WOF 2016#35: Grand Prix Beroun 2016 & Tortour 2016

Skateboarding & Ultracycling

Grand Prix Beroun 2016

Beroun (CZE)

Tomas Vintr is the main person behind both the skate plaza and Grand Prix Beroun wanted to start an event, that would eventually grow into a full-size international event. Over the upcoming 7 years, the GrandPrix Beroun became a fully recognized global event, inviting the best skateboarders from around the World to come and show the Czech public how world's best skateboarders compete nowadays. Besides of the skateboard competition, a music festival started to grow along with it and the entire event as a pice is now attracting up to 6000 spectators from the central European region, fast becoming the leading event of its kind.

Tortour 2016

Switzerland

It’s the biggest multi-day non-stop ultracycling event in the world: from August 18 to 21, 2016, TORTOUR will be held for the 8th time. The road cycle race with start and finish lines based at Schaffhausen demands everything from the athletes. Within only 48 hours, they have to conquer a 1,000-kilometre course including four Alpine passes, riding whether solo or as part of a team. Despite the Olympics taking place at the same time, numerous high-profile participants will be taking part in this year’s event again. Some of them will also be participating in the 2nd official Swiss Ultra-Cycling Championships  simultaneously carried out on the TORTOUR route.