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. world ski news : Swix Ski Classics Calendar 2014! - 09 September 2013 - 11:50
The Swix Ski Classics series will in 2014 consist of the six most prestigious ski races across Europe
SWIX SKI CLASSICS. The fourth season of the long distance ski championship Swix Ski Classics will start the 12th of January with Jizerská Padesatká in Czech Republic, Marcialonga on the 26th of January in Italy followed by König Ludwig Lauf the 2nd of February in Germany. After the first three races there will be 4 weeks of a recovery and training period. Thereafter the tour continues with Vasaloppet the 2nd of March in Sweden, Birkebeinerrennet the 15th of March in Norway and the tour final at Årefjällsloppet on the 29th of March in Sweden. All races are open for professional team skiers as well as amateur skiers.
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" We believe the 2013 Swix Ski Classics was successful and have decided to keep the same races the coming season of 2014. Staying with 6 races in tour we guarantee the TV audience that the best skiers will be starting in all races. However the tour is in the future open for an expansion with a pre-christmas race as well as an event in february." Says David Nilsson, CEO Swix Ski Classics.
The third seasons of Swix Ski Classics 2013 the series continued its expansion with live TV broadcast of all races to over 20 TV-channels worldwide broadcasting in 59 countries. The tour had 52.000 skiers on main race race day and over 200.000 spectators along the tracks. Stay tuned for more information about Swix Ski Classics in front of the 2014 season at: www.skiclassics.com
Press Release
Swix Ski Classics
Mon, September 9, 2013 12:40 pm
Swix Ski Classics calendar 2014
Event 1 Jizerska Padesatka Czech Republic 12th January 2014
Event 2 Marcialonga Italy 26th January 2014
Event 3 König Ludwig Lauf Germany 2nd February 2014
Event 4 Vasaloppet Sweden 2nd March 2014
Event 5 Birkebeinerrennet Norway 15th March 2014
Event 6 Swix Ski Classics Final Sweden 29th March 2014