LondonSkaters Speed Team - Speed Skating & Rollerblading Club in London

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5914

They are in Ostend (Zandvoorde) this year and run from Tuesday 28th with the opening ceremony with track racing starting on Wednesday 29th for 4 days then a day off on Monday 3rd with road races starting on 4th to 7th then Marathon on the 8th.

Does anyone fancy popping over for the middle weekend to watch some top quality skating and to cheer on our club mates and other countrymen?

It's very easy to get to by car if someone has one. Either Ramsgate, direct to Ostend or Dover-Dunkirk. Dover-Calais if no car and ride bikes the rest of the way there and back along the coast.

tanya g · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:55 pm Subject:

I might be.... need to look at what I'm actually doing but i think the idea

tanya g · Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:38 pm Subject:

Bump.

Anyone interested. I was thinking go late Friday night and come back sun night. Travel is about £59 plus petrol.

Suggest tents etc.

peterc · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 1284 Location: M3 somewhere

tanya g · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:52 pm Subject:

chunnel

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5914

Yes. Defo interested. Tents are good. Can skate too/from venue.

tanya g · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:08 pm Subject:

Travel options

Folkestone to Calais | Saturday 01 August 2009
Departure (local time)
00:20 01:20 02:20 03:20 04:20 05:20

Coming back Calais to Folkestone | Sunday 02 August 2009
Departure (local time)
20:06 20:20 20:42 20:50 21:20 21:42 21:50

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5914

Fine with any of those. Can even marshal LFNS if we take the 1:20. Don't even need to take time off work. Book a later one coming back and they'll pile us onto any of the earlier ones if there's space.

tanya g · Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:38 am Subject:

ok booked. havent looked at tent space yet

pick up at the viv after skate.
Going out
(local time) Day/Overnight Fare | Folkestone to Calais | Saturday 01 August 2009
Check-in closes 00:50Departure time 01:20Arrival time 02:55 £29

Coming back
(local time) Day/Overnight Fare | Calais to Folkestone | Sunday 02 August 2009
Check-in closes 21:20Departure time 21:50Arrival time 21:25

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5914

Okey dokey. Camera battery is on charge. Euro GPS ready.

Will bring tent and a bag to work want me to dump them at yours pre skate or do you want to park at the Vic or park?

Several campsites listed here:
http://www.euro-inline2009.be/en/en/sleeping

This is what we can see:
1/08/2009 - 09:30
500 m - heats Cadet Girls
500 m - heats Cadet Boys
500 m - heats Junior Ladies
500 m - heats Junior Men
500 m - heats Senior Ladies
500 m - heats Senior Men
500 m - 1/4 final Cadet Girls
500 m - 1/4 final Cadet Boys
500 m - 1/4 final Junior Ladies
500 m - 1/4 final Junior Men
500 m - 1/4 final Senior Ladies
500 m - 1/4 final Senior Men
1/08/2009 - 16:00
5.000 m elimination - heats Cadet Girls
5.000 m elimination - heats Cadet Boys
1/08/2009 - 17:30
500 m - 1/2 final Cadet Girls
500 m - 1/2 final Cadet Boys
500 m - 1/2 final Junior Ladies
500 m - 1/2 final Junior Men
500 m - 1/2 final Senior Ladies
500 m - 1/2 final Senior Men
1/08/2009 - 20:30
5.000 m elimination - final Cadet Girls
5.000 m elimination - final Cadet Boys
1/08/2009 - 21:30
500 m - final Cadet Girls
500 m - final Cadet Boys
500 m - final Junior Ladies
500 m - final Junior Men
500 m - final Senior Ladies
500 m - final Senior Men
2/08/2009 - 09:30
10.000 m points/elimination - heats Junior Ladies
10.000 m points/elimination - heats Junior Men
10.000 m points/elimination - heats Senior Ladies
10.000 m points/elimination - heats Senior Men
2/08/2009 - 15:30
3.000 m relay - heats Cadet Girls
3.000 m relay - heats Cadet Boys
3.000 m relay - heats Junior Ladies
3.000 m relay - heats Junior Men
3.000 m relay - heats Senior Ladies
3.000 m relay - heats Senior Men
2/08/2009 - 17:30
10.000 m - points/elimination - final Junior Ladies
10.000 m - points/elimination - final Junior Men
10.000 m - points/elimination - final Senior Ladies
10.000 m - points/elimination - final Senior Men

tanya g · Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:19 am Subject:

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5914

Vic it is then

peterc · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 1284 Location: M3 somewhere

You guys got a secific campsite in mind?

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5914

The Oudenburg one is the closest to the track and there are no major roads to skate on between the two so that's probably favourite.
Hoek Stationstraat/Vaartstraat
Oudenburg-8460

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5914

Saw everything listed above for the two days and my god there are some good skaters out there. I don't feel we are the worst nation in track speed skating having seen that but it's a pretty close thing. Not to take stuff away from our guys but without being able to train with these guys and have access to what they have on a daily basis, what chance do we have. Skating as moved on a long way since we were up there with the other nations battling for the podium places. Alas it as not moved on as much here. All credit to everyone for trying to progress the sport.

541 photos currently coming off my memory card to be sorted, cropped and chopped. Too many for the gallery but I'll put up a select few and I'll put everything on Flickr and post a link.