Vatternrundan 2014 opens for registration
The world's largest recreational bike ride, Vätternrundan in Sweden, will have a new registration procedure in place for the 2014 event.
Last year, it took just two hours and 45 minutes to fill all 21,000 places for the 300 km Vätternrundan ride when registration opened. With the high demand, the underlying IT infrastructure reached its capacity limit. While the number of places available for 2014 remains the same as the previous year, the system has now been redesigned and improved to ensure no cyclist misses out on a place due to technical hitches.
Pre-registrations started in September, where all your details will be stored so on the day of registration it will be easier to the enter button and be in. You can also enter a team of cyclists to ensure you get the same start time. Registrations will open on October 1 for the 150km Halvvättern and the all-female 100km ride Tjejvättern. Registrations for the main event, the 300km Vätternrundan, will open on November 4, at 19:00 hrs CET. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Places have been set aside for international participants so that these are not disadvantaged the time difference or any language barriers.
"We are very keen to encourage international participation in Vätternrundan and want to ensure that overseas cyclists get a fair chance to enter," says Vätternrundan's managing director Eva-Lena Frick.
Large groups of more than 40 participants can make reservations before November 4 for an additional fee. To prevent that most attractive starting slots all go to pre-booked groups, no more than 50 per cent of the places for each hour of the start can be allocated this way.
Vätternrundan is the world's largest cycling event. The main event will be held 13-14 of June 2014, while Halvvättern and Tjejvättern will be held the weekend before, 7-8 of June. This year, over 30,000 cyclists participated in the three events, covering nearly seven million kilometres between them.
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
The event starts and finishes in Motala in south-central Sweden, halfway between Stockholm and Gothenburg. The 300 km ride circles the scenic Lake Vättern, Europe's fifth largest lake, while the other events take place on the eastern shores of the lake.
External link
Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Join now for unlimited access
Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
Founded in 1891, Cycling Weekly and its team of expert journalists brings cyclists in-depth reviews, extensive coverage of both professional and domestic racing, as well as fitness advice and 'brew a cuppa and put your feet up' features. Cycling Weekly serves its audience across a range of platforms, from good old-fashioned print to online journalism, and video.
-
'The bike’s been the biggest therapeutic element for me': Former pro and DS Allan Peiper's battle against prostate cancer
Allan Peiper has won stages and Grand Tours, both as a rider and a DS. Since 2014, though, his biggest challenge has been a recurring battle with prostate cancer. He talks candidly to Chris Marshall-Bell about the ups and downs of his struggle
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
-
Our 'van life' dream failed, so we tried to make surfing and cycle touring compatible — this is what happened
If cycle touring teaches anything, it is that life rarely goes according to plan, as Isobel Duxfield found out when riding what soon become a pedal-propelled sail around the Pacific Coast
By Isobel Duxfield Published