April 25, 2012 (Mosjøen, Norway) – Petter Northug (NOR) will be tested in a laser speed trap at this year’s Bysprinten in Mosjøen, Norway. Fellow Norwegian champion, the celebrated Oddbjørn Hjelmeseths, will also be in attendance at this much anticipated sprinter’s duel.
“We have gathered some of the best skiers in the world for this years event, and we have a lot to look forward to on Saturday,” said Trond Are Rasmussen, Event Manager. Bysprinten 2012 is the 6th annual show race in Mosjøen, but it’s the first time the Police will control the speed of the skiers. We will try to beat the world record on 100 meters sprint on skis, which is currently 11.82 sec.
This year we will also have a “Brother’s Relay Race”, where the Northug brothers will compete against the Pasini brothers from Italy and the Tettli Rennemo brothers from Norway.
FACTS
– The Bysprint is arranged on April 28th with nearly 30 international ski stars
– The arena is placed right in the town center of Mosjøen
– The course is 750 meters x 2
– In 2011 Petter Northug and Marit Bjørgen met for the first time in a duel in Bysprinten
All websites can broadcast live from Bysprinten. The broadcast starts Saturday April 28th at 13.00 CET
You will find the broadcast at www.bysprinten.no/live
Contact and questions: Trond Are Rasmussen, (+47) 957 14 195
Participants Bysprinten April, 28:
Women:
– Greta Laurent (19), Italy
– Denise Herrmann (23), Germany
– Kjersti Bø (25), Norway
– Katja Visnar (28), Slovenia
– Mari Eide (22), Norway
– Liza Goodwin (22), Norway
– Bettina Gruber (27), Switzerland
– Laurien van der Graaff (24), Switzerland
– Gaia Vuerich (21), Italy
– Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (21), Norway
– Marthe Kristoffersen (22), Norway
– Heidi Weng (20), Norway
– Britta Norgren (29), Sweden
Men:
– Daniel Heun (25), Germany
– Teodor Pettersson (23), Sweden
– Ola Vigen Hattestad (30), Norway
– Eirik Brandsdal 25), Norway
– Robin Bryntesson (26), Sweden
– Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (40), Norway
– Øystein Pettersen (29), Norway
– Anders Gløersen (25), Norway
– Petter Northug Jr. (26), Norway
– Tomas Northug (22), Norway
– Renato Pasini (34), Italy
– Fabio Pasini (31), Italy
– Kristian Tettli Rennemo (27), Norway
– Anders Tettli Rennemo (23), Norway
– Ole Marius Bach (23), Norway