The Berlin Half Marathon 2016 for Inline skaters launches the BERLIN JUBILEE TOUR celebrating the 20th edition of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON Inlineskating

Berlin, 2nd April 2016 The world’s largest inline marathon, the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON Inlineskating will take place on the 24th September 2016 for the 20th time. In order to mark this occasion, the organisers of SCC Events and IGUANA Deutschland GmbH have initiated the “Berlin Jubilee Tour”.

The tour will with the help of ambassadors, media partners and a mascot address all skaters and offer chances to win invitations to Berlin to celebrate with thousands of elite and leisure skaters. The launch of the Berlin Jubilee Tour takes place at this year’s Berlin Half Marathon on 3rd April 2016.

On April 6, 1997 at the 17th Berlin Half Marathon the inline race premiered with 46 participants.

Race Director Horst Milde "practiced" this new sport initially on a 3 km long round, starting in the Karl-Marx-Allee (at Cafe Moskau), the finish was in the Alexander Street at the Congress Hall.

Winners were then Sebastian Baumgartner (Konstanz) and Tina Pechardscheck (Berlin)

The aim of this campaign is to increase awareness for the inline sport throughout the 2016 season both for the top level and for the masses and to celebrate the 20th edition of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON Inlineskating with as many skaters as possible at the conclusion of this season.

The tour dates are the following:

3rd April 2016 – GIC Berliner Halbmarathon Inlineskating, Germany
15th May – WIC Marathon Incheon, Korea
22nd May – WIC Marathon Rennes, France
12th Juni – WIC Marathon Dijon, France
18th June – WIC Marathon Ostrava, Czech Republic
25th June – GIC hella hamburg halbmarathon, Germany
2nd/3rd. July – 24h LeMans, France
July – BladeNight München, Germany
August – Rollnacht Düsseldorf, Germany
14th August – GIC Skate the Ring, Salzburg, Austria
18th September – GIC, Halbmarathon Prag, Czech Republic

The Berlin Jubilee Tour consists of the following elements

1. The Jubilee Winners
Approximately 2 weeks before each race, regional media partners will launch a competition in which the participants will have to post a skating photo of themselves with a hashtag showing their preparations for the Berlin Inline Marathon while integration the number “20” in a most creative way. A jury will pick the winner.

Main prize: (Bus)ticket to Berlin, free slot for participating at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON Inlineskating, room for 2 nights from 23rd to 25th September 2016 as well as free access to VIP stands and after-party for 2 persons each.
 
2. The Jubilee Ambassadors
Each leg of the Berlin Jubilee Tour will have its own ambassador whose tasks will be: promoting the competition, awarding the prize to the Jubilee Winner, continuously posting pictures of the preparations for the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON Inlineskating using a prepared countdown board on social media as well as signing the Jubilee Bear (see point 3).

The Ambassadors

GIC Berliner Halbmarathon Inlineskating, Germany
Ambassador: Felix Rijhnen
WIC Marathon Incheon, Korea
Ambassador: Bart Swings
WIC Marathon Rennes, France
Ambassador: tba
WIC Marathon Dijon, France
Ambassador: Ewen Fernandez
WIC Marathon Ostrava, Czech Republic
Ambassador: Matej Pravda
GIC hella hamburg halbmarathon, Germany
Ambassador: Thorben Woelki
24h LeMans, France
Ambassador: tba
BladeNight München, Germany
Ambassador: tba
Rollnacht Düsseldorf, Germany
Ambassador: tba
GIC Skate the Ring, Salzburg, Austria
Ambassador: Christian Kromoser und Jakob Ulreich
GIC, Halbmarathon Prag, Czech Republic
Ambassador: Matej Pravda

3. The Jubilee Bear
As a symbol for the city of Berlin, a Buddy Bear statue sporting the Berlin Jubilee Logo will travel to the stops of the tour. The statue will be signed by each organiser and ambassador.

The bear will return to Berlin in time for the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON Inlineskating.

Petr Stastny
Berlin Jubilee Tour Team (SCC Events & Iguana Deutschland)
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