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GP Punkt - NE

Sweden, August 16, 2002

Live coverage

Preview

By Gabriella Ekström, Cyclingnews correspondent

Friday, August 15 will see the first edition of the GP Punkt, a new kind of race that almost ran into trouble before it begun. The race is located in a nine storey parking house, with 350 metres of climbing on every lap. The organisers had everything set, but no-one paid any attention to the speed limits. The speed limit inside the parking house is a mere 30 km/h, and the riders are expected to double that on their way down. The appeal for special speed rules was luckily accepted less than 24 hours before the start of the race.

Swedish elite riders will race both professional and amateur riders from the other Nordic countries, and the multiple bonus sprints and the seven kilometres of climbing will make the race very selective.

Look out for riders like Fredrik Johansson, who won the most aggressive rider award at Tour of Sweden, Jukka Vastaranta, Kimmo Kaananen, winner of Sverigetouren 2002, Tomas Lövkvist, European junior champion and Fredrik Modin, Swedish climber extraordinaire!

The race will be live on Cyclingnews from 19.00 CEST, and lasts approximately 1 hour.