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AMSTERDAM SLALOM SERIES 4-5-6 September [MAIN]

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:54 pm
by Flavio Badenes
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Friday September 4th starting at 10 AM:
TS AM QUAL
TS PRO QUAL
TS PRO Finals
TS AM Finals



Saturday September 5th starting at 10 AM:
Sp AM QUAL
Sp PRO QUAL
Sp PRO Finals
Sp AM Finals


Sunday September 6th starting at 10 AM:
HS AM QUAL
HS PRO QUAL
HS PRO Finals
HS AM Finals

The Juniors and the Women qualify together with the AMS and will have a separated final.

Juniors and Women don't pay.
AMS 40 Euros
PROS 80 Euros

So far I can guarantee 1000 Euros MINIMUM PRO purse, but this is going to go up. I am still waiting for two important decisions from other sponsors.

Thank you City of Amsterdam.

For the AMS the usual FULL BAGS.

From the PRO fee 40 Euros go to the PRO purse.

Three meals (yes you will get Mexican food 3 days in a row)

T-Shirt also included.

Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:31 am
by Flavio Badenes
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Fixed Schedule

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:27 pm
by Stefano Bellingeri
I have to book the aircraft. Is this the FINAL Scheduling?
Please, confirm it.
Thanks,
Stefano

Re: Fixed Schedule

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:42 pm
by Flavio Badenes
Stefano Bellingeri wrote:I have to book the aircraft. Is this the FINAL Scheduling?
Please, confirm it.
Thanks,
Stefano
Ciao Stefano Yes this is the final schedule.

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:43 pm
by Flavio Badenes
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.

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:46 pm
by Stefano Bellingeri
Thanks.
Let me book asap.
Stefano

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:48 pm
by Flavio Badenes
This link provides many good 3 star hotles in the city of Amsterdam:

http://totalstay.nl/Customer/Availabili ... gionId=824

Any hotel near Leidseplein, Vondel Park or the Dam are within 20 minutes from the contest site by tram or bus.

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:35 pm
by Pierre Hazera
when and Where could we register ?
I woul'd like come this year; I missed last year due to a f*** injuries
so I take care now to get ready in september.

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 2:02 pm
by Flavio Badenes
Pierre Hazera wrote:when and Where could we register ?
I woul'd like come this year; I missed last year due to a f*** injuries
so I take care now to get ready in september.
Hi Pierre,

Great to read that you are coming to Amsterdam this year, we are working on our website right now. Please give me a little bit more time then you will be able to register on line. It is also possible to register upon arrival in Amsterdam. So the website will be on the air soon.

Thank you and see you here.

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:16 pm
by silvio endrizzi
Flavio, Wouter, Cyril ... I will be back for the race this year!!

I've spent 5 fantastic years in the Netherlands ... believe me, there is nothing like Holland and the Dutch on Earth ... lay-back / unorganized / lazy / stingy / crazy / windy / Nordic / Calvinistic / capitalistic etc ... and most of all … just give them a beer and they are happy!!!!

so ... either you like it ... or STAY HOME!!!!



ciao

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:41 pm
by Marcus Seyffarth
If you are interested in a well organized issa sanctioned main event, I guess stay home is the option then :)

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:32 pm
by silvio endrizzi
... but if you are interested in a contest/country where everything can happen, just book your plane!! You will never regret ;-)

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:51 pm
by Marcus Seyffarth
I would love to come! We'll just have to wait and see if it happens...

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:19 pm
by silvio endrizzi
It will ... I've already booked !!

AMSTERDAM ... AMSTERDAM .. AMSTERDAM ... AMSTERDAM ... AMSTERDAM!!!

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:20 am
by Flavio Badenes
It will happen FOR SURE!

We are working very hard at it. We are looking at the best ASS ever! :-)

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:14 am
by Vincent Berruchon
Bom dia Amsterdam!


I'd like to come for the race but also to stay a little in the city and carve the bowl
I'm not sure many frenchy will come... so who is going to eventually arrange something? Or pehaps some locals to hang out or for couchsurfing?

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:14 pm
by Flavio Badenes
Vincent Berruchon wrote:Bom dia Amsterdam!


I'd like to come for the race but also to stay a little in the city and carve the bowl
I'm not sure many frenchy will come... so who is going to eventually arrange something? Or pehaps some locals to hang out or for couchsurfing?
Boa noite Vincent,

Do you mean the bowl at the Marnixstraat? Then we can certainly arrange something for Saturday eve. We have a meeting tomorrow morning and I will bring that up.
I will post more information tomorrow.

See you soon!

on?

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:28 pm
by Antonio Saluena
Is the contest still on?

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:05 pm
by Flavio Badenes
Hi Antonio,

Yes it is. We have a new schedule where we are also having a cycle contest on Saturday afternoon in order to bring more public to the venue. All the info will be publish until Wednesday. August the 19th. I just got home now I was busy the whole day with the contest.
So yes it will happen.

Tot ziens!

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:07 pm
by Flavio Badenes
@Vincent,

A few bowl skaters will take you guys to the Marnix pool. We need to decide the best time to do it.

My Registration

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:02 am
by Stefano Bellingeri
I arrived now from vacation and I wanted to register for the race into the pro class. I was not able to. The web did not work. Probably the server was down. What should I do? Am I still on time?
In the case, on monday from office I will book the flight.
Thanks,
Stefano

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:22 pm
by Bart Brunninkhuis
the website for this contest is: http://www.amsterdamslalomskateboarding.com
i believe it is still under construction, but registration should be possible.

and you can always register at the contest itself!

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:01 pm
by Flavio Badenes
@All

You can register at

www.amsterdamslalomskateboarding.com

the site is up and running now


@ Stefano:

There is no problem. Just book your flight.


@Pierre

Pierre all information about cheap hotels are on the site and above on this thread.


Questions?

Please call me at +31 6 42 50 97 80

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:28 pm
by Stefano Bellingeri
I registered and I booked the flight. Tomorrow I will book the hostel.
CU there,
Stefano

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:22 am
by Flavio Badenes
OK, we are ready to go here in Amsterdam,

First of all I was glad to know that Dominik Kowalski will be present. He is and will always be very welcome to our contest.

PRO's

We have a minimum prize purse of 1,000.00 euros for the PRO's and 40 euros per PRO rider on top of that.

We will brake down the money among the first three places of each modality.

Besides that the first three also get a Delft tile as trophies. you can use them to decorate your backyard pool or hang them on the wall.

AMS:

Goodies provided by our sponsors and tiles as trophies

Food:

Three days: I changed one of the days to pizza to avoid tree days of Mex Tex.

Public:

In order to get more public to attend we will share the venue on Saturday with one of the most important bicycle races in Holland.

We have hired special light poles that will allow us to race until later on the day, so the idea is to try to end the contest on Sunday 16 hrs, allowing some riders to make it on time to their flights back home.

Schedule:

Friday September 4th starting at 10 AM:

TS AM QUAL
TS PRO QUAL

TS PRO Finals
TS AM Finals

Sp AM QUAL
Sp PRO QUAL



Saturday September 5th starting at 10 AM:

Sp PRO Finals
Sp AM Finals

From 1PM until 4PM
Bicycle race on the venue, we stop for the bicycles and go eat, and skate on the half-pipe we have on the premises. Of course you can watch the race as well.

HS AM QUAL
HS PRO QUAL


Sunday September 6th starting at 10 AM:


On this day we also have some time slack if we have any delays on the previous days.

HS PRO Finals
HS AM Finals


Important information concerning the camping site:

Using of the camping site is totally FREE of costs, just bring you tent.

PLEASE use the trash bags we will provide, DO NOT light a fire at any time while on the camping site.
Showers are available, toilets as well.

The weather report is good, Sunday being the hottest day but the previous days will be dry. I will keep everybody informed.

Have a good week and see you here in Amsterdam.

list?

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:35 am
by Antonio Saluena
is there a riderslist avaliable?

Antonio

Re: list?

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:51 pm
by Flavio Badenes
Antonio Saluena wrote:is there a riderslist avaliable?

Antonio
I would have to run a check on the data base. I will do it but please wait until this evening.

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:43 pm
by Flavio Badenes
Antonio I have just send you a PM.

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:42 pm
by Flavio Badenes
Flavio Badenes wrote:Antonio I have just sent you a PM.

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:49 pm
by Flavio Badenes
This is just to inform that the race is on.

We are expecting dry conditions this weekend in Amsterdam.

Everything is ready to go.





The camping site will be open on Thursday evening, from 7 PM September 3th until 6 PM Sunday September 6th .

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:06 am
by Flavio Badenes
The weather report for the weekend is the following at this moment:



Thursday: Rain
Friday: Possibility of showers in the morning but clearing up in the afternoon.

Saturday: Sunny with a few clouds

Sunday: The same as Saturday

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:18 am
by Flavio Badenes
In the case of rain we will go to the Amsterdam Skatepark and race in there. It is flat but it will give us a chance to go ahead with the race.

There is also a remote possibility that we will use a "under construction" tunnel in Utrecht, but the we still have not had a go ahead from the government. We will have a definitive answer this afternoon.

Accomodation from tomorrow till saturday (included) nights

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:15 pm
by Stefano Bellingeri
As scheduled tomorrow I will fly to Asterdam (from Milano Malpensa): KLM Flight number KL1632 V (arriving at 22:20).
CU at the contest.

PS: at the moment I do not have anyplace to go (no reservation yet). Anyway I will find a solution.

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:21 pm
by Vincent Berruchon
Normally I have a place to sleep for Thursday and Friday but got to find something for Saturday and Sunday.

Is there some skaters who'd like to book a room in an hostel or an hotel, or who ever booked and that I could join at the same place?

email: vincent AT riderz dot net / cell: +33 . six 60 75 17 32

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:52 pm
by Flavio Badenes
This is the link to a:

NEW hotel

very near the competion site but...far from the city,


the price is great 49,00 euro per night



http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-509 ... ndex.shtml

Little bad news

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:46 pm
by Stefano Bellingeri
Dear all,
due to an emergency, the schedule of my wife (who is medical doctor) at the hospital was changed half an our ago. With the new one, she will have to work on saturday and sunday, therefore I will have to take care of my child (who is almost three years old). Even if I already payed the ticket (I will loose all the amount of money, BTW), despite from the fact that I would love to race, I'm obliged to stay at home by the situation. I apologize for this with the organizers and with all the athletes and friends who will be present. I wish to you all a wonderful race WE.
Stefano

PS: Flavio thank for your prompt replies

Re: Little bad news

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:17 pm
by Flavio Badenes
Stefano Bellingeri wrote:Dear all,
due to an emergency, the schedule of my wife (who is medical doctor) at the hospital was changed half an our ago. With the new one, she will have to work on saturday and sunday, therefore I will have to take care of my child (who is almost three years old). Even if I already payed the ticket (I will loose all the amount of money, BTW), despite from the fact that I would love to race, I'm obliged to stay at home by the situation. I apologize for this with the organizers and with all the athletes and friends who will be present. I wish to you all a wonderful race WE.
Stefano

PS: Flavio thank for your prompt replies
I am sorry to read that you can't come. Anyways you have to stay that is perfectly understandable. I do hope to see you in one of our contests. This will certainlly not be the last.

Ciao Stefano te vegliamo una oltra volta

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:33 pm
by Flavio Badenes
Today is raining like it was predicted, it should start clearing from the west later this afternoon. Tomorrow a few showers earlier in the mornig and then dry. Saturday dry and Sunday dry.

So far 17 riders have registered.

Please send me a PM or call me if you have questions.

Thanks

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:41 pm
by Jani Soderhall
Have a great event. I wish I can join you for next years event!
My kids are starting to train now, so juniors (ie boys younger than 12) watch out next year!

/Jani

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:53 pm
by Flavio Badenes
Thanks Jani.

Weather is dry at this moment, it is windy and getting a lot better than this morning

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:30 pm
by Flavio Badenes
Petr Novotny, Jiri Wiche and Eva Wicheova our friends from the Check Republic are comfortably installed at the Sport Park, there is even a beautiful full moon shining now. Oh yeah and their little 8 month old baby Daniel is here as well. What a great start.


The lights have been installed.

Tomorrow we are setting up the riders rest area early in the morning and finishing up the setup.
We will start around 10 AM.
Ernst build these start ramps with little steps that allow you to climb up the ramps without using your hands and we painted one bright orange and the other bright green. Oh yeah they glow in the dark too.

Good night.

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:55 pm
by Flavio Badenes
The first day is over, we had the TS.
We made a Open event since there were not enough pros to have a only PRO race, so here are the results

1st Dominik Kowalski (D)
2nd Christopher Baumann (D)
3rd Ernst van der Boom (NL)
4th Vincent Berruchon (F)

full results will be posted tomorrow.

The weather was good and allowed us to race to whole afternoon.

Tomorrow we will go ahead with the special. The course is great.

Also the HS course has already been marked.

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:34 pm
by Jani Soderhall
Flavio Badenes wrote:1st Dominik Kowalski (D)
2nd Christopher Baumann (D)
3rd Ernst van der Boom (NL)
4th Vincent Berruchon (F)
Wow, Ernst on the podium! Is this the first podium for a Dutch racer in a Main event?
Very promising - Congratulations!

/Jani

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:26 pm
by Flavio Badenes
We finished the special slalom today and what a great race. We started after the bicicles and rain at 4:45 PM and went through the evening with great skateboarding.


Dominik took first place followed by Christophe and Vincent, then the first AM was Chris from Berlin followed by Petr from CZ and Ernst NL


Under a bright full moon we gave the prizes for the TS and the Sp. We gave money to the first 3 PRO and goodies to the first 3 AMS. That made Erst the number one AM rider in TS

Tomorrow we go ahead with HS in what is expect to be a sunny day.

We have all had a great time so far.

More tomorrow...

@Jani yes I also think Ernst is a great promise for Dutch skateboarding but he is not the only one Rob G raced for the first time and cause a very good impression as well.

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:55 pm
by Bart Brunninkhuis
this contest was smooth!
thanks all for coming, racing and having fun, i had lot's of fun and it was nice to see a contest from a different view (but for this time only ;))

i'll upload the sheets tomorrow.

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:05 am
by Bart Brunninkhuis
results in pdf:

Hybrid
Special
Tight

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:22 pm
by Peter Harnischmacher
WOW-ChrisDaRoka Schütz, Berliner Meister 2009

Bären Stark.. sensationell im Special

http://www.longboardcruising.com/index. ... ort-verein

Gratulation Chrissl

@Bart : THX for posting

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:09 pm
by silvio endrizzi
very nice contest ---> thanks to Flavio, Ernst, Wouter, Cyrill, Paul, Bart, Jeroun ... !!!

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:25 pm
by Cyril Schardijn
On behalf of the kids I brought along I want to thank everbody who was involved in organizing this contest. Thanks to the riders who had the patience to wait for all the cones to be put in place again and thanks to the sponsors for providing the nice goodiebags.

Because of school, my son, daughter and daughters friend, could only join the competition on Saturday and Sunday. Although the course was too difficult for them, they enjoyed their first international competition.
As a father it was a joy to see their anxiousness to perform well.

Saturday night will be a night to remember for them. Slalom skateboarding in the dark with the floodlights on the course was something special and will be talked about for a long time.

The Sunday race, with the special course for the kids and the girls, will be remembered.
Funny thing is that the kids complained about the difficulty of the special and the hybrid course, but they complained about the special course aswell. This was much too easy. So you see they are like real skaters already...

I promised to bring them to more races, so this means I have to train myself to stay ahead. But I doubt if this will help. They are advancing more and getting better each time.

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:59 pm
by Gustavs Gailitis
Looks like you had a great time! Shame that I couldn't come this time :(

Congrats to all the medalists - ''PAVEL'' ÜBER ALLES again :D

Please post some pics ! ! !