharmacie”, usually open from 09.00 to 18.00 hours.

In La Chaux-de-Fonds, the “Pharmacie de la Gare” at the train station is open every day until 19.00.
In Neuchâtel, the “Pharmacie de la Gare” at the train station is open every day until 20.30.

Insurances

Is a matter for the participants; the organiser does not accept any responsibility.

Participants without sufficient insurance can buy a 15-days insurance during their stay in Switzerland.

More information about this opportunity: http://www.erv.ch/UserFiles/File/en/pdf/INFO_E06_03_09.pdf

Participants can order this insurance at the WMOC 2010 Information (info@wmoc2010.org ). Just send, before the 15th July 2010: surname, first name, date of birth and tariff position. The insurance certificate will be prepared for your venue at the EC and the participant will get it on payment of the premium.

Waste and rubbish

Help us to maintain a clean environment in sorting your rubbish in the different bins.

• Red bin : non-recyclable rubbish

• Blue bin : glass

• Yellow bin : aluminium

• Pet bin : PET (plastic)

All these bins will be available in the Assembly arena, Event Centre and Official camping.
Look for the flag to find them :

Fire

No open fire will be allowed at the Competition Areas, Assembly Arenas or Official Camping.

Visa request process for WMOC 2010 participants

WMOC 2010 participants requiring a visa for entering Switzerland can request an enrollment confirmation during their registration process. This confirmation will only be sent to the participant on full payment of the registration fee and is to be joined to the official visa request.
Thanks to a very close collaboration with the Federal Office of Migrations, this process will highly simplify visa delivering for the participants.

The payment confirmation does in no way replace this official visa request process for entering Switzerland.

The official process is detailed in the Federal Office of Migrations' Internet Site:
http://www.bfm.admin.ch/bfm/en/home/themen/einreise.html

All visa requests to the competent authorities must be made at the beginning of year 2010.