. world ski news : Seefeld replaces König Ludwig Lauf in Visma Ski Classics - 02 February 2016 - 13:09
SKI CLASSICS. König Ludwig Lauf was today cancelled due to the poor snow situation, the decision has now been made to move the Visma Ski Classics competition to Seefeld in Tirol, Austria. taking place this coming Sunday, 7th of February.
Seefeld has twice been host to the Winter Olympics in the discipline of cross-country skiing. The Olympic flame was lit for the first time in 1964 and for the second time in 1976, which attracted thousands of enthusiastic fans to the region. Seefeld is also hosting the cross-country skiing world championships in 2019.
“We are very satisfied with this solution, Seefeld is a fantastic resort for cross country skiing in splendid nature with about 200km of daily prepared ski tracks. The LOC in Seefeld has great experience in organizing cross-country skiing as well as other international events and we will all work hard to create best possible event on Sunday. Hopefully this is the start of a long cooperation between us and Seefeld, I believe it could have a natural place in the Visma Ski Classics calendar for years to come.” Says David Nilsson the CEO of Visma Ski Classics.
“We think that Visma Ski Classics can help Seefeld to reach our future plans in becoming the best cross-country area in the Alps. We want to make cross-county skiing more attractive and open it up to a wider range of people, from professional sportsmen, to the average cross-country skier. In the season of 2015 we started with snow farming, with the ambition to provide cross-country tracks from the end of October until the end of March. With this, we want to become an attractive cross-country training destination for international teams, especially in the time before the world cup starts.
The Visma Ski Classics event, together with the world championship in 2019 will be the base for our nordic plans for the future. We are confident that we can reach our goals and look forward to a possible further cooperation with Visma Ski Classics.” Says Markus Daschil, Viceman of the tourist board and Nordic group coordinator.
The race will take place as the original time plan set for König Ludwig Lauf. Women start CET 0845 and men start CET 0900. The distance will be 50km over 2 laps with start and finish in the city center of Seefeld. The two Visma Ski Classics sprints will be after 6km and after 25km.
More information will come in due time the coming days, decision on weather or not amateur skiers will have the possibility to register to the event will be taken tomorrow, Tuesday.
press release
Visma Ski Classics
Mon, February 1, 2016
Visma Ski Classics 2015/2016
● December: The Prologue in Livigno, Italy: 15 km
● December: La Sgambeda in Livigno, Italy : 35 km
● January: Jizerska Bedrichov in Czech Republic: 50 km
● January: La Diagonela in St Moritz, Switzerland: 65 km
● January: Marcialonga in Trention, Italy: 70 km
● February: Seefeld in Tirol, Austria: 50 km
● February: Dobbiaco/Toblach-Cortina in Italy: 50 km
● March: Vasaloppet in Dalarna, Sweden: 90 km
● March: Birken in Lillehammer, Norway: 54 km
● April: Årefjällsloppet in Sweden: 65 km
Also, visit www.vismaskiclassics.com
KAISER MAXIMILIAN LAUF IN SEEFELD OPENS UP FOR AMATEUR SKIERS
The Visma Ski Classics competition in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria. taking place this coming Sunday, 7th of February. The race is now named "Kaiser Maximilian Lauf". Since alot of recreational skiers are already in the area the organization has decided to create an event also for amateur skiers!
The premier edition of Kaiser Maximilian Lauf will be held has an open class with very limited service at start and along the track, no service for taking care of warm up clothes etc. The track goes partly on the Seefeld Olympics track from 1964 and 1974, where in 1964 Sixten Jernberg from Sweden was the big star winning the 50km race. The event for amateur skiers will this first year be 20km long in classics technique and start is at CET 1200 on Sunday so that the skiers can first follow the Pro Team Race which has Elite start CET 0845 for women and CET 0900 for elite men.
Take the possibility to be part in the first ever Kaiser Maximilian Lauf!
Registrations open Wednesday CET 0800 and closes Friday at midnight. It is limited to 500 start places, cost is Eur 50 per registration.
Registration link will be published Tuesday evening at:
http://www.vismaskiclassics.com/event/seefeld-tirol
press release
Visma Ski Classics
Tue, February 2, 2016