CITY OF LAKES LOPPET Spectator Guide Major Sponsors Media Sponsors Saturday Events February 5, 2011 City of Lakes Loppet Cross Country Ski Festival: The 2011 Loppet comes Saturday, February 5 and Sunday, February 6. More than great ski events – the Loppet is a festival for the whole family. A snow sculpture contest, the Skijoring National Championships, ice bike racing, expanded sprints and, of course, the Luminary Loppet. Saturday Events, February 5, 2011 Loppet Saturday features a whole day of spectator- and family-friendly events and activities in Uptown. Events include: Snow Sculpture Contest dTrivia: Over 600 All Day Minneapolis Public Rossignol Junior Loppet • Penguins, Polar Bears, skiers and art – 2:30 p.m. Schools elementary all come to life from snow. school students learned • A race specially designed for skiers 19 • Sculpting from 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on and under. to ski through City the Mall in Uptown of Lakes Nordic Ski • Skiers race against others in their age • Judging from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Foundation youth classes: 18-19 (older juniors), 16-17 (J1), • Viewing – all day, all weekend. programming this year. 14-15 (J2), 12-13 (J3), 10-11 (J4), 8-9 Penn Ice-Cycle Loppet Many of those students (J5), 7 and under (J6). Noon – 2:30 p.m. will be participating in • 1K, 2.5K or 5K races around Lake of the Minne-Loppet and • Circuit bike racing on a track of ice. the Isles, with an Uptown finish. the Rossignol Junior • On the lagoon between Lake of the Minnesota Youth Ski League Loppet. Isles and Lake Calhoun. SuperCarnival • Preliminary heats from 12:00 – 1:30 1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. p.m., finals from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. • This free event includes food, fun and Finn Sisu Sprints – Qualifying Heats ski games for kids of all ages (limited 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. equipment available for kids without • Skiers start on Lake of the Isles and skis). finish at the top of the Mall. • In Uptown, on the Mall between • A race against the clock – skiers start Humboldt and Irving. individually, those with the best times Minne-Loppet advance to the finals later in the day. 3:30 p.m. Chuck & Don’s Skijoring Loppet • Free event for pre-registered kids ages 1:30 p.m. 12 and under ($10 to register day-of). • Combines dog sledding and skiing. • Everyone is a winner – all kids receive • Lake of the Isles – Uptown. a medal, a homemade cookie and hot • Watch both the running of the dogs cider. and the Loppet ice bike race… • New format – with 7K national championship, 4K and 2.5K races. Finn Sisu Sprints Finals d Did you know? The 4:30 p.m. City of Lakes Nordic • Two-minute heats in the heart of Ski Foundation runs Uptown! Loppet Adventure • Junior (19 and under by age category), Camps in the summer Open and Masters (35+) categories. and Loppet Ski Camp over the holiday • Only the best make it to the Finals: top break. eight men and women in the Open and Masters categories, top four girls and boys in each junior category. Luminary Loppet - 6 – 9 p.m. (must register for this event) • 1,000+ ice luminaries, an even bigger ice pyramid, fire dancers, the Ice- Cropolis, the downtown skyline, and much more... • Bon fires and hot cocoa stations. • Post-Luminary Uptown Party for paid registrants / $10 otherwise. • Non-competitive – registration is open to snowshoers, walkers and skiers alike. • Uptown – Lake of the Isles – Uptown. Post-Luminary Party - 7p.m. – 9 p.m. • Live music and dancing in the Big Tent at the top of the Mall in Uptown. • Free for Loppet registrants, $10 otherwise. Beer and Barbecue Pasta Feed • At the top of the Mall near Hennepin. • Carbo load for the big race with a • Saturday: 1 p.m. – 9 p.m., spaghetti feed at Old Chicago - right Sunday: noon – 3 p.m. across the street from the registration Vendor Village tent in Uptown. Enjoy a delicious bowl of • Dozens of fitness and winter vendors in pasta with a meatball and garlic bread a giant tent adjacent to the Mall, in the for only $4. Saturday, February 5 from Walker Library parking lot. 4-6 p.m. Must show Loppet race bib. • Free samples, fitness technology and Register, watch the afternoon events, advice, wax recommendations, shopping, eat dinner and then enjoy the Luminary and much more... Loppet. • Saturday: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Theodore Wirth Parkway Men - 25 kilometer EVENT DISTANCE 1st Middle Last Hoigaard’s CLASSIC 0 km 9:20 Classic Race START TOUR 0 km 9:30 FREESTYLE 0 km 10:30 10:45 11:00 CLASSIC 8.5 km 9:45 10:05 10:25 Start Area Aid Station TOUR 0.2 km 9:31 9:33 9:35 FREESTYLE 8.5 km 10:53 11:20 12:10 Women - 25 kilometer Hoigaard’s Classic Race Wirth Beach / CLASSIC 15.5 km 10:04 10:42 11:33 Glenwood TOUR 2 km 9:37 9:46 10:00 Aid Station FREESTYLE 15.5 km 11:13 11:53 1:05 REI 10 k Tour Participants Course Map Saturday & Sunday Events CLASSIC 18.5 km 10:21 11:12 12:22 Hwy 394 Aid Station TOUR 5 km 9:47 10:10 10:45 FREESTYLE 24 km 11:38 12:30 2:07 Men - 35 kilometer Loppet Freestyle Race CLASSIC 23.5 km 10:35 11:40 1:05 Isles/Kenilwirth Aid Station TOUR 8.5 km 9:59 10:38 11:37 FREESTYLE 28.5 km 11:48 12:50 2:48 Women - 35 kilometer Loppet Freestyle Race Theodore Wirth Parkway Men - 35 kilometer Loppet Freestyle Race Women - CLASSIC 25.0 km 10:40 11:50 1:20 35 kilometer FINISH TOUR 10.0 km 10:05 10:50 12:00 Loppet Freestyle Race FREESTYLE 32.0 km 11:56 1:06 3:16 dTrivia: The Nordic Ski Foundation is hosting the 2011 Junior Olympics for cross country skiing. This event will bring over 1,000 people – including future Olympians – to the Twin Cities for ten days in March. www.jo2011.com “The Mall” Bib pick-up on SATURDAY is at the finish line in Uptown. On SUNDAY it is at the start line at Wirth Park. Chuck & Don’s YWCA Skijoring Loppet Start, Finn Sisu Sprints Bike Path Preliminary Heats Start MYSL SuperCarnival Clothing Ski Changing Transit Bag Pickup Corral Tent Station Snow Sculptures Visit Penn Ice-Cycle Beer & Barbecue Garden www.cityoflakesloppet.com Loppet Finish Line Lagoon between The Big Library or call the Loppet Hotline at Tent Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun Registration, Bus Pickup 612 604-5330 Saturday Packet Pick-up, Lagoon St Vendor Village, Executive Center Volunteer Check-in on Excelsior W Lake St Rossignol Junior Loppet, Minne-Loppet, Finn Sisu Sprints and Luminary Loppet Calhoun Start/Finish Square Hennepin Ave “The Mall” - Finish Area Sunday Events February 6, 2011 The REI 10K Tour The Hoigaard’s Classic Loppet The City of Lakes Loppet (9:00 a.m. start) (9:20 a.m. start) (10:30 – 11 a.m. start) • Non-competitive • 25 kilometers (15+ miles) • This race is “freestyle” – meaning that • Family and friends ski • Classic skiers use the traditional style skiers can ski in any style – but most together from Wirth of cross country skiing skiers will use the skate-style of skiing. Park to Uptown • Trivia: Along with the Tri-Loppet • This is the most popular Loppet race, • Easier course – avoids and Trail Loppet, the City of Lakes with over 1,000 participants expected. hills and takes the direct Loppet is part of the Hoigaard’s • Trivia: The top male and female racers route Challenge. Participate in all three receive $1,000 in prize money. Past • Spectating tip: Most events in the same year, compete for Loppet Champions include Minneapolis- Tour finishers will arrive age group recognition and receive a based Olympians Carolyn Bramante and between 10:00 and commemorative pin and a chance to Caitlin Compton as well as Kazakhstani 11:45 a.m. win a one-week stay at Bearskin Lodge Olympian Andrey Golovko. on the Gunflint Trail. • Spectating tips: The winners will arrive • Spectating tip: The winners will arrive in Uptown between 11:45 and 12:15 p.m., between 10:30 and 10:45, but classic depending upon course and weather skiers will continue to finish throughout conditions, but skiers will continue to the day. finish throughout the day. 14k Chuck & Don’s Skijoring Loppet - 1-Dog National Awards - 2:30 start Championship (1:00 p.m. start) • In the Big Tent in Uptown • Skijoring teams start and finish in the new stadium at Wirth and race two laps around the Hap & Judy Competition Loop. • This is the second event in the Skijor USA National Championships. • Trivia: With 136 skijoring teams, the 2010 Chuck & Don’s Skijoring Loppet was the largest skijoring event in the world! Spectating Information Accessing the Event Bicycling and Bussing to the Events Uptown: • Uptown – Biking and bussing to the • The Lagoon between Isles and Calhoun Uptown events is easy. – 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. o Use the Midtown Greenway or the • The Mall – This is the finish line... Chain of Lakes to bike. 9:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. o Use any Hennepin or Lake Street bus. General Spectating Tips See www.metrotransit.org. • Bring bells or noise-makers (it is hard • Wirth Park – There is no car parking at to clap with mittens on) Wirth Park on Sunday.