Styrkeprøven
Styrkeprøven (actually Den Store Styrkeprøven , Norwegian The Great Test of Strength ) is the most famous cycling marathon in Norway , which is held annually at the summer solstice and is also known as Trondheim-Oslo (after the route).
The Styrkeprøven store
The 540 km long route leads largely on the E6 via Lillehammer . There are 3400 meters of altitude to be mastered on the route . After starting in Trondheim, the route climbs steadily for the first 170 km to the highest point of the route, Dovrefjell . The remaining vertical meters are divided into short, sometimes toxic climbs from Lillehammer, which is reached after approx. 370 km.
The Velo Club Zoncolan holds the record in 2009 with 12:51 h, which corresponds to an average speed of around 42 km / h. The travel time was limited from 43 to 36 hours in 2012. Anyone who has not crossed the finish line by this time limit (Sunday 12 p.m.) will not be counted. The Norwegian Leif Grimstveit is considered the “uncrowned king” of Styrkeprøve with 49 participations (as of 2016) ; At the 50th edition in 2016, he started again at the age of 70.
The starting field is international and consists mostly of amateur athletes. In 2006 there were more than 4,500, in 2011 it was almost 9,600. Since the goal for many participants is to arrive at all or to stay under a personal time limit, good cooperation and mutual help can often be observed among the participants.
The Styrkeprøve is considered part of the Scandinavian opposition .
Framework
The time is taken without interruption, i.e. H. the clock continues to run during all breaks. A lighting is prescribed.
Challenges
Despite the appointment around the beginning of summer , many starters report bad weather, which in inland Norway in June sometimes manifests itself with heavy rain and temperatures down to freezing point and in a few years also strong headwinds / storms, especially on Dovrefjell.
For the slower hobby riders and individual cyclists in particular, tiredness and exhaustion can become a major challenge and sometimes the reason for giving up, for example, with an average speed of 20 km / h including breaks, it takes 27 hours to complete it.
The Lille Styrkeprøven
A shorter bike race on part of the same route from Lillehammer to Oslo has been introduced under the name “Den Lille Styrkeprøven” (The Little Trial of Strength). This competition takes place at the same time as the big race and runs over 180 km
For a few years it has been possible to drive further partial distances, such as Dombås-Oslo (345 km), Gjøvik-Oslo (approx. 140 km; for some years only reserved for women) and Eidsvoll-Oslo (approx. 60 km). This gives the race the status of a "everyone's race". Long distances on the bike of 300 km and more and in particular completing the entire route require, in addition to a general increase in physical fitness, comprehensive and targeted preparation.
Registration fees
Depending on the date of registration, the individual starter pays between 1,200 and 1,600 crowns. This corresponds to around 130 and 170 euros, depending on the exchange rate.
Finishers receive a personal diploma with time information and a medal .
Since intermediate time measurements for the total distance (or a longer partial distance) are also carried out at the starting locations for the partial routes, it is possible to follow the course of a starter's race using the start number, whereby in addition to the timing and time of passing the intermediate time stations, the average speeds the respective subsections and the route already driven as well as the expected arrival at the destination is noted and updated.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ radsport-aktiv.de - Styrkeproven: the anniversary test of strength. In: radsport-aktiv.de. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016 .