[2006] Paris Slalom World Cup 2006, May 25-28, 2006

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Re: Paris schedule

Post by Marcus Seyffarth » Wed Mar 01, 2006 5:16 pm

Jani Soderhall wrote:Hold on for a few days.
Any news?
Jani Soderhall wrote:We'd like to use as much as we can of the 4 day weekend, but haven't yet figured out the best way to use the time.
How about keeping it short and not stretch it out over 4 days?

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Post by Sam Gordon » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:33 am

Any developments as regards the race schedule from last week's meeting, Jani?

If we could keep the number of days down a little as Marcus has suggested, then that would certainly save on the accommodation costs for all racers.

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Post by David Rudnianski » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:11 pm

There is a meeting tonight, more informations should come tomorow ;)
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Post by Vincent Berruchon » Wed Mar 08, 2006 1:30 am

Hi everybody.
Sorry not much time to see what happened here

But know that as we accept to move the competition to the last week end of May instead of the first of June, the contest instead of 3 days became a four days event.
Thursday is a work-free day in different countries (like Sweden where the even have school holidays from the wednesday to the monday)
so it's a great occassion to have more time to do the contest.

The dates didn't change and the giant slalom is to be on Thursday as said before.
We can consider that Pro will race in the beginning afternoon, but please be there to validate your registration at noon (if you cannot be there earlier in the morning).

Friday will be a qualification day, especially for Amateurs but Pros too.
Saturday and Sunday , Tight and Special finals (Am& Pros)

The Slide contest will be held on Saturday, probably at the end of the day / evening.

Four days will also secure the race even if it rain a whole day.

Subscriptions are about to begin on the website:
http://event.riderz.net
If you notice some problems or mistake on the website, please contact : flz @ riderz.net

You can also contact me if you have some questions : vincent @ riderz.net

Registration and payment deadline: May the 1st.
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Post by Vincent Berruchon » Wed Mar 08, 2006 2:37 am

About registration to the Paris Slalom World Cup:
The maximum number of racers is set to 100.
So for the moment we set the limit number or amateurs racers (men) to 50.
Woman and Pros registration are unlimited as long as the total is < 95.


Adjustement will be done - if needed - with waiting lists (ordered by payment dates).
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Post by Mike Cividino » Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:22 am

Vincent Berruchon wrote:About registration to the Paris Slalom World Cup:
The maximum number of racers is set to 100.
So for the moment we set the limit number or amateurs racers (men) to 50.
Woman and Pros registration are unlimited as long as the total is < 95.


Adjustement will be done - if needed - with waiting lists (ordered by payment dates).
where do I send $$ and when can I. I have flights booked.

Am class.

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Post by Marcus Seyffarth » Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:03 am

Vincent Berruchon wrote:(like Sweden where the even have school holidays from the wednesday to the monday)
Good for the kids, too bad that the average slalomer is going bald and 30-something.

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Post by Vincent Berruchon » Wed Mar 08, 2006 1:58 pm

Mike Cividino wrote:where do I send $$ and when can I. I have flights booked.
Am class.
Mike when you register there is a Paypal button that allow you to pay directly with Paypal to the correct address and the correct amount.
You also have access the bank transfert information but I've noticed that it's incomplete, sorry I'll try to help to ehance the process for registration as soon as possible:

So you can pay as soon as you want with paypal using this address:
paypal@riderz.net

or International transfert informations:

Don't forget to specify the correct amount (AM 55€ or PROS:110€) and the currency is EUROS.

Account Holder : RIDERZ
Riderz Address :
Association Riderz.
Boite 4, 25 Bld Soult.
75012 Paris, France

IBAN (International Bank Account Number): FR76 30003 03472 00050081334 32

BIC (Bank Identification Code) : SOGEFRPP
Bank Address :
SOCIETE GENERALE Paris Rottembourg
96, Avenue du Général Michel Bizot
75012 PARIS, FRANCE

For french people:
RIB (French money transfert only!)
Titulaire du compte : RIDERZ
Domiciliation : SOCIETE GENERALE Paris Rottembourg
Banque : 30003
Agence : 03472
Account number : 00050081334
RIB Key : 32

/Vincent (miracle I've logged from work! It usually don't work for that site)
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Race times

Post by Sam Gordon » Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:17 pm

Vinzzz,

If the first Pro Race is on the Afternoon of the Thursday, then what is the time and date of the first Amateur race?

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Post by Patrick Allan » Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:13 pm

The Am's should start Thursday morning... with the practice for the giant around 10am I think and the qualifications at 11am...

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GS

Post by Sam Gordon » Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:27 pm

Patrick, the earliest Thursday train from the UK arrives at the Gare du Nord at 11:00am.

If the Am and Pro GS couses are the same, then could I (and any other UK racers) possibly take our run either during or at the end of the Pro GS race? In other words, slightly later on the Thursday.

Not too concerned about results, but would very much like to take part.

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Post by Stefano Bellingeri » Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:28 pm

Dear all,
I'm not sure but may be I will be able to attend the race. The only point is that I will know that ONLY at the end of the month. As a PRO, please, let me race anyway...
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Post by Peter Klang » Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:02 pm

Sad news from Sweden or good depends on how you take it. Lack of information has put off ticket reservations and now the tickets are WAY to expensive plus hotel has made what first looked like a very strong Swedish presence to be pretty much nobody.

...but then again with all events in Europe this summer who cares?

Europe
Dusseldorf 2 april Basic
Paris 25-28 may Main
Hannover 3-5 june Prime
Gruningen 10-11 june Prime
Riga (European Championships) 1-2 july Main
Stockholm Straight to hell 15-16 july Basic
Brixlegg (World Championships) 21-23 july Major
Antibes 30-1 october Main


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Post by Vincent Berruchon » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:55 am

Hey Klangster, it's sad for the Swedish nation...you know that it's a 4 days event for months, sorry nothing changed!
but I know we'll have at least a few brave vikings.

The schedule is not online because we prepare some news surprises and prefer to wait till everything is for sure ;)
but know that we're waiting for you on thursday morning to sunday end of the afternoon.
(and hope for our english friends the earlier they can!)

More informations for our international friends:

All the races are held on the Trocadero slopes or just next to it: about 200 meters for
the Giant Slalom (still authorization issues but still hoping).
It's a great area inside Paris, very touristic, but expensive (to sleep and to eat).
It's why you'll find food and drink at a fair price on the contest site (and the Racer Pack include a meal a day).
To sleep, you can find an hotel list on the website,
http://event.riderz.net/pswc2006/index. ... er&lang=us
But perhaps you can try to look at that too:
http://www.3ducks.fr/
It's not too far from the Trocadero (just a few metro stations away) and quite
cheap (hostel but perhaps you can have small rooms, or we can erhaps organize some special racers rooms).

Public transportation are easy and affordable in Paris.
Here's a website that can be useful to know (itinery but informations too)
http://www.ratp.info/informer/anglais/index.php

The fastest and quite cheap way to come to Paris from CDG Airport is
probably the regional city train, we call it "R.E.R". and the B line is going to the two main Airports.
But depending where you want to go some buses can be cheaper.
Informations about transportations :
http://www.ratp.info/informer/anglais/aeroports.php

Our website is available in english, it should be automatic depending on your browser settings (or click on the little US flag)
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Post by Peter Klang » Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:56 pm

Thank you Vinz, this is exactly what I ment. Now Paris will get more riders to book there tickets, hell maybe even I will come, but not for GS at Trocadero though, I have to start checking the www for tickets.

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Post by Guilhem DEPIERRE » Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:00 pm

Ouille!!!!!
4 jours de course, super idée, grosse session, mais la nouvelle arrive un peu tard!
ça se fera hélas sans moi, impossible de me libérer pour le boulot pour 4 jours, des projets de vacances en Bavière en juin à moto déjà très avancés. Faut faire un choix!
En tout cas félicitation à Riderz de maintenir le prix d'inscription à 55 euros pour 4 jours de race!
Dommage, pour le week end, ça passait.....

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Post by Stefano Bellingeri » Thu Apr 13, 2006 2:11 pm

Dear all,
we would be pleased to know (Luca and I; forgive me it was already written somewhere) the detailed schedule for the event in Paris.
In fact despite from our efforts we do not think that we'll come for a four days (!) event. I think that it sounds reasonable for us to take the train on Friday morning (we should arrive at 14:00) and be back in Italy on Sunday night.
Could you help us?
Thanks.
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Re: Paris Race

Post by Vincent Berruchon » Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:56 pm

The schedule is on the website for quite long but the info wasn't perhaps not announced here, sorry.
http://event.riderz.net/pswc2006/index. ... me&lang=us

If you think to arrive late and not to be present on time for registration sign form,
take care to complete the full registration process (with payment) and warn us by email about your late arrival.

Stephano:
Is it possible for you to arrive late in the morning to be sure you'll have time for registration confirmation, training and etc..
But if you can be on the race site at 14:00 (and not at the train station) it should be OK but I cannot guarantee you'll have a real training.
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Post by Vincent Berruchon » Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:04 pm

To give you a few news, we are preparing some SURPRISES ;)
A meeting with the french Sport Minister is organized soon, so we hope that it could help us to do all as we want to.
We should have good time!!
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Post by David Rudnianski » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:13 pm

And we are preparing some of these " Parisian nights" only for you guys ... ;)
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Post by Donald Campbell » Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:31 am

you guys rule in my book
paris will be awesome again
counting the days to the event
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Post by Claude Regnier » Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:31 am

Is anyone going to (May 20 race) Uster from Paris then back to Paris? What days are you travelling? We may end up renting a car if it's too much $$$!

Our accomodations are booked in Paris from the 23 till the 30th (check-out).

You can e-mail or PM mb or me.

J-Rad maybe we could stay a few days with you and a few days with Chris as to not be at either for too long since you were both kind enough to offer :) .

Donald let me know when you plan on leaving Paris for germany after the PWCS?

Didn't think travelinside of europe was so much $$$$$ LOL
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Post by Vincent Berruchon » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:54 am

Prepare for a nice party on Thursday ;)
more news soon.


Claude: did you check the flights from Paris to "EuroAirport" (Mulhouse/Bâle/Fribourg)
It's about one hour drive from Zurich and cheaper than flying directly to Zurich.
I cannot go to Uster because of the wedding of a good friend.
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Post by Vincent Berruchon » Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:48 pm

Life is beautiful, let see it in colors

<a href="http://event.riderz.net/pswc2006/images ... 06_800.jpg" target="_blank"/><img src="http://event.riderz.net/pswc2006/images ... 06_450.jpg" alt="Paris Slalom World Cup , du 25 au 28 mai 2006 au Trocadéro, Paris" /></a>
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Post by HUYNH BACH SAC Frédéric » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:17 pm

Nice ! who is it from ?!
Podium or pavement... but PAVEL !

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Post by Vincent Berruchon » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:39 pm

HUYNH BACH SAC Frédéric wrote:Nice ! who is it from ?!
The picture is from Jeff (jeffosaure), you'll see him with his camera during the event.
Big thanks to him!
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Post by David Rudnianski » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:41 pm

And to everybody DON'T FORGET TO COME TO OUR "PARISIAN PARTY" ! ;)
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Post by Jani Soderhall » Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:38 pm

Vincent Berruchon wrote:Registration and payment deadline: May the 1st.
We are now very close to payment deadline (May 1st), to sign up at a reduced cost, so please hurry up.

Sign up and payment online, until May 21, add 5€.
Sign-up and payment, after May 21 or on race day, add 10€.

There are very few slots remaining in Amateur class, so make sure you pay to reserve your place.

Message to all pros:
Take this opportunity to earn some easy Main points in the World Ranking - or I will!
Also, there's a lot of cash prizes in Pro class to be won. Come and get it. It could pay for your trip!

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Post by Peter Klang » Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:55 pm

there's a lot of cash prizes in Pro class to be won. Come and get it. It could pay for your trip!
Please let us know in detail how much, it´s what putting alot of us off. It´s a 600-700 € trip from sweden and who knows what it cost our american friends. So ones again be cristal clear not ???*0,75+-PÖK/45...

Thats all for now

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Post by Marcus Seyffarth » Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:12 pm

Did I miss the fineprint?

I thought a deadline meant no more registrations after that point. It's fine in all different ways that you can enter the race at raceday, but why bother with a deadline at first then?

Perhaps the message to the race organisers that a 4 day event is too long came through finally?

Why is the party the night before the qualifications? Is it for the racers?

Why is this a main if it's only 10 pros?
Who will be setting the courses this year, will it be as open as last year?
Where will the GS be held? Any news?

Are you a pro if you pay for everything yourself or does that make you an enthusiast? Pehaps we should change categories until there are some pros?

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Post by David Rudnianski » Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:19 am

Marcus Seyffarth wrote:Why is the party the night before the qualifications? Is it for the racers?/Marcus
It is an opening party. The party is taking place in one of Paris most famous and Poshest night clubs, between Trocadero and Champs Elysee, so we didn't have the choice of the date. And what about an open bar for all of the riders? ;)
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Post by Peter Klang » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:46 pm

Let me see if I can get a answer of the disribution of the prize purse of 12*110€*0,75=990€
There are three events, is it 1.2.3 in each disipline or 1.2.3 overall, I need to know seince if I go I will be missing the Giant. I hope someone could pay the decent curtesy of informing me and everybody else.

Overall: 990€ ???
Three events: 330€ each event ???

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:01 pm

Marcus Seyffarth wrote:Did I miss the fineprint?

Why is this a main if it's only 10 pros?

There will be more of them for sure...

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Post by Patrick Allan » Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:06 pm

Peter Klang wrote:Let me see if I can get a answer of the disribution of the prize purse of 12*110€*0,75=990€
There are three events, is it 1.2.3 in each disipline or 1.2.3 overall, I need to know seince if I go I will be missing the Giant. I hope someone could pay the decent curtesy of informing me and everybody else.

Overall: 990€ ???
Three events: 330€ each event ???

Yo
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It will be 1/2/3 for each discipline for the trophees... However we would like to give prize money to thr five first (at least) for each discipline, but we need more people to sign up pro! I might even have to sign up pro if it goes on like this... ;) But I'm sure there will be many more pros to sign up...
If there aren't enough pros we will probably try and compensate one way or another to give more prize money, I can't say anything for sure about that, but I'm sure Jani will come up with something and keep you informed as soon as possible...

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:34 pm

That's what I just sent to PK:

[...]
Most people either still don't care about deadlines or are not so present on the Internet (for example Luca, Maurus...)
So they'll just show up there and register at the race side. (It would be a real big mistake if somebody didn't let them participate)

Also there are people like Manuel Schaub or Pascal Weber who cannot afford to pay €110, so they prefer riding Amateur...
[...]


EDIT: Just noticed that Florian Lombardo's signed up for Amateur, not anymore in my eyes

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Post by Donald Campbell » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:28 pm

from the recent posts i can see that there are complaints?
why is that so?

people in france are working hard and they show big enthusiasm.
is it ok to thank this with questions regarding the status of the race and so on and so on?

what's the problem?

peter?
shooting for money?
money's not everything.

these guys in paris are supercool and one of the best crews around,working their butt off to make it happen.

i find the last half of this certain page very frustrating to read.
marcus,no hard feelings,but you had your very own disaster last year in stockholm,why is it that you try to ridicule what vince,jani and all the others are doing?

i don't want to stir the pot here,nor do i want to attack you guys,but i'm really wondering what's wrong,eh?

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Post by Jadranko Radovanovic » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:19 pm

Ramon gave the answer already.

110 Euro for riding 8times the trocadero is too much !

5 people will get the money and all others have to pay ?

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Post by Jani Soderhall » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:25 pm

We're discussing the situation and will come up with an announcement within the next few days.

JRad, probably all of the Pros will get value for the money in terms of number of runs, if that's your primary concern. Most likely almost all will be in the bracketing system in special and tight, thus everybody will probably get a fair number of runs each. At what other event would you get more runs in during a weekend?

Also remember that the price includes 4 meals and a t-shirt, so the price is lower this year than last year.

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Post by Peter Klang » Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:32 pm

I guess it´s my own damn foult, but I thought you all know me.
I know very well what it takes to pull of an event such as Paris WC. I been there twice.
I never get the money, so I´m not kidding myself this year ether.
I JUST WANT EVERY PROMOTER TO GIVE ALL INFORMATION IN GOOD TIME BEFORE THE RACE.

In case you don´t know Donald, we are living in a time the future will refer to as the information age. If you demand something from the racers, they probably have demands back, like info from your webpage.

To ignore a racers question regarding anything about a race is plane stupid, I go all over the place all the time, give me some info and I´m happy. If you ask me I answer right away. Like 2005, what will the courses be like. We told you all six month before the race. I still don´t know if the GS will be at Trocadero or what.

How will the TS look like? Open like 2005 or tighter?

...and Ramon, don´t hold your breath for Luca.

That´s all
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Post by Jadranko Radovanovic » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:14 pm

Sorry, didn't see at the website, that is possible to register without the "package am/fille" or "package pro"

How it is written on the website, i can register for 3 disziplines for 30 Euro. Is it the same for the AM and PRO's ?

What i want to say is, that 110 or 100 Euro is too much for entry fee. We have Ramon, Manuel Schaub, Manuel Frei, Michael Brönimann, Pascal Weber which can race with the Pro's, but it will not be possible for them to spend 100 Euro for each event. Even if some of them can earn some money.

The way of the packages:
Make the entry fee transparent. Let the riders pay the entry fee without any shirts and food. They who want a shirt or food will buy it there, the other's needn't to pay if they don't want a shirt and food.

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Post by Donald Campbell » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:25 pm

demanding higher entry fees can also be in direct connection to the apparatus needed to make the race possible.i think that's the case in paris,so the entry fee is justified in my eyes,but i don't represent the majority of racers.i would gladly pay it.
on the other hand i also think that each and every pro can afford those races with their entry fees.
nobody is starving here,so stop whining about the fees.
peter,yeah right,i will share more info on the site pretty soon,hopefully the next two weeks.

on the other hand we do have an own topic here on ss.com regarding the races and whereabout,conditions,etc-but there's more work to ,so check by from time to time to see it all.

on the other hand i'm a bit bummed that so many folks register,but don't pay.even though i clearly announced that payments should be done with the registration.
why is that so?

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Post by Guillaume Saint-Criq » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:44 pm

Jadranko Radovanovic wrote:How it is written on the website, i can register for 3 disziplines for 30 Euro. Is it the same for the AM and PRO's ?
it is for AM only.
sorry for that mistake in the english translation : it was only written on the french pages

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:54 pm

Jadranko Radovanovic wrote:What i want to say is, that 110 or 100 Euro is too much for entry fee. We have Ramon, Manuel Schaub, Manuel Frei, Michael Brönimann, Pascal Weber which can race with the Pro's, but it will not be possible for them to spend 100 Euro for each event. Even if some of them can earn some money.

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Post by Marcus Seyffarth » Mon May 01, 2006 12:46 pm

Donald Campbell wrote:marcus,no hard feelings,but you had your very own disaster last year in stockholm,why is it that you try to ridicule what vince,jani and all the others are doing?
I'm not sure what your problem is with me Donald, and i'm not even sure what "my own disaster" was last year, are you refering to the rain in stockholm, or that I didn't do better in Paris, Sthlm or Grüningen?

As of your comment it seems no questions are allowed, while I think it's good to know if I should bring my GS board or the TS or both. PSWC2004 the pro special was tight and the GS was at Trocadero where you might as well use your TS board. So for 2005 I only brought the TS board and the courses was wide open which kind of sucked. My bad, bring all your guns to battle and blah blah blah. I could of course do that and shut up, but wouldn't it be even better to know what to expect, or is that to much to ask for?

Further on I definately think it's questionnable having a free bar event for the racers and organizers the day before the qualifications. It's not that slalomskateboarding draws that much attentinon that the bar is for media and hangarounds, but more for the racers. I assume at least. It's a very nice touch to organize something like that, and I understand it's not mandatory, but still...

And of course you gotta question the status of the event when the organizer announces that this will be easy rankning points, don't you?

I also expect to get a "f¤%k you it's to late" if I register to late for Brix, I should, and so should everybody else that registers after deadline.

With that said, I don't think my post a few lines up was that out there, was it?

I truly hope that the event will be a success and that Jani, Vince, David and all the other oranizers that work their asses of still consider me a friend, even though I might ask questions, cause I think they are cool cats and I wish them good luck!

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Post by Vincent Berruchon » Mon May 01, 2006 4:25 pm

A few news
Hey! you woke up racers!
Sorry for lack of informations. There's so many things to do and you were so quiet that yes we forgot to keep you informed about important things.
In fact there are things we are still workin' on to get it better, so we did not anounce them but what I can say:

Prize-money: the minimum total amount is set to 2000€.
It will be distributed to the 5 best Pro racers of each discipline: tight, special and giant.
The overall champion of all slalom races will get money too.
We still expect more but if we stop at 2000€, the distribtuion will be like that:
1st: 250€ - 2nd: 150€ - 3rd: 100€ - 4th: 50€ - 5th: 50€
and 200€ for the overall champion.

No money for The Nations Cup: race for the honour of your country and team. It will be an "Antibes-like" Nations Cup. Jani will give you soon more news about that really exciting team race.


Giant Slalom spot: we are still negociating with the highest authorities to get the authorization to race on a big boulevard just near the Trocadero. The Minister of Sport and Youth is listening but we're still waiting for the final word!

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Mon May 01, 2006 8:43 pm

that's a few good news!

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Post by Donald Campbell » Mon May 01, 2006 8:56 pm

marcus
no i don't have a problem with you,you got that wrong.
i only have a problem with folks who mess up their own contest and the whole orga/structure of the event and later on complain about other contests.once they catch shit,they add "best of luck and whatsoever" to their posts,which doesn't make the general impression of their first post any better.
if you feel attacked by this-that's your own problem.i was definitely not talking about your racing career from last year,i don't care what you did in racing,absolutely uninterested.


if you smell beef,well,that's your problem,you asked a question,you got the answer.

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Post by Peter Klang » Mon May 01, 2006 10:32 pm

Great work Vinzz and everybody working on the event.
I am such a pain in the ass, but I really want to know what to expect of the TS course? I promise, it will be my last question.

Oh, sorry this is my last question. If it rains on Thursday will the GS be on Friday or Sunday?

I'm a pain, I know.

PK

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Updates on registration fees

Post by Jani Soderhall » Mon May 01, 2006 11:45 pm

Here are a few updates on the registration:

1.
We've decided to allow up to 60 racers in AM class (vs 50 planned), so there's still an opportunity to register, but please do it soon, it'll help us refine the planning and create starting lists prior to the event.

2.
Registration after May 7, AM's pay +5 euros.
Registration after May 21, or on site, AM's pay +10 euros.

3.
Pros will not have to pay any extra if they register late, even on site on the day of the race.



Here are my answers to a few of the recent questions:
What will the TS be like?
We haven't decided who is setting the course and we definitely haven't set it yet, so the answer is we don't know. Personally I don't think it would be appropriate to do such a tight course as in Stockholm for two reasons:
i) You need special trucks for that course, not everybody has them.
ii) Trocadero is a bit too steep for a tight course that tight. I'd rather make it longer then, that would make for a more interesting race.
Will there be a GS in another place?
It was our intention to do it on a major boulevard, not far from Trocadero, but the request was refused. We still didn't give up and Alain, our superman adminstrator, is trying all methods he can to get it through. It could still fail, but at least we'll them have bothered them enough to get it through another time. If we don't get this authorisation, we'll do it in the usual place.
If it's raining will GS be moved?
If we get an authorisation for a GS race outside of Trocadero that'll be for one day only. They will not be able to cope with us changing the date. Paper work is paper work and there will be no way to approve of such a change in the middle of the weekend. But sure, we'll try to squeeze it into one of the other days in the weekend.
Prize money?
Sorry, but we forgot to announce a minimum Pro prize purse. The formula was copied in from last year, when that wasn't a concern, so nobody gave it any particular thought. I for one consider the Pro prize money an important factor for Pros to be able to make it to more events in one year than they could otherwise afford. We all have limited travel budgets and with decent pro money, they best racers can afford to go to a few more races than they would otherwise do. I think we should do all we can to keep the prize money up, but it's not easy. I hope we can announce an increase in the pro prize purse but at least we now have a minimum.
Easy World Ranking points?
Obviously if there are few pros registered high points are easier to obtain. It's not something we planned, nor influenced.
Why so many days?
We thought that more racing meant more fun, but we never thought of the negative aspect in terms of hotel stays and additional time away from families. I realize it's a problem, but then, just skip a day or two and come and race only on two days.
Why a party the day before the event?
Don't worry, it's not an obligation to go there. You can decide for yourself how you want to spend the evening. If someone wants to, it's there.
Isn't a deadline a deadline?
It's always important to know who's coming and how many racers will attend. When we realized that we didn't fill the quota we were hoping for we decided to extend the deadline.
110 euros is too much
I've heard this so many times now, but please before complaining, deduce the four meals and a t-shirt. AM's have a chance to race without paying for the meals and the t-shirt. For the Pro's there's no such option. I think I personally made that decision. I could not imagine one pro racer that would not think it's worth bringing a t-shirt home. Likewise I was convinced that you couldn't eat at a lower prize anywhere close to the race site, so really I thought there was no need for such an option. Maybe we'll revise that next year.
What makes you decide to go Pro? (my question)
You go Pro if you want to race the best and you feel ready for it. If you haven't won a couple of races in Amateur class already I suggest you stay AM and enjoy the pleasure of being on the podium. You should go Pro when you feel you have no alternative, ie racing AM would be too easy a task for you.
Will only 5 people get the money?
We've previously paid down to 8th place in each discpline. This year we have limited it to the top 5. Paying to the top 5 in three disciplines should hopefully make the money more well distributed than paying to the top 8 overall.
Why doesn't Florian Lombardo race Pro?
That's a very kind compliment to him, but as he just moved from Junior to AM, isn't it reasonable to race AM for awhile? Give him a chance to dominate the season (if he's really that good) just like Vinzzz and Heiko did last year.
Why is this a main if it's only 10 pros?
World Ranking statuses are not determined by the race organizers themselves. I don't even think anyone in the race organization even promoted it. I guess it comes from our history of being one of the most prestiguous races in Europe each year.
Are you a Pro if you pay everything yourself?
All the racers know it, Pro/Am is just the words we've all choosen to differentiate the two groups. Personally I'd rather do well in the Pro group than in the A group. Amateur world champion sounds better to me than B group world champion. For those who want to argue this topic please open up a new topic.
Nations Cup, how will it be?
This will be a fun event, just like in Antibes. It's similar to Antibes rules will be announced soon. You can register your team on site.


Despite the negative words and replies in this post, remember that Paris Slalom World Cup is always a very memorable happening for a number of reasons:

- The site - unbeatable
- The organization
- The media (where else do you have > 6 TV channels covering the event)
- The atmosphere
- The participants
- The bi-lingual commentary

To organize an event in the middle of Paris obviously takes a bit more administrational effort than doing it elsewhere, and we apologize if we've been lacking in public information while sorting out our organization internally.


Now, let the race excitement start building up. There are cool trophies at stake for all podium finishers and we've got plenty of sponsors lined up with goodies.

PSWC will be the best Trocadero race so far!

Welcome!


PS. Sorry for the long post - I'm trying to catch up with JG's average-word-per-post statistics.

/Jani

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