#5 | Rold Skov

Technical Guide:

Organizer: Rold Skov MTB
Date: September 12th 2010
Venue: Rold Skov & Rebild Bakker
UCI class: ME,WE,MJ cat 2.
Registration: Register online
Starters list: All classes
Start / Finish: Vælderskoven, 9520 Skørping http://goo.gl/maps/c9RS
Parking: There are two spots for parking:1.: Rold Stor Kro, Vælderskoven 13, 9520 Skørping http://goo.gl/maps/ubtF

2.: Rebildvej, 9520 Skørping http://goo.gl/maps/HZDi

Shower: Skørping idrætscenter, Himmerlandvej 59, 9520 Skørping  http://goo.gl/maps/lissTrack from the venue to the showers: http://goo.gl/maps/tsGV

Google map: Organizer information required
Race Schedule: 10.00 U9 & U11
10.45 Motion, U13 & U15
12.15 U17, H40 & H50
14.15 UCI Elite A, B, Women & U19
Course description: Dansk:
Ruten til 5. afdeling af Shimanoligaen tager udgangspunkt i det afmærkede blå spor og er ca 7 km lang og indeholder ca 230 højdemeter.. nogle sektioner køres den rigtige vej på blå spor, andre modsat.. af hensyn til sikkerhed anbefales det ikke at træne de modsatte sektioner inden løbsweekenden!
Ruten er delt i to sektioner – stendalen og troldeskoven.. begge sektioner har det til fælles at de starter med den berygtede troldebakke, som skal køres fra begge sider – her forventer vi drama og er et oplagt sted for tilskuere..
rutens underlag er hurtigt, bumbet og masser af rødder.. der er et par super krævende tekniske og stejle opkørsler der nok skal sætte både teknik og kondition på prøve.. og ligeså nedkørsler med drop, rødder og sving. på mange af nedkørslerne er der adskillige linier -hvem vælger der hurtigste? 
B&U ruten vil være afkortet. ruten kan betegnes som teknisk krævende og det anbefales den gennemkøres inden løbet..

English:
The 5. race in the Shimanoliga is held in Rold Skov / Rebild bakker, the route is using some of the blue trail in Rold Skov and is stretching over app. 7 KM and has app. 230 heightmeters. Some of the sections is driven the normal direction on the blue trail and some in the opposite direction. Therefore IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED to train on the sections that are driven in the opposite direction before the race weekend.
The route has two sections – Stendalen (Stone Valley) and Troldeskoven (The Troll Forest), both sections have the same thing in common – they both start with the notorious Troldebakke (Troll hill), which is driven from both sides, we are expecting a drama here and its a perfect place for spectators to get some really nice MTB action.
The ground on the trails is fast, bumpy and has lots of roots, there are some super demanding technical and steep climbs, which will put both technique and condition at test. Also the descents has drops, roots and corners. On many of the descents there are more than one line – who will choose the fastest one?

The youth route will be a shortened version. The route demands a certain technical level and it is recommended that its driven before the race.

Course map and profile: http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=angbtzffbigawmpm