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 Support Partners page 2 VIBORG MTBO 6-DAYS| 2019 Bulletin #3 19/06/2019 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 page 3 VIBORG MTBO 6-DAYS| 2019 Bulletin #3 19/06/2019 Patrons 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 page 4 VIBORG MTBO 6-DAYS| 2019 Bulletin #3 19/06/2019 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 page 5 VIBORG MTBO 6-DAYS| 2019 Bulletin #3 19/06/2019 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 page 6 VIBORG MTBO 6-DAYS| 2019 Bulletin #3 19/06/2019 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 center and with connective Aalborg Airport is situated 90 km 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 Copenhagen Airport with more than 40 international 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. page 7 VIBORG MTBO 6-DAYS| 2019 Bulletin #3 19/06/2019 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). page 8 VIBORG MTBO 6-DAYS| 2019 Bulletin #3 19/06/2019 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.