World Championships 2019 Cyclo-Cross Denmark
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2019 CYCLO-CROSS BOGENSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DENMARK Media guide Table of contents UCI Welcome Message ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Welcome to Bogense ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Contact details of OC & UCI Communications & Broadcast staff ........................................................ 5 Competition Programme ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Media Events Programme .................................................................................................................................... 7 The UCI ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Cycling in Denmark .............................................................................................................................................. 10 UCI Bike Region Fyn ............................................................................................................................................. 11 Media Centre ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 Accreditations .......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Photographers ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Broadcast Media .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Mixed Zone ............................................................................................................................................................... 16 Course Map .............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Race Officials .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 UCI Management Committee .......................................................................................................................... 19 Follow the 2019 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Bogense .............................................. 20 Media Distribution Partners .............................................................................................................................. 21 Defending champions ......................................................................................................................................... 22 2 Photo: Andreas Mikkel Photo front page: Andreas Mikkel UCI welcome Message I am delighted that our five 2019 UCI World Champions for cyclo-cross will be crowned in Denmark. The UCI World Championships were last held in Denmark in 1998 when home rider Henrik Djernis bravely took the bronze medal to the delight of the home fans in Middelfart, just a short distance from this year’s venue in Bogense. This year’s UCI World Championships circuit promises to be fast but tough, with the riders exposed to the wind along a major section of the course that hugs the seafront. The spectator-friendly circuit offers fans the opportunity to witness their heroes in action multiple times around the course. The merits of the venue were confirmed when Bogense hosted a round of the 2017-2018 Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup which saw Elite victories go to Mathieu van der Poel and Sanne Cant. On Denmark’s third-largest island of Funen, Bogense will provide a wonderful backdrop to the World Championships with its characteristic half-timbered houses, bustling harbour and picturesque marina. An event is only as good as its organisation, and in this respect the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships are certainly in excellent hands. On behalf of the UCI, I would like to thank the North Funen Business and Tourism Association, Sport Event Fyn and Sport Event Danmark. The Danmarks Cykle Union, and its Presi- dent Henrik Jess Jensen in particular, have also been instrumental in ensuring the successful organisation of the event. I am not alone in looking forward to a weekend of very exciting cyclo-cross racing in Bogense, and I wish all competitors the very best of luck in their epic battles for the rainbow jerseys. David Lappartient UCI President 3 welcome to Bogense As President of the Danish Cycling Federation it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the 2019 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Bogense. The beautiful seaside town on the north-western coast of the UCI Bike Island Funen - the island of the world famous fairytale writer Hans Christian An- dersen. This event has everything it takes to become a fairy-tale in its own right. First of all because it is a brilliant possibility to show the Danish audience what a spectacular discipline cyclo-cross is when performed by the best riders in the world. But also because it gives us the opportu- nity to welcome thousands of cycling-friends and to offer them a warm Danish hospitality. The event will enable the organiser to produce great images from our idyllic corner to millions of TV viewers around the world. And hopefully many of these people will feel inspired to visit Denmark. On behalf of the Danish Cycling Federation I would like to express my deepest thankfulness to all our partners at this great event. On international level first and foremost to UCI and nationally to our Danish friends in the Organising Committee - Sport Event Denmark, Sport Event Fyn, North Funen Business and Tourism Association (NEET) and the Municipality of Nordfyn. In recent years cyclo-cross has become increasingly popular in Denmark and I am sure this event will increase this development explosively. We will undoubtedly experience a fantastic cyclo-cross weekend and I wish all the riders good luck at the World Championships. Henrik Jess Jensen President, Danish Cycling Federation 4 Contact details UCI Press Officer Media Centre Manager Louis Chenaille Claus Gramm Pedersen +41 79 198 7047 +45 51 46 03 58 [email protected] [email protected] Wings Media Centre Coordinator LOC Press Officer Laura Folchi Finn Tage Jensen [email protected] +45 29 16 09 10 [email protected] UCI TV Production and Broadcast Services Coordinator Host Broadcaster Producer Tobias Friedrich TV 2 +41 76 204 9807 Lars Søndergaard [email protected] +45 51 56 32 72 [email protected] UCI Social Media Editor Zack Cooper +41 79 306 2073 [email protected] Photo: Andreas Mikkel 5 Competition Programme THURSDAY - 31.01.2019 09:00 - 11:00 UCI course inspection 14:00 - 16:00 Official training FRIDAY - 01.02.2019 09:00 - 12:00 Riders confirmation 10:00 - 12:00 Official training 14:00 - 16:00 Official training 17:00 - 17:30 Team Managers meeting 19:30 2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships presentation, Dübendorf (SUI) SATURDAY - 02.02.2019 09:00 - 10:30 Official training 11:00 (real start 11:05) 2019 UCI Men Junior Cyclo-cross World Championships 11:45 - 12:30 Official training 13:00 (real start 13:05) 2019 UCI Men Under 23 Cyclo-cross World Championships 14:00 - 14:30 Official training 15:00 (real start 15:05) 2019 UCI Women Elite Cyclo-cross World Championships SUNDAY - 03.02.2019 09:00 - 10:30 Official training 11:00 (real start 11:05) 2019 UCI Women Under 23 Cyclo-cross World Championships 12:15 - 14:30 Official training 15:00 (real start 15:05) 2019 UCI Men Elite Cyclo-cross World Championships 6 Media events Programme Friday 01.02.2019 THURSDAY - 31.01.2019 16.15-16.45 UCI-OC Photographers’ Briefing 09:00 - 11:00 UCI course inspection Media Centre, Press Conference room 14:00 - 16:00 Official training Friday 01.02.2019 19:30 Presentation Dübendorf 2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships FRIDAY - 01.02.2019 Marinetten, Sejlerkajen 3, 5400 Bogense 09:00 - 12:00 Riders confirmation 10:00 - 12:00 Official training 14:00 - 16:00 Official training 17:00 - 17:30 Team Managers meeting 19:30 2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships presentation, Dübendorf (SUI) SATURDAY - 02.02.2019 09:00 - 10:30 Official training 11:00 (real start 11:05) 2019 UCI Men Junior Cyclo-cross World Championships 11:45 - 12:30 Official training 13:00 (real start 13:05) 2019 UCI Men Under 23 Cyclo-cross World Championships 14:00 - 14:30 Official training 15:00 (real start 15:05) 2019 UCI Women Elite Cyclo-cross World Championships SUNDAY - 03.02.2019 09:00 - 10:30 Official training 11:00 (real start 11:05) 2019 UCI Women Under 23 Cyclo-cross World Championships 12:15 - 14:30 Official training 15:00 (real start 15:05) 2019 UCI Men Elite Cyclo-cross World Championships Photo: Andreas Mikkel 7 The UCI Founded in 1900 in Paris, France, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is world cycling’s governing body. Its mission is to develop and oversee cycling in all its forms and for everyone, as a competitive sport, a healthy recreational activity, a means of transport, and as a form of enjoyment. It represents, before sporting and public institutions alike, the interests of 190 National Fede-