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PROGRAMME O-RINGEN VÄRMLAND <strong>2017</strong><br />

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Training race and training areas<br />

There are a number of opportunities<br />

available to train and sharpen<br />

the skills you will need in the challenging<br />

terrain found in <strong>Värmland</strong>.<br />

There are several maps to choose<br />

from, as well as a training race that<br />

will take place just before O-<strong>Ringen</strong>’s<br />

start.<br />

Training race<br />

The race will take place Friday, July 21 with<br />

open start time between 2-5pm. Pre-register<br />

through oringen.se. You can also register at<br />

Competitor Services at O-<strong>Ringen</strong> City or at the<br />

training race arena, which is located in Stålsberga<br />

about 2km north of O-<strong>Ringen</strong> City. Direction<br />

sides for walking/biking start at O-<strong>Ringen</strong><br />

Square. Very limited parking possibilities<br />

are available for cars. Additional information<br />

can be found on oringen.se.<br />

Courses<br />

Difficulty Scale Length (km)<br />

Very easy 1:10 000 1.5<br />

Easy 2 1:10 000 2.4<br />

Easy 4 1:10 000 3.5<br />

Medium 3 1:10 000 3.1<br />

Medium 4 1:10 000 4.0<br />

Medium 5 1:10 000 4.9<br />

Difficult 3 1:10 000 3.1<br />

Difficult 5 1:10 000 5.0<br />

Difficult 7.5 1:10 000 7.2<br />

Services<br />

Bicycle parking and toilets adjacent to the<br />

training race arena. Very limited car parking.<br />

Terrain<br />

The area is typical of western <strong>Värmland</strong> and features<br />

three large hills. The shorter courses (those<br />

up to 3.5km) will only visit one of them. The area<br />

has a relatively well-developed trail network and<br />

a number of other large features. Climb is moderate<br />

to steep, and runnability is mostly good.<br />

Map<br />

Scale 1:10000 with 5m contour interval<br />

Start<br />

It is easiest to get to Stålsberga by foot or bicycle.<br />

From the northern part of O-<strong>Ringen</strong> City it<br />

is only 1.5km. Registration, start, and finish are<br />

located at the same spot.<br />

Do you want to take a chance<br />

to try out other disciplines of<br />

orienteering?<br />

On Activity Day, Tuesday, July 25, you can test<br />

out MtbO or Trail-O. Or maybe both? See additional<br />

information under each discipline’s<br />

respective information documents.You can<br />

sign up through oringen.se, by clicking on the<br />

menu “Activities”.<br />

Training maps<br />

We offer 4 different training areas for orienteering<br />

and one for MtbO. The maps are printed<br />

with all control locations and with suggested<br />

courses corresponding to different lengths<br />

and difficulty levels.<br />

Maps can be purchased through the registration<br />

portal at oringen.se or at Competitor<br />

Services at O-<strong>Ringen</strong> City. Controls are out in<br />

the forest for varying durations of time, depending<br />

on the specific map, but the longest<br />

is from May 1 to September 30. Purchased<br />

maps can be picked up at Competitor Services.<br />

If you would like to receive them by mail<br />

earlier, send an email with your request to<br />

info@oringen.se.<br />

Controls are marked with poles with letter<br />

codes that can be registered in the mobile app<br />

“Stolpjakten” or at oringen.stolpjakten.se.<br />

Training areas for orienteering<br />

1. Karsbol: 30 controls of varying degrees of difficulty.<br />

The terrain is most relevant for stages 1<br />

and 2. Parking in central Fagerås. From there,<br />

800m to the start of the training courses.<br />

2. Koppom: 27 controls of varying degrees of<br />

difficult. This area is adjacent to the maps<br />

used for stages 3 and 4. Parking at Koppom’s<br />

sports hall, which is also the start location<br />

for the training courses.<br />

3. Taserud: 31 controls of varying degrees of<br />

difficulty. The area is adjacent to the west<br />

side of O-<strong>Ringen</strong> City, and the trail-rich terrain<br />

is most similar to that of the final stage.<br />

Parking at O-<strong>Ringen</strong> City’s visitor parking.<br />

4. Kil (sprint map), map released July 19. This is a<br />

good option for those who want to train for<br />

sprint races. Parking at the Kil train station.<br />

MtbO Training Map<br />

Two training courses are available: Vik/<br />

Styckåsen and Ingestrand. Both maps are<br />

released on July 19. Both areas are located<br />

3-5km south of O-<strong>Ringen</strong> City and are printed<br />

on the same map.<br />

Bagheera Youth Relay<br />

In conjunction with the opening ceremonies<br />

of O-<strong>Ringen</strong> <strong>2017</strong> on Saturday,<br />

July 22, the traditional youth<br />

competition Bagheera Youth Relay<br />

will take place. It will be located at<br />

the Square in central Arvika and will<br />

start at 5:00pm. Start and finish will<br />

be located next to the stage used<br />

for the opening ceremonies.<br />

Classes<br />

One class is offered, for teams containing both<br />

girls and boys and running four total legs as<br />

follows:<br />

Leg 1: Girls up to and including D16<br />

Leg 2: Boys up to and including H14<br />

Leg 3: Girls up to and including D14<br />

Leg 4: Boys up to and including H16<br />

Teams may be composed of Nordic district<br />

teams or “national teams” for non-Nordic<br />

youngsters. Each district, area and country is<br />

allowed to participate with a maximum of two<br />

teams. Combined teams, e.g. from two districts,<br />

areas or countries are allowed, but that<br />

does not mean that a district / area / country<br />

can enter three teams in this way.<br />

Register via oringen.se by 9pm on<br />

Friday, July 21.<br />

Teams that do not provide Punching Card<br />

numbers will be issued Punching Cards. Teams<br />

that do not returned Punching Cards that<br />

were issued to them will be charged 500 SEK.<br />

Course lengths<br />

All legs are approximately 1.5-2.0km with an<br />

expected race time of 8-12 minutes.<br />

All legs are forked. Keep in mind that a lot of<br />

spectators and public may be in the competition<br />

area. Be careful and check your control<br />

codes and make sure your punch registers at<br />

each control.<br />

Services<br />

Toilets are located adjacent to the assembly<br />

area.<br />

Final information<br />

Final information will be published at oringen.<br />

se no later than Tuesday, July 18.<br />

Assembly<br />

Parking is one bloack east of the Square in Arvika.<br />

Team packets can be picked up there as well.<br />

Terrain description<br />

The terrain consists of city streets, include pedestrian<br />

streets and streets open to car traffic.<br />

Some open areas among the buildings will<br />

also be passed by the competitors. Moderate<br />

climb. The surface is mostly asphalt, with occasionall<br />

grassy areas.<br />

Map<br />

Sprint map drawn to sprint standards. Scale<br />

1:4000, contour interval 2m.<br />

Start<br />

Start at 5:00pm at the Square in central Arvika.<br />

When entering the start area, make sure to<br />

clear and check your Punching Card.<br />

Changeover<br />

The incoming runner hands over the map<br />

to the outgoing runner. Teams that take the<br />

wrong map will be disqualified. Teams whose<br />

map is missing at changeover will be issued a<br />

new map, but no time compensation. When<br />

entering the exchange area, make sure to clear<br />

and check your Punching Card.<br />

Finish<br />

At the stage on the square in Arvika. Finish officials<br />

with make the final decision over who<br />

crossed the finish line first in the event of a<br />

close finish sprint.<br />

Showers<br />

There are no showers in the arena area.<br />

Team line-ups and Punching Cards<br />

Team compositions and the competitors’<br />

Punching Card numbers must be submitted<br />

according to instructions provided to team<br />

leaders by email and in final information. These<br />

must be submitted no later that 12pm on Saturday,<br />

July 22.<br />

Results<br />

Final results will be published on oringen.se.<br />

Course setter: Helen Skoog<br />

Course setter: Per Forsberg<br />

Mapper: Nils-Göran Olsson<br />

Competition chief:<br />

Peter Risberg +46 (0)70-2925718 and<br />

Per Petterson +46 (0)70-6390173

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