Registration Terms and Conditions

The Saimaa Cycle Tour and Saimaa Gravel Tour are cycling events organized by SCT Events Oy, with the start and finish lines located in Imatra.

General Registration Terms and Conditions

  • Binding nature: Registration is binding. The participation fee will not be refunded if the participant cancels their registration or fails to attend the event.

  • Personal registration: Registration is personal. You may not participate in the event under another person's name or bib number.

  • Liability: Participation in the event is entirely at the participant's own risk.

  • Property and damages: The event organizer (SCT Events Oy) is not responsible for, nor will it compensate for, personal injuries, lost items, or damaged property (such as bicycles or other equipment) occurring during the event.

  • Changing the start time: Changing the start time is only possible if there are available spots in the desired starting group. A 10,00 € processing fee is charged for changing the start time.

  • Organizer's rights: The organizer reserves the right to change event schedules, routes, and other content due to, for example, safety reasons, weather conditions, or orders from authorities.

Transferring Registration to the Following Year or to Another Person

Transfer with Transfer Protection (2027 -> 2028)

    Transfer Protection allows you to transfer your participation from the 2027 Saimaa Cycle Tour and/or Saimaa Gravel Tour to the following year (2028) or to another person without providing a specific reason.

    Transfer Protection must be purchased at the time of the original registration. If you register for both the Saimaa Cycle Tour and Saimaa Gravel Tour at the same time, one Transfer Protection covers both events.

    Please note: Transfer Protection is a personal add-on service for the original buyer and is single-use. Transfer Protection itself cannot be sold or transferred to another participant.

    By purchasing Transfer Protection, you can make one of the following changes before the event:

    • Transfer your participation to the following year's (2028) event without a reason or medical certificate.

    • Transfer your participation to another person free of charge. (Note: In this case, the Transfer Protection is considered used and will not carry over with the new participant's registration right).

    The use of Transfer Protection must be notified to the Saimaa Cycle Tour customer service before the end of the event's advance registration, no later than Sunday, July 4, 2027, at 23:59 Finnish time (EEST).

    Transferring Registration without Transfer Protection

    • Illness: In case of illness, participation can be transferred to the following year's event free of charge upon presentation of a medical certificate. The medical certificate and notification of the transfer must be submitted to Saimaa Cycle Tour customer service no later than Wednesday, July 7, 2027, at 23:59 Finnish time (EEST).

    • Transfer to another person: A €20 processing fee is charged for transferring participation to another person. The processing fee can be paid by either the original or the new participant. This transfer must also be completed no later than Wednesday, July 7, 2027, at 23:59 Finnish time (EEST).

    Cancellation of Registration

    Registration cannot be cancelled, and Saimaa Cycle Tour will not refund the participation fee to the participant under any circumstances.

    Event Cancellation and Force Majeure

    If the event has to be cancelled due to a force majeure event beyond the organizer's control, the organizer reserves the right to retain 50% of the paid participation fee.

    Force majeure includes, among other things, exceptional weather conditions, pandemics and epidemics (e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic), and bans or restrictions on public events imposed by the authorities. If the event has to be cancelled due to a pandemic or related official regulations, the participant has the right to transfer their registration to the following year's event free of charge.

    Registrations Paid with Employee Benefits

    Due to legal restrictions, participation fees paid with sports and cultural benefits provided by an employer (e.g., Smartum, ePassi, Edenred) cannot be refunded in cash under any circumstances. In these cases, the only option in the event of cancellation is to transfer the participation to the following year.