{"id":76013,"date":"2012-06-20T12:44:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T16:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/?p=76013"},"modified":"2012-06-20T12:44:07","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T16:44:07","slug":"2xu-north-america-the-itrain2-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/20\/2xu-north-america-the-itrain2-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"2XU North America The #itrain2 Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.2xu.com\/promo\/itrain2\" >http:\/\/www.2xu.com\/promo\/itrain2<\/a><br \/>\nsubmit an essay that best answers the question: \u201cWhy do you train?\u201d The Contest begins at 00:00:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (\u201cAEST\u201d) on June 18, 2012 and ends at 23:59:59 AEST on July 22, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Essay must be no more than one hundred forty (140) characters in length; if Essay exceeds this length only the first one hundred forty (140) characters will be judged.<\/p>\n<p>Limit one (1) Entry per person\/email address regardless of the method of entry.<\/p>\n<p>Bonus Points: There are two (2) ways for contestants to receive additional points: by liking the Sponsor\u2019s Facebook Website (\u201cLike Bonus Points\u201d) and by sharing the Contest via a message within the Facebook platform (\u201cMessage Share Bonus Points\u201d). Like Bonus Points will result in ten (10) points. Message Share Bonus Points will result in one (1) point for every Facebook friend that enters the Contest with a maximum of ten (10) points. Like Bonus Points can only be claimed one (1) time.<\/p>\n<p>Judging: Beginning on or about July 23, 2012 and continuing until July 25th, 2012, the judging will be conducted by the Sponsor (\u201cJudges\u201d) whose decisions are final and binding in all respects (\u201cJudging Period\u201d). This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in the determination of the winner. All eligible Entries will be judged and scored based on the following criteria: 1) 1-10 points for originality; 2) 1-10 points for creativeness; and 3) 1-10 points for emotional appeal (\u201cJudging Criteria\u201d). Like Bonus Points and Message Share Bonus Points (collectively, \u201cBonus Points\u201d) will also be tallied and added to each contestant\u2019s score, if applicable. Five (5) winners will be determined for the Contest.<\/p>\n<p>Prizes: One (1) first prize will be awarded and consists of a trip to Santa Rosa, California for the winner and one (1) guest to participate in the BMC Switzerland 2013 Annual Training Camp as a VIP guest for four (4) days\/three (3) nights. The first prize trip components include: 1 roundtrip coach air transportation for the winner and his\/her guest from the winner\u2019s nearest capital city\/major commercial airport near winner\u2019s residence as determined in Sponsor\u2019s sole discretion in the U.S.A. or Australia to destination city, 2 standard hotel accommodations for three (3) consecutive nights (single room, twin occupancy) at Hotel La Rose (or similar determined in Sponsor\u2019s sole discretion), 3 roundtrip ground transportation to\/from the airport\/hotel in the destination city, 4 BMC Switzerland VIP package that includes three (3) meals a day for the trip duration (type of food to be determined by Sponsor) ( excludes alcohol) and several training camp experiences and activities (type and duration of the experiences\/activities to be determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion) and 5 two (2) 2XU Elite Compression Packs containing each of the following: 2XU Compression Tights, 2XU Elite Compression Socks, 2XU Elite Compression Shorts and a 2XU Elite L\/S Compression Top. Approximate Retail Value (\u201cARV\u201d) of first prize: $6,180AUD. Trip must be taken on or about May 9, 2013 \u2013 May 11, 2013 to coincide with the BMC Switzerland 2013 Annual Training Camp, (actual dates to be determined in Sponsor\u2019s sole discretion)<\/p>\n<p>One (1) second prize will be awarded and consists of a BMC Roadracer SL01 with Shimano 105 and one (1) 2XU Elite Compression Pack containing the following items: 2XU Compression Tights, 2XU Elite Compression Socks, 2XU Elite Compression Shorts and 2XU Elite L\/S Compression Top. ARV of second prize: $3,170AUD.<\/p>\n<p>One (1) third prize will be awarded and consists of an official BMC racing team kit, a limited edition printed team photo of the BMC Switzerland Racing Team and a 2XU Elite Compression Pack consisting of the following items: 2XU Compression Tights, 2XU Elite Compression Socks, 2XU Elite Compression Shorts and a 2XU Elite L\/S Compression Top. ARV of third prize: $740AUD.<\/p>\n<p>One (1) fourth prize will be awarded and consists of a limited edition printed team photo of the BMC Switzerland Racing Team and a 2XU Compression Pack consisting of the following items: 2XU Compression Tights, 2XU Elite Compression Socks, 2XU Elite Compression Shorts and a 2XU Elite L\/S Compression Top. ARV of fourth prize: $540AUD.<\/p>\n<p>One (1) fifth prize will be awarded and consists of a 2XU compression pack consisting of the following items: compression tights, recovery socks, elite shorts and an elite L\/S top. 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