Vértex 24h - 2006
A 24 hour ice skating race for teams and solo skaters in Östersund 10 - 11 Feb 2006
Photos taken between 6.50 pm and 7.52 pm
(the end of the competition and the prize ceremony).
At 6.50 pm. Annika Wilhelmsson from Team Återvinnarna and Anders Lindström from
Team Stockholm Speedskaters.
At 7.07 pm. 23 minutes left. The atmosphere was on top.
At 7.07 pm. Team Återvinnarna och Team Lundhags fighting against each other until the
last minute.
Two minutes left.
At 7.29 pm. Since Vincent saved us at the start he was given the honorary task
to skate the last laps. Here he starts on the last.
The 24 hours are completed!
Everyone who had started a new lap was allowed to complete it.
At 7.31 pm. Solo skater Bo Gustavsson crosses the finish line.
At 7.31 pm. Solo skater Olle Larsson crosses the finish line.
At 7.33 pm. Solo skaters Bo Gustavsson and Olle Larsson.
At 7.34 pm. Solo skater Ton Rueck and his assistant.
During the 24 hours Ton only left the ice for 8 minutes!
At 7.38 pm. Also a winner: organizer Patrik Nordin.
At 7.42 pm. Prize ceremony for the solo skaters.
At 7.47 pm. Prize ceremony for the teams.
(Photo: I gave my camera to the friendly man who drove us from the airport to the trotting-track.).
At 7.48 pm. The winning team: Stockholm Speedskaters, 666 laps (= 666 km).
From left to right: Antonio Gozzo, Daniel Edman, Anders Lindström, me, Jan Herrström, Frank Troberg, Sven Rudberg, Johan Cerne, Jonas Olofsson, Vincent Tardieu, Erik Rosengren and Håkan Landin.
(Photo: I gave my camera to the friendly man who drove us from the airport to the trotting-track.).
At 7.52 pm. Ulf Haase.
(Photo: J. Cerne with my camera.).
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