Tour de Barents
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Tour de Barents is a race planned after the model of Tour de Ski
, which is an idea that has been reported to come from former Olympic gold medallist Vegard Ulvang
. Tour de Barents will have races in Kirkenes
(Sandnes) and Vadsø in Finnmark, Rovaniemi in Finland and Murmansk in Russia.
Tour de Ski
Tour de Ski is a cross-country skiing event held annually since 2007 in Central Europe, modeled on the Tour de France of cycling. Races have been held in the Czech Republic, Germany and Italy over eight days. The prize money for the event amounted to 1,055,000 Swiss francs , shared out on both men...
, which is an idea that has been reported to come from former Olympic gold medallist Vegard Ulvang
Vegard Ulvang
Vegard Ulvang is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes...
. Tour de Barents will have races in Kirkenes
Kirkenes
is a town in the municipality of Sør-Varanger in the county of Finnmark in the far northeast of Norway...
(Sandnes) and Vadsø in Finnmark, Rovaniemi in Finland and Murmansk in Russia.