vatternrunden 2020

[steveindenmark]

I have managed to get a place on Vatterundan 2020 on the 12th June in Sweden. Its a 315km ride, not a race. 75% of places were allocated within a minute of the registration opening according to the website. That is stunning considering over 20,000 riders rode it last year. But all I needed to enter to register was a pre registration code. Not sure which bike to use but it could be the Brompton 😁👍🇩🇰

 

[Dave7]

I have managed to get a place on Vatterundan 2020 on the 12th June in Sweden. Its a 315km ride, not a race. 75% of places were allocated within a minute of the registration opening according to the website. That is stunning considering over 20,000 riders rode it last year. But all I needed to enter to register was a pre registration code. Not sure which bike to use but it could be the Brompton 😁👍🇩🇰

315 km..... 190ish miles.....easy peasy

 

[sheddy]

https://vatternrundan.se/vatternrundan/en/

 

[13 rider]

I'm in see you there @steveindenmark

 

[Smokin Joe]

From the rules;

"You must rest at least six (6) hours after finishing before driving a vehicle according to the Swedish Traffic Law 1998:1276."

Anyone know the exact law covering this in Sweden?

 

[Drago]

"You must rest at least six (6) hours after finishing before driving a vehicle according to the Swedish Traffic Law...

6 hours after finishing what exactly?

 

[13 rider]

Not sure of the specific law but apparently the police has access to the finishing times and do enforce the 6 hour limit . As you rode 300km through the night it seems sensible not to drive for a while

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Shame you can't take part on a recumbent. The terrain is perfect for a very fast time, at the flatter end of the spectrum.

 

[steveindenmark]

6 hours after finishing what exactly?

6 hours after you pass the finishing line. You carry a timing chip during the race and the local police have access to all the riders data. A few years ago there was a bad accident involving a finished rider and other riders still on the course. A few hours sleep after a 315km ride sounds a good idea to me.

 

[steveindenmark]

Shame you can't take part on a recumbent. The terrain is perfect for a very fast time, at the flatter end of the spectrum.

But its not a race. Its a social ride. I dont know how safe it would be blatting along as fast as you could go on a recumbent with 20,000+ other riders around you.

 

[Drago]

6 hours after you pass the finishing line. You carry a timing chip during the race and the local police have access to all the riders data. A few years ago there was a bad accident involving a finished rider and other riders still on the course. A few hours sleep after a 315km ride sounds a good idea to me.

It's a shame that they don't fit drink drivers with a chip.

 

[Smokin Joe]

6 hours after you pass the finishing line. You carry a timing chip during the race and the local police have access to all the riders data. A few years ago there was a bad accident involving a finished rider and other riders still on the course. A few hours sleep after a 315km ride sounds a good idea to me.

Is that just for that event or does it apply to all rides over a certain distance?

 

[steveindenmark]

Is that just for that event or does it apply to all rides over a certain distance?

Just this race. The organisers added it as a condition of entry.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

But its not a race. Its a social ride. I dont know how safe it would be blatting along as fast as you could go on a recumbent with 20,000+ other riders around you.

The website says it is a race. We're not talking an average of 50km/h, just something in the 35-40km/h range. Sure some of the faster uprights won't be far off that. There'll probably be a higher speed differential amongst uprights than the difference between the faster recumbents and faster uprights.

There will be riders blasting around at speed. Adding recumbents wouldn't change that, it'll just raise the maximum averages.

It'd be just as safe as it is now.

 

[steveindenmark]

The website says it is a race. We're not talking an average of 50km/h, just something in the 35-40km/h range. Sure some of the faster uprights won't be far off that. There'll probably be a higher speed differential amongst uprights than the difference between the faster recumbents and faster uprights.

There will be riders blasting around at speed. Adding recumbents wouldn't change that, it'll just raise the maximum averages.

It'd be just as safe as it is now.

I think something gets lost in translation. It is a recreational ride and not a race.