Bulletin #3 Event information
Viborg MTBO 6-days Part of WMTBOC/JWMTBOC 2019
26th July – 4th August 2019 Viborg, Denmark
http://wmtboc2019.dk [email protected]
VIBORG MTBO 6-DAYS| 2019 Bulletin #3 19/06/2019
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Event information
Dear all, Please find the event information in this bulletin #3.
The Danish Orienteering Federation and all the volunteers are looking forward to host you at the VIBORG MTBO 6 DAYS in July/August 2019.
Welcome to Viborg
JØRN SVENSEN Event Director
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Welcome to Welcome to Viborg Syddjurs
Dear participants Dear participants, and guests, sponsors and visitors at the World In Viborg, we are Championships, looking forward to welcoming you to On behalf of the the MTBO municipality of Championships 2019. Syddjurs, I wish you all welcome to Together with the Danish Orienteering Federation, Syddjurs and we are proud to be part of the World Mountain especially to Ebeltoft, home of one of the World bike Orienteering Championship and the Junior Championships distances. World Mountain bike Orienteering Championship. As you will discover, Ebeltoft is a special place, a well preserved borough with cobbled streets and You will experience extensive heath areas, hilly beautiful houses. Here you will also find an and dramatic landscapes, an amazing game internationally renowned glass museum and a reserve and a multitude of parks and recreational museum for the national treasure The Frigate areas. Jutland – both worth a visit.
Viborg Municipality is, geographically, the second Ebeltoft lies on the outskirts of one of Denmark’s largest municipality in Denmark and the area offers many exciting natural resorts suited for most beautiful national parks, Mols Bjerge outdoor sports. These days, we are constructing a National Park. It stretches all the way from 100 kilometers mountain bike trail leading Ebeltoft to the medieval ruin at Kalø on the coast through five forests and natural resorts. near Aarhus. The heartland of Mols Bjerge National Park is Mols Bjerge with its grassy and On the route, there are plenty of opportunities to hilly landscape offers spectacular views across the combine exercises with cultural history as the trail bay. And for the biologically interested you can passes bunkers, churches, drainage channels, find a wide range of rare flowers, plants and heath areas and a working museum. insects.
All in all: We are crazy about sports! Every year The history of the area is defined by our beautiful we host many large sports and cultural events – coastline. Right from the Viking age, during the and we always strive to create the best possible settings and to give our guests the best possible middle ages, up till today, the connection between experiences. sea and land has formed the development of towns and cities. I hope that you will enjoy the We will make effort to ensure that you get the nature in our area, and that the weather will be opportunity to experience the beautiful nature of warm and sunny, so you can have a swim in the the Viborg area – the woods, the lakes, and clear water of the bay. (hopefully) Danish summer at its best. We recommend that you make time for a stroll in the I wish you all good luck in the competition and a cosy streets of Viborg and experience our cultural nice stay in our municipality and the city of history as well as the excellent shopping Ebeltoft. possibilities.
Sincerely, I hope you have a fantastic championship in
Viborg and wish all participants good luck! OLE BOLLESEN ULRIK WILBEK Mayor of Syddjurs Municipality Mayor of Viborg Municipality
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Content Page
1. Organisation 6
2. Venue | Event center 7
3. General map 7
4. Rules | Riding off tracks | Controls outside tracks 8
5. Program in head lines 8
6. Daily program 9
7. Startnumbers 9
8. Course details 9
9. Map details | Map samples | Terrain description 10-13
10. Time keeping system 13
11. Entry fees 14
12. Accommodation | Meals 14
13. Transport 15
14. Climate 15
15. Entry permits | Visas 15
16. Training opportunities 15
17. Media services 15
18. More information 15
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1. Organisation | Officials | Officials
Danish Orienteering Federation Idraettens Hus Broendby Stadion 20, DK-2605 Broendby E-mail: [email protected] Webpage: www.do-f.dk Tel. +45 4326 2740
Event office | Event center Asmildkloster Agriculture School Asmildklostervej 1, DK-8800 Viborg E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +45 2018 4123 Leader: Wilbert Lyngsø
Event Director | Point of Contact Competition Director Jørn Svensen Michael Lindholm E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +45 4044 6999 Tel. +45 2636 7570
IOF Senior Event Advisor National Controller Magnus Wallenborg (SWE) Claus Poulsen E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +46 72231 44 22 Tel. +45 2139 8730
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2. Venue | Event center The event center is situated at ASMILDKLOSTER AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL, Asmildklostervej 1, 8800 Viborg, with top facilities in order to host the Viborg MTBO 6 days. It is right near the town center of Viborg and easily accessible by car and public transport. Within 1 km you will find supermarkets, several restaurants and shops. In the event center you will find free wi-fi, bike wash, bike storage, etc.
3. General map Århus Airport is situated 90 km from the event Aalborg Airport is situated 90 km center and with connective from the event center and with flights from Copenhagen. connective flights from Copenhagen and Amsterdam.
The city of Viborg will host the 2019 WMTBOC & JWMTBOC.
Karup Airport is situated 30 km from the event center and with connective flights from Copenhagen.
Billund Airport is situated 100 km from the event center and with more than 40 international Copenhagen Airport destinations. is situated 325 km from the event center.
All major road networks of Europe connect to Jutland through Germany and highways from the rest of Europe ends as close as 40 km from Viborg.
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4. Rules The Viborg MTBO 6 days will be organized in accordance with the Competition Rules for IOF MTB Orienteering Events, valid from 1st January 2019. All Competition Rules for IOF MTBO are available here: https://orienteering.sport/
Riding off track Riding off the tracks will be permitted only in the chase start competition. In all other competitions; sprint, middle, long and mass start, riding, running and walking off the tracks will be strictly forbidden.
Controls situated outside paths/tracks In the chase start competition, controls will occur outside the tracks.
Special features MTB tracks will be drawn as on the image below. 25 % grey colour under the black line, just to show the rider, here is a MTB track. The MTBO commission has permitted this, through the IOF Senior Event Adviser, for the WMTBOC/JWMTBOC. The signature will occur at middle, long and mass start maps.
5. Program in head lines Day Date Viborg MTBO 6-days WMTBOC | WCUP | JWMTBOC Thursday 25th July Arrivals & training Arrivals & training Friday 26th July Arrivals & training Saturday 27th July Model event sprint Model event sprint Sunday 28th July Stage 1: Sprint Sprint Opening Opening ceremony ceremony Monday 29th July Stage 2: Middle Model event forest Tuesday 30th July Stage 3: Middle Middle Wednesday 31st July Rest day Long Thursday 1st August Stage 4: Long Rest day Friday 2nd August Stage 5: Mass start Mass start Saturday 3rd August Stage 6: Chase start Relay closing ceremony Closing ceremony Sunday 4th August Departures Departures Young Guns Series round 7+8: W20, M20 sprint (stage 1) & middle (stage 3).
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6. Daily program and Event office opening hours. Notice: The dining times is only for those accommodated at the event center. Time VIBORG MTBO Where Time VIBORG MTBO Where 6-DAYS 6-DAYS Thursday 25th July Friday 26th July 14.30-17.00 Training 07.00-09.00 Breakfast EC 18.00-19.30 Dinner EC 11.00-17.00 Training 18.00-19.30 Dinner EC Event office opening hours: 14.00-21.00 Event office opening hours: 14.00-21.00 Saturday 27th July Sunday 28th July 07.00-09.00 Breakfast EC 06.30-08.30 Breakfast EC 09.00-17.00 Training 14.00-17.00 SPRINT Stage 1 Botanical garden 14.00-17.00 Model event sprint Viborg Vest 17.00-18.30 Dinner EC 18.00-19.30 Dinner EC 19.00-20.30 Opening ceremony & Town Hall medal awards Event office opening hours: 09.00-13.00 + 17.30- Event office opening hours: 07.30-10.00 + 17.00-18.30 18.30 Monday 29th July Tuesday 30th July 07.00-09.00 Breakfast EC 06.00-08.30 Breakfast EC 09.30-14.00 MIDDLE Stage 2 Stendal 15.00-17.30 MIDDLE Stage 3 Ebeltoft 18.00-19.30 Dinner EC 18.00-19.00 Super sprint Frigate Jutland 19.30 Medals award Frigate Jutland 18.00-19.30 Dinner EC Event office opening hours: 09.00-13.00 + 17.30- Event office opening hours: 09.00-13.00 + 17.30-18.30 18.30 Wednesday 31st July Thursday 01st August 06.30-09.00 Breakfast EC 07.00-09.00 Breakfast EC Rest day Stråsø 10.00-16.00 LONG Stage 4 Broddingbjerg 18.00-19.30 Dinner EC 18.30-20.00 Dinner EC Event office opening hours: 09.00-13.00 + 17.30- Event office opening hours: 10.00-13.00 + 17.30-18.30 18.30 Friday 02nd August Saturday 03rd August 07.00-09.00 Breakfast EC 06.30-08.30 Breakfast EC 13.30-15.30 MASS START Stage 5 Undallslund 14.00-17.00 Chase start Stage 6 Finderup 18.00-19.30 Dinner EC 13.00 Medals award & closing Finish arena ceremony Event office opening hours: 09.00-13.00 + 17.30- Event office opening hours: 10.00-14.00 + 17.00-18.00 18.30 Sunday 04th August 07.00-09.00 Breakfast EC Event office opening hours: 08.00-12.00 All timings subject to change. Read more in bulletin #4.
7. Start numbers Bibs, start lists, and other information will be handed out before the sprint on the 28th July at the event center and afterwards at the arena. Please look at the Event center opening times.
8. Course details. All details of courses will be given in Bulletin #4.
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9. Map details | Map samples | Terrain description All maps are produced in accordance with the ISMTBOM 2010 and later amendments. All maps are made by the same mapper.
Stage 1: 28th of July Sprint. First botanical Garden and Nordic park Previous map from 2015. Map scale: 1:5000, contour: 2,5 m. Terrain: Urban park forest. Flat area with little elevation in the southern part. Dense path network and buildings around sports facilities. Majority of the paths offer easy and fast riding. Please take care of walkers and runners in the area. Distance from EC: 400 m Event area will be at the event center.
Stage 2: 29th of July Middle. Stendal/Havredal Plantage MTBO map from 2019. Map scale: 1:7500, contour: 2,5 m. Terrain: Typical Northwest terrain with long gravel roads and lots of tracks, some in very bad condition. Mountainbike track crossing through the complete forest. Hilly in some areas. Distance from EC: 20 km
Special guided tour in Viborg In cooperation with the Guides of Viborg, Visit Viborg offers a special historical city walk in the old town of Viborg with English speaking guide. The guided tour takes about 1 1/2 hours. Date: Monday 29th July 2019 Time: 19.00 - 20.30 Start: In front of Viborg Cathedral, Sct. Mogens Gade 4, 8800 Viborg https://www.visitviborg.com/ln- int/booking/30494
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Stage 3: 30th of July Middle. Ebeltoft Previous MTBO map from 2013. Map scale: 1:7500, contour: 2,5 m. Terrain: The Northern part is in generel dense forest with complex network of narrow (not marked) MTB trails and forrest roads. Slightly hilly area with short, but often steep climbs, with hight difference up to 15 meters. The Southern part is quite similar, but slightly less complicated network of path/tracks. A (marked) MTB track is made in this area and has a lot of short, sometimes steep climbs/descents. Other path/tracks are often slower/tougher to ride. Distance from EC: 99 km
We offer you this special deal after the race in Ebeltoft The Frigate Jutland raises its impressive rain on the edge of the beautiful Ebeltoft Vig. With idyllic Ebeltoft on one side and Mols Bjerge on the horizon, Frigate Jutland offers everyone a welcome for an unforgettable experience.
After the race in Ebeltoft Plantage there will be a super sprint, with a winning time of 5- 10 min. Controls scattered around the Frigate and its surroundings. Just show up and look forward to something special.
Like the WMTBOC/JWMTBOC the price giving of the Masters and Young Guns will go on onboard the Frigate.
The prizes at the race for the Viborg MTBO 6 days that day is from A.H. Riise rum, who is also a sponsor of the Frigate Jutland.
Please support this event by signing in at the following link. https://fregattenjylland.nemtilmeld.dk/1/
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Stage 4: 01st of August Long. Broddingbjerg Previus MTBO map from 2018. Map scale: 1:10000, contour: 2,5 m. Terrain: Forest with a dense network of paths and tracks. In the southern part hilly with technical up and down tracks. In the northern part city map. Distance from EC: 500 km Event area will be at the event center
Special sailing trip on the Viborg lakes Experience Viborg from the water. Make a trip with the ship “Margrethe I”
Enjoy a sailing trip on the Viborg lakes. The trip takes 1 hour incl. English speaking guide. The trip starts at the jetty at "Golf Salonen", Hans Tausens Vej 1, 8800 Viborg.
Date: Thursday 1st August 2019 Price pr. person: € 7,00 Registration deadline: 29th July 2019 https://www.visitviborg.com/ln- int/booking/30492
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Stage 5: 02nd of August Mass start Undallslund Previous MTBO map from 2013. Map scale: 1:10000, contour: 2,5 m. Terrain: Varied and mixed forest with a very dense trail network. Mostly flat but with areas with steep and detailed contours. The forest is intensely used by hikers, mountain bikers and other user groups for outdoor activities. Paths, trails and forest roads are generally very fast and easily rideable and a fast riding purpose built mountain bike trail twists throughout the forest. The western part of the forest is less visited and contains only more rough forestry roads and paths which are slower riding. Distance from EC: 7 km
We also offer you this special deal after the mass start Remember that during the 6 day race, some of the prices are sponsored from the brewery Ugelris. www.ugelris- vingaard.dk/ After the Long distance in Broddingbjerg the brewery will organize visits for everybody at the brewery in the evening. A good evening with free beer. We have of course tasted the beer and can highly recommend it. Sign in at [email protected]
Stage 6: 03rd of August Chase start Finderup Previous MTBO map from 2011. Map scale: 1:10000, contour: 2,5 m. Terrain: Military training area, with a lot of hard packed and sandy tank tracks. The area is mostly open with very good visibility, and minor areas of dense forest. The open areas are rough open land, with underbrush, broom and scattered vegetation, part flat grassland. There are lots of steep hills, but the height difference is moderate. The ridebility is mostly above average with few very soft and loose sandy areas. The steep climbs however will challenge even the strongest among you. Distance from EC: 14 km
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10. Time keeping system SPORTident Air+ will be used in all competitions. The minimum working range is 150 cm. All competitors will have to use an ActiveCard (SIAC).
More information on the website and in bulletin #4.
11. Entry fees All entries via Raceresult. http://my2.raceresult.com/120892/info?lang=dk
Fee
All six races EUR 125 Incl. sprint model event Only 2 x World Masters Series races EUR 45 Only 2 x Young Guns Series races EUR 45 Single race EUR 25 It can only be possible to sign in at event area at stage 1-5 Banquet 3rd August at the event center EUR 30 You can sign in for the banquet, at the entry on Race Result SIAC rental EUR 20 SIAC rental for all 6 races
Be aware that if you sign in for single races, you have to sign in at the event area on the day. Classes: At the Viborg MTBO 6-days the following classes are ready for you: W/M-11 W/M-14 W/M-17 Young Guns Series W/M-20 Young Guns Series W/M21 W/M35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80 World Masters Series
Competitors participate at their own risk. Third party insurance and personal injury insurance is compulsory and shall be the responsibility of their federation or themselves, according to national regulations.
The overall 6-days will take place as a point score race. Best 4 out of 5 results will count before the final chasing start. More in Bulletin #4.
12. Accommodation & meals See also bulletin #2 for more information about accommodation. All participants accommodated at the event center ASMILDKLOSTER AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL and will be catered at the event center. Breakfast and dinner is included in the accommodation fee. During the following competitions, Middle the 29th July, Middle the 30th of July, Mass start the 02nd of August, Chase start the 03rd of August, there will be a sale at the event area.
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Full payment of booked accommodation must be made no later than 01st July 2019.
Payment details IBAN: DK0993851110076904 Account holder: Dansk Orienterings-Forbund (Danish Orienteering Federation) Company ID: 45102319 Address: Idrættens Hus, Brøndby Stadion 20, DK-2605 Brøndby SWIFT/BIC: SPNODK22 Bank: Spar Nord All charges/bank fees are to be paid by the sender.
13. Transport Rent-a-car Our sponsor Intopit offers you special rates on rental of transport.
Have a closer look at: https://www.intopit.dk/vm-mtbo2019/
14. Climate Average temperature in July/August is just below 20⁰ C. However, the temperature can go as high as up to 30⁰ C. Mean temperature during nighttime is 13-15⁰ C. Average rainy days are 14-16 per month. The average precipitation is between 77-91 mm per month.
15. Entry permits (Visas) Denmark is a full Schengen member state. For residence outside Schengen you will have to apply for a short stay visa. Read more here: http://um.dk/en/travel-and-residence/short-stay-visas/
We are happy to assist if you e.g. need a personal invitation. Otherwise bulletin #2 was the official invitation. 16. Training opportunities Danish MTBO races All Danish MTBO races are published here. Webpage: www.do-f.dk
Individual training We will be able to provide you with MTBO maps on request for your own training (map prices app. 4-8 EUR). Just e-mail, but in due time as we will have to ask for permits. This also includes trainings on the 25th and 26th July. Maps will be available at the event office. Price 5 EUR per map per person per day!
17. Media services Media representatives are more than welcome to the Championships. Accreditation shall be done via e-mail no later than 1st July 2019. E-mail: [email protected]
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18. More information Webpage Facebook Bulletins http://wmtboc2019.dk @wmtboc2019.dk #4 will be published the week before the Viborg MTBO 6-days.
Photo: Burmann.at
WMTBOC & JWMTBOC 2019 Along the Viborg MTBO 6-days it is possible to follow WMTBOC & JWMTBOC. For more information look at Championship Bulletin #3 at http://wmtboc2019.dk Viborg MTBO 6-days include 2 x World Masters Series races; Middle on the 30th of July and Long on the 1st of August. And 2 x Young Guns Series races (Youth & Juniors); Sprint on the 28th of July and Middle on the 30th of July.
We are very much looking forward hosting the Viborg MTBO 6-days See you in Viborg, Denmark
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