Spring Cup | Pavasario Taurė
11 – 12 April 2026
Lietuva, Trako-Mikyčių forest
Organizers and Referees:
Orienteering club: Medeina
Event director: Aurimas Murėnas
Main referee:
Secretary: Jonas Gediminas Gvildys
Map maker: Vytautas Tamulionis
Course planner: Rimvydas Kutka
IOF Event adviser: Vitalijus Paulauskas
Jury members:
Contacts:
OK „Medeina“ aurimasmurenas[@]gmail.com
Marijonas Gipas +370 609 77251
www.springcup.lt
Event program:
2026-04-11 Middle distance (WRE):
Arrival and registration at the event centre 11:30-12:30
Event opening ceremony: 12:30
First start: 13:00
2025-04-12 Long distance (WRE):
Arrival and registration at the event centre 09:00-10:30
First start: 11:00
Prize giving: 14:30
Event closing ceremony: 15:00
Event location:
Trako-Mikyčių forest, Lazdijai region.
Event centre coordinates 54.216201, 23.619921
https://maps.lt/short/8669c25f
Terrain / Maps:
This terrain will be used for the first time for orienteering. Very rugged terrain,
runnability from very difficult to very good.
Maps will be printed on water resistant material.
Control description will be available separately at the start and also printed on
the map.
Information:
Event centre is the same for both days.
1-st day 2026-04-11(WRE) – Middle distance.
Scale 1:10 000, contours 2,5 m.
Scale 1:7 500, contours 2,5 m – for classes M/W12,14,55+, N14
Scale 1:3 000, contours 2,5 m – for classes M/W10
StarƟng interval 2 min. for WRE classes, for other classes starƟng interval can be bigger.
Winning Ɵme 33-35 min.
Maximum running Ɵme 120 min.
WRE starƟng order will be according to IOF forest rankings of 2026-04-09 d.
W08, M08, W10, M10 classes starts freely without starƟng order between 13:00-14:00
Other classes starƟng order will be generated randomly.
Numbers and GPS units will be at the start.
2-nd day 2026-04-12(WRE) –Long distance.
Scale 1:10 000, contours 2,5m.
Scale 1:7 500, contours 2,5 m – for classes M/W12,14,55+, N14
Scale 1:3 000, contours 2,5 m – for classes M/W10
StarƟng interval 2 min. for WRE classes, for other classes starƟng interval can be bigger.
WRE classes winning Ɵme around 90 min.
Maximum running Ɵme 180 min.
There will be refreshment controls on the course.
Numbers and GPS units will be at the start.
WRE classes will be forked, forking will also be shown on control descripƟons.
WRE classes starƟng order will be according to middle distance results: Best middle distance
runner will be starƟng last.
W08, M08, W10, M10 classes starts freely without starƟng order between 12:00-13:00
Other classes starƟng order will be generated randomly.
Classes:
W (WRE), W08, W10, W12, W14, W16, W18, W20, WA, WB (technically easy), W35, W40, W45,
W50, W55, W60, W65, W70, W75, W80
M (WRE), M08, M10, M12, M14, M16, M18, M20, MA, MB (technically easy), M35, M40, M45,
M50, M55, M60, M65, M70, M75, M80
100KG
N14 (class for new to orienteering for both girls and boys)
OPEN1, OPEN2, OPEN3.
Courses:
Courses will be anounced in the link Courses https://dbsportas.lt/en/varz/2026001.
MW08-10:
MW 08-10 marked courses will be marked with red line on the map. Controls will be on the line.
Length around 1,3 km, marking will be conƟnuous, children can start together with their parents.
Running of the marked line is also allowed so you can cut corners.
SportIdent will be used.
Timing system:
SPORTIdent AIR+ will be used. SI card rental will be available. Failing to return rented SI cards to organizers will result in penalty of the card value.
Registration and payment:
Registration for other classes is in
https://dbsportas.lt webpage. By registering to the event people agree that their names, age, clubs and results will be published in dbsportas.lt webpage.
There will be a possibility to pay the starting fee online through Paysera payment system.
OPEN1, OPEN2, OPEN3 – registration in advance is available and on the day of event at the event office.
Athletes with IOF Independent Athlete status and citizenship of Belarus or Russia are not eligible
to participate in this event due to national legal requirements.
https://orienteering.lt/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/English-version-_IOF-1.pdf
Starting fees:
Athletes, without LOSF licence pays additional fee 2€/adult or 0.5€/youth to starting fee per starting day.
LOSF licences are available here: https://losfis.orienteering.lt
Prize giving:
All classes (3 places) will be awarded with prizes for two days sum. WRE classes 6 best places are awarded.
MW08 and MW10 classes are awarded every day just after finish.
Complains:
Complains about the start lists (entries) may be made at least 1 hour before the start of the firstcompetitor.
Complains about the conduct of the event, including the results, must be submitted to the
organisers as soon as possible, but not later than 15 minutes after the finish of the athlete who
initiated the complaint. If the complaint is submitted later, it may only be considered if there are
important exceptional circumstances which must be stated in the complaint. Complains shall be
submitted in writing to the Chief Referee or Secretary at the venue (finish tent).
Other:
All parƟcipants parƟcipate in the competition of their own free will, and are not forced by anyone and assume all risks associated with parƟcipaƟon in the competition (including various health problems and injuries) and undertake not to make any claims to the competition organizers in this regard.
First aid - Paramedic in the finish tent.Athletes may take watches with GPS funcƟon to the forest, but their active use is prohibited - if it is noticed that the participant is navigaƟng with the help of a watch or other device, the participant will be disqualified. Phones are prohibited on the course.
Participants agree to be photographed and filmed and their photos and video material may be used for the purpose of publicizing the event.