Event Director: Miguel Nóbrega
Event Vice-Director: Ricardo Lopes
Technical Director: Rui Martins
Course Planners: Rui Martins, João Moura, Ricardo Lopes
FOP/IOF Event Controller: Rui Morais
Model Event
– Santuário Nosso Sr. dos Caminhos – Sátão (see Locations)
Bib Numbers
– The event will have specific bibs to be used by ALL athletes
Start Times
– Athletes without a SI card (chip) or bib, or with a different number than the one used at registration, will not be allowed to start
– SI card changes must be made in advance via email
– In WRE stages, Elite category athletes are not allowed to use GPS watches
– SI card changes made during the event will only be accepted at the Event Office and will incur a 2€ fee
– Open categories and M/W10 will not have start times – instead, they will have a time interval during which they can start using the start unit
– No start time changes are allowed
Event Office / Secretariat
– Will operate at the arenas of the three stages (see schedule in the program)
Toilets
– Available at the arena
Babysitting
– Available at the arena
Catering / Bar
– A bar will be available at the arena on both days, managed by external vendors
– The organizing club is not responsible for the operation or service of the bar
Parking
– At the Sanctuary parking area (see Locations)
– Athletes and companions must strictly follow the organization’s instructions
Showers
– Available at the hard floor accommodation (see Locations)
Electronic Punching
– The SPORTident system will be used
– Athletes who don’t provide a SI card number during registration will be assigned one
– Rental cost: 1.5€ per day for competition and training categories, 3€ per day for SI Air
– Open categories are exempt from this fee
– If a SI station malfunctions, athletes must punch the backup boxes on the map
– Rented SI cards must be returned after the athlete’s last stage
– Lost or unreturned cards will incur a 50€ fee
Insurance
All participants are covered by insurance:
– FPO-licensed athletes: covered by the FPO’s sports insurance (free of charge)
– Participants in Open and Training categories: covered by free insurance
– Other competition participants: insurance fee is 2€ per stage (included in the entry fee)
– Participants must provide their passport number (preferred) or national ID number when registering on the OriOasis platform.
– Portuguese citizens must also provide their tax number (NIF)
Note: The FPO insurance and its policy conditions are outside the responsibility of the BEIRAOM 2026 organizers.
Map Collection
– There will be no map collection after the races. We kindly request all participants to respect Fair Play and avoid sharing course information.
Prizes
BEIRA ALTA O’MEETING
– Prizes for the top 3 (top 5 in Elite) in all competition and open classes (male and female), based on the combined results (sum of points) of Saturday and Sunday
– M/W10 and M/W12: No classification prizes, but all participants will receive a souvenir
– Trophy for the top 3 clubs
WORLD RANKING EVENT
– Prizes for the top 5 finishers in the WRE races
Elite Classes
– If more than 100 athletes register in Elite Classes, the class may be split into two groups, based on criteria to be defined
