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716 people set up their Top 5 lists for “The Course of the Year 2011″ – and nearly 50 people suggested courses to be nominated. As a thank you to all participating, sponsor prizes are drawn among the ones suggesting courses and voting.
All Top 5-lists and suggestions can be seen here:
- All Top 5-lists Course of the Year 2011
- Suggestions for nominations
- Presentation of the winner of “Course of the Year 2011″ – WOC Middle, France
Read on below to see who won the prizes.
EOC Tour 2012
Won by: Massimo Brida
EOC Tour 2012 offers a package of 2 transferable start places for the complete EOC Tour 2012.EOC 2012 is an orienteering festival with four day public races which will be held in conjunction with EOC2012. 17th-18th May, Arena Skattungbyn, Orsa, 19th-20th May, Arena Lugnet, Falun.
Croatia Open
Won by: Nico
Croatia Open offers a package of 2 transferable start places for the Complete Croatia Open week with accommodation in Sport Hall included.Croatia Open is a 4 day orienteering race – offering you 4 different types of terrain from extreme karst to mediteraean and continental terrain. “Croatia open” attracts more than 600 competitors from 30 countries offering you great orienteering holiday – combining orienteering with holidays on the Adriatic coast.
Fjord-O West
Won by: Daniel Pfulg
Fjord-O West offers a package of 2 transferable start places for the complete Fjord-O West week 2012.Fjord-O West is a four day race in the beautiful valley of Voss, organized from June 26th until June 29th 2012. Voss is a small village in the heart of the famous westcoast Fjords of Norway close to Bergen. The event can be combined with O-festivalen organized in Beitostølen the weekend ahead of Fjord-O West 2012.
Lipica Open
Won by: Course setters for Course of the Year, Benoît and Elodie Cochey.
(Note! The prize was exchanged against starts in OOCup)
Lipica Open offers a package of 2 transferable start places for the Lipica Open weekend + the Xtremor warm-up event.Lipica open 2012 will be organized on the brand new maps of the brand new terrain in the Kras region in Slovenia from March 10th-11th. There will be a warm-up event – Xtremor – on March 8th-9th, giving you 4 days of interesting karst orienteering.
For the record: All sponsor gifts/income related to “The Best Course of 2011″ goes directly to the WorldofO.com readers.
