Bieg Piastow

Main race shortened to 42 km, good conditions for the natural tracks

Almost 7000 skiers from 30 countries participate in 44 Bieg Piastow – Crosscountry Skiing Festival in Szklarska Poręba in Poland. The main part of the event will take place this weekend, three Worldlopet races, for 25 km CT, 30 km FT and 50 km CT. Due to weak winter, the track of the main race will be shortened to 42 km.

On the start list for this main race are almost 1900 skiers, what is the record in 44 Bieg Piastów history. More than 2000 racers are registered on the 25 km race. On the start list of 25 km is The Queen of Polish Skis – Olympic and World Champion Justyna Kowalczyk.

Bieg Piastow is organized in Izera Mountains in south-western Poland on the natural tracks, which are mainly in good condition, with frost and snow.

On the start list we can find some very strong racers: the Czech stars Klara Moravcova and Anna Sixtova. In the men competition we will see in action former German winner of Bieg Piastow Toni Escher and Jan Antolec (also in Polish National team), as well as Dominik Bury, participant in Tour de Ski this year.

The biggest number of racers coming from out of Poland is from the Czech Republic (454) and Germany (250). Other numerous nations are: Estonia (55), Russia (44), Finland (29), Belarus (25), Lithuania (23), Slovakia (16), Italy (15), Norway (12).

Top 10 cities: Warszawa (403), Wrocław (365), Jelenia Góra (311), Poznań (156), Kraków (86), Łódź (82), Dresden (46), Szczecin (57), Szklarska Poręba (43), Liberec (40).

Marcialonga delegation visiting Bieg Piastow

Do you remember about the 2020 twining between the Worldloppet races Marcialonga and Bieg Piastow? The two races set a partnership for the current ski season, to support each other and spread the passion for Cross Country skiing in the two countries, strenghtening the connection of both the skiers and the Organising Committees. The Bieg Piastow delegation has already been present during Marcialonga, also with an info desk in the Expo area, so the coming weekend it will be possible to meet the Marcialonga delegation in Poland at the dedicated Expo…but also on the track 🙂

Check the programme of the weekend

Here the main appointments of the weekend, whereby bibs distributions for all the races has already started at 12.00 at the INTERFERIE Sport Hotel Bornit in Szklarska Poręba:

Friday, 28th February: 6 km CT and 30 km FT

Saturday, 29th February: 50 km CT (shortened to 42 km)

Sunday, 1st March: 25 km CT

For more information, please visit the Bieg Piastow website

Photos taken by Krzysztof Gulbinowicz during last weekend and Monday with first 3 races in programme of 44 Bieg Piastów: Family 11, Night 11 and Michon Memorial.