Nopesport

Start lists and final details are now available for the JOK Chasing Sprint at Touch on Saturday and the FVO event at the Trossachs on Sunday. The weekends races incorporating rounds 1 & 2 of the Future Champions Cup and the first Scottish Orienteering League race of the season.

On Saturday at the JOK Chasing Sprint there is 60 Entrants on the Men's Open course and 38 on the Women's Open course. The Men will face 3.9km with 130m climb in the 1st race with 3.6km and 195m climb on the chase, with an expected winning time on the chase of around 20 minutes it will be fast going. The Women will have 2.9km with 110m climb followed by 2.6km and 140m climb. Full Details are available here while start lists for the first race are available here.

Competition will be high in the FCC classes on Sunday with 37 entrants on the JM5L course, which is 5.7km with 460m climb while there are 22 entrants on the JW5L course, which is 4.1km with 310m climb.

Some points to note from the details are that whistles are compulsory, while depending on weather cagoules may also be compulsory. Also some important travel details:

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Road Works – Stirling Council Roads Department intend closing the A821 at Brig O’ Turk in the week prior to the event. If weather is favourable, they hope to complete the work before 6th March (though this seems unlikely in Feb/March!!). However, if they do, they will then switch to Aberfoyle, where they intend to close the road at the David Marshall Lodge. The net result is that ONE of the two approach roads to the event may be closed, but we will not know which, until the last minute! To add to the confusion, because the event will be held on a Sunday it may be that neither route is closed!!

Please check the FVO website (www.fvo.org.uk) for the latest information before travelling. For those without access to the internet, call either of the following numbers for a pre-recorded message. (01259) 213310 or (01786) 469824

Full Details are available here with start lists available here.
A copy of the Trossachs map is available in the gallery here