Brabant 6 Nations Cup
A European cross country six nations cup
Background
For some years now, a country meeting is organized during the International loket.nl Warandecross in Tilburg, the Netherlands. About 200 athletes from, among others, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, England, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Moldova and the Ukraine participated in this country meeting. It is this country meeting that we want to take to a higher level and establish a Cross Country Six Nations Cup. We believe that cross country running can be made more attractive for athletes. In this note you find some more information on the “Brabant 6 Nations Cup (B6NC)” (note that Brabant is the name of the province in which the Nations Cup is held).
Legal documents
Similar to participation in the loket.nl Warandecross, in the B6NC only European country teams can participate. Athletes with either a European passport or a European residence permit can be part of a country team. For example, in the Belgian team athletes with a Belgian passport or a Belgian residence permit can participate.
Categories
In the B6NC four country team competitions are held: (1) Gala Men (including U23), (2) Gala Women (including U23), (3) Juniors Boys, and (4) Junior Girls. The first three athletes per category are counted for the team position (regardless for which manager/trainer the athletes run).
Team size
The team size is virtually unlimited. All athletes from a certain country run for the country team, but only the first three athletes for each country are up for the winning position.
Prizes
Prize money is paid to the winning team in each category. Prizes are €1200 for the winning team in the Men and Women’s Gala run (so €400 for each athlete of the respective country) and €450 for the winning team in the Boys and Girls Junior race (so €150 for each athlete of the respective country). This prize money is paid on top of the individual prize money that the athlete has won in the loket.nl Warandecross. Payment is organized by bank transfer in the two weeks after the loket.nl Warandecross.
Starting fees and travelling expenses
Possible starting fees and reimbursement of travelling expenses is unrelated to the teams. This is arranged on the individual level, through the national coach or the team manager.
Note that participation in the B6NC does not replace the individual competition in the international loket.nl Warandecross. All athletes first and foremost are ranked in the individual listing and related prizes are awarded, these are not replaced by the team prize. The B6NC is an extra competition, on top of the individual competition in the mentioned categories.
