RULES AND REGULATIONS

Rules and regulationS ETC

The Europe Trail Cup (ETC) is a series of trail running races across Europe.

ETC races are UTMB Index races. The official race category (20K / 50K / 100K / 100M) and race scoring reference are determined by the UTMB Index system (based on km-effort).

The ETC Cup combines trail competitions across Europe and Turkey.

Championships

ETC has two championships with separate scoring and separate final rankings:

  • TRAIL Championship

  • ULTRA Championship

Scoring is calculated independently for each championship.
All competitors who finish an ETC race receive points.

A runner may participate in races from both championships, but points are always counted separately for TRAIL and separately for ULTRA.

 

RACE CATEGORIES (ETC POINT SYSTEM)

ETC uses five race categories for its internal points system: XS, S, M, L, XL.

TRAIL Championship

Runners score for the TRAIL Championship if they finish a race categorized as:

  • XS
  • S (S category awards 30% more points than XS)

  • M (M category awards 15% more points than S)

ULTRA Championship

Runners score for the ULTRA Championship if they finish a race categorized as:

  • L
  • XL (XL category awards 10% more points than L)

Leaderboard counting

  • Only the 3 best results in the season are counted in the leaderboard for each championship (TRAIL and ULTRA).
  • Points are accumulated separately in TRAIL and ULTRA.

Prize money eligibility requirement (3 races / 2 countries)

Participation in at least three (3) ETC races in at least two (2) different countries is a mandatory requirement to be eligible for prize money payouts.

Important:

  • This requirement is not a condition for being included in the overall standings and does not affect scoring eligibility.
  • All valid finishes within the official ETC season calendar are considered, regardless of category (TRAIL or ULTRA).

Taxes and prize responsibility

All prize amounts published or announced for this race are stated as gross amounts.
Prize payments shall be made as net amounts, after deduction of any taxes, withholding taxes, social contributions, or other mandatory charges required under the applicable legislation of the Republic of Slovenia.
The Organizer shall calculate, withhold, and remit any legally required deductions to the competent authorities in accordance with Slovenian law.


Winners are solely responsible for any additional tax obligations that may arise under the laws of their country of residence or any other applicable jurisdiction. The Organizer assumes no liability for any further tax reporting or payment obligations of the winners outside the Republic of Slovenia.
By accepting a prize, winners acknowledge and agree to comply with all applicable tax regulations.

 

TRAIL Championship
30% lower than S 15% higher than S
XS category S category – ITRA 1&2 M category – (ITRA 3)
position points position points position points
1 350 1 500 1 575
2 315 2 450 2 495
3 284 3 405 3 445
4 255 4 365 4 401
5 230 5 328 5 360
6 211 6 302 6 332
7 201 7 287 7 315
8 193 8 275 8 302
9 185 9 264 9 290
10 178 10 254 10 279
11 170 11 244 11 268
12 164 12 234 12 257
13 157 13 224 13 247
14 151 14 215 14 237
15 145 15 207 15 227
16 139 16 199 16 218
17 133 17 191 17 209
18 128 18 183 18 201
19 123 19 176 19 193
20 118 20 169 20 185

 

 

ULTRA Championship
10% higher point scale
L category – ITRA 4&5 XL category – ITRA 6
position points position points
1 1000 1 1100
2 847 2 931
3 736 3 810
4 663 4 729
5 603 5 663
6 555 6 610
7 516 7 568
8 485 8 534
9 461 9 507
10 442 10 487
11 425 11 467
12 408 12 448
13 391 13 431
14 376 14 413
15 361 15 397
16 346 16 381
17 332 17 366
18 319 18 351
19 306 19 337
20 294 20 324

Continue to 400

 

 

ETC Prize fund

The total amount of the prize fund is 6.000€.

Money prizes are equally divided into general men and women categories.

There are two championships TRAIL and ULTRA.

The first 3 women and men in the TRAIL championship will be rewarded as follows:

TRAIL Championship
Men Women
1. place 500.00 € 500.00 €
2. place 300.00 € 300.00 €
3. place 100.00 € 100.00 €

The first 3 women and men in the ULTRA championship will be rewarded as follows:

ULTRA championship
Men Women
1. place 1,000.00 € 1,000.00 €
2. place 500.00 € 500.00 €
3. place 250.00 € 250.00 €

Each competitor who has participated in at least 3 cup events from 2 different countries will receive ETC diploma and ETC partner’s gift.

Who receives prize money?

Runners rank in the first 3 places and have participated in at least 3 cup events from 2 different countries:

1-3 competitor individual TRAIL championship (Male/Female)

1-3 competitor individual ULTRA championship (Male/Female)