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25/04/2010 || Mountain Bike Orienteering World Cup: Flying start for Michaela Gigon ||News||
World Rankings leader Michaela Gigon, Austria won the first race in this year’s World Cup season, a sprint, held at Balatonfüred on the northern shore of Lake Balaton, Hungary. The men’s race was won by the Finnish rider Samuli Saarela. Michaela Gigon completed the 5.9 km course in 26:17, which is 17 seconds quicker than […]
20/04/2010 || 138 riders ready for MTB Orienteering World Cup ||News||
According to the organisers of the Mountain Bike Orienteering World Cup Round 1, the Hungarian airspace is open and ready to welcome the competitors to Hungary. The events kick off on Friday with sprint, and continue in the weekend with a middle distance race and a long distance with mass-start. Altogether 138 riders from 19 […]
12/04/2010 || Big growth year for Mountain Bike Orienteering ||News||
Mountain Bike Orienteering (MTBO) takes a big leap forward at international level this year with the introduction of a 4-round World Cup and the first World Masters Championships.
The World Cup competition, the first since 2003 and comprising ten individual events and three relays, will take place in Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Italy. The 8th World MTBO Championships is at Montalegre, Portugal in the period 11-17 July and incorporates the third round of the World Cup. The 3rd Junior World Championships is also part of the programme here.
29/03/2010 || O-zine 1-2010 now available ||News||
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23/03/2010 || Khrennikov and Gros win at CISM Winter World Games ||News||
Athletes from 17 countries competed today on middle distance ski orienteering race at the first CISM Winter Military World Games. This year’s World Cup winner Eduard Khrennikov, Russia, was fastest even in Italy and took a convincing victory before Norway’s Eivind Tonna. Women’s race was really tight: Christelle Gros, France, finished only 0.1 seconds before Natalia Naumova, Russia.
19/03/2010 || Ski orienteering world elite meets at Winter Military World Games ||News||
When the ski orienteering event at the first CISM Winter World Games in Aosta Valley, Italy takes place on Tuesday 25 March, there are four World Champions on the start line. Eduard Khrennikov and Natalya Tomilova, who just a few days ago secured the overall World Cup 2010 victories, will have a tough fight to win the middle distance mass start race. Khrennikov will have to defeat the winner of the last World Cup race, Olli-Markus Taivainen, whereas Tomilova is challenged by her team mate Tatiana Vlasova, who won two of the three World Cup races she participated in this year.
18/03/2010 || Ski Orienteering World Cup winner hoping for more success at CISM Winter World Games ||News||
The winter is not over yet for the overall World Cup winner Eduard Khrennikov. Next Tuesday he will be taking part in the Winter World Games for military sports, which take place in Aosta Valley, Italy. –The CISM World Games are very important to me, Eduard Khrennikov says. He has had a remarkable winter so […]
18/03/2010 || Ski Orienteering World Cup: The Norwegian day ||News||
Two of the first three at the very end of the ultra-long distance race for women were Norwegian. A young and talented athlete in third place and a very experienced athlete in first place. It was a good day for Norwegian women.
17/03/2010 || Ski Orienteering World Cup: Reenaas and Taivainen win Ultra-long Final ||News||
Marte Reenaas, Norway and Olli-Markus Taivainen, Finland were the winners in today’s World Cup Final held in Ånn, Sweden. Reenaas had a comfortable 40-second victory over home competitor Helene Söderlund, with the junior from Norway Barbro Kvåle in third place. Natalya Tomilova, Russia, overall leader in the standings, came fourth. With double points applying to this final race, this means that she takes the title from Reenaas by just 4 points.
15/03/2010 || IOF introduces a new concept for improving Event Quality ||News||
Organising events at the highest level is becoming more and more demanding. In order to better support its organiser partners and to better follow up on the implementations, the IOF Council has decided to introduce a new model for improving event quality.
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