Useful information regarding the Amsterdam 2009 contest.
Location:
Sportpark Sloten
Sloterweg 1045
1066 CD Amsterdam
Navigation system:
type: Sloterweg, Amsterdam
How to get there:
Public transport:
* Bus 145 stops in from of the entrance to the sport park.
* Tramline 2 departs from Central Station. Get out at stop: Kasterleepark. From the Belgiëplein is it is just a 10 minut walk to Sportpark Sloten (cross Belgiëplein go down Anderlechtlaan and go right on the round about.
* Bus 19 from station Sloterdijk or Station Lelylaan. Get out at Laan van Vlaanderen (stop Hageland). From the Laan van Vlaanderen is about a 10 minute walk to Sportpark Sloten (Go left at the Anderlechtlaan and go right at the roundabout ).
* From Schiphol take bus 192 or 197 get out at Sloten. From there walk down Sloterweg for about 10 minutes.
Car:
Please go to
www.viamichelin.com select your address as departure point and the following as destination address:
Sloterweg 1045
1066 CD Amsterdam
the contest side is really neear the exit: Sloten in the A4
Staying:
Free camping site at contest site. You can camp from the evening of September 3rd.
Hotels Amsterdam:
low-budget:
http://www.flyingpig.nl/
Located in front of the Vondel park, from this very good Hostel you can reach the contest site with TRAM 2 going towards Nieuwe Sloten
http://www.hostel-meetingpoint.nl/index2.htm
this one is located right in the center of the city, short walk distance from the all the attractions in the city. 20 minutes away from the contest location with TRAM 2.
Hotels near the contest site:
http://www.mercure.com/gb/hotel-1315-me ... ndex.shtml
you can skate from this hotel to the contest side.
http://www.nieuwslotania.nl/
and from this one too
We start on Friday morning at 10 AM. On Saturday and on Sunday start time will be 9:30 AM
You will be able to pre-register from August 5th 2009.