February 10, 2016 – This hits hard! In this hour, the Organizing Committee of La Transjurasienne – the biggest cross country event in France – had to announce the cancellation of the 38th edition planned for the upcoming weekend. Warm wind and rain destroyed the tracks and made the 4th stage of the FIS Worldloppet Cup impossible.

The official press text of the OC, called Trans’Organisation:

The decision was taken this afternoon; La Transjurassienne 2016 will not happen!

Early morning inspection of the start area, of the track and the finish area as well as a long cross analysis of several weather forecast specialists who predict more precipitation. They all conclude that the necessary conditions to pull off La Transjurassienne in acceptable conditions for our skiers and our sponsors are not present, even after a full week of intense scheming and lining up alternative tracks solutions. There is also the problem of permission; to this date, Trans’Organisation is not in possession of the necessary authorization to proceed with the alternative Track N° 4 giving access to the Massacre forest; an authorization delivered by the state authorities. The Organisation is not ready to relive the delicate experience of the 2011 edition when the decision was taken to proceed without the authorization that came at the last minute.

In full respect for our 4,300 expected participants, we wanted to make our decision known as early as possible. Sincere thanks and gratitude go out to all our volunteers, our sponsors, to the local authorities and to all of our service providers; Trans’Organisation thanks you for your comprehension and for your involvement.

The Worldloppet-family feels very sorry for the participants, the organizers, the voluneers, the sponsors etc. This winter is very challenging for all of us!

The FIS Worldloppet Cup now continues next week (20th, February) in Hayward, Wisconsin/USA, at the American Birkebeiner.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND DATA

Standings and Results

You can find the standings of the FIS Worldloppet Cup directly our website here.

FIS Worldloppet Cup leaders:

• Bastien Poirrier (FRA) 143 Points
• Aurelie Dabudyk (FRA) 226 Points

Last year’s winners

• FIS Worldloppet Cup Overall 2015 Men: Petr Novak/CZ
• FIS Worldloppet Cup Overall 2015 Women: Tatjana Mannima/EST

The next stages of FIS Worldloppet Cup:

• American Birkebeiner, 20.02.2016
• Bieg Piastow/POL, 05.03.2016
• Engadin Skimarathon/SUI, 13.03.2016
• UgraSki marathon/RUS, 02.04.2016 – Final Stage

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