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Kein Wetterglück für die Jungfrau Stafette

On 4 October, the second edition of the Virgin couriers revival conducted. Already in the 1930s, this relay with a variety of disciplines across was through Switzerland.

this year, provided 13 sections - one of them just with the Paragliding from the Eggishorn Fiescheralp.

The weather forecasts were for a long time not too good. So I'm already up Borchen with little hope to Fiesch. On Friday evening, the weather looked better then than expected and it sprang to some hope. This was shattered at the first view from the window on Saturday abruptly. Many clouds, rain and wind. We started then at 7.00 in Schaffhausen with the road racing track, followed by a 9km long run. At the time, was already clear that the stage with the historic flight See Dübendorf held Jungfraujoch could not (for our team this was very good, because our aircraft is not due to bad weather during the week could be transferred from the Ticino to the start ).

At 10.00 the briefing was announced on the Eggishorn. There is usually no launch site (who was already there, knows why ;-)). However, there was already on the Fiescheralp dense snow. The Eggishorn even this was of course no better. But Gelitscheirmpiloten're incorrigible Optimists, and so we held the briefing in the thick snow off anyway. Soon it became clear that the stages of the Aletsch Glacier (glacier skiing and running) could not take place. Too much snow and wind. Thus came then at 11.00 the definitive rejection of the Gelitschirmstart.

Then I went to the hill-country skiers and downhill mountain bikers. Both were not to be envied. The downhill course was very difficult because of the fresh snow and some drivers probably spent more time lying on the ground than on the bike then followed the steps of the historic bikes, a kayak, the vintage cars and last but not time a running track.

Our team (SB Racing Team Basilensis) was during the entire course on the 14th good Placeholder.

Despite the bad weather was the reason a huge experience and I hope I the next time with better conditions can be there again!

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My thanks here goes to our team boss Stevie Bruges for the great organization and great support! A Merci also to Advance's loans for the small schrim - after all, I wanted to be down soon!