This year JWOC is in a town called Primiero in the Dolomites. It is about 60km east of Trento. According to wikipedia the population of the Fiera di Primiero municipality in 2004 was 560, so quite alot smaller than Gothenborg last year, and much smaller than Dubbo too. It is one of a number of villages in the area.
Dominating the scenery in the area is the steep sided mountain valleys and the exposed rock of the peaks. The name Dolomites comes from the name of the predominate rock in the area, dolomite, a carbonate rock that gives the distinct colours and shapes in the area. The Dolomites has more than 40 glaciers and the valleys around the JWOC areas have the distinctive U-shaped profile of glacial valleys.
Another major sporting event is visiting Primiero in 2009, stage 4 of the Giro d' Italia passes through the valley on the way to a finish at San Martino di Castrozza (http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2009//giro09/?id=stages/giro094). The finish of this stage is within the embargoed area for the long race (http://www.jwoc2009.it/img2/embargoed_area.gif), would be a stage to watch on TV to get an inside preview of the area. Will also be a key early stage of the Giro.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Representing New Zealand at JWOC 2009
Welcome to the blog of the New Zealand team for the 2009 Junior World Orienteering Champs.
We're off to Italy to compete in this years championships. We will keep this blog updated throughout our preparation and while are over in Europe, so keep an eye out from now for stories.
The Team, for those of you that don't know is:
Rachel Goodwin, HBOC
Greta Knarston, CMOC
Kate Morrison, HBOC
Nicola Peat, CMOC
Angela Simpson, ROC
Georgia Whitla, PAPO
Jourdan Harvey, CMOC
Simon Jager, AOC
Scott McDonald, HBOC
Andrew Peat, CMOC
Thomas Reynolds, NWOC
Toby Scott, AOC
We're off to Italy to compete in this years championships. We will keep this blog updated throughout our preparation and while are over in Europe, so keep an eye out from now for stories.
The Team, for those of you that don't know is:
Rachel Goodwin, HBOC
Greta Knarston, CMOC
Kate Morrison, HBOC
Nicola Peat, CMOC
Angela Simpson, ROC
Georgia Whitla, PAPO
Jourdan Harvey, CMOC
Simon Jager, AOC
Scott McDonald, HBOC
Andrew Peat, CMOC
Thomas Reynolds, NWOC
Toby Scott, AOC
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