TIME SCHEDULE VIKING TOUR 2020 The time schedule is preliminary and may undergo adjustments.

Start and finishing township Lødingen to the right.

Thursday July 16th. At Gardermoen Airport, the Viking Tour bike transport crew is present from 12:00 to 20:00. Meeting point of crew is published in a final e-mail to all participants two weeks before start. This will be within 2 minutes walking distance from the arrival hall. Important: Make sure you have time to check for your flight north in after handing over your bike case.

Valhalla opens in Lødingen Sports Hall 14:00

Friday July 17th. At Oslo Gardermoen Airport, the Viking Tour bike transport crew is present from 09:00 to 17:00. The truck leaves Gardermoen at 17:00.

Another Viking Tour truck is present at / Airport from 10:30 to load up bike cases that come in by plane. These bikes arrive in Lødingen app. 24:00 or 1,5 hour after arrival of the last flight on Friday July 17th. Your bike case is stored safely in the sports hall if you do not want to pick it up this late. This bike case transport between Evenes and Lødingen is free in both directions.

Participants and luggage is is transported by standard airport shuttle bus, corresponding with all flights at Evenes. Bus is paid for directly to the driver. Buses and bike case transport from Evenes Airport stop downtown Lødingen, 20 meters from the Viking Tour Race Office. Crew is available for transport of participants and luggage within Lødingen.

Saturday July 18th. White Night mass start. A Viking Tour truck is present at Harstad/Narvik Airport Evenes between 08:00 and 14:00 to load up bike cases that come in by plane. This bike transport from Evenes arrive in Lødingen at 15:00. Race Office is open 12:00 – 19:00 Crew transport your luggage, bike case from Race Office to lodging. Bike cases are stored for free in Lødingen Sports Hall for the week.

Bike transport from Oslo Gardermoen arrive at Lødingen Sports Hall 14:30 Bike mounting 14:30 – 18:30 Loading of luggage for transport first stage finish must be done at Lødingen Sports Hall 16:00 – 18:30. Bike cases that are going back to Gardermoen by road must be stored in Lødingen Sports Hall during Viking Tour. 19:00 – 20:00 Welcoming briefing in Lødingen Theatre Hall. 300 meters from Lødingen Sports Hall.

Line-up and start of stage one from Lødingen Town Hall: 21:00

... Details of the daily stages will be published as they are settled and confirmed by our various partners. Complete version is not expected until February 15th. Du e to updates of public transport time schedules that may affect traffic and our optimal riding scedules. ... Friday July 24th. Narvik – Lødingen 137km (Touring 0 - 137km) Valhalla breakfast 06:00 – 07:30 Load luggage onto truck 06:00 – 07:45. Breakfast at 06:00 – 07:30 Line-up according to GC, briefing and start 08:00 First rider to timing line & Lødingen (12:40 137 km / 37km/t) Last rider to timing line & Lødingen (13:30 137 km / 26 km/t)

IMPORTANT: Bikes for transport to Gardermoen airport must be packed in their cases and handed over to crew on the transport truck outside Lødingen Sports Hall / Valhalla before 15:20. These bike cases must therefore be stored in the sports hall during Viking Tour. The truck must be on a 15:45 ferry from Lødingen. Scheduled arrival at Gardermoen Airport is 12:00 on Saturday July 25th.

Prize ceremony, travel briefing and closing of Viking Tour Arctic Edition in Lødingen Theatre Hall 20:00

Saturday July 25th. Brygga Hotel serves breakfast from 08:00 to 10:00 on Saturday July 28th. This is included for hotel & cabin package users. Valhalla stayers have breakfast in Valhalla 09:00 - 11:00

Airport buses leave from downtown Lødingen 2 hours before flights. This is standard timing to allow for check in at Harstad Narvik airport Evenes. Please note that Evenes is a very small airport with limited traffic. Check-in therefore run much faster than many are used to. A Viking Tour truck is present to transport your bike cases from Lødingen to Harstad/Narvik Airport Evenes leaving with each bus departure.

The bike transport to Oslo Gardermoen Airport arrive at 12:00. Delivery of bikes happen a four minute walk from the arrival hall between 12:15 and 21:00 After 21:00 remaining bike cases are put in manned storage inside the airport. These cases can then be picked up by each participant when she/he wishes. There is a daily fee for this storage.