FIS MEDIA INFO: FIS TOUR DE SKI 2006-2007 confirmed

Oberhofen, 24th March, 2006/ -- Following a meeting by the FIS Finance Commission, the FIS TOUR DE SKI 2006-2007 has now been confirmed to take place as part of the Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country from 29th December, 2006, to 7th January, 2007, two months before the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo, Japan.

Set to become an annual highlight within the Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country, the FIS TOUR DE SKI will include eight international top sport events in ten days and be the first-ever FIS Cross-Country event that takes place at five venues in three countries.

The Tour will begin with two Stages in Nove Mesto (CZE), move to Munich (GER) for a city sprint on New Year’s Eve before stopping in Oberstdorf (GER) for another two Stages. The last three Stages of the first FIS Tour de Ski will take place in Italy. First a sprint in Asiago followed by a mass start race in Val di Fiemme and as a culmination, a four-kilometer long Final Climb on the Alpe Cermis on top of which the Tour winners will be crowned on January 7th, 2007.

Please see here for key details of the event.

For further information, please contact:

Jürg Capol, FIS Race Director Cross-Country at capol@fisski.ch
Sandra Spitz, PR & Media Coordinator for FIS World Cup Cross-Country at spitz@fisski.ch
Riikka Rakic, FIS Communications Manager /TOUR DE SKI Coordinator at rakic@fisski.ch

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