ENGLISH_F.I.S. ROLLERSKI WORLD CUP 2004 FINALS HELD ON THE ITALIAN “APPENNINO MODENESE”

Next mid-september, Fanano and Sestola will be the cities hosting the last stage of the Rollerski World Cup, the summer discipline of the great nordic ski champions. Several changes introduced right after the overview made by FIS Technical Delegates.

Press Release n.1/May 2004

Once again the Appennino modenese (Appennine nearby Modena) protagonist in nordic sports. After the Italian crosscountry ski Championships in Frassinoro Piandelagotti last February, other two resorts are now ready to host the elite "nordic" people, now aligned in skiroll. From the 17th to the 19th of September the Fanano and Sestola asphalt roads will be theatre of the conclusive stage of Rollerski World Cup with a three days contest, offering great performance and also some interesting innvovative formula in the competitions.

DAY ONE, …
Let’s start Friday 17th with the first world-wide stage in "double pursuit": the F.I.S. Technical Delegates during the recent inspection of the tracks, have accepted the proposal of the Organizing Committee to open the competitive program with a pursuit race, wide adopted formula in the winter World Cup, on snow. Starting from Vesale village, the athletes will face 5,8 kilometers slope in classic technique, than the equipment change placed in Sestola main square at a 1.020mt altitude; the race will continue in free technique till the finish line, after 4 kilometers, at Pian del Falco, which means a total of 9,8 kilometers of contest.

…DAY TWO,….
Saturday 18th, it’s the team relay turn, but one way and not in circle as previously assumed. Again the Organizing Committee proposal is to carry out the fraction of the first contender in classic technique (from torrent Scotenna, down in the valley, to the resort of Vesale) for 6,3 kilometers. The second rollerskier will compete in his part of the race in free technique for 5,7 kilometers until the arrive, located in downtown Sestola, in Piazza Machiani.

…AND DAY THREE…
Lot’s of news also for the Sunday race, on 19th: the “Rollissima del Cimone” is an open competition, in free technique for 15 kilometers, at it’s 3rd edition that enriches the sport programm on the Appennino Modenese. This race will conclude FIS Rollerski World Cup 2004. It’s the very first time that the rollerski world circuit choses a , just like nordic ski races.
For this special event the Organizing Committee of Rollerski World Cup 2004 in Fanano and Sesola, directed by the CUS Bologna, the University sport center club, has approved a reduction of the track, from 21 kilometers to 15, simply to emphasise the arrive in Sestola main square. A choice that will allow a better view to all fans of the conclusive moments of the race.

HEAD QUARTER
The logistic head quarter of the entire event (with the race, jury and press office) will be placed at Hotel Miramonti in Sestola, where the Italian National Rollerski Team will be hosted. The Tourist Board Valli del Cimone, partner of CUS Bologna, will welcome and take care of the accomodation for the national teams coming from all other countries.

FIS ROLLERSKI WORLD CUP AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2004
The FIS Rollerski World Cup 2004 starts on 11th June in Zagreb, Croatia, with the first stage out of four, will continue two weeks later in Jelenia Gora, Poland. The third contest of the world-wide circuit will is fixed in Jablonec, in Czech Republic for the first weekend of July, last shape check before St. Wendel World Championships, that will assign at the end of August medals in each one of the following competitions: sprint, team race (patrol), individuals (in classic technique), pursuit (in free technique) and team-relay.


Organizing Committee Fanano Sestola FIS Rollerski World Cup 2004
c/o CUS Bologna Via S. Giacomo 9/2 Bologna (Italy)
www.skiroll.it

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Aggiornato il 12-09-04.