Tour of Jotunheimen

About the tour

The date for the Tour of Jotunheimen 1999 is Friday the 9th of July. The start will be at 7 pm for those who are going to use at least 22 hours (if you start at 7 pm and finnish on less than 22 hours, you will be disqualified) and 10 pm friday evening for the other riders in the touring group.
The record group will start at 6 am the next day. Front and back lights (the to-be-seen type) are requried. Aerobars are not allowed. The entry fee is NOK 450,- before June the 20th and NOK 600,- between June the 21st and July the 9th 9 pm.

The trail is very hard with lots of climbs and descendings, just take a look at the profile map.

Usefull tips

Use bigger cogs than usual. I used a 13-24 8-speed cog (usual 12-21) combined with 39/53 chainwheels when I finnished the tour in 1993.
If you plan to stop on each food station, you don't need more than one large and one small bottle (no need to carry water you don't need). You might even have enought to drink with only one big bottle. Or you can use a Camelbak.
Get enough hill-training before the ride. Be prepared for long steep hills. Some weight lifting (leg press, leg extension, leg curl etc.) won't hurt.
Have a rainsuit with you even if the weather seem to be good. Since you start on the west side of the mountain and goes to the east side before going back to the west side, the weather can vary very much. You can also use it as a windbreaker during the long descendings. You can also have the organizer to bring bags with clothes etc. to a given food station. They will also take any bag from the food station to the finnish area in Sogndal.
If you have space for a small camera, bring it with you. You will get many good pictures. Don't forget to bring extra film (you can buy it on shops along the trail).
Remember that following car are strictly prohibited. Any rider getting help from following car can get disqualified. Also recumbents are prohibited.

The short Tour of Jotunheimen

There will also be a short Tour of Jotunheimen this year. On saturday the 10th of July at noon you can start from Lom and ride to Sogndal, a 137 km long ride. The entry fee is NOK 250,- before June the 20th and NOK 350,- between June the 21st and July the 10th 11 am.

Contact

If you want more information about the Tour of Jotunheimen, you can contact:

Sogn CK
v/ Johnny Lilleng
Kjeldmyri 6
N-5880 Kaupanger
Norway

Phone: +47 57 67 83 21
Fax: +47 57 67 86 10

I will also try to answer any question about this event as good as I can, just e-mail me.

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