All information in the special supplement - The starting signal has been given.
For the 15th time, the question "Have you already done the Trophy?" will once again be circulating among the exercise-loving people of Zug from mid-March. As in previous years, the Running Trophy starts in Steinhausen with beautiful routes through the Steinhausen forest. The Mountain Trophy starts again in Auw. The Horben is calling there. So everything as usual. Nevertheless, there are significant innovations with two new categories, a stage swap and a route change.
For the first time, the Mountain Trophy can be conquered on an e-bike. Because it is usually about the best motor, but not the best equipment, there is an alphabetical list of participants in the e-bike category without timekeeping. The current test year will show whether the new category will be well received. The orienteering format is also new and the organizers of the Raiffeisen Zuger Trophy are also testing this this year. It will work if the ban on cross-country running is observed and the orienteering maps are put back after the run.
Due to the Swiss Wrestling Festival from August 23 to 25, 2019, stages 04_Menzingen and 05_Zug will be swapped. The Zug stage must be completed before the summer vacations and the Menzingen stage after the summer vacations. This also applies to the Mountain Trophy. The last major change concerns stage 03_Ennetsee, where the long loop has been shortened to 14 kilometers.
Reto Benz, project manager and initiator of the Raiffeisen Zuger-Trophy, is delighted that the Trophy is starting a new season thanks to the public sector, the sponsors and all the helpers: "A survey of the participants showed how much the Trophy moves people. Many Trophy fans can hardly wait until it starts again".
Those who want to test their fitness immediately can take on the Winter Challenge. The start and finish are at the Herti athletics facility and the time is recorded using a smartphone. Things really get going on March 23.
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