Course of the Year 2012: Lucky voters!

Jan Kocbach November 30, 2012 Orienteering News Comments Off on Course of the Year 2012: Lucky voters!

Nearly 1000 people set up their Top 5 lists for “The Course of the Year 2012″ (up from around 700 in 2011) – and more than 80 courses were suggested for nomination (up from 50 in 2011). As a thank you to all participating, sponsor prizes are drawn among the ones suggesting courses and voting.

The sponsors were also even more eager this year – MOC 2013 + PWT Matera is the main sponsor with a package worth 600 Euros

The sponsors were also even more eager this year – giving away prizes for around 1400 Euro! MOC 2013 + PWT Matera is the main sponsor with a package worth 600 Euros. Other event sponsors are Orievent training camps, Bubo Cup, Fjord-o Arctic Midnattsolgaloppen, and Nice Holidays. See all details about who were the “Lucky voters” – winners of sponsor prizes!

All Top 5-lists and suggestions can be seen here:

Winner of Sponsor Prizes

All prizes are transferable to other persons (you don’t have to travel yourself)! Winners should have received an e-mail with information about the prize.

Winner MOC 2013: Lukas Hovorka

Prize offered: Hotel + entry package for 2 persons (4 nights accommodation in Hotel Formula B&B + entry fee for MOC 2013+PWT in Matera, value about 600 Euro).
LET’S ROCK in MOC- Matera 2013! The Mediterranean Open Championship Orienteering 2013 is organized March 15th – March 17th. Great events with world class runners!Read more

Winner Orievents Training Camps: Ross Morrison

Prize offered: Training package with accommodation for 2 persons (6 trainings + 3 days of accommodation in half board at Castelo de Vide Hotel)
Orievents / GD4C’s Training Camps – Alto Alentejo – are an excellent training opportunity for Orienteering of good quality during the winter. The TC will have the technical support of Eva Jurenikova. Start the new season in training camps in Alto Alentejo, Portugal! Read more

Winner Bubo Cup 2013: Daniel Barkasz

Prize offered: “Family” entry package (Entry for 4 persons for complete Bubo cup, transferable to other people)
Bubo cup is a new 5 Day orienteering event in Slovenia – with the same quality you are used to from OOCup. The 5 day event taking place from 19th to 23rd of July 2013 will take you through some great orienteering areas in the western part of Slovenia – from Karst terrain above the world famous Postojna cave to the Trnovski gozd plateau (which was the venue of unforgetably tough OOCup 2011). The venue of the mid stage will be Vipava, an old little town in Vipava valley. Read more

Winner Fjord-o Arctic Midnattsolgaloppen 2013: Stefan Schwbg

Prize offered: Entry package for 2 persons (Entry for 2 persons for complete Fjord-O Arctic week)
Fjord-o Arctic Midnattsolgaloppen is the biggest and most popular event which is regularly organized north of the polar circle. Fjord-o is known for its mix of interesting orienteering with spectacular nature between fjords and mountains. Fjord-o 2013 is organized from June 29th until July 3st 2013. This year it will take place in the Harstad-region. Read more

Winner Nice Holidays 2013: Oleksandr Rybakov

Prize offered: 2 packages – each consisting of entry fee + accommodation for 2 persons (Entry fee + accommodation in campsite for 2 persons)
Nice holidays are traditional 2-days, 3-stages orienteering competition organised by TJ Turnov orienteering club in beautiful sandstone terrains of Bohemian Paradise since 1992. Come to the Czech Republic and enjoy challenging middle distance, tricky sprint and tough long distance in hilly sandstone terrain. We are looking forward to seeing you from 23rd to 25th August 2013 in Turnov, Czech Republic. The competition has a limit of competitors set by natural park management usually to max 1000 runners. This year it was sold out in two months. Read more

For the record: All sponsor gifts/income related to “The Best Course of 2012″ goes directly to the WorldofO.com readers.