ODS Classic 2022

27 August 2022

We are going to make it an extra beautiful edition together!
Registration is now closed.

The 28th ODS Classic on 27 August 2022

The Classic is a real team building event
After the corona period it is clear to everyone: doing things TOGETHER is fun! It improves your positive mindset and increases a pleasant working atmosphere. In addition, the Classic takes place in a beautiful setting: the Limburg hills. It is a day in which sporting achievements and business meetings come together perfectly. ODS Vitaal provides professional and high-quality support at start/finish and en route. With this you give your employees an unforgettable day and your team a positive boost!

We expect another 1,350 participants this year. They will cycle over 3 distances. A real happening! The ODS Classic is known for its team participation, normally primarily for employees, family members and retirees of ODS member companies. But also this year guest teams can register as well.

The event is suitable for cycling enthusiasts of all levels. There are three distances: 75, 100 and 130 km. Three clearly marked routes through the hills of South Limburg and the Euregio.

Many facilities are included in the registration fee. The start & finish location offers fully equipped facilities: everything from parking to eating, drinking and showering. Along the route, we provide medical and technical support and extensive facilities at the breaks. Our photographers capture the event en route along the route and at the start and finish location.

Impression ODS Classic 2019

On Saturday 31 August 2019 the 27th edition of the ODS Classic took place at the Amstel Gold Race Xperience in Valkenburg. On this day, more than 1,350 people took part in this edition of the ODS Classic.

View photos of ODS Classic 2019

Programme

Thursday 25 August
7:30 uur – 17:30 uur Collect starting tickets at ODS Vitaal, Mauritslaan 49, 6129 EL Urmond. At the counter in the main hall.
Note! Start tickets to be collected in Urmond as much as possible in advance. This is to avoid crowds on the day of the event in Sittard.
Saturday 27 August
8:45 hrs Opening Classic
9:00 – 10:30 hrs Start teams
+/- 14:00 hrs First teams to finish, and start of buffet
+/- 18:00 hrs Last cyclists to arrive at the finish location

Facilities

Start & Finish location

The start and finish location is the Fortuna Sittard Stadium in Sittard. The location is fully equipped, with for example:

  • Parking
  • Bike parking facility
  • Cloakroom for bags (at ODS information desk)
  • Mechanics at start and rest locations
  • Free coffee/tea and energy drink before the start
  • Group photo at the start/finish
  • First Aid and other medical care
  • Sports massage after the finish
  • Welcome by hostesses s at the finish
  • Showers and changing rooms
  • 2 beverages after the tour
  • Pasta buffet
Along the route

Along the route a huge rest area has been set up for the lunch and each distance has two separate small rest areas in other spots, offering the following services:

  • Energy drink, water and snacks
  • The rest area in Simpelveld offers a packed lunch with unlimited use of coffee, tea, broth and a soft drink of your choice
  • Toilet facilities at all rest areas
  • Static mechanics at all rest areas
  • First Aid and massage service in Simpelveld
  • Medical support en route by doctors and nurses
  • Equipment vans and broom wagons to pick up bicycles and cyclists wherever necessary
  • Road safety by motards and traffic wardens

Route

Below the three routes of the ODS Classic 2022 as a gpx download. After downloading this gpx file, you can load it in your navigation app on your mobile or on your navigation device (for example a Garmin).

Below is the overview map of the 3 routes.

Location and itinerary

Parking / bike parking facility / luggage

Good parking available. P4 and P SABIC are free.
P Fortuna Stadium is € 8,-. Exit tickets can be purchased for this (only with pin) at the ODS Vitaal information desk.

There is luggage storage and a bicycle parking.

Route description
  • On the A2 take exit 48 Urmond. Both from Maastricht/Heerlen and from Eindhoven.
  • Follow the signs to Sittard via the Urmonderbaan.
  • Once you are on Bergerweg, follow the ‘Stadion’ signs.
  • Then you can follow the ODS signage.

Navigation address: Paris Boulevard, Sittard

Rules

The 11 golden rules

 

  1. Participation is only open to registered participants. You can only participate if you have a participant’s number attached to your steering wheel and/or your jersey. The number on your steering wheel must be clearly visible. The same applies to the number on your back if you attach it to your jersey.
  2. The cycling tour is not a race but a scenic ride for cyclists.
  3. Participants are regular road users and therefore obliged to follow the legal traffic rules. This also applies to cycling in groups. You are allowed to cycle next to one other cyclist, but only if this is not hindering other road users.
  4. Participants respect other road users and the local communities.
  5. Participants respect the countryside and the environment and deposit garbage (including banana peel) in the applicable containers at rest areas, start and finish.
  6. Participants are fully aware of all the risks involved in their participation. They look after their own safety and the safety of other road users.
  7. Participants cycle at their own risk. Wearing a helmet is mandatory.
  8. The use of following cars during the tour is forbidden.
  9. Participants are obliged to follow instructions of the organization without delay
  10. In case of misconduct or not observing these rules participants can be excluded from the tour they are participating in, as well as any future tours.
  11. As agreed with the judicial authorities in Maastricht, the police will take repressive action should excesses occur during the tour. Upon request the organization will hand over the personal data of the misbehaving participants to the police.

Score the ODS cyclist outfit now!
Order before June 8.

Would you like to wear the new ODS cyclist outfit during your cycle tour? Order the new ODS Bioracer cyclist outfit now for only € 88.20 including VAT. You can also order the garments separately:

  • ODS Bibshort: €42.65 incl. VAT (€35.25 excl. VAT)
  • ODS Jersey: €55.36 incl. VAT (€45.74 excl. VAT)

Send an email, before Monday 8. June, to info@ods-vitaal.nl stating your name, address, phone number, email address and size (m/f). Note: cyclist outfits tend to be smaller than expected. Our advice: order 1 size bigger than your regular size. We will contact you as soon as possible. Businesses will receive an invoice and consumers an authorisation form for direct debit collection. Orders are legally binding.

Sizing charts man

 

SIZE MEN TOP
MENS SHORT

Sizing charts woman

 

SIZE WOMEN TOP
WOMENS SHORT

Interested in obtaining your own Bioracer outfit?
Do you enjoy cycling with friends, colleagues or your cycling club and would you like to design your team outfit? Passionate cyclists know better than anyone else how important comfortable good clothing is. For only €88.20 incl. VAT you can have your own outfit designed (short and jersey). Interested? Look at the options on www.bioracer.com or send an email to the Bioracer representative Patrick Strouken: p.strouken@bioracer.com
Delivery time at least 10 weeks.

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