Programme
THURSDAY 7th AUGUST
Accreditations at the Competition Centre (Pavelló de Fontajau, Girona)
The Pavelló de Fontajau (Fontajau Municipal Sports Pavillion) in Girona will be the location of the Competition Center. You can collect the welcome pack and make all the necessary arrangements on Thursday 7th between 10:00 a.m. and 08:00 p.m.
FRIDAY 8th AUGUST
Sprint Model Event in Banyoles and Besalú
The locations of Banyoles (Pla de l’Estany) and Besalú (Garrotxa) will host two sprint training maps. Both are very close to Girona, and they are also close to each other, which allows you to do a double training session and enjoy their medieval historic centers or other activities around the lake. Additionally, both locations have great gastronomic possibilities to complete an exceptional day.
The Pavelló de Fontajau (Fontajau Municipal Sports Pavillion) in Girona will be open. You will be able to collect the welcome pack and make all the necessary arrangements from 10:00 a.m. until 08:00 p.m.
SATURDAY 9th AUGUST
Sprint qualification /Opening Ceremony (Pavelló de Fontajau, Girona)
The city of Girona will host the first WMOC race, the sprint qualification. This race will amaze participants and will allow them to discover wonderful spots in the multicultural city founded by the Romans around 2000 years ago on Iberian soil, and passed through Visigoth, Muslim and Frankish hands. Since 878 with the union of the county of Girona and the county of Barcelona, cradle of present-day Catalunya.
The Opening Ceremony will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Pavelló de Fontajau in Girona. The venue will open at 5:15 p.m. The opening ceremony will feature the parade of flags from all the participating countries, a taste of traditional Catalan culture such as a human tower exhibition (“castells”), local music, dances of giants and carnival figures (“gegants i capgrossos”), and other surprises. Also, there will be welcome speeches by the different authorities.
SUNDAY 10th AUGUST
Sprint Final in Girona / Gala Dinner (Pavelló de Fontajau, Girona)
The town of Girona will also host the WMOC sprint final. After the sprint qualification the day earlier, participants will be further surprised by this city.
The Gala Dinner for participants who would like to join will start at 7:00 p.m. in the Pavelló de Fontajau (Fontajau Municipal Sports Pavillion) in Girona. The venue will be open from 6:30 p.m. There will be a show to liven up the evening. The dinner will be a taste of the city’s famous cuisine.
MONDAY 11th AUGUST
Forest Model Event in Pals
Close to the forest that will host the qualification and the middle distance final, you can take a small walk to known the types of pine forest, sandy lands and small dunes of the Costa Brava.
TUESDAY 12th AUGUST
Forest qualification in Pals
Close to the best coves of the Costa Brava, we find this wonderful forest between the towns of Pals, Regencós and Begur. The terrain combines different parts, mostly flat, with many details of small contours, depressions, knolls… And there are other parts with small hills with soft contours where you always need to use the compass to follow the right direction. There are few boulders on the map, and these are located in areas of low visibility providing opportunity for good runners to perfect their bearings.
WEDNESDAY 13th AUGUST
Middle Distance Final in Pals
Close to the best coves of the Costa Brava, we find this wonderful forest between the municipalities of Pals, Regencós and Begur. The terrain combines different parts, mostly flat, with many details of small contours, depressions, knolls… And there are other parts with small hills with soft contours where you always need to use the compass to follow the right direction. There are only a few boulders on the map, but these are placed in some areas that could make it difficult to follow the routes, where there is not a very good visibility. This provides more opportunities to good runners with directions.
THURSDAY 14th AUGUST
Forest Model Event
We are working to find a suitable area to hold a second model event in a forest similar to the one that will be used for the Long Distance Final.
FRIDAY 15th AUGUST
Long Distance Final in Cassà de la Selva / Closing Ceremony
The forest of Les Gavarres is the green lung of Girona, and reaches from the outskirts of the city to the sea. One of its corners is Can Vilallonga, in Cassà de la Selva, a protected area where various conservation projects are carried out such as the use of animals to clean the undergrowth. This allows us to have a map of cork oak forests, with elements of human activity, with a clean undergrowth, and a gentle slope. It allows fast races where you will have to choose between compass orientation or the use of paths.
