The Organizing Committee of the International MTB Orienteering Championships 2017 invites all EMTBOC, EJMTBOC, EYMTBOC, WMMBOTC and O’France competitors to the opening ceremony, which will take place on Saturday, July 29th at 16:00.
The procession of participating federations will leave at 15:15 from the Event Center, in bike and parade through the streets of Orléans, to Place du Martroi (largest and most touristic place of Orléans with the statue of Joan of Arc, 1.5km from the Event Center) where the elected officials will deliver the welcome and opening speeches of the Championships.
The presence of all the federations is strongly desired in order to participate in the advertising promotion of the competition and orienteering.
Photographs and shots will be taken throughout the procession.
Car and motorhome park coordinates : 47°54'19.0"N 1°54'39.0"E
Distance from vehicles park to EC : 600m