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World OrienteeringChampionshipsLausanne 2012
Swiss 5 Days 2012
www.woc2012.ch
July 2010
Bulletin 1
1. Welcome
Bulletin 1 / page 2
Dear orienteering friends, Dear guests
On behalf of Swiss Orienteering I extend to all participants a very warm wel-come to the 2012 World Orienteering Championships. Swiss Orienteering is de-lighted to once again stage the World Championships, this time in cooperation with the host-city Lausanne in western Switzerland.
Our federation is committed to the development and continuous success of the sport of orienteering. Together with Lausanne, the world’s sports capital, we therefore intend to organise a very compact championships week with short distances to all events while still challenging the athlete with widely varying terrain. Our aim is to demonstrate to the international sports organisations affiliated in Lausanne that orienteering is a modern sport involving excitement, emotion and action but is still at one with nature. The short distances – three out of four finals are within 10 km of the International Olympic Committee
headquarters – allow a very environmentally friendly transportation concept. The short distances also allow the athletes to focus on the competitions instead of the accompanying logistics. The media will be able to work under optimum conditions due to the proximity of all arenas to the splendid facilities offered by Lau-sanne.
In 2012, Switzerland will welcome the world’s best orienteers. I am convinced that the combination of the sprint races in the urban areas of Lausanne, the long distance and relay races in typical continental terrain and the challenge of the middle distance races in demanding Jura-terrain with karstic features and semi-open forest will test all your orienteering skills. The WOC organising committee is working hard to organise a memorable high quality championships week for you. A week that will certainly be clearly visible on the world sporting stage 2012, surrounded by important sport events such as the European football champi-onships prior to, and the Olympic Games after, the WOC in Lausanne. I wish the organisers well in their preparation of this prestigious event!
While present in our country for the WOC preparation, enjoy the rich offering of nearby tourist landmarks. Lausanne and its surroundings are an ideal place to combine sport and leisure.
I wish every participant good luck and personally rewarding performances.
Marcel SchiessPresident Swiss Orienteering
2. Venue and Access
Bulletin 1 / page 3
The World Orienteering Championships 2012 and the Swiss 5 Days 2012 will take place on the shores of Lake Geneva. The event centre as well as three of the four championships finals will be located in Lausanne and its neighbourhoods.
How to reach Lausanne
By air
Lausanne is 60 km from Geneva airport and 230 km from Zurich-Kloten airport. These airports are served by numerous airlines providing on average over 200 flights a day to worldwide destinations.
These two main airports are directly linked to the national rail network. Lausanne is thus situated 42 mi-nutes from Geneva airport (3 connections per hour) and 2hrs 40 from Zurich-Kloten airport (2 connections per hour).
By train
Lausanne is situated at the junction of two major European lines:London – Paris – Lausanne – Milan – RomeBarcelona – Lyon – Geneva – Lausanne – Zurich – Munich
More than 40 daily international high-speed rail links (TGV and Pendolino) serve Lau-sanne station.
By car
Lausanne is connected by highways to all other major cities in Swizerland. The main highway east - west passes Lausanne, and the capital Berne is only 105 km away.
3. Provisional Programme
Bulletin 1 / page 4
2011
Date Event Place
Saturday 3 September Sprint World Ranking Event Estavayer-le-Lac
Saturday 1 October World Cup middle distance La Chaux-de-Fonds
Sunday 2 October World Cup Final / PostFinance Sprint La Chaux-de-Fonds
2012
Date Event Place
Saturday 23 June World Cup middle distance St-Gallen
Sunday 24 June World Cup sprint St-Gallen
World Championships / Swiss 5 Days
Thursday 12 July am Event Centre opens Lausanne - Ouchy
pm Training & model events Lausanne
Friday 13 July am Training & model events Lausanne
pm Technical model events Lausanne
Saturday 14 July am Sprint Qualification Lausanne
pm Opening ceremony Lausanne
pm Sprint Final Lausanne
Sunday 15 July am Swiss 5 Days 1 Lausanne - Vidy
pm Long Distance Qualification Ballens
Monday 16 July am Middle Distance Qualification St-Georges
pm Swiss 5 Days 2 St-Georges
Tuesday 17 July am Swiss 5 Days 3 St-Cergue - La Givrine
pm Middle Distance Final St-Cergue - La Givrine
Wednesday 18 July am Swiss 5 Days 4 Villars sur Ollon
am IOF/VIP/Media race Lausanne
Thursday 19 July am Long Distance Final Lausanne - Chalet à Gobet
Friday 20 July am Swiss 5 Days 5 Lausanne - Chalet à Gobet
Saturday 21 July am Relay Lausanne - Chalet à Gobet
pm Closing ceremony and banquet Lausanne - Chalet à Gobet
4. Training Opportunities
Bulletin 1 / page 5
2011
Date Event Place
Monday-Sunday 18-24 April Training camp 1 (Week 16) Bern and Fribourg
Monday-Friday 26-30 September Training camp 2 (Week 39) Vaud, Neuchâtel and Bern
2012
Date Event Place
Monday-Sunday 2-8 April Training camp 3 (Week 14) Vaud, Neuchâtel and Fribourg
Monday-Friday 18-22 June Training camp 4 (Week 25) Vaud, Neuchâtel and Fribourg
Costs for training services
Maps without overprinting CHF 6.00
Maps overprinted with controls or courses CHF 9.00
Map files in JPEG format CHF 120.00
Training session with SPORTident timing CHF 120.00 + map CHF 9.00
Organized race or training course, with start lists and results CHF 150.00 + map CHF 9.00
Contact
WOC Lausanne 2012En PrassyCH-1682 [email protected]
WOC Entry Regulations
The Competition Rules for IOF Foot Orienteering Events shall be ap-plied to participation in the World Orienteering Championships 2012:
“There is one class for women and one for men. There are no age re-strictions.”
5. Event Centre and Accommodation
Bulletin 1 / page 6
Swiss 5 Days
During the World Championships a 5 days competition will be held for all classes from 10 to 95, men and women.
Four out of the five races will take place in WOC terrain.
Participants can experience four different types of Swiss orienteering terrain: Urban and park area on day 1 in Lausanne, stony and rough zones in the Jura areas on day 2 and 3, alpine terrain on day 4 and typical Swiss forest with dense vegetation on day 5.
The official Event and Media Centre of WOC2012 will be at Lausanne-Ouchy. This Centre is located near the lake and also close to the Swiss 5 Days camping and the sprint competitions. .
Teams will have a wide choice for their accommodation in hotels of different standards, self-cateringflats, youth hostels or camping.
IOF delegates will be offered accommodation in hotels in Lausanne-Ouchy. All meeting rooms for the com-missions and for the Presidents’ Conference will be within an easy walking distance.
Further details and reservation forms for accommodation will be included as part of Bulletin N°2which will be published in August 2011.
Contact:Lausanne TourismeAv. de Rhodanie 2, Case postale 491000 Lausanne [email protected] +41 21 613 73 73
6. Embargoed Areas
Bulletin 1 / page 7
Long Q
Middle Q / Day 2
Reserve
Long F / Relay / Day 5
Middle F / Day 3 Sprint / Day 1 Day 4
Bière-Ballens
St-George
Chasseron
Lausanne Jorat
St-Cergue Lausanne-Ouchy Bretaye - Villars-sur-Ollon
Copies of existing maps are published on the WOC Website
7. Organisation
Bulletin 1 / page 8
Club «L‘Association des Championnats du Monde de Course d‘Orientation 2012»
The World Orienteering Championships 2012 will be organised under the auspices of the club «L‘Association des Cham-pionnats du Monde de Course d‘Orientation 2012». This association unifies representatives from the city of Lausanne, the Canton of Vaud, Swiss Orienteering and the regional clubs.
Organising Committee
Executive CommitteePresident WOC Association Jacques PerrinEvent Director Ruedi GloorTechnical Director WOC Pierre-André BaumgartnerTechnical Director Swiss 5 Days Denis CucheFinance Hans-Ruedi WalserSecretary Verena ReymondMarketing Marc BaumgartnerCommunication Nicolas Russi
Committee MembersInfrastructure Jean-Luc CucheIT Daniel LeibundgutCompetitions Hans-Jörg SuterAccommodation Claude PetitpierreTransport Jürg Landolt
Event Controllers
IOF Senior Event Adviser David Rosen (GBR)National Controller Jost Hammer
Contact
WOC Lausanne 2012En PrassyCH-1682 [email protected]
