Let the Rollerski race season begin!

Jul 19, 2021·Cross-Country

The FIS Rollerski World Cup season is about to kick off in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia. The event is organized by the Slovak Ski Association in cooperation with the International Ski Federation FIS and the City of Banská Bystrica. Within Slovakia, this is the premiere event in this relatively young, but very attractive sport. From 23rd to 25th July, over 500 Rollerski competitors from 15 countries have enrolled to compete daily in four categories (elite women, elite men, junior women, junior men).

The race is the first one of this years World Cup and hosts top domestic competitors and also representatives from countries such as Russia, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany. Big expectations are placed on Slovak racer Alena Procházková, a native of Banská Bystrica, who in recent seasons has also won the championship and the crystal globe in a series of rollerski races. Alena is also a multiple winner in some disciplines, so we believe that she will be just as successful at home.

Alena with her trophies of glory

On 23rd July, the show starts right on the main square of Banska Bystrica with Sprint competitions in all four categories.

On Saturday, 12km F await the women of the elite and junior categories, followed by the 15km F junior men and the 18km F elite men races.

The course is set along a 2.8km circuit in the city center.

The race weekend will conclude on Sunday after the endurance athletes will have proven themselves on the uphill section from Banska Bystrica to the village of Kordiky. The 10km races will be held in Classic technique and will be the crowning event of the first 2021 Rollerski World Cup season.

Find out more on the event on rollserki.sk.

This event is organized according to “FIS COVID-19 Prevention” Guidelines for Event Organizers. All the participating athletes, and staff must use the FIS COVID PASSPORT application, and enter the accreditation system only with the negative RT-PCR test uploaded. All the participants will be tested with an antigen test before accreditation.