45th Vätternrundan, June 18-19

For all those who have been training for months the time has come to put their fitness to the test. Butts are creamed, tyres are pumped and team leaders are talking last minute tactics with their groups.

Cycling is a very social sport for individuals. By helping each other out on the course every individual can reach new heights. And nowhere is cycling talked about so much as during the cycling events week in Motala.

Among the start groups you find companies, bicycle clubs, travel agents and groups of friends. Some have cycled many times while for others it is a first. Vätternrundan’s sponsors Cycleurope, Team Sportia, Craft, Abbott, Best Western, Enervit and Eurosport all have participants in the event.

The Vätternrundan Organization is keeping one close eye on the preparations. The other eye is scanning the sky for signs of rain. Like the royal family, Vätternrundan is hoping for a clear, sunny day, with cool weather. For cyclists and all those thousands that help around the course, rain or too much heat makes a big difference.

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Vätternrundans temporary office during the event is located in Folkets Hus, on the west side of the City Park. We offer press accreditation, statistics, information, coffee, as well as access to telephones and the internet. As an accredited member of the press you also have access to everything the cyclists are offered at the start, in the rest stops and at the finish. You also have access to free images from our image bank at www.vatternrundan.se. Please quote Micke Fransson/Vätternrundan as photographer/source.
Press conferences in Motala during the event:
Friday June 18, 15:00 Best Western Motala Statt Hotel
Saturday June 19, 16:00 Folkets Hus
Press is also welcome to the VIP-tent in the City Park on Saturday, June 19, 10:00-16:00