Velogemel - Jungfrau Region
Velogemel - Jungfrau Region
Velogemel - Jungfrau Region
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4 The World Championship – a special kind of sports<br />
The first World Championship was held as part of the «850 Years of Grindelwald» jubilee celebrations<br />
in January 1996. Thanks to the participation of some Germans, Dutch, French and Japanese, the not<br />
«deadly serious» race down the main road took on international dimensions. The title of World<br />
Champion, however, was won supremely by Hänsel Brunner – not totally unexpected a local from<br />
Grindelwald.<br />
Abbildung 5: Participant of the <strong>Velogemel</strong>-WC<br />
The World Championship is held every year and is an integral part of the winter calendar of events in<br />
Grindelwald. <strong>Velogemel</strong> races take place regularly. The routes chosen are normally not just downhill<br />
paths but also include flat stretches. It is in these flat sections that those good at the "scooter<br />
technique" prove that the velogemel is a useful and energy-saving means of transport.<br />
<strong>Jungfrau</strong> <strong>Region</strong> / Grindelwald, Wengen, Mürren, Lauterbrunnen<br />
PR, Postfach 131, 3818 Grindelwald, Switzerland, Telefon: +41 33 854 12 40, Telefax: +41 33 854 12 41<br />
info@jungfrauregion.ch, www.jungfrauregion.ch 5
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